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French Police Raid House to Arrest Jewish School Shooting Suspect

Posted March 20th, 2012 at 11:50 pm (UTC-5)
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French police have raided a house in Toulouse where a suspect in Monday’s deadly Jewish school shooting was believed to be holed up. Police say two officers were wounded in the raid. French news reports say the suspect is an Islamic militant. No details are known and it is unclear if anyone has been captured. […]

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French Police Raid House inJewish School Shooting

Posted March 20th, 2012 at 11:05 pm (UTC-5)
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French police have raided a house in Toulouse to arrest suspects in connection with Monday’s Jewish school shooting. There are no details on the raid or word if anyone has been arrested. Hundreds of police joined in the manhunt for the suspect in Monday’s fatal shooting deaths of a rabbi and three children at the […]

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Opposition Malawi Lawmaker Arrested for Torching a Police Station

Posted March 20th, 2012 at 10:50 pm (UTC-5)
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A Malawian lawmaker, Atupele Muluzi, the son of former president Bakili Muluzi, has been charged with “inciting violence” after his supporters burned down a police station following a clash at an anti-government rally. National police spokesperson David Chingwalu told VOA authorities say the violence was sparked because Muluzi chose to hold his rally against official […]

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Romney Wins Illinois Republican Primary

Posted March 20th, 2012 at 9:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney has registered a convincing win in Tuesday’s Illinois primary, enlarging his lead in the race for the party’s nomination. U.S. news services say Romney won about 55 percent of the vote to nearly 30 percent for his top rival, Rick Santorum. The other two Republican candidates, Ron Paul and Newt […]

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Romney Wins Illinois Republican Primary

Posted March 20th, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Although all the votes have yet to be counted, it looks like Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney has registered a convincing win in Tuesday’s Illinois primary, enlarging his lead in the race for the party’s nomination. U.S. news services say Romney won about 55 percent of the vote to a little more than 25 percent […]

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Exit Polls: Romney Leading Santorum in llinois Primary

Posted March 20th, 2012 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Exit polls show Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney is far ahead of his top rival, Rick Santorum, as results trickle in from the Illinois Republican primary. Republican voters in the central U.S. state went to the polls Tuesday to select their candidate to take on President Barack Obama, a Democrat, in November. Opinion polls released […]

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Polls Close in Illinois Republican Primary

Posted March 20th, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Polls in Illinois have closed after a day in which Republicans cast their ballots to select their candidate to take on President Barack Obama, a Democrat, in November. Heading into the primary, Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney appeared positioned to widen his lead over top rival Rick Santorum. Opinion polls released a day ahead of the […]

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Nigerian Militants Abandon Talks With Government

Posted March 20th, 2012 at 7:05 pm (UTC-5)
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A purported spokesman for the Nigerian militant group, Boko Haram, says it has broken off talks with the Nigerian government. A man calling himself Abul Qaqa Tuesday told local reporters in the city of Maiduguri that the militants had engaged in indirect talks with the government, but that those talks had failed. The spokesman said […]

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Pakistani Panel Demands End to US Drone Attacks, Apology for NATO Air Strike

Posted March 20th, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
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A Pakistani parliamentary committee — tasked with laying out new terms of engagement with the United States and NATO — on Tuesday demanded an end to U.S. drone strikes and an apology from Washington for a NATO strike last year that mistakenly killed 24 Pakistani troops. The report, read to a joint session of both […]

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Medvedev: Russia Must Be Able Respond to US Missile Defense

Posted March 20th, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia must prepare itself to respond to the U.S. missile defense system in Europe despite ongoing dialogue between Moscow and Washington. Mr. Medvedev told a meeting of senior defense officials that Russia must be fully armed by 2017-2018 to be able to respond to the U.S.-led NATO missile shield accordingly. […]

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