5 Americans detained in Pakistan; no reason given
AP - 13 minutes agoPakistani police said they arrested five U.S. citizens Wednesday in a raid in the east of the country, but declined to give a reason for the detentions.
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Ohio serial killer suspect appears in court
AP via Yahoo! News - 30 minutes agoA registered sex offender charged with killing 11 women and hiding their remains in and around his Cleveland home has agreed to let police fence off the house with barbed wire to preserve evidence.
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Thousands in Indonesia protest over graft
AFP via Yahoo! News - 44 minutes agoThousands of Indonesians rallied on Wednesday in several major cities under tight security to mark international anti-corruption day, slamming the government over a bank bailout scandal.
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Pentagon chief warned over Afghan army problems
AFP via Yahoo! News - 48 minutes agoNATO commanders on Wednesday warned US Defence Secretary Robert Gates of the challenges involved in recruiting Afghan soldiers and police, which the US military hopes will number 287,000 by July 2011.
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Virginia Student Charged in School Shooting
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Tigers attack Hamburg zoo keepers
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3 arrested for Newport Beach home invasion
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Gates says Afghan mission to get what it needs
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 32 minutes agoSecretary of Defense Robert Gates visited U.S. commanders in Afghanistan on Wednesday, promising that President Barack Obama's surge of extra forces would give them what they need for success against the Taliban.
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Japanese police praised for arrest of Hawker suspect
AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 33 minutes agoThe father of a British teacher, who was found killed in a Tokyo suburb in 2007, thanked Japan for finally catching the only suspect in the murder.
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Patient jailed over clinic shooting of Ky. doctor
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 49 minutes agoA patient charged with shooting a popular community doctor at a rural clinic hours after being denied narcotics there was being held on $10 million bail Wednesday.
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Syria seeks to quiz Lebanon officials in Hariri case
AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 1 minutes agoA Syrian court has asked 25 Lebanese figures, including the police chief and top prosecutor, to appear for questioning over the murder of their country's ex-premier, a Lebanese official said on Wednesday.
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Iraqi PM asks for patience after Baghdad bombings
AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 2 minutes agoThe prime minister appealed Wednesday to Iraqis to stand by their security forces, even as angry lawmakers demanded answers and called on top officials to resign following the third massive attack against government sites since summer.
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Police illegally execute hundreds in Nigeria: Amnesty
AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 24 minutes agoPolice in Nigeria carry out hundreds of extra-judicial killings every year and only those who can afford to pay bribes can guarantee their safety from execution or torture, Amnesty International said Wednesday.
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Iraq bombers backed by foreign groups: police
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 9:50 am ETBaghdad bombers who killed 127 people were backed by groups in Syria or Saudi Arabia, Iraqi police charged on Wednesday, as enraged MPs demanded answers from the country's leaders over the blasts.
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Danish Police Seize Protest Equipment
International Herald Tribune - Wed Dec 9, 9:48 am ETAuthorities confiscated paint bombs and other equipment for use during planned protests outside the climate talks.
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Indian schools caught in middle of rebel fight
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 9:26 am ETIndian children are increasingly caught in the middle of fighting between the government and communist rebels in impoverished rural areas, with at least 42 schools attacked in the past year, a human rights group said Wednesday.
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