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April 9th, 2009

On Anniversary of Saddam's Fall, Tens of Thousands Vent Against US 2 Afghan Antidrug Officers Killed by Suicide Bombing
Deadly Riots After 3 Bodies Are Discovered in Pakistan Inquiry Closed in Russian Journalist's Death
Corruption Allegations Affect Khmer Rouge Trials Obama Seeks Quick Approval of More Money for Overseas Military Operations
Moldovan Opposition Claims Fraud in Elections That Set Off Anti-Communist Protests US Wages War on Bugs Afflicting Troops Abroad
NATO Struggles With Conflicting Views on Russia Standoff With Pirates Shows US Power Has Limits
Thai Protests Could Affect Summit Panetta: CIA No Longer Operates 'Black Sites'
US Admits Troops Killed Afghanistan Mother, Children Obama Seeks $83.4 Billion for Iraq, Afghan Wars
Gen. Odierno: US May Ignore Iraq Deadline Because of al-Qaeda Report: Pakistani Taliban Incapable of Attacking US
US Embassy, Foreign Agencies Suspend Services in Pakistan Over Security Threat Hezbollah Denies Egyptian Plot
Mugabe Aides Are Said to Use Violence to Gain Amnesty Obama Uses Bush Funding Tactics to Finance Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Togo Military Delivers Health Care in Bid to Change Image Georgian Opposition Party Supporters Arrested
No Credible Evidence of al-Qaeda Presence in Pakistan, Insist Officials Pakistani Govt: 60 Drone Hits Kill 14 al-Qaeda Men, 687 Civilians
Turkish President Warns NATO Members Not to Criticize Him UK Raids on 'Bomb Plotters' Fail to Unearth Explosives
Georgia's Rose Revolution Wilts Moscow Warns EU Over Moldova
CIA Bars Private Contractors From Questioning Terror Suspects Kashmir's Long Battle Takes Toll on People
Turkey Police Arrest 30 Islamic Extremists Moldova Communists One Vote Short of Presidential Power
Ethnic Leaders' Killing Sparks Protests in South-Western Pakistan Four Militants Killed in South Waziristan Drone Attack
On Anniversary of Saddam's Fall, Tens of Thousands of Iraqis Vent Against US Mass Protests in Georgia Aim to Unseat Saakashvili
Gul Denies Blackmailing NATO Over Next Chief Lavrov: US, Russia Mustn't Compete for Allies
Sinn Fein Leader: Gaza Open-Air Prison 35 Tibetan Protesters Arrested in Nepal
Group: US Should Spend Pro-Democracy Funds in Cuba Fears of Fraud in Algerian Presidential Election
Ethiopia Rebels Deny Claims They Are Weakened China Executes Two Over Pre-Olympic 'Terrorism'
US: Spy Charges Against American Reporter Are 'Baseless' US: 'Skepticism' Over Talk of Iranian Nuclear Progress
US Does Not See Iran's Nuclear Claims as Rebuff Britain Worried About Jerusalem Demolitions
Egypt to Question 'Hezbollah Plotters' Further Iraq to Receive Airspace From US Side
Talabani: Iraqi Media Network Belongs to People Gul Urges Iraq to Stop PKK Attacks Otherwise Allow Turkey to Do It
Policeman Killed in Pakistan Riots President's Party Wins Indonesia Vote: Institute
China Looks to Veto UN Sanctions on North Korea CIA Fires Contractors Guarding Secret Prisons
Nuclear Watchdogs Want to Consolidate Weapon Labs Odierno: We May Have to Ignore Iraq Deadline to Halt al-Qaeda Terror
11 Suspects in British Anti-Terror Raids Pakistani US Spy Satellite Agency Boss Resigns
CIA Says Shuttering Detention 'Black Sites' CIA 'No Longer' Using Secret Prisons: Director
Cyber Spying a Threat, and Everyone Is in on It Returning Troops Getting Tested for Brain Injuries
Official: Navy Talking to Pirates Holding Hostage US Military Admits Killing Afghan Mother, Children
North Korea to Revise Constitution, Affirms Kim Venezuela Offers Rare Credit to US in Drug Seizure
UK's Top Anti-Terror Officer Resigns After Blunder Iran Opposition Risks Torture if Repatriated: NGO
Anti-Us Demo Six Years After Saddam Statue Toppled Iraq to Create Nuclear Energy Commission
Obama to Seek $83.4 Billion for Iraq, Afghan Wars Texas County Dumps KBR Over Iraq Work
'Fallujah Never Leaves My Mind' Huge Rallies Spark Thai Shutdown
Tens of Thousands of Iraqis Rally Against US Obama Declines Comment on US Hostage Crisis Off Somalia
1 Police Officer Killed in Pakistan Riots Zardari: No US Drones Over Pakistan's Baluchistan
Two Killed in Protests in Pakistan's Baluchistan Pakistan Peace Effort Rattled by Cleric's Exit
Nepal Police Detain Seven in Pro-Tibet Protest Sri Lanka Military Denies Attack on Safe Zone
UK: No Thought of Military Action on North Korea Kim Proves He Remains in Charge of North Korea
Scenarios: Possible Outcomes of UN Council Talks on North Korea Marine Acquitted of Murder in Iraq Slaying
Iran Says Running 7,000 Enrichment Centrifuges US Dealings With Iran Remain on a Slippery Path
Iran President Says He's Open to Nuclear Talks Sinn Fein Head Meets Hamas Leader in Gaza
Army's Ethics Chief: Israel Fought Fair in Gaza UN Congo Envoy Appeals to Council for Choppers
Gunmen Free 220 Prisoners in Eastern Congo Raid Congo: Rights Group Documents Mass Rapes, Killings
Shiite Rally Marks Anniversary of Fall of Baghdad In Baghdad, a Big Craze for New Cars
Suicide Bomber Kills 5, Wounds 17 in Afghanistan Thursday: 6 Iraqis Killed, 19 Wounded
Thai PM Calls Public Holiday to Cope With Protests Mexican Official Wants US to Step Up Aid in Drug War
Chaos Onshore in Somalia Is Driving Piracy Epidemic Georgia Street Protesters Urge Saakashvili to Quit
Court Declares Fiji's Military Government Illegal FBI Hostage Negotiators Helping Navy With Ship Captain's Rescue
Marines Forced Saddam to Watch South Park Movie 'Over and Over Again' Horrors of KLA Prison Camps Revealed
Little Hope in Gaza Aftermath Iran to Launch Its First Atom Fuel Production Plant

April 8th, 2009

5,000 Clash With Police in China: Rights Group Moves Against Chavez Foes Denounced in Venezuela
Afghan Media Law Delay Raises Fears Over Fair Poll Ship's Owner: US Warship Now Off Coast of Somalia
China Encourages Iran to Pursue Nuclear Negotiations McCain Urges China to Get Tough on North Korea
Obama's Visit to Iraq: A Page From Bush's Playbook
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