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US drone strike kills three militants in Pakistan: officials
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
US Missiles Kill Two in Northwest Pakistan	0 [1739]
Palestinian militant sneaks into Israel, kills one soldier	1 20:01 gorb [1740]
US drone strike kills three militants in Pakistan: officials	0 [1777]
Four kidnapped aid workers freed in Afghanistan	2 11:22 Pappy [1739]
Good morning	3 09:05 AlanC [1745]
Al-Shabaab terrorist sneaks into Uganda	1 10:42 Frank G [1740]
Militants Release Yemeni Troops as Forces Further Step up Offensive	0 [1741]
Helicopter shelling kills eight militants in Orakzai	0 [1734]
Girls school blown up in Mardan	0 [1738]
Syria Rebels Say Resuming 'Defensive Operations'	1 03:49 gorb [1746]
4 Foreign Aid Groups Expelled from Sudan	1 05:02 American Delight [1740]
Rangers officer, four others shot dead across city	0 [1744]
Fighting on outskirts of Mogadishu	0 [1748]
12 Syria workers 'executed' on eve of UN watchdog meet	0 [1743]
Video Shows Syrian Tank Crushing Body of Dissident	1 01:00 newc [1744]
Syrian Forces Kill 43 as Protesters Rally across Country	0 [1740]
3 die in Ciudad Victoria gun battle	0 [1740]
Mexican Army seizes 2 tons of marijuana in Zacatecas state	1 08:12 OmuluqueHapsburg5085 [1748]
Page 2: WoT Background
Nazi propaganda website starts operation in Iran, government censors do nothing	0 [1735]
Iran threatens to target US bases if attacked	2 22:11 JosephMendiola [1767]
Iran building new space center for launching satellites into orbit	1 23:34 Water Modem [1773]
Iran threatens to target U.S. bases if attacked	0 [1732]
Cyber-attacks "bought us time" on Iran: U.S. sources	0 [1740]
Hosni Mubarak sentenced to life in prison	4 21:20 rammer [1768]
Nasrallah responds to kidnappers	2 20:04 gorb [1754]
Barack Obama behind Stuxnet virus - report	19 22:04 JosephMendiola [1762]
Quietness returns to Afmadow	2 18:42 bigjim-CA [1735]
Pirates on trial: Somali suspects could be hauled to UK to stand trial	0 [1732]
Hezbollah leader calls for release of the Lebanese kidnapped in Syria	1 11:39 Pappy [1740]
Russian Commies: Houla Massacre Was All Our Fault	1 00:10 gromky [1740]
Israel doomed to extinction: Iran cleric	2 13:51 g(r)omgoru [1736]
Merkel, Putin call for 'political' solution in Syria	0 [1734]
Tuareg rebels reject deal with Islamists over sharia	1 00:33 JosephMendiola [1736]
Al-Shabaab accuse NATO of leading war against extremists	0 [1737]
Kenya reveals move to capture Kismayu	0 [1738]
Tunisian officials ban weekend demo against 'extremism'	0 [1735]
Putin says counterproductive to call Annan mission failure	2 11:42 Pappy [1729]
Syria set to become failed state-Israeli commander	0 [1740]
Kohistan Cleric Threatens NGO Women With Forced Marriage	1 09:09 AlanC [1745]
Foreign Policy In 'Chaos'	3 11:34 Pappy [1733]
Al Qaeda in Yemen - PBS Frontline	0 [1744]
UK researchers discover backdoor in American military chip	7 19:09 Gabby Cussworth [1735]
Rift widens	1 22:27 JosephMendiola [1759]
Page 3: Non-WoT
US to move the majority of its naval fleet to Asia	8 23:39 JosephMendiola [1775]
Fraudsters fleece Egypt using foreign wheat	4 18:46 bigjim-CA [1735]
Today's Idiot	1 18:48 bigjim-CA [1748]
Bear eats corpse of convicted murderer in Canada	8 22:46 JosephMendiola [1766]
The Obama Administration knifes Britain yet again over the Falklands	2 13:00 Redneck Jim [1737]
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez rewards three millionth follower on Twitter with a new house	7 20:22 bigjim-CA [1763]
Turkish pianist charged with insulting Islamic values	5 18:35 Dale [1744]
Mexico is conducting its own investigation of Fast and Furious	3 20:30 bigjim-CA [1761]
Argentine official denies devaluation planned	2 23:18 JosephMendiola [1760]
Anti-women decree: NGOs call for action against Kohistan cleric	0 [1731]
Acid attacker sent behind bars for 10 years	0 [1736]
Couple, baby girl murdered	2 19:14 bigjim-CA [1746]
Mumia Abu-Jamal sends message to Occupy DOJ	1 05:01 Besoeker [1731]
Eurozone unemployment hits record high of 11 percent	1 19:15 bigjim-CA [1739]
Fourth Largest US Steel Manufacturer Files Chapter 11	4 17:32 USN,Ret [1741]
Page 4: Opinion
The 'Mexican spring:' A new student movement stirs in Mexico	0 [1740]
Official: the more scientifically illiterate you are, the more you believe in 'climate change'	9 21:32 rammer [1773]
Page 6: Politix
In tough fight with Romney, Obama longs for McCain	1 23:26 JosephMendiola [1765]
Bleak jobs report spells trouble for Obama re-election	8 13:04 Redneck Jim [1740]
Bill Clinton predicts strong Obama victory	12 20:05 Frank G [1759]
White House vows to stay on course despite jobs woes	11 21:41 Bobby in Illinois [1764]
Democratic House Primary Turns Into Ethnic Proxy War Over Israel	4 09:23 AlanC [1734]

    
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Who's in the News
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7	Govt of Syria
5	al-Shabaab
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	TTP
2	Govt of Iran
1	Pirates
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	Hezbollah
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Ansar Dine
1	Arab Spring

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Fri 2012-06-01
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Thu 2012-05-31
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Wed 2012-05-30
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Tue 2012-05-29
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Mon 2012-05-28
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Sun 2012-05-27
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Sat 2012-05-26
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Fri 2012-05-25
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Thu 2012-05-24
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Wed 2012-05-23
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Tue 2012-05-22
Death Toll Rises to over 120 after Yemen Parade Bombing

Mon 2012-05-21
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20 Dead as Syrian Forces Fire on Huge Protests

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