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May 20th, 2009

Ecuadoran Town a Hub for Drug-Running Rebels, Colombia Says Grisly Video May Slow US-UAE Nuclear Pact
Democrats Defending Pelosi in Torture Row

May 19th, 2009

Charter Companies Flying to Cuba Thrive Myanmar Presses Case Against Pro-Democracy Leader
Palestinians Reappoint Prime Minister Who Had Quit Saudis' Local Elections Delayed for Two Years
Urban Battle Looms for Pakistani Forces in Swat War's End in Sri Lanka: Bloody Family Triumph
MI5 and Police Came Across London July 7 Ringleader Six Times but Never Identified Him as a Threat Arms From US May Be Falling Into Taliban Hands
US Military: Heavily Armed and Medicated Robot Warriors Will Get Ethics Guide
Trial of CIA, Italian Agents Provides Rare Look at Intelligence Work 16 'Miscreants' Killed in Swat Operation
India Tests Missile Capable of Carrying Nuclear Weapons Taliban Khyber Chief Killed Months Ago
Petraeus: Swat Operation Is a Very Significant Effort Report: Taliban Forcibly Recruit People Against Military
Peshawar's Personal Taliban Struggle UN Wants Russia's Troops, Weapons Out of Georgia Ceasefire Zone
Sri Lankan President Formally Announces End of Civil War US Offers Pakistan Aid, Swat Fighting Goes On
Indian Army Tests Nuclear-Capable Agni Missile Nigeria Vow Further Offensive Against Rebels
Chad Readies Forces to Strike Rebels in Sudan Sudan Journalists Protest Over New Media Law
Elite West Point Program Preps Fdny for Terrorism Iran's Ex-Assembly Speaker Vows 'Moderate' Reforms
Tamil Tiger Leaders Were Shot 'While Trying to Surrender' Israeli Settlers Reject Obama Call to Halt Building
Spare US Media Coverage of Obama-Netanyahu Talks Israel Watchdog Slams New East Jerusalem Eviction Orders
Israeli Warplanes Bomb Hamas Target, Gaza Tunnels Israel's Leader Faces US Pressure on Settlements
US, Russia Begin High-Stakes Nuclear Arms Talks Photos Show Pakistan Expanding Nuclear Sites: Institute
UN Chief: Time to Break Stalemate on Cutting Nukes UN Asks Congo to Arrest Army Officers
Iran Leader Says US Promoting Terrorism House and Senate Reach Deal on Pentagon Weapons
Georgia Tech Terrorism Suspect Waives Jury Trial Palestinians Demand Obama Action Follow Words
In Somalia, Another Government Teetering? Afghanistan Says No Plan to Put Ex-Envoy in Charge
Afghan President Meets Survivors of US Strikes Former US Envoy May Get High-Level Afghan Job
US Watchdog Faults Afghan Troop Training Oversight Obama's Stance on Two-State Solution Heartens Eu
Vp Biden Slams Bosnian Leaders Over Tensions MI5 'Overstretched' Before 2005 Bombings
US 'Not Ceding the Pacific to Anyone,' Clinton Says Taliban Execute Two Pakistani Soldiers in Mohmand
Scientists: Iran Could Make Nuke in 1-3 Years Clinton Announces $110 Million in Refugee Aid for Pakistan
Pakistan Can Clear Taliban Territory, but Can It Hold It? TV Corpse Sparks Conspiracy Theories About Tamil Tigers Leader
Report Mashaal Dismisses Deputy Hamas Leader Arab Ministers Walk Out on Israeli Speech at Who Conference
Settlers Attack Palestinian Farmers, Blame European Anti-Semites Shin Bet: No Chance for Peace Process
Clinton Tells Netanyahu: Israel Must Cease Settlement Activity Israeli Official Predicts Nation Will 'Take on Iran Alone'
Netanyahu: Israel Ready for Immediate Peace Talks Palestinian PM: No Peace Talks Until Israel Honors Prior Accords
Israeli Warplanes Attack Gaza Corruption Probe Appalls – and Encourages – Iraqis
China Defends Tiananmen Crackdown, Ignores Memoir Pentagon Says It's on Track for Closing Gitmo
Prospect of Gitmo Prisoners in US Stokes Fears Somali Official Warns Pirates May Become Warlords
Big Names and Bucks Back Nuclear 'Bank' Abbas Swears in New Hamas-Free Government
US Ambassador Vows to Limit Afghan Civilian Deaths Russian Commission to Guard Against False History
US Mil: Afghan Contractors Violated Gun Policy Pakistan Refugees Blocked From Homes by Fighting
Pentagon: No Plans to End Don't Ask-Don't Tell Russian, US Diplomats Launch Arms Control Talks
Blistering Letter Accuses CIA of Error in Timeline Roadside Bomb Kills Two Iraqi Civilians
Iraq to Prosecute Sunni Militiamen Only for Murder Judge Drops Suit Over Iraq War's Constitutionality
US Denies Training Iraqi Kurds to Fight Iran Iraqi Government Seeks to Reassure Sunni Fighters
Pakistan Races to Deal With 1.5 Million Refugees Clinton Details Humanitarian Aid to Pakistan
Pakistani Army Commander Briefs NATO Commanders Witnesses: Ethiopian Forces in Somalia
Ethiopia Denies Its Troops Entered Somalia Sri Lanka President Says Country Free From Terror
Iraqis Don't Jog or Spin, but Fitness Clubs Are In Netanyahu Visits Congress and Discusses Iran Nukes
Ahmadinejad Accused of Trying to Buy Votes in Iran Pentagon Says Iranian Weapons Still Coming to Iraq
India: Congress Party Picks PM Singh to Lead Again Senate Dems to Block Funding for Gitmo Closure
Tuesday: 5 Iraqis Killed, 12 Wounded Obama-Allied Democrats Won't Fund Guantánamo Closure
Oversight of US Programs in Afghanistan Faulted Cut Off From Their Own Land by Israel's Wall
Tamil Tigers Deny Prabhakaran Death French Pen New Military Theory
US, Russian Scientists Say Missile Shield Wouldn't Protect Europe From Iran Sri Lankan President Reaches Out to Tamils
Study Urges US to Tone Down Tehran Conflict

May 18th, 2009

Obama Backs Pelosi as Republicans Step Up Pressure in CIA Flap Afghan Police Train for Treacherous Frontlines
Pentagon Reports No Longer Quote Bible Panetta: Location of All Pakistan Nukes Not Known
Sri Lanka Army Chief Says Rebel Chief's Body Found Mullen: Afghan War Can't Be Won by Killing Civilians
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