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Israeli airstrike kills 5 in Gaza Strip Washington Post GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP - An Israeli airstrike killed five Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. It was the deadliest attack against the coastal strip in months. The Israeli military said in a ... See all stories on this topic »

35 people killed in boat capsize in Bangladesh Xinhua DHAKA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 35 people were killed and about 10 people went missing as a boat capsized in Bangladesh's Sunamganj district, 296 km northeast of capital Dhaka, on Saturday. Local private news agency BDnews24.com reported the boat ... See all stories on this topic »

Foreign troop 2010 toll hits 700 in Afghanistan Reuters A Marder armoured personnel carrier (APC) (front) of the German Bundeswehr armed forces and a Fuchs APC pass a bridge during a misson in the Chahar Dara district in the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, December 16, 2010. ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters

Militants kill 10 Afghan soldiers in 2 attacks The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Teams of militants assaulted the Afghan army in the north of the country and in the capital killing at least 10 members of the security forces on Sunday, officials said. On the outskirts of the Kabul, two insurgents strapped ... See all stories on this topic »

Germany's Merkel visits soldiers in Afghanistan The Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel told German troops in northern Afghanistan that their battles with insurgents there are a "new experience for us." Merkel spoke during an unannounced visit to her country's soldiers in northern Afghanistan, ... See all stories on this topic »

Sri Lanka lifts ban on UN war crime panel visit Reuters Africa By Shihar Aneez COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka said on Sunday it would allow the United Nations to send a representative to a locally appointed war crimes panel, reversing an earlier ban on international involvement, but analysts said the move would do ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters Africa

Tourist's body found near Jerusalem, say police The Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The body of a female tourist, bound and with multiple stab wounds, was found Sunday near a road outside Jerusalem, police said. Her friend, an immigrant from the UK, had reported her missing a day earlier after she, too, ... See all stories on this topic »

Maliki to announce a partial Iraqi cabinet this week Washington Post By Liz Sly and Aaron C. Davis BAGHDAD - Iraq's main Sunni bloc said Saturday that it will definitely participate in the next Iraqi government, after parliament implemented one of its key conditions and cleared the way for Shiite Prime Minister Nouri ... See all stories on this topic »

Britain snowed under in run-up to X'mas Times of India LONDON: Fresh snow brought much of Britain to a standstill on what is traditionally the busiest weekend for shopping and travel in the run-up to Christmas. Most of western Britain, Northern Ireland and northern Scotland suffered blizzards while the ... See all stories on this topic »

WikiLeaks cables: Michael Moore film Sicko was 'not banned' in Cuba The Guardian American diplomats made up a story that Cuba banned Michael Moore's 2007 documentary, Sicko, in an attempt to discredit the film which painted an unflattering picture of the US healthcare system, the film-maker said today. A confidential US embassy ... See all stories on this topic »   Top 10 News Stories of 2010 - World News Top Stories of 2010 A roundup of the top news stories that stole the headlines in 2010. worldnews.about.com/od/.../Top-News-Stories-Of-2010.htmAssange's mother speaks out | euronews, world news world news - Christine Assange, the mother of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been speaking out about her son's detention and calling on the Australian ... www.euronews.net/2010/12/14/assange-s-mother-speaks-out/