Email attack on Dead Sea Scrolls scholar
2009-11-07 20:27:12 - Students and university officials started getting emails last year in which a Judaic studies scholar seemed to make a startling confession to plagiarism.

NATO 'friendly' strike kills Afghan security officers
2009-11-07 20:27:12 - Seven Afghan security personnel have been killed in a mis-targeted NATO air strike in the country's remote northwest, the defence ministry says, signalling further trouble for a fraying Western military effort.

Murray advances to Valencia Open final
2009-11-07 20:27:12 - Top seeded Briton Andy Murray defeated Spain's Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 to reach the final of the Valencia Open on Saturday.

Swiss Muslims open mosque doors
2009-11-07 20:20:59 - Swiss mosques open their doors to the public - ahead of a vote on whether to ban the construction of minarets.

US launches 'Twin Towers' warship
2009-11-07 20:20:59 - The USS New York, a warship built with steel salvaged from the World Trade Center, goes into service.

Tropical Storm Ida Strengthening Over Yucatan, Expected To Become Hurricane Again: Could Threaten U.S. On Wednesday
2009-11-07 20:00:28 - Tropical Storm Ida picked up strength and speed Saturday, it could become a hurricane again late Saturday and the Mexican government has a hurricane watch in effect for the Yucatan Peninsula. Ida could threaten the United States along the Gulf of Mexico coastline on Wednesday.

Congolese army attacked Hutu civilians: report
2009-11-07 19:53:48 - Doctors without Borders (MSF) says thousands of Hutu civilians were targeted by the Democratic Republic of Congo's army when they visited sites set up to combat a measles epidemic.

President speaks in aftermath of Fort Hood shooting
2009-11-07 19:42:43 - US President Barack Obama has praised the people who ended Thursday's shooting spree at an Army post in Texas, calling them heroes.

G20 nations to continue propping up economies
2009-11-07 19:42:43 - The G-20 rich and developing countries have pledged to keep propping up their economies.

Medvedev says Russia not completely happy with Berlin commemoration
2009-11-07 19:42:43 - Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has spoken about the fall of the Berlin Wall, saying while it was a positive event, not all hopes from the wall's demise had been realized.

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