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December 31st, 2009

Wednesday: 2 US Soldiers, 12 Iraqis Killed; 57 Iraqis Wounded

January 1st, 2009

Media Banned From Gaza as Humanitarian Crisis Escalates Egypt Seen as Complicit in Gaza Assault
Peace Process Blown to Bits

December 31st, 2008

Gaza Assault Worsens Rift Between Palestinian Factions An Iraqi City Divided, and Defined, by Its Walls
Cuban-Americans Mark Anniversary Wearily, Majority Now Wants End to Embargo An Egyptian Border Town's Commerce, Conducted Via Tunnels, Comes to a Halt
Pakistani Militants Admit Role in Siege, Official Say Divisions Deep at Arab League Meeting
Striking Deep Into Israel, Hamas Employs an Upgraded Rocket Arsenal In Dense Gaza, Civilians Suffer
Record 151 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan in 2008 US Troops Now Under Iraqi Authority
US Leaders Staunchly Support Israeli Attacks on Gaza Gaza Toll Passes 400 as Israeli Military Recommends Major Ground Offensive
Ethiopians Primed to Leave Somalia Within 5 Days Gaza War Drives Israeli Politics Ahead of Election
2009 in Iraq: a New Era Dawns, but Old Fears Still Hold Sway Russia's S-400 Air Defense System May Be World's Best
Amid Calls for Unity, Hamas and Fatah Drift Farther Apart Hamas Says Israeli Attacks Must End Before Any Truce Talks
Hezbollah-Like Tactic Used by Hamas Against Israel Royal Marine Killed by Explosion in Afghanistan
Uganda: Troops Will Protect Against Rebel Attacks US Concern Over Ethiopia Opposition Arrest
Senegalese Officer Fatally Shot in Darfur: Military Congolese Government Vows to 'Destroy' Lord's Resistance Rebels
Israel Recommends Major, but Short-Term, Ground Offensive in Gaza White House: Cease-Fire Depends on Hamas
UN Security Council Takes Up Arab Resolution on Gaza Short-Term Goal Is Not to Overthrow Hamas: Israeli FM Livni
North Korea Stresses Strong Military in New Year Message Taliban Militants Kill 'Us Spy' in Pakistan: Official
Indian Muslims Under Pressure in Mumbai Aftermath Royal Marine Killed by Explosion in Afghanistan
NATO Seeks Deal With Russia for Flights to Afghanistan Officials: Parts of Bajaur Cleared of Taliban
Iraq Set to Take Greater Control of Its Airspace Cult-Like Iranian Militant Group Worries About Its Future in Iraq
US Troops Under Iraq's Authority for First Time Still Jobless Gonzales Says He's 'Casualty' of the War on Terror
Museum to Feature Saddam Atrocities Sunni Party to Take Iraqi Speaker Position
Iran Doctors Ready for Mission Into Gaza US Leaders Close Ranks in Favor of Israel
Arab League Calls on Palestinians to Unite Anxiety Keeps Palestinians Glued to TV
Russia to Cut Gas Supplies to Ukraine, Threatening Europe's Supply Israel Defies Peacemakers and Prepares for Invasion
Hamas Accuses Senior Abbas 'Spies' of Colluding With Israel UK Hands Murder Suspects Over to Iraq
Bush Urges Restraint in Calls With Pakistani, Indian Leaders Surge in Security Tech Seen Under Obama
At Least 10,000 Protest in Cairo Against Israeli Offensive on Gaza Car Bomb in Iraqi Market Kills Five, Injures 35
17 Militants Killed in Afghan Violence India Rules Out Hot Pursuit of Terrorists in Pakistan
Sri Lanka Rebels Open to Peace Talks EU Warns Azerbaijan on Censorship
Gaza's Tunnel Economy Collapses in Bombing Raids Israel Moves Forward and Sends More Troops to Gaza
17 People Killed in Somalia Attacks UK, US Late to Predict Iranian Revolution
Gaza's Secondary War Being Fought on the Internet Gazans Fight Cold and Hunger as Supplies Run Dry
US Hands Over Green Zone in Baghdad as Iraq Takes Control European Gas Supply Threatened as Russia Prepares to Cut Off Ukraine
Britain Ready to Take in Guantanamo Prisoners Mukasey's Recommendation of Exec Privilege to Hide Cheney Transcript Revealed
How Hamas Is Altering Israeli Politics After Sarkozy, a Czech Takes EU Helm
Gaza Doctors Deny Hospital Is 'Hamas Hideout' Hamas PM: Crazy War Must End Unconditionally
The Already-Strained Hamas-Egypt Relationship Sours Haniyeh: Palestinian Victory in Gaza Is Near
Pakistan's Probe Finds Local Links to Attacks on Mumbai Somali Insurgents Vow to Keep Fighting
UK Turns Iraqi Suspects Over to Baghdad Saudi FM Criticizes Palestinians
Arabs Tone Down New Year Fests Amid Gaza Violence Bomb Explodes in Spain's Basque Area, 1 Injured
Zimbabwe Activists Kept in Prison Over Alleged Mugabe Plot Pakistan Kills 3 in Afghan Supply Route Operation
Official: Pakistani Confesses to Mumbai Attacks Sri Lankan Rebels Open to Peace Talks
Vulnerable Israeli Homefront Rethinks Withdrawals Turkish PM in Push for Israel-Hamas Truce
Syria Sticks by Hamas but Still Seeks Peace With Israel Israel Says Aims to Destroy All Gaza-Egypt Tunnels
Israelis Get Creative in Coping With Rocket Threat Iraq Opens Nearly 90 Pct of Its Oil Reserves
Election Candidate Shot Dead in Northern Iraq Iraq Offers Up Giant Oilfields to Foreign Firms
Iraq Seeks Departure of Iranian Opposition Exiles France Summons Iran Envoy Over Treatment of Ebadi
Iran to Arabs: Now Time to Act Over Gaza Attacks Indian President Approves New Anti-Terror Law
US Vacates Baghdad Palace Ahead of Handover Nato, Russia Discuss Equipment Move to Afghanistan
'There Is a Limit to Democracy,' Israeli Arabs Warned Israeli Court Urges Govt to Allow Handful of Reporters Into Gaza to Cover War
Arab States Curb New Year Events Dubai Calls Off New Year's Eve Extravaganza in Solidarity With Palestinians
Sources: Syria Hesitant to Pressure Hamas Over Gaza Conflict Iraqi-Canadian Accused of Spying for Saddam
Pakistan Holds 40 in Khyber Operation Ethiopia 'Packing Up in Somalia'
Israel Supreme Court Orders Government to Let International Media Into Gaza Record 151 US Troops Die in Afghanistan in 2008 - Military Says Likely to Get Even Bloodier
UN: at Least a Quarter of Slain Gazans Are Civilians Israel's Meretz Party Launches Campaign to Halt Gaza War
No Point in Ceasefire, White House Agrees Police Arrest Shi'ite Cult Leader in Iraq
No Sign of South Korean Policy Shift Toward North Volunteer Suicide Bombers Ask Iran for Permission to Attack Israel
Sights and Sounds of Israel's Gaza Offensive Rockets Make Israel Rethink West Bank Pullback
Iranian Newspaper Closed for Pulishing Article That Was Sympathetic to Israel New Rules Complicate Iraq Mission
Shin Bet: Hamas Has Been Hit Under Gaza Offensive Like Never Before Hospital in Gaza City Engulfed by Suffering
Pakistan Attack Brings Military Focus Home Israel Rejects 'Unrealistic' Gaza Truce, Continues Attacks
US Losing 'Secret' War in Somalia Four North Koreans Defect to South Korea
Israel Rejects Truce Call, Attacks Gaza 'Sons of Iraq' Role Causes Some Worry
Jewish Organizations Call For End to Gaza Bombings 'Civilians Are Paying the Price in Gaza'
Gaza Becomes a Chessboard for Israeli Leaders

December 30th, 2008

North Korea to Hold Elections Next Year for Post-Kim Era: Report US Charges Second Man for Secretly Aiding Saddam
Bush Calls Abbas to Discuss Gaza Rice Works Phones Aggressively on Gaza Crisis
World Must Intervene in Gaza, Christian Leaders Say China Reiterates No Room for Taiwan Sovereignty
Us-Led Coalition Kills 11 Militants in Afghanistan Scottish Couple Jailed for Gambia Sedition
Tuesday: 5 Iraqis Killed, 5 Wounded
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