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Pakistan Launches Ground Offensive in South WaziristanISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct. 17 -- The Pakistani military launched a major ground offensive Saturday in the insurgent haven of South Waziristan, starting a much-awaited fight that could define the nation's increasingly bloody domestic struggle against Islamist extremism.
Washington Post Sunday, October 18, 2009Insurgents Destroy 2 Bridges in AnbarRAMADI, Iraq, Oct. 17 -- Insurgents detonated a truck loaded with five tons of explosives Saturday on a bridge here that links western Iraq to Jordan and Syria, pulverizing part of the overpass and paralyzing traffic for hours.
Washington Post Sunday, October 18, 2009Ã?Â?Brick Wall' Feared in Afghan ElectionKABUL, Oct. 17 -- There is a growing fear among Western officials in Afghanistan that President Hamid Karzai and the nation's Independent Election Commission will not accept the findings of a United Nations-backed fraud investigation that is expected to call for a runoff to settle Afghanistan's...
Washington Post Sunday, October 18, 2009Rio Gangs Shoot Down Police Chopper, 2 Cops DeadSevere Rio violence 2 weeks after city wins Olympics: Copter shot down, 2 officers killed
ABC News Sunday, October 18, 2009Police injured at coal station protestTHREE police officers have been taken to hospital during a protest by environmental campaigners at one of Britain's biggest coal-fired power stations, police said.
News.com.au Sunday, October 18, 2009Nation Digest: Charges Pending in Balloon CaseCOLORADO The sheriff of Larimer County, Colo., said late Saturday that charges will be filed in the case of the 6-year-old boy who vanished into the rafters of his garage for five hours while the world thought he was zooming through the sky in a flying-saucer-like helium balloon.
Washington Post Sunday, October 18, 2009Hurricane Rick roars across east PacificHurricane Rick became the second strongest hurricane in the eastern North Pacific Ocean in more than 10 years early Sunday, whipping up winds of 180 miles per hour.
CNN Sunday, October 18, 2009Diplomatic wrangling delays Afghan vote decisionKABUL (Reuters) - Global pressure mounted on President Hamid Karzai on Sunday to accept a possible runoff in Afghanistan's disputed election as extended diplomacy delayed the announcement of official results from the August poll.
Reuters Sunday, October 18, 2009Charges pending in balloon sagaCriminal charges will be laid in the case of a Colorado boy who was reported to have been carried away in a homemade helium balloon, the Larimer County sheriff said. Late Saturday, police searched the family's home.
CBC Sunday, October 18, 2009Pakistani forces in heavy clashes in S.WaziristanPESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani forces fought fierce battles with Taliban militants on Sunday, a day after launching a long-awaited offensive aimed at bringing the writ of state to lawless tribal lands on the Afghan border.
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