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Obama Makes Iraq Promise Official
CNN- Marking the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, President Obama said Tuesday night that America would continue supporting Iraq’s government while also looking to refocus its energies… Read more
Insurgent Outbreak Affects of U.S. Withdraw
Sulaiman Basir, FB- The recent attack on Iraqi security forces was an assertive warning of the unrest to come as a reflex to the exit of U.S. forces. The Obama… Read more
Flood submerges new towns in Pakistan
SUKKUR, Pakistan: About 150,000 Pakistanis were forced to move to higher ground as floodwaters from a freshly swollen Indus River submerged dozens more towns and villages in the south, a… Read more
Wyclef Jean’s Haiti Presidential Candidacy Rejected
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Aug. 20) — Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council ruled that hip-hop musician Wyclef Jean cannot run for president of the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation. The council said Jean did not… Read more
Etienne Contending for Presidency in 2011
ACP- Etienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba, national president of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), announced on Wednesday his candidacy for president in next year’s elections. “Now that I… Read more
Thai Navy to join piracy suppression
The Thai navy is prepared to send two ships to join the United Nations and the United States in the suppression of piracy in Somalia, said navy chief Admiral Kamthorn… Read more
Death toll climbs to 1,117 in China mudslides
Zhouqu County, China (CNN) — There were homes here once but Yueyuan village is now a sweeping mud plain. Residents dig through the sludge where they think their bedroom once… Read more
Wyclef Jean’s Campaign for Haitian Presidency Characterized by High Level of Sean Penn Discourse
Wyclef Jean, currently running for the Haitian presidency, sat down with The Wall Street Journal to discuss his campaign. Quickly, the interviewer got down to the all-important question, the one… Read more
Hamburg Mosque Closed
Basir, FB- Police said they believed the Taiba mosque was again being used as a meeting point for extremists. The cultural association that runs the mosque has also been banned…. Read more



