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New high in Iraqi civilian deaths
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New high in Iraqi civilian deaths
The number of civilians killed in political violence in Iraq reached record levels in December, according to Iraqi government figures. The interior ministry says 1,930 Iraqis died last month,... (photo: US DoD/Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet, USAF)
Somalia's Islamist fighters flee last urban base as pro-government alliance closes in
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Somalia's Islamist fighters flee last urban base as pro-government alliance closes in
Hardline leader pledges insurgency campaign · Ethiopian MiGs search sea for escaping militiamen Somalia's Islamist fighters abandoned their last urban stronghold yesterday as their war with... (photo: AP/Karel Prinsloo)
Taliban commander vows bloody 2007 in Afghanistan  Reuters 
Taliban commander vows bloody 2007 in Afghanistan
Tue Jan 2, 2007 5:50am ET | | By Saeed Ali Achakzai SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The Taliban will step up attacks on foreign troops in Afghanistan this year and kill anyone who negotiates with... (photo: UK MoD)
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Blair urges party to remain New Labour  Scotsman 
Blair urges party to remain New Labour
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tony Blair used his tenth New Year message on Tuesday to pledge to "see through" Britain's military commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan and work "tirelessly" for... (photo: Peter Macdiarmid/WorldPhotos.com)
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Three players vie for BBC award BBC News
Three players vie for BBC award
Ahly and Egypt playmaker Mohamed Aboutrika is one of three players who have made the final shortlist for the 2006 BBC African Footballer of the Year award. Aboutrika is... (photo: AP/Ben Curtis)
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Rise in fake drugs trade puts NHS patients at risk The Independent
Rise in fake drugs trade puts NHS patients at risk
Britain is facing a growing threat from fake medicines as counterfeiters have begun targeting the UK's pharmaceutical supply chain, according to the Government's drug... (photo: WN)
Drugs   Health   Market   Medicine   Photos
Disarmament starts in Somalia Scotsman
Disarmament starts in Somalia
By C. Bryson Hull and Sahal Abdulle MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's victorious government set up gun collection points in Mogadishu on Tuesday at the start of a drive to... (photo: AP Photo)
Islamists   Photos   Somalia   War   Weapons
DaimlerChrysler reaches settlement with insurers Mail Guardian South Africa
DaimlerChrysler reaches settlement with insurers
Frankfurt, Germany German-United States auto giant DaimlerChrysler said on Tuesday it had reached an out-of-court settlement with insurers over a legal squabble... (photo: Bill Pugliano/WorldPhotos.com)
Business   Carmaker   Daimlerchrysler   Industry   Photos
Somalis claims control of all Islamist-held territories Khaleej Times
Somalis claims control of all Islamist-held territories
(AFP) 2 January 2007 BAIDOA, Somalia - The Somali government said on Tuesday it was now in control of all Islamist-held territories in south and central Somalia after... (photo: AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor)
Ethiopia   Islamists   Photos   Somalia   War
Africa's year of terror tactics BBC News
Africa's year of terror tactics
The grand African summit in Beijing in November set the seal on China's critical economic role. But the unfolding crises in the greater Horn of Africa are drawing... (photo: WN/ Justo Casal)
Africa   Economy   Photos   Poverty   War
Sunnis Protest Over Saddam Execution Hartford Courant
Sunnis Protest Over Saddam Execution
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Sunnis Muslims, angered by the execution of Saddam Hussein and the way his hanging was carried out, have taken to the streets in recent days in mainly... (photo: Salah Malkawi/WorldPhotos.com)
Baghdad   Photos   Saddam   Shiite   Sunni
Saddam's execution 'deplorable', says Prescott The Independent
Saddam's execution 'deplorable', says Prescott
The manner of Saddam Hussein's execution was "deplorable", Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott said today. Mr Prescott said that leaked footage of Saddam's... (photo: WN/Suvarna)
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Iraqi deaths hit record high Scotsman
Iraqi deaths hit record high
By Alastair Macdonald BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The number of Iraqi civilians killed in political violence hit a record high in December, according figures compiled by Iraq's... (photo: Justin Sullivan/WorldPhotos.com)
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Giving Fatah Arms, Training Makes 'Better Terrorists,' Critics Say Crosswalk
Giving Fatah Arms, Training Makes 'Better Terrorists,' Critics Say
Patrick Goodenough Managing Editor (CNSNews.com) - Weapons and security assistance provided to the Palestinian Authority under the defunct Oslo Accords were used in... (photo: Ahmed Deeb/WN)
Israel   Palestine   Photos   US   Weapons
War dead to be honored in S.F. San Fransisco Examiner
War dead to be honored in S.F.
SAN FRANCISCO - With the Iraq war death toll of U.S. soldiers having reached 3,000, Bay Area veteran’s groups are coming together to make sure that number does not go... (photo: William Thomas Cain/WorldPhotos.com)
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Palestinian militants attack Israeli truck The State
Palestinian militants attack Israeli truck
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Palestinian militants attacked the Gaza Strip's main cargo crossing with mortar fire early Tuesday, lightly wounding an Israeli truck driver in... (photo: WN Gaza)
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Robert Fisk: He takes his secrets to the grave. Our complicity dies with him
Robert Fisk: He takes his secrets to the grave. Our complicity dies with him
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EU entry receives lukewarm welcome in Bulgaria
EU entry receives lukewarm welcome in Bulgaria
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- Stock markets make a strong start to 2007
Taliban commander vows bloody year in Afghanistan
Taliban commander vows bloody year in Afghanistan
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- Taliban vows spring offensive
- Pilgrims perform last hajj ritual in Mecca
- Oil prices dip under $61 a barrel
- Wikipedia 'bans Qatar net users'
- Iranian Leader Scorns U.N. Sanctions
- Manner of Saddam's execution deplorable, says Prescott
Long-serving Jerusalem mayor dies
Long-serving Jerusalem mayor dies
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- At inauguration, Da Silva promises economic growth
- Chile's divisive mountain of gold
- The Year Ahead: Shake-ups to come in high street and boardro
- Brazil president begins new term
- Brazilians win 15km St Silvester
- Lula starts second term hoping to boost economic growth
Brazil's Silva pledges to help the poor
Brazil's Silva pledges to help the poor
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- Pride and prejudice
- Interim government asks for peacekeepers
- Ethiopian troops to stay in Somalia weeks
- Alleged African witches still outcast to camps
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- Oprah Winfrey opens school for girls in South Africa
Somalian Forces Pursue Islamic Militants
Somalian Forces Pursue Islamic Militants
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- Kidman cuts short holiday after paparazzi row
- Gold hits one-month high on weaker dollar
- Philippoussis injury hands France victory
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- Aborigines win partial land rights
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Faces of the year - the men
Faces of the year - the men
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- World Cup boss rallies Caribbean
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- Castro may relax, despite nickel reserves
- Cuba condemns 'illegal' Saddam execution
- Cuba condemns 'illegal' Saddam Hussein execution
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Castro predicts recovery in New Year message to Cuban people
Castro predicts recovery in New Year message to Cuban people
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