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January 16, 2011 (Sunday)

The online edition of The New York Times reports that U.S. and Israeli intelligence services collaborated in the development of the destructive computer worm Stuxnet to record Iranian operations and send them spinning out of control ahead of a sabotage attack against Iran. Testing is reported to have occurred at the heavily guarded Dimona complex in the Negev desert in Israel, home of the Middle East's only nuclear weapons program. (Hindustan Times) (Reuters)

"Ilda the Red" promises to cut pre-trial hearings and have Silvio Berlusconi's prostitution case in court by the summer. (The Observer)

Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi reaches 41 years in power; there are less than 24 months left until he is scheduled to become Africa's longest serving ruler, overtaking former Gabonese President Omar Bongo who died in 2009. (ZimEye)

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-*The online edition of ''[[The New York Times]]'' reports that U.S. and [[Israel]]i intelligence services collaborated in the development of the destructive computer worm [[Stuxnet]] to record [[Iran]]ian operations and send them spinning out of control ahead of a [[sabotage]] attack against Iran. Testing is reported to have occurred at the heavily guarded [[Dimona]] complex in the [[Negev]]desert in Israel, home of the [[Middle East]]'s only nuclear weapons program. [http://www.hindustantimes.com/Israel-tested-Stuxnet-on-Iran-with-US-help/Article1-650988.aspx (''Hindustan Times'')] [http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE70F08920110116 (Reuters)]
+*The online edition of ''[[The New York Times]]'' reports that U.S. and [[Israel]]i intelligence services collaborated in the development of the destructive computer worm [[Stuxnet]] to record [[Iran]]ian operations and send them spinning out of control ahead of a [[sabotage]] attack against Iran. Testing is reported to have occurred at the heavily guarded [[Dimona]] complex in the [[Negev]] desert in Israel, home of the [[Middle East]]'s only nuclear weapons program. [http://www.hindustantimes.com/Israel-tested-Stuxnet-on-Iran-with-US-help/Article1-650988.aspx (''Hindustan Times'')] [http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE70F08920110116 (Reuters)]
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