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Seeded on Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:58 PM EST (Pine River World News)

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Iranian General floats 'Muslim war on Israel'

Seeded on Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:23 AM EST (Press TV, Tehran)

[Excerpt:] - Brigadier General Mir-Faisal Baqerzadeh, Head of the Foundation for the Remembrance of the Holy Defense, said Monday that Islamic countries should move to put the military option against Tel Aviv on the table.

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Tourists warned to stop 'harassing' Kyoto's geisha

Seeded on Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:19 AM EST (Telegraph)

[Excerpt:] - Tourists have been warned to stop "harassing" Japan's famous kimono-clad geisha as they wander the streets of the ancient city of Kyoto.

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Georgia tempting fate again?

Seeded on Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:13 AM EST (Russia Today)

[Excerpt:] - Georgia is moving tanks and armoured vehicles closer to the border with South Ossetia, the republic's government said on Monday.

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Why Al Qaeda isn't gaining a foothold in Cambodia

Seeded on Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:09 AM EST (Christian Science Monitor)

[Excerpt:] - The post-Khmer Rouge nation is a portrait of tolerance for Muslims, but the US worries that this could change.

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Shoes flung at Bush flying from shelves

Seeded on Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:23 AM EST (Christian Science Monitor)

[Excerpt:] - ISTANBUL, Turkey - For the past 10 years, model 271 has been the bestseller of Ramazan Baydan's Ducati line of shoes. It's got all the attributes of a workhorse – affordable and durable, chunky, yet presentable.

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NATO cash sponsoring Taliban

Seeded on Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:10 AM EST (Russia Today)

[Excerpt:] - The British newspaper the Times has accused the ISAF, or NATO's mission to Afghanistan, of indirectly helping the Taliban in Afghanistan.

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Mother forced daughter into prostitution to pay phone bill

Seeded on Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:04 AM EST (Telegraph)

[Excerpt:] - TOKYO - A woman has been jailed in Japan after forcing her 15-year-old daughter into prostitution in order to cover the spiralling cost of her mobile phone bills.

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Israel Air Force uses new U.S.-supplied smart bomb

Seeded on Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:58 AM EST (JPost.com)

[Excerpt:] - The Israel Air Force used a new bunker-buster missile that it received recently from the United States in strikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, The Jerusalem Post learned on Sunday.

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Analyst: Plots hatched in Cairo, implemented in Gaza

Seeded on Sun Dec 28, 2008 4:09 PM EST (IRNA, Tehran)

[Excerpt:] - TEHRAN - A political analyst in Tehran said on Sunday that the atrocities of the Zionist regime in Gaza Strip on Saturday was jointly orchestrated by Cairo and Tel Aviv to isolate and eradicate Palestinian resistance in Gaza Strip.

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Hamas Urges New Intifada: We Kneel Only before Allah

Seeded on Sat Dec 27, 2008 4:56 PM EST (Al-Manar)

[Excerpt:] - Hamas politburo Chief Khaled Mashaal called Saturday on Palestinians to wage a new intifada against Israeli occupation, including a return to martyrdom operations.

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Israel to mount emergency international PR effort in wake of Gaza campaign

Seeded on Sat Dec 27, 2008 1:19 PM EST (Haaretz)

[Excerpt:] - Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Saturday instructed the Foreign Ministry to take emergency measures to adapt Israel's international public relations to the ongoing escalation in the Gaza Strip.

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Why men are addicted to video games

Seeded on Sat Dec 27, 2008 8:49 AM EST (Times of India)

[Excerpt:] - LONDON - Scientists have found answer to the question that intrigued women for years: Why men are 'hooked' on video games? According to the researchers, the 'passion' stems from a deep-rooted urge to conquer.

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Analysis: Cairo fears domestic Islamist fallout if Israel hits Gaza hard

Seeded on Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:31 AM EST (JPost.com)

[Published summary:] - Egypt concerned Muslim Brotherhood might strengthen position in country.

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Oil rebounds in post-Xmas trade

Seeded on Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:28 AM EST (Fin24)

[Excerpt:] - SINGAPORE - World oil prices rebounded in Asian trade on Friday after tumbling to four-year lows before the Christmas break, with economic gloom weighing on the market, analysts said.

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Hitler admirer fires up Israeli election

Seeded on Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:24 AM EST (Russia Today)

[Excerpt:] - A politician in Israel has captured the public imagination by embracing not only Nazi-style extremism, but by publicly saying that Hitler was a genius.

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CIA, RAW and Mossad: World's most dangerous collaboration

Seeded on Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:54 PM EST (The Frontier Post, Peshawar)

[Excerpt:] - The peace of earth deteriorated speedily just after the collapse of Russia because India, Israel and US started promoting and supporting state terrorism through their intelligence agencies (CIA, RAW and Mossad) to gain their strategic objectives on any cost.

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Bees on cocaine: The facts

Seeded on Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:53 PM EST (The Register (UK))

[Excerpt:] - News has emerged of the latest threat to nature: drug-addled bees, hopped up on crack by crazed scientists. Some bee experts believe that cocaine could have "as devastating an effect on honey bee society as it does on human society".

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U.S. embassy in Russia denies Americans fought in South Ossetia

Seeded on Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:48 PM EST (RIA Novosti)

[Excerpt:] - MOSCOW - The press office at the US embassy in Russia dismissed Russian claims on Wednesday that American mercenaries fought alongside Georgian troops in August during the military conflict in South Ossetia.

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Inquiry into U.S. plastic surgeon who 'used fat from clients to run car'

Seeded on Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:46 PM EST (Telegraph)

[Excerpt:] - US authorities are investigating a Beverly Hills cosmetic surgeon who claims that he used fat he removed from patients in liposuction operations to power his "green" four-wheel-drive car.

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Iran plays new game in U.S. backyard

Seeded on Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:33 PM EST (Russia Today)

[Excerpt:] - Iranian trade agreements and anti-poverty drives across left-leaning Latin American states kindle US fears of state-sponsored extremism.

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The 'other Iraq' forges ahead

Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:27 AM EST (Asia Times)

[Published summary:] - The semi-autonomous Kurdish Regional Government in northern Iraq encourages tourists with imagery of breathtaking scenery and relative calm. More important in terms of politics, it is looking to exploit the most valuable asset in its possession, oil.

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INDIA: Fifty 'Witches' Beaten By Mob

Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:22 AM EST (Sky.com)

[Excerpt:] - Villagers in tribal central India have allegedly beaten 50 women with sticks and cut off their hair after accusing them of witchcraft.

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Mugabe's backers 'operate freely' in UK

Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:20 AM EST (IOL)

[Excerpt:] - Businessmen who have been accused by the US Treasury of financially supporting Robert Mugabe were operating freely in Britain, the London Times reported on Monday.

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MIDEAST: Sun Sets On An Encircled Town

Seeded on Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:47 AM EST (Inter Press Service)

[Excerpt:] - QALQILYA, West Bank - Qalqilya has been an encircled town since the Israeli West Bank barrier was built around it in 2003. Only one narrow gate guarded by Israeli soldiers allows access.

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