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Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis

As Wikileaks pushes the subject of politically motivated cyberattacks into international headlines, a year-long study funded by the Open Society Foundations highlights the growing threat of cyberattacks against independent media and human rights websites. The research finds that targets can do little to prevent such attacks, and should focus instead on mitigating harm.

Japan's highest mountain, Mount Fuji forms a silhouette behind the Shinjuku business district. Tokyo, Japan.

Karin Landgren, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Nepal

A Referendum registration centre opens at a Khartoum IDP Camp in Sudan

Two Northeast Washington men, Larry Moody and his twin brother, Garry Moody, were sentenced today to prison terms for bribery of a public official, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr., James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Washington Field Office, and Cathy L. Lanier, chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

Gov. Scott Walker addresses a packed rotunda at the state Capitol Building following his oath of office Jan. 3. The Wisconsin National Guard supported Walker's inauguration ceremony.

The 132nd Army Band performed before and during the ceremony, an honor guard consisting of Army Guard and Air Guard personnel presented the colors, and the Wisconsin National Guard Public Affairs Office coordinated closely with the transition team regarding the planning and execution of the ceremony.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) again has partnered with Qatar Airways and the non-profit global health and disaster relief organization AmeriCares to deliver a second consignment of relief supplies to areas in Pakistan that are still recovering from the massive floods that ravaged the country in August. The first shipment was delivered in September 2010.

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The 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit will be held on November 10-11 in Maldives.