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  1. China probes mining firm over Great Wall damage: GovtRead the original story w/Photo

    5 min ago | Sunday Times

    Authorities are investigating allegations that a mining group in China has destroyed part of the Great Wall, an official said Wednesday, amid fears over the impact of development on the ancient structure.

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  2. Sri Lanka: Interview with top government official on Idp camps, returnsRead the original story

    5 min ago | IRIN News

    One of the more contentious issues in Sri Lanka this year has been the plight of hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons in the north.

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  3. Whidbey Recipes | a break from the usual on this Veterans DayRead the original story

    5 min ago | Whidbey News-Times

    Eight young men, brought home in boxes. Eight young men who will laugh no more, love no more, fight no more.

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  4. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Murder CASEa "a Legal PerspectiveRead the original story w/Photo

    6 min ago | DeshCalling

    By courtesy of Senior Advocate Khan Saifur Rahman who has kindly permitted DeshCalling to republish the following article whose logic may be applied to the BDR mutiny cases if serving army officers could be found complicit in the tragic event and which by extension may allow the application of the Army Act to BDR personnel.

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    Related Topix: Bangladesh, World News, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Chittagong, Bangladesh

  5. Russia launches program to save Siberian tigerRead the original story

    7 min ago | Las Vegs Sun

    Russian government and environmental organizations said Wednesday that they will launch a major international campaign to protect the endangered Siberian tiger and begin increasing its population.

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  6. Pirate risk forges unlikely high seas alliancesRead the original story

    8 min ago | Las Vegs Sun

    World powers including the U.S., Russia and China are teaming up at sea to tackle the pirates plaguing Somalia's lawless coast, as a sharp increase in attacks has forced nations who may be rivals on land to make unlikely alliances.

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  7. Canadians honour veterans on Remembrance DayRead the original story

    8 min ago | CTV.ca

    Home : World : Canadians honour veterans on Remembrance Day Canadians honour veterans on Remembrance Day Viewer CTV Winnipeg: Caroline Barghout reports Across the province, Manitobans remembered those that sacrificed their lives for their country.

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  8. Mackay, Clement in Afghanistan for Remembrance DayRead the original story w/Photo

    8 min ago | 24 Hours Vancouer

    Remembrance Day in Afghanistan Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Industry Minister Tony Clement attended Remembrance Day... Additional Videos Displaying 1 MacKay visits troops in Afghanistan MacKay visits troops in Afghanistan MacKay visits troops in Afghanistan MacKay visits troops in Afghanistan Army gets $5B to upgrade combat vehicles The ...

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  9. 24 Hours VancouverRead the original story

    9 min ago | 24 Hours Vancouer

    A Chinese gold mining company is being investigated for causing serious damage to one of the oldest sections of the Great Wall of China.

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  10. Korea's Jiyai Shin nears sweep of LPGA awardsRead the original story

    9 min ago | ETaiwanNews.com

    Jiyai Shin is on the verge of sweeping both the LPGA's rookie of the year and player of year awards.

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  11. One of the a frozen Chosin fewaRead the original story w/Photo

    9 min ago | Anacortes American

    One of the 'frozen Chosin few' 2 Comments 253 views Marta Murvosh Skagit Valley Herald November 11, 2009 - 08:44 AM Scott Terrell Anacortes resident Bob Legan served in some of the most harrowing battles in World War II and the Korean War, including the Chosin Reservoir Campaign.

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  12. Escalation inadvisableRead the original story

    9 min ago | HendersonvilleNews.com

    Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:37 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:37 a.m. To The Editor: In 1965, while preparing to ship out to Vietnam, I read Bernard Fall's "Street Without Joy," an account of the disastrous French military experience in that country.

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  13. Canada won't be offering Afghan detainees H1N1 vaccineRead the original story

    10 min ago | CTV.ca

    Home : World : Canada won't be offering Afghan detainees H1N1 vaccine Canada won't be offering Afghan detainees H1N1 vaccine Viewer CTV News Video CTV's South Asia bureau chief explains the controversy over whether Canada is responsible for vaccinating Afghan detainees.

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    Related Topix: World News, Afghanistan, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Travel, Afghanistan Travel, Epidemic, Medicine, Influenza, Natural Disasters, Kabol, Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan

  14. Remembrance Day observances honour the fallenRead the original story w/Photo

    14 min ago | CBC

    Gov. Gen. MichaA lle Jean, left, and Britain's Prince Charles, right, salute veterans while standing with Silver Cross Mother Della Morley during Remembrance Day ceremonies at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Wednesday.

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  15. UK's Brown: Obama's Afghan troop decision due soonRead the original story

    41 min ago | NewsChannel 9 WSYR

    US Army soldiers in the 1/501st of the 25th Infantry Division race toward a Blackhawk helicopter as they are picked up from a mission October 15, 2009 in Paktika Province, Afghanistan.

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  16. U.S. troops in Afghanistan observe Veterans DayRead the original story

    45 min ago | NewsChannel 9 WSYR

    U.S military and NATO troops salute, taking part in a Veterans Day ceremony at Camp Eggers November 11, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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  17. Russia launches program to save tigers worldwideRead the original story w/Photo

    59 min ago | Buffalo News

    Vladimir Putin has made headlines by championing the endangered Siberian tiger - posing with a cuddly cub and placing a tracking collar on a full-grown female in the wilds of his country's Far East.

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  18. Militants kill 11 in separate attacks in PakistanRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | NewsChannel 9 WSYR

    In the most deadly, nine security officers and a civilian were killed just before sunset by a roadside bombing.

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  19. Norway official: Afghan government must improveRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Buffalo News

    Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere says Afghans and the international community must focus sharply on improving the competence of the newly elected government of Afghanistan.

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    Related Topix: Afghanistan, World News, Hamid Karzai

  20. Govt appeasing India by granting transitRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Oct 30 | DeshCalling

    ... politics destroying the opposition, but also in the regional context to prove her mettle by building a new South Asia as her father had created Bangladesh. Her visit to Stockholm may be part of such an international image building drive, as she has ...

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