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5 killed in roadside bomb in northern Afghan town:
A roadside bomb struck a vehicle in northern Takhar province,
killing five people including a local official on Monday, an official
said.
4 NATO Occupation Force Soldier Killed In The South Of Afghanistan:
A NATO occupation force soldier was killed in the south of the
country. : Meanwhile, three NATO soldiers were lost their lives as a
result of civilian attack in Helmand province
Afghaniastan: Policemen among four killed in Nangarhar:
Unidentified gunmen killed four people three of them policemen and
another a Rikshaw driver in eastern Nangarhar province, an official
said Monday.
Iraqi gunmen kill eight, hide bomb under bodies:
Iraqi officials say gunmen executed eight young Shiites on Sunday
and hid a bomb under the bodies, which exploded as police attended the
scene.
Six killed by Egypt army in Sinai:
Egyptian security forces killed six gunmen in a raid on a village in North Sinai early on Sunday, witnesses say
Egypt: Three Soldiers Killed While Tracking Gunmen in Sinai:
Meanwhile, a group of armed men attacked security forces stationed in Um Shyhan area without causing any injuries.
Tribal leader shot dead at Egypt-Israeli border:
"Tribal leader Khalaf al-Menahy and his son were shot dead by
militants on their way back from a conference organised by tribal
leaders to denounce militancy," said a security source in Sinai.
Morsi retires Egypt's top army leaders; amends 2011 Constitutional Declaration; appoints vice president:
The new Constitutional Declaration grants the elected president
all the powers detailed in Article 56 of the 30 March 2011
Constitutional Declaration.
Mursi takes Egypt from generals, but raises fears of new dictatorship:
Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi's decision to remove defense
minister Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Army Chief-of-Staff Sami Annan and
several other commanders from their posts has brought full civilian rule
to the country but raised fears of possible abuse of power and a
return to dictatorship.
Egypt to ease Gaza border closure - Palestinians:
"The Egyptian side informed us officially that it will open the
crossing in both directions as of Tuesday morning for three days, for
humanitarian cases only,"
Syria : Video - Rebels 'shoot down' warplane:
Syrian rebels have produced footage of a man they claim is the
captured pilot of a fighter jet that went down in the east of the
country.
What a coincidence?
US plans to arm Syrian insurgents with missiles: Report:
According
to a report published on August 12 by the newspaper al-Quds al-Arabi,
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's achievements on the ground against
the insurgents in Aleppo have frustrated both Ankara and Washington.
Syria insurgents call for no-fly zone:
Syrian insurgents fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad need
the protection of no-fly zones and safe havens patrolled by foreign
forces near the borders with Jordan and Turkey, a Syrian opposition
leader told Reuters.
Terrorist leader killed in Syria:
Syrian authorities have killed one of the ringleaders of the
Al-Nusra Front terrorist group that has been active since the beginning
of the uprising in the country, SANA news agency reported.
Cameraman from Syrian TV station killed by insurgents
For some Assad loyalists, a gory death at rebel hands:
Disturbing footage of Syrian rebels slitting the throat of a
blindfolded young man and throwing bodies off a rooftop to a cheering
crowd below have appeared on YouTube.
Majority of Israelis oppose strike on Iran:
Forty-six percent say that Israel should not attack Tehran's
nuclear plants; support for prime minister drops to 34% from 46% three
months ago
IDF 'killer' given 45 days:
An Israeli occupation force soldier accused of killing a
Palestinian mother and daughter carrying a white flag during Operation
Cast Lead will serve just 45 days in prison. He agreed to a plea
bargain and had his charge downgraded to "illegal use of weapon".
Kurdish militants kidnap Turkish MP-local governor:
Kurdish militants have kidnapped a Turkish opposition politician in
his southeast constituency of Tunceli, the local governor's office
said on Sunday, a day after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan again warned
their activities were on the rise.
Racial Profiling Rife at Airport, U.S. Officers Say:
More than 30 federal officers in an airport program intended to
spot telltale mannerisms of potential terrorists say the operation has
become a magnet for racial profiling, targeting not only Middle
Easterners but also blacks, Hispanics and other minorities.
Barclays executives face trial in Italy:
Questions about the bank's conduct are not confined to the UK, with its overseas operations about to be scrutinised in Milan.
The Coming Winter of Disconnect: Drought, Hunger and Global Unrest:
While
the underlying causes of the 1848 revolutions are complex, food
shortages, as Darwin posited, likely triggered the "severe struggle"
that pitted the populace against each other and their autocratic
rulers.
Naomi Wolf: America's drought of political will on climate change: Op-Ed -
With US politics paralysed by the partisan divide on climate change, public concern about extreme weather cannot bear fruit
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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