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Roadside bomb in Afghanistan kills 9 civilians
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A roadside bomb detonated under a bus in Afghanistan on Monday, killing nine civilians, officials said. It was the latest in a string of attacks over the past week that have left noncombatants dead. The bus was driving from the...
Tags: Explosions, John Kerry, U.S. Embassy, Kidnapping, Politics
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Pressure cooker bombs common in South Asia
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — On Sunday, a local politician named Mukarram Shah was in his car in the remote Pakistani village of Banjot when a bomb was detonated by remote control. He was instantly killed. The bomb was made out of a pressure cooker, a...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army
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Again, Rep. Schiff urges Obama to officially recognize Armenian genocide
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) on Wednesday once again called on President Obama to officially recognize the Armenian genocide of 1915 – a request that for years has gone unfulfilled amid political pressure from a key NATO ally, Turkey. The...
Tags: Barack Obama, Genocide, World War I (1914-1918), Turkey (animal), Adam Schiff
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Report: US footing greater bill for overseas bases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is footing more of the bill for overseas bases in Germany, Japan and South Korea even as the military reduces the number of American troops in Europe and strategically repositions forces in Asia, a congressional...
Tags: Japan, Washington, DC, South Korea, U.S. Military, U.S. Army
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Afghanistan faults U.S., Taliban for deadly airstrike
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban and U.S. military were both at fault in a NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan this month that killed 17 civilians, including 12 children, according to an Afghan government investigation. The inquiry raised the...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Politics, Armed Conflicts, International Organizations, Taliban
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In Seoul, Kerry stresses 'possibilities of peace' for Koreas
BEIJING -- Secretary of State John F. Kerry hinted at the possibility of dialogue with North Korea on the first leg of a sprint through East Asia that has been shadowed by threats from Pyongyang. At a Friday news conference in Seoul with South Korean...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, South Korea, John Kerry, George W. Bush, Kim Jong Un
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13 Afghan soldiers slain in Taliban attack on outpost
HERAT, Afghanistan -- Taliban insurgents attacked an Afghan outpost near the border with Pakistan on Friday, killing 13 soldiers, according to local officials. The fighting began around dawn and lasted four to five hours, said Wasifullah Wasifi,...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Pakistan, Armed Conflicts, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Defense
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Letter: Easter in Afghanistan reminds writer of home
This Easter was one I will never forget, not entirely unlike those we like enjoy in the Hub City or elsewhere in the Dakota Midland or elsewhere throughout the Northern Plains. This Easter I was also taken back to the Easter I experienced 22 years ago,...Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Religion and Belief, U.S. Army, Saudi Arabia, Philosophy
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Syrian opposition takes seat at Arab League, seeks Patriot missiles
BEIRUT -- A major Syrian opposition coalition took a seat as the legitimate government of Syria at an Arab League summit Tuesday, and the group’s outgoing leader promptly pushed for the United States to use Patriot missile-defense batteries...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, John Kerry, Islam, Politics, Saudi Arabia
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Why should U.S. support Karzai?
Every day you read something about Afghan President Hamid Karzai complaining that the U.S. military or the U.S. government did this or that which affected his country in an adverse way ("Hagel's shaky Afghan debut," March 12). When are we going to pull...Tags: Hamid Karzai, U.S. Military
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Carnett: Others' histories stand as great inspirations
I was led quite by accident last week to peruse a pair of highly absorbing memoirs. That's the nice thing about being retired. You have time to indulge your reading passions, from selections on the latest bestseller lists to enduring works you've long...Tags: Major League Baseball, Diseases and Illnesses, Arts and Culture, Ulysses S. Grant, Colorado Rockies
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Turkey at the crossroads
Turkey is rising. In the last decade, the country's economy has nearly trebled in size. Just 10 years ago, the average Turk had one-fifth the income of the average European. Today, Turks are only 30% less wealthy than European Union citizens. Given...
Tags: Islam, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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