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- Panetta: Defeat of al-Qaida 'within reach'
- South Sudan celebrates first day of independence
- Famed tabloid makes final issue after 168 years
- 40 dead in a day in Mexico
- 1,667 Malaysians arrested in protests
| Panetta: Defeat of al-Qaida 'within reach' Posted: 09 Jul 2011 05:24 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan -- Al-Qaida's defeat is "within reach," U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Saturday during his first visit to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief. He said eliminating as few as 10 of the group's top figures could cripple its abil ... |
| South Sudan celebrates first day of independence Posted: 09 Jul 2011 05:24 PM PDT JUBA, South Sudan-- South Sudan celebrated its first day as an independent nation Saturday, raising its flag before tens of thousands of cheering citizens elated to reach the end of a 50-year struggle. U.S. President Barack Obama called the day a ... |
| Famed tabloid makes final issue after 168 years Posted: 09 Jul 2011 05:08 PM PDT LONDON -- Britain's best-selling Sunday tabloid the News of the World signed off with a simple front page message: "THANK YOU & GOODBYE," leaving the media establishment here reeling from the expanding phone-hacking scandal that brought down the ... |
| Posted: 09 Jul 2011 05:07 PM PDT MEXICO CITY -- Fighting among the Zetas gang and other vicious drug cartels led to the deaths of more than 40 people whose bodies were found in three Mexican cities over a 24-hour span, a government official said Saturday.At least 20 people were kill ... |
| 1,667 Malaysians arrested in protests Posted: 09 Jul 2011 05:07 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- At least 20,000 Malaysians defied government warnings by marching for electoral reforms Saturday, as police fired tear gas and detained more than 1,600 in the country's biggest political rally in four years. The crackdown ... |
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