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Police to end restrictions on ex-Gitmo detainee (AP)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:11:58 -0500

AP - Australian police said Thursday they will stop restricting the movements and communications of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee after he broke his long media silence to ask them to let him "get on with" his life.

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Piracy watchdog hails Indian attack on pirate ship (AP)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:48:36 -0500

AP - An anti-piracy watchdog group on Thursday welcomed an Indian warship's destruction of a suspected pirate vessel in waters off Somalia, where hijackings have become increasingly violent and the hijackers increasingly bold.

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Rebels: No clashes in eastern Congo after pullback (AP)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:14:21 -0500

AP - Hundreds of rebel forces have pulled back from three front lines in eastern Congo, the U.N. confirmed, as aid workers scrambled to reach more of the 300,000 hungry, exhausted refugees displaced by the fighting.

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Iraq parliament engulfed in protests over US pact (AP)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:34:15 -0500

AP - As opposition lawmakers shouted and pounded their desks in protest, Iraq's parliament on Thursday resumed deliberating a proposed security agreement with the United States that would allow American forces to stay there three more years.

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US ambassador summoned in Pakistan (AP)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:34:53 -0500

AP - Pakistan summoned the U.S. ambassador Thursday to protest a suspected American missile strike deep inside its territory as militants threatened revenge attacks unless the cross-border raids stop.

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US raid kills Iraqi blamed in 2004 reservist death (AP)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:57:45 -0500

AP - The U.S. military says an Iraqi al-Qaida in Iraq leader blamed in the 2004 abduction and murder of an Army reservist has been killed.by team

Israeli leaders travel to Jordan to discuss Gaza (AP)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:00:00 -0500

AP - Israeli officials say the country's prime minister and defense minister made a secret trip Jordan this week to discuss the latest violence in the Gaza Strip with King Abdullah II.by team

New Zimbabwe talks expected next week (AFP)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:31:05 -0500

AFP - Zimbabwe on Thursday announced a new round of power-sharing talks next week in South Africa, while accusing former UN chief Kofi Annan of trying to boost the opposition with a visit set for this weekend.

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AstraZeneca wins first round in Teva litigation (AP)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:50:47 -0500

AP - AstraZeneca PLC won the first round of a legal fight over the release of a generic version of its child asthma medication Pulmicort Respules by rival Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. on Thursday as it also unveiled job cuts in Europe.by team

Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader insults Obama with racial epithet (AP)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:25:27 -0500

AP - Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites. The message appeared chiefly aimed at persuading Muslims and Arabs that Obama does not represent a change in U.S. policies.

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