"A video has emerged of U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford being assaulted by a pro-regime demonstrator on the streets of Damascus last week. The assault took place before Ford's unapproved trip to …
State Department issues typhoon warning for Taiwan
"This emergency message is being issued to alert U.S. citizens residing or traveling in Taiwan that the Joint Typhoon Warning Center and the Taiwan Central Weather Bureau issued warnings for Typhoon …
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South Tel Aviv: 8 hurt in terror attack
"Eight people were injured in south Tel Aviv early Monday morning, when a terrorist from the West Bank carjacked a taxi and rammed it into a police road block protecting a Tel Aviv nightclub, before …
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Twenty-three bodies found makeshift grave in Mexico
"POLICE have found 23 decomposing bodies in a makeshift grave in Zinacantepec, Mexico. " (Source: Twenty-three bodies found makeshift grave in Mexico | Herald Sun.) …
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Algeria attack claimed by al-Qaida offshoot
"Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility Sunday for the attack on a military academy in Algeria that killed at least 18 people including 16 officers in training." (Source: The …
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Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel makes big move into meth
"Mexico's most powerful drug cartel appears to be expanding methamphetamine production on a massive scale, filling a gap left by the breakdown of a rival gang that was once the top trafficker of the …
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Mexican Mayor Says Many Colleagues Under Threat From Gangsters
"The mayor of the southeastern Mexican city of Merida told Efe that organized crime elements pose a threat to many of her colleagues, 27 of whom have been killed nationwide over the past five …
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Nigeria president avoids naming suspects at bomb site
"Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan visited on Saturday the site of a bomb attack at the U.N. building in Abuja, refusing to be drawn on who was to blame but recognizing the threat posed by a …
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NRC inspectors head to nuclear power plants in path of Irene
"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has dispatched additional inspectors to nuclear power plants along the East Coast to ensure the safety of those facilities in advance of Hurricane Irene, the agency …
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Expert: Drug gangs control half of Mexico
"Violent crime has become a problem of national security in Mexico, where half of the territory is outside of state control and "we're in the hands of the narcos," an intelligence expert and author of …
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