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February 19th, 2009

Washington's Praise of Venezuelan Vote Suggests Détente Afghan Civilian Casualties May Surge as Well

February 18th, 2009

After Stimulus Package, Pentagon Officials Are Preparing to Pare Back Afghans Say 13 Civilians Killed in US-Led Strike
Optimism Grows for US-China Military Talks Afghan Civilian Deaths Rose 40 Percent in 2008
New Lessons for the Army on Iraq Duty Palestine Backer or Israeli Spy? Lebanese in Shock Over Arrest
Clinton Hints of Possible Shift on Myanmar Policy 7 Shiite Pilgrims Die in Crash in Southern Iraq
U.S. Commander Says 60,000 US Troops Needed in Afghanistan for Years Pakistani Accord Appears Stalled
Maliki Challenged in Speaker Vote Runoff Fireworks Expected as Israeli President Begins Coalition Talks
Gen. Mckiernan: NATO, Taliban 'Stalemated' in Afghanistan Pakistan 'Privately' Backing US Drone Attacks
New Route Links Afghanistan to Sea, Via Iran NATO Revisits Afghan Strategy as US Troops Ready to Deploy
Obama Faces Uphill Struggle in Afghanistan Ecuador Expels Another US Diplomat for Interfering
UK Judge Dismisses Jury in Airline Plot Case Brown Says No Cover Up Over Torture Allegations
Sudan 'Bombs Rebels' Day After Darfur Deal Tibetans Arrested After China Protests: Activist Groups
Unexploded Bombs Missing in Gaza: Un US Wants Syria to Help Disarm Hezbollah: Kerry
Israel Says No Cease-Fire Until Soldier Comes Home Fears of New Violence as Gaza Truce Hopes Recede
North Korea: Missile, Nuclear Programs Pose No Threats China Hopes for Continuity as Clinton Visits
Sri Lanka Rejects Truce, Rebels Say 50 Dead in Air Strikes Clinton Sees New Role for Indonesia in US 'Smart Power'
UN Says Darfur Peacekeepers Deployment Delayed IAEA Candidates a Study in Contrasts
Afghans Say 13 Civilians Killed in US-Led Strike Italy to Boost Troops in Afghanistan: Govt
Pakistan, Afghanistan to Participate in US Policy Review Karzai Expects Reduced Tensions With US
Analysis: Poles, Czechs Fear Loss of Bases Russians, Georgians Agree to Let Monitors Roam
Iraq Speaker Vote Goes to Run-Off Soldier Seen With Pistol Before Prisoners Killed
Obama Urged to Create Special Detainee Commission Syrian President Hopeful of Restoring US Ties
Reporter Shot After Peace Rally in Nw Pakistan Allies Alarmed by Pakistan Deal With Taliban
Maoist Hopes of 'New Nepal' Dashed as Conflict Mounts Official: Sri Lanka Fighting Kills 38 Civilians
Report: North Korea Launch Could Be Ready in 2 Weeks Russia Queries North Korea Ship Detention
Israel's Coalition Options Soldier Pleads Guilty to Assault in Iraq Death
Iran Says It Has Built Unmanned Aircraft Blast at Iranian Mosque, No Casualties-Report
Cyprus: Iran Ship Can Leave Without Suspect Cargo Pakistan Mulls Sending Mumbai Investigators to India
Sweden Grants Asylum to Former Guantanamo Detainee UN Accused of Failing to Protect Congo Civilians
India Admits Not Pursuing Prior Info on Mumbai Attacks Pakistani Taliban Network Developing in Karachi
North Waziristan Militants to Halt Operations Security Forces Kill 10 Taliban in Bajaur
Zardari: World Needs to Help Pakistan Fight Militancy MP: Plot Against Maliki in Iraqi Parliament
US Commander: 200 Arrested in Southern Iraq in One Year Uighur Detainees at Guantanamo Pose a Problem for Obama
Pakistani Reporter Is Killed After Rally for Taliban Truce Zimbabwe Opposition Figure to Be Tried for Terrorism
Report: Syria 'Rebuilding' Chemical Weapons Capability Guantanamo Bay Uighur Prisoner Release Overturned
Witnesses: Ethiopian Troops Return to Southwest Somalia Israel's Peres Begins Vetting Parties for PM Pick
Georgia to Send Troops to Afghanistan Karzai, Obama Talk for First Time Since Inauguration
Karzai Expects Reduced Tensions With US Qatada Can Be Deported Despite Torture Fears, UK Law Lords Rule
Afghanistan Slipping Out of Control Allies Alarmed by Pakistan Deal With Taliban
UK Court: Radical Preacher Can Be Deported From Uk UK Court: Radical Preacher Can Be Deported From Uk
US General Visits Afghan Bomb Site for Death Claim Hamas Rival: Gaza Aid Should Go Directly to Needy
US Senators: Syria Must Change Behavior Egypt Frees Dissident From Prison After 3 Years
US Commander: Troops 'Stalemated' in Afghanistan US Quiet on Pakistan Peace Deal With Taliban
Al-Qaeda in North Africa Claims UN Diplomats Hostages North Korea's Kim Jong Il Makes Rare Election Pitch
US Quiet on Pakistan Peace Deal With Taliban New Troops Will Be Operational by Summer, General Says
Journalist Covering Taliban in Pak Shot Dead Google Earth Reveals Secret History of US Base in Pakistan
US Troop Buildup in Afghanistan Could Be a Defining Moment Islamist Cleric Leads Peace March in Pakistan's Swat Valley After Signing Deal With Islamabad
Likud: Only Bibi Can Form Government Arab League Chief: a Right-Wing Israeli Govt Will at Least Say No to Our Face
Appeals Court Blocks Release of Guantanamo Detainees Into US Iraq's Kurdish-Arab Tensions Threaten to Escalate Into War
After Praise, Poetry, Iraqi Shoe Thrower Faces Trial 3rd Liberty City Six Trial Finally Set to Begin
Guantanamo Bay Release of 17 Uighurs Overturned Not So Fast on Afghanistan, Top Democrat Warns
Wednesday: 3 Iraqis Killed, 2 Wounded; 7 Iraqis Die in Accident With UK Military Vehicle Peres Forsees 'Blessed Partnership' Ruling Israel
Israeli Justice Minister: Military Defended Gaza Civilians Russia Freezes Sale of S-300 to Iran
Likud Suddenly Favorable to Lieberman's Demands Hamas: Israel Stabbed Egypt in the Back Over Gaza Truce
Pakistan Lends Support for US Military Strikes Upstaging Clinton, North Korea Exerts Influence
Israel: Gaza Borders Closed Until Soldier Freed Iran Accuses Seven Bahai Leaders of Espionage
Chinese County Locked Down After Tibet Prostests

February 17th, 2009

Pakistan Takes Risk Letting Islamists Have Their Law Documents: Dhs Passed Protest Info to Md. Police
Osama Hunt: Can UCLA Trump CIA? KBR Wins US Army Contract

January 21st, 2009

US Investigates Afghan Civilian Deaths Claim
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