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Meteorite Hits Urals, Up to 500 Injured
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Norks to test two more nukes in 2013	10 23:18 JosephMendiola [11130]
Six suicide bombers attack Bannu police station	0 [11126]
Malaysia in standoff with suspected Philippine terrorists	0 [11126]
Four suspects from rebel raid nabbed in southern Thailand	0 [11127]
Rebels capture airport near Aleppo, seize Syrian MiG fighter-jets	9 22:06 Gerthudion Glitle9360 [11125]
IDF Shoots Palestinian Crowd Near Gaza Border Fence	7 15:49 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11130]
Good morning	9 17:57 Broadhead6 [11123]
Goverment Troops Take Over Lower Shabelle Region	0 [11123]
Gunmen Attack Security, Military Installations in Central Yemen	0 [11124]
Explosions Target Political Security Office, Governor's Residence in Yemen	0 [11125]
Peace volunteer killed, houses torched in Bara	0 [11131]
Syria Gunmen Kidnap 40 Civilians, Mostly Women and Children	8 22:09 Gerthudion Glitle9360 [11127]
Israel Convicts Hamas Members of 'Terror Membership'	0 [11129]
Youth Killed in Clashes on Bahrain Uprising Anniversary	0 [11124]
Churches Attacked with Petrol Bombs in Indonesia	1 23:22 JosephMendiola [11127]
Two Die after Bangladesh War Crimes Protest	0 [11125]
Suicide attack at Hangu check-post kills seven: police	0 [11128]
Trader among four shot dead in Karachi	0 [11126]
Trial of Al-Qaeda plot suspects begins in Jordan	0 [11127]
South Korea unveils missile it says can hit North's leaders	7 22:14 Gerthudion Glitle9360 [11132]
Rebels Seize Syria Town on Iraq Border	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Brennan open to special court for drone strikes	0 [11130]
Killed Iranian official was Iran's Hezbollah attaché	1 12:42 Raider [11127]
Italy's ex-spy chief sentenced to 10 years in jail over CIA case	0 [11124]
More on Secret AQIM document find in Mali	1 10:17 Bright Pebbles [11127]
Bulgaria puts Hezbollah on EU Foreign Minister's menu	0 [11123]
Hamas says delegation ordered to leave Bulgaria	1 09:57 tipper [11127]
Iran Sought Nuclear Parts In China	1 14:46 Redneck Jim [11129]
Mexican media executive denies censorship agreement with government	1 08:34 Procopius2k [11124]
Well, that worked out well: 92% of Pakistanis now dislike America	15 22:20 Gerthudion Glitle9360 [11127]
US: No comment on Iran's nuclear item purchase attempt	0 [11125]
US State Department: John Kerry will not meet Assad	1 13:01 Bill Clinton [11123]
In Timbuktu, Al-Qaeda Left Behind A Manifesto	0 [11125]
Report: N. Korea Upgrading Iranian Rocket Launch Site	3 23:24 JosephMendiola [11130]
Mystery surrounds Iranian Guards commander's death	1 13:04 Bill Clinton [11128]
Opposition forces call for mass demo at Qubba Palace on Friday	0 [11123]
28 Egyptians detained in terrorism cases in Saudi Arabia, says ambassador	0 [11127]
Ennahda vows unity as Tunisia impasse lingers	0 [11124]
Gulf Monarchies Reject 'Provocative' Iran Talks Idea	0 [11126]
Tunisia PM to Announce New Cabinet Line-Up Saturday, or Quit	0 [11129]
JFK Hails 'Successful' French Intervention in Mali	3 17:53 swksvolFF [11127]
'Fundamentalist Island' Harbors Mali Rebels, Locals Say	2 16:40 Shipman [11126]
MQM stages walkout from Sindh Assembly's in-camera session	0 [11125]
Pakistani Taliban call meeting in response to APC peace offer	0 [11125]
Zardari govt failed to improve Sindh's condition, says Nawaz	0 [11124]
Appointment of KP governor challenged	0 [11126]
Armed Forces apologize for 'accidentally' killing 13-year-old boy	1 14:34 Redneck Jim [11131]
France wants to sanction Iran over Yemen arm smuggling	0 [11126]
Iran denies shipping arms to Islamist militants in Somalia	2 18:57 Redneck Jim [11126]
Mauritania strengthens security partnerships	0 [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Matt Damon Toilet Strike	8 23:32 JosephMendiola [11130]
Brussels Central Office Issues Warrant of Arrest for Pope Benedict XVI	13 20:18 Frank G [11127]
Meteorite hits Russian Urals: Fireball explosion wreaks havoc, up to 500 injured (PHOTOS, VIDEO)	39 21:24 Classical_Liberal [11125]
Meteor blast injures more than 100 in Russia	9 20:03 JosephMendiola [11126]
5.4 billion barrels of oil and 55.1 trillion cf of natural gas in Spratly Islands	16 17:44 Barbara [11128]
Thousands Flee Central African Rebels for DR Congo	0 [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
John Brennan's Willful Blindness	4 23:41 Elmavimble Brown1950 [11128]
What the Left Does Not Understand About Islam	10 20:49 Zhang Fei [11130]
Is Malaysia turning into a theocratic state?	2 22:38 Gerthudion Glitle9360 [11125]
Authorities See Salafi Groups Popping Up Everywhere Inside Russia	2 19:31 JosephMendiola [11126]
Sectarian threat to polls	0 [11124]
Page 6: Politix
'The Pilgrims were illegal aliens' [VIDEOS]	8 23:35 JosephMendiola [11129]
Babs Boxer, Bernie Sanders propose first US carbon tax	7 18:21 Redneck Jim [11126]
White House Raises Stakes in Hagel Showdown	6 17:30 JohnQC [11129]
Sheila Jackson Lee: "I'm a Freed Slave"	24 20:18 Rambler in Virginia [11129]

    
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5	Arab Spring
4	Govt of Pakistan
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2	TTP
2	al-Qaeda
2	Govt of Syria
2	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Hamas
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Commies
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
1	al-Shabaab

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2013-02-15
Meteorite Hits Urals, Up to 500 Injured

Thu 2013-02-14
Pakistan asks Taliban to announce 30-day cease-fire for talks

Wed 2013-02-13
Syrian rebels say they captured military air base near Aleppo

Tue 2013-02-12
KCNA confirms: Pudgy sets off a nuke

Mon 2013-02-11
Seven killed, 11 injured in attacks across southern Thailand

Sun 2013-02-10
Syrian troops, rebels clash over Damascus highway

Sat 2013-02-09
India Executes Man Convicted in 2001 Attack on Parliament

Fri 2013-02-08
Suicide bomber hits north Mali, troops clash in capital

Thu 2013-02-07
Syrian Army Launches 'All-Out Attack' on Capital Region

Wed 2013-02-06
Fat Lady Sings for Abd el Kader Mahmoud Mohamed el Sayed

Tue 2013-02-05
Second big turban nabbed in northern Mali

Mon 2013-02-04
Ansar Dine #3 arrested in northern Mali

Sun 2013-02-03
Yemen Troops Kill 12 'Qaida Militants' in Restive South

Sat 2013-02-02
Syria Suicide Attack on Regime Kills 53

Fri 2013-02-01
Binori Mosque cleric among 10 killed in Karachi

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