Category: International
International:
Deadly Blasts Shake Baghdad as Iraqis Vote
Iraqis voted Sunday in an election testing the mettle of the country's still-fragile democracy as insurgents killed 25 people across the Iraq, unleashing a barrage of mortars intent on disrupting the historic day.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,588273,00.html
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China, Russia Urge More Iran Talks as France Seeks Sanctions
China and Russia said negotiations with Iran remain the best way to resolve the dispute over the purpose of its nuclear program, after a French envoy said the time has come to adopt tougher United Nations sanctions.
Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aOLRz4Tj...
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Official: Pakistan Captures 2 Top Taliban Figures
Two Taliban shadow governors from northern Afghanistan have been arrested by Pakistani authorities, an Afghan official told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,586541,00.html
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Geert Wilders vs. The Multicultural Inquisition
Some observers have compared the ongoing trial against the prominent Dutch Islam-critic Geert Wilders in the Netherlands to the case against Galileo Galilei in seventeenth century Italy. There is no question that the trial against Galileo represents a dark chapter in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, but there are some popular misconceptions regarding it.
Source: http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/4300
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Western Civilization on Trial: Why we should be watching Geert Wilders.
As the Geert Wilders case goes into pre-trial, National Review Online asked our experts: Is there any legitimate reason he’s in court? What are the implications of such a trial being held, nevermind its outcome?
Source: http://article.nationalreview.com/424251/western-civilizatio...
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China to Suspend U.S. Military Exchanges Over Arms Deal
China suspended military exchange visits with the United States on Saturday in protest over $6.4 billion in planned U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and warned the U.S. ambassador that the sales would harm already strained ties.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,584359,00.html
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Koreas Exchange Fire Near Disputed Sea Border
North Korea fired artillery and South Korea responded with warning shots along their disputed western sea border Wednesday, but there were no reports of casualties and the North vowed more barrages would follow as part of a military drill.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,584006,00.html
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Miracle boy plucked from rubble of his house two days after disaster
Amid the horror and devastation in Haiti, there were stories too of hope and joy as the prayers of those hunting for their missing loved ones were answered.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1243484/Ha...
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Desperation and Anger in Haiti as Aid Is Snarled
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Aid workers hoping to distribute food, water and other supplies to a shattered Port-au-Prince are warning their efforts may need more security Friday as Haitians grow increasingly desperate and impatient for help.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,583084,00.html
International:
Iraq Sentences 11 to Death for Government Bombings
A Baghdad court on Thursday sentenced 11 Iraqis to death for their roles in a series of deadly attacks that rocked the country's capital last August.
The attacks were a major blow to Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who is seeking to reassure Iraqis his government has security under control ahead of crucial March elections.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,583003,00.html?test=late...