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• Pakistan: 40 killed as Pakistan carries out air strikes on Taliban militants
  2008-10-20 05:55:27 - (SomaliNet) At least 40 people were killed as Pakistan carried out a number of air strikes on Taliban militants sheltering near the border with Afghanistan. According to military sources, the vic
  
• Middle East: Several thousand Israeli protestors block Gaza crossing
  2008-10-20 05:43:29 - (SomaliNet) Several thousand Israelis have blocked a Gaza border crossing in protest at the government\'s failure to free an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas two years ago. Reports say the Israe
  
• UN says access to clean water, toilets could fight global poverty
  2008-10-20 05:00:40 - (SomaliNet) A UN research institute, the United Nations University says that providing clean water and toilets in developing countries is the best way to fight global poverty and improve health.
  
• U.S Elections: Powell’s endorsement crucial for Obama Whitehouse bid
  2008-10-20 04:55:32 - (SomaliNet) Ex-Secretary of State Colin Powell has endorsed Democrat Barack Obama\'s bid to become America’s next president. Mr Powell, a former chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said tha
  
• Afghanistan: Insurgents kill 27 people on hijacked buses
  2008-10-20 04:49:34 - (SomaliNet) Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan have killed at least 27 people, including one child, in the southern province of Kandahar. The incident took place on Thursday but the bodies have o
  
• U.S Elections: New polls put Obama 6 points ahead of McCain
  2008-10-20 02:55:54 - (SomaliNet) According to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday, Democrat Barack Obama has expanded his national lead over Republican John McCain in the U.S. presidential race to 6 percentage
  
• Mixed reactions as Moroccan nominated next Rotterdam mayor
  2008-10-17 07:59:08 - (SomaliNet) The nomination of Deputy Social Affairs Minister Ahmed Aboutaleb as the new mayor of Rotterdam has sparked mainly positive reactions. However, Leefbaar Rotterdam, the city\'s second-l
  
• Pakistan: ‘Two US missiles’ kill 6, wounds 5 others in Afghanistan
  2008-10-16 04:32:10 - (SomaliNet) Two suspected US missiles have landed on a Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan, killing at least 6 people and wounding 5 others. According to reports, the missiles hit a hous
  
• Pakistan: Blast at police station kills 4 officers, injures 30 others
  2008-10-16 04:11:04 - (SomaliNet) At least 4 security officers were killed and more than 30 others wounded by a bomb blast at a police station in Pakistan restive Swat Valley. According to officials, a suspected bomb
  
• Russia: Murder trial of Russian journalist begins
  2008-10-16 01:53:54 - (SomaliNet) The trial for the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya has begun in Moscow. However, only four alleged accomplices are appearing before the court; the actual murderer is still f
  

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