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Suicide bombs kill 15, wound 35 in Pakistani city
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 AP - A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 15 people in this eastern city, police said. It was the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week, indicating Islamist militants are stepping up violence after a period of relative calm.
Israel seals off West Bank to prevent unrest
1 hour ago
 AP - Israel has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours, preventing Palestinians from entering Israel because of fears of unrest.
Marjah push: Ups and downs are lessons for future
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AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Alfred de Montesquiou, an Associated Press correspondent embedded with U.S. Marines in the battle for the Afghan town of Marjah, was able to observe some of the lessons of the fighting and hear from the officers in command how they are being absorbed.
Thai anti-govt protesters begin to mass for rally
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 AP - Anti-government protesters massed around Thailand on Friday ahead of a march they hope will paralyze the capital and force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to call new elections. Authorities mobilized 50,000 security officers and set up checkpoints around Bangkok.
Can a Fatwa Against Terrorism Stop Extremists?
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Time.com - Can an influential Pakistani cleric end terrorism by declaring a fatwa against it?
S&P raises Ukraine's credit rating
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AP - Ratings agency Standard & Poor's says it has raised Ukraine's sovereign credit rating by one notch, citing reduced political risks in the country.
Mummy of Egypt's monotheist pharaoh to return home
10 hours ago
 AP - The DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt's enduring mysteries — the fate of controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten's mummy. The discovery could help fill out the picture of a fascinating era more than 3,300 years ago when Akhenaten embarked on history's first attempt at monotheism.
At least 8 dead across Mexico in drug killings
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 AP - Gunmen burst into a wake in the border city of Ciudad Juarez on Thursday and opened fire, killing 5 young men and wounding five others, including a 10-year-old girl.
Sarkozy pays tribute to top Sunni cleric Tantawi
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 AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday paid tribute to Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, the Egyptian cleric who died this week at age 81, saying he embodied "an Islam of dialogue and openness."
Chinese minister insists Google obey the law
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 AP - China's top Internet regulator insisted Friday that Google must obey its laws or "pay the consequences," giving no sign of a possible compromise in their dispute over censorship and hacking.
Budget fails to boost Conservatives
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Reuters - A federal budget last week did little to boost the fortunes the Conservatives, who still only have a slight lead in public support, according to a poll released on Thursday.
Aussie cabbie to take tourists on 4,000-mile drive
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AP - A Western Australian taxi driver named the state's favorite cabbie in an online contest has won the right to take 22 passengers on a 4,000-mile (6,500-kilometer) ride.
U.S. criticizes Afghanistan's 'poor' human rights record
10 hours ago
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The U.S.-backed government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has a "poor" human rights record, tarnished by widespread impunity for security forces who commit abuses; violence against women; torture and extra-judicial killings, the State Department said in an annual report released Thursday.
Why Rush Limbaugh would go to Costa Rica if Obama's healthcare plan passes
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The Christian Science Monitor - Conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh said this week heâd go to Costa Rica for medical treatment if Congress passes proposed reforms to the US healthcare system.
Iraq Election: Votes Being Counted Amid Risk of Violence
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Time.com - Sunday's poll appears likely to yield an indecisive result, while accusations of ballot fraud by opposition parties could challenge the legitimacy of the new government that eventually emerges
Arab Americans Organize to Get Counted in Census
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OneWorld.net - SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 11 (New America Media) - A coalition of Arab-American cultural organizations in
the San Francisco Bay Area have launched a grassroots organizing
campaign designed to send a clear message to Washington: that they,
along with every other Arab in America, are in fact Arab, and not white.
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