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Red Cross Unable to Rescue Syrian Wounded

Posted February 25th, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
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(NEW VIDEO, NEW HEAD, NEW INFO GRAPHS 1-2, 5) Red Cross workers say they were unable to resume emergency medical evacuations Saturday for wounded victims trapped in the besieged Syrian city of Homs. A spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross said negotiations with the Syrian government and opposition groups produced “no concrete […]

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Pakistan Demolishes Osama bin Laden’s Compound

Posted February 25th, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Reports from Pakistan say security forces have begun to destroy the compound in the city of Abbottabad where al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived out his final years before U.S. troops killed him last May. Residents say the government sent in heavy equipment on Saturday to destroy the structures on the site and is keeping […]

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Italian Court Dismisses Bribery Charges Against Berlusconi

Posted February 25th, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
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A bribery case against Italy’s former prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, was dismissed on Saturday, ending the threat of a five-year jail term for the man who has dominated Italian politics for nearly two decades A judge in Milan ruled that the case involving payments alleged to have been made by Mr. Berlusconi to British lawyer […]

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US Drone Crashes in Pakistan

Posted February 25th, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
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A U.S. drone has crashed in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region near the border with Afghanistan. The unmanned aircraft crashed in the mountainous area of Machikhel late Saturday. Taliban members have claimed they shot down the drone, but neither the U.S. nor the Pakistani government has confirmed that. The United States uses drone strikes to target […]

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Senegal Facing Fears of Post-Election Unrest

Posted February 25th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Senegal is holding a controversial presidential election on Sunday amid fears the previously stable west African nation is facing further deadly unrest and a potential governmental crisis. Incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade is expected to win a third term despite a change in Senegal’s constitution that limits its leaders to two terms in office. It is […]

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Demolition of Osama bin Laden’s Compound Begins

Posted February 25th, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Reports from Pakistan say security forces have begun to destroy the compound in the city of Abbottabad where al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived out his final years before U.S. troops killed him last May. Residents say the government sent in heavy equipment on Saturday to destroy the structures on the site and is keeping […]

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NATO Pulls Out of Afghan Ministries After Fatal Shootings

Posted February 25th, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
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NATO’s top commander in Afghanistan pulled all coalition advisers out of Afghan government offices after two American officers were killed in a supposedly secure area Saturday. A NATO spokesman said the U.S. officers were killed inside a secure command center at Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry in Kabul, and the official account indicated a member of the […]

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US Drone Crashes in Pakistan

Posted February 25th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
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A U.S. drone has crashed in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region near the border with Afghanistan. The unmanned aircraft crashed in the mountains late Saturday. Reports say militants are at the crash site, but it is not clear whether they shot down the plane. The United States uses drone strikes to target Taliban and al-Qaida militants […]

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Mandela Undergoes Diagnostic Procedure at Johannesburg Hospital

Posted February 25th, 2012 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Former South African President Nelson Mandela underwent a diagnostic procedure in a Johannesburg hospital on Saturday for what is described as a “long-standing abdominal complaint.” The country’s president, Jacob Zuma, reported in a statement that the 93-year-old anti-apartheid icon was in no danger and is expected to leave the hospital Sunday or Monday. Using Mr. […]

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Red Cross Continues Rescue Attempt in Syria’s Homs

Posted February 25th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
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(NEW INFO GRAFS 4, 5) The Red Cross on Saturday made fresh attempts to continue medical evacuations out of the besieged Syrian city of Homs, as the country’s military took its bombardment of the city into a fourth week. A spokesman for the the International Committee of the Red Cross said negotiations have resumed with […]

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