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FACTBOX-Hague conference on Afghanistan

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46222931&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK THE HAGUE, March 30 (Reuters) – Senior officials from around the world are gathering in The Hague for a U.N.-backed conference on Afghanistan on Tuesday.

19 die in bloody siege at Pakistan police academy

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46222715&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A group of gunmen attacked a police academy and rampaged through it for hours Monday, throwing grenades, seizing hostages and killing at least eight police and three civilians before being overpowered by Pakistani security forces in armored vehicles and helicopters, authorities said.

India appoints lawyer for accused Mumbai attacker

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46222623&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK NEW DELHI, March 30 (Reuters) – India appointed on Monday a lawyer to defend the man accused of being the lone surviving gunman in last year's Mumbai attacks, a government lawyer said.

US-allied Sunnis alarmed at Baghdad crackdown

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46221357&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Leaders of U.S.-backed Sunni paramilitary organizations said Monday they feared a crackdown against one of the their groups in Baghdad may be part of a purge of their ranks by the Shiite-led government before American troops pull out of Iraq.

Sudan’s president criticizes UN Security Council

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46218105&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Sudan's president, who is charged by an international court for war crimes, has lashed out at the U.N. Security Council and accused it of corruption.

Bicycle bomb kills 3 in north Iraq’s Baquba

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46218090&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK BAGHDAD, March 30 (Reuters) – A bomb attached to a bicycle killed three labourers and wounded eight others in Iraq's volatile northern province of Diyala on Monday, police said.

Sri Lanka says 55 rebels killed in fighting

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46206286&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK At least 55 Tamil Tiger rebels have been killed in land and sea battles on Sri Lanka's northeast coast as an army offensive moves forward in a bid to end 25 years of civil war, the military said Monday.

US-backed Iraqi troops quell Baghdad uprising

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46196991&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK U.S.-backed Iraqi forces swept through a central Baghdad slum Sunday, disarming Sunnis from a government-allied paramilitary group to quell a two-day uprising launched to protest the arrest of their leader.

Obama: US does not plan to put troops in Pakistan

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46189412&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK * Obama says US will consult Pakistan on hitting al Qaeda

Montenegro PM claims election victory

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46183258&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK * PM says win is vote for EU entry bid