Iraqis Protest Against U.S. Troop Pact
Thousands of people gathered in Baghdad's Firdous Square on November 21 to protest against a pact letting U.S. forces stay in Iraq until...
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Israel to Boycott UN Conference on Racism
Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said on November 19, that Israel will not attend the UN's World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia...
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UN to Increase Troop Strength in DR Congo
The UN Security Council voted unanimously on November 20 to send more than 3,000 additional personnel (2,785 troops and 300 police officers) to...
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Piracy May Draw U.S. Into Somali Vortex
In December 1992, just weeks before lame-duck President George Bush left office, the United States invaded Somalia to attempt to stabilize and provide...
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Iran Test Fires New Long-range Missile
Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on November 12, that Iran had test-fired a new generation of surface-to-surface missile capable of...
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North Korean Blackmail Beats the U.S. Blacklist
ITEM: In an article entitled "U.S. says North Korea stuck to nuclear promises," Reuters reported on October 17: "North Korea has kept its...
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Christians In Iraq
With the dismantling of Saddam’s regime, anarchy has reigned in Iraq, and members of religious minorities — especially Christians — have been threatened...
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Supply Convoy Bound for Afghanistan Hijacked
A convoy of 13 trucks carrying supplies to U.S. and other Western military units in Afghanistan was hijacked in the famed Khyber Pass...
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Who Really Attacked Whom in Russia-Georgia War?
For many of us, memories of the Cold War and of Russia's predecessor Soviet government may have fostered a natural inclination to sympathize...
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Overseas Reaction to Obama Win
Reaction from foreign leaders and citizens to the winning of the U.S. presidency by Democrat Barack Obama has been largely favorable, judging from...
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China and Taiwan Agree to Closer Economic Ties
The governments of the Republic of China on Taiwan and the communist regime on mainland China signed four agreements on November 4 that...
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Melamine Concerns Widen
In the last several weeks, Romer Labs, an international diagnostic testing lab for the agricultural, food, and feed industries, discovered 30 samples of...
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U.S. Embassy in Damascus Closed to Public
The United States closed its embassy in Damascus to the public on October 30 because of security concerns stemming from anti-U.S. demonstrations in...
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Pakistan Complains to U.S. About Attacks
A Pakistani government spokesman announced on October 29 that the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, Anne Patterson, had been summoned to receive a formal...
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Iraq Government Wants Kurds Out of Mosul
According to a New York Times report of October 28, the U.S.-backed, Shiite-dominated government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki has been forcing...
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