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May 6th, 2009

White House Is Firm on Shaking Up Military Spending North Korea Seen Readying for New Nuclear Test
Retaliating, Moscow Plans to Expel 2 NATO Officials Gaza Militants and Israel Exchange Fire
Ambush by an Ally Chills Trust in Iraqi Units Economic Crisis Raises Fears of Extremism in Western Countries
American Said to Be Arrested at Home of Myanmar Opposition Leader Missile Defense Satellite Launched From California
US Halts Pilot Program in New York to Detect Biological Attacks Experts Say Authors of Memos May Avoid Professional Sanctions
National Security Advisor a Low-Key 'Outsider' In Pakistan, 'Great Rage, Great Fear'
UN Inquiry Finds Israel Purposely Fired on School in Gaza Joint Probe Planned of Deadly US Strike in West Afghanistan
Court Upholds Searches of Muslim Groups in Va. IAEA: High-Enriched Uranium Traces Found in Egypt
Peres Won't Rule Out 'Other Options' Against Iran US Has Protected Israeli Nuke Program for 40 Years
NATO War Games Launch Despite Russia's Fierce Objections 800,000 Swat Valley Displaced Expected
Qatar Signs Deal for New Luxury Hotel in Cuba Arab Parties Angry Over Citizenship Decision
Justice Department Drops Case Against Fort Lewis War Objector Georgian Secret Police Thwart Opposition Raid on Headquarters
AIPAC Official Claims Anti-Semitism to Blame for Charges Against Him Maoist Rebels Trigger Blast Ahead of Indian Polls, 11 Killed
Report: Netanyahu Supports Only Palestinian 'Self-Government' - No State Israel Defends Record at UN Committee on Torture
Germany Calls Off Anti-Piracy Operation Israel Would Inform, Not Ask US Before Hitting Iran
Al-Shabaab to 'Continue War' Even if African Union Withdraws Georgian Opposition Clash With Police in Tbilisi
Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian at Hebron Shrine Most Americans Oppose Probe of Bush Officials on Torture: Poll
Cuban American Travel to Cuba on the Rise Guinea Recalls 30 Ambassadors, From US to China
Libya Applies for Lockerbie Bomber to Be Sent Home Sudan Says 'Door Open' for Foreign Ngos
Sen. Kerry: US No Longer Wants Iranian 'Regime Change' 400,000 Still on Terror Watchlist, Including Author of Book on Rove
US Again Urges Iran to Free Reporter, Aid Worker Report: Foreign Analysts Cite Iran Bomb Progress
Gates Touts Strength of US-Saudi Ties Spanish Prosecutors Demand to Shelve Gaza Probe
Israel Air Raid on Gaza Tunnels After Mortar Fire New Onslaught Forces Exodus From Swat Valley
Govt Spokesman Denies Military Operation in Swat Valley Russian Expulsions 'Unjustifiable': Canada
14 Hurt as Grenade Hurled at Mosque in Di Khan 102 Killed in Swat Valley Clashes
Swat Mined by Taliban, Cabinet Told Key Moments in the Struggle for Swat Valley
Pakistani Official Condemns Taliban as 'Pagans' US Commander: Taliban Beheading Led to Air Strikes
Afghanistan, Pakistan in New Anti-Militant Front: Obama Turkey Wedding Bloodbath Puts Militia in Spotlight
Obama: Tougher Treaty to Halt Nuke Weapons Needed US Security Expert Named UN Security Chief
Mumbai Attack Suspect Pleads Not Guilty Audit Finds Flaws in FBI Handling of Terrorist Watch List
US Raises Pressure on Pakistan, Afghan Leaders to Halt Extremism US Republicans Seek to Block Guantanamo Releases Into Us
Former Afghan FM Registers for Presidential Poll Civilian Deaths in US Airstrike Overshadow Obama's Afghan Summit
Are Pakistani Taliban Finding New Foothold in South? US Commander: Taliban Beheading Led to Air Strikes
Gates in Kabul for US Surge Preparations Adviser Describes Obama's Condolences to Karzai
Obama Says US Still Committed to Defeating Al-Qaeda Peres: We Won't Apologize for Gaza Invasion
Obama Expresses Regret for Afghan Civilian Deaths Israeli Rabbinate Warns Giving Vatican Control Over Holy Sites 'Threatens the Very Existence of Jerusalem'
Netanyahu Approves $12 Million Transfer to Gaza Israeli MP Declares Pope Unwelcome
Defense Official: Israel Has No Territorial Claims to Ghajar Israeli Officials Dismiss Call to Sign Non-Proliferation Treaty
Moscow Says NATO Ties OK, Despite Expulsions Media Groups Win Torture Data Battle Against UK Govt
Czech Senators Approve European Union's Lisbon Treaty Peres Tells Ban: Israel Will Never Accept UN Gaza Probe
NATO Begins Georgia War Games Attackers Blow Up North Iraq Oil Pipeline
Prosecutor: Stress No Excuse for Iraq Slayings Pakistan May Overshadow Afghanistan in Washington Talks
Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian at West Bank Shrine Obama Says US, Pakistan, Afghanistan Face Common Foe
Pakistan Targets Militant-Held Valley Judge Frees Zimbabwean Rights Activist, 14 Others
Pro-Israel Lobbyist Hits Back at Prosecutors Fighting Erupts as Swat Valley Peace Deal Crumbles
Police and Protesters Clash in Georgia's Capital Israel Says It Won't Apologize for Gaza War
Pakistani Army: Troops Kill Over 60 Militants Pakistan Pounds Taliban; Fighters Pour Into Swat
US Begins Talks With Afghan, Pakistani Leaders Clinton Impressed by Pakistan Military Action
Maoists Vow to Step Up Protests in Nepal Crisis Deepens as Nepal's Maoists Clash With Police
Sri Lanka Rebels Say War Takes Heavy Civilian Toll Mega Security Planned for Pope's Israel Visit
Israel Considering UN Compensation Request-Peres Major Attacks in Iraq Since Jan. 1
Turkish Strikes on Iraq Killed 10 PKK Rebels US Allies in Mideast Cautious Over Iran Overtures
US Journalist Jailed in Iran Ends Hunger Strike Timeline Surrounding Arrest of US Reporter in Iran
Elections in Indian Kashmir, a Test for Separatists Eleven Killed in Landmine Blast in Central India
US Mulls Saudi Scheme for Guantanamo Yemenis France Says It Will Take Algerian From Guantanamo
Gates Meets Troops in Afghanistan China Rejects US Criticism Over Military Strength
US Hopeful on Yemeni Detainee Deal Rights Group: Ethiopia Coup Suspects Held Secretly
Jordan Says New Approach to Mideast Peace Emerging Biographical Details About Jailed Reporter in Iran
Obama: Tougher Treaty to Halt Nuke Weapons Needed Report: FBI Terror Watchlist Not Updated Quickly
Blair: New Mideast Peace Plan Unveiled in Weeks Informants Allege Proposed Blackwater Weapons Dump
Pentagon Plans 20,000 New Jobs to Manage Arms-Buys Secret US-Israel Nuclear Accord in Jeopardy
Clinton: US 'Deeply' Regrets Afghan Deaths Steven Green Trial Goes to Jury Deliberation
Two Marines Killed in Helicopter Crash in California Some US-Backed Iraqi Fighters Desert Posts
US Interrogators May Have Killed Dozens, Human Rights Researcher and Rights Group Say Inspector at Pentagon Says Report on Media Manipulation Was Flawed
Seven Arrested at Philadelphia Mall Over Military Recruiting Practices NATO Drills Begin Amid Georgian Coup Claim
US Strikes in Afghanistan Kill 100, Mostly Civilians Wednesday: 20 Iraqis Killed, 84 Wounded
US Afghan Strikes Kill 100, 'Mostly Civilians' Red Cross: US Kills Dozens of Afghan Civilians
Russia, Angered Over Spy Scandal, Expels Canadians Car Bombs Kill at Least 12 in Baghdad
Skeptical Administration Keeping Karzai at Arm's Length Payments and Apologies for Victims of Guatemala's Civil War
Before US Talks, Pakistan Claims Combat Gains 15 Dead in Baghdad Bombing, Say Iraqi Police

May 5th, 2009

Homeland Agency Pulled Back Extremism Dictionary Navy Cancels Ship Deployment Due to Swine Flu
US Lawmaker Sees Cuba Embargo Gone by Late 2010 US Urges India, Israel, Pakistan, North Korea on Nukes
Minn. Terror Support Suspect Seeks to Be Released Antigua Says Cargo Ship Hijacked Off Somalia
Fighting Erupts in Pakistan as Peace Deal Crumbles Facts About Conflict in Pakistan's Swat
Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons, Safe or Not? Israel Brushes Off Call to Sign Nuclear Arms Pact
Afghanistan Orders Probe Into Civilian Deaths Judge Removes Juror in Liberty City Six Terror Trial
UN Inquiry Critical of Israeli Attacks in Gaza

May 4th, 2009

Report: North Korea Operating Cyber Warfare Unit Record Number of Bombs Dropped in Afghanistan in April

April 8th, 2009

Lawmakers Meet Castros, Urge End to Embargo
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