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Israeli moratorium key to talks

The chairman of Israel’s largest settler organization in the disputed territory of the West Bank on Wednesday predicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government will collapse if he renews a moratorium on …Washington Times · 58 minutes ago

Obama challenges Netanyahu, Abbas to seize the opportunity

Sacramento Bee

Obama says time ripe for Mideast peace accord

Los Angeles Times

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Salon

Dutch release Yemeni men held in terror probe

Two Yemeni men arrested on arrival from the United States on suspicion they may have been conducting a dry run for an airline terror attack were released without charge Wednesday after investigations turned up no …AP – msnbc.com · 2 hours ago

Yemeni Men Caught in Amsterdam Have Been Freed

WHSV

Did U.S. airport security get it right this time?

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San Francisco Gate

Rape probe against WikiLeaks founder reopened

A senior Swedish prosecutor reopened a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the latest twist to a puzzling case in which prosecutors of different ranks have overruled each other. Assange has …AP – msnbc.com · 1 hour ago

Swedish prosecutor reopens rape probe against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

Orlando Sentinel

Julian Assange rape allegations: What’s behind them?

San Francisco Gate

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Kansas City Star

Corruption tiff ruffles U.S.-Afghan relations

KABUL, Afghanistan – A bribery probe involving a top adviser to President Hamid Karzai has angered the Afghan leader and threatens to damage U.S. relations with Kabul just three months after a White House visit that …Northwest Herald · 15 hours ago

Corruption probe ruffles U.S.-Afghan relations

San Mateo Daily Journal

Bomb attack kills Muslim religous leader in southern Afghanistan’s violent Kandahar city

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Kansas City Star

Mexico captures reported drug lord ‘the Barbie’

MEXICO CITY — A former Texas high school football player and petty street dealer who allegedly rose to become one of Mexico’s most savage assassins became the third major drug lord brought down by Mexico in less …McAlester News-Capital & Democrat · 11 hours ago

Captured Mexico drug kingpin ‘the Barbie’ says in video he knew top capos, transported cocaine

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Alleged Drug Lord ‘La Barbie’ Captured in Mexico

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Kansas City Star

NY Muslim groups decry hostile atmosphere

It is "unethical, insensitive and inhumane" to oppose the planned mosque near ground zero, more than 50 leading Muslim organizations said Wednesday as they cast the intense debate as a symptom of religious …Beaver County Times · 2 hours ago

NYC Muslim groups decry hostile atmosphere following mosque controversy

Pioneer Press

NY Muslim groups decry hostile atmosphere, say bigotry shouldn’t impede Islamic institutions

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Washington Times

Palestinian kills 4 Israelis on eve of peace talks

JERUSALEM — A Palestinian gunman opened fire Tuesday on an Israeli vehicle in the West Bank and killed four passengers on the eve of a new round of Mideast peace talks in Washington. The Islamic militant Hamas …Forbes · 56 minutes ago

Expectations low for round of Mideast talks

Associated Press

Hot or Not? About Climate and Peace Talks

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NJ.com

FEMA: U.S. evacuations may be required for Hurricane Earl

Federal officials say evacuations may be required in the U.S. if Hurricane Earl tracks too close to the East Coast. Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Craig Fugate said Tuesday that people along the …msnbc.com · 2 hours ago

Earl slams Caribbean islands

Delaware Online

FEMA: US evacuations may be required for Earl

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CBS News

PM says Iraq independent after US combat role ends

BAGHDAD— Iraq’s prime minister hailed the end of American combat operations Tuesday, saying Iraq is now an independent, sovereign country on equal footing with the U.S. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki spoke on what …Boston Globe · 55 minutes ago

PM says end of US combat restores Iraq sovereignty

Forbes

Iraqis approach end of US combat role with worry

Wyoming Tribune-Eagle

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Salon

Mexico captures reported drug lord ‘The Barbie’

MEXICO CITY — A Texas-born fugitive known as "the Barbie" grinned Tuesday as police paraded him in handcuffs and described his alleged life of luxury and savagery – cut short when he became the third suspected drug …Forbes · 2 hours ago

Mexican Drug Kingpin Arrested Outside Mexico City

The Epoch Times

Mexican police capture reputed drug kingpin ‘The Barbie’

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Washington Times

5 American troops killed in latest Afghan violence

KABUL, Afghanistan – Five U.S. troops were killed by roadside bombs and insurgent fire in southern and eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the latest casualties in a particularly bloody spell that has left 19 service members …Santa Rosa Press Democrat · 2 hours ago

Five U.S. troops killed in Afghan violence

News-Gazette

NATO head envisages gradual withdrawal from Afghanistan

Monsters and Critics

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msnbc.com

North Korea confirms Kim’s not-so-secret trip to China

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After Kim Jong Il’s safe return, North Korea confirmed what for days had been clear: the Dear Leader was on a not-so-secret trip to northeastern China. Kim hobnobbed with top Chinese officials …KHON2 · 6 hours ago

China and North Korea deepen ties during Kim Jong Il visit

Los Angeles Times

North Korea confirms Kim Jong Il’s not-so-secret trip to China

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