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Taliban hold Buner town people hostage
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Pak nuclear programme faces 35 pc cut	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1756]
Taliban kidnap 10 paramilitary troops in Upper Dir	1 00:00 Grunter [1743]
Female Pakistani Singer Killed by Her Brothers	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1768]
Blow-by-blow accounts of 58 Division entering Tiger-controlled NFZ	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1734]
Seven Israeli Arabs held for soldier kidnap plot	4 00:00 Jack is Back! [1745]
Three killed in fresh attacks in Thai south	0 [1743]
Taliban destroy FC camp, seize arms	0 [1742]
Good morning	11 00:00 Deacon Blues [1736]
Four policemen kidnapped in Swat	0 [1745]
Attackers of Manawan Police Centre still at large	0 [1742]
Turkey: Air attacks target Kurdish militants in Iraq	2 00:00 Hupolurt B. Hayes8086 [1745]
Azerbaijan: Gunman kills students in suicide attack	1 00:00 gromky [1744]
Hunt on for 25 directly involved BDR men	1 00:00 tu3031 [1745]
10 shops blown up in Adezai	0 [1744]
Former Turk arbitrator escapes assassination	0 [1747]
Pirates attack Italian ship for second day running	2 00:00 rabid whitetail [1757]
Death toll from twin Iraq car bombs rises to 51	1 00:00 swksvolFF [1744]
Troops get more areas of Buner evacuated; 14 militants killed	0 [1740]
42 killed in Afghanistan	3 00:00 tu3031 [1755]
Taliban hold Buner town people hostage	0 [1769]
Sri Lanka vows to fight until rebel leaders captured	0 [1743]
Page 2: WoT Background
The Dalai Lama on Bush: "He was honest and straightforward, and that is very important."	16 00:00 GirlThursday [1756]
Ali al-Marri pleads guilty in U.S. court	2 00:00 trailing wife [1737]
US: No Economic Aid for North Korea	10 00:00 Zhang Fei [1736]
Nork concentration camps can be seen on Google	4 00:00 CrazyFool [1740]
Sufi rejects judges appointed by Pak Government	0 [1736]
Musharraf may face high treason charges: Babar Awan	1 00:00 rabid whitetail [1734]
JCSC satisfied with Buner, Dir operations: ISPR	1 00:00 mojo [1742]
PLO rep: ŽAhmadinejadŽs UN speech didnŽt helpŽ	2 00:00 mojo [1746]
Mubarak warns against messing with Egypt	0 [1735]
Japan, China agree to work closely on N. Korea, flu issues: Aso	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1770]
Turkey backs out of Gaza probe	0 [1741]
Falk tells why Israel stonewalls Gaza probe	1 00:00 Jans Wittlesbach2039 [1736]
Bilour renews talks offer to Sufi, says all reservations to be removed	0 [1744]
Political parties urged to foil conspiracies against Karachi	0 [1742]
Fazlullah says he is not against media freedom	1 00:00 Glenmore [1738]
Egypt asked Interpol to arrest 3 wanted Hezbollah members	0 [1729]
'Taliban can choke NATO supply lines'	4 00:00 rabid whitetail [1740]
Locals see 'ruthless operation' as only Swat solution	0 [1746]
Abu Yahya Al-Libi urges Pakistanis to rebel against govt	0 [1736]
ABC News Outs Waterboarding Architects	12 00:00 Besoeker [1758]
Armed forces vow 'zero tolerance' towards militancy	0 [1736]
JI wants operations in Dir, Buner stopped	2 00:00 .5MT [1740]
Achille Lauro Murderer Released in Italy	7 00:00 49 Pan [1734]
Iran most active state sponsor of terrorism: US	2 00:00 Jans Wittlesbach2039 [1735]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Man who tried to attack Dutch royals dies	2 00:00 Frank G [1755]
Tires Stolen From CA AG Jerry Brown's Car	8 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1747]
Iraq to kill 3 wild boars at zoo amid flu fears	1 00:00 Jans Wittlesbach2039 [1743]
Sex on Queen's lawn at Windsor Castle	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1758]
Reports Say Justice Souter Retiring From Supreme Court	7 00:00 Jack is Back! [1737]
Russia takes formal control of Georgia borders	4 00:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1742]
WHO to stop using 'swine flu' name	18 00:00 Frank G [1760]
Two hacked to death at Aminbazar	1 00:00 Glenmore [1732]
Chrysler bankruptcy filing confirmed	18 00:00 Mike N. [1759]
ŽCrueller than Gang of FourŽ	2 00:00 gromky [1736]
Conversion laws not enough	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1736]
Ravalomanana-appointed premier arrested in Madagascar	0 [1741]
Page 4: Opinion
One civilization clashing	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [1764]
Andrew McCarthy says No to the O	4 00:00 Frank G [1755]
Why Jane Fonda Is Banned in Beirut	5 00:00 Redneck Jim [1759]
Page 6: Politix
Obama Wants Some Tax Payers to Send Stimulas Money Back - Not Kidding	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1741]
Pelosi: now we don't have to 'explain process'	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1760]
Nancy Pelosi: utterly contemptible	9 00:00 Redneck Jim [1768]

    
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                        23:34 JosephMendiola

                        22:22 Pappy

                        21:51 Frank G

                        21:49 Frank G

                        21:44 GirlThursday

                        21:34 OldSpook

                        21:21 JosephMendiola

                        21:14 OldSpook

                        21:13 Alaska Paul

                        21:06 JosephMendiola

                        21:05 49 Pan

                        21:03 JosephMendiola

                        20:57 JosephMendiola

                        20:53 Besoeker

                        20:50 SteveS

                        20:48 Nimble Spemble

                        20:30 Frank G

                        20:29 Redneck Jim

                        20:25 Bright Pebbles the flatulent

                        20:23 Redneck Jim

                        20:23 Frank G

                        20:20 Frank G

                        20:19 trailing wife

Who's in the News
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6	TTP
5	Govt of Pakistan
2	Hezbollah
2	Govt of Iran
2	Hamas
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	PLO
1	Pirates
1	TNSM
1	Taliban

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2009-05-01
Taliban hold Buner town people hostage

Thu 2009-04-30
U.S. missile strikes kill 10 in South Waziristan

Wed 2009-04-29
70 militants killed in Pak operation

Tue 2009-04-28
TNSM suspends talks with govt

Mon 2009-04-27
Suspect in Bat Ayin attack in custody

Sun 2009-04-26
North Korea reactivates its nuclear program

Sat 2009-04-25
US may use daisy-cutters 'if Pakistan shows reluctance'

Fri 2009-04-24
73 killed in twin suicide blasts in Baghdad

Thu 2009-04-23
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi nabbed

Wed 2009-04-22
Turkish police detain 37 in anti-Qaeda raids

Tue 2009-04-21
Lanka gives Tigers 24 hours to hang it up

Mon 2009-04-20
Iraq arrests children recruited by Al-Qaeda

Sun 2009-04-19
Parliament approves Islamic law in Somalia

Sat 2009-04-18
Pakaboom kills 27

Fri 2009-04-17
Mufti Hannan, 13 other Huji men indicted

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