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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 (2011x137)

: 12, 2011

2011/07/12 Headlines: Brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai Assassinated in Kandahar; Multiple U.S. Drone Strikes in Northwest Pakistan Kill at Least 45 People; CIA Organized Fake Vaccination Program to Identify Osama bin Laden; United Nations Describes Somalia as "Worst Humanitarian Disaster in the World"; U.S. Anti-Terror Laws Hamper Aid Effort in Somalia; U.N. Official Links Climate Change to Somalia Drought; Drought Spreading through the United States Rivals Dust Bowl Era; WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange in U.K. Court for Extradition Appeal; Murdoch Scandal Expands; Scotland Yard, Former British Prime Minister Targeted; Israeli Knesset Passes Law to Punish Boycotts of Israel, West Bank; France Engaged in Discussions with Libya to End Ongoing Conflict; Assad Loyalists Attack U.S., French Embassies in Syria; Egyptian Protesters Continue Occupation of Tahrir Square amid Attacks; BP Urges Federal Gov to Stop Compensating Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Victims; NRA Opposes New Rules Limiting Semi-Automatic Rifle Sales Near Mexican Border; Imprisoned Native American Activist Leonard Peltier Moved to Solitary Confinement; Betty Ford Funeral to Be Held in California