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Suicide bomb blast kills Afghan provincial leader, 12 others
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomb blast killed a top leader of a northern Afghan province and at least 12 other people Monday, the latest in a step-up of attacks by Taliban insurgents ahead of Washington’s planned troop withdrawal at the end of...
Tags: Landforms, Suicide, U.S. Military, Afghanistan, Wars and Interventions
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Car bombings, shooting in Iraq kill at least 17
BAGHDAD — Car bombs struck Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital and a northern city Thursday, killing 16 people, while gunmen in Baghdad shot dead the brother of a Sunni lawmaker, officials said. The attacks followed a wave of bombings...
Tags: Suicide, Motorvehicle Accidents, Armed Conflicts, Religious Conflicts, Bombings
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Anti-Taliban Afghan police chief gunned down in motorcycle attack
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.KABUL, Afghanistan -- A police chief who had stood up repeatedly to the Taliban was shot and killed in a drive-by attack by four insurgents on motorcycles, officials said Saturday. The police chief, Abdul Ghani, was leaving his driveway in his car...Tags: National Government, Motorvehicle Accidents, Armed Conflicts, Hamid Karzai, Rebellions
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Judge clears way for fresh investigation of Spanish princess
MADRID -- In another blow to Spain's scandal-plagued royal family, a judge Thursday cleared the way for a new investigation into King Juan Carlos' youngest daughter, rejecting her appeal to have her tax returns shielded from further scrutiny. The...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Olympic Games, King of Spain Juan Carlos I, Trials, Spain
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Taiwan says Filipino apology in fisherman's death not enough
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippines' coast guard has spiraled into a series of sanctions and sparked a rare anger-fest threatening the normally solid Pacific Rim alliance. Â The dispute has not eased despite...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Taipei (Taiwan), Philippines, Benigno Aquino III, China
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12 killed as suicide car bomber hits NATO convoy in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A powerful suicide car bomb rocked Kabul on Thursday, killing six foreigners and at least six Afghan civilians, according to local officials. The attack took place around 8 a.m., a time when many people in the Afghan capital were...
Tags: Suicide, U.S. Military, Afghanistan, Wars and Interventions, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Six Americans among at least 15 killed in Afghanistan bombing
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.S.-military contractor DynCorp International says four American employees were killed in a suicide car bombing Thursday in the Afghan capital, Kabul, bringing the number of Americans slain to six. Nine Afghan civilians were...
Tags: Pakistan, Suicide, Taliban, Afghanistan, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Afghan militants threaten more attacks after deadly bombing
KABUL, Afghanistan — A militant group said its attack Thursday on a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital marked a stepped-up campaign against the foreign presence in Afghanistan, and promised more such assaults. The suicide bombing killed six...
Tags: Suicide, U.S. Military, Afghanistan, Motorvehicle Accidents, Wars and Interventions
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Afghanistan suicide attack kills 15, including at least two Americans
KABUL, Afghanistan – The death toll from a powerful suicide car bomb that shook the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday morning has increased to 15, including two American troops and four foreign civilian contractors, according to U.S. and Afghan...
Tags: Suicide, Afghanistan, Motorvehicle Accidents, Armed Conflicts, Bombings
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Russia defends weapons shipments to Syria
MOSCOW -- Russian officials on Friday defended the country’s weapons sales to Syria, saying the country is primarily providing defense systems that are in line with international treaties. Responding to news reports that Russia has sent advanced...
Tags: Ban Ki-moon, United Nations, Russia, Missile Systems, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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U.S.-Russia 'reset' thwarted by Syrian war, spy scandal
Just when it seemed that Russia was poised to collaborate with Western powers on a new peace mission for Syria, a spy scandal has erupted to revive Cold War-era mistrust and division. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State...
Tags: National Government, U.S. Embassy, Benjamin Netanyahu, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Three coalition troops killed in Afghanistan
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.KABUL, Afghanistan -- Three international service members were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, according to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force. The soldiers were Americans, said Jawed Faisal, a spokesman...Tags: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Taliban, Turkey, Armed Conflicts
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