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French nationals kidnapped in northern Cameroon
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Al Nusrah Front detonates 50 IEDs in massive ambush	12 16:31 Procopius2k [11145]
Good morning	13 12:16 Deacon Blues [11132]
French soldier killed in northern Mali, Hollande says	3 10:06 Bill Clinton [11131]
French nationals kidnapped in northern Cameroon	2 13:00 tipper [11135]
Clashes at Bahrain Shiite Memorial Service, Sunni Group Boycotts Talks	0 [11125]
Nigeria Charges Russian Sailors over Arms Transport	2 16:31 Raider [11136]
Protesters block Port Said road with trees and flaming tires	0 [11125]
Gunmen torch police station, kill inspector, two others	0 [11131]
Policeman shot dead in Swabi	0 [11127]
Peshawar blast: Assistant political agent succumbs to injuries	0 [11128]
Karachi violence claims nine more lives	0 [11126]
Quetta sit-in: Agreement reached, nationwide protests called off	0 [11126]
Islamists and Kurds End Hostilities, to Fight Syria Regime	0 [11126]
Missile Strike Kills 23 in Aleppo as Mortars Hit near Damascus Presidential Palace	1 03:45 g(r)omgoru [11128]
2 die, 3 wounded in Tamaualipas	0 [11125]
Tunisian salafists destroy El Kef mausoleum	0 [11127]
Assistant village leader gunned down in southern Thailand	0 [11125]
Page 2: WoT Background
US Budget Cuts May Axe Funds for Israel's Anti-Missile Systems	2 23:59 JosephMendiola [11132]
Bahraini security chief accuses Iran	0 [11127]
Mali: French troop pullout to start within weeks	0 [11127]
Kazakhstan Reveals Allah Vodka Terror Plot	1 15:30 Shipman [11126]
Jamaat turning religious sentiment against Shahbagh demonstration	0 [11127]
Algeria denies licence to salafist party	0 [11128]
Nationwide Crackdown on Radical Group after U.S. Mission Attack in Ankara	0 [11127]
Bahrain Accuses Iran of Forming 'Terror Cell'	1 04:45 Skidmark [11126]
U.N. Rights Watchdog Criticizes Egypt Protest Law	1 07:53 Alanc [11124]
Jama'a al-Islamiya to heal rift between Brotherhood and Salafis	1 10:40 Pappy [11127]
NSF to reject unfair parliamentary elections	0 [11127]
Jama'a al-Islamiya forms armed squads to fight thugs	0 [11125]
Hazara killings: Federal govt responsible for Quetta carnage says CJ	0 [11126]
Syria Eyes Western Reparation for 'Deaths by Sanctions'	2 20:28 Rambler in Virginia [11129]
Salafist street patrols worry Tunisians	0 [11125]
Tiguentourine gas plant to reopen this week	0 [11124]
Aquino suspects sabotage of peace talks	0 [11124]
EU spikes plea to arm rebels	0 [11124]
Iraq seeks to expel Iranian exile group	0 [11128]
Norks threaten South with "final destruction" any day now, uh-huh	13 19:38 rammer [11134]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Stranger Than Fiction	3 17:16 flash91 [11128]
Karachi to get World's Tallest Building	5 23:14 trailing wife [11133]
Taiwan animation: Chinese military hacker unit behind US attacks	1 18:45 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11127]
As Texas appeals to Californias businesses, Gov Moonbeam discusses farts	5 19:30 JosephMendiola [11132]
"Keep your so-called workers," U.S. boss tells France	11 19:19 JosephMendiola [11133]
The greatest product reviews ever on Amazon	7 18:46 swksvolFF [11126]
Mexican Army celebrates Dia de Ejercito with booze and wimminses	5 21:20 Bill Clinton [11126]
Sharqiya vigilantes kill two suspected murderers	1 10:37 Redneck Jim [11122]
Man sent to jail for burying dog near graveyard	5 16:16 Dopey Sinatra9196 [11126]
Polio drive begins in Karak after brief protest	1 12:31 SteveS [11126]
Twelve dead as Yemeni warplane crashes in capital Sanaa	0 [11122]
Michael Jackson's 'Son' Gets TV Showbiz 'Job'	1 15:27 Redneck Jim [11127]
Turkey Frees 10 Pro-Kurdish Politicians in Mass Trial	0 [11126]
Sudan Police Beat Protesting Health Workers	0 [11126]
Protestant Church Torched in Tanzania after Priest Slain	0 [11123]
Gbagbo faces ICC over Ivorian election violence	0 [11122]
Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali resigns	0 [11125]
Russian Lawmaker's Body Found in Barrel of Cement	4 15:08 Muggsy Mussolini1226 [11126]
China military behind series of hacking attacks on US	3 15:42 Redneck Jim [11129]
Multimillion Diamond Heist at Brussels Airport	3 20:33 Secret Asian Man [11130]
Hey,Toots: This is complicated budget stuff...	4 14:54 Frank G [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Time to Confront Tehran's International Terrorism	1 15:07 Redneck Jim [11125]
Slaughter of Shias in Pakistan	4 15:10 Muggsy Mussolini1226 [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Pentagon informs Congress of plans to furlough 800K civilians	15 23:48 JosephMendiola [11132]
Colorado Dems vote to disarm women-tell the rapists you are menstruating	8 23:05 JosephMendiola [11139]
Universal Studios resort to cancel health insurance for part-time employees	2 12:22 Bright Pebbles [11127]
Al Gores $500 Million Trojan Horse	2 16:46 Skidmark [11127]
Obama: Top U.S. General to Retire, Declines NATO Job	5 11:25 Procopius2k [11131]

    
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                        21:22 Bill Clinton

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                        20:33 Secret Asian Man

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Who's in the News
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9	Arab Spring
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Govt of Syria
3	Salafists
2	TTP
2	Boko Haram
2	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Commies
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Govt of Iran

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Wed 2013-02-20
French nationals kidnapped in northern Cameroon

Tue 2013-02-19
Mortars land near Syrian presidential palace

Mon 2013-02-18
Five killed in attack at government office in Peshawar

Sun 2013-02-17
Egyptian police publicly beat to death man suspected of killing officer

Sat 2013-02-16
Bomb kills at least 20 in Pakistani city

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

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