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Dutch to use full body scanners for US flights- The Netherlands announced Wednesday it will immediately begin using full body scanners for flights heading to the United States, issuing a report that called the failed Christmas Day airline bombing a "professional" al-Qaida terror attack.
- A man tried to board a commercial airliner in Mogadishu last month carrying powdered chemicals, liquid and a syringe that could have caused an explosion in a case bearing chilling similarities to the terrorist plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Bombs kill 23 in Iraq's western Anbar province- Staggered explosions Wednesday killed 23 people - 13 of them policemen - and wounded an Iraqi provincial governor, officials said, in the worst violence in months to hit the western province that was formerly al-Qaida's top stronghold in Iraq.
Iran hard-liners back government in mass rallies- Tens of thousands of hard-line government supporters turned out for state-sponsored rallies Wednesday, some of them calling for the execution of opposition leaders as Iran's police chief threatened to show "no mercy" in crushing any new protests by the pro-reform movement.
Afghan probe says NATO fighting killed children- The head of a presidential delegation investigating the deaths of 10 people in eastern Afghanistan concluded Wednesday that civilians - including schoolchildren - were killed in an attack involving foreign troops, disputing NATO reports that the dead were insurgents.
Yemeni forces storm al-Qaida hide-out, arrest 1- Yemeni security forces stormed an al-Qaida hide-out Wednesday in a principle militant stronghold in the country's west, setting off clashes, officials said, as a security chief vowed to fight the group's powerful local branch until it was eliminated.
- A Colorado woman says a Christmas miracle brought her and her newborn son back from the brink of death after her heart stopped beating during childbirth and the baby was delivered showing no signs of life.
'Thriller,' Muppets among 25 in US film registry- Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video, with that unforgettable graveyard dance, will rest among the nation's treasures in the world's largest archive of film, TV and sound recordings.
Judge to hear Leach's restraining order motion- Who will coach Texas Tech in the Alamo Bowl may be decided in a Lubbock court Wednesday morning.
Saudi Students in U.S. Graduate from Scholarship Program
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The Saudi Scholarship Program is an opportunity for Saudi students to attend institutions of higher learning across the globe and receive a world-class education funded by the Saudi government.
The Saudi scholarship program, established by an initiative by King
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