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Taliban bombs targeting politicians offices kill 9
PARACHINAR (Pakistan) — Pakistani Taliban detonated bombs at the campaign offices of two politicians in the country’s northwest today, police said, killing at least nine people...
Syria nerve gas claims undermined by eyewitness accounts
LONDON — New questions have emerged over the source of the soil and other samples from Syria which, it is claimed, have tested positive for the nerve agent sarin, amid apparent...
Taliban vow suicide attacks in new spring offensive
KABUL - The Taliban in Afghanistan vowed today to start a new campaign of mass suicide attacks on foreign military bases and diplomatic areas, as well as damaging “insider...
UN expert says Bahrain canceled visit on torture investigation
The UN torture investigator said Bahrain had effectively cancelled a trip he had planned to the Gulf Arab state, where unrest led by majority Shia against the Sunni ruling...
Minaret of famed mosque in Syria destroyed
BEIRUT — The 11th-century minaret of a famed mosque that towered over the narrow stone alleyways of Aleppo’s old quarter collapsed yesterday as rebels and government troops...
Crossing Obama’s “red line” on Syria will require elusive proof, say experts
WASHINGTON/RIYADH — While President Barack Obama has declared a “red line” over Syrian use of chemical weapons, US officials suggested yesterday that Washington was unlikely to...
Syria govt used chemical weapons: Israeli official
TEL AVIV — A senior Israeli military intelligence official said today that Syrian President Bashar Assad used chemical weapons last month in his battle against insurgent groups....
Bahrain says thwarted attacks, found bombs before F1 race
DUBAI — Bahrain security forces thwarted attacks and found caches of weapons including 1,000 petrol bombs in the run-up to last weekend’s Formula One race, state media said as...
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