http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=66081997&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK President Hugo Chavez is accusing Colombia and the United States of plotting to set up a fake rebel camp on Venezuelan soil to discredit his government.
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Iran holds bodies of slain protesters
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=66081974&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iranian authorities said Monday that they were holding the bodies of five slain anti-government protesters, including the nephew of the opposition leader, in what appeared to be an attempt to prevent activists from using their funerals as a platform for more demonstrations.
Niger’s gov’t says gunmen kill 3 Saudi tourists
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=66078956&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Unidentified gunmen shot dead three tourists from Saudi Arabia in an attack Monday in Niger's remote western desert, officials said.
Suicide attack on Pakistani Shiites kills 30
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=66076940&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A suicide bomber struck a procession marking a key Shiite Muslim holy day in Pakistani's biggest city Monday, killing 30 people in an attack blamed on extremists trying to hamper the country's fight against militancy by sparking a sectarian war.
Attempted bombing puts focus on terrorist lists
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=66076761&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK What does it take to be banned from air travel? And how do you get on that list?
Karzai: 10 civilians die in fight with intl forces
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=66075080&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Ten civilians, including eight students, were killed in fighting involving international forces in the country's remote east, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday. He condemned the deaths and called for an investigation.
Feds assess terror watchlists after airline attack
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=66075073&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Federal authorities met Monday to reassess the nation's system of terror watchlists to determine how to avoid the type of lapse that allowed a man with explosives to board a flight to the U.S. even though he was flagged as a possible terrorist.
Terror suspect’s family sought, got no help
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=66065884&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Nigerian man accused of trying to bring down a U.S. airliner cut off contact with his relatives and disappeared from their lives until they awoke to news of the attempted Christmas Day attack, his family said Monday.
Pakistan bombing kills 25 at Shiite procession
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=66064180&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A suicide bombing targeting a Shiite Muslim procession in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi killed 25 people and wounded dozens more Monday, as Shiites across the country marked the key holy day of Ashoura.
40 Iranian prisoners in Iraq launch hunger strike
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=66062103&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Around 40 Iranians held in an Iraqi prison are on a hunger strike to demand meetings with Iranian officials about their cases, an Iraqi government official said Monday.