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US Newspaper: Quran Burning Followed a Chain of Mishaps

Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
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A prominent American newspaper says a series of events that led to the burning of Qurans at a NATO base in Afghanistan last month could have been stopped at several points “along a chain of mishaps, poor judgements and ignored procedures.” The February 20 book burning at Bagram Air Base sparked days of violent anti-American […]

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US Newspaper: Quran Burning Followed a Chain of Mishaps

Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
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A prominent American newspaper says U.S. and Afghan officials investigating burning of Qurans at a NATO base in Afghanistan last month could have been stopped at several points “along a chain of mishaps, poor judgements and ignored procedures.” The book burning at Bagram Air Base was followed by days of violent anti-American protests across Afghanistan […]

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Syrian Forces Shell Homs, Block Aid to Rebel Stronghold

Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
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Syrian troops shelled several districts in the flashpoint city of Homs Saturday where a standoff continued between authorities and Red Cross workers trying to deliver medical supplies and food to those stranded in the area. Activists and medical workers say forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad fired mortars into at least four neighborhoods across Homs […]

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Russians Expect Putin to Win Presidential Election

Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
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Russians head to the polls Sunday for a presidential election that is expected to return Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to the presidency, despite unprecedented protests against him and his ruling United Russia Party. The last independent public opinion poll ahead of the election says Mr. Putin is expected to avoid a runoff election with 62 […]

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Ahmadinejad Rivals Lead in Parliamentary Vote

Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
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Partial results from Iran’s parliamentary elections show loyalist supporters of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei have taken the lead. Early returns from provincial towns Saturday show conservative rivals of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad winning seats in several constituencies across the country. State media estimate the turnout at more than 65 percent of the country’s 48 million eligible […]

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Deadly Tornadoes Touch Down in US

Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 9:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Tornadoes spawned by powerful storms have raked several states across the United States, causing at least 14 deaths and widespread destruction. Officials in the town of Marysville, in the midwestern state of Indiana, are quoted as saying the town is “completely gone” following the tornado outbreak. Authorities say all the confirmed deaths Friday were in […]

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Deadly Tornadoes Touch Down in US

Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 8:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Tornadoes spawned by powerful storms have raked parts of the United States, causing at least six deaths and widespread destruction. Officials said all the confirmed deaths Friday were in Indiana and were quoted as saying the town of Marysville was “completely gone” following the tornado outbreak. In the state’s Henryville area, the severe weather caused […]

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Deadly Tornadoes Touch Down in US

Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 7:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Tornadoes spawned by powerful storms have raked several states across the United States, causing at least four deaths and widespread destruction. Officials in the town of Marysville, in the midwestern state of Indiana, are quoted as saying the town is “completely gone” following the tornado outbreak. Media reports say there was also heavy damage near […]

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Tornadoes Touch Down in Southeastern US

Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Officials with the U.S. National Weather Service say tornadoes touched down in the states of Kentucky and Indiana Friday as severe weather moved over a seven-state region. Media reports say there were injuries and heavy damage near Louisville, Kentucky. Tornadoes touched down earlier Friday in the state of Alabama, sending some residents to hospitals. One […]

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UN Chief Demands Access to Battered Syrian District

Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on Syria to give humanitarian workers immediate access to people who desperately need aid in its besieged cities. He said Friday the U.N. continues to receive “grisly” reports of summary executions, arbitrary detentions and torture. His comments came after the International Committee of the Red Cross said Syrian […]

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