Updated August 22, 2009 - 11:44 PM EDT
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August 23rd, 2009

Anti-Iraq War Veterans Group Formalizes Opposition to Afghan War

August 22nd, 2009

South Sudan Accuses North of Arming Southern Civilians, Militias New Leader of Pakistan's Taliban Is Named, Though Officials Believe He Is Dead
Sunnis and Shiites See an Omen for Reconciliation in Iraq Old Troubles Threaten Again in Bosnia
Attorneys May Question Sept. 11 Mastermind to Aid Another Prisoner's Defense Bombing of Iraqi Ministry Hit Nearby Residents Hard
Pakistan: Tribal Elder Shot Dead in Bajaur Inside Job Suspected in Baghdad Bombings
Severity of Islamic Law Fuels Debate in Malaysia Pakistan: Mehsud Baitulla's Relative Could Have Given Him Away
Could Afghanistan Become Obama's Vietnam? A Gitmo Prosecutor's Act of Conscience
Nobel Laureate's Death Sparks a Diplomatic Breakthrough for the Koreas Washington Hopes to Exploit Taliban Power Struggle
Tory Defense Spokesman Demands Exit Strategy for Afghanistan Pullout US Envoy Pledges to Help Darfur Rebels Unite
Iran Clerics Object to Women Ministers Why Israeli Jew Uri Davis Joined Fatah to Save Palestine
Ingush Leader Returns Home After Assassination Attempt US Pointman on North Korea to Hold Talks in Seoul
Lockerbie Bomber's Release Linked to Trade Deal, Claims Gadhafi's Son Sri Lanka to Train Pakistani Army to Fight Taliban
Honduran Top Court: Ousted President to Face Trial Israel's New Visa Rule for Foreigners: if You Want to Visit Palestine, Stay There
Bombing of Iraqi Ministry Hit Nearby Resident Hard Lockerbie Bomber: I Will Prove I Am Innocent
Hundreds of Injured UK Troops in Fight With MoD Over Compensation Payments Taliban Attacks Leave Poll Soaked in Afghan Blood
Afghanistan: Wasted Billions Put Lives at Risk China Outraged as Japan's Sabre Rattler Calls for Nuclear Arms
Italians Still at Odds Over Unification of Country 150 Years On Pakistan: Three Soldiers, Civilian Killed in Swat Blasts
Pakistan: Peshawar Blast Kills Two Ansarul Islam Men Palestinian Factions Residing in Lebanon Hold Emergency Meeting
Egypt Court to Try 26 Members of Alleged Hezbollah Cell Lebanon: Retired Security Official Confesses to Spying for Israel and Bombing Role
Lebanon Prison Guards Suspected of Aiding Militant's Escape Bid Hamas Official: Abbas Stepped in to Foil Schalit Deal
Israel Sees Progress in US Talks on Settlement Freeze North Korean Envoys Call for Better Ties With Seoul
Abdullah Accuses Karzai of Rigging Afghan Vote Intimidation Observed in Afghan Election
Marines Fight With Little Aid From Afghans Pentagon Shift Gives Names of Detainees to Red Cross
Cuba Condemns Threats Against Juanes Over Peace Without Borders Concert Bosnia's Ethnic Divisions Are Evident in Schools
Iraqis Begin Restoring Concrete Walls in Baghdad Pakistani Extremists in Punjab Seen as Rising Threat
Report of Secret Burials in Iran Brings Call for Inquiry Colombia Nabs Guerrilla Tied to American's Killing
Iraq's Maliki Pledges Victory Amid Criticism Pakistani Taliban Quiz Mehsud Kin Over Snitching
Nigeria Rebel Group to Resume Attacks, Ends Talks German FM Proposes Afghan Pullout Talks
Makeshift Repairs Not Enough for Battered Gaza Terrorist Targets Popular at West Bank Gun Range
Four Killed in Rebellious Thai South Former Israeli Missile Defense Head: Iran Missile Said to Pose Europe Threat in 3-4 Years
US: Lobbying Group Whines, Centcom Scrubs Petraeus Jibe Taliban Chopper Trap Snags Brit Chinook
Britain Rejects Talk of Deal in Lockerbie Release Nigerian Oil Militants Surrender Rockets, Guns
Abdullah Accuses Karzai of 'Rigging' Afghan Vote Report Shows CIA Interrogation Methods
Saturday: 12 Iraqis Killed, 11 Wounded Afghanistan: 'Hansel and Gretel' Vs. Roadside Bombs
Feds Urge Dismissal of High-Profile Spy Case Somali Leader Calls for Ramadan Truce
Iranian Parliament to Review Ties With Germany After Merkel Remarks Iran: Rafsanjani Urges Warring Factions to Follow Khamenei
Iran's Political Leaders and Clerics Struggle Yemen Seizes Iranian-Made Weapons in Rebel Caches
Rocket Attack Kills Two in Balochistan's Mashkel Area; Rocket Fire Came From Pakistan-Iran Border Report: Pirates Seize Ship on Israel's Behalf, Preventing Arms From Iran
Iran Considers Buying Russian Superjet 100 'Things Went Really Bad' Says British Ex-Soldier Facing Iraq Death Penalty
Iraqi Shi'ites and Sunnis Start Ramadan on Same Day Navy Removes Top Nuke Weapons Officer
Reporter's Family Reunion in Iraq Is Reality Check Iraq FM Expects More Powerful Attacks
Iraq Orders Six American Made C-130J Transports Obama Marks Beginning of Muslim Holy Month
Iranian Border Guards Kill 2 Pakistanis, Says Official Petition Seeking Trial of Musharraf for Treason Filed in Pakistan Supreme Court
Air Arabia Diverts Sharjah-Peshawar Flights Over Security Concerns Pakistan Starts Manufacturing Drones
UK: Vigil Urges Withdrawal From Afghanistan Afghanistan Fears Ethnic Unrest
Was There Vote Rigging in Afghanistan's Election? 59-Year-Old Soldier Oldest to Die in Afghanistan
Swedish Government Defends Press Freedom, No Apology to Israel Planned Erekat: Israel Wants to Restart Peace Talks From Beginning
Qatar to Provide Financial Aid to Gaza Through Hamas PNA Refutes Hamas Accusation of Political Arrests
Gazans Find Joyous Ramadan a Luxury Amid Economic Downturn Group Tied to Ba'ath Party in Baghdad Arrested for Wednesday's Attacks
Militants Dispatch Suicide Bombers to Avenge Pakistan's Swat Operations Afghanistan: NATO Soldier Dies in Vehicle Accident
Suicide Explosion Hits Northern Pakistan, Casualties Feared Britain Rejects Talk of Deal in Lockerbie Release
White House Spokesman Coddles Thomas, Dodges Question Over Blackwater Afghan Elections Observers Cite Fraud
Bomb Kills Mayor, 2 Children in Mosul Iraq Rights Group Demands Release of Reuters Photojournalist Detained in Mosul
3 Lawmakers to Quit Kurdistan Parliament Israel to Sweden: We Want a Clear Denunciation Not Meditations on a Blog
Obama in Ramadan Message: US Unyielding in Support for Palestinian State Gadhafi: Release of Lockerbie Figure Should Improve UK-Libya Ties
Abdullah Prepares for Afghan Election Results, Challenges, Uproar At Home With the Lockerbie Bomber
Three Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Attacks Observers Warn Afghan Vote Not Universally Free
Afghan Vote Generally Fair; According to EU Observer Lockerbie Bomber Has 'Proof of Innocence'
5 Killed in Violence in Somali Capital Top Marine Visits US Troops in Two War Zones
Taliban Cut Off Fingers of 2 Afghan Voters Afghan Presidential Challenger Talks With Rivals
2 Koreas Hold High-Level Talks; 1st in 2 Years South Korean President to Meet Visiting Officials From North
Obama to Visit China in November Iraqi FM: Baghdad Bombings Possible Inside Job
2 Pakistan Students Expelled From UK Return Home, Claim Mistreatment Report: Pakistani Taliban Choose New Leader
Pakistan Suicide Bomber Blows Self Up During Raid Nigerian Militants Give Up Weapons to Police
CIA Used Gun, Drill in Interrogation of Alleged Cole Mastermind Report Reveals CIA Conducted Mock Executions
In South Korea, Freed US Journalists Come Under Harsh Criticism Tension Increases as China and Australia Grow Closer

August 21st, 2009

Soldier From Guam Leaves Behind Wife, 4 Children and 10 Grandchildren Garfield Heights (OH) Saddened to Hear of Death of Local Marine
Solider From Pinson (AL) Killed by Rocket Fire in Iraq Afghanistan Contractors Outnumber Troops

August 20th, 2009

Afghan War Claims Life of Marine From Queens (NY) Chesapeake (VA) Soldier Killed in Afghanistan a Dad, Husband

August 18th, 2009

West Michigan Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Blast New Portland (ME) Marine Dies in Afghanistan
Marine Killed in Afghanistan Laid to Rest in Baldwin County (AL)

August 15th, 2009

Green Beret Captain From Houma (LA) Dies in Afghanistan

August 14th, 2009

Missouri Marine's Remains Return Home

August 13th, 2009

Guardsman From North Carolina Slain in Afghanistan to Be Buried at Arlington

August 12th, 2009

Cleveland (OH) Soldier Supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom Dies in Kuwait

August 10th, 2009

Naples (FL) Marine With Ties to Maryland Killed in Afghanistan
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