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US Military: Pakistan Supported Attack on US Embassy in Kabul

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 2:29 pm (UTC-5)
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The U.S. military’s top officer has accused Pakistan of supporting attacks on U.S. targets in Afghanistan, including last week’s militant assault on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, told U.S. senators Thursday that the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani network, acting with support from Pakistan’s military spy […]

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U.S. Airline Investigates Vandalism on Planes

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 12:23 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S.-based Southwest Airlines is investigating reports of unusual vandalism on the underbellies of its planes. Southwest Airlines spokeswoman Whitney Eichinger told VOA Thursday that markings are being found during routine inspections of the airline’s Boeing 737 aircraft. U.S. media reports say the markings appear to be Arabic or Arabic-type symbols. They say the symbols were […]

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US Military: Pakistan ‘Exports Violence’ to Afghanistan

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 11:54 am (UTC-5)
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The U.S. military’s top officer has accused Pakistan of exporting violent extremism to Afghanistan by using militants as a “veritable arm” of its military spy service. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, told U.S. senators Thursday that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence uses the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani network to act in Afghanistan […]

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Possible US Government Shutdown Looming Again

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says lawmakers are at an impasse over how to keep the federal government funded past September 30, when current funding expires. Reid spoke on Capitol Hill Thursday — a day after the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives defeated a bill that would have funded federal government operations past that […]

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NASA Satellite to Fall to Earth Friday

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 11:28 am (UTC-5)
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The U.S. space agency NASA says a defunct, school bus-sized satellite is expected to crash to Earth on Friday, but it is uncertain where the debris will land. NASA said Thursday that it has ruled out North America as a crash site for the 5.4-metric ton satellite, which will break up into pieces upon re-entry […]

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US Military: Pakistan ‘Exports Violence’ to Afghanistan

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 11:13 am (UTC-5)
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The top U.S. military official has accused Pakistan of exporting violent extremism to Afghanistan by using militants as an “arm” of its military spy service. The Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen told U.S. senators Thursday that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence uses the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani network to act in Afghanistan against Afghan and coalition forces. […]

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US Hikers Freed by Iran Enjoying Family Reunions in Oman

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
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Two American hikers released from an Iranian prison after more than two years in custody have spent their first full day of freedom with relatives in the Gulf State of Oman. A brother-in-law of Shane Bauer, one of the hikers, said Thursday family members were “really happy to be together.” Brother-in-law Nate Lindstrom in the […]

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International Outcry over Execution in U.S. State of Georgia

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 10:02 am (UTC-5)
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There has been international condemnation of the execution in the U.S. of a man convicted in the 1989 murder of a police officer. Defense lawyers for Troy Davis, as well as a number of high-profile world figures, said he was innocent and should not have been put to death. Davis died by lethal injection late […]

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US Jobless Claims Fall, Obama Plans Jobs Pitch

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
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First-time applications for U.S. jobless benefits fell last week, signaling employers may be holding off on additional layoffs. The U.S. Labor Department said Thursday first-time claims for unemployment benefits dropped by 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 423,000.  But the Labor Department report said the four-week average – a less volatile figure – rose slightly. Overall, […]

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US Death Row Inmate Put to Death Despite International Outcry

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. death row inmate Troy Davis, who was convicted for the 1989 shooting death of a police officer, was put to death late Wednesday in the southern state of Georgia, after the Supreme Court rejected a last minute appeal to stay his execution. Davis died by lethal injection just after 11 p.m. local time as […]

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