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Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a meeting with U.S. senator John Kerry in Kabul

NATO investigates deadly Afghan helicopter crash

NATO tried to determine on Sunday if Taliban insurgents had shot down a troop-carrying helicopter in Afghanistan, killing 38 in the largest loss of life suffered by foreign forces in a single incident in 10 years of war.
At Issue: The Afghanistan War

22 Navy SEALs Among the 31 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghan Helicopter Crash

Twenty-two Navy SEAL members were among 31 U.S. troops Killed on Saturday when Taliban insurgents shot down a Chinook helicopter over eastern Afghanistan. The nearly two dozen U.S. special forces who were killed were on a mission to rescue another team of military personnel pinned down by insurgents, a U.S. military official told CNN.
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Lamis Ali, 29, arrives for afternoon prayers at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn

Muslim Americans Feel Optimistic, Patriotic: Poll

A Gallup poll revealed that American Muslims generally feel integrated into American culture and confident in its political institutions, challenging a perception that Muslims feel marginalized or detached from society.
Analysis: Pakistan relying too much on China against U.S.

Pakistan Relying Too Much on China Against U.S.

Pakistan's quick response to charges by China that militants involved in attacks in Xinjiang had trained on its soil shows the importance of its ties with Beijing, but it could be a mistake for Islamabad if it relies too much on China.
People offer flowers on a memorial stone in Tyrifjorden lake near Utoeya island

Norway Soul Searches on Crime After Rampage

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg urged Parliament Monday to preserve the democratic values of Norway as public pressure grew for stiffer sentences for serious crimes after an anti-immigration zealot's bloody rampage.
Art amidst Yemen unrest: Unique pictures of hand art by protestors.

South Yemen Clashes Kill 14; 15 Die in Friendly Fire

Two Yemeni army colonels, five soldiers and seven Islamist militants died overnight in fighting in southern Yemen, while artillery and air raids killed 15 pro-government tribesmen by mistake, local and tribal officials said on Saturday.
U.S. Army soldier Naser Jason Abdo

Fort Hood Suspect Abdo Naser Hails 2009 Killer Nidal Hassan

The US solider charged with an attempt to stage an attack on Fort Hood Military base shouted out in court the name of the defendant in the 2009 shooting at the military camp that killed 13 soldiers. The US military leadership chose to ramp up hiring Muslim personnel in the hope of creating a more inclusive culture within the army, but recent events are casting a shadow over the success of this policy.
Al-Qaeda Commander Zawahiri

Al-Qaeda Almost Defeated? Not So Fast, Official Says

Predictions about al-Qaeda's imminent collapse threaten to lull the U.S. into a false sense of complacency about the continued threat the terror network represents, a recently retired top counter-terrorism aide said.
Supporters of Yemen"s President Ali Abdullah Saleh

Yemen President Won't Give up Power by Force - Minister

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who escaped an attempt on his life by opponents, will only cede power through the ballot box and the country will descend into civil war if he is forced from office, his foreign minister said.
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U.N. flies food into famine-hit Somali capital

The United Nations airlifted emergency food for starving children into the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday as aid groups warned of a growing influx of hungry families from the famine-hit south of the country.
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Norway police see attacker as probably alone

Norway's police believe Anders Behring Breivik probably acted alone in killing 76 people last Friday, and Norwegians united in revulsion against the worst attack in the Nordic nation since World War Two.

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