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9 killed, 25 injured in Afghan night raid operation: Most victims were civilians: Nine people were killed and 25 wounded in an overnight operation launched by Afghan and the NATO-led coalition troops in the western province of Ghor, a provincial official said Wednesday, adding that local residents said most victims were civilians, Xinhua reported. http://is.gd/osqKlY
NATO kills four children in Afghan East - Karzai: The operation took place in the Baraki Barak district of Logar province on Saturday, a statement released by Karzai's office said, adding: "It resulted in the killing of four innocent children" who were tending to livestock. http://is.gd/kj2OH7
US kills at least five people in Pakistan:: Two missiles hit the house and one struck a vehicle resulting in the death of four suspected militants. A woman was also killed in the strike, sources added. The official sources also said that three cows have also been killed as the house was completely destroyed. http://is.gd/e2UHEZ
Afghanistan drones to be remote-controlled from Britain : Britain is doubling the number of armed RAF drones flying missions in Afghanistan. And for the first time, the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will be controlled by airmen at computer screens in the UK. http://is.gd/tRguom
Kill-list 2.0: Obama's 'disposition matrix' maps out extrajudicial murders for years to come: US-led drone strikes - the targeted executions of suspected insurgents using remote-controlled, killing machines from tens of thousands of feet above the Earth - are not about to end. http://is.gd/4UjNdA
Syrian government, "some rebels" agree to holiday truce: The Syrian government and some rebel leaders have agreed to a ceasefire during an upcoming four-day Muslim holiday, the U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria announced Wednesday. http://is.gd/ylNVpf
Russia says Syrian rebels have U.S. made shoulder-fired missiles: Syrian rebels have acquired portable surface-to-air missiles including U.S.-made Stingers, the Interfax news agency quoted Russia's senior general as saying on Wednesday. http://is.gd/q5j1ov
Turks say no to Syria intervention if Assad "fall": A narrow majority of Turks is opposed to any intervention by their country in Syria if President Bashar Al-Assad's regime falls, according to a poll published Tuesday. http://is.gd/CTSJ3p
4 Palestinians Killed: Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip, at least four Palestinians dead and several people in Israel and Gaza wounded. http://is.gd/pRBFR8
Hamas to complain to UN over Israeli airstrikes: The government in Gaza will file a complaint with the United Nations over Israel's airstrikes, ministers said Wednesday, after a week of bombing left at least six Palestinians dead. http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=531965
UN: Israel killed 2,300 & injured 7,700 people in Gaza under blockade: Israeli forces have killed nearly 2,300 Palestinians and injured 7,700 in Gaza over the last five years, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Thursday. http://is.gd/jFh49k
Sudan claims Israeli jets blew up arms factory: Khartoum says four planes bombed the Yarmouk facility, sending exploding munitions into nearby residential areas http://is.gd/m9IbF3
Sudan "knows how to retaliate" against Israel: Al-Jazeera video report: Sudan's information minister claimed it was the fourth such air strike by Israel, which has not been in Khartoum's good books since supporting anti-government rebels in the country's two-decade civil war. Sudan is talking darkly about relatiation. http://is.gd/6AKz5o
In a world gone crazy: GOP Rep Says Bombing Iran Would Not Be An Act Of War:"If it is a very targeted strike, many would argue that that's short of war. And if it only seeks to go after their nuclear program, that is - we're not talking about invasions or naval engagements or troops on the ground, none of that. And this has been used by other - President Clinton used this tactic." http://is.gd/O7lN5D
Concern Grows Among Iranians After US Debate Remarks: Iran was mentioned nearly 50 times during this week's U.S. presidential debate, more than Afghanistan, Iraq and even China. The fact wasn't lost on Iranians, many of whom watched the debate with interest and concern about the strained relations between the two countries. http://is.gd/7qNGpR
Benghazi attack suspect killed in Egypt, 2nd suspect arrested in Tunisia; AP :Alex Ortiz the suspect in Egypt, known only by his first name, Hazem, was killed after neighbors summoned police for a suspicious resident. The police came in and exchanged fire with the target. The man blew himself up in his apartment during the engagement with security forces. http://is.gd/bAPvxi
'US knew of terror links within 2 hrs of Libya attack': Officials at the White House and state department were advised two hours after attackers assaulted the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11 that an Islamic militant group had claimed credit for the attack, official emails show. http://is.gd/db7Fkv
Growing the Empire: Bad News for Africa: 3,000 More U.S. Soldiers are on the Way: The United States plans to permanently station a U.S. Army brigade on African soil, beginning next year. Is this the start of something big - and ominous - or "only a benign creeping U.S. military presence in Africa?" http://is.gd/usSCOr
Panetta: Cannot let al-Qaida hide in north Africa: Senior U.S. defense leaders are working with allies on a plan to deal with al-Qaida- linked militants in Mali and elsewhere in the North Africa region, with American assistance likely to center on intelligence and logistical support and not troops on the ground http://is.gd/vn4qhl
War on Mali Islamists 'inevitable' as Europe agrees to act Islamists to tackle: The prospect of a war in northern Mali has taken a major step forward with European governments backing an international force to retake the region from Islamist groups http://is.gd/aSyRBG
Ecuador 'very concerned about Assange's health': Ecuador is "very concerned" about the health of Julian Assange after the WikiLeaks founder lost a lot of weight while staying at the country's embassy in London, a foreign ministry official said while in Moscow. http://is.gd/5I7NxU
U .S. on track to become world's top oil producer:U.S. oil output is surging so fast that the United States could soon overtake Saudi Arabia as the world's biggest producer. http://is.gd/9ssASV
Canadian Government Continues to Choose Dirty Energy Over Democracy: Op-Ed - When so many people oppose the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project, would government and industry resort to such extreme measures to push it through? http://ecowatch.org/2012/dirty-energy-over-democracy/
Saudi Arabia Reveals Plans to Be Powered Entirely by Renewables : Governor Romney should visit Mecca, Saudi Arabia and learn about the planned utility-scale power plant that will generate electricity from renewables. Mecca, which hosts millions of pilgrims a year visiting Islam's most holy shrine, is working toward becoming the first city in Saudi Arabia to operate an entire power plant from renewable energy http://is.gd/6ZP3x5
Now Piers Morgan's Mirror and The People accused of phone hacking : Mr Morgan, who was sacked as editor after his newspaper was found to have used faked photographs of British soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners, denied any involvement in phone hacking after he was implicated during the Leveson Inquiry by high-profile figures such as Jeremy Paxman. http://is.gd/gxgorT
Australia: One in 20 priests an abuser, inquiry told: AT LEAST one in 20 Catholic priests in Melbourne is a child sex abuser, although the real figure is probably one in 15, the state inquiry into the churches' handling of sex abuse was told yesterday. http://is.gd/iQGkWo
Frightened men love Mitt Romney: These are the facts you don't want to know. This is the hard data that can make you cringe, that can despoil the soul and make you wonder at the sad state of the modern world, and gender politics, and the tragically deceived hearts of (ahem) men. http://is.gd/dJpkB0
Why even President Obama won't champion social security: Although millions of middle-class Americans strongly support social security, big bucks campaign donors hate it. That's why. http://is.gd/IhiWRS
ACLU Asking the Federal Government How It's Using Drones Inside the U.S: Today the ACLU filed Freedom of Information Act requests seeking records related to the federal government's domestic use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) - better known as drones - as well as plans for the future rollout of drones in the United States. http://is.gd/0j7KAS
The Top 20 Airports for TSA Theft: Your suitcase has been tagged and whisked away for a TSA security check before being loaded onto a plane en route to your final destination. How safe are the belongings inside? http://is.gd/aspOrY
Get ready for euro zone break-up - Faber : Video - Veteran investor Marc Faber predicts some countries will have to leave the euro zone within five years and warns the S&P could plummet 20 percent from its recent highs in 2013. http://is.gd/dsJaVF
UKIP Nigel Farage - 'Bailouts' are a means for total subjugation to EU control : Video: UK Independence party leader Nigel Farage speaks in the European parliament October 2012 http://is.gd/8c1Axw
Federal Prosecutors Sue Bank of America Over Mortgage Program; In a civil complaint that seeks to collect $1 billion from the bank, the Justice Department took aim at a home loan program known as the "hustle," a venture that has become emblematic of the risk-fueled mortgage bubble. The complaint adds to a flurry of federal and private lawsuits facing Bank of America's beleaguered mortgage business. http://is.gd/c2nu3L
Walmart legal troubles mount as Black Friday walkout looms : In the midst of worker strikes in several cities and the looming threat of a mass employee walkout on Black Friday (one of the busiest shopping days of the year), the world's largest retailer has been hit with a class action lawsuit affecting temporary workers in the Chicago area http://is.gd/r0uHcH
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