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AsiaSociety .@TIME's most underreported story of the year is the self-immolation of Tibetan monks scty.asia/tw546U #tibet #china 3:34 PM Dec 8th, 2011 via SocialFlow Retweeted by DU_BreakingNews and 10 others
GlobalNewsDaily UN: Syria in a state of civil war sns.mx/Tahry8 7:13 PM Dec 1st, 2011 via SNS Analytics Retweeted by DU_BreakingNews and 1 other
myfoxla US Senate Passes New Iran Sanctions: The US Senate on Thursday unanimously approved harsh new economic sanctions... bit.ly/ump45z 7:13 PM Dec 1st, 2011 via twitterfeed Retweeted by DU_BreakingNews
FluTrackers Micronesia - Yap declares state of emergency due to dengue flutrackers.com/forum/showthre… #fb 7:16 PM Dec 1st, 2011 via web Retweeted by DU_BreakingNews and 1 other
tweets4GOOD ABOUT: #Haiti World Bank approves $255 million plan for Haiti bit.ly/rUMGHI #info4Haiti 3:47 PM Dec 1st, 2011 via twitterfeed Retweeted by DU_BreakingNews and 2 others
RtrsIN_TopNews ANALYSIS - U.S., Pakistani co-dependence may prevent rupture reut.rs/uuhA4l 8:18 PM Nov 27th, 2011 via dlvr.it Retweeted by DU_BreakingNews and 1 other
washtimes #Nuclear winter awaits lone #Japan resident near crippled plant wtim.es/tmJAAR #fukushima 6:31 PM Nov 23rd, 2011 via HootSuite Retweeted by DU_BreakingNews
USArmy RT @AnnieintheUSA: Hugely viral video of soldiers returning home (surprise!) ow.ly/1AT2ZG 6:35 PM Nov 23rd, 2011 via HootSuite Retweeted by DU_BreakingNews and 18 others
StateDept #SecClinton: U.S. in coordination with international partners will continue to support #Yemen's political transition. go.usa.gov/5qf 6:35 PM Nov 23rd, 2011 via web Retweeted by DU_BreakingNews and 10 others
Drudge_Report WHERE'S THE CASH, CORZINE? drudge.tw/tqGrJ1 7:50 PM Nov 21st, 2011 via Drudge Retweeted by DU_BreakingNews and 47 others
CNNAmerican Brazilian indigenous chief executed, dragged by gunmen: About 40 gunmen attacked an indigenous tribe in southwes... tinyurl.com/73j4s9q 6:30 PM Nov 18th, 2011 via twitterfeed Retweeted by DU_BreakingNews and 1 other
CrisisMappers “@ckoettl: interested in #crisismapping #humanrights ? apply 4 Crisis Response spring internship @amnesty in DC ow.ly/7qVUd #iccm” 2:19 PM Nov 11th, 2011 via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by DU_BreakingNews and 1 other
octavianasr #Greece seals deal on new coalition under #EU pressure RT @Reuters: reut.rs/tIBtNO 2:46 PM Nov 6th, 2011 via Buffer Retweeted by DU_BreakingNews and 2 others
CBCCanada Occupy Canada braces for winter weather bit.ly/vLbywX 2:51 PM Nov 6th, 2011 via twitterfeed Retweeted by DU_BreakingNews and 3 others
JacquiJeras Good summary on OK quakes from USGS. on.doi.gov/vT2tdJ 2:51 PM Nov 6th, 2011 via TweetDeck Retweeted by DU_BreakingNews and 2 others
BBCWorld Libyans ask Nato to stay longer bbc.in/tNCe6T 5:17 AM Oct 26th, 2011 via BBC News Retweeted by DU_BreakingNews and 31 others
PlanGlobal More than 75,000 children & adults remain in shelters due to recent heavy rains & #landslides across #CentralAmerica ow.ly/79gc0 5:17 AM Oct 26th, 2011 via HootSuite Retweeted by DU_BreakingNews and 7 others
rosemaryCNN The 7.2 mag quake that struck #Turkey has killed >200ppl & hundreds more are injured. Officials fear the death toll will rise. More on #CNN 7:55 PM Oct 23rd, 2011 via web Retweeted by DU_BreakingNews and 10 others
GlobalPost RT @ofalsen Police arrest two drivers in death of Chinese toddler bit.ly/q2YfTL @GlobalPost 7:56 PM Oct 23rd, 2011 via web Retweeted by DU_BreakingNews and 2 others

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