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Nigeria president declares state of emergency in 3 states because of Islamic extremist attacks
Associated PressLAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Admitting Islamic extremists now control some of his nation's villages and towns, Nigeria's president declared a state of emergency Tuesday across the country's troubled northeast, promising to send more troops to fight what he...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Rights, Islam
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Britain, France counter Syria call for UN to sanction militants
ReutersUNITED NATIONS, May 14 (Reuters) - Britain and France have delayed a Syrian request for Islamist al-Nusra Front to be designated by the United Nations as a terrorist group because they want the militants to instead be listed as an alias of al Qaeda,...Tags: Ayman al-Zawahri, United Nations, International Organizations, Politics, France
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Government secretly obtains phone records from journalists
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors secretly obtained telephone records from more than 20 lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists in an attempt to learn who leaked information on how the CIA thwarted an apparent terrorist plot...
Tags: White House, The Associated Press, Politics, U.S. Department of Justice, Darrell E Issa
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Qatar, allies tighten coordination of arms flows to Syria
ReutersDOHA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Qatar, which has taken a lead in arming the Syrian opposition, is coordinating with the CIA and has tightened control of the arms flow to keep weapons out of the hands of al Qaeda-linked Islamist fighters, according to rebels and...Tags: Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, Military Equipment, Saudi Arabia
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Qatar y sus aliados refuerzan coordinación en envío de armas a Siria
Reuters* Responsable catarí de seguridad dice Qatar coopera con CIA * Rebeldes sirios dicen importaciones se coordinan con Coalición Nacional * Gran Bretaña, Francia abordan levantar la prohibición de la UE Por Amena Bakr y Mariam Karouny DOHA/BEIRUT, 14...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Police Investigations, Qatar
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Turkey bombings prompt outcry over support for Syria rebels
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Deadly weekend car bombings in a southern Turkish city have galvanized domestic opposition to the government's steadfast support for Syrian rebels amid fears that Turkey is being dragged into the bloody conflict across its border....Tags: White House, Skype, Government, Politics, Turkey
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Column: Benghazi and IRS: Sons of Watergate?
In his defense of President Barack Obama, press secretary Jay Carney is beginning to sound a lot like Ronald Zeigler, Richard Nixon's spokesman. Carney only has to use the word "inoperative," as Ziegler did when incriminating evidence surfaced that proved...Tags: ABC (tv network), John Boehner, White House, Politics, Tea Party Movement
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Ex-president leading in mayoral race in Manila, Aquino-backed candidates in Senate polls
Associated PressMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada was leading in the vote-count for mayor of Manila on Tuesday in what could be his first elected post since he was ousted in a 2001 revolt on corruption charges. In other...Tags: U.S. Congress, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Government, Politics
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Bad faith and Benghazi
"Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night and decided they'd go kill some Americans? What difference -- at this point, what difference does it make?" That was how then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton famously...Tags: White House, Benghazi, Libya, Christopher Stevens, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Yemeni tribesmen kidnap Swiss aid worker: security source
ReutersADEN (Reuters) - Armed Yemeni tribesmen on Monday kidnapped a Swiss citizen working for the Red Cross in the southern province of Abyan, a Yemeni security source said. The aid worker was taken from a vehicle in the city of Jaar where he was travelling...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Employees, Yemen, Kidnapping, American Red Cross
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Obama pushes for Syria talks but warns of huge challenges
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed on Monday to work to bring the Syrian government and rebels to the negotiating table in coming weeks but warned that a "combustible mix" of regional meddling and Islamist militancy would make it hard...Tags: National Government, John Kerry, White House, Moscow (Russia), Government
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Editorial: Make uncovering Benghazi truth a bipartisan mission
"A new tower rises above the New York skyline, al-Qaida is on the path to defeat, and Osama bin Laden is dead." —President Barack Obama to the Democratic National Convention, Sept. 6, 2012. Five nights after that speech, scores of attackers...
Tags: U.S. Congress, United Nations, White House, Politics, Benghazi
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