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North Korea says still wants to help in ship probe (Reuters)

November 5th, 2010

Reuters - North Korea’s offer to assist in a probe into the sinking of a South Korean ship earlier this year still stands, a North Korean diplomat said on Friday,…

Palestinians, Egypt say Mideast focus still on talks (Reuters)

October 28th, 2010

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks on a screen during a rally held in Beirut's suburbs, where he discussed preparation works for the visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Lebanon next week, and possible Iranian aid for the country October 9, 2010. REUTERS/Issam KobeisiReuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he was still focused on a return to direct peace talks with Israel but looking at alternatives.


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US counterterror official: Euro plot still active (AP)

October 14th, 2010

AP - A European terrorist plot is still enough of a threat for the United States to keep its current travel advisory, the U.S. State Department’s counterterrorism coordinator said Thursday.

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China’s media say 3 Japanese freed, 1 still held (AP)

September 29th, 2010

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010, Japanese Coast Guard vessel Kudaka, top, and a Chinese fisheries patrol ship sail side by side in the waters near disputed Senkaku islands in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. Yomiuri Shimbun, one of Japan's major newspapers, reported the Chinese ship that patrols Chinese fishing boats has been spotted since Sept. 24 in the water about 22 kilometers (13.75 miles) outside the Japanese territorial water in the East China Sea according to the Japan's Maritime Safety Agency. (AP Photo/Yomiuri Shimbun, Kanji Tada) ** JAPAN OUT **AP - China’s Xinhua News Agency says three Japanese detained after allegedly intruding on a Chinese military zone have been released, but one person is still being held.


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Europe terror threat still active (AP)

September 29th, 2010

FILE - Undated file photo of Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten headquarters in Ã?arhus Denmark . Three terror suspects who were arrested in an alleged al-Qaida plot in Norway were likely planning an attack against the Danish newspaper that caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, Norwegian and Danish police said Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/ Polfoto/ Kaare Viemose, file) ** DENMARK OUT **AP - European security officials said Wednesday a terror plot to wage Mumbai-style shooting sprees in Britain, France and Germany is still active and that sites in Pakistan — where…

Experts: Terror threat against Europe still active (AP)

September 29th, 2010

FILE - Undated file photo of Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten headquarters in Ã?arhus Denmark . Three terror suspects who were arrested in an alleged al-Qaida plot in Norway were likely planning an attack against the Danish newspaper that caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, Norwegian and Danish police said Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/ Polfoto/ Kaare Viemose, file) ** DENMARK OUT **AP - European security officials say a terror plot to wage a Mumbai-style shooting spree in Britain, France and Germany is still a threat and authorities are monitoring sites in…

Many desperate Pakistanis still wait for flood aid (AP)

September 4th, 2010

A Pakistani family displaced by floods prepares to cross a flooded road as the rain falls, in Shah Jamal village, Muzaffargarh district, Punjab Province, Pakistan, Saturday Sept. 4, 2010. More than 3 million people have yet to receive desperately needed food aid, according to the U.N., and the Pakistani government says nearly 1 million people have received no help of any sort. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - Abdul Rehman and his family live under a tree next to a pile of rubble on a newly created island where his house used to be.


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Many Pakistanis still waiting for flood aid (AP)

September 4th, 2010

Pakistani flood survivors wade through floodwater in Sujawat, Sindh province, Southern Pakistan, Sept 4, 2010. The floods, spawned by heavy rains weeks ago in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and elsewhere in the mountains of northern Pakistan, have killed more than 1,600 people and affected about 20 million people. The waters are still swamping rich agricultural land in the southern provinces of Sindh and Punjab. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)AP - Abdul Rehman and his family live under a tree next to a pile of rubble on a newly created island where his house used to be.


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US forces still in fight at end of combat mission (AP)

September 1st, 2010

A policeman stands guard at a checkpoint in Baghdad September 1, 2010, a day after the U.S. military formally ended combat operations in Iraq. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ)AP - Even as President Barack Obama was announcing the end of combat in Iraq, American soldiers were sealing off a northern village early Wednesday as their Iraqi partners raided…

Remaining US troops still face danger in Iraq (AP)

August 24th, 2010

In this photo taken Saturday, Aug. 20, 2010, trucks transport U.S. military Humvees, MRAPs and other vehicles recently arrived from Iraq at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. The number of U.S. troops in Iraq has fallen below 50,000 for the first time since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and ahead of the end-of-the-month deadline mandated by President Barack Obama, the American military said in a statement Tuesday. The number is a watershed — American forces will no longer conduct combat operations in the country but are instead to train Iraqi troops and help with counterterrorism operations, if asked for by the Iraqis. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)AP - Lt. Ryan Alexander stands thigh-deep in a dark grove of reeds and palm trees, hunting for rockets. Officially, the U.S. combat role in Iraq is ending this month,…

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