Hard News
60 Afghan Taliban killed in attack on NATO base:
According to an ISAF spokesman, a large group of insurgents attacked the base using small arms and rocket-proplled grenades. ISAF troops fought back, causing "significant" casualties among the insurgents, Voice of America News reported. http://bit.ly/tZVRaP
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British occupation force soldier is killed in Afghanistan:
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Afghan soldiers disarmed after attack on Australian allies:
Soldier turned his weapons on colleagues at base in Uruzgan province, seriously wounding three of them http://bit.ly/vLPDlH
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Musharraf: U.S. terror claims are nonsense:
He said there may be some refugee camps on the Pakistani side of the border that could be harboring some unsavory figures, but most of the U.S. claims were nothing more than "a mirage." http://bit.ly/vZxAXM
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14 dead as Niger clashes with convoy from Libya:
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New Libyan PM seeks cash, reassures fighters:
Libya's incoming prime minister Abdurrahim El-Keib was forced on Wednesday to pacify an angry crowd of armed fighters demanding jobs and back-pay, and urged his Western allies to unblock frozen funds so his government can pay its way. http://bit.ly/vdK8A1
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Libya ex-PM 'faces torture threat' if he leaves Tunisia:
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Murder Inc. US kills 6 people in Somalia:
The terror drone raid was carried out Wednesday morning near Kismayo in southern Somalia, leaving six people dead and 70 women and girls that were fleeing the area toward Kismayo wounded. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/209142.html
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US military adds armed robotic helicopters to fleet:
The US military plans to add a new lethal drone to its fleet -- a robotic helicopter for the US Navy equipped with laser-guided rockets, defense giant Northrop Grumman said Wednesday. http://yhoo.it/v2P8Mx
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'15,000 strong' army gathers to take on Syria:
An insurgent army which claims to be up to 15,000 strong is being coordinated from Turkey to take on President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, which risks plunging the region into open warfare. http://tgr.ph/tXqagg
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Arab league prepares 'harsh' measures against Syria:
"The Arab League informed the opposition Syrian National Council that the emergency meeting of foreign ministers on Saturday will approve new measures against the Syrian regime due to non-compliance with the Arab initiative provisions," the newspaper said. http://en.rian.ru/world/20111109/168552788.html
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US to Syrian protesters: Say no to amnesty offer:
The U.S. spoke out against the amnesty offer last week, and Syria claimed that the warning was proof of U.S. involvement in Syria's unrest. - State-run media said the U.S. "prompting armed groups to continue committing murders." The U.S. has dismissed similar Syrian claims as baseless. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20111109/us-us-syria/
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Israeli minister warns of possible strike on Iran:
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned on Tuesday of a possible Israeli military strike against Iran's nuclear program and rejected suggestions that the Jewish state would be devastated by an Iranian counterattack. http://bit.ly/rzN2id
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WikiLeaks cable portrays IAEA chief as 'in US court' on Iran nuclear program:
Iran could use the WikiLeaks revelation as another reason not to cooperate with the West on its nuclear program. http://bit.ly/fsWLFE
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Britain, France urge new strong sanctions on Iran:
Britain and France, in a joint statement Wednesday, called for new tougher strong sanctions to be imposed on Iran unless Tehran cooperates over its nuclear programme. http://yhoo.it/vN0LsA
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Russia says wont back new Iran sanctions over nuclear program:
"Any additional sanctions against Iran will be seen in the international community as an instrument for regime change in Iran. That approach is unacceptable to us, and the Russian side does not intend to consider such proposals," Interfax quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov as saying. http://bit.ly/ujcpkW
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Presstitute alert: ... Canada likely to stand with allies on Iran: Analyst
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Former Mossad Chief Seeks to Avert Israeli Attack:
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Right-wing general with links to torture wins presidency:
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Chavez Calls Up Ortega to Congratulate Him for Election Victory :
Ortega won 63.95 percent of votes, according to the latest preliminary reports released Monday. http://bit.ly/tmENtT
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Show trial: USS Cole bomb suspect arraigned at Guantanamo:
The main suspect in the USS Cole bombing was formally arraigned Wednesday at Guantanamo in the first such case since U.S. President Barack Obama reversed course and ordered controversial military trials to resume. http://www.dose.ca/news/story.html?id=5681634
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Thousands march in student protest over university fees:
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Canada: Police shut down Occupy protests:
Police forcibly removed protesters from a London, Ontario park early Wednesday, marking the beginning of the end of the Occupy movement in Canada as other cities vowed to also evict demonstrators. http://yhoo.it/uV3Lol
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Joe Walsh screams at constituents, defends Banks :
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Despotism & Democracy : Video -
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New US offshore oil leasing plan includes Arctic:
The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed a new plan for offshore oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska, including the environmentally sensitive Arctic. http://bit.ly/vyP8Wi
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