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Friday Photo: Hole in the wall
SEDRUN, SWITZERLAND - OCTOBER 15: Workers celebrate the breakthrough of the second shaft of Gotthard Tunnel on October 15, 2010 in Sedrun, Switzerland. The world's longest tunnel, which has been under construction for 14 years, is not expected to...
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Fri, Oct 15 2010 3:27 PM
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Azerbaijan getting ready for the next round with Armenia?
Azerbaijan plans to nearly double its military expenditures for the coming year, according to an announcement by the Azerbaijani finance minister yesterday. Much of this money will be directed towards "modernizing the Azerbaijani military."...
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Fri, Oct 15 2010 3:12 PM
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Caucasus
Russian nuclear power, Inc. - By Mohammad Sagha
Russia may have recently scrapped a missile defense deal with Iran -- but the Russians are now seemingly helping out another aspiring nuclear power: Venezuela. According to news reports , Russia agreed ... to help build Venezuela's first nuclear power...
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Fri, Oct 15 2010 2:55 PM
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali debates whether Islam is a religion of peace, wins in a rout
Intelligence Squared hosted some intellectual heavyweights on Oct. 6 to debate the motion: "Is Islam a religion of peace." Those who took part included Maajid Nawaz, the founder of the counter-extremism Quilliam Foundation, who argued in favor...
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Fri, Oct 15 2010 8:31 AM
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Niger Delta rebels promise another bomb attack imminently
To prove that none of those arrested or questioned surrounding a bomb attack on the Nigerian capital of Abuja earlier this month were in fact involved, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has just released a note to journalists...
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Fri, Oct 15 2010 8:25 AM
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Morning Brief: Israel approves new construction in East Jerusalem
Israel approves new construction in East Jerusalem Top news: Ending an unofficial freeze on the construction of new building in East Jerusalem, Israel's Housing Minsitry announced that it is approving the construction of 238 new homes in a Jewish...
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Fri, Oct 15 2010 6:24 AM
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Canada watch: Ain't that a kick in the face
Here's an attack ad for the ages from Winnipeg, Canada: It might sound like over-the-top rhetoric, but Mayor Sam Katz did, in fact, kick a young man in the face... in an election year . If this election doesn't work out, Katz could always try...
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Thu, Oct 14 2010 1:03 PM
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Haitians take up Senegal's offer
Back in January, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade offered free land to Haitians displaced by their country's disastrous earthquake. The plan was eventually scaled back to free housing and today, the first group of Haitian students took him up on...
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Thu, Oct 14 2010 12:52 PM
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World's tallest building still 90 percent unoccupied
Looking for a pied-a-terre on the Persian Gulf? The owners of Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, are getting desperate : Rents for luxury apartments in Dubai’s Burj Khalifa , the world’s tallest tower, have been slashed by as...
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Thu, Oct 14 2010 11:29 AM
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Morning Brief: Hillary Clinton urges reconciliation in Kosovo
Hillary Clinton urges reconciliation in Kosovo Top story: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to Kosovo on Oct. 13 to reassure the small nation of U.S. backing and press it to open talks with its longtime antagonist, Serbia. In 1999, U.S. President...
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Thu, Oct 14 2010 5:46 AM
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Best Defense wins Military Reporters and Editors award for online content
The awards keep piling up for Foreign Policy 's own Tom Ricks and his Best Defense blog. Having already snagged the 2010 Digital National Magazine award for best blog, Ricks has now added Military Reporters and Editors award for best online content...
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Wed, Oct 13 2010 9:34 AM
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Would legal California marijuana really hurt the cartels?
White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowke is hailing the release of a new Rand report which finds that if Californians vote to legalize marijuana on Nov. 2, it won't put much of a dent in the profits of Mexican drug cartels: “This report shows that despite...
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Wed, Oct 13 2010 8:33 AM
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Aung San Suu Kyi to boycott poll
Despite the fact that she has apparently been given authorization to vote in Burma's upcoming presidential election, democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she's not planning on participating : Her National League for Democracy (NLD) had already...
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Wed, Oct 13 2010 7:48 AM
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Southeast Asia
Armed conflict and religious education in Tajikistan - By Mohammad Sagha
In a move aimed at punishing potentially naughty children citizens, the government of Tajikistan is trying to get its students studying abroad at religious schools to return home . Fearing a politically and religiously coupled radicalization against its...
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Wed, Oct 13 2010 7:22 AM
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Morning Brief: Chinese Communist elders call for free speech
Chinese Communist elders call for free speech Top news: A group of 23 Chinese Communist Party elders have written a letter calling for the country to scrap its restrictions on freedom of speech. The unusual message comes as China has placed the wife of...
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Wed, Oct 13 2010 6:32 AM
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