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Friday, 03 May 2013 04:30
Gunfight on Afghan-Pakistani Border Strains Countries' Relations
Written by Jeanette Torres
Authors: Jeanette TorresiStockphoto/Thinkstock(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- Just a week after Secretary of State John Kerry tried to forge closer ties between Afghanistan and Pakistan, a border shooting threatens to undo his work.Kabul and Islamabad are claiming…
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Friday, 03 May 2013 04:36
Syrian Military Launches Massive Offensive Against Rebel Strongholds
Written by Jeanette Torres
Authors: Jeanette TorresScott Peterson/Getty Images(DAMASCUS, Syria) -- As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces reportedly step up attacks on rebel strongholds in the country, activist groups allege that more than 200 people have been killed in…
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Thursday, 02 May 2013 23:16
Pentagon Report: North Korea Missile Development Still Likely
Written by Carmen Cox
Authors: Carmen CoxEd Jones/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. military believes North Korea still intends to develop the capability to strike the United States with a nuclear weapon. While most analysts believe North Korea is not yet…
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Thursday, 02 May 2013 21:18
In Mexico, President Obama Says Immigration Reform Is Critical to Trade
Written by Carmen Cox
Authors: Carmen CoxOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza(MEXICO CITY) -- President Obama arrived in Mexico City Thursday, where the economy and trade were intended to top the agenda of his three-day trip to Mexico…
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Authors: James GrebeyYURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images(MEXICO CITY) -- President Barack Obama arrives in Mexico on Thursday afternoon for a 24-hour trip in which he is expected to meet with Mexico's president, Enrique Peña Nieto, to talk…
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Thursday, 02 May 2013 13:46
Famine in Somalia Kills 5 Percent of Total Population
Written by James Grebey
Authors: James GrebeyCARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images(MOGADISHU, Somalia) -- The drought and famine in Somalia killed 5 percent of the nation’s total population, and 10 percent of all children under 5-years-old, according to the first in-depth…
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Thursday, 02 May 2013 12:42
Terrorism, Counterterrorism Changed Two Years After Bin Laden’s Death
Written by James Grebey
Authors: James GrebeyiStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- It has now been two years since U.S. Navy SEALs dropped into a dark compound in Abbotabad, Pakistan, and killed Osama bin Laden. It was an event that stopped the nation…
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Thursday, 02 May 2013 06:18
North Korea Sentences US Citizen to 15 Years of Hard Labor
Written by jc
Authors: jcKIM JAE-HWAN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- An American of Korean descent was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor by North Korea Thursday.Kenneth Bae is a tour operator from Washington state and a devout Christian whose…
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Thursday, 02 May 2013 06:15
Probe Underway into Cargo Plane Crash that Killed Americans
Written by jc
Authors: jciStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- Investigators are still unsure what caused a cargo plane to crash shortly after take-off Monday from Bagram Air Force base in Afghanistan, killing all seven Americans on board.National Airlines, which operated the…
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Authors: jciStockPhoto/Thinkstock(BAGHDAD) -- The month of May got off to a deadly start in Iraq with reports of at least 16 people killed in various attacks. The uptick in violence is fueling speculation of sectarian…
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