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Gunmen kidnap Saudi diplomat in Yemen
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Israel Buys Air Field on Iran's Border	10 23:42 crosspatch [1762]
Security guard slain in southern Thailand	0 [1746]
5 Juarez cops die in shooting -- UPDATED	0 [1737]
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader Nusrat reportedly killed in joint strike	1 07:40 Frank G [1747]
"Guardian Angel" Troops In Afghanistan To Watch Over Their Own	9 17:37 Jumbo Whavins4051 [1734]
U.S. sets sanctions on Iran shipping, engineer firms	2 13:21 newc [1742]
Jordan arrests 10 Syrians for spying on refugees	3 15:43 Pappy [1739]
Badanov's Buzzkill Bulletin	0 [1740]
Good morning	2 02:38 GolfBravoUSMC [1742]
Kazakhstan Says Averted Attacks Linked to Exiled Dissident	0 [1740]
Head of Takfiri Network in Constant Contact with Ayman al-Zawahiri	0 [1769]
Army Intercepts Two Vehicles Carrying Arms in al-Qaa	6 21:10 Pappy [1762]
Thousands march in Mali streets to support junta	0 [1745]
Muttahida worker's killing triggers violence	0 [1739]
ANP activist's murder brings violence back to Karachi	0 [1732]
Kenyan military release Somali government officials from jail	0 [1742]
Bomb explosion rattles Ethiopian forces in Beledweyne	0 [1744]
Gunmen gun down senior TFG officials in Mogadishu	0 [1742]
Hudur district commissioner house attacked by grenades	0 [1740]
Army accidently kills two civilians in north Yemen	1 16:57 Rupert Shavirt1311 [1739]
Kenya,Somalia forces clash with Al-shabab, 6 killed	0 [1741]
Interior Ministry: Suspicious moves of Al-Qaeda discovered	0 [1745]
Gunmen kidnap Saudi diplomat in Yemen	1 00:14 Mikey Hunt [1766]
36 Dead as Syrian Forces Assault Rebel Towns	0 [1766]
Page 2: WoT Background
Afghanistan: ANA Officer Academy planned for 2013	3 22:29 JosephMendiola [1744]
Location of Iran's nuke shops is uncertain	4 23:54 JosephMendiola [1762]
IDF cancels customary Passover vacation	2 22:50 newc [1758]
N. Korea honing capability to attack Seoul: USFK commander	5 19:40 Zhang Fei [1735]
N. Korea Unveils Details of 'Satellite'	4 22:32 Frank G [1750]
India's air defenses largely obsolete, says army chief	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1744]
Libyan milita hands airport to police	1 19:52 DepotGuy [1732]
Banned leaders give tough time to administration	0 [1735]
Tribesmen want Nato supplies linked to halt in drone attacks	1 00:18 Mikey Hunt [1728]
Nov 26 incident was attack on Pakistan's sovereignty: Kayani	0 [1734]
Syria to reject any summit initiative	1 17:04 Crugum Cheter3714 [1726]
Yemen President calls for US aid	0 [1738]
Syria peace envoy Annan to brief UN	0 [1734]
Mali junta announces constitution	1 00:53 newc [1732]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Boulder Couple Builds 125 Square-Foot House	6 23:01 canalzone [1751]
Pipeline to be Keystone Kompetitor	1 20:55 trailing wife [1750]
Swedish defense minister quits over Saudi arms plant plans	1 17:01 Chuckles Whavimble6183 [1733]
F-35 to cost $1.5 trillion over its lifespan	0 [1739]
Thousands in Belarus protest against government	1 04:54 newc [1736]
Aircraft carrier costs will be half what you think, US tells MoD	9 20:17 rammer [1729]
Saleh's kid will run for presidency in 2014	0 [1734]
India launches first Bollywood 'walk of fame'	1 12:38 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1730]
Strauss-Kahn sex case returns to US court	2 19:43 Procopius2k [1732]
Egypt military clears way for Nur to run for president	0 [1735]
University rocked by sex scandal again	1 16:53 Rupert Bourbon9489 [1737]
Cheap Natural Gas Makes Inroads as U.S. Vehicle Fuel	16 22:48 newc [1753]
Page 4: Opinion
Karachi's tragedy	0 [1737]

    
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                        22:32 Frank G

                        22:29 JosephMendiola

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                        22:15 crosspatch

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                        20:41 Secret Master

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                        20:22 M. Murcek

                        20:20 Thing From Snowy Mountain

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4	Govt of Syria
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Arab Spring
2	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan

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Gunmen kidnap Saudi diplomat in Yemen

Wed 2012-03-28
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Tue 2012-03-27
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Mon 2012-03-26
Toulouse killings: Mohamed Merah brother charged

Sun 2012-03-25
Syrian Rebel Chiefs Form Military Council to Unify Ranks

Sat 2012-03-24
At Least 26 Dead as Tens of Thousands Rally in Syria

Fri 2012-03-23
German court gives online terror recruiter five year sentence

Thu 2012-03-22
Gunman dead as French siege ends

Wed 2012-03-21
French police in standoff with Jewish school killing suspect

Tue 2012-03-20
Turkish Diplomat Says Two More Syrian Generals Defect

Mon 2012-03-19
Heavy Shelling Kills 16 'Qaida' Fighters in Yemen

Sun 2012-03-18
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Thu 2012-03-15
Karzai orders NATO out of all Afghan villages

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