Israel clamps down on West Bank, Jerusalem mosques - CNN International
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Israel clamps down on West Bank, Jerusalem mosques CNN International - 33 minutes ago JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israel barred men younger than 50 from entering Jerusalem mosques for Friday prayers and closed West Bank border crossings in hopes of preventing protests or violence over its bombing campaign in Gaza. Video: First foreigners evacuated from Gaza RussiaToday West Bank protests at Gaza raids BBC News Washington Post - International Herald Tribune - ABC Online - Xinhua all 35,396 news articles
Sri Lankan Army Captures Key Tamil Tiger Stronghold - Voice of America
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Sri Lankan Army Captures Key Tamil Tiger Stronghold Voice of America - 2 hours ago By Anjana Pasricha Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse says goverment forces have taken control of the capital of the Tamil Tiger rebels in the north of the country for the first time in a decade. Key loss will test Tamil Tigers BBC News Sri Lanka claims capture of Tamil Tiger capital guardian.co.uk AFP - Bloomberg - Hindu - Reuters India all 1,467 news articles
'Angel' saved Briton in Thai fire BBC News - 3 hours ago A British survivor of the New Year's Eve nightclub fire in Bangkok says an "angel" dragged him to safety after he was overcome with smoke. Survivors recall horror of Bangkok blaze as mourners pray AFP Police probe Thai nightclub fire that killed 61 The Associated Press Sydney Morning Herald - CNN International - Times Online - Washington Post all 2,750 news articles
Will Obama shift policy on Cuba? BBC News - 2 hours ago By Kim Ghattas The election of Barack Obama has energised those seeking a change in relations between the US and Cuba. And with so many thorny, complex issues awaiting the incoming president, analysts say Cuba might provide Mr Obama with an easy ... Cuban President Celebrates 50 Years of Revolutionary Government Voice of America Another 50 years of struggle, says Cuban president Raúl Castro guardian.co.uk Washington Post - AllAfrica.com - New York Times - Reuters all 1,370 news articles
Australia unlikely to take US detainees - International Herald Tribune
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Australia unlikely to take US detainees International Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago By Meraiah Foley and Mark McDonald SYDNEY: Australia said Friday that it was unlikely to agree to US requests to accept detainees from the prison at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba, as Washington moves to close the notorious camp. UK 'should take Guantanamo men' BBC News Nations reluctant to take Gitmo detainees United Press International CNN - Bloomberg - guardian.co.uk - The Australian all 975 news articles
Would-be Aspen bomber kills self, police say - Los Angeles Times
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Would-be Aspen bomber kills self, police say Los Angeles Times - 6 hours ago Jim Blanning, who had a history of conflicts with city officials, had left four bombs with threatening notes, police say. The city celebrates New Year's Eve a day late. Video: Aspen Suspect Kills Himself CBS No physical injuries, but Aspen scare isn’t without victims Aspen Times USA Today - New York Times - KRDO - CNN International all 1,619 news articles
Claiborne Pell, former US senator, dies at 90 - International Herald Tribune
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Claiborne Pell, former US senator, dies at 90 International Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago By William H. Honan Claiborne Pell, the quirky, patrician former senator from Rhode Island who created the US college grant program that bears his name and wrote the legislation that established the National Endowment for the Arts and the National ... Video: RI Sen. Pell, Proponent of Student Grants, Dies AssociatedPress Claiborne Pell, college-aid patron Seattle Times Reuters - WBUR - The Associated Press - Times Daily all 594 news articles
