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18 Jan 2010 09:51

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World: A blatant attack on Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, kills and wounds many

  • 20 Taliban soldiers were reportedly involved in the attack
  • 12+ people have died, including seven of the attackers
  • 71+ were wounded in the attack near the presidential palace source
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12 Jan 2010 10:29

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Culture: Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien both let loose on NBC. AWESOME!!!!


  • Leno trashes In case anyone’s wondering where Leno stands in the wake of this whole situation, here’s your video proof. He’s clearly unhappy about the whole thing. Our respect for him goes up after watching this.

  • Conan’s options Not to be outdone, the pompadoured redhead ripped on NBC even harder than Leno did, with a hilarious list of options the late-night host has after the late-night debacle. Our favorite is the last one. Easily.
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02 Jan 2010 10:53

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World: Iraq’s 2009 civilian death toll way down, still really high

  • 9,226 civilians died due to violence in 2008 – the biggest year yet
  • 4,497 died in 2009 – the lowest since the war began in 2003 source
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30 Dec 2009 09:21

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World: Day of bloodshed: 30+ killed in multiple bombings in Iraq today

  • 24+ killed in suicide bombings in the desert province of Anbar
  • 7+ religious pilgrims were killed separately by a roadside bomb
  • 100+ including a Sunni governor, were injured in the attacks source
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28 Dec 2009 21:24

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World: Don’t turn away from Yemen, because that’s where the threat is

  • 29 reported al-Qaeda members were captured by Yemeni forces today
  • 30 more were reported killed after a raid in the country last week; the U.S. is paying for this
  • 30 more beyond that were killed in a raid Dec. 17; then the undie bomber stepped in source
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28 Dec 2009 11:15

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World: Pakistan bombing: Karachi targeted in third attack in three days

  • 25+ were killed in the attack, which hit a Shi’ite religious procession in the country’s commercial capital
  • 50+ were wounded; sources say the attacks are meant to destabilize the country source
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24 Dec 2009 23:47

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World: Top Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo jailed for “subversion”

  • 11 years for the freedom-pushing political activist source
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24 Dec 2009 11:20

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World: Shia Muslims targeted in latest round of bombings in Iraq

  • 23+ have been killed in multiple attacks source
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08 Dec 2009 08:48

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World: The latest series of attacks in Baghdad is nothing short of massive

  • five separate attacks in Baghdad today – all after a two-month period of calm
  • 112+ were killed in the attacks, which happened a few minutes apart
  • 400+ were injured in the car bombings, including many children and students source
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29 Nov 2009 10:07

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World: Due to superstition, albinos in Africa sold for their body parts

  • 50 albinos have been killed in the last two years, due to belief that their body parts bring good luck
  • 10,000 albinos are in hiding throughout East Africa; they’re segregated throughout their lives  source
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