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Iranian forces take over Iraq oil well

Iranian forces took control of a southern Iraqi oil well on a disputed section of the border on Friday, US and Iraqi officials told AFP.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091218/wl_afp/iraqiranoilborde...

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Israel Calls U.K. Effort to Try Livni 'Absurdity'

Israel reacted angrily Tuesday to a British arrest warrant for former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on war-crimes allegations, with the government threatening to sideline the U.K. in Mideast peace talks.

Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126088596179392051.html?mod=...

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Iran Test-Fires Its Longest-Range Missile

Iran announced Wednesday it has successfully test fired an upgraded version of its longest-range, solid-fuel missile which it said is faster and harder to shoot down.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,580341,00.html

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Secret document exposes Iran's nuclear trigger

Confidential intelligence documents obtained by The Times show that Iran is working on testing a key final component of a nuclear bomb.

Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/arti...

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Operative Killed in Pakistan Identified as Top Al Qaeda Planner

The senior terrorist operative killed in a drone strike Thursday in Pakistan was a top Al Qaeda planner involved in plotting attacks around the world, a senior U.S. counterterrorism official told Fox News.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,580053,00.html

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Little Resistance as Afghan Offensive Targets Militant Supply Lines

U.S. Marines and Afghan troops, conducting the first offensive since the new American war plan was announced, met little resistance from insurgents Saturday as they worked to disrupt Taliban supply and communications lines in a key valley in southern Afghanistan.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,579512,00.html

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Taliban Detainee Claims Bin Laden Seen in Afghanistan

A Taliban detainee in Pakistan claims Al Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden was seen in Afghanistan in January or February of this year, the BBC reports.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,579288,00.html

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Switzerland Defends Ban on Mosque Minarets

Switzerland says the country's new ban on the building of minarets is not aimed at Muslims but at Islamic fundamentalism.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,577668,00.html?test=late...

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Iran Will Reportedly Build 10 Uranium Enrichment Plants

The Iranian government approved a plan Sunday to build 10 new uranium enrichment facilities, a dramatic expansion in defiance of U.N. demands it halt the program.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,577673,00.html