Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Tuesday indirect negotiations between his group and Israel over a prisoner exchange had begun through a U.N.-appointed mediator."I would like to assure all those interested in this file that there are serious negotiations that are continuing," Nasrallah told Hezbollah's television station in an interview. "The delegate appointed by the U.N. secretary-general is conducting this mission and is meeting a Hezbollah delegation and also on the other side Israelis concerned with this file." It was the first word that indirect talks were under way to secure the release of the prisoners. There was no immediate comment from Israel. ... http://abcnews.go.com censor News |
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Rally condemns Pakistan air raid |
| Tribesmen in Pakistan have rallied against Islamabad's alliance with the US after an air strike on an alleged militant camp at an Islamic school. At least 10,000 people protested in the north-western town of Kh.. full News |
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Bomb strikes Iraq wedding party |
| A bomb has ripped through a wedding convoy in Baghdad, killing at least 15 people, four of them children, the interior ministry says. The car bomb struck a procession of vehicles at dusk in Ur, on the outskirts.. full News |
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U.S. troops dismantle Sadr City checkpoints PM orders move at time of tension with U.S.; U.S. toll hits 103 for October |
| U.S. troops on Tuesday abandoned checkpoints around the Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City on orders from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the latest in a series of moves by the Iraqi leader to assert his au.. full News |
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Democrats wait in the wings with subpoenas |
| The Next Congress:Both political parties say America's safety requires the next Congress to improve mass-transit security and intelligence efforts, but Democrats think it must immediately address fraud and wast.. full News |
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NASA announces Hubble repair mission |
| NASA Administrator Michael Griffin on Tuesday approved sending a space shuttle to repair the 16-year-old Hubble Space Telescope, reversing his predecessor's contentious decision to nix the mission."We are going.. full News |
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