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Syria opposition wants removal of chief monitor
MIDEAST:Syrian opposition activists are calling for the removal of the Sudanese head of the Arab League monitoring mission for serving as a senior official in the "oppressive regime" of Omar al-Bashir



AFRICA: Nigeria Boko Haram clashes: 'Thousands flee Damaturu
About 90,000 people have been displaced in clashes between militant Islamists and the security forces in Nigeria's Damaturu city, an official has said.



ASIA: North Korea after Kim Jong Il
TO HIS many victims, and to anyone with a sense of justice, it is deeply wrong that Kim Jong Il died at liberty and of natural causes. The despot ran his country as a gulag.

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MIDEAST: Religious extremists threaten democracy in Israel
Israel must develop a policy enabling police, state prosecution and the courts to apply the law to deal with the rioters and their spiritual leaders, who encourage them to run wild.


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AMERICA:US Finalizes Deal to Sell F-15s to Saudi Arabia
The sale of $30 billion worth of F-15SA fighter jets to Saudi Arabia has been finalized, boosting the military strength of a key U.S.

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