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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=74343497&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Witnesses say Israeli troops have killed a wanted Hamas activist in a raid on a West Bank house.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=74330085&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Whether keeping rapacious colonial powers at bay, averting political violence or settling family squabbles, Thais have earned a reputation for deft diplomacy, thwarting confrontation and achieving compromise, or as they proudly say, "bending with the wind like bamboo."

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=74323056&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Opponents of President Hugo Chavez held primaries Sunday to pick candidates for congressional elections, a crucial step for Venezuela's opposition as it seeks a unified platform for the September vote.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=74315350&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Hamas released an animated film Sunday bearing a grisly message for Israel: If it doesn't meet the Islamic militant group's demands, an Israeli soldier it has held for nearly four years could return home in a coffin.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=74312069&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Hundreds of Iranians have marked the 30th anniversary of a failed U.S. military operation to rescue American hostages held in Tehran.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=74303407&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Whether keeping rapacious colonial powers at bay, averting political violence or settling family squabbles, Thais have earned a reputation for deft diplomacy, thwarting confrontation and achieving compromise, or as they proudly say, "bending with the wind like bamboo."

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=74303406&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Across Afghanistan, behind the obvious battles fought for this country's soul, a shadow war is being quietly waged. It's being fought with spies and proxies, with hundreds of millions of dollars in aid money and ominous diplomatic threats.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=74303403&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The salmon-colored building has seen better days. Paint peels from the moldy facades. Pieces of cardboard, newspaper and plastic cover the many missing windows — not worth replacing, because the neighborhood kids, who know this as "the gay building," will just smash them again.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=74302605&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iran's push to avoid new U.N. sanctions appeared to make little headway Sunday with Austria, with the Security Council member saying the onus was on Tehran to defuse international concerns about its nuclear agenda if it wanted to avoid fresh penalties.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=74297813&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Hamas has sent a sharp warning to Israel in the form of an animated film about an Israeli soldier it has held in Gaza for nearly four years.