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Congressional memo: Govt, Toyota tests on runaway Prius fail to replicate San Diego incident - Insult: Axelrod Keeps Settlements Heat on Israel
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- Colo. Woman Held in Jihad Probe Released
Colorado mother Jamie Paulin-Ramirez was released from custody in Ireland after being arrested in a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who angered many Muslims by portraying Mohammed with a dogs body.
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- Taliban: Kandahar Bombings a Warning to NATO
Taliban: Deadly Kandahar bombings a warning to NATO forces planning new offensive in south - At Least 3 Snowmobilers Dead in Canadian Avalanche
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- Egypt Cancels Unveiling of Restored Synagogue
Egypt cancels synagogue unveiling, citing Israeli maltreatment of Palestinians - Iraqi PM Picks up Oil-Rich Province in Vote Count
Iraqi PM strengthens lead with win in oil-rich southern province, early results show - Man Bytes Dog: Outcry Over Microchip Rule
A U.K. proposal for mandatory microchipping of dogs brings about outcry. - Israeli Leader Urges Calm Over Row With Washington
Israeli leader urges calm after new rebuke from US over east Jerusalem construction plans - Protesters Surge Into Bangkok Wanting New Election
Leaders of anti-government protesters demand Thai govt dissolves Parliament within 24 hours - Protesters Surge Into Bangkok Wanting New Election
Thousands of anti-government protesters prepare to march on key locations in Thai capital - Economy the Focus as China Political Session Ends
Spending on social welfare increased as Chinas political session ends - U.S., Israel at Odds Over Settlements
The United States is using some of the toughest talk ever against Israel, one of its closest allies and perhaps most complicated geo-political relationship. - 4 Suicide Attackers Hit Southern Afghan City
Suicide attackers strike in southern Afghanistan city; at least 30 reported killed - Abuse Claims Rock Catholic Church in Europe
Europes Catholic Churches face wave of sex abuse charges, fear more to come - Iraqi Vote Signals Shift From Religious Leaders
Early leads by 2 secular political groups forecast Iraq rejection of fundamentalist government - Public Rallies Behind Irish-Born Conjoined Twins
The parents of Irish born conjoined twins Angie and Azzedine Benhaffaf are overwhelmed at the level of support the general public has given them. - Al-Qaida Suspect From US Tricked His Yemeni Guard
Officials: Al-Qaida suspect from New Jersey asked his Yemeni guard to pray before shooting him - Boxer Manny Pacquiao: Rennaisance Pac Man
Not only is Manny Pacaquiao the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world; hes also a platinum recording artist, actor and politician. - Chinas New Generation Picky About Factory Jobs
Young Chinese workers less willing to settle for sweatshops than their parents were - Lars Vilks: Why He Built a Panic Room
Why did Lars Vilks, a mild-mannered Swede who calls himself the artist, booby-trap his art with electrified barbed wire, keep an ax by his bedside, and build a panic room upstairs? For one, Mr. Vilkss 2007 cartoon of the prophet Mohammed as a stray dog continues to bring death threats and even a bounty on his head from an Al Qaeda-related group in Iraq. But after US authorities on Tuesday arrested Colleen LaRose, a Philadelphia woman known on the Internet as Jihad Jane, for allegedly planning to travel to rural Sweden and assassinate Vilks, civil libertarians such as George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley are pointing to another potential incentive for European artists to protect themselves: growing deference shown to Islam by European governments and journalists worried about stoking fanatical flames. - Vatican Officials Defend Pope on Abuse
Vatican: pope showed courage on sex cases, attempts to involve him in scandals failed