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Pakistan officials say missiles kill 12 in NW (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 04:05 AM CST AP - A suspected U.S. unmanned aircraft hit a village near the Afghan border with missiles Friday, killing at least 12 people including several foreign militants, Pakistani officials said.

Report: NKorea hints it will expel SKoreans (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2008 10:50 PM CST AP - North Korean military officials told South Korean business managers to move their factories out of the North, a report said Friday — a strong sign the regime is serious about shutting down the border in a further deterioration of inter-Korean ties.

Gaza violence continues with airstrike, rockets (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 02:06 AM CST AP - Israeli aircraft Friday fired missiles at a target in the northern Gaza Strip and Palestinian militants sent a rocket barrage flying at an Israeli town, the military said.

Convoy attack kills US soldier, 8 Afghan civilians (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2008 10:58 PM CST AP - A suicide car bomber attacked a U.S. military convoy passing through a crowded livestock market in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing at least eight civilians and an American soldier and wounding 74 people, Afghan officials said.

Acid attacks keep Afghan girls away from classes (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 01:59 AM CST AP - No students showed up at Mirwais Mena girls' school in the Taliban's spiritual birthplace the morning after it happened.

Serbia reaches deal with IMF (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 04:17 AM CST AP - Serbia said Friday it has reached a deal with the International Monetary Fund to get a loan in case of emergencies to counter the global financial crisis and increase the Balkan country's credit worthiness.

Stunning Saudi car ride celebrated 18 years later (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 02:11 AM CST AP - In an ornate living room, a group of women gathered around coffee and date cakes to celebrate the afternoon 18 years ago when they got into cars and drove the streets of Riyadh, a stunning defiance of Saudi Arabia's ban on female driving.

Nicaragua opposition rejects election results (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2008 10:50 PM CST AP - Government opponents rejected a vote recount that on Thursday confirmed the ruling party's candidate won a disputed race to become mayor of Nicaragua's capital, because they said international observers had not participated.

What does Congo's Gen. Nkunda want? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 02:00 AM CST The Christian Science Monitor - Gen. Laurent Nkunda, the man laying siege to the eastern Congolese city of Goma, is full of contradictions. He's a successful military commander, almost unbeatable on the battlefield, but he has almost no political future. He's an ordained Adventist preacher, who court-martials soldiers who engage in rape; yet his military chief of staff is a wanted war criminal.

Pakistan ready to shift India cricket series over security (AFP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 04:10 AM CST AFP - Pakistan is ready to shift its home series against India early next year to a neutral venue if New Delhi refuses to clear its team's tour over security fears, a top official said Thursday.

Marshalls landowners could lose millions in US missile base row (AFP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 02:01 AM CST AFP - Traditional landowners at a US missile base in the Marshall Islands stand to lose nearly 21 million dollars if a stalemate over a new lease is not broken by December 17.

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