Newser Story Index from January, 2007
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Ninjas Slice Through Bowling Competition
10pin
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Jan 1, 2007 8:00 AM CST
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Like Darth Vader striking down Obi-Wan, the Newser Ninjas bowling team shut out the HighBeam Highlanders in the first annual HighBeam Subsidiary Bowling Tournament of Champions. The tournament was to be a best-of-three matchup, but the Ninjas only needed two rounds to finish the job, scoring more than 1,000 points during regulation play. The Highlanders,...
Pakistani Soldiers Storm Mosque
Guardian (UK)
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Jan 1, 2007 8:00 AM CST
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Almost 60 people are confirmed dead and dozens more feared killed 12 hours after the Pakistani army launched an all-out assault on the Red Mosque in Islamabad. A general says that most of the mosque is now under control, but militants continue to resist with rocket launchers and booby traps. The fate of the hundreds of hostages trapped inside remains...
CIA Finds No Escape From Secret Prisons
Washington Post
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Jan 1, 2007 8:00 AM CST
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The secret CIA prisons are back. The US cashed in on military alliances with an eager Poland and Romania to skirt civilian regulations on torture and tk, says a report by Europe's central human rights council released today. The report sheds new light on the so-called 'black sites,' which sparked an international outcry after the W ashington Post ...
