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Evacuating Gaza Settlers
Tears of rage and anguish
The last remaining Israeli settlers were being dragged kicking and screaming out of the Gaza Strip Wednesday in an historic and traumatic operation that pitted Jew against Jew.

53 killed in Iraq attacks
Three car bombs exploded just minutes apart at a busy Baghdad bus station and a nearby hospital during morning rush-hour Wednesday, ripping through buses and killing at least 43 people, injuring 76, according

Laden heading for Iraq: Report
Al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden, is headed for Iraq to boost his network's standing as it embarks on an "offensive whose scale and importance rival September 9/11," a media report said.

Leaked document disputes Menezes death story
Leaked documents appear to contradict the official account of how police mistook a Brazilian man for a suicide bomber and shot him.

Spain probes 'attack' on helicopter in Afghanistan
Investigators on Wednesday searched the wreckage of a Spanish helicopter that crashed killing 17 peacekeepers in Afghanistan, as witnesses reportedly said it came under attack from the ground.

More extremists to be expelled from Britain
A fresh expulsion of extremists from Britain is being planned as part of the government's clampdown on "preachers of hate.

Cyprus plane crash
Co-pilot, stewardesses alive during crash
The co-pilot and two stewardesses on a Cyprus airliner were alive when the plane crashed in Greece at the weekend killing all 121 aboard, the chief coroner of the investigation said on Tuesday.