U.S. intelligence officials say documents seized by Colombian forces during a raid on FARC rebels show that Venezuela has deeper ties with the rebels than previously thought.
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They said gunmen, who had taken over the capital after routing pro-government supporters on Friday, were being driven out of Beirut’s seaside front and other areas.
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A military judge has disqualified a Pentagon legal official from participating in the Guantanamo war crimes trial against a former driver for Osama bin Laden, saying he lacks independence.
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The 7th meeting Iran-Tajikistan Joint Economic Cooperation Commission ended in Tehran, IRNA reported. via IranMania News
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“That is firstly because the discrimination observed inside Israel has always been deadly high, and that is not only for the Arab Israelis, that have always been leading very bad lives.”
Expediency Council Chairman said on the 60th establishment anniversary of Israel and occupation of Palestine that Israel will explode from within, as justice is not observed there at all, IRNA reported. via IranMania News
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“The occupiers are the root cause for the ongoing troubles in Iraq, but they resort to accusing the others in order to save their reputation. Assistance of Iraq’s neighbors is necessary in order to solve those foreign-made problems.”
Rafsanjani - Region - Oppression Provisional Friday Prayer Leader of Tehran said here Friday current situation in Iraq, Lebanon and Afghanistan is quite unsatisfactory, which is due to oppressor powers’ … via IRNA
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“They were giving bombs from Pakistani Taliban to Afghan Taliban”
- Afghan security forces foiled two improvised explosive attacks after arresting at least three people and intercepting two vehicles - one of them laden with explosives - on Saturday in Kandahar.
Provincial police Chief Sayed Aka Sakib says the seizure of the cars resulted in information that led to the discovery of two booby traps that had already been set.
One of the bombs had been placed near a school in Kandahar, the second explosive was discovered in the border community of Spin Boldak. Read more
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“All I knew was that it was a patrol and I knew what component it was coming from and I knew Mike was part of that component, but I did not know that it was his platoon in particular. When I was watching it I had an inkling.”
The body of a Calgary paramedic, killed while serving in Afghanistan, will arrive back in Canada tomorrow. via CTV Calgary
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Dozens of protesters blocked a road Saturday in eastern Afghanistan, claiming U.S.-led coalition forces killed three civilians, and a local official said police fatally shot one of the protesters and injured three of them.
Villagers from the area carried three bodies to a major highway during the protest. Police allegedly opened fire, killing one and wounding three.
The coalition said its troops were attacked Friday while searching compounds in the Shinwar district of Nangarhar province. Read more
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“He has no formal role in the campaign and he will not play any role in the future.”
An informal Middle East advsior to Barack Obama q uit the campaign yesterday as the advisor’s ties to Hamas were about to become more publicized. via TalkLeft
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