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 US troops in firefight after suicide attack
| BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces were under the spotlight yesterday after a co-ordinated suicide attack on an army complex killed 12 people, as US troops fired back in an attempt to repel the operatio... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban) The Australian
Iraq Photos Terrorism US Wikipedia: 2003 invasion of Iraq |
 Benjamin Netanyahu facing cabinet revolt over peace talks
| ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tried to fend off anger from his own cabinet about his handling of renewed peace talks while also seeking a compromise over a partial extension of the f... (photo: AP / Muhammed Muheisen) The Australian
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 S Africa workers suspend strike
| South African public workers unions have suspended a nationwide strike involving 1.3 million civil servants that has threatened to bring the economy to a halt. | The st... (photo: WN / Eteh) Al Jazeera
Africa African Million Photos Wikipedia: Africa |
 Egyptian officials to be tried in Van Gogh theft
| CAIRO (AP) — Eleven culture officials from Egypt's government have been formally charged in last month's theft of a Vincent van Gogh painting from a Cairo museum that... (photo: WN / belal) The Guardian
Cairo Culture Egypt Photos Wikipedia: Egypt |
 Burning Koran angers Afghans
| Kabul - Several hundred Afghans chanting "Death to America" rallied outside a mosque in the Afghan capital on Monday to protest against an American church's plan to bur... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq) Independent online
Afghanistan Islam Photos US Wikipedia: September 11 attacks |
 Lebanon PM retracts Syria charge
| Lebanon's prime minister has said he was wrong in accusing Syria of assassinating his father, Rafik al-Hariri, in 2005 and said the charge against Damascus wa... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) Al Jazeera
Lebanon Photos Politics Syria Wikipedia: Rafic Hariri |
 Lebanon PM: accusations against Syria were mistake
| BASSEM MROUE | Associated Press Writer= BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's prime minister said he was wrong to accuse Syria of involvement in the 2005 assassination of his fathe... (photo: AP / Ahmad Omar) The Guardian
Lebanon Photos Politics Syria Wikipedia: Rafic Hariri |
 After 20 years of protection, owl is declining but forests remain
| WASHINGTON -- Twenty years after northern spotted owls were protected under the Endangered Species Act, their numbers continue to decline, and scientists aren't certain... (photo: creative commons / ) The News & Observer
Birds Loggers Owls Photos Wikipedia: Owl |
 French minister pledges to help save Iranian woman
| Paris: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says he is willing to "do anything" to save an Iranian woman sentenced to death on an adultery conviction and ... (photo: AP / Francois Mori) Gulf News
Death France Iran Photos Wikipedia: Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani |
 Russia boosts military cooperation with Israel
MOSCOW ' The defence ministers of Russia and Israel on Monday signed an agreement on military cooperation, hailing the unity between Moscow and the Jewish state. | 'We ha... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Khaleej Times
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