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Qaeda suspects kidnap Swiss woman: Yemeni officials
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Bombings in Damascus herald beginnings of a bloody new stage of Syrian insurgency	7 21:58 Phil_B [11135]
Gaddafi spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi held in Mauritania	0 [11126]
Reports of Malaysian terrorist's death may have been exaggerated	2 22:17 JosephMendiola [11135]
Roadside bomb kills schoolgirl in southern Thailand	0 [11128]
Good morning	7 20:11 Bright Pebbles [11127]
1 dead, eight wounded in Rio Bravo shootout	2 20:04 Steve White [11126]
Libya dismantles trafficking ring	1 07:24 Galactic Coordinator Thens9432 [11129]
Ex-ISI chief admits funding BNP polls '91	1 00:42 JosephMendiola [11128]
'Carjacker' killed in gunfight with police	0 [11130]
5 robbers killed in 'shootout'	0 [11126]
Qaeda suspects kidnap Swiss woman: Yemeni officials	0 [11128]
KP issues security directives to NGOs, foreigners	1 14:16 tu3031 [11130]
Syria activists urge intervention as Annan briefs powers	0 [11126]
A day after operation; 12 non-combatants found dead in Bara	0 [11128]
'Taliban letter': Mansehra police put on alert	0 [11129]
'Ambulance drums had 200 kilos of heroin'	0 [11129]
Swiss couple 'escape' from Taliban captivity	0 [11129]
Army Demands Ein el-Hellhole Paleos at Hand over Head of 'Takfiri' Network	2 15:15 Frank G [11128]
Army Arrests Head of Hermel-based Kidnap Gang	0 [11126]
Two Rockets Hit Israel as Gaza Truce Firms Up	0 [11129]
Clashes over Federalism Kill One in Libya	1 01:57 Kentucky Beef [11126]
3 Palestinian Protesters Hurt in W. Bank Clashes with Israeli Army	0 [11128]
Tunisia, Egypt, Libya Urge Arab Solution to Syria Crisis	2 23:44 JosephMendiola [11133]
Page 2: WoT Background
Critical Windows bug could make worm meat of millions of high-value machines	2 18:12 Thriling Jomons3297 [11127]
Pork-Eating Crusader Patch Is A Huge Hit With Troops In Afghanistan	7 20:31 USN, Ret. [11129]
IMF: Palestinians may face cuts without more aid	5 14:01 tu3031 [11130]
Hindus leaving homeland amid security fears	3 20:54 Frozen Al [11129]
Syrian security forces 'warn Palestinian camp	7 15:19 Rambler in Virginia [11129]
Cafe Hillel bomber promotes Global March to J'lem	2 15:47 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Saudi Embassy in Yemen cautions against plans to target its headquarters	0 [11128]
Prominent southern leader denies intentions of returning to Yemen soon	0 [11127]
Numan: army shakeup is top priority	1 15:16 Frank G [11125]
Saleh demands his foes leave Yemen	0 [11126]
North Korea says it will launch long-range rocket	3 22:05 JosephMendiola [11127]
Eritrea says will not retaliate against Ethiopia	1 00:58 JosephMendiola [11129]
India bars Pakistanis from meeting Mumbai attacker	0 [11128]
Changing trends in sectarian killings	0 [11130]
Obama, Karzai reaffirm plans on security transition	1 23:16 JosephMendiola [11128]
Islamic Jihad Member Says Hizbullah Providing Quds Brigades with 'Significant Help'	1 00:47 JosephMendiola [11125]
Jumblat Lays Syria Rebel Flag on Father's Tomb	1 22:06 Gabby Cussworth [11134]
Annan Warns Syria Conflict could Spread, Urges U.N. Unity	0 [11130]
U.S. Concerned about Iranian Flights over Iraq to Syria	3 20:39 USN, Ret. [11128]
Russian official: Israel is blackmailing Obama, attack on Iran imminent	6 23:21 JosephMendiola [11130]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Pope of Egypt's Coptic Christians dies	1 22:16 Gabby Cussworth [11128]
Hey...look who needs a new job	6 19:53 SteveS [11130]
Joseph Kony 2012: filmmaker Jason Russell arrested on suspicion of masturbating in public	10 21:43 Phil_B [11133]
China exerts rare public pressure on North Korea over missile plan	8 23:12 Gabby Cussworth [11133]
Foot-and-mouth disease spreads in Egypt	13 17:40 Barbara [11129]
Archdruid of Canterbury to step down amid rifts	2 10:15 Barbara [11129]
Zardari directs Malik to remove MQM's reservations	0 [11126]
Two girls saved from Vani	0 [11132]
Website filtering system in the offing	0 [11127]
Cypriot FM Stresses Oil Deal with Israel Will Not be Modified	6 19:53 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
World War IV?	2 22:20 newc [11133]
Muslim Anti-Semitism, Israel, and the Dynamics of Self-Destructive Scapegoating	1 22:23 newc [11130]
Chevy Volt advert spoof	0 [11129]
Never mind Kony, let's Stop Clooney	2 17:44 newc [11129]
Destroy all churches	0 [11129]
Iran's American Footprint	3 09:46 Anonymoose [11128]
What's up at the Vatican?	12 18:01 trailing wife [11128]
Legitimate criticism	0 [11132]
After Annan's failure	4 17:39 Frank G [11129]
Rampaging lawyers	0 [11126]
Check box religion	0 [11126]
On the Sunday Morning Coffee Pot: The UN report on forced disappearences in Mexico	3 12:40 Skidmark [11125]
Page 6: Politix
Champ Picks Fight with Dead President -- Loses	7 23:24 Rambler in Virginia [11128]

    
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Who's in the News
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8	Govt of Pakistan
5	Govt of Syria
4	Arab Spring
2	TTP
2	al-Qaeda in Arabia
2	Islamic Jihad
2	Narcos
1	Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	Commies
1	Govt of Iran
1	Fatah
1	Palestinian Authority

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2012-03-17
Qaeda suspects kidnap Swiss woman: Yemeni officials

Fri 2012-03-16
Philly man arrested on charges of supporting Uzbeki terrorists

Thu 2012-03-15
Karzai orders NATO out of all Afghan villages

Wed 2012-03-14
Leon Panetta unhurt after suspected attack

Tue 2012-03-13
U.S. Drone Attack In Pakistan Reportedly Kills 15 Suspected Militants

Mon 2012-03-12
Army airstrikes kill 20 al-Qaeda militants in south Yemen

Sun 2012-03-11
Syrian Ground Forces Storm Rebel Stronghold of Idlib, 62 Killed in Violence

Sat 2012-03-10
Air strikes in Yemen kill suspected al Qaeda militants

Fri 2012-03-09
13 Dronezapped in South Wazoo

Thu 2012-03-08
British and Italian hostages murdered by captors in special forces rescue bid in Nigeria

Wed 2012-03-07
Suicide bomber kills four in southern Russia

Tue 2012-03-06
Nigerian Army Says Killed 3 Islamists Trying to Burn School

Mon 2012-03-05
Gunmen massacre 21 policemen in Iraq attacks

Sun 2012-03-04
Sherpao escapes suicide attack in Charsadda

Sat 2012-03-03
African Union troops say seize major al Shabaab base

Fri 2012-03-02
39 Dead as Syrian Army Seizes Baba Amr and Rebels Withdraw 'Tactically'

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