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Karzai: Taliban cannot move a finger without Pakistan
Last week, Afghan President Hamid Karzai sharply criticized Pakistan stating that the Taliban would not be able to “move a finger without Pakistani support”; Karzai added that it was a “serious shortcoming” that the Taliban were able to launch large, deadly attacks, explaining that “these problems come from abroad,” citing Pakistan’s involvement with the Taliban; “On the overall policy of Pakistan toward Afghanistan and towards Taliban, definitely, the Taliban will not be able to move a finger without Pakistani support,” Karzai said
Germany's trains hit by series of firebombs
German authorities are working to secure the nation’s rail lines after fifteen firebombs were discovered in seven different locations; hundreds of trains have been delayed due to partial shut-downs of railways; no one has been injured in any of the arson attacks; Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office, which is responsible for terrorism-related crimes, has taken control of the investigation; a left-wing organization claimed responsibility for the firebombs citing opposition to Germany’s role in the Afghanistan War

Sector Report for Wednesday, 12 October 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
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* Creating incentives to purchase disaster insurance

* Engineering lessons of Fukushima

* Doyenz, Lifeboat Distribution in distribution agreement

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Sector Report for Thursday, 29 September 2011: World Report
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* Al Qaeda to Iranian president: enough with the 9/11 conspiracy theories

* Lashkar-e-Taiba co-founders placed on U.S. terror list

* U.K. could allow three convicted terrorists to dodge deportation

* Six men arrested in U.K. on terrorism charges

* Three arrested in Ireland after car bomb discovered

* India tells Pakistan to get "serious" on dismantling terror training camps

* Pakistan promises to help China combat terrorism

* China teams up with Ukraine to fight terrorism

* Pakistan seeks to improve relations with Saudi Arabia, China, as U.S. relations sour

* New Libyan regime to cooperate in Lockerbie investigation
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 28 September 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
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* U.S. intervention hinders disaster recovery, says reinsurance giant

* Disaster scams on the rise

* Connecticut town considers charging centers for power outages

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Sector Report for Thursday, 15 September 2011: World Report
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* Hamas considers resuming suicide bombings, warns CT expert

* Swedish police arrest 4 in terror plot

* Singapore arrests three on terrorism charges

* India struggles with threat of Islamic terrorism

* Indians urged to buy terrorism insurance

* Former MI5 urges dialogue with terrorists

* U.K. police pay student falsely held on terrorism charges £20,000

* U.K. politician warns about dangers of steep police budget cuts

* Floods ravage Pakistan

* Israel rushes completion of Egyptian border fence
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 14 September 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
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* Natural disasters stretch NGO relief teams to the limit

* Severe drought in Georgia, 150 counties declared disaster areas

* Republicans agree to move quickly on emergency FEMA funds

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Sector Report for Thursday, 1 September 2011: World Report
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* Tokyo advised to brace for massive earthquake

* China going after hackers

* Chechen terrorists emulate methods used in Iraq, Afghanistan

* Israel deploys third Iron Dome anti-missile battery

* Somali pirates are more daring, innovative

* NATO looking for India's cooperation in fighting terror, piracy

* U.S. questions Pakistan's ability to prosecute Mumbai terror plotters
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 31 August 31 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
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* 2011 disasters cause $55 billion in damages in U.S.

* Insurance to cover little of Irene's damage

* More than $70 million Irene damages in N.C., hits farmers hard

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Sector Report for Thursday, 18 August 2011: World Report
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* China denies access to U.S. stealth helo wreckage

* Chinese carrier completes maiden voyage

* U.S. -- South Korea joint military exercises begin

* Japan struggles to begin reconstruction, mountains of debris still remain

* Japanese government agrees to decontaminate areas hit by radiation

* Israel detains Al Jazeera bureau chief

* New survey finds British feel increasingly unsafe at home

* Monk burns himself to death, calls for Dalai Lamai's return
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 17 August 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
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* Still too early to determine Joplin tornado recovery costs

* Arkansas farmers and ranchers crippled by natural disasters

* Developing countries at highest risk from natural disasters

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Sector Report for Thursday, 4 August 2011: World Report
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* Norwegian ambassador: A more restrictive society” is not the answer

* Study finds U.K. at greatest risk of terror attack

* U.K. asks citizens to report anarchists along with terrorists

* Italy to ban burkha in public, joining Belgium and France

* Poll shows U.S. Muslims happier than ever

* Chinese governor promises crackdown in wake of violent unrest

* China pledges greater cooperation with Pakistan to combat terrorism

* UN adds Russian terrorist group to sanctions list
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 3 August 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
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* Illinois cracks down on "storm chasers"

* Disasters take toll on PartnerRe’s profits

* USDA declares twenty disaster zones in California

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Sector Report for Thursday, 21 July 2011: World Report
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* U.S. to Pakistan: No more OBL-type raids

* Turkey vows to eradicate terrorism

* Extremists attack police in western China, fourteen dead

* U.S. avoids al Shabab controlled areas in Somali food aid

* Somali pirates still a threat

* Fourteen arrested in PayPal cyberattacks

* Ahmadinejad: world needs to "take step" to resolve Iran's nuclear issue

* England to fire 34,100 officers, crime expected to increase
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U.S. to Pakistan: No more OBL-type raids
Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani says that the United States has given him their assurance that they will not conduct any more clandestine raids like the one that killed Osama bin Laden in May; Gilani said, “Since we were sharing information with US and there was a tremendous relationship with the CIA and ISI [Inter-Services Intelligence], therefore we could have done a joint operation in Abbottabad, but it didn’t happen. Therefore we had a lot of reservations”; he added, “They have assured us in future there will be no unilateral actions in Pakistan, and there would be co-operation between both agencies”; his remarks contradict statements made by U.S. officials who have said they would conduct a similar raid to kill other top al Qaeda leaders if necessary

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