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• 11:01:08: Russia: At least 4 militants killed, 2 policemen wounded in Ingushetia shootout http://j.mp/aAKYcs
• 11:01:44: Spokesman to Afghan president says stronger elements are involved in corruption inside & outside Afghan government http://j.mp/d1xmhK
• 11:02:04: Afghanistan: Officials in the Ministry of Public Health say more than 60,000 children die of unsafe water use each year http://j.mp/bbZHYu
• 11:03:17: Austria won’t charge Chechen Leader in ex-bodyguard’s death citing lack of proof http://j.mp/cYY4gZ
• 11:04:39: Police, Catholic Church & Gov conspired 2 cover up priest's suspected role in 1 of worst atrocities of N Ireland Troubles http://j.mp/a8FyXT
• 11:05:12: President of East Timor pardons 23 rebels involved in attacks in 2008 during which he was shot in back & almost died http://j.mp/aemK7C
• 11:05:36: Luxemburg backs easing Russia-EU visa regime http://j.mp/aT30eK
• 11:06:01: Taliban fighters attack & burned 24 trucks carrying fuel and supplies to US troops in southern Afghanistan http://j.mp/b1W1fs
• 11:06:25: Russia may build Chinese pipeline before South Stream http://j.mp/czLWF6 Not surprising given China's energy needs
• 11:07:00: Russian military chief to visit Poland to discuss military cooperation, international & European security issues http://j.mp/aT8vpV
• 11:07:32: Militant prison break in Tajikistan could have political ramifications http://j.mp/8YMEwc
• 11:08:00: Egyptian govt's head of fine arts has been remanded in custody pending investigation into theft of Van Gogh painting http://j.mp/aqLVkZ
• 11:08:47: Nigeria: Ahead of formal declaration by President Jonathan to contest 2011 presidential election, campaign team is formed http://j.mp/9nNQSm
• 11:08:57: Central Africa: Gun Trafficking Rampant in West Nile, Says Army http://j.mp/bef54z
• 11:09:08: Sudan: UN Relief Chief Urges Unfettered Access for Aid Workers in Darfur http://j.mp/buJio3
• 11:09:20: Carter heads to North Korea to seek American's release http://j.mp/bryMci
• 11:09:42: For Egypt, Mubarak's health and successor are guessing games http://j.mp/auzqrC
• 11:09:53: Afghan vote runs up against fear, disenchantment http://j.mp/98gBwM
• 11:10:05: Troops working to secure next month's Afghan elections kill 40 Taliban militants near capital http://j.mp/c7gvCm
• 11:12:15: Road construction in Beijing causes massive traffic jam, already dozens of miles long, lasting more than 10 days http://j.mp/9cX9pv
• 11:13:04: China's netizens respond w/ disbelief and anger at Philippines hostage crisis & response http://j.mp/cBLWa9
• 11:13:19: South African President Jacob Zuma has flown into China for a three-day visit aimed at strengthening business ties http://j.mp/cKzMsW
• 11:14:26: Arms dealer who got Pentagon contract to buy & ship munitions to Afghanistan charged in new weapons case http://j.mp/aeuaiQ
• 11:15:59: Billions of aid dollars buy US little goodwill in Pakistan http://j.mp/a8jhM2 Yeah, why hasn't goodwill appeared overnight? Geez!
• 11:16:12: Governmental hostility towards ethnic and religious minorities across Europe is on the rise http://j.mp/a4q4pL
• 11:16:22: Bomber, gunmen kill 32 at hotel near Somali presidential palace http://j.mp/cQ0cjr
• 11:17:04: Somalia: Govt. MPs among dead in Hotel attack http://j.mp/cgw9Fz
• 11:17:32: The number of US troops in Iraq has fallen below 50,000 for the first time since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion http://j.mp/cvfol7
• 11:18:25: Ethiopia: US citizen gets 14 months for attempting to smuggle 100,000 of local currency out of country http://j.mp/cGbarb
• 11:18:34: Somalia: Mogadhishu Fighting Leaves 11 Civilians Dead, 53 Wounded http://j.mp/9OZhoO
• 11:18:49: São Tomé e Príncipe is at a crossroads with a chance to benefit from its potential oil wealth http://j.mp/9h4zFw
• 11:19:13: Rwanda: President Kagame promises to continue maintaining growth in all sectors of the economy in the next seven years http://j.mp/b7CXZ3
• 11:19:46: East Africa: US Mineral Policy Timely for Rwanda And Uganda http://j.mp/bOj6CW
• 11:20:09: Libya's Muammar Gaddafi yesterday met President Mugabe and discussed investment opportunities in Zimbabwe http://j.mp/cuVdBM
• 11:20:24: Tanzania: Cotton Prices Soar As Demand Rises http://j.mp/9wp9sy
• 11:21:13: Israel orders destruction of 2 newly built Palestinian mosques in West Bank amid plans for resuming stalled peace talks http://j.mp/cIntDw
• 11:21:41: Turkey's govt says it does not recognize PKK as an interlocutor or a partner for political negotiation http://j.mp/aqO5L9
• 11:22:27: Execution of 4 in Equatorial Guinea for involvement in attack on presidential palace last year condemned by rights' group http://j.mp/bBwIy6
• 11:25:13: Egypt Muslim Brotherhood launch own Facebook 2 promote moderate Islamic values http://j.mp/bo9jW2 Wonder if it has better privacy protection
• 11:25:42: Somalia: Good Rains Dent Numbers Needing Help http://j.mp/9qqRoV 2 Million still in dire need of assistance
• 11:26:30: Iraq: 1 killed in a bomb explosion in Iraq's north in Diyala while 7 lost lives in armed robbery in Salahuddin province http://j.mp/dxRRqQ
• 11:26:56: Foreign investors including companies from Germany & UAE have invested more than $1 Bn in Iran's power plant industry http://j.mp/9v97MS
• 11:27:46: RT @AJEnglish: India backs tribe in mining ruling: Case pitted development against interests of indigenous peoples and the enviro... htt ...
• 11:27:51: RT @nytimesglobal: Philippines Criticized Over Hostage Standoff http://nyti.ms/cIdOe3
• 11:27:54: RT @nytimesglobal: E.U. Data Point to Strength, but Doubts Linger http://nyti.ms/9kaL6x
• 11:30:44: RT @joshuafoust It really is amazing to see how Koch Bros spent 100s of millions of $$ to convince America to be stupid http://is.gd/eAQRN
• 11:31:26: RT @VOAAfrica: Oxfam Warns International Community of 'Double Disaster' in Niger http://bit.ly/cuipjH
• 11:31:32: RT @VOAAfrica: Cancer Drugs Force HIV to Mutate to Death http://bit.ly/dg7clE
• 11:32:08: RT @FP_Magazine: Could bad translation doom the U.S. mission in Afghanistan: http://bit.ly/b5rxHw
• 11:32:13: RT @FP_Magazine: The great Chinese water grab: http://bit.ly/bNdqdb
• 11:32:18: RT @FP_Magazine: Megacities: FP's guide to the coming urban era: http://bit.ly/aUw5Ee
• 11:33:20: The billionaire brothers who are waging a war against Obama http://j.mp/co2uwk
• 11:33:36: RT @Dahlialithwick: Justice Anthony Kennedy says Article III courts perfectly capable of trying most terror cases http://bit.ly/ctHvoZ
• 11:34:21: RT @joshuafoust Fascinating New Yorker piece on the Koch brothers' covert hundred-million dollar assault on Barack Obama: http://is.gd/eAQRN
• 11:35:18: RT @anupkaphle: Pakistanis insist they are not ungrateful, but they don't see any tangible impact from U.S. assistance. http://wapo.st/a ...
• 11:52:55: RT @davidfrum: Important: The loosening GOP hold on one of its few remaining non-white constituencies, Vietnamese-Americans: http://bit. ...
• 11:57:25: RT @joshuafoust My column this week for @PBSNeedToKnow focuses on Uighur violence in Xinjiang, China. http://ow.ly/2u3KR
• 12:05:33: FYI - Since getting my Droid X, I've restarted sharing blog posts & articles via Google Reader; Diff content from Twitter http://j.mp/9kV14v
• 12:06:28: RT @joshuafoust RT @GlobalPost: Major Kandahar offensive delayed as counterinsurgency strategy pushes forward. http://ht.ly/2u27m
• 12:07:28: RT @drjjoyner: Blog: Pakistan Flooding of Biblical Proportions http://bit.ly/biL6DW
• 12:07:37: RT @VOAAfrica: Floods Heighten Food Crisis in Niger http://bit.ly/b2bX6W
• 13:18:04: RT @MB2MB: LOL Karzai's 'This Week' interview, where he agrees to allow anti-corruption bodies to run sans political pressure: http://ow ...
• 13:18:40: RT @Max_Fisher: Both @abuaardvark & @azelin see little evidence for NPR's claim that Cordoba is "No. 1 topic of discussion in recent day ...
• 13:19:49: Moldova seizes two kilos of Uranium-238 from traffickers http://j.mp/aPxdH7
• 13:21:28: RT @GlobalPost: Italy pays its people to go on vacation. http://ht.ly/2u28M #holiday #tourism
• 13:27:10: RT @GEsfandiari Arabic 2 b compulsory in Israel schools http://j.mp/c6m44X Why does Israel hate Israel/America? Sorry, couldn't resist ;)
• 13:34:26: Fox News uses Saudi Prince to scare ppl re: "ground zero" mosque funding, fails to mention he owns part of Fox News. http://j.mp/c5lVTc
• 13:37:17: RT @joshuafoust Flying with the Kazakh horsemen of upper Xinjiang/Mongolia http://is.gd/eB90d
• 13:38:08: RT @abuaardvark: Right. Mainstream Muslims + Arab media CARE abt NY mosque issue, AQ may USE it to reach them @weddady: @azelin @Max_Fisher
• 14:56:52: RT @AmjadAtallah: America's First Muslim President - By Suhail A. Khan | Foreign Policy http://t.co/uHAQixw Suhail with a great article ...
• 15:08:06: RT @corones: Eat your hearts out iPhoners. P.S. I installed Flash on my Droid yesterday. RT @EFF: Apple Seeking to Patent Spyware http:/ ...
• 15:25:04: RT @VOAAfrica: US Envoy in Kenya to Discuss Commercial Agriculture in Sudan http://bit.ly/9OMaFS
• 15:25:07: RT @VOAAfrica: Egypt Bars Officials' Travel in Art Theft Probe http://bit.ly/bFAXyh
• 15:25:16: RT @InkSptsGulliver: RT @azelin New statement from The Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan (Taliban): "Regarding Petraeus’s Latest Remarks" h ...
• 15:44:29: RT @FP_Magazine: Sadly, rape as a weapon of war continues in Congo: http://bit.ly/alv7sA
• 16:01:27: Two Lebanese men, including a senior member of Hezbollah, were killed in Beirut on Tuesday http://j.mp/cjDiXI
• 16:01:41: Lebanese Shiite and Sunni groups traded machine gun fire and grenades in Beirut on Tuesday http://j.mp/9HYsNx
• 16:02:00: No south Afghanistan security handover for a 'few years': US http://j.mp/c2Bafa
• 16:02:31: Egypt's energy crisis stirs public unrest as power shortages send people to the streets http://j.mp/aUvj4Q
• 16:03:55: Venezuela's murder rate is higher than Iraq's, so naturally President Chavez accuses media or trying to make him look bad http://j.mp/aGGb6U
• 16:04:05: WMD, Drugs, and Criminal Gangs in Central America http://j.mp/aF2oG7
• 16:50:27: Those cheap earphones you keep buying, they all sound the same huh? There's a pretty good reason for that: http://j.mp/9Grh1I
• 17:01:20: RT @MB2MB: China’s First Homegrown Jetâ€"And Why It Matters http://bit.ly/dBqN8p [Forbes]
• 17:01:33: RT @dangerroom: Military Denies Having a Secret Afghan Torture Jail http://bit.ly/dyZPlY
• 17:01:59: RT @GibertPascal: #News #World Experts spot smallest planet outside solar system http://apne.ws/dBHops (Associated Press)
• 17:02:03: RT @MB2MB: The state of counterfeiting in China http://nyti.ms/c3wMAP
• 17:06:33: RT @WSJMidEast: At least 2 dead, several wounded in unusual outburst of sectarian violence in #Beirut
• 17:06:36: RT @vali_nasr: #Pakistan Flooding Disrupts #Afghan War Supply Lines http://nyti.ms/czMFt0
• 17:34:35: RT @AJEnglish: US exit date 'bolsters Taliban': Senior US general says Afghan withdrawal date is giving the enemy "sustenance". http://a ...
• 17:34:41: RT @AJEnglish: Pakistan recovery 'to take years': Pakistani president warns of unrest as country struggles to aid flood-hit areas. http: ...
• 17:34:49: RT @AJEnglish: Deaths in Beirut shootout: Two people killed in "personal fight" between supporters of Shia Hezbollah and a Sunni ... htt ...
• 17:59:07: RT @monaeltahawy: Homosexuality in Islam: Islamic Reflection on Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Muslims Scott Kugle http://amzn.to/bUsyeK ...
• 17:59:12: RT @AJEnglish: Hamas: Talks with Israel fatal: Exiled Hamas leader says negotiations with Israel are a blow to Palestinian cause. http:/ ...
• 17:59:19: RT @VOAAfrica: UN Secretary-General 'Outraged' by Congo Rapes, Launches Investigation http://bit.ly/daYYDd
• 18:39:13: RT @AfricaLaunch: Panel - Can Africa continue to grow? https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/files/article/PDF/AfricaPanel.pdf