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Afghan Blast Kills Family Including Newborn

Posted November 11th, 2012 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
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Afghan officials say a roadside bomb blast has killed six members of a family, including a mother and her hours-old baby. Police say the family was heading home from the hospital where the mother had given birth when their truck hit the bomb Sunday in eastern Khost province. Meanwhile, three people were killed in southern […]

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Veterans Day: A US Tradition

Posted November 11th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
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November 11 is Veterans Day in the U.S. – a federal holiday to honor all military personnel who have served the U.S. in all wars. This is the first Veterans Day since the last U.S. troops left Iraq in December. The holiday this year is also a chance for Americans to thank the rapidly shrinking […]

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Israel ‘Prepared to Escalate’ Over Gaza Violence

Posted November 11th, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
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Israel’s prime minister says he is “prepared to escalate” his country’s response to a flare-up of violence along its border with the Gaza Strip. Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet Sunday that Israel “will not sit idly by in the face of attempts to attack us.” Hostilities along the Gaza Strip escalated sharply in recent days. […]

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At Least 12 Dead In Burma Quake

Posted November 11th, 2012 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
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Local officials say at least 12 people are feared dead after a strong earthquake hit northern Burma Sunday, causing terrified residents to flee swaying buildings. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.8-magnitude quake hit before 8 a.m. local time, 117 kilometers north of the city of Mandalay, at a depth of just 10 kilometers. The […]

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Gaza Man Killed in Israeli Air Strike

Posted November 11th, 2012 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
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Palestinian officials say an Israeli air strike has killed a Palestinian man in the Gaza Strip. Officials say the man was killed Sunday. The Israeli military has confirmed carrying out actions in the area. He is the sixth Palestinian killed in Israeli strikes since Palestinian militants fired a missile at an Israeli military jeep patrolling […]

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At Least 5 Dead, Several Missing After Burma Quake

Posted November 11th, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
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Burmese officials say that at least five people are dead and several are missing after a strong earthquake hit northern Burma Sunday, causing terrified residents to flee swaying buildings. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.6-magnitude quake hit before 8 a.m. local time, 117 kilometers north of the city of Mandalay, at a depth of […]

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Earthquake Hits Burma

Posted November 11th, 2012 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
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A strong earthquake hit northern Burma Sunday, causing terrified residents to flee swaying buildings. At least one person is reported to have been killed. Local media say a bridge under construction across the Irrawaddy River collapsed, and there may have been several casualties. No other major damage has been reported. The U.S. Geological Survey said […]

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Veterans Day: A US Tradition

Posted November 11th, 2012 at 1:35 am (UTC-5)
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November 11 is Veterans Day in the U.S. – a federal holiday to honor all military personnel who have served the U.S. in all wars. This is the first Veterans Day since the last U.S. troops left Iraq in December. The holiday this year is also a chance for Americans to thank the rapidly shrinking […]

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