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Biden condemns Israel settlement move at Palestinian talks (AFP)

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) – US Vice President Joe Biden told Palestinian leaders on Wednesday that Washington will hold accountable any side that hurts ...
Biden condemns Israel settlement move at Palestinian talks (AFP)

Gunmen storm US charity in Pakistan killing six aid workers (AFP)

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – Militants armed with guns and grenades stormed the offices of a US-based Christian charity in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six ...
Gunmen storm US charity in Pakistan killing six aid workers (AFP)

Retaliation fears stalk Nigeria city after clashes (Reuters)

JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) – Sporadic shooting rang out overnight in the central Nigerian city of Jos and witnesses said at least one person was ...
Retaliation fears stalk Nigeria city after clashes (Reuters)

"JihadJane" accused of terror plot in Sweden (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with plotting to kill a Swedish man and trying to recruit fighters via the Internet ...
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Iraq PM said to be ahead on eve of vote results (Reuters)

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Initial results from Iraq's national election are likely to be released by Thursday, Iraqi and U.N. officials said on Wednesday, as ...
Iraq PM said to be ahead on eve of vote results (Reuters)

Abuse scandal creeps closer to the pope (AP)

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VATICAN CITY – Church abuse scandals in Germany have reached the older brother of Pope Benedict XVI and are creeping ever closer to the pontiff himself.
While there has been no suggestion of wrongdoing by Benedict, the launch of an inquiry by German Catholic officials after his brother admitted he slapped children years ago is stirring [...]

A blond, blue-eyed Philly suburbanite called Jihad Jane (AP)

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PHILADELPHIA – The self-dubbed “Jihad Jane” who thought her blond, all-American profile would help mask her plan to kill a Swedish cartoonist is a rare case of a U.S. woman inciting foreign terrorism and shows the latest evolution of the global threat, authorities say.
The suburban Philadelphia woman, Colleen R. LaRose, was accused in Tuesday’s indictment [...]

Senate passes jobless aid, business tax breaks (AP)

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WASHINGTON – The Senate voted Wednesday to extend a host of soon-to-expire elements of last year’s economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially strapped states pay for health care for the poor.
The 62-36 vote came over protests from conservatives who say the bill adds too much to the $12.5 [...]

Nothing is too holy for mockery, Muhammad cartoonist says (AP)

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STOCKHOLM – The point of a caricature depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a dog was to show that artistic freedom allows mockery of all religions, including the most sacred symbols of Islam, the Swedish artist who created it said Wednesday.
Lars Vilks — the target of an alleged murder plot involving an American woman who dubbed [...]

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