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For Civilians 'There Is No Safe Zone In Gaza'
Israel is preventing reporters from entering the Gaza Strip to cover the offensive against Hamas. Ayman Mohyeldin, a television reporter for Al-Jazeera English, has been in Gaza since the Israeli air strikes began. He says the Israeli offensive has been punishing, and that "there is no safe zone in Gaza."
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Palestinian Philosopher's View Of Gaza
Ari Shapiro talks with Palestinian philosopher Sari Nusseibeh about the fighting in Gaza, and what it means for prospects for an independent Palestinian state. Nusseibeh, who is president of Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, comes from a family that traces its roots in Jerusalem back 13 centuries.
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Northern, Southern Israel Hit With Rockets
Communities in northern Israel are on high alert after several rockets were fired from southern Lebanon into Israel today. The Israeli military quickly responded with artillery fire into Lebanon. At the same time, there were more rockets fired at southern Israel from the Gaza Strip as the Israeli military's offensive continues with air strikes and new ground fighting reported.
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Egyptian Doctors Waiting To Cross Into Gaza
A three-hour cease-fire yesterday in the Gaza Strip allowed some badly wounded Palestinians to leave for medical treatment in neighboring Egypt. Medical supplies and food were allowed to enter Gaza. But doctors who have massed at the border are growing angry at being prevented from joining their colleagues in Gaza.
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6 Weeks Later, Nerves Raw Over Mumbai Attacks
Six weeks after the attacks on Mumbai, officials in India are stepping up pressure on Pakistan to act against the group which it says carried out the attacks. Pakistanis say they are ready to cooperate. Analysts expect the tension to go on for a long time, although they say neither country wants a military conflict.
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Frogs Heard After Aussie Desert Downpour
Sounds Wild is a series of short, sound-rich stories from remote parts of the planet, where there are sounds of unusual and rare animals. Today, Morning Edition visits an ephemeral pond in the Australian desert, where a sudden downpour has brought out 11 different species of frogs.
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Outsourcing Giant Admits Cooking The Books
The chairman of one of India's largest technology outsourcing companies has resigned after admitting the company's profits had been inflated for several years. The scandal at Satyam Computer Services threatens future foreign investments into India, and tarnishes the once-booming outsourcing sector.
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Russia's 'Great Gamble': Lessons From Afghanistan
The common view of the Soviet war in Afghanistan was that it was a Soviet territorial grab. But the truth was much more confused, says Gregory Feifer, NPR's Moscow correspondent. He is the author of <em>The Great Gamble,</em> a new history of that conflict.
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Amid Mideast Conflict, An Attempt At Comedy
The conflict in the Gaza Strip may not seem like rich material for jokes, but a bunch of comedians are giving it their best shot. The group Seeds for Peace sponsored a night of Israeli and Palestinian humor.
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Europe Feels Pain Of Russia-Ukraine Gas Spat
The dispute between Russia and Ukraine over the price of natural gas is starting to cause energy shortages in many European countries. The European Union has called on Moscow and Kiev to solve their disagreement, which comes just as a winter freeze envelops much of the continent.
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In Gaza, A Brief Humanitarian Cease-Fire
The guns fell silent for three hours Wednesday in the Gaza Strip as both Israel and Hamas observed what's being called a humanitarian truce, aimed at bringing food and medical supplies into Gaza. Both Israel's operations and Hamas rocket attacks resumed after the lull.
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Despite Court Order, Journalists Barred From Gaza
Israel has barred journalists from entering Gaza since launching its offensive Dec. 27. The ban continues despite a decision last week by Israel's Supreme Court to allow a limited number of journalists to enter Gaza.
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India Hands Over Attacks Dossier To Pakistan
The Indian government has compiled a dossier of evidence on last November's attacks in Mumbai that it presented to Pakistan and to countries that lost citizens in the attacks. Siddharth Varadarajan, of the <em>Hindu</em> newspaper, says Indian authorities began to record phone calls between the militants and their handlers soon after the incident began.
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Obama's Pick Of Panetta For CIA Proves Surprising
The former White House chief of staff has a relatively thin background for the post — but that might benefit him in some ways, as will his Washington experience.
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NPR Photographer Gets Close-Up Of Conflict
Photojournalist David Gilkey spoke with Corey Flintoff via telephone Tuesday from Israel. Gilkey had just returned from a reporting trip to Sderot, one of the Israeli towns near the border with Gaza. Here are some excerpts from the interview.
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Rockets hit Israel from Lebanon
Rockets are fired from Lebanon into northern Israel raising fears that the current conflict in Gaza could spill over.
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'No progress' in Europe gas talks
Talks in Brussels to try to end the row disrupting Europe's gas supplies end with no apparent progress.
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Microsoft begins Windows 7 push
Microsoft kicks off the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas by announcing the first public release of Windows 7.
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US to lead new anti-pirate force
The US will lead a new international force to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia, the US navy says.
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Army 'takes more Tiger territory'
Sri Lankan troops say they have taken more territory from Tamil Tiger rebels in the northern Jaffna peninsula.
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Dell set to cut 1,900 Irish jobs
Computer giant Dell is to shed 1,900 of the 3,000 jobs at its manufacturing site in Limerick in the Irish Republic.
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Shock at Senegal gay jail terms
Activists condemn the jailing in Senegal of nine gay men for eight years - reportedly the heaviest sentences passed over homosexual acts.
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China tourism 'hit by downturn'
The number of foreign visitors to China fell in 2008, despite an anticipated tourist boom for the Beijing Olympics.
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UK rates tipped for all-time low
The Bank of England is set to cut interest rates to the lowest in its 315-year history when it makes its monthly decision later.
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US national gallery gets iconic Obama image
An iconic portrait of Barack Obama will become part of the permanent collection at the US National Portrait Gallery.
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UFO hit? The unexplained damage to a UK wind farm
UFO researchers claim damage to a Lincolnshire wind farm turbine was caused by a mystery aircraft.
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Pietersen arrives back in England
Kevin Pietersen arrives back in Britain a day after his shock resignation as England captain.
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Man City fail in Santa Cruz bid
Blackburn reject a bid in excess of £12m from Manchester City for striker Roque Santa Cruz.
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Best Bushisms
How the outgoing US president tied his tongue in knots
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In pictures
Record winter chill grips large parts of Europe
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'Wolfman' returns
Explorer Jim McNeill on the trail of Arctic wolves
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Diary from Swat
Bodies, beatings and mistrust in Taleban stronghold
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Frugal fashion
China's once extravagant young learn to economise
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Out of shadows
How MI5 keeps shedding some light on its work
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Ethiopia clamps down on khat dens
A crackdown is launched in Ethiopia on parlours where young men chew the narcotic khat.
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Mexico takes urgent economy steps
Mexico unveils emergency measures to protect its economy, including freezing fuel prices and creating thousands of new jobs.
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Asia job cuts amid economy woes
Two large Asian technology firms, TDK and Lenovo, announce a total of 10,500 job cuts after a fall in demand.
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Vatican deplores Gaza situation
The Vatican's justice minister criticises Israel's actions and compares Gaza to a "big concentration camp".
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Canada expels US woman deserter
A US army deserter and mother of three is ordered to leave Canada after her appeal for refuge fails.
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