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41 snatched by AQIM in Algeria gas plant attack
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Hostage operation over with high casualties	16 23:37 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11133]
Algeria Hostages' Fate Uncertain	4 20:53 linker [11131]
BREAKING: Some Algerian Hostages Now Wearing Bomb Vests, Foreign And Local Hostages Escape, More	11 21:41 trailing wife [11138]
Car bombs kill 15 Shiite pilgrims in Iraq	0 [11125]
Two terrorists killed in North Caucasus	0 [11126]
Another Pak soldier killed in Kashmir	1 08:43 Frank G [11126]
Abu Sayyaf rejects MNLF appeal to free foreign captives	1 00:45 JosephMendiola [11127]
Good morning	2 09:09 Vortigern Hupoluse1541 [11123]
French and Malian Troops Confront Islamists in Seized Mali Village	1 07:29 Pappy [11128]
Syrian army intensifies offensive against rebels	0 [11124]
Al Shabab: We will execute French hostage	3 16:57 JohnQC [11123]
Iraqis Hold Anti-Maliki Demo in Yemen	0 [11124]
Young man gunned down in 'sectarian' attack	0 [11123]
Protests continue in Karachi over likely arrest of PM	0 [11124]
Tribesmen forced to end protest after police move in	0 [11126]
Four Chinese Abducted in Sudan's Darfur Freed	0 [11125]
2 Dead, 6 Hurt, '41 Foreigners Taken Hostage' as Islamists Raid Algeria Gas Field over Mali Operation	0 [11125]
Car Bombs Kill 22 in Syria's Idlib as 103 Killed Nationwide	0 [11125]
Local administrator seriously wounded in southern Thailand	0 [11125]
US Confirms Americans Taken After Algeria Attack	8 20:39 Frank G [11136]
Page 2: WoT Background
Aid Pledged to Mali as More Troops Deploy	0 [11123]
Judge dismisses terrorism charges against Muslim cleric, cites lack of evidence	0 [11127]
Rep. Duncan Hunter may seek probe into delay on MOH for CPT William Swenson	0 [11123]
Syrian rebels accuse jihadist groups of trying to hijack revolution	2 15:56 Fred [11129]
EU set to back French war in Mali	9 12:37 Herman Elmolet7160 [11127]
Algeria: islamist leader, hostages to be killed one by one	4 17:49 Muggsy Mussolini1226 [11126]
Threat of coup recedes as Pakistani PM escapes arrest	0 [11128]
Syrian industry losing steam as workers flee	2 13:47 AlanC [11125]
Muslim Body Changes Stance, Backs Mali Military Operation	1 14:22 Pappy [11128]
Iraq Says Freeing Prisoners 'Daily' amid Protests	1 17:07 Redneck Jim [11127]
ICC Launches Mali War crimes Probe	0 [11126]
Opposition parties united against 'conspiracies to derail democracy'	0 [11125]
Those calling Haqqanis asset do not represent Pakistan govt: FM	0 [11124]
Malik warns Qadri to vacate D-Chowk, protesters are at risk	0 [11123]
Mali Islamists Using Child Soldiers, Human Shields	0 [11126]
U.S. to Recognize First Somali Government in 20 Years	0 [11124]
U.N.: One Million More Syrians to Receive Aid	0 [11124]
UN experts, Iran start new round of nuclear talks	0 [11124]
Pak army offers truce, to keep LoC calm	0 [11125]
Qadri unveils remaining points of his 'agenda'	0 [11125]
N. Korean media highlight Pudgy's devotion to people	1 17:04 Redneck Jim [11125]
N. Korea hacking S. Korea's transition team?	0 [11124]
Kyrgyzstan will continue Manas air base lease for now	0 [11126]
Iranian opposition leader's son gets probation	0 [11124]
Drone squadron to be created for Iranian border troops	1 00:48 JosephMendiola [11124]
100,000 Afghan refugees to leave Iran	0 [11127]
Iran Navy to Deploy to Mediterranean	1 01:47 Skidmark [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Lithium batteries central to Boeing's 787 woes	1 16:10 Water Modem [11126]
US Navy Ship Stuck On Coral Reef In Philippines	7 22:13 Pappy [11129]
Software developer fired after bosses learn he outsourced his work to China	1 06:03 Lone Ranger [11126]
Malaysia Advises Parents: V-Neck Shirts Indicate Gay Son	2 22:17 ryuge [11127]
Displaced Indonesian Shi'ites pressured to become Sunnis	2 10:18 Frank G [11129]
Egyptian Court Sentences Family To 15 Years For Converting From Islam	1 15:21 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11125]
Saudi Beheads Pakistani for Drug Trafficking	0 [11126]
Morsi Says 'Monkeys and Pigs' Remarks Taken Out of Context	5 13:37 lord garth [11125]
Egypt's Mubarak to Pay Back Gifts	0 [11124]
High tide hits as Olympia rally calls attention to climate change	7 13:25 Whavising Splat3355 [11128]
Russian crime boss gunned down in Moscow	3 13:09 Bright Pebbles [11124]
'Stand Closer To The Rhino' Results In Grave Wound	5 12:28 DarthVader [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
Mokhtar Belmokhtar On The Line to Paradise	0 [11127]
Election is banned in Islam: Saudi scholar	4 19:17 AlanC [11129]
Can France achieve its goals in Mali?	3 13:50 AlanC [11126]
Interview with Cliff Kincaid: Stopping Al-Jazeera America	2 10:52 JohnQC [11125]
The Wages of Unemployment	0 [11126]
Islam, Jihad and Non-Muslims	6 18:36 Besoeker [11126]
The attempt to rescue Timbuktu	1 12:24 Muggsy Mussolini1226 [11126]
Hurriyat in tight-spot for meeting Saeed and Salahuddin	0 [11125]
Just My Thoughts	5 14:44 Capsu78 [11131]
Page 6: Politix
Linn County Oregon Sheriff's letter regarding recent gun controversy	8 20:45 swksvolFF [11130]
House GOP release bill to reverse Obama's pay raise for federal employees	8 17:51 lord garth [11126]
Fla. Senate Panel Votes To Ban Spying With Drones	1 01:48 Skidmark [11124]
Nebraska governor is latest to propose ending state income tax	4 12:09 Bright Pebbles [11124]
Patrick proposes gas tax, income tax hike, plus new taxes and fees	5 12:24 DarthVader [11129]
Rubio: President Obama is abusing his executive powers	3 08:48 Redneck Jim [11127]
23 Executive Actions in Gun Violence Reduction Measures	8 17:42 JohnQC [11130]
Statement by Gov. Perry on President Obama's Executive Actions	4 11:08 Dino Shomomp7692 [11125]
Second GOP congressman suggests impeachment	5 20:49 RandomJD [11130]

    
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1	Govt of Iran
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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2013-01-17
41 snatched by AQIM in Algeria gas plant attack

Wed 2013-01-16
France deploys armoured vehicles towards northern Mali

Tue 2013-01-15
Pakistan paralysed after court demands PM arrest

Mon 2013-01-14
Famed Tunisia Mausoleum Torched by Salafists

Sun 2013-01-13
19 Killed in Failed French Raid to Free Somalia Hostage

Sat 2013-01-12
French commandos attack al-Shabab base, explosions, gunfire heard

Fri 2013-01-11
France confirms Mali intervention

Thu 2013-01-10
Taliban suspects arrested over Karachi polio killings

Wed 2013-01-09
Indonesia Foils Terror Plot on Tourist Spots

Tue 2013-01-08
US drone attack kills four in North Waziristan

Mon 2013-01-07
Syria Opposition Rejects Assad's Reconciliation Plan

Sun 2013-01-06
Dronezap in South Wazoo send 18 TTP Jihadis to their rewards

Sat 2013-01-05
Syria jets, troops wage offensive on rebels near capital

Fri 2013-01-04
New U.S. Drone Strike Kills Three Qaida Suspects in Yemen

Thu 2013-01-03
Iran to Citizens: Flee Isfahan

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