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Air Strike Kills 4 al-Shabab Militants in Southern Somalia

Posted February 24th, 2012 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
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Somali officials say an air strike has killed four al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militants in southern Somalia. The officials said an al-Shabab commander was among those killed early Friday when a missile from an unspecified plane struck a vehicle in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region. They said those killed were thought to be foreign fighters. The strike comes […]

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3 Police Killed in Pakistan Police Station

Posted February 24th, 2012 at 12:15 am (UTC-5)
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Officials in northwest Pakistan say three suicide bombers have attacked a police station, killing at least three police officers and wounding seven other police. Authorities say the attackers, armed with hand grenades, struck the station early Friday morning in Peshawar. Peshawar is near Pakistan’s lawless tribal belt, a stronghold of Taliban al-Qaida-linked militants.

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3 Police Killed in Pakistan Police Station

Posted February 24th, 2012 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
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Officials in northwest Pakistan say three suicide bombers have attacked a police station, killing at least three police officers and wounding seven other police. Authorities say the attackers, armed with hand grenades, struck the station early Friday morning in Peshawar. Peshawar is near Pakistan’s lawless tribal belt, a stronghold of Taliban al-Qaida-linked militants.

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Rudd to Challenge Gillard for Australia Ruling Party Leadership

Posted February 24th, 2012 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
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Former Australian foreign minister Kevin Rudd announced Friday that he will challenge Prime Minister Julia Gillard for leadership of their Labor Party in a ballot on Monday. Rudd told a news conference that the prime minister had lost the trust of the Australian people and starting Monday he would start to restore that trust. Ms. […]