Taliban Resurgence Shocks Pakistan Amid Army Offensive Plans
A week of Pakistan terror attacks culminated in a 20 killed assault on Rawalpindi’s army HQ. Taliban resurgence follows leader’s 2001-2002 momentum and border-area bases. Islamabad vows action as airstrikes hit South Waziristan. Clinton warns militants threaten state authority.
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Turkey bars Israel from military drill
Israel reports that Turkey canceled an international air force drill over opposition to Israel's participation. The move, tied to Istanbul's strained ties after Israel's Gaza war, prompted the United States to pull out and Ankara to call off the exercise.
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Man arrested in hijacking of 1968 Pan Am flight
Longtime fugitive Luis Armando Pena Sobtren was arrested at JFK after arriving from Cuba. He faces arraignment in Manhattan on the 1968 Pan Am hijacking indictment. In London, Gordon Brown planned to announce 3 billion pounds in asset sales including the Channel Tunnel and the Tote over two years.
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Fire rips Sao Paulo slum in Diogo Pires area
A fierce blaze broke out Sunday in the Diogo Pires shantytown in western Sao Paulo home to about 300 families. Two residents sought medical treatment for smoke inhalation as firefighters battled the flames with no immediate reports of deaths.
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Hawaii Saint Damien Canonized By Pope Benedict Six Saints Honored
At St Peter's Basilica Pope Benedict XVI canonized a 19th century Hawaii priest famed for his work with leprosy patients on Molokai, likening his mission to AIDS stigma battles. Hawaii resident Audrey Toguchi, an 80 year old cancer survivor, credited a Vatican miracle to prayers to Father Damien. President Obama commented on Damien's care and urged caregiving for the sick worldwide.
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