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US-Iran tension plays out in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
KABUL — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used a brief visit to Afghanistan on Wednesday to lob insults at the United States and argue that international forces won't stop terrorism and will only lead to more civilian deaths. ...
Iran's Ahmadinejad Criticizes US Role in AfghanistanVoice of America
Afghan, Pakistani presidents vow to jointly fight against terrorismXinhua
Iran and US trade insults over Taliban-led violenceTelegraph.co.uk
Khaleej Times -AFP -Aljazeera.net
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All the way with SBY
ABC Online
Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's address to the Australian parliament yesterday marked a very real change in Australia-Indonesia bilateral relations. Much of the history of that relationship has been characterised by either problems or ...
Suspect's Death Leads to Questions on Indonesia's Border SecurityNew York Times
Obama visit fuels anti-terror raids in IndonesiaAFP
Police tracked Bali bomb terrorist Dulmatin for weeksThe Australian
Xinhua -Financial Times -Reuters
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Russian, Jordanian leaders to focus on Middle East during Moscow talks
RIA Novosti
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and King Abdullah II of Jordan will focus on the Middle East settlement and the post-election situation in Iraq along with bilateral trade and economic relations during talks in Moscow on Thursday. ...
Russian police 'used drivers as human shield'BBC News
Police used motorists as human blockadeABC Online
Russia, India to sign 10-billion-dollar deals during Putin's visitXinhua
Indian Express -Times of India -Reuters India
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Hundreds rounded up in Tibet crackdown
Times Online
Hundreds of Tibetans are being rounded up and detained in Lhasa and armed paramilitary groups are patrolling the streets in advance of the anniversary of fatal riots in 2008, The Times has learnt. Authorities are anxious to avoid a repeat of the ...
Lawmakers lash out at Dalai Lama's speechXinhua
Dalai Lama disappointed by China's lack of positive responseSamayLive
There is positive change in attitude towards Tibet: Dalai LamaIndian Express
Voice of America -Reuters -Times of India
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Six killed in attack on aid agency in Mansehra
Daily Times
ABBOTTABAD: Terrorists stormed into the office of World Vision International, a US-based Christian aid agency, in Oghi village in Mansehra on Wednesday, killing six staff members, police and a witness said. World Vision said the six dead were Pakistani ...
Terrorists execute World Vision workersABC Online
Six killed in attack on World Vision office in PakistanBBC News
US aid group attacked in NW Pakistan; 6 deadThe Associated Press
New York Times -Voice of America -Indian Express
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Woman indicted in plot to kill Swedish cartoonist
Irish Times
A GRAND jury in Pennsylvania has indicted Colleen Renee LaRose, a US citizen, in the same plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist in which seven Muslims in Ireland were allegedly involved. Ms LaRose is accused of using the aliases “Fatima LaRose” and ...
Pa. suspect: Caretaker by day, 'Jihad Jane' onlineThe Associated Press
On the trail of 'JihadJane'Los Angeles Times
Pennsylvania Woman Tied to Plot on CartoonistNew York Times
The Guardian -Times of India -Times Online
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Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, Top Cleric, Dies at 81
New York Times
Mohamed Sayed Tantawi speaks to reporters during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt on September 16, 2006. By MICHAEL SLACKMAN CAIRO — Sheik Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, Egypt's chief religious official and leader of Al Azhar, the oldest and most prestigious ...
Some people saw Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi as a government stoogeBBC News
Egypt's top Muslim cleric dies of heart attackThe Associated Press
Egypt's top cleric actively courted controversy with his liberal viewsGulfNews
ABC Online -Voice of America -CNN International
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US: Burma Election Law 'Mockery' of Democratic Process
Voice of America
The State Department is criticizing the Burmese electoral laws in strong terms, but it says the Obama administration is not ready to abandon its efforts at dialogue with the country's military leadership. The comments follow the announcement of rules ...
US won't accept legitimacy of Myanmar's electionsSify
Burmese election law requires NLD to expel Aung San Suu KyiThe Guardian
Suu Kyi barred from pollsHindustan Times
Reuters South Africa -ABC Online -New York Times
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Swedish artist has no regrets over prophet drawing
The Associated Press
STOCKHOLM — The point of a caricature depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a dog was to show that artistic freedom allows mockery of all religions, including the most sacred symbols of Islam, the Swedish artist who created it said Wednesday. ...
Swedish cartoonist receives fresh death threatsReuters
Swedish newspapers unite to defend freedom of speech over Muhammad cartoonsTimes Online
Swedish papers reprint Prophet cartoonTimes of India
GulfNews -RTE.ie -BBC News
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