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• West Bank land seized by Israeli kibbutz
  A tract of Palestinian land in the West Bank has for the first time been seized by a kibbutz located inside Israel, a prominent Israeli researcher said Saturday.
• A Step Towards Safer Motorcycle Riding
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• Mosque suicide attack kills six in Afghanistan
  A suicide bomber on Friday attacked a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, assassinating a district police chief and killing at least five other people, a government official said.
• Syria violence rages; Annan seeks Assad answers
  AMMAN (Reuters) - Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad attacked rebel strongholds in various parts of Syria on Wednesday, intensifying their assault as the uprising entered its second year with a