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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=65909683&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Britain's flagship Muslim organization on Wednesday attacked a government pledge to reform a war crimes law used to try to arrest visiting Israeli dignitaries, saying the move could hurt Britain's image in the Middle East.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=65909617&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK British leader Gordon Brown won't testify before his country's investigation of the Iraq war until after the next general election, the committee behind the inquiry said Wednesday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=65909329&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A daughter of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has taken refuge in the Saudi Embassy in Tehran after eluding guards who have held her and five brothers under house arrest for eight years, a Saudi-owned newspaper reported Wednesday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=65908005&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A German mediator met with Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday to deliver Israel's latest counter offer for a prisoner swap, but the Islamic militant group's Syrian-based leadership is expected to have the final say.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=65907433&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Authorities say gunmen have stormed a checkpoint west of Baghdad, killing four Iraqi police officers.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=65905776&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Security forces clashed with opposition protesters gathered Wednesday for a memorial for Iran's most senior dissident cleric, beating men and women and firing tear gas, reformist Web sites reported.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=65905429&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Residents of a southern Somali town say Islamists are enforcing a Taliban-style dress code.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=65904022&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Police concerns that media-hungry terrorists would attack Michael Jackson's trial as a "soft target" led to a request for federal help, according to FBI files kept on the late pop star. The documents also show that the FBI helped facilitate interviews in the Philippines by California authorities investigating Jackson over allegations that he [...]

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=65902743&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A top Pakistani Taliban commander says he sent thousands of fighters to neighboring Afghanistan to rebuff incoming U.S. troops, a claim that comes as a Pakistani army offensive is believed to have pushed many of his men to flee their main redoubt.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=65899529&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The United States and Russia have failed to clinch a new nuclear arms control treaty this year, denying the White House a quick boost in its efforts to demonstrate improved relations with Moscow.