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Chemical-safety watchdog criticizes probe of Texas blast
Reuters(Reuters) - Officials with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board say they may never know what caused last month's deadly fertilizer-plant explosion in Texas because of interference by federal and Texas agencies, according to a letter sent Tuesday by the head...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Explosions, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Health and Safety at Work
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Anarchist jailed for not testifying over 2008 New York blast
ReutersBy Nate Raymond NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - A self-described anarchist from Brooklyn who refused to testify before a federal grand jury thought to be investigating a 2008 bomb explosion in New York's Times Square was sent to jail on Tuesday after...Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), Disasters and Accidents, Judges, U.S. Military, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Explosions, Theft, Milan (Italy), Italy
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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: Islamabad (Pakistan), Taliban, Bombings, Karachi (Pakistan), Pakistan
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Global shares end higher as eyes turn to Fed
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock markets around the world edged higher on Tuesday amid signs of improving growth, even though questions about monetary policy limited gains. The Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 ended at all-time highs, while the...Tags: Computer Hardware, Coca-Cola Co., United States Consumer Price Index, CNBC (tv network), New Zealand
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Attacks in Iraq kill over 40, sectarian tensions high
ReutersBAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - A series of bomb and gun attacks across Iraq killed more than 40 people on Tuesday, a day after over 70 died in violence targeting majority Shi'ites that has stoked fears of all-out sectarian war with minority Sunnis. Nearly 300...Tags: Bashar Assad, Iraq, Baghdad (Iraq), Religious Conflicts, Politics
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'Bishop' bomber sentenced to 37 years in prison
Tribune reporterAn Iowa machinist known as "The Bishop" for mailing a slew of threatening letters and explosive devices to investment firm executives across the country was sentenced today to 37 years in federal prison. John Tomkins had no reaction when U.S. District...Tags: Judges, Trials, Justice System, Explosions, Bipolar Disorder
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Afghan women's rights in peril, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for "moral crimes" has risen by 50% in the last year and a half, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government's need to step up efforts to protect women'...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Renewable Energy, Kabul (Afghanistan), NATO, Afghanistan
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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: Iraq, Bashar Assad, Baghdad (Iraq), Religious Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Iran acts to expand sensitive nuclear capacity - diplomats
Reuters* Iran adding uranium enrichment machines, diplomats say * Uranium conversion may slow growth in sensitive stockpile * UN nuclear agency due to issue Iran report Wednesday By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA, May 21 (Reuters) - A U.N. nuclear agency report due...Tags: Nuclear Policy, Iran, Tehran (Iran), Politics, Nuclear Power
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Iran acts to expand sensitive nuclear capacity: diplomats
ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - A U.N. nuclear agency report due this week is expected to show Iran further increasing its capacity to produce material that its adversaries fear could eventually be put to developing atomic bombs, Western diplomats said on Tuesday....Tags: Iran, Nuclear Policy, Tehran (Iran), Politics, Nuclear Power
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Bank official's boyfriend held in $565,500 robbery
It seem like the perfect crime: Masked men snatch an assistant bank manager in her garage, strap a bomb to her and force the woman to rob her own East Los Angeles bank of $565,500. But now authorities allege that one of three men charged with last fall'...
Tags: Crimes, Bank Robbery, FBI, Bank of America Corp., Police Arrests
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