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Times Online

Japanese man kills six in Tokyo stabbing rampage
guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago
Police officers search for clues in Tokyo's Akihabara shopping and amusement district after at least five people were killed by a man who went on a knife rampage.
6 dead in Tokyo stabbing spree The Associated Press
Six dead in Tokyo stabbing spree BBC News
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NewsHour

Exiting race, Clinton solidly backs Obama
Los Angeles Times - 4 hours ago
Sen. Hillary Clinton thanks her supporters at the National Building Museum in Washington DC She announced the suspension of her campaign and support for Sen. Barack Obama.
Video: Clinton Ends Campaign, Endorses Obama AssociatedPress
Clinton ends her bid, hails Obama Boston Globe
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The Age

Pakistan stand-off worsens as militants kill commando (1st Lead)
Monsters and Critics.com - 35 minutes ago
Islamabad - The possibility of a full-fledged assault on a besieged mosque in Islamabad was heightened on Sunday after militants holed up in the building gunned down a senior commando as Pakistani special forces moved in to blast escape points for
Pakistani Officer Killed In Red Mosque Violence AHN
Pakistan forces gives ultimatum ITV.com
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Gulf News

Pakistan's Musharraf tells mosque rebels to surrender or die
Forbes - 2 hours ago
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Thomson Financial) - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf told Islamists besieged at an Islamabad mosque to surrender or face being killed.
Militants kill army commando Sydney Morning Herald
Commando killed in standoff at Islamic mosque in Pakistan KFVS
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Philadelphia Daily News

By popular vote, the 'New 7 Wonders'
Los Angeles Times - 4 hours ago
By Tracy Wilkinson, Times Staff Writer Millions of people from across the globe joined in what was essentially a huge publicity stunt, voting via the Internet to choose a new list of the Seven Wonders of the World, announced Saturday.
7 New Wonders of the World Chosen Forbes
'New' Wonders of the World AfterEllen.com
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Washington Post

Bush to claim privilege to block aide's testimony
Washington Times - 32 minutes ago
By Jon Ward Attorneys for Karl Rove's former deputy told a Senate committee yesterday that President Bush will assert executive privilege and instruct her not to comply with the panel's subpoena to testify this week.
White House expected to block aide from testifying Reuters
Battle Expected on Dismissals Testimony New York Times
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Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

Pakistani soldier dies in clash
BBC News - 49 minutes ago
A senior soldier has been killed in the latest clashes with Islamist students barricaded inside a mosque in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad.
Pakistani President Tells Militants: Surrender or Die New York Times
One dead as Pakistanis blast wall of mosque school Reuters
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RTE.ie

Militants kill army commando
Sydney Morning Herald - 1 hour ago
A Pakistani Paramilitary trooper stands guard during curfew near Lal Masjid or the Red Mosque in Islamabad. A senior Pakistani army commando has died after being shot by Islamic militants holed up in the Red Mosque in Islamabad.
One dead as Pakistanis blast wall of mosque school Reuters
Siege Continues Around Islamabad's Red Mosque Voice of America
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Xinhua

One dead as Pakistanis blast wall of mosque school
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By Robert Birsel ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani commandos raided the compound of a mosque on Sunday where militants are holding out, blasting holes in a perimeter wall in the hope hundreds of women and children can escape, the military said.
Pakistani President Tells Militants: Surrender or Die New York Times
Abundant arms in Lal Masjid: Sherpao Pakistan Link
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Gulf Times

Pakistanis see a conspiracy in siege
Newsday - 2 hours ago
BY JAMES RUPERT ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — It seems a simple drama: the moderate President Pervez Musharraf sending troops to shut down the radical mosque that has brought violence to Pakistan's capital.
Still in the firing line Khaleej Times
Siege Continues Around Islamabad's Red Mosque Voice of America
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