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Turkey shuts Syria border crossing after deadly bombings
Reuters* Yayladagi gate is last crossing controlled by Damascus * Bomb-detecting equipment to be stationed at gate * 12 people facing charges over bombings that killed 51 By Jonathon Burch ANKARA, May 22 (Reuters) - Turkey has shut its side of the last...Tags: Turkey, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Emergency Incidents
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House passes pipeline safety measure
Pennsylvania Ave.A natural gas pipeline explosion in Allentown last February that killed five people, and a series of other pipeline-related accidents throughout the country, spurred Congress to work on improving federal safety rules. Last week congressional leaders... -
Man charged over 1982 IRA troop bombings in heart of London
ReutersBy Michael Holden LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - British police charged an Irish man on Wednesday over a 1982 bombing that killed four soldiers on horseback in the heart of London, one of the most high-profile attacks by IRA guerrillas trying to end...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Terrorism, Personal Finance, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Imperial and Royal Matters
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Is your dryer a fire hazard?
Consumer File - Orlando SentinelI have no earthly. But Rick Raines does. Read on: My name is Rick Raines. I am owner/operator of a small business called “The Dryer Vent Sweeper” located in Saint Cloud. The person stated the clothes were hot even when the dryer was working... -
Diplomats: Iran expands nuke technology for program that could be used to make weapons
Associated PressVIENNA (AP) — Iran is moving ahead to update a program the West fears could be used to make nuclear weapons, diplomats said Wednesday, despite high-level diplomacy aimed at stopping it from doing so. Three diplomats said Tehran now has installed...Tags: Nuclear Policy, Iran, International Atomic Energy Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tehran (Iran)
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Dollar steadies before Bernanke, Wall St. seen higher
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The dollar hovered near a three-year high and German debt yields eased on Wednesday as expectations hardened that the head of the U.S. central bank later in the day would not signal any change to its ultra-loose policy. U.S. stock...Tags: Buyback, Easter, Economic Stimulus Plan, Ryanair Holdings Plc, Pharmaceuticals
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Bombs, bowls and bass: Fishing and studying at Wilderness State Park
A hazy heat lay over the flats. Water blurred into sky at the horizon, and dunes to the south faded into the lake. In shallow water, fish played spawning tag in the shallows. If you wanted to, you could drop a fly or a spinner in front of their faces and...
Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Gardens and Parks, Travel, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Tourism and Leisure
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Afghanistan: 14 police killed in day of attacks as spring offensive tests Afghan forces
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A coordinated Taliban assault on checkpoints in southern Afghanistan killed four police before a counterattack drove the insurgents back, Afghan officials said Tuesday. Also, at least 10 other police died in two attacks...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Government, Wars and Interventions, Emergency Incidents
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Bombings in Iraq kill at least 12
ReutersKIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Several bomb blasts killed at least 12 people in Iraq on Tuesday, police said, a day after more than 70 died in attacks on majority Shi'ites, stoking fears of all-out sectarian war with minority Sunnis. More than 200 people...Tags: Nouri Maliki, Baghdad (Iraq), Lebanon, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Petrol bombs thrown in central Milan watch robbery
ReutersMILAN, May 21 (Reuters) - Six people armed with clubs robbed a luxury watch shop in central Milan on Tuesday, throwing petrol bombs in the street as they made off with their loot, Italian police said. Two employees at the shop selling Franck Muller Swiss...Tags: Theft, Milan (Italy), Italy, Emergency Incidents
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Chinese escape Karachi bomb ahead of Premier Li's arrival in Pakistan
ReutersISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb exploded near the seafront in Karachi on Tuesday likely targeting a van full of Chinese port workers, police said, a day before Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in the capital, Islamabad. No one was hurt. Karachi,...Tags: Pakistan, Taliban, Emergency Incidents, Islamabad (Pakistan), Bombings
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Man with 'Cop Killa' tattoo charged with threatening police
An ex-convict with "Cop Killa" tattooed below his left eye has been charged with making 911 calls threatening to shoot and kill police officers in the Ogden District on the West Side, authorities said. Antonio A. Hammond, 27, is also accused of calling...
Tags: Criminals, Emergency Incidents, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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