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Four die in NATO plane crash in Afghanistan
ReutersKABUL, April 27 (Reuters) - Four members of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed on Saturday when their plane crashed in southern Afghanistan, the coalition said in a statement. ISAF said there was no insurgent activity in...Tags: Afghanistan, Kabul (Afghanistan), NATO, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts
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Bridgeport Police Accuse High School Student Of Making Bomb Threats
Police have arrested a student at Bassick High School and charged him with writing bomb threats on walls inside the school on three occasions, including one on Friday, police announced on Saturday. Police Chief Joseph Gaudett Jr. said in a statement...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Explosions, Emergency Incidents
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Five American soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Five American soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Saturday when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb, officials said. The powerful explosion took place about 2 p.m. when an American armored vehicle hit the device in the...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, The New York Times, Pakistan, Wars and Interventions, National Government
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Pakistan secular candidates campaign at their own risk
SHABQADAR, Pakistan — When Masoom Shah hits the campaign trail these days, he brings a 9-millimeter Glock pistol and a team of up to 50 bodyguards. Instead of appearing before large crowds, he meets small clusters of voters at guesthouses where...
Tags: Pakistan, Elections, Wars and Interventions, Religion and Belief, Assassinations
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Terrorism suspect not to be released after all
Ahmad Tounisi leaned forward on the courtroom bench, intently following the judge's detailed observations as he ruled on whether Tounisi's son should be released from jail while awaiting trial on terrorism-related charges. U.S. District Judge Edmond...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Jihad, O'Hare International Airport, Trials, Al-Qaeda
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The God Squad: Forgive mass murderers? Two responses
My request that readers share their opinions about whether or not we should forgive the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect generated a flood of articulate and deeply moving responses. Here are just two examples, followed by my response: Why we...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Timothy McVeigh, Sports
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Rachel Marsden: Five major hindrances to counterterrorism efforts
American VoicesPARIS -- In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, it's only natural to ask why some terrorists are only caught after they've inflicted carnage on innocent civilians. What went wrong? Here are a few significant reasons why authorities still manage to...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Religious Conflicts, U.S. Congress, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Muting our outrage over the Boston bombings could backfire
God SquadMy request that readers share their opinions about whether or not we should forgive the surviving Boston Marathon bomber generated a flood of articulate and deeply moving responses. Here are just two examples, followed by my response: Why we should...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Timothy McVeigh, Sports
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Afghanistan peace negotiator killed in bombing
KABUL, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb killed a provincial peace negotiator and two police officers in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, dealing another setback to President Hamid Karzai’s attempts to get talks started with Taliban militants...
Tags: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kabul (Afghanistan), Taliban, Burhanuddin Rabbani
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U.S. considers sending arms to Syria rebels
WASHINGTON — The White House is considering providing weapons to the Syrian rebels, officials said Tuesday, but no decision is imminent and President Obama seemed to soften his public threats to the Syrian government over its alleged use of chemical...
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), U.S. Congress, United Nations, Washington, DC, Wars and Interventions
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Investigators cast wider net in Boston bombings
WASHINGTON — The FBI has found female DNA on at least one of the two homemade bombs detonated during the Boston Marathon on April 15, complicating the task of identifying how and where the deadly devices were constructed. The presence of genetic...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief, Chemical Industry, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Rebellions
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Car bombs in 4 Iraqi cities kill at least 22
BAGHDAD — Shiite-dominated areas in southern and central Iraq were rocked Monday by car bomb explosions that killed at least 22 people and fueled fears that the country is sliding into a civil war. The violence occurred as Iraqi security forces...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Baghdad (Iraq), Wars and Interventions, Iraq, Explosions
Apr 27, 2013
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Apr 30, 2013
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Apr 30, 2013
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