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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=57012376&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Norway's ambassador to the United Nations has accused Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a confidential letter of weak leadership, lack of charisma and angry outbursts, the Oslo newspaper Aftenposten newspaper reported Wednesday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=57012363&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Afghan journalists charged Wednesday that their government was violating the constitution by trying to censor reports of violence on election day, and they vowed to flout the order issued by an administration that appears increasingly hostile toward the media.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=57012322&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A week after Dahaneh was pried from Taliban control by U.S. Marines, and little more than 36 hours before Afghans select a president, election workers finally reached this Helmand province town and began to register voters.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=57012288&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Gov. Bill Richardson says his meeting with a delegation of North Korean diplomats is a "hopeful sign" of improving relations with the reclusive nation.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=57012196&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The deputy head of the Pakistani Taliban announced Wednesday that he was temporarily assuming leadership of the militant group because its chief, whom Washington and Islamabad have said was almost certainly killed by a recent missile strike, was unwell.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=57012187&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The U.S. military said Wednesday six American troops were killed in Afghanistan, as militants killed six election workers amid growing fears on the eve of the presidential election that insurgents would mar the vote.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=57008918&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Army has won an environmental lawsuit over its plan to incinerate chemical weapons at storage sites around the country.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=57002253&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Manuel Zelaya's chances of getting restored to the Honduran presidency become more distant with each passing week. Across Latin America, his allies and foes alike see a precedent being set.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=57001874&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The youngest member of an alleged radical Islamic terrorist cell whose plot to attack U.S. targets in Germany was foiled by authorities testified Wednesday he would not repeat his actions.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=57001308&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Militants remain a strong challenge to Russian authorities in the North Caucasus, the president said Wednesday — reversing months of Kremlin assurances that stability was returning to the restive southern region.