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Egypt has begun constructing a huge metal wall along its border with the Gaza Strip as it attempts to cut smuggling tunnels, the BBC has learned.
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gypt has begun constructing a huge metal wall along its border with the Gaza Strip as it attempts to cut smuggling tunnels, the BBC has learned.
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Egypt has begun constructing a huge metal wall along its border with the Gaza Strip as it attempts to cut smuggling tunnels, the BBC has learned
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Egypt has begun constructing a huge metal wall along its border with the Gaza Strip as it attempts to cut smuggling tunnels, the BBC has learned.
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When it is finished the wall will be 10-11km (6-7 miles) long and will extend 18 metres below the surface
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shared by Ian Mandell on 04 Dec 09 - Cached

Taliban detainee in Pakistan claims to have information about Osama Bin Laden's whereabouts in January or February of this year.
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His claims cannot be verified but a leading American expert says his account should be investigated.
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The sheikh doesn't stay in any one place. That guy came from Ghazni, so I think that's where the sheikh was."
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he province of Ghazni in eastern Afghanistan has an increasingly strong Taliban presence. Large parts of the province are no-go areas for coalition and Afghan forces.
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shared by Ian Mandell on 01 Dec 09 - Cached

Minaret ban 'a security risk' - Swiss minister
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"very concerned" about the ban, adopted by voters on Sunday.
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Each limitation on the co-existence of different cultures and religions also endangers our security,"
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clearly discriminatory".
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shared by Ian Mandell on 30 Nov 09 - Cached

Swiss voters have supported a referendum proposal to ban the building of minarets, official results show.
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More than 57% of voters and 22 out of 26 cantons - or provinces - voted in favour of the ban.
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There are only four minarets in Switzerland
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shared by Ian Mandell on 05 Nov 09 - Cached

The UN will temporarily evacuate 600 "non-essential" international staff from Afghanistan
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UN has 1,300 international staff based in Afghanistan.
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The temporary relocation of staff out of Afghanistan is likely to take three to four weeks,
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The 600 staff represent 12% of the total UN workforce - international and local staff - in Afghanistan
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The attack on the guesthouse, which is used by the UN and other international organisations, happened just before 0600
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Three Taliban militants with suicide vests, grenades and machine guns carried out the assault.
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The three gunmen were shot dead
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shared by Ian Mandell on 05 Nov 09 - Cached