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Grenade Attack at Church in Kenya Kills 1, Wounds 10

Posted April 29th, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
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Kenyan police say a grenade attack at a Nairobi church Sunday killed one person and wounded at least 10 others, some seriously. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack at Gods House of Miracle International Church in Kenya’s capital. Police are investigating who is responsible. Sunday’s attack comes six days after […]

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UN Chief in Burma for Talks

Posted April 29th, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Burma where he will meet with Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and Burmese President Thein Sein. Mr. Ban arrived in Rangoon, Burma’s main city, Sunday and flies to the administrative capital, Naypyidaw, later in the day. He is scheduled to address Burma’s parliament Monday — […]

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Vietnam Arrests US Democracy Activist

Posted April 29th, 2012 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
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Vietnam state media say a Vietnamese-American pro-democracy activist has been arrested and accused of terrorism for planning a protest to disrupt the April 30 celebrations commemorating the end of the Vietnam War. State media said Sunday Nguyen Quoc Quan was arrested April 17 after arriving at the airport in Ho Chi Minh City. Quan, who […]