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Pakistan security forces kill at least 7 militants ISLAMABAD — Security forces fighting their way through a mountainous Taliban stronghold killed at least seven militants Sunday and injured several more, officials said, while Pakistan’s foreign minister said the offensive in tribal South Waziristan should finish sooner than originally expected. But the optimism of Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi

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Pakistani security forces kill 7 militants in fighting in Taliban stronghold, officials say

Pakistan’s capital now resembles besieged city ISLAMABAD — An onslaught of militant violence has transformed Pakistan’s capital from a sleepy oasis to something of a city under siege, with its tree-lined streets barricaded, schools shuttered and jittery residents wondering when the next attack will come. The fear shows how Taliban and al-Qaida-led insurgents based along the Afghan

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Once an oasis of calm in dangerous country, Pakistani capital now under militant siege

more images more images KOLKATA – Seeking to counter West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s charge that her party was hand-in-glove with the Maoist rebels, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday demanded action against the state’s ruling communists for “carrying out armed operation” against political rivals. “The CPI-M (Communist Party of India-Marxist) cadres are conducting armed operation. The

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Banerjee demands ban on CPI-M for ‘armed operation’ on rivals

more images more images Top Republican pushes for decision on war strategy WASHINGTON — The top House Republican on Sunday pressed President Barack Obama for a decision on whether to send more troops to war in Afghanistan, saying the muddled runoff election there should not further delay a strategy review that already has dragged out for months. A top

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more images more images Limbaugh: Obama wants to take big chunk of economy WASHINGTON — Rush Limbaugh says President Barack Obama’s bid to overhaul the health care system is a government attempt to seize control of a big chunk of the country’s economy. The conservative talk show host — who’s one of Obama’s harshest critics — says Americans are

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GOP House leader says moderates wanted in party WASHINGTON — House Republican leader John Boehner says the GOP wants moderates in the party and calls the special election for a New York congressional seat an unusual situation. The Republican nominee in an upstate New York district dropped out of the race Saturday, just days ahead of the

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RANCHI – Income Tax department on Sunday reportedly claimed that it has found evidence of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda’s link to “unaccounted” money transactions amounting to Rs 400 crore. Earlier in the day, Income tax officials continued the raids being conducted at several addresses linked with Koda. According to sources, documents relating to illegal transaction

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Evidence of Rs 400 crore unaccounted money transactions by Koda: IT dept.

more images more images Former President Clinton unveils statue in Kosovo PRISTINA, Kosovo — Thousands of ethnic Albanians braved low temperatures and a cold wind in Kosovo’s capital Pristina to welcome former President Bill Clinton on Sunday as he attended the unveiling of an 11-foot (3.5-meter) statue of himself on a key boulevard that also bears his name. Clinton

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Former President Bill Clinton attends unveiling of 11-foot statue of himself in Kosovo capital

Largest cruise ship squeezes under Danish bridge KORSOER, Denmark — The world’s largest cruise ship cleared a crucial obstacle Sunday, lowering its smokestacks to squeeze under a bridge in Denmark. The Oasis of the Seas — which rises about 20 stories high — passed below the Great Belt Fixed Link with a slim margin as it left

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World’s largest cruise ship lowers smokestacks to squeeze under Danish bridge on maiden voyage

more images more images White House assesses Afghan runoff election muddle WASHINGTON — A senior White House adviser says the muddled Afghanistan runoff election won’t complicate the White House’s decision-making process on a war strategy. But adviser Valerie Jarrett isn’t saying whether former Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah’s withdrawal from next weekend’s election might speed or delay President Barack

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Philippines: No ransom for kidnapped Irish priest MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government rejected a $2 million ransom demanded by the kidnappers of an ailing Irish priest in the country’s volatile south and said Sunday that efforts would continue to safely secure his freedom. The kidnappers of the Rev. Michael Sinnott have released a video in which

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Philippine government, fellow missionaries reject ransom for kidnapped Irish priest

Somalia bomb attack kills military commander MOGADISHU, Somalia — A defense official in Somalia says a roadside bomb in the country’s semiautonomous northern region has killed two people, including an infantry division commander. Somaliland defense minister Saleban Warsame Guled says two remote-controlled bombs were used in the attack that killed Osman Yusuf. After the first blast, Yusuf went

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Somalia roadside bomb attack kills infantry division commander in country’s north

Police: Zimbabwe man kills 3 children with ax HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s state media say a man allegedly killed three of his children with an ax and wounded two others in what police describe as Zimbabwe’s most brutal crime in recent years. The Sunday Mail newspaper quotes police as saying Elmon Mupombwa, 41, also torched his home

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Police: Man kills 3 children with ax in Zimbabwe’s most brutal crime in recent years

more images more images Kosovo police up security ahead of Clinton visit PRISTINA, Kosovo — Police in Kosovo say they have upped security measures ahead of former U.S. President Bill Clinton’s arrival in the capital Pristina where he is to unveil an 11-foot (3.5-meter) statue of himself. Kosovo police spokesman Baki Kelani says more traffic police and special police

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Kosovo police increase security ahead of former President Bill Clinton’s visit

Russian military plane crashes, 11 dead MOSCOW — A Russian heavy-lift military cargo plane crashed on takeoff Sunday in Siberia, killing all 11 crew members on board, officials said. The crash was the second in less than a month to involve an Il-76 , the mainstay of the Soviet and Russian air force since the 1970s. These

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Russian military cargo plane crashes on takeoff, killing all 11 crew members on board

Survey: China manufacturing grows for eighth month BEIJING — China’s manufacturing sector expanded for the eighth straight month in October, pointing to further signs that the recovering economy is on firmer ground, a survey by an industry group said Sunday. The state-sanctioned China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said its purchasing managers index, or PMI, rose to

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6 bodies found, Ohio rape convict arrested CLEVELAND — Anthony Sowell regularly reported to the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office, as required since his release from prison after serving 15 years for a rape conviction, authorities say. Now he is back in custody after four years of freedom, arrested Saturday on new rape charges and after police discovered

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4 yrs since his release from prison, Ohio convict back in custody when police find 6 bodies

Afghan challenger drops out of runoff election KABUL — Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah announced Sunday he would not participate in next weekend’s runoff election but stopped short of calling on his supporters to boycott the balloting. Abdullah also said the Afghan people should not accept results of an election from the current election commission and told

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Afghan challenger Abdullah drops out of Nov. 7 runoff presidential election; slams commission

At least 7 militants killed in Pakistan fighting ISLAMABAD — Security forces battling pockets of resistance in a mountainous Taliban stronghold killed at least seven militants Sunday and injured several more, officials said, as militants kidnapped and killed a prominent pro-government activist in another tribal area where the government claims to have near-total control.

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At least 7 militants killed in fighting with Pakistan security forces, officials say

Afghan challenger drops out of election KABUL — Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah announced Sunday he would not participate in next weekend’s runoff election but stopped short of calling on his supporters to boycott the balloting. Abdullah also said the Afghan people should not accept results of an election from the current election commission and told supporters

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Afghan challenger drops out of election, slams election commission

WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s tough talk over Pakistan’s ‘ambivalence’ over taking the fight to the enemy, and her ‘disbelief’ over its lack of knowledge over Al-Qaeda operatives whereabouts, during her three-day Pakistan visit to the country, has been ignored by her own department. The State department’s

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Clinton’s ‘berating’ of Pak over Qaeda ignored by State Department report

WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s maiden visit to Pakistan was marked by blunt talks by the top US Diplomat reprimanding the hosts for its dilly-dallying attitude towards countering the terror menace. While some were impressed by Clinton’s clear-cut strategy of reminding Islamabad regarding the impending

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‘Clinton’s ‘charm offensive’ failed to address Pak’s major grouses, including India’

4th typhoon leaves 14 dead in Philippines MANILA, Philippines — A tropical storm roared toward Vietnam on Sunday after battering the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces, leaving 14 people dead in a region still waterlogged from three previous, back-to-back storms. Typhoon Mirinae slammed into Manila and nearby northern Philippine provinces over the weekend then weakened into a

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4th typhoon leaves 14 dead in Philippines, forecasters detect new brewing storm

After all the fuss, public health plan covers few WASHINGTON — What’s all the fuss about? After all the noise over Democrats’ push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage numbers are finally in: Two percent. That’s the estimated share of Americans younger than 65 who’d sign up for the public option plan

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What’s all the fuss? Gov’ insurance option seen as signing up just 2 percent of those under 65

China sacks education minister amid scandal BEIJING — China’s legislature has removed the country’s unpopular education minister amid a corruption scandal in a city he used to oversee and widespread public dissatisfaction with the education system. The executive committee of the national legislature dismissed Zhou Ji on Saturday at the end of a routine meeting and promoted

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4th typhoon in month lashes Philippines; 14 killed MANILA, Philippines — A typhoon has battered the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces still reeling from recent flooding, killing at least 14 people and sending residents of one town clambering onto rooftops to escape rising waters, officials said Sunday. Typhoon Mirinae was the fourth storm to lash the northern

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14 killed in 4th typhoon in month to lash sodden Philippines; thousands flee homes

more images more images No trick: 2,000 kids knock on White House door WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Saturday doled out presidential M&Ms and dried fruit mixes to more than 2,000 trick-or-treaters, marking their Halloween at a White House event partly aimed at honoring military families. Dressed as superheroes, pirates, fairies and skeletons,

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More than 2,000 children from DC area trick-or-treat at the White House with the Obamas

Honduran Congress to review crisis accord Tuesday TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Lawmakers will wait until Tuesday to consider a U.S.-brokered agreement that could return deposed President Manuel Zelaya to power, despite diplomats’ pleas to not delay an end to the country’s 4-month-old political crisis. Monday is a holiday in Honduras, and many legislators are busy campaigning for Nov

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Honduran Congress to review proposed crisis resolution Tuesday; Diplomats, Zelaya urge haste

Kyle Busch bumped to victory at Talladega TALLADEGA, Ala. — Kyle Busch finally found a way to pass Todd Bodine. Taking advantage of a generous tap from teammate Aric Almirola a few hundred yards from the finish, Busch won the NASCAR Camping World Trucks race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday to end Bodine’s winning streak at restrictor-plate

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Kyle Busch uses late bump from teammate for sixth NASCAR Trucks win of season

Geithner: Recovery could be ‘a little choppy’ WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the economic recovery “could be a little choppy” and it’s going to take a while. Geithner told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that bringing back jobs and confidence of investors will be the real test of recovery. He declined to say whether the recession

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Geithner: Recovery could be ‘a little choppy,’ real test is unemployment coming down