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Gunmen attack hospital in Pakistan, kill 6 people

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76926917&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK At least two gunmen disguised in police uniforms attacked a hospital in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore late Monday, killing six people in a failed attempt to free a captured militant being treated there, officials said.

SKorea steps up campaign over ship sinking

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76926488&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK South Korea broadened efforts Monday to convince the world and its own public that North Korea sank one of its warships, sharing evidence with Russian torpedo experts and preparing a special briefing for influential bloggers and Twitter personalities.

Iranian ambassador: No deal on US hikers

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76919308&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Iranian ambassador in Baghdad said the recent release of two Iranians from Iraqi custody is not an indication of any impeding deal to free three Americans held by Tehran on spying charges.

Russia gives Kaczynski plane crash info to Poland

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76916871&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Russia on Monday handed over to Poland copies of cockpit conversation recorders and other materials related to the investigation into the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski.

Iran opposition asks for anniversary rally permit

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76910569&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK An Iranian reformist website says the country's opposition has formally asked authorities for permission to hold a rally on the anniversary of the disputed June 12 presidential election.

US troops in Afghanistan, Iraq mark Memorial Day

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76910474&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK U.S. forces serving in Afghanistan and Iraq remembered friends and colleagues Monday in solemn Memorial Day ceremonies to commemorate all of their nation's war dead.

2 Christian aid groups suspended in Afghanistan

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76906479&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Afghan authorities suspended two Christian foreign aid groups Monday on suspicion of proselytizing in the strictly Islamic nation and said a follow-up investigation would include whether other groups were trying to convert Muslims.

Japan PM backs Seoul’s UN bid to punish NKorea

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76887221&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Japan's prime minister told his Chinese counterpart Monday that he supports Seoul's plans to bring North Korea before the U.N. Security Council for sanctions or condemnation for the alleged sinking of a South Korean warship, an official said.

New rules ban illegal evidence in China courts

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76887218&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK China has issued new rules saying evidence obtained illegally — such as through torture — cannot be used in death penalty cases and other criminal prosecutions.

B-17 to drop flowers for CIA killed in Afghanistan

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76885300&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Historic aircraft will escort a B-17 bomber as it drops flowers over the Statue of Liberty in a public Memorial Day tribute to seven CIA employees killed in Afghanistan.