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Syria State Media: 28 Police Officers Killed in Northwest Attack

Posted June 6th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
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The Syrian government says 28 police officers were killed Monday in an attack in the northwestern part of the country, where anti-government protests have raged for days. State media blamed “armed gangs” for Monday’s deaths in the town of Jisr al-Shughour and called the incident an “ambush.” Syrian rights groups say at least 35 people, […]

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Gates Continues His Farewell Tour in Afghanistan

Posted June 6th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is wrapping up his last official visit to American troops in Afghanistan with a visit to a base in Paktika province, near the border with Pakistan. Secretary Gates is retiring at the end of the month. He has used this trip to outline his recommendations for a soon-to-begin U.S. […]

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Suspected US Drone Strikes Kill 18 in Pakistan

Posted June 6th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Pakistani intelligence officials say three U.S. drone strikes have killed at least 18 militants in the country’s northwest tribal region. All of Monday’s strikes were in South Waziristan, near the Afghan border. Officials say missiles hit a compound, an Islamic seminary and a vehicle near the main town of Wana. Foreign militants, including Arabs and […]

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Humala Wins Peru Presidential Runoff

Posted June 6th, 2011 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
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Former Peruvian army officer Ollanta Humala has won the country’s presidential runoff, with a narrow lead over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori. With 89 percent of Sunday’s vote counted, the former leftist officer was ahead with more than 51 percent support, compared to Fujimori’s 48.6 percent. The latest presidential campaign […]

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German Cabinet Approves Nuclear Phase-out Plan

Posted June 6th, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
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Germany’s Cabinet has approved a plan to phase out the country’s nuclear plants by 2022, becoming the first major industrial power to give up atomic power and rely entirely on other sources of energy. The Cabinet on Monday passed legislation detailed last week by Chancellor Angela Merkel that foresees shutting down the country’s 17 atomic […]

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Bahrain Charges Doctors and Nurses With Helping Protesters

Posted June 6th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
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Doctors and nurses in Bahrain who treated wounded protesters during recent anti-government uprisings have appeared in court to face charges of attempting to overthrow the kingdom’s rulers. Twenty-three doctors and 24 nurses have been detained since March under martial law. Even though Bahrain lifted its emergency law last week, the professionals remain under detention. While […]

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Indian Supreme Court Questions Crackdown on Protest

Posted June 6th, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
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India’s Supreme Court said Monday it wants the government to explain why it sent hundreds of police to end the peaceful hunger strike of a popular yoga guru and thousands of his supporters. Baba Ramdev’s mass fast, staged in a huge tent in New Delhi, was part of a populist campaign to fight corruption. His […]

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Yemen VP: President Saleh Coming Back ‘In Days’

Posted June 6th, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
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Yemen’s vice president says President Ali Abdullah Saleh will be returning to Yemen “in days” after undergoing surgery in Saudi Arabia for a shrapnel wound. Yemen’s state media quote Vice President Abd al-Rab Mansur Hadi Monday as saying the president is recovering well. The vice president is serving as the country’s acting leader in Mr. […]

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US Stocks Fall

Posted June 6th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. stock market indexes fell in Monday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped two-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 slid four-tenths of a percent and the NASDAQ was off one-tenth of a percent. European stock markets were mixed in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index rose two-tenths of a percent, the […]

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WFP: 3 Contractors Kidnapped in Darfur Freed

Posted June 6th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
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The World Food Program says three Bulgarian contractors kidnapped in Sudan’s Darfur region have been freed after nearly five months in captivity. The United Nations agency says the men appear to be in good health and will be flown to Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, before traveling to Bulgaria. In a statement Monday, WFP Regional Director Amer […]

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