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On Benghazi, Obama vs. Republicans again
Maybe because President Obama said so many other things in his speech Thursday -- about drones, Guantanamo and a “new phase” in the war against terrorism -- a reference to Benghazi didn’t attract much attention. But, at the risk of over-...Tags: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Terrorism, Barack Obama, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Obama's drone limits may bolster ties with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Obama's commitment to scaling back the use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists could pave the way for improved relations between the United States and Pakistan, analysts and political leaders said...
Tags: Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Terrorism, Government, Al-Qaeda
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UK fighters escort Pakistan plane to airport, two arrests
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - British fighter jets escorted a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted Airport near London on Friday, where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft. Passengers were leaving...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Air Transportation Industry, Police Arrests, United Kingdom, Boeing Co.
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Threats made aboard diverted Pakistan plane: passenger
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - A passenger aboard a Pakistan International Airlines plane flying from Lahore to Manchester that was diverted under military jet escort to Stansted, northeast of London on Friday said someone had made threats against its crew. "We...Tags: BBC
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Britain-bound Pakistan plane diverted, 2 men arrested
LONDON — Britain scrambled fighter jets Friday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two British passengers who...
Tags: Police Arrests, United Kingdom, Boeing Co.
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Obama wants to end 'war on terror' but Congress balks
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants to roll back some of the most controversial aspects of the U.S. "war on terror," but efforts to alter the global fight against Islamist militants will face the usual hurdle at home: staunch opposition...Tags: Afghanistan, John McCain, Washington, DC, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Central Intelligence Agency
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Taliban attack international aid group in Afghanistan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban gunmen launched a coordinated attack on an international aid group’s guesthouse in an upscale Kabul neighborhood Friday, setting off a furious firefight that lasted several hours and renewing fears of the insurgents&...
Tags: Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Bombings, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Berkshire International Film Festival May 30-June 2
The Hartford CourantThe Berkshire International Film Festival will be held from Thursday, May 30, to Sunday, June 2, at various locations in Great Barrington and Pittsfield, Mass., offering a slate of narrative features and documentaries that have not yet been shown in...Tags: Movies, Occupy Wall Street, Missing Persons, Arts and Culture, Frances Ha (movie)
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Obama's drone speech could improve ties with Pakistan even though the strikes will continue
Associated PressISLAMABAD (AP) — President Barack Obama's decision to impose more restrictive rules governing U.S. drone strikes and his prediction that they will be used less could pave the way for better relations with the new government of key ally Pakistan,...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Embassy, Government, Al-Qaeda
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PLANE IN BRITISH AIRSPACE INCIDENT FROM LAHORE,
ReutersPLANE IN BRITISH AIRSPACE INCIDENT FROM LAHORE, PAKISTAN INTL AIRLINES WITH 297 PASSENGERS ON BOARD -
Reino Unido envía naves de combate para escoltar avión de pasajeros pakistaní
ReutersLONDRES, 24 mayo (Reuters) - Reino Unido envió naves de combate el viernes para escoltar a un avión de Pakistan International Airlines con 297 pasajeros a bordo proveniente de la ciudad de Lahore, después de que fue desviado desde Manchester, dijo un... -
ACTUALIZA 1-Reino Unido envía naves de combate para escoltar avión de pasajeros pakistaní
Reuters(Actualiza con antecedentes) LONDRES, 24 mayo (Reuters) - Reino Unido envió naves de combate el viernes para escoltar a un avión de Pakistan International Airlines con 297 pasajeros a bordo proveniente de la ciudad de Lahore, después de que fue...
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