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UK expels Iran diplomats after embassy attack
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Esfahan Boom Now Blamed On 'Bombing Squad'	7 00:00 gorb [1772]
Local official slain in southern Thailand	0 [1734]
Free Syrian Army getting attention	2 00:00 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division [1747]
Chinese nuclear tunnels	0 [1734]
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan cadre killed in Kirkuk	0 [1740]
Good morning	2 00:00 JohnQC [1741]
At least 26 injured in new north Yemen fighting	0 [1728]
Lebanon to Enforce Arab Syria Sanctions	1 00:00 American Delight [1733]
OIC Urges Syria to Cooperate with Arab League	1 00:00 Sonny Scourge of the Poles9835 [1732]
Multiple bomb blasts kill 38 Somalis	0 [1737]
Yemeni troops shell Taizz, kill 1	0 [1737]
Three European states recall envoys	3 00:00 Hank [1734]
India police detain six men over bomb blasts	0 [1734]
Norway shuts embassy in Iran after attack on Brits	0 [1741]
Five 'Jundullah militants' arrested	0 [1729]
Hoti urges ulema to exercise restraint	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1736]
Seventy-nine injured in skirmishes in Cairo's Tahrir	0 [1735]
Twelve militants killed in Kurram clash	0 [1731]
Pakistan resumes some cooperation: Nato	0 [1736]
Turkey Imposes Sanctions on Syria	0 [1741]
Al Qathafi Daughter in Exile Breaks Rules by Urging Revolt Against Libya's New Rulers	0 [1737]
Basiji-led Attack on the British Embassy in Tehran	8 00:00 remoteman [1741]
UK expels Iran diplomats after embassy attack	0 [1764]
Syrian Forces Kill 11 Civilians as 7 Troops Die in Blast	0 [1737]
Lebanon transfers funds to UN Hariri court: PM	0 [1748]
Islamists claim lead in Egypt vote count	7 00:00 Barbara [1766]
Page 2: WoT Background
FBI Criminal Informant Complicit in Brian Terry's Death	2 00:00 Barbara [1758]
Iran planning to attack US bases in Germany	2 00:00 Bill Clinton [1740]
Iran: Quds Force leader is developing a cult status	3 00:00 Grease Jith3343 [1760]
Pakistan cable TV operators block BBC	3 00:00 trailing wife [1736]
U.S. Nears Milestone: Net Fuel Exporter	7 00:00 lotp [1738]
Vice President Hadi not Ready to take lead in Yemen	0 [1739]
'No takeover at UK Embassy in Tehran'	1 00:00 Deacon Blues [1734]
Student societies hail severing UK ties	3 00:00 Barbara [1756]
Iran Criticises UNSC for Hasty Condemnation of Students' Rally	0 [1736]
Muharram security plan for capital: Six Ulema barred from city	0 [1731]
Truckers want Nato supplies stopped permanently	3 00:00 remoteman [1733]
Pakistan may summon BBC as news channel blocked	3 00:00 SteveS [1759]
Pakistan will not compromise on its sovereignty: Mukhtar	0 [1737]
'US sends terrorists to fight Syria govt.'	4 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1736]
Qassem: Lebanon Cannot Exist without the Resistance	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1738]
'US forces involved in Baghdad raid'	2 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1731]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Diplomatic Foul Up Between Australia-India-US	1 00:00 Frank G [1759]
Flying to Philadelphia? Unbuckle the purse	5 00:00 Frank G [1766]
Zimbabwe Bashes US Dollar, Alligns With Yuan	4 00:00 Barbara [1737]
Congress Opens Floodgates for more Healthcare to Aged Aliens	3 00:00 Perfesser [1761]
Longest Serving Airman Retires, From Age 17-60	2 00:00 JohnQC [1739]
Man arrested at Large Hadron Collider claims he's from the future	11 00:00 Frank G [1748]
Girl gets a year in jail, 100 lashes for adultery	1 00:00 Eohippus Phater7165 [1743]
Unexploded bomb found in Germany from WW2	6 00:00 Barbara [1751]
Initial Jobless Claims Back Over 400K, Prior Revised Higher As 91% Of The Time	5 00:00 Barbara [1738]
Georgetown students shed light on China's tunnel system for nuclear weapons	1 00:00 lotp [1728]
Police, protesters clash in Sri Lanka	0 [1740]
Zardari offers Korea to set up economic zone in Pakistan	4 00:00 Fred [1735]
Romania currency lowered to junk status	0 [1735]
Kuwait Emir Names Defense Minister as PM	0 [1733]
Man Sues Former Hostages, Says They Broke Promise	4 00:00 Perfesser [1762]
Man accidentally beheaded by elevator	10 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1736]
Page 4: Opinion
If Christianity goes, so does Europe	6 00:00 wr [1756]
Right Wing Rapper poised to become next chancellor of Austria	6 00:00 trailing wife [1743]
McChrystal: Bin Laden's Death Shouldn't Be Celebrated	8 00:00 49 Pan [1732]
The Ally from Hell	4 00:00 Perfesser [1760]
Blue Storm Batters Black America	4 00:00 Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) [1764]
AEP: Fed saves Europe's banks as ECB stands pat	9 00:00 tipper [1732]
Unfriendly fire	6 00:00 Frank G [1761]
MFN protests	0 [1735]
Page 6: Politix
Republicans offer $100 reward for photo of Sen. Bob Casey with Obama	7 00:00 Frank G [1756]
Obama Praises Himself for Supporting Israel at NY fundraiser	3 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1737]
Obama: "Since I've Taken Office, I've Cut Your Taxes"	13 00:00 Uncle Phester [1731]
Iran sanctions first step to war: Ron Paul	16 00:00 Barbara [1734]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2011-12-01
UK expels Iran diplomats after embassy attack

Wed 2011-11-30
Egypt's elections go smoothly amid protests

Tue 2011-11-29
Iranian brownshirts seize 6 British embassy staff

Mon 2011-11-28
Enraged Pakistanis burn Obama effigy, slam US

Sun 2011-11-27
US told to vacate Shamsi base

Sat 2011-11-26
Pakistan stops NATO supplies after raid kills up to 28

Fri 2011-11-25
47 Syrians Dead, Including 29 Civilians, as Homs Clashes Rage

Thu 2011-11-24
Police continue attacks on protesters, Tahrir chants for field marshal to go

Wed 2011-11-23
Yemen's president signs power transfer deal

Tue 2011-11-22
Yemen Opposition: Saleh Agrees to Sign Peace Plan. Really.

Mon 2011-11-21
Colombia Farc rebel radio station 'shut down' by army

Sun 2011-11-20
Libya: 'the executioner' Abdullah al-Senussi captured

Sat 2011-11-19
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi captured in Libya

Fri 2011-11-18
Sufi Mohammad's sons acquitted by Swat ATC

Thu 2011-11-17
Saleh again refuses to sign power transfer

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