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Israel proposing settlement compromise to US

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51260859&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Israel would dismantle nearly two dozen wildcat settlement outposts in the West Bank in the next few weeks if the U.S. drops its objections to continued building in existing, government-sanctioned settlements, officials said.

Khmer Rouge defendant: Pol Pot a ‘murderer’

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51257837&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The former chief jailer for Cambodia's Khmer Rouge blamed the group's late leader Pol Pot for its murderous policies as he faced a tribunal Tuesday charged with crimes against humanity.

Pakistani forces claim advance in Swat valley

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51254846&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Pakistani troops fighting street-by-street with Taliban militants have regained control of more than half of the largest town in the Swat valley, and many insurgents were now fleeing the battlefield, military commanders said Tuesday.

Sri Lanka: Displaced Tamils seek missing family

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51254327&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Of all the hardships in this sprawling displacement camp, people most bemoan not knowing what happened to relatives who disappeared in the chaos of the decisive battle that ended the prolonged war between the Sri Lankan military and Tamil Tiger rebels.

Hawkish Israeli proposal dodges Palestinian state

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51254201&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Israel's vice prime minister and a number of lawmakers from the ruling Likud party have proposed alternatives to a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza.

US says roadside bomb in Iraq kills 3 Americans

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51250284&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A roadside bomb struck a U.S. convoy in western Iraq, killing three Americans, including a State Department employee, the U.S. military said Tuesday.

3 US troops killed in suicide blast in Afghanistan

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51248866&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-rigged car into a military convoy on Tuesday, killing three American soldiers and three Afghan civilians in eastern Afghanistan.

Sudanese government forces push back Darfur rebels

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51248852&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Sudanese forces repelled a rebel attack on a northern Darfur military base — the second in about a week — in fighting that killed more than 60 people over the weekend, Darfur peacekeepers and government officials said.

Report: North Korea test-fires 2 more missiles

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51249012&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK North Korea reportedly tested two more short-range missiles Tuesday, a day after detonating a nuclear bomb underground, pushing the regime further into a confrontation with world powers despite the threat of U.N. action.

Pakistan lifts election ban on opposition leader

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51241952&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Pakistan's top court Tuesday lifted an election ban on opposition leader Nawaz Sharif, giving the former prime minister a major political boost by allowing him to run for office.