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Al-Shabab Executes 3 for Western Spying

Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
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Somali militant group al-Shabab has executed three of its own members for alleged spying on behalf of U.S. and British intelligence agencies. A pro-al-Shabab website says the three men were executed Sunday in the town of Merka. An al-Shabab judge said one man had admitted to working for British spy agency MI6 and handing over […]

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US State Set to Execute Murderer Who Claims Mental Disability

Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
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The Supreme Court ruled in 2002 that it is unconstitutional to execute people who are mentally retarded, saying those defendants “face a special risk of wrongful execution.” The decision left it up to individual states to decide what level of proof defendants must show of their mental capacity. The 52-year-old Hill will also be the […]

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Afghan Soldier Wonds 2 U.S. Troops

Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
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An Afghan soldier has shot and wounded two U.S. troops in northern Afghanistan. The shooting Monday comes a day after a man dressed in an Afghan police uniform killed three foreign civilian police training advisers working for NATO in western Herat province. The alliance gave no additional information about the victims in either incident. Separately, […]

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EU to Lift Zimbabwe Sanctions After Referendum

Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
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The European Union says it will lift most sanctions on Zimbabwe firms and individuals once the country holds a “peaceful and credible” vote on a new constitution. A statement by EU ministers says they have also agreed to resume direct aid to Zimbabwe’s government after a 10-year suspension. The ministers, who are meeting in Brussels, […]

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4 Killed in Spanish Wildfires

Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
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Spanish firefighters are battling wind-driven wildfires raging along the border between Spain and France that have killed four people since Sunday. The government of Catalonia said Monday that the fire has so far burned 13,000 hectares of land near the port of Porbou and the border town of La Junquera. French officials say they have […]

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Syria: Chemical Weapons Used Only Against Foreign Attack

Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
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Syria says it will only use chemical weapons against a foreign attack and never on its own people. Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said Monday during a news conference that the military is securely guarding the nation’s chemical weapons stockpile. Rights activists said fighting between rebels and government troops continued Monday in the capital, Damascus, […]

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Colorado Massacre Suspect to Make Court Appearance

Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
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The man accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 others in a Colorado movie theater in the western Unites States is scheduled to make his first court appearance Monday, as investigators continue to piece together the events leading up to the shooting. James Holmes has been held in solitary confinement since police arrested him […]

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Attacks Kill 91 Across Iraq

Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
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Iraqi officials say a wave of bombings and shootings has killed at least 91 people and wounded 172 others on the deadliest day in Iraq this year. Authorities said the attacks Monday included gunmen killing at least 15 Iraqi soldiers at a military base in northeastern Iraq as well as a series of explosions in […]

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Burma, Thailand Agree to Link Economic Zones

Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
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Burma and Thailand have signed a memorandum of understanding on the development of a special economic zone. Burmese President Thein Sein said Monday, on the second day of his visit to Bangkok, that the two countries have agreed to improve transportation routes between them. They plan to build a cross-border corridor linking Thailand’s Eastern Seaboard […]

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Attacks Kill 50 Across Iraq

Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
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Iraqi officials say a wave of bombings and shootings has killed at least 50 people and wounded 112 others on one of the bloodiest days in Iraq this year. Authorities said the attacks Monday included gunmen killing at least seven Iraqi soldiers at a military base in northeastern Iraq as well as a series of […]

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