Updated August 19, 2009 - 11:52 PM EDT
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August 20th, 2009

CIA Sought Blackwater's Help in Plan to Kill Jihadists

August 19th, 2009

North Korea to Send Mourners to South Judge: US Was Wrong to Freeze Ohio Charity's Assets
Scotland Appears Poised to Return Pan Am Bomber Former Syrian Military Official Arrested in Plot to Sell Arms to Colombian Rebels
Netanyahu's Defiance of US Resonates at Home Momentum Slows for Israel's Barrier
Iraq Carnage Shows Sectarian War Is Alive High-Tech Balloon to Help Forces Keep Watch on Afghan Polls
Afghan Media to Defy Election Censorship Orders Baghdad's Deadliest Day in 18 Months
Yemeni President Vows to Crush Sedition at Any Cost Poll: Americans' Mood Sours on Afghan War
In Afghanistan, a Gang Takes Over a Kabul Bank and a Bomber Strikes a Military Convoy India Movie Star Shahrukh Khan Gives His Side of Airport Encounter
US Offered Assurances About Iranian Exiles Days Before Iraqi Raid The Four Main Contenders in Afghanistan's Presidential Election
British Town Becomes the Epicenter of Mourning for the Nation's War Dead US Envoy Has 'Useful Dialogue' With Anti-American Pakistani Leader
Ahmadinejad to Retain Iranian Foreign Minister, a Move Likely to Reassure Western Diplomats Russian President Blames Violence in Ingushetia on Domestic Problems
Expansion of US Embassy Reflects Focus on Pakistan Yemeni Leader Vows to Crush Rebels
Militant Captured in Lebanon Day After Jail Break Russia Confirms Ransom Demand in Ship Hijacking
US Airstrike Kills Four Afghan Police Ahmadinejad Submits a Cabinet of Acolytes
Uganda Army to Displace Villages in Hoima Hague Court Orders Eritrea to Pay Ethiopia for War Damage
Will Afghans Defy Taliban and Flock to the Ballot Box? Pakistan Vows Foolproof Security in Balochistan
GOP Senators: Torture Investigation Threatens 'Security of All Americans' Pakistan PM to Support Resolution Against Musharraf
Lessons on Life and Sovereignty in Canada's North US Defends Deal to Use Colombian Bases
Government-Allied Somali Militants Eject Rebels From Second Southern Town Israeli Deputy PM Slams Peace Groups as Grave Danger
Report: Russia Might Sell Iran Attack Aircraft if Asked Israeli Soldier Involved in Lynching: Don't Hang Out With Arabs
Swedish Daily Hits Back at Critics of IDF Organ Harvest Story Netanyahu Slams Vice Premier's Anti-Peace Jibe
Army Medics Rehearse Mountain Rescues for Afghanistan Hamas Moves Against al-Qaeda-Inspired Extremists
Asylum Snafu? US Holds Reporter Who Works for Voice of America Amnesty: Honduran Coup Govt Persecuting Opponents
British MPs Urge Review of Sri Lanka Arms Exports Nigerian Troops Still in Restive Oil Community: Army
Nigeria Threatens to Arrest Bank Debtors, Seize Assets North, South Sudan Agree on Implementing Peace Deal
Iran's Karroubi Ready to Present Proof on Rape Claims Israel Says UN Covering Up Iran's Nuclear Arms Drive
Iran's Khamenei Praises Syria's 'Resistance' Iran's Ahmadinejad May Face Battle Over Cabinet
Turkey, Jordan Warn Israel on Jerusalem Settlements Israeli Minister Calls Anti-Settler Group a 'Virus'
US Complains to Israel on Palestinian-American Entry Rules Judge: US Wrong to Freeze Ohio Charity's Assets
Russia Hosts International Meeting on Arctic Security Medvedev Issues Stark Warning on Russian Caucasus
Bill Clinton Surprised by 'Spry' North Korea Leader Mauritania: Al-Qaeda Attacks Work of Foreigners
France Arrests Three ETA Suspects German Islam Convert Regrets Attack Plan
Karzai Says Taliban Will Fail to Wreck Afghan Vote US Expresses Displeasure at Afghan Media Ban
Saudi Arabia Arrests 44 Suspected Militants Afghans Vote for President Amid Fears of Attacks
Hijackers Threatened to Blow Up Mystery Ship: Reports Bombs Kill Dozens on Baghdad's Deadliest Day in 18 Months
Bodies and Disbelief as Security Shattered in Baghdad No Change in US Drawdown Despite Iraq Bombings: Pentagon
Iraq Forces Admit Lapses After Blasts Kill Israel's Housing Projects Have Nearly Stopped
Afghan Vote Could Aid War Effort but Not End It Richardson: Talks With North Koreans a 'Hopeful Sign'
Afghan Media Refuse to Censor Election Reporting Afghan Media Refuse to Censor Election Reporting
Afghans Register to Vote in Former Taliban Town Judge Tosses Chemical Weapons Incineration Suit
Mauritania: Al-Qaeda Attacks Work of Foreigners Report: Secret Norwegian Letter Blasts UN Leader
Russia Admits Militants Remain Strong in Caucasus Russia Insists Ship Hijackers Sought Ransom
Latin Leftists Fear a Honduras Coup Domino Effect Iraqi PM Blames Sunni Insurgents for Baghdad Bombs
White House Condemns Wave of Iraqi Violence Six Gitmo Detainees to Get New Homes
Herat Fears Post-Election Instability Pakistani Taliban's Deputy Head Takes Over Group
Pakistan PM Effectively Rules Out Treason Charges Against Musharraf Zimbabwe Arrests Lawmakers in Tsvangirai's Party
6 US Troops Die in Afghanistan Ahead of Election US Blasts Israeli Restrictions on American Travelers in West Bank
How the Taliban Are Taking Control of Kunduz Afghan Royal Eyes Poll Success
Glitch Forces South Korea to Abort Rocket Launch Israel Furious Over Swedish Newspaper Article
US Military: American Soldier Dies in Iraq Assad in Iran, Possible Help French Woman on Trial
Peres: Russia to Reconsider Missile Sale to Iran White House Denies Commitment to Mideast Peace Plan
Wednesday: 1 US Soldier, 103 Iraqis Killed; 583 Iraqis Wounded Israel's Peres: Russia to Reconsider Missile Sale to Iran
North Korean Diplomats to Meet With Bill Richardson At Least 95 Killed in Baghdad Bombings
Iraq Attacks Threaten Stability Claims Gen. McChrystal: Taliban at Post-2001 Peak
Web Tool Oversees Afghan Election Militants Raid Kabul Bank, Battle Troops
Wave of Explosions in Baghdad Kill at Least 95, Wound 563

August 18th, 2009

Yemen Points to Iranian Backing for Rebels Aid Groups Highlight Growing Threats to Staff
Mistrust Over Sunni Militias Threatens Iraq Stability Canada Flies NATO Flag in Arctic Showdown
Just in Time for Election: Afghanistan Introduces Sweeping New Censorship
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