Pakistan Seeks to Reduce Tensions After Troop Move

Pakistan Seeks to Reduce Tensions After Troop Move

Floods Could Follow Ice in Midwest

Floods Could Follow Ice in Midwest

IDF amasses forces near Gaza ahead of possible ground op.

One killed as Kassams rain on Negev

Operation 'Cast Lead' Begins; One Israeli and 205 Arabs are Dead

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Russia to supply missiles to Syria

Russia deploys 2nd S-400 missile system

Report: Russian military gets new nuclear missiles

Police declare high terror alert

News: Police chief decides to call in reinforcements after receiving warnings of dozens of possible terror attacks that may be attempted in retaliation for Gaza op

Egypt lays blame on Hamas

News: Cairo officially protests Gaza operation to Israeli ambassador, but Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit says Egypt warned Hamas this would be the case unless it stops Qassam attacks

Caroline Glick--The "realist" fantasy

Iraqi Forces Discover Priceless Smuggled Treasure

Iraqi Forces Discover Priceless Smuggled Treasure

Zimbabwe has 'no intention' of releasing activists

Montserrat volcano hurls lava, rocks, ash

A volcano on the tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat has resumed its rumbling and hurled rocks and lava toward the abandoned capital.

Chile says Chaiten volcano still poses danger

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East Quincy earthquake felt in Chico, Paradise

East Quincy earthquake felt in Chico, Paradise

Earthquake Reported in Lancaster County

3.4 magnitude quake felt all across county, region; No damage reported

5.1 magnitude earthquake hits north of Wellington

Somali pirates threaten fuel supply to Tanzania

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Somali pirates free Yemeni fishing boat

Baghdad bombs reportedly kill 28 people

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two bombs killed at least 28 people and wounded 55 in Baghdad on Saturday, police said. The explosions on a long holiday weekend shook the city, where car bombs, roadside blasts and

Somali pirates free Yemeni fishing boat

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Barack Obama needs help from Syria to bring peace to Gaza (Oh, really?)

The Israeli air strikes against the Gaza Strip yesterday have smashed the rickety structure on which hopes for reconciliation with the Arab world were pinned.

Internet sites could be given 'cinema-style age ratings', Culture Secretary says

Internet sites could be given cinema-style age ratings as part of a Government crackdown on offensive and harmful online activity to be launched in the New Year, the Culture Secretary says.

Taleban 'will kill school girls'

Taleban militants in the Swat valley in north-west Pakistan threaten to kill girls who attend school after 15 January.

As Taliban nears Kabul, shadow gov't takes hold

Sudan 'has 6,000 child soldiers'

There are as many as 6,000 child soldiers, some as young as 11, in war-torn Darfur, the head of Unicef in Sudan says.

Brazil and EU leaders hold summit

Leaders from the EU and Brazil are expected to focus on the financial crisis and climate change at a Rio de Janeiro summit.