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Israeli Aircraft Strike Arms Operations in Gaza

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:18:00 PST

ABC News - Found 53 minutes ago
Israel's military says it has carried out three airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, targeting a weapons-manufacturing facility and weapons smuggling tunnels. The military says the aerial assaults early Tuesday came in response to two rockets Palestinian militants fired at southern Israel from Gaza a day ...
Israel's Gamble in a Prisoner Swap - New York Times
Prisoner exchange could see Israeli soldier swapped for Marwan Barghouti - Times Online
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Reuters India

Saudi Arabia Seeks to Curb Flu and Stop Protest at Haj

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:14:00 PST

ABC News - Found 16 hours ago
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 ...
'Saudis killed' in border clash - BBC
Saudis warn against Hajj protests - BBC
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Manmohan Singh, India's Prime Minister

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:02:00 PST

Time - Found 1 hour ago
On Nov. 24, the Obamas will host their first ever state dinner, in honor of India's Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh. The elaborate formalities that U.S. presidents have reserved for visiting heads of state have been retained since the 19th century, and the first dinner hosted by Michelle and Barack ...
Obama aims to reassure Singh on U.S.-India ties - Reuters
Indian PM says Pakistan must reject terror - MSNBC
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CNBC

CIA outsources its dirty work in Pakistan

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:33:00 PST

The Nation - Found 38 minutes ago
The US is paying controversial private military contractor Blackwater to plan targeted drone-strike assassinations and run "snatch and grab" operations on key Taliban and Al Qaeda operatives in Pakistan, according to an investigation by The Nation .
Blackwater's Secret War In Pakistan - Huffington Post
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Huffington Post

A long and bloody history of Phillipines elections

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:34:00 PST

New York Times - Found 37 minutes ago
As my colleague Carlos Conde reports, at least 21 people were killed on Monday in election-related violence on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, after a convoy carrying the registration papers of a candidate for governor was attacked. In an interview with ABS-CBN News in the ...
Philippines Imposes Emergency Rule After Massacre - ABC News
State of emergency declared in Philippines - Times Online
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Daily Express

Iraqi election may face delay

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:15:00 PST

USA Today - Found 7 hours ago
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 ...
January Iraq elections face obstacles - CNN
Iraq elections increasingly doubtful for January - CNN
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Breitbart.com

Woman Saved in Indonesia Ferry Wreck

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:40:00 PST

CBS News - Found 16 hours ago
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 ...
Woman found 25 hours after Indonesia ferry sank - USA Today
Woman rescued 25 hours after ferry sinks - MSNBC
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FOXNews.com

Italian military plane crashes, at least 4 dead

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:25:00 PST

USA Today - Found 17 hours ago
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 ...
Military plane crash leaves crew dead - Malaysia Sun
Military plane crash in Italy kills all five aboard - People's Daily Online
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Daily Express

Sri Lanka ex-military chief to run against president

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:23:00 PST

AFP via Yahoo! - Found 48 minutes ago
COLOMBO (AFP) Sri Lanka's former military chief, General Sarath Fonseka, will challenge his ex-boss President Mahinda Rajapakse in upcoming elections, a key leftist opposition party announced Tuesday. The JVP, or People's Liberation Front, which had earlier backed Rajapakse, said they secured an ...
Sri Lanka set for first post-LTTE prez polls - Hindustan Times
LTTE routed, now time for polls - Times of India
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Gulf Times

China and N Korea in defence bond

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:42:00 PST

BBC - Found Nov. 22, 2009
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, ...
China, North Korea stress strength of alliance - USA Today
China, N.Korea pledge to strengthen alliance - Yahoo! Asia
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USA Today