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Pakistan imposes curfew in South WaziristanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani authorities imposed a curfew on Saturday in the Taliban's South Waziristan bastion ahead of an imminent assault on the al Qaeda-linked militants.
Reuters Saturday, October 17, 2009Sweat lodge deaths put guru in spotlightThe future of James Arthur Ray's multimillion-
dollar self-help empire has been clouded
following the deaths of two of his followers who collapsed in his makeshift sweat lodge near Sedona, Ariz.
Msn Saturday, October 17, 2009Rape a weapon of war in Congo, activists sayRape has turned into a weapon of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the number of attacks on women having grown threefold over the past few years, human rights activists say.
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Amazon Saturday, October 17, 2009La. justice under fire in interracial marriage flapThe actions of a justice of the peace in Louisiana who refused to issue a marriage licence to interracial couple Beth Humphrey and Terence McKay have prompted some top officials, including Gov. Bobby Jindal, to call for his dismissal.
CNN Saturday, October 17, 2009Sheriff: No sign that balloon scare was hoaxThe 6-year-old boy at the center of the runaway balloon saga got sick twice on national television when he and his father were ...
USATODAY Saturday, October 17, 2009Pakistan army starts S.Waziristan ground assaultDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's army began on Saturday a ground operation against Taliban militants in the South Waziristan region on the Afghan border after weeks of air and artillery strikes, a senior government official said.
Reuters Saturday, October 17, 2009Results in Afghan election fraud probe expectedInternational pressure was mounting Saturday on Afghanistan's political rivals to broker a deal to end the country's election crisis, as results were due from a fraud investigation that could determine whether President Hamid Karzai must face a runoff. The...
SF Gate Saturday, October 17, 2009Major Pakistani ground offensive beginsThe Pakistani army launched a major ground offensive against militants Saturday in the country's lawless northwest, according to
military and government officials.
CNN Saturday, October 17, 2009Pakistan army starts South Waziristan ground assaultDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's army began on Saturday a ground operation against Taliban militants in the South Waziristan region on the Afghan border after weeks of air and artillery strikes, a senior government official said.
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