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May 19th, 2009

Dispute Over Land Simmering in Iraq

May 18th, 2009

Biden Visits Still-Divided Bosnia Iraq Arrests 2 Sunni Leaders, Raising Fears of Violence
Young Pakistanis Tackle Trash Problem Obama Tells Netanyahu He Has an Iran Timetable
Ex-US Envoy in Talks for Key Role in Afghan Government Doctor Accused of Falsifying Study on Medicine for Wounded Soldiers
Changes Planned for Guantánamo Trials May Lead to Familiar Challenges North Korea Reported to Execute Ex-Point Man on South
Joint Chiefs Chairman Criticizes Afghan Air Strikes Biodefense Labs Make Bad Neighbors, Residents Say
Zimbabwe Newsman Ready to Try Again Anne Patterson: 'Ambassador to Pakistan's Economy'
Syria Upset Over 'Big Stick' Diplomacy Obama Presses Netanyahu for Israeli-Palestinian Progress
Sri Lankan Civil War Over, but Ethnic Conflict Is Not Israel to Build First New Settlement in West Bank in 26 Years
Two Killed, Three Wounded in Attacks in Mosul and Basra Obama Calls for End to Israeli Settlement Activities
US Troops Kill Civilian in Central Mosul Al-Shabaab Vows to Continue Fighting Until Somali Government Collapses
Somali Islamists Capture Another Town UK Soldiers Win Protection of Human Rights Act
Pakistani Military Attacks, Kills Fleeing Swati Civilians EU Threatens Myanmar With Sanctions
Mullen: US Not to Succeed in Afghanistan if Civilian Deaths Continued UN Says 1.4 Mln People Displaced in Pakistan Valley
Anti-British Protest in Colombo UK Military Loses in Court Over Troop Protection
Tamil Protesters Refuse to Believe in Tigers' Defeat Darfur Rebel Declares Innocence After War Crimes Hearing
Israel Issues Tenders for West Bank Settlement Israeli Barrier Bites Into Palestinian Village
Hamas Rejects Gaza-Only Joint Security Force The Six Issues That Divide Bibi From Barack
Hamas Wants Acceptance Without Changing Ideology Obama, Netanyahu Bare Iran, Palestinian Divides
Over 11 Million Displaced in Central, East Africa: UN Tamil Rebel Raised Formidable Force Before Demise
Pakistan Troops in Taliban Urban Warfare US Prepares to Ferry Aid to Pakistan's Northwest
Clinton: Internet Can Help Free US Reporters in North Korea Bill Moyers Interviews Juan Cole and Shahan Mufti
Congo Ex-Rebels Accused of Rape and Killings US Puts Greek Group on Terror Blacklist
Multiple Blasts Kill Six Afghan Police, Two Soldiers: Officials Afghan Vote Authority Concerned About Attacks on Candidates
Netanyahu Caught Between Obama, Israeli Settlers Bill Clinton to Be Named Special UN Envoy to Haiti
Claims of Massacre as Tamil Tiger Leaders Die Timeline of the 25-Year Civil War in Sri Lanka
Army Captain Pleads Guilty in Iraq Theft Ring Obama Urges Israeli PM to Restart Mideast Talks
Lebanon: 2 Suspected Spies Flee to Israel Conventional Wisdom Fails in Indian Vote
Pakistani Taliban Vow to Fight Until 'Last Breath' in Swat Iraq Releases Video of Al-Qaeda Suspect
Mullen: 2 Years to Turn Tide in Afghanistan Israeli Arab MP Seeks to Annul East Jerusalem Annexation
Netanyahu Insists Israel Retains Right to Attack Iran Shin Bet Warns Terror Groups Trying to Recruit Israelis Online
Nasrallah: Israel May Be Planning War Palestinians: Obama Encouraging, Netanyahu Disappointing
Obama: US Backs Palestinian Statehood, No Iran Deadline Two Million Flee Pakistan Violence
Swat Refugees Testing the Limits of Pashtun Hospitality Touring Kosovo an Exercise in Diplomacy
Afghan President's Brother Attacked, Unharmed Iran Leader: Don't Vote for Pro-Western Candidates
Obama Expects Positive Iranian Response Iraq Slides Election Until January
Mediators: Russia Quits Peace Talks With Georgia Bill Clinton: Internal Politics Drive North Korea
Official: Sri Lankan War Zone Doctors Detained EU Nations Calls for Sri Lanka War Crimes Probe
Maoists Storm Nepal Parliament, Block Vote for PM UN: Pakistan Fighting Displaces Many Civilians
Pakistan Denies It Is Expanding Nuclear Arsenal Somalia Says New Coast Guard Can Stop Piracy
Sudanese Rebel Chief Surrenders to War Crime Court Supreme Court Blocks Sept. 11 Detainee Lawsuit
General Faulted for Awarding Tillman Medal Monday: 5 Iraqis Killed, 14 Wounded
Militants Test Readiness of Iraq's Forces Administration Says Obama Will Focus on Two-State Solution
Biden Discloses Location of Cheney Bunker Karzai's Brother Survives as Convoy Is Ambushed
Sri Lankans Say Rebels Crushed and Leader Killed

May 17th, 2009

Clock Ticking as Russia, US Kick Off Nuclear Arms Talks South Korea Urging North Korea to Return to Dialogue
Kuwaiti Women Win First Parliamentary Seats
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