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May 8th, 2009

Canada to Appeal Court Ruling on Guantanamo Inmate Karzai's Ex-Allies Vie for Afghan Presidency
GIs Kill 2, Including a 12-Year-Old, After a Threat to a Patrol in Iraq Sentence in Croatia Torture Deaths
More Georgia Protests Planned European Union Signs a Pact on a Pipeline for Gas From the Caspian Sea
Adroit Envoy States Case for Pakistan Fears Rise Over Refugees as Pakistan Presses Fight
No Jail Time in Retribution Killing in Afghanistan Commerce in a Time of Occupation
Harman, Top Pelosi Aide Learned of Waterboarding in 2003 Obama Set to Revive Military Commissions
General Sees a Longer Stay in Iraq Cities for US Troops In Pakistan, Mardan Anxiously Awaits the Taliban
In Afghanistan Conflict, Pentagon Considers Structural Changes Obama Renews Sanctions Against Syria
Zardari Vows War Will Continue Until Swat Valley 'Normal' House Won't Fund Guantánamo Closing 'Until Plan Is Ready'
US Military Claims Afghan Civilian Toll 'Extremely Over-Exaggerated' House Panel Approves $1.9 Billion in Afghan Aid
Pentagon Eyes New Anti-Missile Technology Did Taliban Try to Kill German Chancellor?
Kosovo Approved for Membership in IMF Three People Killed by Militants in Indian Kashmir
Sri Lankan Military Shrinks 'Safety Zone' for Civilians Lieberman: One-Year Deadline for Mideast Peace Talks 'Not Practical'
Karzai Says Civilian Deaths Hurt Afghan-US Relations For Somali Pirates, Worst Enemy May Be on Shore
Georgian Govt, Opposition Open Talks on Stalemate Poll Protesters Hurt in Kashmir Teargas Firing
Four Islamists Killed in Algeria Firefights: Reports Zimbabwe PM: Get Over Obsession With Robert Mugabe
Conservative Rival Raps Iran President on Economy Underwater Tamil Hideout Discovered
Four Soldiers Killed on Black Day for Britain in Afghanistan Gates Incensed About $300,000 NYC Flyover
Iraq Oil Ministry Denies Deal to Export Kurd Oil Israel Issues Demands to Pope
Blair: Netanyahu Can Be a Peacemaker Netanyahu: Israel Will Never Withdraw From Golan
Obama Accuses Syria of Supporting Terrorism, Undermining US Chavez, in New Power Grab, Seeks to Weaken Governors
Karzai Demands End to US Air Strikes Germans Detail New Taliban Assault in Northern Afghanistan
Germany Presses Israel to Commit to Peace Process Europe Unconvinced as Israeli FM Ends Maiden Trip
Pope, in Jordan, Offers Church Help for Peace Process Obama to Make Major Address to Muslims in Egypt
Russia, US Strike Conciliatory Tones After Talks Don't Rewrite WWII History: Medvedev
Medvedev: Common History Can Reconcile Russia, Georgia US Warns of Consequences for North Korea Nuclear Test
North Korea to Strengthen Nuclear Deterrent Myanmar Ignores US Request to See Detained Citizen
US, South Korea Stand by Six-Party North Korean Talks: US UN Experts Prepare to Investigate War Crimes in Gaza
Eastern Chad Violence Threatens Refugee Aid: UN Terror Suspect Who Fled Singapore Held in Malaysia
White House Aide Resigns Over New York City Flyover Karzai Demands NATO Air Strikes End
Villagers List 147 Dead in Afghan Strike Afghanistan: 4 British Troops Killed in One Day
Afghan Suicide Attack Kills 21 Afghans, Two Brits Leading Figures Sit Out Afghan Presidential Poll
US, Allies 'Don't Dare' Drop Afghanistan: Gates 44 Would-Be Candidates for Afghan Poll
Afghan Leader Demands Air Strikes End US Denies 147 Civilians Killed in Afghan Violence
Pakistani Army Vows to Oust Taliban Militants Fiery President Faces Composed Foe
Ex-Soldier Could Get Death in Iraq Rape, Slayings Afghan Notebook: CIA Past Shapes Gates' Outlook
New Palestine Government Could Exclude Hamas Science Agency to Review FBI's Anthrax Inquiry
Lebanon Arrests 5 Suspected of Spying for Israel Ex-Contractor Given Probation in Slaying of Afghan
Stability Lets Basra, a City of Poets, Return to Its Roots New Threat to Iraq's Antiquities - Tourism
Top US General: Mosul Exit Date Still Unclear Obama, Activists Lose Momentum Over 'Don't Ask'
Hundreds of Thousands Flee Pakistan Fighting US Warns of Consequences for N. Korea Nuclear Test
Q&a-Who Are Pakistani Taliban Insurgents? Somalia Islamists Say at Least 12 Killed in Clashes
UN Says South Sudan Tribal Violence 'Worrying' Sudan's Haroun, Wanted by ICC, to Head Key Region
Carjackers Kill Peacekeeper in Sudan's Darfur Sudan, Chad Trade Accusations of Aiding Rebels
Obama Administration Renews Sanctions on Syria Ex-Revolutionary Guards Head Seeks Iran Presidency
Ahmadinejad Seeks New Term as Iran President About Afghanistan's Presidential Election
Friday: 1 US Soldier, 2 Iraqis Killed; 4 Iraqis Wounded Iraqis Demand Death for Rape-Murder US Soldier
Ex-Contractor Given Probation in Slaying of Handcuffed Afghan Pakistan Army Says 143 Militants Killed in Swat
Pakistan Fight Said to Cause 'Massive Displacement' Israeli Officials Worried Over Breakdown of Cooperation Under Obama

May 7th, 2009

French Hand Over 11 Suspected Pirates to Kenya North Korea Says Useless to Talk to Hostile US
US Military Officials Concede That They Killed Civilians in Afghan Strike Rangoon's Renaissance

April 13th, 2009

Afghan Villagers Say New NATO Strike Kills 6 Civilians
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