Its Snowing on Mars!!

The Phoenix spacecraft on Mars has detected snow above its landing site. The US robot used its lidar instrument to probe the structure of clouds and saw large water ice-crystals falling through the Martian "air".

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Girls as Young as 9 Being Forced Into Islamic Marriages

Official figures released from the Government’s Forced Marriage Unit have shown that 60 children aged 15 or under have been rescued by the unit in the past four years. It helped rescue 58 children since it conception in January 2005, with 11 children under the age of 16 being rescued already this year.

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Religious girls refuse Shabbat rescue

Israeli backpackers trapped by snowstorm in remote Indian village treated to rescue mission by consulate, local air force, but two girls refuse to desecrate Shabbat by boarding helicopter

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Israeli flag raised outside LA Consulate for the First time

Los Angeles rang in the new Jewish year on Sunday with a display boasting two paratroopers diving through the air with an Israeli flag, 60 people blowing the shofar (ram's horn), and 60 students singing Israel's national anthem, accompanied by Noa Tishby.The ceremony also marked a historical precedent: For the first time an Israeli flag was raised outside a Consulate's doors in the US, and it stood waving openly on one of the city's main boulevards.

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Olmert: Israel should quit most occupied land

'We should withdraw from almost all of the territories, including in east Jerusalem and in the Golan Heights,' PM tells Yedioth Ahronoth in special Rosh Hashana interview. Palestinian FM: We wish we had heard this personal opinion before he resigned

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Israel slams fresh Arab move to isolate it at IAEA

Arab League states with Iran's backing prepared to table a resolution called "Israel's nuclear capabilities" urging all Middle East states not to test or develop atom bombs and not to stand in the way of a regional nuclear-free zone.

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Israel to purchase 25 new Lockheed jets

US Government approves $15.2 billion sale of Joint Strike Fighter aircrafts, with option for 50 more in coming years; pentagon explains deal is vital for US assistance in Israel's development of 'strong self-defense capability'

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Fatwa against Zardari for 'flirting' with Palin

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari seems to be heading towards fresh trouble as the prayer leader of the Lal Masjid in the heart of Islamabad has issued a fatwa against him. When Zardari was asked to keep shaking hands with Palin for the cameras, he said, "If he's (the aide) insisting, I might hug you."

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Syria says terror attack was Jihad, not a Zionist attack as initially thought

The Tishrin report indicates that Islamic elements outside Syria were behind the attack which shocked the country and followed a series of assassinations on Syrian soil. Syrian FM was quoted saying "Israel is one of those who have the most to gain from this criminal act" but investigation into explosion indicates Israel was not involved.

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Indian Oil Firm asked to not invest in Iran and Sudan

Foreign banks advising Oil India Ltd on its initial public offering have sought an assurance the company will not invest the funds in Iran and Sudan, which face U.S. sanctions, oil ministry officials said on Wednesday.

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