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Turkey 19 Nov 2008 22:11
Turkey Update: 7 dead in eastern clashesA Turkish army officer and two soldiers were killed along with four Kurdish separatist rebels in clashes in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, security sources said. Five soldiers were wounded as Turkish security forces, backed by helicopters, fought the guerrillas of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the mountainous region of Agri near the border with Iran late on Wednesday, the sources said....
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West Bank 19 Nov 2008 22:07
Alert: Protest
West Bank: Dozens protest in HalamishDozens of settlers are currently blocking a main road near the settlement of Halamish in the Binyamin area, and burning tyres. The settlers are protesting the demolition of an illegal structure and the settlement fence....
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Pakistan 19 Nov 2008 21:51
Alert: Military Operations
Pakistan: 'Major al-Qaeda operative' killed A major al-Qaeda operative of Arab origin was among the five militants killed in a suspected US missile strike in northwest Pakistan, a senior security official said on Wednesday. Security sources identified the militant as Abdullah Azam Al-Saudi, a senior member in Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network....
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Zimbabwe 19 Nov 2008 21:48
Alert: Food/Water
Zimbabwe: Services paralysed as BCC runs out of fuelBulawayo City Council has run out of fuel, leaving emergency services paralysed with some suburbs going for days without water. The acting Town Clerk, Mrs Khonzani Ncube, yesterday said in a statement ratepayers would notice an interruption of essential services such as waste removal, road maintenance, as well as attending to sewer and water pipe bursts....
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Iraq 19 Nov 2008 21:45
Alert: Shooting
Iraq: Five killed, one injured north of BaghdadFive people were killed and another was injured on Wednesday in two separate attacks in the northern city of Tikrit, according to police sources. A number of locals chased gunmen in a village south of Tikrit, and started shooting them, leading to the death of four gunmen and the wounding of a fifth who was later arrested, police sources told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa....
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Australia 19 Nov 2008 21:43
Alert: Landslide
Austalia: Landslide threat in BrisaneEmergency Services are trying stop a landslide threatening at least a dozen homes at The Gap in Brisbane. Brisbane City Council, engineers and geologists have been working all night trying to stabilise a landslide threatening the homes in Kimruska Place....
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Israel 19 Nov 2008 21:41
Alert: Militant Action
Israel: 2 Qassams land near AshkelonTwo Qassam rockets fired from the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday landed in the Zikim area, south of Ashkelon. No injuries or damage were reported. The rockets were fired a few hours after the IDF's Zikim military base, a basic training facility located in the vicinity, held a festive ceremony marking the end of its instructional activities in the area....
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