Insurgents increasingly employing complex attacks in Afghanistan (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News) A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a government ministry Thursday, killing at least five and injuring dozens. The attack is the latest in a series this year showing insurgents’ ability to penetrate the capital using complicated and daring methods. India, Nepal…
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Terrorism and Insurgency – Insurgents increasingly employing complex attacks in Afghanistan (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
Oct
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Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Lebanon: Rubble removal starts in Nahr El Bared (Palestine News Agency)
Lebanon: Rubble removal starts in Nahr El Bared (Palestine News Agency) BEIRUT , October 29, 2008 (WAFA)- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) launched, Wednesday, the rubble removal operations in Nahr El-Bared Refugee camp near Tripoli , in Lebanon . Army: Syria to deploy more troops at Lebanese border (EARTHtimes.org)…
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Oct
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African News Update – Congo exodus
Congo exodusThousands flee in terror as soldiers retreat to Goma Assou-Ekotto wants to quit SpursTottenham Hotspur and Cameroon defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto says wants to leave Spurs and return to France. African free trade zone is agreedThe leaders of three African trading blocs agree to create a free trade zone of 26 countries with a GDP…
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South Asia – Archive (Greater Kashmir)
Archive (Greater Kashmir) Srinagar, Oct 30: In the past National Conference tried revolutionary Naya Kashmir manifesto and State Autonomy Report to regain the autonomy eroded at different times. Strike shuts down Indian Kashmir on U.N. day (AlertNet) Source: Reuters (adds arrest, details, paras 4,5,8-10) By Sheikh Mushtaq SRINAGAR, India, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Shops, businesses…
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Eastern Europe – ALBANIA HOPES MALAYSIA WILL RECOGNISE KOSOVO (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
ALBANIA HOPES MALAYSIA WILL RECOGNISE KOSOVO (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News) KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) — The Republic of Albania hopes that Malaysia will accept and recognise the independence of The Republic of Kosovo as it would help bring peace and stability in the Balkans. Czech and Polish central banks say crisis blurs euro…
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World News – General – Duke Lacrosse Coach Resigns Amid Rape Flap
Duke Lacrosse Coach Resigns Amid Rape FlapUniversity cancels remainder of season after allegations that three players raped an exotic dancer at a party. DHS Press Secretary Arrested on Child Seduction ChargesThe deputy press secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was arrested Tuesday for using the Internet to seduce what he thought was a…
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Middle East News – The Lebanese crisis explained
The Lebanese crisis explainedBBC Middle East analyst Roger Hardy explains what makes Lebanon such a potentially explosive place. Borders and settlementsThe BBC’s Martin Asser looks at the four main obstacles on the road to peace between Israel and its Arab neighbours. Israeli Arab arrested after riotsPolice arrest an Israeli-Arab man who sparked rioting in Acre…
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Oct
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China – China Witness, By Xinran, trans. Julia Lovell, Esther Tyldesley – The Independent
China Witness, By Xinran, trans. Julia Lovell, Esther Tyldesley – The IndependentAs she took her leave of Yao Popo, a medicine woman she had met by chance on the step of her ramshackle shop in Xingyi, south China, Xinran asked her to share the three happiest and unhappiest times in her life. Yao Popo was…
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Philippines – Bolante, Dela Paz petitions taken up by SC on Nov. 11
Bolante, Dela Paz petitions taken up by SC on Nov. 11 The Supreme Court (SC) will take up the petition filed by retired Police Director Eliseo dela Paz and the motion lodged by former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn "Jocjoc" Bolante challenging the ar… Pope urges RP to create more job opportunities The Philippine government has been…
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South Africa Politics and News Monitor – Kenya ready to do battle with South Africa (CricInfo)
Kenya ready to do battle with South Africa (CricInfo) A tough season for South Africa – they face Australia in away and home series – begins with relatively light-weight opposition, Kenya and Bangladesh. Kenya come calling first, and the two ODIs, on Friday and Sunday, will surely not linger in memory unless the visitors stretch…
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