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Syrian opposition leader says he's ready to step down
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Yemeni troops kill 11 al-Qaida militants in south	0 [1755]
Syrian forces using tear gas and live ammo in Aleppo	1 14:56 g(r)omgoru [1745]
Mexican Army detains 8 for Cadereyta massacre	0 [1751]
Good morning	4 14:18 JohnQC [1739]
Seven Paleostinians Hurt by Israeli Tank Fire	2 06:40 phil_b [1745]
Eleven, including two policemen, dead in Karachi killings	0 [1740]
Two Killed, Five Wounded as Clashes Resume in Tripoli	0 [1739]
Seven Fatah al-Islam Members Escape from Ain el-Hilweh	0 [1738]
NGO: Syrian Forces out to 'Destroy' Rebel Town Rastan	1 08:06 g(r)omgoru [1749]
Top officials suspended over Bannu jailbreak	0 [1745]
Bomb threat on PIA flight to Dubai	0 [1741]
3 dead as Government soldiers exchange gunfire in Mogadishu	0 [1739]
Somali forces advance on rebel-held villages near Hudur, Bakol region	2 09:15 trailing wife [1741]
Somali Gov't forces clash with Al shabab militants in Gedo region	0 [1743]
Suspected US drone kills 2 Qaeda militants in Yemen	0 [1738]
Seven Killed, 12 Wounded in Afghan Suicide Attack	0 [1730]
Al-Qaida in Its Last Breath as Yemen Steps up Offensive	0 [1745]
Army kicks militants out of towns in South Yemen	0 [1738]
Armed N. Koreans Kidnap Chinese Sailors	0 [1740]
Page 2: WoT Background
Ban: Al-Qaeda Behind Damascus Terror Attacks	1 08:07 g(r)omgoru [1738]
Islamic school's permit suspended over anti-Jewish curriculum	3 19:24 Canuckistan sniper [1760]
Myanmar halts arms buys from Pyongyang	2 22:50 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1749]
Qortbawi Says 2 Detainees, Allegedly Linked to Qaida Network, Released	0 [1738]
Egyptian policemen cleared of killing Tahrir Square protestors	3 13:06 g(r)omgoru [1731]
Libya says Gaddafi's son refusing defense lawyer	1 15:13 kelly [1737]
No decision yet on Nato supply lines, says Gilani	2 19:16 rammer [1753]
'No strings attached to Nato invitation'	2 15:27 mojo [1737]
White House smothers bill limiting payment	0 [1738]
Puntland sez why delegates quit from Mogadishu meeting	0 [1747]
Southern leader urges followers to fight al-Qaeda alongside troops	0 [1737]
Understanding reached to end rebellion against Hadi's decree	0 [1742]
Manhandling by IJT: PU teachers to boycott classes	0 [1734]
Syria Hands General Security 3 Suspects in Estonians Case	0 [1731]
Nearly 160.000 persons displaced from Abyan	0 [1734]
Angry protestors marched in the streets of Hargeisa to denounce court ruling	0 [1737]
Kenya struggles to contain Al-Shabab terror attacks	1 05:30 Besoeker [1734]
Syrian opposition leader says he's ready to step down	1 08:11 g(r)omgoru [1780]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Kadyrov sacks Chechen government	0 [1747]
Kuwait's emir blocks MPs' sharia law proposal	0 [1743]
Libya approves Islamic banking law: official	2 11:06 Redneck Jim [1740]
"I refuse to accept Gilani as PM," says Nawaz	0 [1740]
IOC rejects minute's silence at London games for slain Israelis	0 [1736]
Owner of Egypt belly dance Al-Tit TV arrested	3 09:22 Besoeker [1741]
Because Global Poverty Is The Goal	4 21:07 canalzone [1754]
Page 4: Opinion
The End of the Jewish Left	0 [1750]
Punk Economics : Irish Referendum Preview	5 22:21 SteveS [1763]
California, Our Very Own Greece	7 16:41 Procopius2k [1752]
Why Israel will strike Iran in October	3 18:17 newc [1756]
The Cadereyta Mothers Day Massacre	0 [1732]
Sweet Jesus, they're at it again...The "USS Harvey Milk?!?!?"	26 22:54 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1754]
Page 6: Politix
Picture of Obama and his Ex	0 [1755]
Born in Kenya, Raised in Indonesia and Hawaii	11 23:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1763]
Jury deliberations begin in John Edwards case	8 22:37 Frank G [1764]
30,000 Deceased Voters Removed From Michigan Rolls	16 22:35 SteveS [1762]
Name That Party - Alleged Voter Fraud and Extortion	12 18:12 swksvolFF [1769]

    
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5	al-Qaeda in Arabia
5	Govt of Pakistan
3	al-Shabaab
3	Govt of Syria
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1	Pirates
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda
1	Hamas
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Fatah al-Islam

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2012-05-18
Syrian opposition leader says he's ready to step down

Thu 2012-05-17
13 More Killed as South Yemen Clashes Rage into 5th Day

Wed 2012-05-16
Ghalioun Elected Chief of Syrian Opposition Coalition

Tue 2012-05-15
37 Dead, Including 23 Troops as Syrian Army Shells Rebel Bastion

Mon 2012-05-14
Nearly 25.000 troops battle Al-Qaeda in Abyan

Sun 2012-05-13
Al Qaeda's Leader Encourages Somali Militants to persist the fight

Sat 2012-05-12
Tens of Thousands of Protesters Defy Syrian Regime Gunfire, 13 Dead

Fri 2012-05-11
Somali Gov't, Al shabab claim victory over Bay,Bakol fighting

Thu 2012-05-10
Damascus bombings kill 40, wound 170: state TV

Wed 2012-05-09
Annan Fears 'Civil War' Looming in Syria

Tue 2012-05-08
Al-Qaeda underwear bomb plot was targeted by US drone

Mon 2012-05-07
Nine soldiers killed, military convoy attacked in N Wazoo

Sun 2012-05-06
Man wanted in USS Cole bombing killed in Yemen: tribal chief

Sat 2012-05-05
Pro-Regime Gunmen Kill 12 'Qaida' Militants in Yemen

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