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Blast Rocks Military Church in North Nigeria

Posted November 25th, 2012 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
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The Nigerian military says an explosion ripped through a church on an army base on Sunday, with reports of an unknown number of casualties. Reuters cited military sources as saying the blast was from a suicide car bomb that killed at least five people and injured dozens more. The incident took place inside the Jaji […]

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Egypt Stocks Plunge After Morsi Power Grab

Posted November 25th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
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Egypt’s stock market plunged nearly 10 percent Sunday in its first day open since President Mohamed Morsi seized new powers that set off street violence. Meanwhile, the Muslim Brotherhood is calling for nationwide demonstrations in support of the Islamist leader. The losses on the Egyptian exchange are among the biggest since the turbulent days and […]

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Bangladesh Factory Fire Kills More Than 100

Posted November 25th, 2012 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
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Rescuers are working in Bangladesh to recover the bodies of victims in a garment factory fire that killed at least 109 people, mostly women. Authorities say the blaze broke out on the ground floor of a multi-story building Saturday night in a factory outside the capital, Dhaka. Firefighters fought the blaze for several hours, while […]

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UN Raises Awareness of Violence Against Women

Posted November 25th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
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Sunday marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, which was first designated by the UN General Assembly in December of 1999. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement calling on all governments to make good on their pledges to end all forms of violence against women and girls in all parts […]

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Anti-Morsi Protests Enter 3rd Day in Cairo

Posted November 25th, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
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Protests in Egypt over President Mohamed Morsi’s decision to grab sweeping powers have entered their third day. The president’s decrees put him above judicial oversight and protect his Islamist supporters in parliament. Protesters in Cairo in the iconic Tahrir Square, the site of the 2011 uprising that toppled former president Hosni Mubarak, threw rocks Sunday […]

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5 Killed, 70 Wounded in Pakistan Shi’ite Procession

Posted November 25th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
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Officials in northwestern Pakistan say a bomb blast near a Shi’ite religious procession has killed at least five people. Authorities say about 70 people were wounded in the explosion Sunday in Dera Ismail Khan, where an explosion Saturday also targeted Shi’ites. Seven people, including three children, were killed in Saturday’s blast. Police say the bomb […]

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Spain’s Catalonia Holds Snap Election

Posted November 25th, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
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Polls have opened in Spain’s wealthy northeastern region of Catalonia to choose 135 regional parliamentary seats. The Sunday election is viewed as a possible referendum on Catalonia’s independence from Spain. Incumbent regional president and pro-independence candidate Artur Mas told members of his Convergence and Union Party last week that independence is within sight. If he […]

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2 Killed in Pakistan Shi’ite Procession

Posted November 25th, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
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Officials in northwestern Pakistan say a bomb blast near a Shi’ite religious procession has killed at least two people. Authorities say about three dozen people were wounded in the explosion Sunday in Dera Ismail Khan, where an explosion Saturday also targeted Shi’ites. Seven people, including three children, were killed in Saturday’s blast. There has been […]

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2 Killed in Pakistan Shi’ite Procession

Posted November 25th, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
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Officials in northwestern Pakistan say a bomb blast near a Shi’ite religious procession has killed at least two people. Authorities say several people were wounded in the explosion Sunday in Dera Ismail Khan, the site of an explosion Saturday that also targeted Shi’ites. Seven people, including three children, were killed in Saturday’s blast. There has […]

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China Lands Jet on Aircraft Carrier for First Time

Posted November 25th, 2012 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
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China’s official news agency says the People’s Liberation Army’s navy has successfully landed a fighter jet on its new aircraft carrier for the first time. The Xinhua news agency said Sunday that the landing exercise marked the debut of the carrier-based J-15 fighter jet, developed in China. China purchased the former Soviet navy’s unfinished carrier […]