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Militants kill two, kidnap 22 Pakistani soldiers
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	2 11:37 GolfBravoUSMC [11123]
Man Shot Dead As Police Clash With Shi'ites In Saudi Arabia	0 [11125]
Nigerian Army Destroys Bomb Factory, Kills 5 Gunmen	0 [11127]
More details on the Christmas eve massacre at El Platanar Ontiveros	2 22:18 JosephMendiola [11133]
Chemical weapons used on Homs	8 18:57 Pappy [11130]
Los Zetas crew in Nuevo Leon admits to 22 murders	0 [11125]
Australia gets proof Philippines hostage alive	0 [11125]
Benazir's 'killer' died in drone strike: Kaira	0 [11127]
S Sudan 'armed groups' attack disputed area: Khartoum	0 [11127]
Political activist among three killed in city violence	0 [11126]
CID arrests proclaimed offender	0 [11125]
Yemen Police Officer's Body Found Mutilated	0 [11126]
North Ossetian Deputy Mufti Shot Dead	0 [11130]
Four Afghan Policemen Killed with 'Insider' Help	0 [11125]
Mali Islamists threaten Muslim leaders	0 [11130]
Egypt Prosecutor Orders Probe into Opposition 'Incitement'	0 [11126]
Mali mausoleum destruction sparks outrage	2 12:01 AlanC [11131]
Afghan nationals tortured, 2 Khasadar rescuers injured	0 [11126]
Bouira bomb kills 2 teens	0 [11123]
Militants kill two, kidnap 22 Pakistani soldiers	1 10:05 Frank G [11135]
Two Levies men injured in attack	0 [11124]
Three killed in Quetta attacks	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Head Of Pakistan Taliban: We Will Negotiate, But Not Disarm	1 13:23 swksvolFF [11127]
US intelligence report exposes Pak as supporter of terrorism	6 13:50 Rambler in Virginia [11124]
Gazan Throws Pipe Bomb At IDF Troops, Hits Wrong Country	3 21:04 Barbara [11129]
Home for Christmas: 9 Flattops at Norfolk	9 12:48 Elmase the Ugly2144 [11126]
Uniformed men will be assigned to teach in Thai south	0 [11123]
Assad Inner Circle Takes Hard Line in Syria Conflict	0 [11125]
Mali PM Calls for Swift African Military Action	1 03:36 lord garth [11123]
Iran President Sacks Cabinet's Sole Woman	0 [11124]
France Says No Role for Assad in Syria Transition	0 [11125]
Brahimi Urges 'Real Change' as Opposition Rejects Assad in Political Transition	0 [11127]
Russia Warns of 'Bloody Chaos' if Syria Talks Fail	2 20:25 Barbara [11128]
Foreign Activists Enter Gaza on Solidarity Mission	1 08:57 Glenmore [11127]
Islamist leaders attend Tawassoul congress	0 [11126]
Taliban's offer of conditional truce unacceptable: Malik	0 [11125]
Pakistani Taliban outline conditions for ceasefire	0 [11125]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Chicago reaches 500 homicides with fatal shooting	14 19:41 Mike Kozlowski [11134]
Today's Other Idiot	0 [11122]
South Africa's Jacob Zuma in dog ownership row	6 17:10 Shipman [11130]
Today's Idiot	3 11:42 swksvolFF [11128]
Salafist party to refrain from decisions damaging to tourism: Bakkar	2 19:10 Pappy [11128]
Egypt tourism shows little recovery in 2012	5 17:03 Shipman [11128]
Iran Grounds Domestic Flights During Call to Prayer	1 16:43 swksvolFF [11126]
Former U.S. President Bush Senior in Intensive Care	9 17:01 Shipman [11128]
Greece Says Needs 27.5 bn Euros to Recapitalize 4 Biggest Banks	6 15:23 bigjim-CA [11129]
Tunisian Dies after Eating 28 Raw eggs for bet	13 17:50 rob06 [11126]
Army Arrests Suspects, Seizes Arms Following Baalbek Gunfight	0 [11125]
France says will not intervene in C Africa's conflict	0 [11123]
India to name and shame rapists: minister	0 [11130]
Singapore medics battle to save India gang-rape victim	1 22:21 JosephMendiola [11125]
Azerbaijan pardons eight 'political prisoners'	0 [11125]
Tunisia replaces Siliana governor	0 [11124]
U.N., U.S. Concern as Central Africa Rebels Close in on Capital	1 16:36 swksvolFF [11123]
One Killed, Other Wounded in Armed Dispute in Bekaa	0 [11125]
Cabinet resignations deal setback for Egypt's Morsi	1 03:06 lord garth [11123]
Bilawal to infuse vigour in PPP, lead nation: PM	0 [11126]
Bilawal came, saw, conquered	0 [11123]
U.S. sailors sue Tokyo Electric over Fukushima radiation	3 09:26 Besoeker [11125]
Germany 'exporting' old and sick to foreign care homes	3 10:59 Mitch H. [11125]
Japanese Engineers Develop A Made-To-Order 13-Foot Mech Suit	13 19:15 swksvolFF [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
P.J. O'Rourke: Dear Mr. President, Zero-Sum Doesn't Add Up	10 22:48 JosephMendiola [11129]
Turkey Will Pay a High Price After Assad	0 [11125]
Should Europe Classify Hezbollah As a Terrorist Group?	3 19:15 Pappy [11129]
Page 6: Politix
I ran so I could have 'men with guns' around my daughters - Breitbart	10 20:28 Barbara [11131]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Arab Spring
5	TTP
4	Govt of Syria
3	Ansar Dine
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Hamas
1	Baloch Liberation Army
1	Salafists
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Islamic Emirate of Caucasus
1	Boko Haram
1	Govt of Iran

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Fri 2012-12-28
Militants kill two, kidnap 22 Pakistani soldiers

Thu 2012-12-27
Somalia sets 100 days for Al Shabab militants to surrender

Wed 2012-12-26
6 Killed in Attack on Nigerian Church

Tue 2012-12-25
Drone Strikes Kill Six Qaida Suspects in Yemen

Mon 2012-12-24
Tunisia arrests 16 al-Qaeda suspects

Sun 2012-12-23
Egypt vice-president resigns on final day of referendum

Sat 2012-12-22
Scuds pummel Syrian rebel positions

Fri 2012-12-21
U.N. Security Council Approves Mali Intervention Force

Thu 2012-12-20
Yemeni President Restructures Army, Removes Saleh Cronies

Wed 2012-12-19
Three more polio workers shot in Pakistan; eight dead in 48 hours

Tue 2012-12-18
Syrian rebels take control of Damascus Palestinian camp

Mon 2012-12-17
Rebel Offensive In Hama

Sun 2012-12-16
Rockets Fired on Peshawar Airport, Five Dead, Dozens Injured

Sat 2012-12-15
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