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USA TODAYSuicide bombers kill at least 20 in Afghanistan attacksChannel 6 News OnlineKABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least twenty people were killed and more than 60 others were injured Tuesday morning when suicide bombers carried out three separate attacks in southern and western Afghanistan, officials said.Multiple Bombings Strike AfghanistanNew York TimesSuicide bombings target Afghanistan … [Read more...]

The GuardianCourt: 5 terror suspects can be sent to the USCNNBy the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The European Court of Human Rights ruled against five terror suspects Tuesday, saying that they can be extradited to the United States despite their claims that they will be poorly treated.European court says Britain can extradite Abu Hamza, 4 other terror suspects ...Washington PostCourt: UK can extradite … [Read more...]

Irish TimesPsychiatrists declare Breivik sane ahead of trialIrish TimesANDERS BEHRING Breivik, the Norwegian far-right extremist who has admitted killing 77 people, is sane – and was sane at the time of the twin bomb and gun attacks last July – according to a second set of psychiatrists. The first assessment, made shortly ...Showpiece trial awaits as Breivik is ruled 'not insane'The … [Read more...]

USA TODAYBo Xilai stripped of power; wife accused in murderUSA TODAYBy Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY BEIJING – Bo Xilai, the sharp-dressed Communist leader who teamed with a tough police chief to smash the gangsters that controlled the mega-city of Chongqing, has been stripped of power and his wife accused of murder.Chinese politician hit by murder, espionage claimsABC Online'Jackie Kennedy of … [Read more...]

Telegraph.co.ukMugabe alive and well, says Zimbabwean governmentThe IndependentZimbabwean officials yesterday dismissed reports that President Robert Mugabe had been hospitalised during a trip to Singapore as "hogwash". Speculation that the 88-year-old leader was gravely ill swirled over the weekend, after opposition media asked ...Sick Zimbabwe dictator Mugabe 'not ill and on holiday', … [Read more...]

USA TODAYJohn McCain: Syrian peace plan's failure is proof that military action is requiredCBS News(CBS News) This was to be the day the fighting stopped in Syria. A little over a year ago, a freedom movement rose up to overthrow the 41-year dictatorship of the Assad family. Since then, President Bashar al-Assad has been shelling his own cities, ...Annan 'gravely concerned' about Syria … [Read more...]

BBC NewsExploring North Korea's contradictionsBBC NewsNorth Korea says it is ready to put a satellite into space this week in a move that has been condemned by America as a clear violation of UN resolutions. The launch is part of celebrations for the 100th birthday of the country's founding President Kim ...As North Korea readies rocket test, US policy faultedMiamiHerald.comSatellite … [Read more...]

CBC.caIMF: Egypt Needs Broader Political Support For A Loan DealWall Street JournalBy Ian Talley WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Egypt still needs to win broader political support for its economic program before the International Monetary Fund board will consider granting the struggling economy a $3 billion loan, the IMF said Tuesday.Cairo court suspends constitutional panelFinancial TimesEgypt court … [Read more...]

Los Angeles TimesIsrael tries to save West Bank settlements it vowed to dismantleLos Angeles TimesPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's approach appears designed to avoid eviction of Jewish settlers and appease conservative lawmakers. Yaakov Moshe Levi, acting mayor of the Jewish community of Shvut Rachel, points to the housing plan for the West Bank ...Israel plans to block pro-Palestinian … [Read more...]