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Bombings in Iraq kill 65
Associated PressBAGHDAD -- Insurgents sent a bloody message on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion, carrying out a wave of bombings across the country Tuesday that killed at least 65 people in the deadliest day in Iraq this year. The nearly 20...Tags: Iraq, Bashar Assad, Baghdad (Iraq), Rebellions, Religious Conflicts
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Western governments say Nigerian extremists executed 7 hostages
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Western governments Sunday reported that a violent Islamist militia in northern Nigeria had likely executed seven foreign hostages, deaths that the governments called barbaric and cold-blooded. The group, Ansaru, announced Saturday...
Tags: Goodluck Jonathan, Al-Qaeda, Government, Kidnapping, Nigeria
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World leaders react to death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
News of the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the leftist leader who had been battling cancer, reverberated Tuesday around Latin America and the world. In La Paz, Bolivia, a teary-eyed Bolivian President Evo Morales said he was devastated,...
Tags: Francois Hollande, West Bank, Bolivia, Barack Obama, Government
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Syrian rebels must give up arms before talks, Assad says
BEIRUT — Syrian rebels must give up their weapons before the government will agree to hold peace talks with them, Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview published Sunday. “We are willing to negotiate with anyone,...
Tags: Bashar Assad, Wars and Interventions, Rebellions, Human Rights, Saudi Arabia
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Kerry, on inaugural trip as chief diplomat, urges Syria solution
LONDON -- John Kerry used the first stop on his first foreign tour as secretary of state to urge Syrian opposition parties to join a proposed meeting this week in Rome that will seek solutions to that country's protracted civil war. Joined by his...
Tags: Iran, Iran's Nuclear Program, Wars and Interventions, Rome (Italy), U.S. Military
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Jail time for journalist and Somali woman who alleged rape
A woman who accused Somali security forces of raping her must spend a year behind bars for making a “false accusation” and insulting the government, a Mogadishu court ruled Tuesday. Court official Ahmed Aden Farah said medical evidence showed...
Tags: Journalism, Sex Crimes, Civil Rights, Wars and Interventions, Human Rights
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Militants: 35 hostages die in Algerian raid, Americans also reportedly held
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian forces raided a remote Sahara gas plant on Thursday in an attempt to free dozens of foreign hostages held by militants with ties to Mali's rebel Islamists, diplomats said. Islamic militants claimed that 35 hostages...
Tags: Malaysia, Mali, BP Plc, Armed Conflicts, France
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Algerian assault ends crisis, 19 hostages dead
AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the middle of the Sahara desert on Saturday in a "final assault" that ended a four-day-old hostage crisis, according to the state news agency and two foreign...
Tags: Mali, BP Plc, Armed Conflicts, Criminals, Norway
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North Korea Raises Fears with Successful Rocket Launch
CNNHONG KONG -- Eight months ago, the international community stifled a snigger when North Korea's hyped rocket launch ended with a fizzle. At the time, Pyongyang surprised just about everyone by actually admitting its failure, a departure from previous...Tags: Xi Jinping, Japan, Pacific Ocean, NASA, South Korea
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Bombs in Palestine, then and now
Bombs falling on Arab neighborhoods ... Homes demolished ... Civilians killed or wounded ... Soldiers shooting at anything that moves. That may sound like a description of the past week's violence between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza. But in fact, it...Tags: Shootings, Judaism, Israel, Teaching and Learning, Religious Conflicts
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Pakistani girl shot by Taliban arrives in Britain for treatment
World NowTeenage schoolgirl victim of Taliban arrives in Britian for treatment; Malala Yousafzai will be treated in Birmingham trauma unit... -
Ecuador and Britain discuss fate of WikiLeaks' Assange
World NowEcuador and Britain met Thursday in New York over the deadlocked case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has now holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for 100 days. But while the two sides left the meeting pledging to meet again, there were...
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