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Saturday, November 22, 2008
00:33 Mecca time, 21:33 GMT
 
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Haradheere residents say fighters have entered town in search for Saudi oil tanker.
Supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr protest in Baghdad as parliament debates security deal.
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Afghanistan bomb 'kills civilians'
Wall build sparks West Bank clashes
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Fleeing conflict in their countries, they risk peril along a heavily-guarded border.
Baghdad residents say they fuel sectarianism and should have never been built.
Watchdog calls for tough international action to combat surge in maritime attacks.
Numbering some 500,000 in the EU, they seek greater political representation.
Setting aside centuries of tradition, young people turn to the web for marriage.