Sudan is Sub-Saharan Africa’s third largest oil producer, and with the referendum comes the crucial decision of how to divide its wealth.

If South Sudan breaks away, the North risks losing most of its foreign currency revenue – most of the known reserves lie in the south, which produces nearly 500,000 barrels of crude every day.
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From C-SPAN’s 1/6/11 coverage of the U.S. House, Rep.
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Thousands of Coptic Christians have defied threats to their church in a bid to attend midnight mass in Egypt.

For Copts, Friday marks Christmas Day, exactly a week after the tragic bomb blast in Alexandria that killed 23 people.
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Israeli troops shot dead a sleeping Palestinian man during a dawn raid in the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

The army says it regrets the shooting in which troops “mistakenly” killed 66-year-old Omar Al Qawasmeh happened early on Friday in the city of Hebron.
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Tens of thousands of people have been protesting in Pakistan against moves to soften the country’s blasphemy law.

The show of force in Karachi came days after the governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province was killed for his opposition to the existing legislation.
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The former president of Pakistan talks about how his early experiences of public service influenced his career.
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MSNBC – Suspect faces federal charges in Giffords shooting
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Hundreds of people in Mexico have begun a march demanding better protection for migrants.

They plan to follow the route many Central Americans take to reach the United States.
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Daniel Hernandez applied pressure to Rep. Giffords’ wound to help stop blood loss and was with her on the ride to the hospital.
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The main headlines on Al Jazeera English, featuring the latest news and reports from around the world.
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Daniel Hernandez applied pressure to Rep. Giffords wound to help stop blood loss and held her hand on the ride to the hospital.
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More than two decades on, Listening Post looks at the ‘around-the-clock’ coverage that changed television news forever.
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Or was the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico over-hyped at BP’s expense?
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