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US drone 'kills three militants' in Miramshah
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Hamas member blows himself up in "the playground of death"	5 21:16 Charles [1764]
At least eight killed in twin suicide bombings in Idlib	0 [1751]
Bomb blast injures at least 20 in eastern Nigeria	0 [1752]
Philippine troops capture three gunmen linked to kidnapped Aussie	0 [1738]
Good morning	8 17:33 JohnQC [1761]
Seven of 27 Insurgents Killed in Helmand Were Foreigners	1 09:46 Gruth McGurque5303 [1736]
5 Taliban Insurgents Killed, 21 Others Detained	1 22:48 canalzone [1749]
Two peace volunteers killed in Mohmand	0 [1746]
Syria derides UN chief as peace plan in crisis	0 [1756]
Blast in Jamrud kills two, injures five	0 [1751]
US drone 'kills three militants' in Miramshah	1 09:04 Glenmore [1771]
British Red Cross doctor kidnapped in Quetta found beheaded	2 14:17 Mullah Richard [1748]
Five more die on third day of "grand operation" in Lyari	0 [1742]
French Journalist Missing, 4 Killed in Rebel Attack on Colombia Army	0 [1744]
Sudan State Governor Expels 12,000 S. Sudanese	0 [1734]
Syrian Forces Kill 4 as Aleppo Blast Leaves 4 Troops Dead	0 [1738]
Islamist Group Claims Damascus Suicide Bombing	0 [1739]
Around 20 Killed in Attack on Church Services in Northern Nigeria	0 [1753]
U.N. Observer Chief Arrives in Syria, Urges All Parties to End Violence	0 [1745]
Anti-military rule protester killed in Egypt	0 [1743]
PFLP chief hospitalised during hunger strike	0 [1741]
Qaeda frees 73 Yemen soldiers	0 [1738]
Sudan arrests foreigners in disputed Heglig	0 [1741]
One killed, 15 hurt in grenade attack at Kenyan church	0 [1740]
US Special Operators, Ugandans hunt Kony	6 21:19 OldSpook [1778]
Page 2: WoT Background
Former CIA counterterrorism chief offers new details of how detainees led us to Bin Laden	0 [1746]
China mulling guarantees for ships carrying Iran oil	13 22:39 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1763]
Turkey blocks EU from NATO summit unless OIC also attends	0 [1748]
Wife: Bahrain hunger striker drugged, force-fed	0 [1733]
British union bars Israeli expert from speaking on conflict resolution	0 [1741]
Salafis could swing the election in Egypt	0 [1743]
White House silent on blind dissident's escape	0 [1739]
Pudgy observes combined arms military exercise	2 00:01 JosephMendiola [1763]
Egypt's military to reshuffle government	2 11:26 Whiskey Mike [1741]
Iraq to get first F-16 jets in early 2014	1 08:32 Bright Pebbles [1737]
Sudan declares emergency in border states	0 [1736]
Egyptian Forces Arrest 2 Hamas Members In Sinai	0 [1732]
Islamic Jihad Will Hold First Leadership Elections	0 [1733]
Biden Pushes Leadership Role For Turkey's Islamist Leaders	0 [1738]
'i'm Arab, A Muslim, And I Vote Marine Le Pen'	1 10:43 newc [1750]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Development of Israel's Offshore Natural Gas Field Begins	2 13:06 Frank G [1741]
Al Gore at Hampshire College: ManBearPig is real and needs to be addressed now	1 15:34 mojo [1750]
British imam caught advocating female genital mutilation	2 17:29 Gruth McGurque5303 [1735]
SLMC: Dambulla mosque cannot be relocated	1 20:21 rammer [1765]
Mexican Political Notebook: April 30th	0 [1749]
Govt Distributes 65,000kg In Saffron Plants	2 17:05 Deacon Blues [1738]
I have proof against the Sharif brothers: Malik	0 [1734]
Wind farms can cause climate change	10 16:11 Bright Pebbles [1730]
Sharifs accused of 'robbing' Rs6bn from 31 banks, DFIs	0 [1737]
Burning Man	8 22:57 canalzone [1782]
From Oblivion, Olbermann Hits Back at Kimmel's Cracks	3 19:11 tu3031 [1776]
Former Libyan oil exec Ghanem dies in Austria	3 17:48 American Delight [1738]
Annals of Saudi Education, vol. 624: Help kids memorize Qur'an early	1 08:01 Spot [1739]
Page 4: Opinion
Return of medievalism in Middle East	2 15:35 mojo [1734]
The View From Abroad: What If Obama Loses The Elections?	8 18:45 DarthVader [1760]
Why Turks don't smile	2 23:06 Pappy [1761]
Page 6: Politix
EPA official resigns over 'crucify' comment	2 20:45 Glenmore [1760]
Obama, Clintons deepen political and policy ties	2 17:26 JohnQC [1743]
Sarkozy tells Strauss-Kahn to take complaint to court	0 [1728]
WND so Salt: Breitbart's coroner poisoned to death?	4 14:36 Zenobia Ebbetle2740 [1735]

    
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                        21:22 OldSpook

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                        21:16 Charles

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Who's in the News
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3	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Govt of Syria
2	Taliban
1	Boko Haram
1	Hamas
1	Govt of Sudan
1	TTP
1	Commies
1	Islamic Jihad

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2012-04-30
US drone 'kills three militants' in Miramshah

Sun 2012-04-29
Syria Troops Kill 10 Rebels in Damascus Region

Sat 2012-04-28
21 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Clashes

Fri 2012-04-27
Separate bomb blasts rock Nigeria's newspapers, at least six killed

Thu 2012-04-26
Libya bans religious, tribal or ethnic parties

Wed 2012-04-25
Sacked Yemen Air Force Commander Quits Post

Tue 2012-04-24
India orders deportation of 10 French nationals over Maoist links

Mon 2012-04-23
Kazakh court sends 47 men to prison for terrorism

Sun 2012-04-22
Tons of Explosives Seized from Militants Planning Attack in Kabul

Sat 2012-04-21
Sudan Rebels Kill 79 Troops, Militia in Blue Nile

Fri 2012-04-20
8 die in Michoacan state as conflict goes hot

Thu 2012-04-19
Qaeda leader suicide bombs himself and family in Iraq

Wed 2012-04-18
Hadi Refuses to receive Former Yemen President

Tue 2012-04-17
UN Camp in South Sudan Targeted by Sudanese Warplanes

Mon 2012-04-16
US drone strike kills senior al-Qaeda Militant in Yemen

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