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WRAPUP 6-Afghan government to shun U.S. talks with Taliban
Reuters* Angry Karzai says to stay out of talks * Taliban flag and banner in Doha stir controversy * U.S. secretary of state to travel to Qatar this week * Four American soldiers killed in attack on Bagram base (Adds Hagel comments, paragraphs 13-14) By...Tags: Philosophy, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Rebellions, Kabul (Afghanistan), Armed Conflicts
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Afghan government to shun U.S. talks with Taliban
ReutersKABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Revived Afghan peace talks hit their first roadblock on Wednesday, a day after they were announced, as Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his government would not join U.S. talks with the Taliban and would halt negotiations...Tags: Philosophy, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, John Kerry, U.S. Department of State, Armed Conflicts
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Special Report: How Syria's Islamists govern with guile and guns
ReutersRAQQA, Syria (Reuters) - The Syrian boys looked edgy and awkward. Three months ago their town, the eastern desert city of Raqqa, had fallen to rebel fighters trying to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad's government. Now the four boys - clad in tight...Tags: Iraq, Hydroelectricity, Witnesses, Rebellions, Renewable Energy
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Our cranky man in Kabul
No sooner had the U.S. announced that it would reopen long-stalled peace negotiations with the Taliban this week than Afghan President Hamid Karzai rushed to throw cold water on the idea. Mind you, the mercurial Mr. Karzai had been on board with the...Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), NATO, Afghanistan, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Gunmen attack U.N. site in Somalia; 15 dead
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- At least 15 people died when an Al Qaeda-linked militia attacked a U.N. compound here Wednesday, government officials said. The dead included the attackers and four foreigners, including two South African de-miners who worked for...Tags: Suicide, Emergency Incidents, Wars and Interventions, Media Industry, Somalia
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INTERVIEW - A Briton fights with Al Qaeda's offshoot in Syria
ReutersBy Oliver Holmes and Alexander Dziadosz SALQIN, Syria, June 19 (Reuters) - The moment the young fighter walks in, it's clear he's different. He has a grey robe, a scraggly beard and a gun holster - hallmarks of the rebels who control this part of the...Tags: Islam, Suicide, Adidas AG, Religion and Belief, Wars and Interventions
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A Briton fights with Al Qaeda's offshoot in Syria
ReutersSALQIN, Syria (Reuters) - The moment the young fighter walks in, it's clear he's different. He has a grey robe, a scraggly beard and a gun holster - hallmarks of the rebels who control this part of the northwest. But he wears Adidas trainers. And his...Tags: Islam, Suicide, Religion and Belief, Adidas AG, Wars and Interventions
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Suicide bomber embraces and kills Sunni politician in Iraq
Reuters* Attacker pretended to be guest at family gathering * Bombing comes a day before delayed provincial voting * Al Qaeda blamed for most of recent surge in attacks MOSUL, Iraq, June 19 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up as he embraced a Sunni...Tags: Elections, Islam, Iraq, Voting, Suicide
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WRAPUP 4-Afghan government to shun U.S. talks with Taliban
Reuters* Angry Karzai says to stay out of talks * Obama says Afghans must talk to Afghans on peace * Kerry to travel to Doha this week * Four American soldiers killed in attack on Bagram base (Adds Kerry trip, paragraph 5, Afghan officials 12-13, Taliban...Tags: Philosophy, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, John Kerry, Rebellions, Armed Conflicts
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Mali signs peace deal with Tuareg rebels
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Mali's government reached a peace deal Tuesday with Tuareg fighters who rebelled last year and seized most of the country's north. But the deal does not resolve the West African nation's conflict with separate Islamic...
Tags: Africa, Islam, National Government, Rebellions, Government
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Then what in Syria?
Two recent newspaper editorials illustrate the double-mindedness some feel about President Barack Obama's decision to provide small arms and ammunition to Syrian rebels. The Washington Post headlined an editorial: "No time for half-measures: Syria's...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Barack Obama, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran, The Wall Street Journal
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Insight: FBI relies on secret U.S. surveillance law, records show
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI has used secret evidence obtained under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to prosecute at least 27 accused terrorists since 2007, according to a Reuters review of public records. While the recent spotlight has...Tags: Litigation, Thomson Corporation, Suicide, National Security Agency, Television Industry
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