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...video of TIME staffers finding a 94-year-old earthquake survivor in Haiti...
...Pentagon's latest figures show that nearly 3,000 women were sexually assaulted in fiscal year 2008, up 9% from the year before; among women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, the number rose 25%. When you look at the entire universe of female veterans, close to a third say they were victims of rape or assault while they were serving - twice the rate in the civilian population. (See the top 10 crime stories...
...when 12 Cabinet members resigned, bringing the government to a standstill. Although Dutch forces account for only 2% of coalition troops in Afghanistan, the move rebuffs President Obama's appeal for increased participation from U.S. allies. Dutch soldiers are expected to withdraw fully by the end of the year...
...they believe are responsible for burning down a church in Smith County, about 90 miles (145 km) east-southeast of Dallas. The arrests (thanks to a telephone tip) are the first in a federal investigation prompted by unexplained fires at 10 unaffiliated churches in the state this year--all of which have been blamed on arson. Daniel George McAllister, 21, and Jason Robert Bourque, 19, who attended a different church together when they were younger, have been charged with arson and face up to 99 years in prison if convicted...
...Sudanese government has agreed to a peace deal with the most powerful rebel group in the war-ravaged Darfur region, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). The cease-fire, signed after a year of negotiations, was described by Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir as a "major step" toward ending the seven-year conflict in which non-Arab African rebel groups have battled the Arab-dominated government. The agreement paves the way for JEM's inclusion in the government and may ease international pressure against al-Bashir's controversial administration ahead of the national election. However, the absence of other...