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Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler takes a journey north along the Richardson Highway, one of Alaska's iconic road trips . Turkey is teeming with otherworldly landscapes and architectural splendour. Lonely Planet Magazine has all the tips , from fairy chimneys to coastal charm.
Lonely Planet
This week it is four years since the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the journalist who since 1999 had written continuously about human rights abuses in Chechnya for the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta . On Saturday, 7 October 2006 Anna Politkovskaya was shot entering the elevator of the apartment building in the centre of Moscow where she lived. The woman who had faced many dangerous situations and who had been threatened repeatedly was shot at pointblank range after returning from a trip to a supermarket. The person suspected of shooting her is still at large.
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Crisis Group
We are pleased to announce the publication of our Annual Report 2012. This report looks back on a year that has seen the creation of a new country, repressive regimes toppled, and the hope of rights reclaimed. Throughout 2011 Crisis Group provided timely analysis of these and other developments, highlighting the cost of both action and inaction, and advocating political initiatives likely to lead to a peaceful, lasting resolution of acute crises. This report also looks to the future by highlighting key issues that Crisis Group will examine throughout 2012. To find out more visit our Annual Report page .Global Post
Raw Feed: As Egypt gears up for its first-ever free presidential election on Wednesday, Cairo residents tell GlobalPost what they're looking for in their next president.
Science Monitor
A supporter holds up a placard during a campaign rally by Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and Freedom and Justice Party presidential candidate Khairat al-Shater at Shubra in El-Kalubia, on the outskirts of Cairo, Thursday. The placard reads: 'Shatroon (referring to al-Shater's supporters), Egypt needs al-Shater.' (Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters)
Here's what they're saying about SourceWatch: "The folks at the Center for Media and Democracy have done incredible work documenting fake grassroots ("astroturf") groups . Here, they're helping protect the rights of all Americans to exercise their right to vote . They are completely non-partisan. These guys are the real deal."
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CIA FACTBOOK
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.