Some 90 billion barrels of oil and a third of the world's undiscovered natural gas lie beneath the Arctic Circle
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Israel Plans New West Bank SettlementIsrael is planning to build the first new settlement in the West Bank in a decade. |
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MRAP Fatalities Prompt WarningsThe towering trucks that give US troops the best protection against roadside bombs and enemy bullets also make them vulnerable to routine hazards. |
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Al-Qaeda Sending Recruits to AfghanistanAl-Qaeda's foreign fighters who have for years bedeviled Iraq are increasingly going to Afghanistan to fight instead. |
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Anglican Church in Crisis over SexualityThe top Anglican bishop in Sudan is calling for V. Gene Robinson, the openly gay bishop in NH, to 'resign for the sake of the church.' |