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Pakistani Police Battle Religious Militants in Islamabad Lal Masjid Mosque's chief cleric, captured Wednesday, urges supporters to either escape or surrender US Military Says Helicopter Crashed in Iraq After Hitting Power Lines But Insurgent group Islamic State of Iraq said in Internet statement that helicopter hit high-voltage power line during fight with its fighters 3-Year-Old Abducted in Nigeria's Oil Region Police say girl, believed to be daughter of British expatriate worker, was kidnapped while being taken to school Israeli Forces Kill at Least 6 Palestinians in Gaza Israel's strategy is to weaken Hamas while strengthening new and moderate West Bank government of President Mahmoud Abbas Freed BBC Journalist Speaks of 'Appalling Experience' Alan Johnston's enormous relief overshadows haunting memories Report Finds Police Kill Civilians with Impunity in Papua, Indonesia Human Rights Watch report says Indonesian police 'appear to be acting routinely' in killing, raping, and torturing civilians in remote central highlands of Papua Drought, Floods Fuel Australian Climate Change Debate Many Australians believe reliance on fossil fuels is warming earth; skeptics say it is all part of natural cycle Cheney – Most Powerful US Vice President Ever? Analysts say Dick Cheney, believed to be key architect on war on terror and Iraq war – has played a significant role in shaping domestic policy Doctors Change Diagnosis of American Man with Tuberculosis But US officials stand by decision to quarantine Andrew Speaker Russians Thrilled as IOC Awards Sochi 2014 Winter Games President Vladimir Putin put his own prestige on the line, traveling to Guatemala, to personally lobby the Russian case