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Bomber's death deals fresh blow to Indonesia militants
Reuters
CANBERRA/JAKARTA (Reuters) - A suspected mastermind of the Bali bombings was killed in a police raid in Indonesia in the latest blow to an Islamist militant movement in the world's most populous Muslim country. Dulmatin, who once trained with al Qaeda ...
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono confirms Bali bombings mastermind is deadTelegraph.co.uk
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AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal.

AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal.

AP - Suspected militants armed with grenades attacked the offices of an international aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six employees and wounding several others, police and the organization said.

AP - Suspected militants armed with grenades attacked the offices of an international aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six employees and wounding several others, police and the organization said.

AFP - Residents of an area where hundreds were massacred at the weekend near Nigeria's city of Jos returned home early Wednesday having fled overnight gunfire, a witness said.

AFP - Indian newspapers Wednesday hailed a vote by legislators to reserve one-third of parliamentary seats for women after a debate that saw unruly protests and the suspension of several MPs.

AFP - The biggest German power company, E.ON, said Wednesday it had produced a stable 2009 net profit of 5.33 billion euros (7.25 billion dollars).

AFP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flew into Kabul on Wednesday for summit talks on a visit overlapping with US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who was in Afghanistan to review a US troop surge.

Indian Express
Myanmar bars Suu Kyi's election participation
CNN International
Yangon, Myanmar (CNN) -- Myanmar's ruling junta has announced a new election law that disqualifies pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from participating in upcoming national elections. The Political Parties Registration Law, announced in state-run ...
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Prefectura Dolj l-a suspendat, miercuri dimineata, pe Antonie Solomon din functia de primar al Craiovei, informeaza Gazeta de Sud. Prefectura Dolj anuntase inca de marti ca primarul, care este arestat preventiv pentru 29 de zile sub acuzatiile de luare de mita in forma continuata, fals intelectual si uz de fals, urmeaza sa fie suspendat.

BBC News
5 Pakistani Aid Workers Killed in Attack
CBS News
An attack which left five international aid workers dead in Pakistan on Wednesday "is directly linked to Taliban militants," a Pakistani intelligence official told CBS News' Farhan Bokhari after the incident, sharing an initial ...
Attack on US NGO office kills 5 in northwest Pakistan's MansehraXinhua
Aid group attacked in northwest Pakistan; 5 deadThe Associated Press
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BBC News
5 Pakistani Aid Workers Killed in Attack
CBS News
An attack which left five international aid workers dead in Pakistan on Wednesday "is directly linked to Taliban militants," a Pakistani intelligence official told CBS News' Farhan Bokhari after the incident, sharing an initial ...
Attack on US NGO office kills 5 in northwest Pakistan's MansehraXinhua
Aid group attacked in northwest Pakistan; 5 deadThe Associated Press
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Reuters
Israeli general renews threats against Iran
Press TV
An Israel official has once again threatened Iran with military confrontation by repeating the famous phrase of "all options should remain on the table." While on a visit to New York, the Chief of staff of Israel's armed forces, Gabi Ashkenazi, ...
Profiting From Iran, and the USNew York Times
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Washington Post
Seven held over alleged cartoonist murder plot
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Gardaí are continuing to question seven people arrested yesterday in connection with an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist whose portrayal of the prophet Mohammed angered many Muslims. The four men and three women, originally from Morocco and ...
7 held in alleged plot to kill cartoonistBoston Globe
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AFP - Conservationists warned Wednesday that Malaysians' voracious appetite for turtle eggs could drive the marine creatures to extinction on its shores.

AFP - A baby elephant believed to have died during a nine-day labour was born alive at an Australian zoo on Wednesday, amazing its keepers and defying expert opinion that such an outcome would take a "miracle".

“Media lunara a dosarelor de insolventa deschise in 2010 este de 2000, din care cele mai multe ii privesc pe cei din zona comertului. Segmentul imobiliar este afectat in proportie de 5% de insolventa”, a declarat pentru HotNews.ro Arin Stanescu, presedintele Uniunii Nationale a Practicienilor in Insolventa din Romania – UNPIR.

Thermax Signs Pact With Babcock & Wilcox
Wall Street Journal
MUMBAI -- India's Thermax Ltd. Wednesday said it has signed a joint venture pact with US-based Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group Inc. to design, make and supply equipment to the Indian electricity sector. ...
B&W, Thermax to Form Indian Joint VentureMarketWatch (press release)
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Graduates rally for embattled school
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Graduates of Central Falls High School staged a protest Tuesday to support their embattled school. Central Falls, Rhode Island (CNN) -- Graduates of the nation's most vilified high school descended upon campus Tuesday evening to ...
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