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April 2nd, 2009

Elusive Tamil Leader Trapped in Jungle as Government Forces Close in for the Kill As Mexico Battles Cartels, the Army Becomes the Law
Little Progress as US, Mexico Discuss Drug Cartels and Arms Europeans Reluctant to Follow Obama on Afghan Initiative
Splintered Taliban Thwarts Afghan Peace Besieged Thai Government Makes Overtures to Foe Thaksin
US Delays Decision on Interrogation Memos Senate Panel Backs Changes in Military Contracting
Red Cross Hostage in Philippines Is Free North Korea Perfects Its Diplomatic Game - Brinkmanship
Russia Keeps Some Troops in Georgia, Defying Deal Thursday: 9 Iraqis Killed, 22 Wounded
Sen. Carl Levin Questions Pakistan Aid Plan Colombian Activist Waits in Prison Limbo
Israel's Avigdor Lieberman US Air Force Picks Base for Global Strike Command
Pakistan Will Discuss Drone Attacks With Holbrooke UN: 100 Girls' Schools Razed in FATA
Aide: Pakistan Nuclear Security Top-Notch Despite Fears Report Says Pakistan Needs Up to $50 Bln in Aid
Sharif Sees Little Change in US Anti-Terror Policy Chief Minister: Pakistan's NWFP in a State of War
IAEA Chief ElBaradei Hails Us-Russia Nuclear Cutback Plans Obama, Singh Discuss Pakistan, Affirm Strong US-India Ties
Q+a-Us Troop Buildup in Afghanistan Former Venezuelan Defense Minister Arrested
Congressional Delegation Visiting Cuba Pakistan's Militants Stripping Swat Valley of Resources
Teen Arrested Over British Soldier Killings Nigeria to Empower Military Against Gangs in Niger Delta: President
Egypt Knew About Sudan Convoy Strike at the Time: Fm Suspect Denies Targeting Morocco Government
Jury: University of Colorado Wrongly Fired Prof US Spy Agencies Hamstrung by Turf Battles: Report
The 'New' Sino-US Dialogue Police Lob Teargas at Hundreds of NATO Protesters
Man Dies After Detonating Bomb in China: Police China-France Deal Further Squeezing Dalai Lama
Al-Qaeda Infiltrating Pro-US Militias in Iraq, Sources Say Fears for Mideast Peace Process
US, Allies Still Holding 12,794 Iraqi Detainees Civilian, Policeman Wounded in IED Blast in Mosul
Afghan Presidential Hopeful Sees Post-Poll Vacuum Fatah, Hamas Adjourn Unity Talks for Three Weeks
Israeli Foreign Minister, Clinton Agree to Meet Fatah, Hamas Adjourn Unity Talks
Sri Lanka Says 34 Rebels Killed in Fighting Obama 'Very Concerned' About Militants on Pakistani Border
Russia Says Can Work With US on Afghan Cargo Medvedev Says US Can Move on Missile Shield
Report: US Spy Agencies 'Still Plagued by Same Intelligence Failures Which Led to 9/11' Chavez Says Relations With US Unlikely to Get Better
Obama Issues Warning as North Korea Readies Rocket Russia Ready to Talk to Next Georgia Leader
Russia's Medvedev Says Does Not Seek End of NATO US, UN Concerned About Afghan Shi'ite Law
Sharif: Opposition Will Endorse, but Not Join Govt Obama 'Very Concerned' About Militants on Pakistan-India Border
Mullen 'Reasonably Comfortable' Pakistan's Nukes Are Secure Russia Warns America Over Arms Supply to Georgia
US Reopens Visa Section in Libya Odierno Warns Against 'Rush' Out of Iraq Cities
Amnesty Slams US Arms Shipment to Israel Lieberman Remarks Jeopardize Peace Prospects
Protecting So Many Ministers Poses 'Major Challenge' for Shin Bet Olmert Defends Annapolis After Lieberman's Scathing Attack
Hamas: We Won't Stop Arms Smuggling Arrest of Sunni Fighters Sparks Fear in Baghdad
Iraq Premier: No Politics in Sunni Crackdown Iraq's Maliki Says Rogue Militia Fighters Face Justice
Arab League: Lieberman Changes Israel's Tone, Not Policy Spanish Prosecution: Freeze War Crimes Probe Against Israeli Officials
US Pro-Israel Lobby Wages Anti-Lieberman Campaign Obama to Turn the Screw in Push for Help in Afghanistan
For US Forces in Afghanistan, Shifting Mission Isn't Simple Task More Delays in Release of 'Torture' Documents
Korea Crisis Back on the Boil Over Rocket Plan Critics Assail Afghan Law That 'Legalizes Rape'
Judge: Bagram Prisoners Can Challenge Detention Chavez: Venezuela Would Take Guantanamo Detainees
Russia Warns US on Georgia Serbia Pays $900,000 to Beaten American's Family
Obama Issues Warning as North Korea Readies Rocket Police, Protesters Clash Before NATO Summit
Tighter Military Ties Bring France, Germany Closer Hawaii Wants Navy to Pay for Reef Damage
Assad: by War or Peace, We Will Liberate the Golan Blackwater Air Also Forced to Leave Iraq
Thousands of Protesters, Police for NATO Summit Israeli FM Questioned Over Fraud
North Korea Vows to Attack if Japan Intercepts Satellite Gates 'Would Be Surprised' if Israel Attacked Iran This Year
Obama Discusses North Korean Missile at G-20 Iraq Declares Korean Oil Deal With Kurds Illegal
Car Bomb Near Iraq's Mosul Kills One US Army Hands Iraq Control of Anti-Qaeda Fighters
Iraq to Pay Sunni Paramilitaries Despite Clashes Ex-Foreign Minister: Israel Not a Peace Partner
Israeli 13-Year-Old Killed in West Bank Ax Attack Obama, South Korean Leader Talk Security
North Korea Starts Fuelling Rocket, Makes New Threat Korea Crisis Back on the Boil Over Rocket Plan
Sources: Intelligence Murky on North Korean Missile Leaders Seek Unified Response to North Korea Rhetoric
Sri Lanka Says Rebels Encircled in Fierce Fighting Al Qaeda Seen Behind Pakistani Taliban Threat
Pakistan: Would-Be Suicide Bomber Shoots Himself US Envoy Wants Friendship, Cooperation From Sudan
Sudan Calls Presidential, Parliament Vote for 2010 Mullen: US Needs More Civilian Help in Afghanistan
Coalition: 20 Insurgents Killed in Afghanistan

April 1st, 2009

Israel's Lieberman Links Peace With Disarming Hamas Petraeus: Militants Could Topple Pakistan
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