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Eight killed, 10 policemen kidnapped in Iraq's Sunni heartland
ReutersRAMADI, Iraq, May 18 (Reuters) - Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq on Saturday, security sources said, apparently viewing them as collaborators with the Shi'ite-led government of a nation plagued by sectarian...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Al-Qaeda, Baghdad (Iraq), Armed Conflicts, Religion and Belief
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U.S. chides Russia over missiles as peace plans suffer
ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States chided Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government as plans for a peace conference promoted by Washington and Moscow were hit by diplomatic rifts over its scope and purpose. Sectarian bloodshed in neighboring...Tags: Ban Ki-moon, Wars and Interventions, Government, Martin Dempsey, Moscow (Russia)
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WRAPUP 1-U.S. chides Russia over missiles as peace plans suffer
Reuters* U.S. criticises Russian missile delivery to Assad * U.S.-Russia push for peace conference hits obstacles * Sectarian bombings in Iraq show risks of war spreading By Erika Solomon BEIRUT, May 18 (Reuters) - The United States chided Russia for sending...Tags: Ban Ki-moon, Wars and Interventions, Government, Moscow (Russia), Peace Negotiations
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Two blasts in Iraq leave at least 70 dead
BAGHDAD — Bombings in Iraq near a Sunni Muslim mosque, a busy shopping street and a funeral procession left at least 70 people dead Friday as the security situation continued to show signs of unraveling. The explosions brought the week’s...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Government, Baghdad (Iraq), Emergency Incidents, Politics
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READER SUBMITTED: Efforts Underway To Honor Fallen Military From Connecticut
StatewideWhat is Memorial Day? Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May and falls on May 27 this year. Many people confuse Memorial Day with Veterans' Day. Veterans' Day is celebrated in November to honor all those who have served our country throughout...Tags: Memorial Day, World War I (1914-1918), Afghanistan, American Civil War (1861-1865), Holidays
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At least 8 killed by blast outside Sunni mosque Iraq's Baquba
ReutersARBIL, Iraq, May 17 (Reuters) - At least eight people were killed in an explosion outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in Baquba, about 50 km (30 miles) northeast of Baghdad, after Friday prayers, police and medics said. The death toll was likely to rise,... -
Death toll rises to 18 after blast outside mosque in Iraq's Baquba
ReutersBAGHDAD, May 17 (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed in an explosion outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in Baquba, about 50 km (30 miles) northeast of Baghdad, police and medics said on Friday. Attacks on Sunni and Shi'ite mosques, security forces and...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Baghdad (Iraq), Religion and Belief, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Islam
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Soldier gets life without parole in Iraq killings
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — An Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq. A military judge, Army Col. David Conn, had found...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Murder, Judges, Punishment
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INSIGHT-Syria's Nusra Front eclipsed by Iraq-based al Qaeda
Reuters* Al Qaeda group overshadows Syrian rebel fighters * Jihadis' aims go beyond toppling Assad * Rebel break-up complicates calculation for West By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT, May 17 (Reuters) - The most feared and effective rebel group battling President...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Wars and Interventions, Jihad, Bashar Assad, Free Syrian Army
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'Black Rock' Review: Woman-Hunt Tale Whose Only Suspense Is Waiting for It to Get Better
ReutersMay 17 (TheWrap.com) - I kept forgiving "Black Rock" for being a so-so action movie because I was waiting for it to turn into something else: a rumination on gender roles, perhaps, or even an examination of the government's ambivalent response to the...Tags: Film Festivals, Rentals, Movies, Jay Paulson, Sundance Film Festival
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ANALYSIS-Upgrade crowns Turkey's peaceful rise but pitfalls loom
ReutersBy Paul Taylor PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - Turkey's achievement of investment-grade status crowns a decade of rapid growth, financial stability and political reform by a "tiger" economy on the seam of Europe and Asia, but the rising power still faces...Tags: Moody's Corporation, Wars and Interventions, Government, European Debt Crisis, Politics
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U.S. lifts sanctions on Iraq bank that had links to Iran
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it had allowed an Iraqi bank to again conduct business with the U.S. financial system after the bank showed it was no longer helping Iran evade financial sanctions. Iraq's Elaf Islamic...Tags: Iran, Religion and Belief, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Islam
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