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Northern, Southern Israel Hit With Rockets
Communities in northern Israel are on high alert after several rockets were fired from southern Lebanon into Israel Thursday. The Israeli military quickly responded with artillery fire into Lebanon. At the same time, there were more rockets fired at southern Israel from the Gaza Strip mdash; as the Israeli military's offensive continues with air strikes and new ground fighting reported.
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For Civilians, 'There Is No Safe Zone In Gaza'
Israel is preventing reporters from entering the Gaza Strip to cover the offensive against Hamas. Ayman Mohyeldin, a television reporter for Al-Jazeera English, has been in Gaza since the Israeli air strikes began. He says that the Israeli offensive has been punishing and that "there is no safe zone in Gaza."
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Palestinian Philosopher's View Of Gaza
Ari Shapiro talks with Palestinian philosopher Sari Nusseibeh about the fighting in Gaza, and what it means for prospects for an independent Palestinian state. Nusseibeh, who is president of Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, comes from a family that traces its roots in Jerusalem back 13 centuries.
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Egyptian Doctors Waiting To Cross Into Gaza
A three-hour cease-fire yesterday in the Gaza Strip allowed some badly wounded Palestinians to leave for medical treatment in neighboring Egypt. Medical supplies and food were allowed to enter Gaza. But doctors who have massed at the border are growing angry at being prevented from joining their colleagues in Gaza.
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6 Weeks Later, Nerves Raw Over Mumbai Attacks
Six weeks after the attacks on Mumbai, officials in India are stepping up pressure on Pakistan to act against the group which it says carried out the attacks. Pakistanis say they are ready to cooperate. Analysts expect the tension to go on for a long time, although they say neither country wants a military conflict.
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Frogs Heard After Aussie Desert Downpour
Sounds Wild is a series of short, sound-rich stories from remote parts of the planet, where there are sounds of unusual and rare animals. Today, Morning Edition visits an ephemeral pond in the Australian desert, where a sudden downpour has brought out 11 different species of frogs.
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Outsourcing Giant Admits Cooking The Books
The chairman of one of India's largest technology outsourcing companies has resigned after admitting the company's profits had been inflated for several years. The scandal at Satyam Computer Services threatens future foreign investments into India, and tarnishes the once-booming outsourcing sector.
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Russia's 'Great Gamble': Lessons From Afghanistan
The common view of the Soviet war in Afghanistan was that it was a Soviet territorial grab. But the truth was much more confused, says Gregory Feifer, NPR's Moscow correspondent. He is the author of emThe Great Gamble,/em a new history of that conflict.
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Amid Mideast Conflict, An Attempt At Comedy
The conflict in the Gaza Strip may not seem like rich material for jokes, but a bunch of comedians are giving it their best shot. The group Seeds for Peace sponsored a night of Israeli and Palestinian humor.
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Europe Feels Pain Of Russia-Ukraine Gas Spat
The dispute between Russia and Ukraine over the price of natural gas is starting to cause energy shortages in many European countries. The European Union has called on Moscow and Kiev to solve their disagreement, which comes just as a winter freeze envelops much of the continent.
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In Gaza, A Brief Humanitarian Cease-Fire
The guns fell silent for three hours Wednesday in the Gaza Strip as both Israel and Hamas observed what's being called a humanitarian truce, aimed at bringing food and medical supplies into Gaza. Both Israel's operations and Hamas rocket attacks resumed after the lull.
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Despite Court Order, Journalists Barred From Gaza
Israel has barred journalists from entering Gaza since launching its offensive Dec. 27. The ban continues despite a decision last week by Israel's Supreme Court to allow a limited number of journalists to enter Gaza.
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India Hands Over Attacks Dossier To Pakistan
The Indian government has compiled a dossier of evidence on last November's attacks in Mumbai that it presented to Pakistan and to countries that lost citizens in the attacks. Siddharth Varadarajan, of the emHindu/em newspaper, says Indian authorities began to record phone calls between the militants and their handlers soon after the incident began.
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Obama's Pick Of Panetta For CIA Proves Surprising
The former White House chief of staff has a relatively thin background for the post mdash; but that might benefit him in some ways, as will his Washington experience.
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NPR Photographer Gets Close-Up Of Conflict
Photojournalist David Gilkey spoke with Corey Flintoff via telephone Tuesday from Israel. Gilkey had just returned from a reporting trip to Sderot, one of the Israeli towns near the border with Gaza. Here are some excerpts from the interview.
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