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Iran Test-Fires Another ‘Top Secret’ Missile
Iran’s state-run television says it successfully test-fired a “top secret” missile, the third in a week.

Saddam Dodges Questions From Prosecutors
Former Iraqi dictator is cross-examined for the first time in the trial for the killings of Shiites in 1982.

Palestinians urge cancellation of election

Palestinian election officials on Thursday recommended calling off January’s presidential vote, a step that could result in embattled President Mahmoud Abbas staying in office indefinitely.

7 killed in blast at spy agency in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan a ‘ A suicide car bomb devastated Pakistana TMs main spy agency building in the northwest Friday, killing at least 7 people and striking at the heart of the institution overseeing much of the countrya TMs anti-terror campaign.

DHS Press Secretary Arrested on Child Seduction Charges
The 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 teenage girl, authorities said.

Eastwood made French Legion of Honor commander

American screen icon Clint Eastwood was made a commander in France’s prestigious Legion of Honor on Friday.

Chinese snowstorms kill 40 and leave thousands homeless
Up to 40 people have been killed and thousands more left homeless after unusually early winter blizzards hit northcentral China.

Armed Forces minister: Iraq abuse allegations do not warrant public inquiry
Armed Forces minister says allegations British soldiers tortured and sexually abused civilians do not warrant a public inquiry.

Video Claims to Show Insurgents Dragging Burning Body of U.S
A poor-quality video posted on the Internet Wednesday in the name of an extremist group claimed to show Iraqi insurgents dragging the burning body of a U.S. pilot on the ground after the crash of an Apache helicopter.

Profiles: 10 Guantanamo Bay detainees on trial in US
Ten Guantanamo Bay detainees are being transferred to the US to face justice.

Late-Season Snowfall Strikes East Coast
New Yorkers were treated to a last gasp of winter Wednesday as big snowflakes fell on the metro area.

Barack Obama bows and talks of green tea icecream as he pushes US ties in Asia
President Barack Obama has bowed to the Emperor of Japan and revealed his affection for green tea icecream.

Moussaoui Juror Falls Ill; Deliberations to Resume Friday
Jurors in the Zacarias Moussaoui case headed into a fourth day of deliberations Thursday but talks halted when one juror fell ill; deliberations to resume Friday

Roman Abramovich frustrated over delays to superyacht Eclipse
Roman Abramovich has become so frustrated over delays to the completion of his new 310 million superyacht Eclipse that he has allegedly threatened to withhold the final payment for the vessel.

Fraudster Bernard Madoff’s glitzy spoils auctioned to compensate victims
Spoils bought with the illgotten gains of convicted Wall Street fraudster Bernard Madoff were auctioned off in New York on Saturday.

Venice stages its own ‘funeral’ to mourn its population decline 60000 and falling
Venice holds its own ‘funeral’ to mourn its dwindling population.

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