Global Forecast by American Intelligence Expects Al Qaeda’s Appeal to Falter
While noting that Al Qaeda remains a major threat, the group’s indiscriminate killings and inattention to the practical concerns of Muslims have hurt its broad-based support, a new report says.
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:58:28 GMT
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C.I.A. Withheld Data in Peru Plane Crash Inquiry
An internal inquiry by the Central Intelligence Agency has found that the agency withheld crucial information from federal investigators.
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:01:58 GMT
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Putin Vows to Avoid a Replay of Past Economic Collapses
In a keynote speech to the ruling party congress, Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin announced tax cuts to spur the economy and increased spending on social programs.
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:23:17 GMT
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Iraqi Who Captured G.I. Is Dead, U.S. Says
An Iraqi insurgent killed in a Baghdad raid was Hajji Hammadi, thought to be responsible for the kidnapping and killing of Army Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin, the American military said.
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:01:43 GMT
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Finland Sees a Familiar Pattern in Photos From the Georgia Conflict
One of the stranger questions to emerge after the August conflict between Russia and Georgia: Did Russians go to war wearing a camouflage design filched from Finland?
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:02:00 GMT
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Russian Juror Denies That Fears Closed Trial
A jury member in the trial of three men accused of involvement in the killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya contradicted reports jurors had asked for a closed trial.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:56:16 GMT
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China Pledges New Measures to Safeguard Dairy Industry
The Chinese government announced a wide range of food safety measures aimed at reining in abuses in the dairy industry.
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:44:02 GMT
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Grenade Attack Kills Thai Protester
An anti-government protester was killed and at least 29 were injured in an attack against activists occupying the Government House in Bangkok, according to reports.
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:01:34 GMT
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U.S. Strike Reportedly Killed Five in Pakistan
Striking for the first time beyond Pakistan’s tribal areas, a pilotless U.S. aircraft fired missiles at a village well inside Pakistani territory on Wednesday, a Pakistani official said.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:22:24 GMT
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Over Zimbabwe Objections, Annan and Carter Plan Visit
Former U.N. secretary general Kofi Annan and former President Jimmy Carter are going to Zimbabwe on a humanitarian mission despite being advised not to go.
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:58:26 GMT
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Pirates Said to Ask for $25 Million Ransom
As talks for the release of a supertanker seized off Somalia continued, one of Europe’s largest shipping firms said it would reroute some of its tankers to reduce piracy risk.
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:38:21 GMT
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Iran Said to Have Nuclear Fuel for One Weapon
Experts said that the milestone was mostly symbolic, and that Iran was not likely to risk a “nuclear breakout” yet.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:19:08 GMT
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Rebels Used to Boots, Not Suits, Seek to Govern Congo
As Congo rebel chief Laurent Nkunda seeks to refashion himself as a national political leader, it’s not clear if he has the professional staff beneath him to realize his ambitions.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:49:27 GMT
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Brawl Halts Session of Iraqi Parliament
A session of Iraq’s Parliament collapsed in chaos as a discussion among lawmakers about a security agreement boiled over into shouting and physical confrontation.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:40:35 GMT
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Claims of a Rigged Vote Foment Bitter Protests in Nicaragua
Thousands of protesters backing the leftist Sandinista party took to the streets to support the results of local elections that the opposition says President Daniel Ortega rigged.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:31:53 GMT
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Europeans Announce Pioneering Surgery
Physicians transplanted a human windpipe, using stem cells from the recipient’s bone marrow to reline a donor trachea and prevent its rejection by her immune system.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:35:34 GMT
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Sarkozy’s Fiscal Meeting Raises Diplomatic Hackles
Some American officials are on edge following French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s aggressive statements about American capitalism, and his decision to hold his own financial summit meeting.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:35:15 GMT
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F.D.A. Opens Office in Beijing to Screen Food and Drug Exports
The U.S. opened a branch of the Food and Drug Administration in the Chinese capital, the first of several overseas offices aimed at regulating the safety of imported food and medicine.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:39:59 GMT
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John Leighton Stuart, China Expert, Is Buried There at Last
The ashes of John Leighton Stuart, a missionary and educator who was called a symbol of imperialism by Mao, were finally buried in China 46 years after his death.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:41:19 GMT
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Moscow Court Closes Politkovskaya Trial to Public
The judge in the trial of three men accused of involvement in the murder of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya decided to bar the media.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:48:02 GMT
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Former Prime Minister Faces Trial in France
Former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin faces charges of complicity in a smear campaign that targeted Nicolas Sarkozy before he was elected president, an official confirmed.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:15:34 GMT
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Obama Tells Abbas He’ll Work for Peace
Mahmoud Abbas received a courtesy phone call from American president-elect Barack Obama, who confirmed that he would work for peace, a Palestinian official said.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:35:24 GMT
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Co-Pilot Disabled, Attendant Helped Land Jet, Irish Report Says
An Air Canada co-pilot having a mental breakdown had to be forcibly removed from the cockpit, restrained and sedated early this year, an Irish investigation concluded Wednesday.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:33:58 GMT
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World Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: Mugabe Government Is Blamed for Cholera Epidemic
A group of doctors blamed President Robert Mugabe’s government for a cholera epidemic sweeping Zimbabwe, saying the spread of the disease had been severely underreported.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:35:39 GMT
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World Briefing | Middle East: Obama Calls Palestinian President
The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, received a courtesy phone call from President-elect Barack Obama, who said he would work for peace, a Palestinian official said Wednesday.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:38:20 GMT
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World Briefing | United Nations: A Record $7 Billion Aid Request
The United Nations asked Wednesday for a record $7 billion to help 30 million people recover from disasters and conflict in the coming year.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:44:22 GMT
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World Briefing | Middle East: Yemen: Thousands Displaced
Tens of thousands of civilians have been displaced or cut off from humanitarian aid in northern Yemen, where an intermittent war has raged for four years between rebels and the government.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:38:45 GMT
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World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Party Issues Warning After Member List Is Put on Web
The far-right British National Party said that it would take court action after names of more than 12,000 party members were posted on the Internet.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:37:29 GMT
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World Briefing | Europe: Germany: Boar-Hunting Increases
Hunters killed the third highest number of wild boars in Germany since the end of World War II, the German Hunters’ Association said Wednesday.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:36:37 GMT
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Generation Faithful: Hezbollah Marshals the Young via Scout Troops
In Lebanon, Hezbollah is educating a younger generation to continue its military struggle against Israel.
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:19:41 GMT
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Memo From Seoul: Latest Threats May Mean North Korea Wants to Talk
Longtime North Korea watchers say recent public moves by the country fit a familiar and consistent pattern, and that they may even signal an upturn in relations with the United States.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:45:05 GMT
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