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Criminal probe latest twist in Craigslist-eBay spat

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=118704715&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Online auction house eBay on Wednesday promised to cooperate fully with any criminal investigation into whether it built a classified service with secrets swiped from Craigslist….

Mediation fails with Qaeda suspects, Yemen officer says

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=118698093&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Mediation efforts have failed to end the battles between the army and Al-Qaeda suspects raging for over three months in Yemen's south as one soldier was killed in the latest fighting, military officials said Wednesday….

Taiwan crash sparks calls for US jets sale

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=118684731&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The crash of two Vietnam War-era jets in Taiwan that killed three sparked calls Wednesday for the US to sell the island new planes and save its pilots from "risking their lives" in old aircraft….

Taiwan candidate tells US she’s no ‘radical’

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=118622335&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Taiwan's opposition presidential candidate has assured the United States she would not whip up tensions with China if elected but pledged to boost defense spending to counterbalance a rising Beijing….

Enfants terribles of the environment hit middle age

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=118622283&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK We sort our rubbish. We recycle our rainwater. We worry about depleted oceans, ravaged rainforests, threatened species….

Taiwan candidate tells US she’s no ‘radical’

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=118613443&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Taiwan's opposition presidential candidate on Tuesday assured the United States she would not whip up tensions with China if elected but pledged to boost defense spending to counterbalance a rising Beijing….

Yemen battles militants in south as US warns of Qaeda threat

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=118603235&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Islamic extremists killed three Yemeni soldiers and wounded five in new fighting for the southern city of Zinjibar on Tuesday, as the US warned of a growing Al-Qaeda threat in the restive Arab nation….

Post-Fukushima UN ‘action plan’ approved

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=118587327&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The UN atomic agency's board approved Tuesday a global nuclear safety "action plan" but critics said it falls well short of lofty promises made in the wake of the Fukushima disaster six months ago….

Russia defends Assad against Western pressure

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=118555607&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday defended the Syrian regime against sanctions for its crackdown on protesters and warned British Prime Minister David Cameron of the dangers of such a move….

Hockey world stunned after Russia air disaster

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=118343200&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The hockey world was left stunned Thursday after a plane carrying a major Russian ice hockey team to their season-opening match crashed shortly after take-off, killing at least 43 people….