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December 26th, 2009

DOJ: 'Destructive Device' Placed on US Aircraft (pdf) Passengers' Quick Action Halted Attack That Billions Spent on Counterterrorism Programs Failed to Prevent
Pentagon Reviewing Strategic Information Operations Rocket Hits Afghan Defense Ministry, No Casualties
UK Medics Keep Wounded Troops Alive in Afghanistan's Desert of Death Pakistani Concern Over Unhindered Access to Afghan Truckers
Mexican Officials Conclude That the US-Backed Deployment of Soldiers Failed to Control Border Violence US Charges Suspect, Eyeing Link to Qaeda in Yemen
Pakistan: 26 Injured in Karachi Blast Near Muharram Procession Sharia Tightens Its Grip on Banda Aceh
Turkish Soldiers Get Jail Terms Over Capture by Kurdish Rebels Libya Accuses Swiss of Abusing Gaddafi's Son
Peace in Caucasus Very Close, Saysturkish Minister Jail Term Confirmed for Milosevic Police Chief
Contractor's Detention Highlights US Push for Democracy in Cuba Al-Qaeda Has Changed Its Face and Operates From a Different Base
Pakistan: Swat Militant Leader Shah Dauran Dies of Illness Pakistan: Anti-Taliban Tribal Elder Beheaded in Bajaur
US Official: We're Not Taking Sides in Lebanon Nasrallah Calls for 'Psychological Warfare' Against Israel
Terror Alerts Issued in Indian Cities PA Urged to End Coordination With Israel
Officials Investigate Travel of Man Charged in Airliner Attack, No Proof of al-Qaeda Link PA Official Accuses Israel of 'Phony' Settlement Freeze
Police Use Tear Gas at Renewed Protests in Tehran Explosion Kills Hamas Member in Beirut
Netanyahu: I Hope Livni Realizes Time Is Crucial Yemeni Director Combats Terrorism With Propaganda
Elite US Force Expanding Hunt in Afghanistan In Iraq, on Religious Holiday, a Round of Attacks on Shi'ites
Police Stop Kashmir Procession, 60 Hurt Iran's Neda Named 'Person of the Year' by UK Paper
US Bomb Suspect Was Denied British Visa: Source Independence an Uncertain Draw for Khartoum Southerners
Clashes Erupt in Tehran on Shi'ite Holy Day Car Bomb Wounds 19 in Pakistan's Commercial Capital
Afghans to Hold Parliament Vote by Late May: Official Hamas Grip on Gaza Tighter a Year After War
Mideast Tensions Rise After Deadly West Bank Raid One Year On, Gaza War Violations Still Unpunished: Hrw
Bomb Hits Hamas Car in Beirut, Casualties Unclear Blast Kills at Least Two in Hezbollah Beirut Stronghold
Dutch Tourist Says He Stopped Detroit Plane Attack Explosion Rocks Hezbollah Stronghold Near Beirut
Bomb Squad Searches Lufthansa Jet in Iceland Beirut Bomb Targets Hamas Car, One Wounded
In Election Season, Iraq Steps Up Ashura Security Militants Probe Aviation Security Weak Points
Dutch Tourist Says He Stopped Detroit Plane Attack Israeli Forces Kill 6 Palestinians, One of Deadliest Days Since Gaza War
Explosion Rocks Hezbollah Stronghold Near Beirut US Commander: Iraq Must Be Fair to Sunni Awakening Councils
Activists Push Egypt to Grant Access to Gaza European Security Agencies: US Seeks Global Security Stepup on US-Bound Travel
TSA Declines to Confirm New and 'Unpredicatable' Airline Restrictions Al-Qaeda Wannabe Kept 'Bomb' on His Lap
Afghan Police Work to Overcome Barriers for Women Source: US Knew of Terror Suspect
Official: Explosive PETN Used in Attack Nigeria Reacts to Attempted Terrorist Attack on US Airline
Saturday: 16 Iraqis Killed, 50 Wounded Iraqi and Iranian Forces in Oil Well Standoff
Nigeria Banker Fears Son Is Alleged Plane Attacker Thousands of Pilgrims Descend on Iraq's Karbala
Pakistan: US Men Had Maps of Nuclear Power Site 42 Injured as Police Break Up Kashmir Religious Processions
Pakistan Releases 100 Detained Indian Fishermen in Goodwill Gesture Two Cops Killed in Ambush, School Blown Up in Peshawar
Father of Nigerian Terror Suspect Warned US About Son Rocket Hits Afghan Capital Kabul, Three Injured
Western Nations Wary of Funding Another Afghan Election German Defense Minister: Afghanistan Not Suited for Democracy
Taliban Planned to Use Americans in Pakistan Attacks Afghan Religious Council Condemns Pakistani Taliban Over Sending Fighters
Car Bomb Blast Hits Karachi, 19 Injured Israeli Forces Injure Seven Palestinians in Nablus
Israeli Forces Kill Another Activist, Three Palestinian Boys GI Christmas in Afghanistan: Iced Tea and an Antenna Tree
Europe Tightens Security After Foiled US Attack US Drone Strike Kills 5 in NW Pakistan
Americans in Pakistan Face More Questions Yemen Says Receiving US Help Against Al-Qaeda
Lebanese Army Arrests Five People Transporting Weapons Hamas Sends Children to Gaza-Egypt Border in Wall Protests
Hamas Condemns Israeli Escalation, Vows to Reactivate Armed Resistance US Spies, Not Combat Troops in Pakistan: Holbrooke
No Celebration as UN Palestinian Refugee Agency Turns 60 Tribal Leader, Police Officer Killed in Iraq Violence
Abbas Condemns Israeli Killing of Six Palestinians Gaza Still on a Knife-Edge, One Year on From the War
Kucinich: Obama Should Fire Generals Who Spoke Publicly for Afghan Surge Iran: bin Laden's Daughter Free to Leave Tehran
Iranian Security Forces Clash With Protesters in Tehran In North Korea, Resistance Is the New Currency
At Militants' Funeral, Palestinians Vow Revenge on Israel Rights Group: IDF May Have Executed Unarmed Palestinian Militants
Iran: Security Forces Attack News Agency Housing Protesters Ahmadinejad Calls Europe's Politicians 'One More Stupid Than the Other'
Son of West Bank Shooting Victim: Revenge Is Not for Jews Israeli Troops Kill 6 in West Bank, Gaza
NATO: Taliban Commander Dies in Mosque Shootout Afghans to Hold Parliament Vote by Late May: Official
Europe Tightens Security After US 'Attack' 20,000 Attend Funeral of Executed Nablus Fatah Men
US Missile Strikes Kill 3 in Pakistan 1,960 Christians Killed in Iraq Since 2003, According to Survey
Iran's Neda Named 'Person of the Year' by UK Paper Passengers Help Foil Attack on Detroit-Bound Plane
Report: Iranian Forces, Demonstrators Clash NATO: US Service Member Killed in Afghanistan
Bomb in Iraqi Pilgrims' Tent Kills 3, Wounds 16

December 25th, 2009

Ecuador TV Station Returns to Air After Suspension Sudan-Chad Ties Thaw After Meeting: Khartoum
Iraqi Priest Says Christians Must 'Not Be Afraid' Iraqi Shi'ites Defy Suicide Bombers to Mark Ashoura

December 23rd, 2009

Graphic Novelist Pushes Palestinian Point of View
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