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Official: NKorea gearing up to fire missile (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 02:06 AM CST AP - North Korea appears to be preparing to test-fire a ballistic missile that could be capable of striking the western United States, a South Korean official and reports said Tuesday.

Israel-Hamas war deals blow to schools in Gaza (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 02:22 AM CST AP - The jewel of Gaza's bare-bones education system — a U.S.-style school on lush grounds overlooking the Mediterranean — is now a mound of broken concrete. The territory's only laboratory for genetic testing, at a Gaza university, lies in ruins.

Israel rules out Hamas contacts, threatens force (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 12:16 AM CST AP - Israel's foreign minister threatened Monday to keep hitting Hamas as long as it attacks Israel, ruling out negotiations with the Islamic rulers of Gaza just eight days before national elections in which she is running for prime minister.

Iraqi military puts Anbar province under curfew (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 12:38 AM CST AP - Iraq's military clamped a vehicle ban Monday on the Sunni-dominated province of Anbar after tribal sheiks sent gunmen into the streets claiming Sunni rivals linked to the Shiite-led government stole votes in last weekend's elections.

Images show many dead, wounded in Sri Lanka war (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2009 03:37 PM CST AP - A mother and father lay on the floor, their two young children cradled between them. Floral pillows and other bedding were strewn about: They were apparently sleeping when an artillery shell hit their makeshift shelter in northern Sri Lanka, instantly killing them all.

Gunmen attack Greek police station in Athens (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 02:12 AM CST AP - Gunmen attacked a police station in Greece's capital early Tuesday, firing weapons and throwing a hand grenade in an attack that authorities suspect is the work of a domestic terrorist group. No injuries were reported.

Report: Iran sends domestic satellite to orbit (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 01:28 AM CST AP - Iran's state radio says the country has successfully sent its first domestically made satellite into orbit.

Reports: Opposition leaders in Madagascar arrested (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 01:17 AM CST AP - Madagascar authorities have arrested leaders of an anti-government movement based in the Indian Ocean island's principal port city, according to news reports Tuesday and the country's main opposition leader.

Afghan intelligence breaks up Kabul bombing cell (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 02:17 AM CST AP - The Afghan intelligence service has broken up a cell of suicide bombers allegedly responsible for six attacks in Kabul that killed 20 civilians, a spokesman for the agency said Tuesday.

Protest disrupts Australian parliament over Aboriginal rights (AFP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 02:16 AM CST AFP - Australian protesters disrupted the year's first session of parliament Tuesday, demanding an end to a government crackdown in Aboriginal communities.

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