A car bomb killed nine people near Baghdad’s medical district on Sunday. It was the second major bomb in the Iraqi capital in three days, after a recent lull in violence. The police said that the dead …
Car bomb kills 9 in Baghdad
A parked car bomb exploded in a crowded area near a medical complex in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least nine people and wounding more than 30, officials said. It was the latest in an uptick in …
AP IMPACT: Firefighter Help on Terrorism
Firefighters in major cities are being trained to take on a new role as lookouts for terrorism, raising concerns of eroding their standing as American icons and infringing on people's privacy. Unlike …
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Litvinenko scare useful test for ‘dirty bomb’ attack: experts
The murder of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, poisoned by polonium 210, showed how authorities should handle any terror attack involving radiological weapons, the British Medical Journal …
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Israeli troops raid Gaza, kill 6 militants
Israeli troops killed six Palestinian gunmen on Friday in some of the heaviest fighting for weeks in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical and militant sources said. Full Story …
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Israeli air strike injures four Hamas gunmen
An Israeli air strike injured at least four Hamas gunmen in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, medical workers said. Hamas initially said one its members had been killed, but medical workers said he …
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Three Palestinians killed in factional clashes in Gaza
Three people were killed Saturday during clashes between Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip, including a woman and a 13-year-old boy, that also left 45 people wounded, medical sources said. In a …
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Storm collapses Oktoberfest tents in Okla.
A spring-like system raked Oklahoma with a severe storm on Wednesday, damaging mobile homes, collapsing festival tents and injuring more than 30 people. The storm brought down two tents at an …
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Nicaragua: Ortega’s Words and Actions Troubling Foreign Investors
Highlights • US-Nicaraguan trade relations will continue despite Ortega’s nationalistic economic actions • Nicaraguan political and economic relations with both Venezuela and Iran will expand • …
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Yemen: No “Promised Land” for Refugees
Since the beginning of 2007, approximately 13,897 refugees have arrived in Yemen after making a boat voyage across the Gulf of Aden, resulting in approximately 356 deaths and 272 missing and presumed …
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