Late last year, as New Year's Eve celebrations approached, clandestine teams of government experts took to the streets of four American cities, toting what appeared to be ordinary briefcases and golf …
Six shot dead, several wounded in rally in Haitian capital, despite US, French security
At least six people were killed, including a journalist, and 26 more were wounded when gunmen opened fire on an opposition rally near the presidential palace in Haiti's capital, medical sources and …
U.S. Rebuked on Afghans in Detention
A human rights group on Sunday accused American forces in Afghanistan of detaining at least 1,000 Afghans and other people over the past two years in "a climate of almost total impunity" that it …
New Biodefense Study Guidelines Expected
Scientists will soon have to follow new guidelines if they're doing government-funded research that potentially could be used to create biological weapons. The government said Thursday it is creating …
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76 suffer food poisoning at wedding party in China
Seventy-six people in southwest China's Yunnan province have been treated for food poisoning after attending a wedding party. The wedding party was held at a restaurant in Luxi county Monday, and in …
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Three Palestinians killed in Israeli missile attack near Gaza City
Three Palestinians, including an Islamic Jihad top leader and militant, were killed when an Israeli helicopter blew up a car near Gaza City, medical and security sources said. Security sources said an …
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Saudi Arabia Confirms Wanted Militant Died
Saudi Arabia confirmed Sunday that one of the kingdom's 26 most wanted suspects, Amer al-Shihri, had died after he was wounded in a clash with security forces in Riyadh more than three months ago. An …
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Outsourcing: Danger to Privacy
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein warned the chief executives of banks and credit companies this week that she would crack down on them if they didn't take steps to protect their customers' private …
No help for 14-year-old son of Canadian al-Qaeda suspect paralysed in firefight
The family of a 14-year-old Canadian boy wounded in combat alongside al-Qaida fighters hopes to bring him to Canada from Pakistan by the end of March, a government official said Monday. But the family …
D.C. police, EMS to get broadband
Washington, D.C., is launching the nation's first broadband data network for emergency crews, an important step toward arming rescuers with the latest communication technology. The many benefits of …