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Israel warplanes attack Gaza target after rockets: witnesses (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

An Israeli woman is reflected in an American flag which is hung inside a bulldozer at a construction site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Givat Zeev near Jerusalem November 18, 2010. REUTERS/Baz RatnerReuters - Israeli warplanes raided at least two targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday, Palestinian witnesses and Hamas officials said.


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Rockets Fired from Sinai to Israel, Jordan: By Hamas or Bedouin? (Time.com)

August 6th, 2010

Time.com - After cities in Israel and Jordan suffered attacks, suspicion fell on Egypt’s Sinai as a launchpad. But who launched the rockets?

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Russia moves rockets as wildfires spread (AP)

August 5th, 2010

Local citizens attempt to extinguish a forest fire near the village of Dolginino in the Ryazan region, some 180 km (111 miles) southeast of Moscow, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Over the last 24 hours, firefighters have extinguished 293 fires, but 403 others have been spotted while more than 500 have continued to rage over large swathes of countryside, some of them out of control, the Emergencies Ministry said. (AP Photo)AP - A Russian military garrison near Moscow moved all its artillery rockets to a safer location as wildfires advanced in the region, the government said Thursday.


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Rockets fired at Israel, Jordan resorts; 1 dead (AP)

August 2nd, 2010

An Israeli soldier searches for rocket wreckages in the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat, Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. A string of rockets was fired early Monday toward Eilat, and one hit in neighboring Jordan, injuring four people, officials in both countries said. It was the second such attack this year, following a similar volley in April that Israeli authorities say was fired from Egypt's Sinai peninsula. (AP Photo/Yehuda Ben Itah) ** ISRAEL OUT**AP - A string of rockets was fired early Monday toward the Israeli resort city Eilat, and one hit in neighboring Jordan, killing one person and wounding four, officials in…

Rockets fired at Israeli city Eilat (AP)

August 2nd, 2010

AP - Israeli police say rockets have been fired toward the southern Israeli city of Eilat. Jordan says one blast hit its city of Aqaba, injuring four people.

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Chavez rockets to No. 1 on Twitter in Venezuela (AP)

May 8th, 2010

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez smiles as he speaks to gathered diplomats inside Presidential Palace in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Wednesday May 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Diaz)AP - President Hugo Chavez is tops on Twitter in Venezuela less than 2 weeks after launching his account, surpassing Internet-savvy foes who dominate the social networking site and use…