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August 7th, 2009

Georgian President Vows to Defeat Russian 'Invaders' ACLU Asks the Supreme Court to Hear Its Case for Declassifying Torture Photos
Obama Denies US Creating Military Bases in Colombia Indonesia Believes Top Militant Killed
Tibetan Dissident Disappears in China Thousands Mourn Britain's Oldest Antiwar Activist
Pakistan's No. 1 Enemy: Ex-Ally Bent by al-Qaeda Colombia President, on South America Tour, Defends US Military Role
Senator Fears Letter Sends Wrong Signal on Honduras President Claims More Power in Niger's Disputed Referendum
US Condemns Gambia Convictions Conservatives Warn Ahmadinejad Not to Defy Ayatollah on Cabinet Picks
Sri Lanka Holds Postwar Polls in Northern Towns A Cold War Ghost Reappears in Honduras, on a Solitary Quest
Year After Georgian War, Rage Has Only Hardened Britain Looks at 40-Year Afghan War
US Plan Raises Ire in Latin America UN Extends Mission in Iraq by a Year
Rand: Iraqi Air Force Will Remain Dependent on US Kurdish Party Threatens to Set Up Rival Provincial Govt
Eritrea Denies Sending Weapons to Somali Militants Militant's Killing May Bolster US Drone Strikes
Will Taliban Head's Death Further Destabilize Pakistan? Is bin Laden Next on Drones' Hit List?
Possible Successors to Pakistan's Taliban Chief Retired US General: Attacking Iran a 'Credible Option'
Intelligence Report Suggests Slower Timeline for Iranian Nuclear Capability No More War on Terror, White House Claims
US Wants Afghan Army to Triple in Size Nine Killed as Rival Groups Clash in Khyber
China Lawyer Who Fought Unfair Arrest Is Arrested Incoming British Top General Says Afghan Mission May Continue Until 2050
MI5 'Misled MPs During Torture Inquiry' Anti-Georgia Sentiment Lingers in South Ossetia
Kosovo Hands Over Remains of Serb War Crime Victims Sri Lankan Military Questions Captured Tamil Rebel Leader
US Authorities to Free Yemeni Cleric Jailed Over Terrorism Charges Sahwa Fighter Killed, Four Wounded in Diyala
Pakistan FM Vows to Eventually Reveal Proof of Indian Plot in Balochistan Georgian: Russia to Blame for Twitter, Facebook Outages
Israeli Settlement Freeze Not Enough for Saudi Arabia, Analysts Say Report: Israel Asked for Green Light to Attack Iran During Post-Election Protests
Chavez Denies Links to Hezbollah How Nixon Helped Israel Seal Its Nuclear Ambiguity
PA Officials: US Wants Borders to Top Peace Talks Report: US Estimates Iran Unable to Produce Nuke Before 2013
Challenges to Prosecuting Guantanamo Detainees Not Insurmountable India, China Resume Border Talks Amid Rising Tension
Nepal Maoists Disrupt Parliament, Launch New Protests US Sees Possible Death of Taliban Chief Slowing Group
Ethiopia Convicts 13 in Absentia Over Coup Plot Niger President Wins Contested Vote to Extend Rule
Nigerian President Receives Over 30 Ex-Niger Delta Militants US Strike on Iran 'Feasible and Credible': Retired General
Yemeni Cleric Pleads Guilty to Aiding Terrorists China Blames Unrest on Foreign-Based Separatists
US Still Paying Blackwater Millions 11 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan This Week
Drone Probably Killed Taliban Leader. Is Pakistan Safer? Strike on Mehsud Could Spur Stronger US-Pakistan Cooperation
Thousands Rally for Karzai as Next Afghan Leader NATO Chief Wants More Troops in Afghanistan
Ex-Employees Claim Blackwater Pimped Out Young Iraqi Girls Russian Court Refuses New Politkovskaya Inquiry
UK MP Testifies on 'Genocide' Against Marsh Arabs Iraq Kurdish Coalition Has Reduced Majority: Final Results
No Criminal Charges in Electrocution Death Pakistani Taliban Head's Death a Blow to Militants
Source: Congress Told Ex-FBI Agent Will Run TSA Arrest of Leader a Major Blow to Sri Lankan Rebels
Donor Gives $37.9m to Zimbabwean Government American Sentenced for Planning to Aid Taliban
Iranian Kurdistan: Police Reportedly Destroy Satellite Dishes Army Completes Staff Sgt. Maseth Electrocution Death Investigation
Huge Iraqi Shiite March Peaceful, but Bombs Hit Elsewhere White House: 'War on Terrorism' Is Over
Baghdad's New Obstacle: Stoplights Pakistani Taliban Commander Confirms Baitullah Mehsud Killed
At Least 46 Killed in String of Anti-Shi'ite Bombings in Iraq Massive Web Attack Was Aimed at One Pro-Georgia Blogger
Terror Suspects Lose UK Case Against US Extradition Myanmar: Terrorists Tried to Disrupt Suu Kyi Trial
Indonesian Anti-Terror Police in Shoot Out White House: Pakistan Safer if Taliban Chief Dead
Aide Says Pakistani Taliban Leader Killed by US Iran Dissidents: Behind Confessions, Prison Ordeal
Uighur Activist Calls for Probe on Unrest in China Friday: 61 Iraqis Killed, 211 Wounded
2 Plead Guilty to Offering Bribe in Afghanistan 3 British Troops, 1 American Killed in Afghanistan
Portugal to Admit 2 Detainees From Guantánamo Iraq: Mosul Kurds Threaten to Form Parallel Provincial Government
Report: Egyptian Nuclear Reactor Site 'Infiltrated' Major Attacks in Iraq Since Jan. 1
Police: 46 Die in Iraq as Bombs Target Shiites

August 6th, 2009

New Battle on Vieques, Over Navy's Cleanup of Munitions South Korea Says Doing Everything to Free Citizens in North
Ling's Sister: Reporter Touched North Korean Soil Kansas Senators Block Obama Nominees, Protest Gitmo Plans

August 5th, 2009

OAS Agrees to Send Delegation to Honduras
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