Global tensions and crises ripple across multiple nations
Reports from Pakistan Egypt Iraq Algeria Iran and Israel outline threats of killings US drone strikes protests and planned indictments amid Gaza reconstruction efforts. News covers a kidnapped UN worker threat in Quetta a Clinton pledging conference a Shiite protest in Diyala and Sudan clashes.
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Pakistan
U.N
John Solecki
Online International News Network
Associated Press
Sharm El-Sheik
Egypt
U.S
Hillary Clinton
Wartorn
Gaza Strip
Palestinian Authority
State Department
Robert A. Wood
Clinton
Red Sea
Gaza
U.S. says Iran has bomb materials
Adm. Mike Mullen said Iran has sufficient fissile material for a nuclear weapon, calling a move to build a bomb a very bad outcome for the region and world. Officials noted uncertainty over exact quantities and capability to produce a weapon, despite IAEA reporting 1,010 kilograms of low enriched uranium.
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U.S
Iran
Tehran
Adm
Mike Mullen
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.N
Mullen
State Department
Robert Wood
Wood
Hillary Clinton
Egypt
International Atomic Energy Agency
Bangladesh charges 1000 border guards in mutiny
Bangladesh accuses over 1,000 border guards of serious crimes after a two day mutiny that left at least 148 dead or missing. Prime Minister Hasina condemned the planned mass casualty event and withdrew amnesty while seeking military accountability and FBI help.
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Algiers
Algeria
al-Qaida
Yazid Zerhouni
Bangladesh
Dhaka
Hasina
FBI
Washington approves doctor assisted death under new law
Terminally ill patients with six months to live may obtain lethal prescriptions under Washington State’s Death with Dignity law taking effect. Some doctors oppose participation, citing ethical and social concerns, while others anticipate increased end‑of‑life discussions and cultural shifts. hospitals may opt out and physicians retain discretion to refuse.
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Olympia
Wash
Washington State
Tom Preston
Compassion & Choices
Preston
Montana
Montana Supreme Court
Oregon
Washington
Stu Farber
University of Washington Medical Center
Military mom heads for Fort Benning with kids
Lisa Pagan of Davidson North Carolina recalls to active duty four years after discharge and drives with her two children toward Fort Benning Georgia amid a Southeastern winter storm. She expects to arrive by day’s end and remains nervous yet determined. Pagan joins thousands recalled from the inactive reserve since the September 11 attacks while not in training or receiving a Defense Department salary.
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Davidson
N.C
North Carolina
Army
Lisa Pagan
Fort Benning
Pagan
Defense Department
Sebelius Named as Obama Health Secretary Nominee
President Obama plans to nominate Kathleen Sebelius to lead the Health and Human Services Department. The Kansas governor faces Senate confirmation as a primary hurdle amid debates on healthcare reform and Medicare finances. Republican governors and Sen. Max Baucus praised her readiness to work across party lines.
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Kathleen Sebelius
Barack Obama
Senate
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Obama
Sebelius
Health and Human Services Department
White House
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Finance Committee
Max Baucus
D-Mont
Arnold Schwarzenegger
California
Sonny Perdue
Georgia
Jon Huntsman
Utah
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