http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67895254&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK NATO's top officer said Wednesday that Russia had agreed to boost cooperation with the alliance in Afghanistan, including opening more transit routes for supplies to international troops and helping service Soviet-built helicopters used by the security forces.
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Attacker hits Israeli chief justice with sneaker
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67893058&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK An Israeli man hurled his sneakers at Israel's Supreme Court chief justice on Wednesday during a hearing on medical marijuana, hitting her between the eyes, breaking her glasses and knocking her off her chair.
Siemens to stop doing business in Iran
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67892581&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG will stop doing business in Iran by the middle of 2010, the company said Wednesday, as international pressure grows to isolate the country over its disputed nuclear program.
Clinton pushes once more for Iran sanctions
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67889112&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is using meetings in London this week to press ahead with imposing tough new international sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.
Russia: Arms deal with US possible within weeks
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67885685&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Russian and U.S. negotiators could hammer out a new nuclear arms reduction deal within weeks, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
Gunmen kill 2 in Baghdad drive-by shooting
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67884892&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iraqi police say two people have been killed in a drive-by shooting targeting buses carrying Iranian Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad.
Bomb kills 3 children in NW Pakistan, say police
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67880119&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A bomb planted near a house in northwestern Pakistan exploded Wednesday after children playing nearby tried to open it, killing three of them, said police.
Yemen’s faltering economy key in terrorism fight
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67879957&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK World powers will use talks Wednesday to offer pledges to bolster Yemen's faltering economy and strengthen attempts to tackle a rising threat from al-Qaida in the wake of the failed Christmas Day airliner attack in the United States.
Russia offers to help Afghans _ with Western money
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67876982&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A Russian business daily quotes the country's NATO envoy as saying Russia can help rebuild Afghanistan — as long as the West provides the money.
NKorea says it will continue firing artillery
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67870567&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK North Korea says it is firing artillery off its west coast as part of an annual military drill and will continue to do so.