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Carlos the Jackal, imprisoned for life, looks in lawsuit to protect his image
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PARIS -- Long before Osama bin Laden, Ilich RamÃrez Sánchez, a.k.a. Carlos the Jackal, was the most famous terrorist of his era, bursting onto the scene with a spectacular hostage-taking of 11 OPEC oil ministers in 1975 and feeding his fame with more bloody attacks in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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26/01/2010 03:00 AM
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Britain, Japan to help reintegrate Taliban foot soldiers
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Britain and Japan have agreed to head an international fund, expected to total up to $500 million over the next five years, as part of a broad plan to help lure Taliban fighters away from the insurgency with the promise of jobs, protection against retaliation, and the removal of their names from ...
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26/01/2010 03:00 AM
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Blast in downtown Baghdad is second attack in two days
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BAGHDAD -- A suicide bomber driving a truck packed with explosives attacked the Iraqi Interior Ministry's forensics division Tuesday morning in downtown Baghdad, killing at least 38 people.
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26/01/2010 12:16 PM
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Haiti seeks food and shelter so displaced residents can survive the coming weeks
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MONTREAL -- Haiti's government made an emotional appeal for more aid Monday, asking for food to feed 1.5 million people for 15 days, as international donors gathered for a conference here to attempt to organize an orderly path to recovery for the quake-devastated nation.
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26/01/2010 03:00 AM
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For Post's Baghdad bureau, a shattering day that could have been even worse
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BAGHDAD -- We ignored the first blast, just before 4 p.m. It seemed distant.
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26/01/2010 03:00 AM
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