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KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN — U.S. forces have begun the initial phases of a political-military offensive in this Taliban bastion and hope to control the city and surrounding areas by late summer, according to senior U.S. military officials. Read more
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – A bomb exploded in the center of the town of Kizlyar in Russia’s turbulent North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Wednesday, causing casualties, Itar-Tass news agency quoted police as saying. Read more
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WASHINGTON/GATINEAU, Quebec (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he wanted tougher U.N. sanctions in weeks against Iran over its nuclear program, and the world’s leading industrial nations expressed optimism that China will agree on possible next steps. Read more
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“The parliament of Serbia strongly condemns the crime committed against the Bosnian Muslim population of Srebrenica in July 1995,” the text says. Read more
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AP – People walk through the rain past the New York Stock Exchange in New York early on Tuesday, March 30, … Slideshow:Stock Markets Play Video Wall Street Video:Apple Making iPhone Deal With Verizon? CBS 2 / KCAL 9 Los Angeles Related Quotes Symbol Price Change ^DJI 10,907.42 +11.56 ^GSPC 1,173.27 -0.05 ^IXIC 2,410.69 +6.33 30 mins ago TOKYO – [...]
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FLORENCIA, Colombia – A Colombian soldier held hostage for more than 12 years was freed by rebels Tuesday and reunited with his family, ending an ordeal that prompted his father to hike halfway across the country wearing a symbolic chain around his neck to press for his son’s release. Read more
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Russia‘s cities feared a fresh terrorist bombing campaign yesterday after two female suicide bombers killed 38 people in a rush-hour attack on Moscow‘s metro. Read more
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Chloe Goodman was 17 when she posed with the replica Mac 10 in what looks like a school locker room as a friend stands back-to-back with her brandishing a similar firearm. Read more
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A North Carolina father sent his daughter to school for two weeks with a dire warning: Tell anyone about your two dead siblings at home, and I’ll kill you and your brother, too. She didn’t tell anyone. In fact, police said no one found out the children and their mother were dead until officers [...]
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The news stories that shaped the first decade of the new millennium, from terrorism to natural and humanitarian disasters. (Note: These are not ranked in order of importance.) Read more
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Whether sparked by Mother Nature or by the carelessness or maliciousness of man, these fires have ripped across the Earth with alarming ferocity and deadly consequences. Read more
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The very stated justification for requiring certain municipal employees– including teachers — to live in the towns where they work has long been the thin argument that living in a community puts you better in tune with its needs and sentiments. Read more
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Rob Cole, Sky News Online The bloodied faces of the two female suicide bombers who attacked Moscow’s underground system have been revealed in a picture taken after the explosions. [...]
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Rex Features Cheryl Cole cannot decide whether to include pictures of her estranged husband Ashley in her new book, a report has claimed. Yesterday, the X Factor judge announced that she is to release My World, a hardback collection of personal photographs charting the story of her life. According to the Daily Star, Cheryl is [...]
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Relatives of Bosnian Muslims killed in Europe’s worst massacre since World War II lost another round Tuesday in their attempt to sue the United Nations for responsibility. Read more
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In a move suggesting California’s greenhouse gases bill will become a central issue in the 2010 elections, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris — a Democratic candidate for State Attorney… Read more
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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]
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“How long does it take the average visitor to mention Tony Blair?” I asked the teacher at Fettes College who accompanied me a couple of weeks ago on my portrait shoot with student Iona Haig. “About as long as it took you…” she said, before listing a number of prominent – [...]
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The Obama administration plans to send the new arms-control treaty package with Russia to Congress by the end of April, hoping for ratification by year’s end, officials said Monday as they laid out details of the proposed agreement. Read more
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PAKISTAN Corruption cases ordered reopened Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered the government on Monday to reopen a slew of corruption cases within 24 hours, including at least two against the president, escalating tension with the government. The two branches have been at odds since President Asif Ali Zardari was elected in 2008, and some analysts think [...]