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3 hrs ago | The Boston Globe

Egypt's president warns Israel over Jerusalem

Israel will anger all Muslims if it does not resolve Jerusalem's disputed status, Egypt's president warned his Israeli counterpart on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Israel, Middle East, Shimon Peres

8 hrs ago | The Wichita Eagle

Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 242 aboard

In this May 27, 2005 file photo, a Singaporean Navy vessel patrols the crowded straits between Singapore, background, and Indonesia off the coast of Batam, Indonesia.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

Salisbury Journal

Iraq war's 'appalling' MoD failures

A leaked Government report on "lessons learnt" after the Iraq war reveals "appalling" failures that left the British Army ill-equipped for battle and the subsequent occupation, it has been reported.

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Coast Reporter

Prosecutors request life in prison for American suspect at Italy murder trial

U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox, right, is escorted by a penitentiary police officers at the end of a hearing at Perugia's court, Italy, Saturday, Nov.

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KSNT-TV Topeka

Gaza militants agree to halt rocket fire

General view of a neighborhood on January 22, 2009 in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip a ' Hamas announced Saturday evening that it has reached an agreement with other militant groups in Gaza to stop firing rockets at southern Israeli towns to prevent retaliatory attacks.

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Related Topix: Palestinian Territories, Middle East, Israel

Reuters Video

Taiwan beef noodle worries

Nov. 21 - Taipei Beef Noodle Festival kicks off amid fears over the lifting of Taiwan's ban on U.S. beef imports.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Life, Food, Food Festival, Video

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Italian police arrest 2 linked to Mumbai attacks

Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son accused of helping fund and providing logistical support for last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, authorities said.

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KATU-TV Portland

China says 31 dead, 82 trapped in mine explosion

A gas explosion tore through a coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 31 people and trapping 82 others nearly a third of a mile under ground, government authorities said.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

MLive.com

U.S. to drop manslaughter, weapons charges against Blackwater guard for 2007 shooting in Baghdad

The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.

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Related Topix: Iraq, Middle East, Sparta, TN

National Post

MacKay, Gates talk about Afghan troop withdrawal

The Harper government is waiting with "anticipation" to learn how many more troops U.S. President Barack Obama will send to Afghanistan, in part to replace the withdrawal of Canadian soldiers scheduled for 2011, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Friday.

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Related Topix: Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Peter Mackay

technologyexpert.blogspot.com | Iria

Woman Loses Disability Insurance Over Facebook Photos

We've discussed how using Facebook and other social networking sites can get you fired, or even keep you from getting a job. In this case, a Canadian woman lost her disability insurance payment because of Facebook photos.

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Madison Publishing

Top South Korean model found hanged in Paris apartment, suicide thought likely

A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday.

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Related Topix: South Korea, Asia, Suicide, Blog News

NY Daily News

Suicide bomber on motorcycle kills 13 in Afghanistan

Afghan soldiers secure a street in Kabul on Thursday. KABUL - A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle killed 13 people, including a police officer, and wounded 30 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan .

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Related Topix: Asia, Afghanistan, Explosion, Hamid Karzai

Reuters

Pakistan's intensifying insurgency

Nov 19 - Militants have struck again in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, close to the Afghan border.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

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Canadian officials dismissed Afghan torture claims in 2006

Top Canadian officials discussed in 2006 whether the then-governor of Kandahar was involved in the torture of prisoners and dismissed the concern, The Canadian Press has learned.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, Asia, Afghanistan, Stephen Harper,

MSNBC

Belgian chosen as EUa s first president

European Union leaders named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the bloc's first president on Thursday and appointed Briton Catherine Ashton as its foreign affairs chief.

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WPVI-TV Philadelphia

Woman leaves $40,000 at shrine for safekeeping

A woman quietly left $40,000 worth of rare U.S. coins near a Catholic shrine for safekeeping so the Virgin Mary could watch over her life savings while she was out of town, and apparently it worked: The money was returned to her when she got back a week later.

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Related Topix: France, Offbeat

Newsday.com

Afghan president sworn in to second 5-year term

As Karzai promised to make the country safer, an explosion in violent southern Afghanistan killed two U.S. service members, NATO said.

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Related Topix: Asia, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, Explosion, Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News

KEPR CBS 19

Obama says talks under way on Iran sanctions

President Barack Obama said Thursday the United States has begun talking with allies about fresh punishment against Iran for defying efforts to halt its nuclear weapons pursuits.

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Related Topix: Asia, North Korea, Lee Myung-bak

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Reuters

Students sing for Obama in China

Nov 18 - U.S. President Barack Obama attends a banquet in Beijing with President Hu Jintao and is entertained by American and Chinese students performing pop songs.

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Related Topix: China, Asia, Hu Jintao, Wen Jiabao

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