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EDITORIAL: Nepal's Maoist double-crossWashington TimesBy | Thursday, May 7, 2009 So the chairman of Nepal's Maoist radicals brags that he and his fellow-travellers tricked United Nations officials and admits that the 2006 peace deal was a sham - and gets caught on videotape doing it.Maoist Protesters Clash With Police In Nepal RTT NewsPolitical Crisis [...]
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Cheney backs Limbaugh over Powell on GOP futureThe Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Dick Cheney made clear Sunday he'd rather follow firebrand broadcaster Rush Limbaugh than former Joint Chiefs chairman Colin Powell into political battle over the future of the Republican Party.Dick Cheney: Colin Powell Not Republican, Cheney Powell Feud Right PunditsCheney Takes Swipe At Powell [...]
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EDITORIAL: Nepal's Maoist double-crossWashington TimesBy | Thursday, May 7, 2009 So the chairman of Nepal's Maoist radicals brags that he and his fellow-travellers tricked United Nations officials and admits that the 2006 peace deal was a sham - and gets caught on videotape doing it.Nepal deal on national government BBC NewsNepalese prime minister resigns [...]
ABC News
Firefighters making gains on California wildfireReutersSANTA BARBARA, Calif, May 9 (Reuters) - Firefighters were making progress on Saturday toward containing a ferocious California wildfire now in its fifth day that has destroyed 80 homes and forced some 29000 people to evacuate an area above the seaside …Video: Santa Barabara Jesusita fire evacuation Los Angeles [...]
guardian.co.uk
Gunships and planes strike Pakistan Taliban in SwatReutersBy Junaid Khan MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani helicopter gunships and warplanes hit Taliban positions in the militants' Swat Valley stronghold on Saturday, while a curfew prevented civilians from fleeing the fighting.Video: Pakistan Swat refugees seek help - 09 May 09 Al JazeeraCivilians trapped in Swat fighting Aljazeera.netTelegraph.co.uk - [...]
China Daily
* US lost 539000 jobs in April, fewest since OctoberReutersBy Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - US employers cut 539000 jobs last month, the fewest since October, according to government data on Friday that signaled the economy's steep decline might be easing and gave the stock market a boost.Layoffs slow to 539K in [...]
Swat residents flee as army declares full-scale offensive against …guardian.co.ukPakistan's army declared a "full-scale" offensive against Taliban insurgents holed up in the Swat valley today as warplanes pounded militant bunkers and caused thousands more residents to flee.Video: Swat fighting threatens Pakistan army unity - 8 May 09 Al JazeeraPakistan army says 143 militants killed [...]
Seattle Times
Drew Peterson arrested — but will it stick?msnbc.comThe murder case against Drew Peterson is not a strong one, the former police sergeant's attorney said. Peterson was arrested Thursday and charged with the murder of his third wife.Video: Reaction: Is Drew Peterson guilty? UPIDrew Peterson Due in Court for Wife's Murder ABC [...]
Los Angeles Times
Heavy Fighting Continues As Pakistan Army Battles TalibanVoice of America - Barry NewhouseBy Barry Newhouse Pakistan's military said its forces have killed 55 to 60 Taliban militants in the last 24 hours in heavy fighting in Taliban-held areas of the northwest.Army: 55 militants killed in Pakistan fighting The Associated PressPakistani troops battle Taliban militants for [...]