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Show Sumary 5/31/09

Changes to the US – Canada Border Crossings.

President Obama heads to Egypt. Taliban in the Swat Valley

BBC News
Pakistan city centre ‘destroyed’

Taliban rebels were driven out of Mingora on Saturday by Pakistan government troops.

English Aljazeera
Inside the conflict zone in Swat’s Mingora city

The Pakistani military has been conducting a significant offensive on the Taliban in the Swat valley in recent weeks. Al Jazeera was the first member of the international media to enter Mingora, a locus of fighting and a city from which thousands of residents have fled the conflict. The army has taken control but has not permanently secured the region. Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna reports.

Georgia vs Russia Anniversary

South Ossetia Elections

Super Laser
AFP
US lab debuts super laser

“We have invented the world’s largest laser system,” actor-turned-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said during a dedication ceremony attended by thousands including state and national officials.
“We can create the stars right here on earth. And I can see already my friends in Hollywood being very upset that their stuff that they show on the big screen is obsolete. We have the real stuff right here.”

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)