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Britain’s Queen Starts Diamond Jubilee at Horse Race

Posted June 2nd, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth began her four-day diamond jubilee celebration Saturday watching horse races at the Epsom Downs course in southern England. Many of the estimated 150,000 who gathered for the Epsom Derby were handed British flags to mark the milestone. The celebration of the queen’s 60 years on the throne officially began earlier Saturday with […]

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Mubarak Gets Life Sentence

Posted June 2nd, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
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Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has received a sentence of life in prison for complicity in the killing of hundreds of anti-government protesters during last year’s uprising that forced him from power. Shortly after the sentence was handed down Saturday, Mr. Mubarak was taken to Tora prison. The former president who consistently arrived in court […]

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4 Aid Workers Rescued in Afghanistan

Posted June 2nd, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
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NATO coalition forces have staged a daring nighttime raid, swooping in with helicopters, to free four humanitarian aid workers who were being held in a cave in a remote Afghan province. Five kidnappers were killed in the operation early Saturday. The aid workers were kidnapped May 22 while traveling by horseback to treat villagers suffering […]

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1 Dead in Lebanon Clash

Posted June 2nd, 2012 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
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Officials in Lebanon say clashes between supporters and opponents of a popular uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have erupted in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, leaving one person dead and at least five wounded. Officials say gunfire broke out early Saturday. Gunmen from the Jabal Mohsen district, home to Alawites in Lebanon who […]

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Mubarak Gets Life Sentence

Posted June 2nd, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
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Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has received a sentence of life in prison for complicity in the killing of hundreds of anti-government protesters during last year’s uprising that forced him from power. Former interior minister Habib al-Adly also received a life sentence Saturday for the killings. Mubarak’s two sons, Alaa and Gamal, were acquitted on […]

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Mubarak Gets Life Sentence

Posted June 2nd, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
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Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has received a sentence of life in prison for complicity in the killing of hundreds of anti-government protesters during last year’s uprising that forced him from power. The sentence was handed down Saturday in a court set up at a police academy on Cairo’s outskirts. The prosecutor had sought the […]

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Mubarak Arrives at Court to Hear Verdict

Posted June 2nd, 2012 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
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Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has arrived by helicopter at court to hear the verdict in a trial about his alleged role in the killing of hundreds of anti-government protesters during last year’s uprising that forced him from power. Hundreds of police Saturday surrounded the court, set up at a police academy on Cairo’s outskirts. […]

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US to Station Majority of Warships in Pacific

Posted June 2nd, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the United States will shift the majority of its warships to the Asia-Pacific region over the next several years as part of a new strategic focus on Asia. In Singapore Saturday, Panetta told a conference of defense officials from 30 Asia-Pacific nations that the U.S. Navy would reposition its […]

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NATO Frees 4 Aid Workers in Afghanistan

Posted June 2nd, 2012 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
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NATO says coalition forces have freed four aid workers held by militants in northern Afghanistan since last month. Initial reports said five aid workers had been rescued. The international alliance says two foreign aid workers and two of their Afghan colleagues were freed during an early Saturday morning raid. NATO says the four were kidnapped […]

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US Drone Strike Kills 2 Militants in Pakistan

Posted June 2nd, 2012 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
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Security officials in northwestern Pakistan say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least two suspected militants. Authorities say the strike took place Saturday in the South Waziristan tribal district, which borders Afghanistan. Drone strikes have become an increasingly contentious issue between Washington and Islamabad. Relations between the allies plunged into crisis after U.S. air […]

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