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Eight UK troops have been killed in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours. http://bit.ly/OKvYL12:59 AM Jul 11th from twhirl
China deploys thousands of security forces to the city of Urumqi in Xinjiang to try to end deadly ethnic clashes http://bit.ly/iQxZF1:14 AM Jul 8th from twhirl
BBC: Russia to allow 4,500 US military flights into its airspace to supply Afghanistan http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/...8:53 AM Jul 6th from twhirl
Violence in China's restive region of Xinjiang leaves at least 140 dead and more than 800 injured http://bit.ly/fBziW11:46 PM Jul 5th from twhirl
Sarah Palin has resigned. She was expected to finish out her term and not seek re-election next year. http://bit.ly/cwCeE12:42 PM Jul 3rd from twhirl
MSNBC Breaking News: Sarah Palin to resign as Alaska governor, NBC affiliate KTUU reports http://www.msnbc.msn.com12:26 PM Jul 3rd from twhirl
Some of the British embassy staff arrested in Iran for "inciting protests" will be put on trial. http://bit.ly/GTMFL3:28 AM Jul 3rd from twhirl
A Yemeni airliner with about 150 people on board crashes in the Indian Ocean http://bit.ly/pp8jf9:03 PM Jun 29th from twhirl
At sentencing, Madoff says he "will live with this ... torment for the rest of my life" msnbc.com8:24 AM Jun 29th from twhirl
Troops in Honduras oust the president and fly him to Costa Rica. He was arrested in his pajamas. http://bit.ly/TvUMD3:44 PM Jun 28th from twhirl
Michael Jackson has reportedly died after suffering a cardiac arrest earlier today. Paramedics were unable to revive him http://is.gd/1dtUP2:48 PM Jun 25th from twhirl
More than 55 people killed in a bomb blast at a market in Sadr City area of the Iraq capital, Baghdad. http://bit.ly/jiFGj11:00 AM Jun 24th from twhirl
CNN reports more violence against protesters in Iran. Sources say security forces beating and killing people. http://bit.ly/aoVi98:33 AM Jun 24th from twhirl
2 two people killed and several trapped after Metro trains collide in DC. http://bit.ly/19SQNr3:14 PM Jun 22nd from twhirl
Iranian authorities have asked the BBC's correspondent in Tehran to leave the country within 24 hours. http://bit.ly/FrFzn1:57 PM Jun 21st from twhirl
Two bodies handed over in Iraq are identified as missing British security guards Jason Swindlehurst and Jason Creswell http://bit.ly/WgdCC12:43 PM Jun 21st from twhirl
Iranian police have used water cannon, batons and tear gas to disperse protests over the presidential election http://bit.ly/kgWYx9:10 AM Jun 20th from twhirl
RT: @health U.S. Swine Flu Death Toll Jumps to 87 - nearly double last week's total. http://bit.ly/oJNfF9:53 AM Jun 19th from twhirl
U.S. Military set to intercept North Korean ship suspected of proliferating weapons in violation of UN resolution. http://bit.ly/16LyFq9:38 AM Jun 19th from twhirl
First UK swine flu patient death reported. http://bit.ly/Wsqct The WHO recently declared swine flu a pandemic of moderate severity.1:38 PM Jun 14th from twhirl