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NPR, 08.01.09 21:31 UTC

Mood In Cuba Today A Mix of Frustration, Pride

by Jason Beaubien All Things Considered, January 8, 2009 ยท Fifty years ago this week, Fidel Castro and his guerrillas marched into Havana, marking the end of U.S. domination over Cuba and beginning ...
HAVANA  Florida  subsidized food rations  basic food  oil  food  +12 more

Economist, 08.01.09 17:46 UTC

Sri Lanka - The Tigers' last stand

A long-awaited military breakthrough comes at a high cost
The Economist  Jaffna peninsula  Sri Lanka  Mangala Samaraweera  Velupillai Prabhakaran  Ratnasiri Wickremanayake  +4 more

The Independent, 08.01.09 15:34 UTC

Israel accused over access to Gaza victims

Israel pressed its offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip today amid sharp Red Cross criticism that it was delaying access to casualties. A rocket salvo from Lebanon slightly wounded two ...
Nahariya  Geneva  Gaza Strip  Gaza  Israel  Lebanon  +13 more

The Independent, 08.01.09 14:34 UTC

Rockets from Lebanon hit Israel

Israel pressed its offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip today amid sharp Red Cross criticism that it was delaying access to casualties. A rocket salvo from Lebanon slightly wounded two ...
Nahariya  Geneva  Gaza Strip  Gaza  Israel  Lebanon  +13 more

CNN World News, 08.01.09 13:33 UTC

Sri Lankan troops continue advance on rebels

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Efforts by government troops to secure control of a main highway that links mainland Sri Lanka to the northern Jaffna peninsula came a step closer Thursday when they re-captured Pallai, a palm-fringed village under rebel control.
Colombo  CNN  Jaffna peninsula  Sri Lanka  Mahinda Rajapaksa  Tamil Tigers  +1 more

Times Online World News, 08.01.09 11:53 UTC

Analysis: No new Lebanon confronation, yet

The firing of Katyusha rockets into Israel from south Lebanon this morning was not unexpected given that the volatile border between the two countries tends to heat up during periods of heightened ...
Lebanon  Israel  Israeli army  Hizballah  Lebanese government  army  +1 more

New York Post, 08.01.09 11:42 UTC

HERO'S WELCOME FOR 'FIGHTING 69TH'

Last updated: 3:47 am January 8, 2009 Posted: 3:04 am January 8, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Army said yesterday that 7,000 relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq or Afghanistan mistakenly were sent letters ...
Washington  Alexandria  Virginia  printing error  Iraq  Afghanistan  +5 more

Seattle Times, 08.01.09 10:03 UTC

Army says it used "John Doe" in letters to grieving families

WASHINGTON The Army said Wednesday that it had mistakenly sent 7,000 letters with the salutation "Dear John Doe" to family members of soldiers who have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The ...
Iraq  Afghanistan  Reuben Jones  George Casey Jr.  John Doe  Carl Johnson  +1 more

BBC World News, 08.01.09 07:30 UTC

Army 'takes more Tiger territory'

Sri Lankan troops say they have taken more territory from Tamil Tiger rebels in the northern Jaffna peninsula.
Pallai  Jaffna peninsula  Tamil Tigers  army 

Los Angeles Times, 08.01.09 05:32 UTC

Army apologizes for error in letters

About 7,000 letters sent to families of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan had the salutation 'Dear John Doe.'
Washington  Troy  Alabama  software problem  Iraq  Afghanistan  +9 more
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