UN: Floods displace thousands in southern Africa

Snow Piles Up in North Dakota, Keeping Flood-Ready Fargo Residents on Edge

NSW flood towns declared disaster zone | The Australian

Tornado kills 10 in India

Eight dead, eight missing in helicopter crash

Iraq blames neighbors for water shortage

Flooding spotlight turns to Southeast U.S.
Area told to prepare for new round of tornadoes, floods

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Magnitude 4.5 - NORTHERN COLOMBIA

Magnitude 5.1 - NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

Magnitude 5.0 - BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Magnitude 5.2 - KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA

Magnitude 5.4 - PAGAN REGION, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

Magnitude 4.8 - EASTER ISLAND REGION

Magnitude 4.4 - NICARAGUA
Two mild earthquakes hit northern Nicaragua

Magnitude 3.0 - UTAH

Small earthquake reported Monday night near Monterey and San Benito county lines

Mount Redoubt produces cloud of haze

Morgan Hill quake exposes new fault

Two mild earthquakes hit the United Arab Emirates : Environment

Magnitude 4.4 - TRINIDAD, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Magnitude 4.4 - TRINIDAD, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Magnitude 4.8 - SOUTHERN PERU

Magnitude 6.3 - NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.
Strong earthquake hits Papua New Guinea coast

Magnitude 4.7 - JUJUY, ARGENTINA

Magnitude 5.5 - SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA

Magnitude 5.1 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA

Minor earthquake gives Lake Tahoe a shake

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Obama Heads to Europe to Pitch Economic Plan at G-20

G20 nations edge towards agreement

France threatens G20 walkout

G20: Summit to save the world?
Overhype, much?

Tensions Rise at G-20 Economic Summit

G-20 protesters break into Royal Bank of Scotland

London calling as anarchists get ready to rumble

G-20 Should Ensure Quick Action, Initiate Reform, Economists Say

Police clash with G20 protesters

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Mark Steyn: Government's grasp goes global

The Coming War on Sovereignty - John Bolton

The suicide of American sovereignty

Government Claims Power to Ban Books and Speech

Earth population 'exceeds limits'

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What Does One Get a Queen?
iPod? Really? Ugh.

U.S. State Department overlooks ‘especially dire’ religious freedom violations in Iraq

Giving Back the TARP Money: Three Banks Pull a 'Sarah Palin'

Obama, Russian President Launch Negotiations on Arms Control

Obama Said to Find Bankruptcy Likely for GM, Chrysler

U.S. reconciliation offer lunatic: Taliban spokesman

National Grid Announces Plan for Smart Grid Pilot in Worcester, Massachusetts

Uncle Sam: Psychiatrist

Senator: Expect painful cuts in Pentagon budget

NYSE Runs Out of Gold Bars: What Happens Next?

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Syria president still wants peace with Israel

Warning Issued Not to Sign With Vatican

Hamas Builds Arsenal, Prepares for War

Noble Energy Announces Second Natural Gas Discovery Offshore Israel at Dalit

New Balad MK praises Iran's nuke quest

Lieberman: Annapolis doesn't obligate us

PM: We may be forced to attack Iran


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Bahrain's sovereign wealth fund eyes stakes in global food, financial, telecoms firms

Desert Schism: Prince Nayef Bids for Saudi Throne
Saudi prince’s elevation ends guessing game

Raytheon inks Saudi Arabia missile deal

Iraq starts policing borders with unmanned planes

Iraq: Many Baghdad mutineers escaped with weapons

Dutch couple kidnapped in Yemen

Yemeni security forces clash with Jihadists, 20 arrested

Azerbaijan and Jordan Intend To Develop Cooperation In Military-technical Area

Tbilisi Blames Moscow for Deadly Blast near South Ossetia

US to help Georgia rebuild military: top general

Undercover US ships may weigh anchor in Black Sea

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Russia blasts EU-Ukraine pipeline accord

Russia denies Arctic 'power grab' with Canada

French workers detain 4 Caterpillar executives

Saudi IDB buys 40 pct of Albania bank for $8 mln

German railway's CEO offers to quit in scandal

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Nine die in Afghanistan attack

Iran has interest in a stable Afghanistan, Clinton says

Pakistan police ill-equipped against terror

Gas pipeline blown up in Dera Bugti

Turkmenistan announces international tender to build East-West gas pipeline

Afghan unrest kills mayor, 30 militants

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Chinese general warns of more territorial disputes

China deal for Australian miner

Chinese 'Kill Weapon' Gives U.S. Navy Cause for Concern

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Germany to File Charges Against Suspected Pirates

12 Filipino seafarers freed, 96 others remain in Somalia

Hundreds feared dead off coast of Libya

UN opens two new Indian Ocean search, rescue centers

Zimbabwe: Rival Anglican Parishioners Clash

DRCongo could redraw border with Angola

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Pigeons smuggle cell phones into Brazilian prison

Rio building walls around slums

Brazil evaluating purchase of fighter jets

Mexico’s drug mayhem closer than we think