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| Belgrade-Sarajevo train resumes after 18 years BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- A grimy three-car train pulled out of Belgrade's railway station Sunday on the first direct trip to Sarajevo in nearly 18 years, restoring a link broken at the start of ethnic warfare in the former Yugoslavia... hosted.ap.org |
Al-Shabab Militants Divided over Tactics, Foreign Control A rising dispute between militants in Somalia may have split the country's al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab group into two factions. Reports say the suicide bombing at a Mogadishu hotel earlier this month deepened divisions between an al-Shabab leader closely aligned with foreigners and another opposed to foreigners dictating the group's agenda. www1.voanews.com |
Grist: Red or Yellow? South of the Border, Underwear Says All It is a New Year’s Eve tradition in many parts of Latin America to ring in the new year wearing new underwear — and the color signifies one’s resolution for the year ahead. feeds.nytimes.com |
UN Report Tallies Civilian Death Toll Highest Since 2001 Report says more than 2,400 civilians fell victim to war-related incidents in 2009 www1.voanews.com |
NATO forces in race to secure Kandahar KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. and Canadian forces are rushing to train a police force capable of blunting a Taliban comeback in Kandahar, the major city in Afghanistan's volatile south, the militants' spiritual birthplace and the key to turning back the insurgency.... hosted.ap.org |