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Violence flares in Lebanon, situation in Zimbabwe worsens, and US considers reframing war on terror

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Bali bomber detained

Bali bomber suspect detained. Iraqi women denounce “honour killings.” More US troops sent to Afghanistan.

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Gaza "stipped"

Donor countries discuss Gaza Strip’s humanitarian crisis. Man released after six years at Guantanamo Bay.

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Karzai’s Damocles sword

President Karzai narrowly escapes assignation attempt in Kabul

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Malaysia's Guantanamo

Malaysia detains 70 without charge. Ethiopian troops target civilians. Kenyan women raped in slums.

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Pentagon plants "surrogates" in US TV

TV military analysts peddle the Pentagon's line

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Clash between Iran and Al-Qaida?

Al Qaida's second-in-command warns of Iranian influence in the middle east, particularly in Iraq.

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The domestic threat

Fascists within the US are more of a threat than Islamists, suggests a FBI report.

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Mogadishu burns

Eighty dead in Mogadishu fighting. Iran backs Iraqi Basra incursion. Iraqi Kurds support PKK.

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A new Cold War front

Breakaway regions in George vie for independence. Al-Qaida delivers violent new message. A poet dies.

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Polarisation deepens within Arab world

Fighting in Gaza, suicide bombings in Iraq, economic disparity divides Arab world

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Nepal’s Maoist’s at the helm

Backed by an electoral landslide, Nepal's former rebels sweep to power

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Al-Qaida establishes new sanctuaries in Pakistan

US officials point fingers at Pakistan's border region

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Iraqi journalist forms non-sectarian party

Against the odds, a journalist breathes life into Iraqi civil society

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Food crisis sparking conflict

Food crisis sparks global conflicts. Israeli tanks enter Gaza. Top al-Qaida operative dies.

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Petraeus: we can't withdraw

The US commander in Iraq pleads for consolidation and re-evaluation.

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Iranians crave warmer relations with west

A new poll reveals a strong desire in Iran to improve relations with the west

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'London calling'

Olympic Torch Relay clashes with protesters. Iraqi threatens to ban al-Sadr. Missile defense on hold.

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Iraqi forces flee

Iraqi security forces abandoned positions in Basra conflict. Taliban leader calls for new strategy.

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NATO spurns Georgia and Ukraine

NATO rejects Georgia and Ukraine, Mugabe's party loses parliamentary control, Lee Hamilton endorses Obama