Sep 21, 2011
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Obama tries to derail Palestinian U.N. statehood bid
U.S. President Barack Obama told the United Nations on Wednesday there was no short cut to Middle East peace, but Palestinians said they would press on with a request for U.N. recognition of their nascent state. Amid …msnbc.com · 2 hours ago
Obama to meet Palestinian leader amid U.N. crisis
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Isakson opposes U.N. recognition of Palestinian state outside peace process
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
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Libya rulers say they seize Gaddafi desert outposts
TRIPOLI/NORTH OF BANI WALID, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s interim rulers said on Wednesday they had captured one of Muammar Gaddafi’s last strongholds deep in the Sahara desert, finding chemical weapons, and …YAHOO! · 3 hours ago
Palestinians Won’t Accept Vote Delay on UN Bid
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Libya fighters seize southern Gaddafi town: spokesman
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San Jose Mercury News
Americans Freed From Iran Prison Arrive In Oman
Two Americans released from jail in Iran have landed in the Gulf state of Oman. AP reporters saw the arrival of the plane carrying Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, who were released Wednesday from a Tehran prison after a $1 …msnbc.com · 1 hour ago
Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, U.S. hikers imprisoned in Iran since 2009, set free, arrive in Oman
New York Daily News
‘The case is over’: Iran to release US hikers Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, lawyer says
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Reuters India
At least 16 killed as clashes shatter Yemen truce
Sana’a – At least 16 people were killed Wednesday in the Yemeni capital Sana’a, in fresh clashes between troops loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and dissident military forces, shattering a short-lived ceasefire. The …Monsters and Critics · 4 hours ago
Can the West prevent Yemen from becoming ‘another Somalia’?
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Snipers, shelling in Yemen break uneasy truce
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Town Hall
Pakistan ISI urged attacks on U.S. targets: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials say there is mounting evidence that Pakistan’s chief intelligence agency has been encouraging a Pakistan-based militant network to attack U.S. targets. The allegations, if fully …YAHOO! · 1 hour ago
Mountain bikers battle snow and hail in Pakistan
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FBI head visits Pakistan amid tensions
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USA Today
17 dead in India landslides at plant hit by quake
MANGAN, India – Soldiers in northeastern India cleared a path Wednesday to a hydroelectric project where 17 people were confirmed killed by landslides in a powerful Himalayan earthquake, bringing the overall toll in the …AZCentral.com · 12 hours ago
Death toll at 81 for quake in India, Nepal, China
Forbes
Chicago seeks to build economic ties with India
Chicago Tribune