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Idaho man pleads not guilty in alleged Uzbekistan terror plot
BOISE, Idaho — An Uzbekistan national living in Boise said little during his first court appearance Friday on federal charges that he gave support, cash and other resources to help a recognized terrorist group in his home country plan a terrorist...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Environmental Issues, Terrorism, Islam, Religion and Belief
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Authorities arrest man in Idaho in terrorism case
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal authorities in Idaho said Thursday they have arrested an Uzbekistan national accused of conspiring with a designated terrorist organization in his home country and helping scheme to use a weapon of mass destruction. The...Tags: Services and Shopping, Police Arrests, Emergency Incidents, Terrorism, Video Supplies and Services
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Uzbek citizen arrested in Idaho, accused of supporting militants
Reuters(Reuters) - U.S. officials charged an Uzbek citizen in Idaho with providing bomb-making knowledge and other support to an Islamist militant group, knowing that it would be used in an attack, authorities said on Thursday. Fazliddin Kurbanov, 30, a...Tags: Services and Shopping, Emergency Incidents, Video Supplies and Services, Prisons, Explosions
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Area athlete goes from orphanage in Uzbekistan to all-American girl
Christa Rusnic only can imagine what her life would be like. She doesn't like where her imagination leads. "I probably would have been living an impoverished life," said Rusnic, a senior goalie on Bishop Moore's water-polo team. "I wouldn't have...
Tags: Family, Adoption, Diving, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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European Union efforts in Central Asia have lagged, experts say
Even as the European Union reached out to the East this week, sending its foreign affairs chief touring through Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan for a string of meetings marked with smiling photos and words of goodwill, experts say its...
Tags: Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Energy Resources, Justice and Rights, Afghanistan
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Mexico signs anti-piracy treaty, setting up battle with activists
World NowMEXICO CITY -- Mexico this week quietly signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, a controversial multinational treaty that sponsors say protects intellectual property but opponents call an assault on privacy and freedom of expression.... -
Meet 'YouFace,' the Facebook lookalike from Uzbekistan
World NowYouFace, a newly launched website for Uzbeks to mingle online, looks a bit like Facebook “at first sight,” its owner told Uzbek media, but will be changed once it picks up steam.... -
U.S. Ranks Among Least Corrupt Nations
CNNBERLIN -- New Zealand is perceived as the least corrupt nation on earth, and Somalia and North Korea are seen as the most corrupt, a German watchdog organization said in a report released this week. The United States ranked 24th least corrupt on a...Tags: CNN (tv network), Berlin (Germany), Chile, North Korea, European Union
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3 with ties to Red Wings die in Russian jet crash
TUNOSHNA, Russia (AP) — A private Russian jet carrying a top ice hockey team slammed into a riverbank moments after takeoff Wednesday, killing at least 43 people in one of the worst plane crashes ever involving a sports team.
Both Russia and the...Tags: Detroit Red Wings, Church and State Relations, Russia, Belarus, St. Louis Blues
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Market Watch: Exotic melons a sweet success in high desert
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThirteen years ago, when Ruben Mkrtchyan told his wife and four children that they were going to move from Glendale to a high desert valley in the middle of nowhere to grow the world's tastiest melons, they thought he had lost his mind. "My mom and I...Tags: Real Estate, Armenia, Realty, Health, Farms
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Who made the cut for Obama's third Ramadan Iftar dinner
Top of the TicketFull Text: Obama continues the tradition of hosting a dinner after sunset, talks of the 9/11 tragedy.... -
Public consequences of pop stars' private gigs
When pop stars Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Nelly Furtado and 50 Cent recently said they'd renounced millions of dollars they'd received for performing for members of Libyan strongman Moammar Kadafi's family, they drew attention to a growing and controversial...Tags: Human Interest, Ethics, Kevin Costner, Colleges and Universities, New York University
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