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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=49036873&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Only a few Afghan villagers waved as the new American forces patrolled deep into this valley, a warning sign even in a region not exactly known for its love for foreign troops.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=49036833&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Sri Lanka's president rejected international appeals for a cease-fire in his nation's bloody civil war Thursday, as the Tamil Tiger rebels vowed never to surrender to the advancing government forces.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=49035682&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK China has reopened its land border to tourists traveling to North Korea after a three-year break, with a group of 71 tourists visiting the isolated country, state media reported Thursday.

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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=49031418&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK British troops ended six years of combat operations in Iraq on Thursday, beginning to withdraw from the southern city of Basra after a bloody and costly mission that was deeply unpopular at home.

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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=49029039&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Defense Secretary Robert Gates is urging Congress to pass an .4 billion spending bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by Memorial Day, saying the Pentagon will deplete its funding for Pakistan next month and money for U.S. operations will start running out in July.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=49028941&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A slew of gun attacks in Pakistan's biggest city killed at least 34 people, officials said Thursday, further rattling a country already tense over a military offensive against Taliban militants in a district near the capital.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=49027511&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The U.S. military says an American soldier has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a fellow soldier in northern Iraq.