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Canada breaks off relations with Iran
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
US assassination drones kill 8, wounds 21 in southern Somalia	1 20:49 SteveS [1749]
Blast in Damascus Ruknuddin district kills 5 security personnel	0 [1751]
Syrian troops storm Palestinian refugee area	0 [1747]
Four killed in mindless violence in Karachi	2 23:33 Raider [1766]
Suspected Somali pirates fire on Italian navy helicopter	0 [1746]
Canada breaks off relations with Iran	6 21:40 Secret Asian Man [1807]
Terrorists in Syria threaten to hit airports of Damascus, Aleppo	0 [1746]
Hundreds of soldiers launch assault in Damascus	0 [1754]
Suicide bomber strikes NATO headquarters in Kabul	0 [1747]
Good Morning	11 22:52 tu3031 [1766]
Judge orders accused Texas base gunman to shave or be shaved	8 19:04 wr [1747]
US drones kill 8 wound 21 in Somalia	5 08:40 AlanC [1742]
Kenyan Navy shells Kismayo in Somalia	1 18:06 mojo [1741]
Al Shababskis attack Africa Union forces in Somalia	0 [1745]
Kenyan Koppers seize 150 detonators in Nairobi	1 09:56 Frank G [1746]
US Officials say troops withdrawal on sked	2 23:40 bigjim-CA [1768]
20 die in Damascus in artillery strike	0 [1746]
Rebels spring 350 prisoners in Aleppo	0 [1749]
Human rights folks say 45 murdered near Damascus	0 [1754]
6 die in 2 Damascus booms	0 [1757]
Taliban: 'We will kidnap Prince Harry at any cost'	8 22:17 JosephMendiola [1774]
Page 2: WoT Background
Mogadishu still unsafe, says UK group's report	0 [1744]
Tehran NAM Summit proved Iran not isolated; US, Israel are: Cleric	0 [1752]
Israel cannot attack Iran: IRGC commander	2 22:12 JosephMendiola [1770]
Haqqanis say US listing will hurt Afghan peace	1 17:22 Water Modem [1740]
25 candidates register to run for presidential election	0 [1744]
'Salafisation' of Al-Azhar condemned	0 [1749]
White House fails to meet deadline on detailing proposed defense cuts	3 22:38 gorb [1763]
Us? Terrorists? Haqqanis dispute terrorist tag	1 18:47 Steven [1740]
Syrian chemical weapons scattered throughout	2 11:52 rammer [1726]
Syrian Army far from done	6 18:44 Zhang Fei [1739]
French send aid to Syrian rebels	0 [1739]
UN wants USD $374 million in humanitarian aid for Syria	10 21:04 Hellfish [1738]
Vatican official says Israel fostering intolerance of Christianity	11 22:27 lotp [1766]
MB-dominated govt shuts down the last synagogue in Egypt	1 05:32 gromky [1746]
Canada cuts ties with Iran, closes embassy, orders diplomats home	1 13:33 Raider [1742]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Call to establish commission on conversions	1 23:48 Water Modem [1764]
Blasphemy case: IGP records girl's statement	0 [1755]
Clinton sees Congress moving on Russia trade measure	2 21:37 Procopius2k [1768]
Gun Sales Surge: An Obama Bounce?	0 [1745]
EC declares KP Sports Minister's degree fake	2 15:18 g(r)omgoru [1748]
US political parties serving 1 percent against 99-percenters	0 [1742]
Black glove was tampered with, OJ is innocent	4 16:05 tu3031 [1744]
Mayor ''Big Gulp'' revives school uniform issue	7 22:20 JosephMendiola [1770]
2 decades of deindustrialization in Venezuela	1 10:08 Frank G [1744]
Kids begin brown-bag boycott of healthier meals	9 11:49 airandee [1740]
Mao's hometown prepares for a revamp and his reputation is re-examined	5 18:45 bigjim-CA [1744]
Why does coffee never taste as good as it smells?	18 22:06 lotp [1762]
Are Chinese Banks Hiding The Mother of All Debt Bombs?	8 23:55 Zhang Fei [1765]
Page 4: Opinion
Tyranny of the minority	2 16:17 Pappy [1738]
Are Republicans Fooling Themselves?	6 22:21 lotp [1766]
The ATF's latest gun grab	17 19:24 wr [1745]
For Rantburg's Sunday Morning Coffee Pot: President elect Pena's New Old Security Policy	1 18:20 bigjim-CA [1740]
Lessons for Israel from captured Iraqi nuclear documents	3 11:16 SteveS [1742]
Page 6: Politix
White House fails to meet deadline on detailing proposed defense cuts	3 23:06 Procopius2k [1767]
'Tested and proven' Obama asks for second term	5 15:23 Besoeker [1753]
Trio of Hollywood starlets take stage for Obama	8 22:09 lotp [1763]
White House consults experts as it mulls tapping oil reserve	9 22:28 JosephMendiola [1771]
Chicago braces for possible teachers'' strike -- its first in 25 years	4 20:47 SteveS [1743]

    
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3	Govt of Iran
2	al-Shabaab
2	Govt of Syria
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Pirates

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2012-09-08
Canada breaks off relations with Iran

Fri 2012-09-07
Pakistan evicts Save the Children foreign staff

Thu 2012-09-06
Drone Strike in Yemen Kills 5 'Qaida' Militants

Wed 2012-09-05
20 Civilians Killed, 50 More Injured in Nangarhar Suicide Attack

Tue 2012-09-04
Syria Warplane Kills 18 People in Single Attack in al-Bab

Mon 2012-09-03
Breaking: Peshawar blast hits US consular vehicle

Sun 2012-09-02
NATO suspends training new Afghan recruits

Sat 2012-09-01
US drone kills five Pakistani suspects

Fri 2012-08-31
US slaps sanctions on 8 LeT leaders including 26/11 mastermind

Thu 2012-08-30
Syria Rebels Say 5 Choppers Wrecked in Raid on Airport

Wed 2012-08-29
Russian Suicide Blast Kills Muslim Leader in Dagestan Region

Tue 2012-08-28
59 Dead as Syrian Regime Opens New Front in Damascus

Mon 2012-08-27
Kenyan cleric shot dead, sparks riots in Mombasa

Sun 2012-08-26
Badruddin Haqqani drone zapped!

Sat 2012-08-25
Breivik gets 21-year prison term

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