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Archives for June, 2009

Zimbabwe PM defends sharing power with Mugabe

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53212448&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Sunday defended his decision to enter a power-sharing government with President Robert Mugabe, a day after being heckled offstage by protesters in London.

More than 30 militants killed in Pakistan

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53201628&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Military jets and artillery pounded suspected militant hide-outs in two towns in Pakistan's northwest on Sunday, killing 27 fighters, officials said. Elsewhere in the volatile region, a citizens' militia killed seven suspected militants.

McCain favors boarding NKorean ship

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53195638&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Sen. John McCain says the U.S. should board a North Korean ship it is tracking if hard evidence shows it is carrying missiles or other cargo in violation of U.N. resolutions.

Rockets hit US base in Afghanistan, 2 troops dead

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53195458&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A rare rocket attack on the main U.S. base in Afghanistan early Sunday killed two U.S. troops and wounded six other Americans, including two civilians, officials said.

Media watchdog: 23 reporters arrested in Iran

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53195370&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iranian authorities have arrested 23 journalists and bloggers since post-election protests began a week ago, according to a media watchdog that says reporters are a "priority target" for Iran's leadership.

Georgia: Blast near EU vehicle kills 1

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53192711&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A land mine explosion killed the driver of a Georgian medical aid vehicle that was accompanying European Union monitors patrolling a tense area Sunday near breakaway Abkhazia, police and EU officials said.

Top intelligence Democrat: No interference in Iran

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53191729&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee says intelligence gathering in Iran is difficult and spotty.

Lugar says US should meet with Iran

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53191650&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A top Republican senator says the United States should still sit down with Iran, despite postelection turmoil in Tehran.

Iraqi police say bombing has al-Qaida signature

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53191578&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Police and rescue crews sifted through the rubble of a mosque and dozens of flattened mud-brick homes on Sunday looking for survivors of the worst attack in Iraq this year — a truck bombing blamed on al-Qaida that killed 72 people.

7 militants killed by Pakistan citizens’ militia

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53191529&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A citizens' militia trying to drive out the Taliban killed seven militants in a two-hour clash in Pakistan's troubled northwest, police said Sunday, as the president claimed the entire country backs the battle against the extremists.