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The third group might be less enthusiastic for a Shalit deal, however. This is the Shin Bet, which is responsible for providing intelligence on terror threats coming from the West Bank and Gaza. If many Palestinian prisoners are released, this is bound to increase the number of threats. Moreover, it ...
New York Times · 1 hour ago
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RIYADH (Reuters) - More than two million Muslims gather this week for the annual haj pilgrimage to Islam's holy city of Mecca, where Saudi authorities hope to minimize spread of the H1N1 virus and prevent any political demonstration. The haj, one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious ...
ABC News · 14 hours ago
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By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hosts Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday for talks considered critical to showing Washington's commitment to New Delhi in a region where its rivals, China and Pakistan, are U.S. priorities. Obama's challenge will be to ...
Reuters · 12 minutes ago
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Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani military killed 20 militants during military operations in northwest Pakistan late Sunday night and into Monday morning, a senior military official told CNN. The official, who asked not to be named because he is not authorized to speak to the media, said ...
CNN · 6 hours ago
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After days of intense negotiations by political blocs, lawmakers voted Monday to change the basis for distributing seats, most likely giving more seats to the powerful Kurdish bloc rather than to the Sunnis. The number of seats in parliament will be expanded from 275 to about 320 under the amended ...
USA Today · 5 hours ago
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Rescuers plucked a woman from choppy waters Monday, some 25 hours after she jumped from a crowded ferry that sank in a storm off Indonesia's Sumatra island. At least 29 people drowned, and 20 others were missing. A total of 255 survivors have been pulled from the sea since Sunday when the Dumai ...
CBS News · 14 hours ago
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Air force Col. Mauro Gabetta said the C-130 was on a training flight and had been approaching the airport when it suddenly veered away and then crashed. The cause of the crash was under investigation. Four bodies were found, but the fate of the fifth crewmember was not immediately known, military ...
USA Today · 15 hours ago
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Police investigate where the bodies were found in Maguindanao, Philippines. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Death toll rises; dead include at least 12 journalists Governor candidate's wife, sister among those killed, family members say Watchdog organization blames "frenzied violence of thugs" for deaths ...
CNN · 16 minutes ago
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China and North Korea are allies, but China has other interests in play too Chinese and North Korean defence chiefs have pledged to strengthen their long-standing military alliance. The Chinese Defence Minister, Liang Guanglie, is visiting North Korea two weeks before the US North Korea envoy, ...
BBC · Nov. 22, 2009
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Sri Lanka is all set for a Presidential election in January next year. While President Mahinda Rajapaksa signed a proclamation about the polls on Monday afternoon, the date of the election — most likely January 23 — is yet to be formally announced. “President Mahinda Rajapaksa today decided to ...
Hindustan Times · 3 hours ago
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