Wednesday, January 31st, 2007 | Post a comment
US President George W. Bush approved the transfer of $86 million to strengthen the security forces headed by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, Israel Radio reported Tuesday night.
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Corrupt police and tribal leaders are stealing vast quantities of reconstruction aid that is intended to improve the lives of ordinary Afghans and turn them away from the Taliban, The Sunday Telegraph has learnt.
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LONDON (Reuters) – Attempts by the British government to combat the growth of Islamic extremism among a minority of young Muslims are only making the situation worse, a report by an independent think-tank said on Monday.
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RAMALLAH, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) — The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) has received 130 million U.S. dollars this month while economic sanctions still remains on the Hamas-led government, an aide to President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday.
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WASHINGTON — A sophisticated type of roadside bomb that U.S. officials have linked to Iran has been used increasingly against U.S. troops in Iraq.
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Dozens of al-Qaeda suicide bombers from countries such as Saudi Arabia and Sudan are crossing into Iraq from Syria every month, a senior US official said on Tuesday.
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AN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — A new study has found that a large percentage of homeless youth are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, and San Francisco is no exception to the rule.
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Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 | 5 comments
Earth’s surface temperature could rise by 4.5 C (8.1 F) if carbon dioxide levels double over pre-industrial levels, but higher warming cannot be ruled out, according to a draft report under debate by the UN’s top climate experts.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Within a year, the U.S. missile defense system should be able to guard against enemy attacks, while testing new technologies, the deputy director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said on Monday.
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North Korea and Iran are cooperating in developing long-range missiles, the deputy director of the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency said yesterday.
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