Detained Americans in Pakistan facing deportation (AP)

Detained Americans in Pakistan facing deportation
(AP)

AP – Five young American Muslims detained over alleged terrorist links in Pakistan are most likely to be deported, a local police chief said Friday.

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Police: Body of Cyprus president stolen from grave (AP)

Police: Body of Cyprus president stolen from grave
(AP)

AP – Grave robbers have dug up the coffin of former Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos and stolen his corpse, police said Friday.

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Israel arrests Palestinian barrier protest leader

Israel arrests Palestinian barrier protest leader

A leader of the most persistent Palestinian protest movement against Israel’s West Bank separation barrier was asleep in his home when troops broke down his door and arrested him.
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Search begins for wreckage of hospital ship Centaur destroyed in war

Search begins for wreckage of hospital ship Centaur destroyed in war

A shipwreck hunter from the UK is to start his search for the wreckage of one of Australia’s biggest wartime disasters this weekend.

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Iraq holds 2nd oil auction amid security fears (AP)

Iraq holds 2nd oil auction amid security fears
(AP)

AP – International oil companies vied Friday for the biggest slice of Iraq’s oil riches on offer in decades, with Iraqi officials hoping the firms will look beyond persistent security fears and strike deals crucial for the country’s reconstruction efforts.

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Defense secy tells US troops Iraq mission critical (AP)

Defense secy tells US troops Iraq mission critical
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AP – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told American troops in this oil-rich northern city that their mission in Iraq remains critical despite the nation’s focus on Afghanistan and that plans are on track to reduce forces starting in March.

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Search begins for the wreckage of the Centaur hospital ship

Search begins for the wreckage of the Centaur hospital ship

A UK-based shipwreck hunter is set to embark on a search for the wreckage of one of Australia’s biggest maritime disasters off the coast of Queensland this weekend.

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Blackwater guards linked to CIA raids in Iraq and Afghanistan, report says

Blackwater guards linked to CIA raids in Iraq and Afghanistan, report says

Private guards working for the Blackwater security company participated in clandestine CIA raids against suspected insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a report.

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Europe vs. Google: The Next Chapter

Europe vs. Google: The Next Chapter

A growing move in Europe to head off Google’s digitization of literature may end up with European nations scanning the continent’s books themselves and with individual states deciding how access to e-books is sold
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For Africans Seeking Asylum in Israel, Dangers Abound

For Africans Seeking Asylum in Israel, Dangers Abound

Egyptian authorities have cracked down on the increasing number of African asylum seekers crossing into Israel — including, say refugee rights groups, a policy of shooting those along the border. But those who make it to the Promised Land face hardship
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