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Afghan police take first, faltering steps in fight against corruption
ReutersBy Katharine Houreld HERAT, Afghanistan April 26 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's security forces are routinely accused of murder, rape and corruption on a grand scale, but a new anti-corruption police unit's sole conviction last year was a junior policeman who...Tags: Civil Rights, Lawyers, Hamid Karzai, Kabul (Afghanistan), Government
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Kerry: Progress, no breakthrough in Afghan-Pakistani talks
BRUSSELS -- Afghan and Pakistani leaders met with U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Wednesday to try to reverse a deterioration in relations that has threatened Afghanistan’s peacemaking efforts. Invited by Kerry, Afghan President Hamid...
Tags: Hamid Karzai, John Kerry, National Government, Government, Politics
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. POLICE: BOSTON SUSPECTS PLANNED MORE ATTACKS Commissioner Ed Davis says Tamerlan and Dzokhar Tsarnaev had an arsenal of homemade explosives with...Tags: Watertown, Shootings, New York City, Air Transportation Delays, Paul Kevin Curtis
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11 people abducted in Afghanistan after chopper's forced landing
KABUL, Afghanistan--Eleven people, including eight Turkish nationals, were captured after their helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in eastern Afghanistan in an area largely controlled by the Taliban, local authorities said Monday. The...Tags: Turkey, Kidnapping, National Government, Government, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Kerry to host Afghan, Pakistani leaders for talks
BRUSSELS -- Secretary of State John F. Kerry is to host a meeting of top Afghan and Pakistani leaders here this week in hopes of breathing new life into flagging Afghan peace efforts. The meeting set for Wednesday is to bring together Afghan President...
Tags: Defense, Hamid Karzai, John Kerry, U.S. Department of State, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Boston Marathon bombs apparently rudimentary, officials say
BOSTON — The bombs that tore past the finish line of the Boston Marathon were probably made with simple kitchen pressure cookers packed with metal pellets and nails and hidden in black nylon bags, investigators said Tuesday. FBI lead...
Tags: Times Square, Terrorism, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Martin Richard, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Pressure cooker bombs common in South Asia
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani militants rely on a wide array of explosive devices to terrorize the South Asian nation, from suicide bomb vests and car bombs to rocket-propelled grenades. But within that arsenal, pressure cooker bombs such as the...
Tags: Bombings, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports, Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari
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Boston bombs said to be made from pressure cookers
BOSTON (AP) — The bombs that ripped through the crowd at the Boston Marathon, killing three people and wounding more than 170, were fashioned out of pressure cookers and packed with shards of metal, nails and ball bearings to inflict maximum...
Tags: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Road Running, Sports, Pakistan
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In bombing probe, 'who' and 'why' remain unknown
There wasn't an instant of doubt about "When?" and "Where?" But a day after the Boston Marathon bombings, "Who?" and "Why?" remained frustrating questions with no clear answers. Here's a look at what's not yet known about the worst incident of terrorism...
Tags: Strategic Forecasting, Inc., Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports, Timothy McVeigh, Oklahoma City Bombing (1995)
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FBI seeks images in Boston Marathon bomb inquiry
BOSTON (AP) — Investigators appealed to the public Tuesday for amateur video and photos that might yield clues to the Boston Marathon bombing as the chief FBI agent in Boston vowed "we will go to the ends of the Earth" to find whoever carried out...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, National Government, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Government, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Pakistani Taliban denies involvement in Boston bomb blasts
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- The Pakistani Taliban, an insurgent group focused mostly on the Pakistani state but which claimed responsibility for a failed bomb attack in New York nearly three years ago, has denied any involvement in the bomb blasts at the Boston...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Times Square, Bombings, Science and Technology, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Pakistani Taliban deny role in Boston bombings
The Pakistani Taliban have denied any role in the bombings at the Boston Marathon that killed at least three people and injured more than 140. The group's spokesman, Ahsanullah Ahsan, denied involvement in a telephone call with The Associated Press on...
Tags: Times Square, Faisal Shahzad, Sports
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