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Iraq: String of attacks across country kills 32
BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgents launched what appeared to be a highly coordinated string of attacks across Iraq on Monday morning, killing at least 32 and wounding more than 200, according to officials. The attacks, many involving car bombs, erupted...
Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Politics, Baghdad (Iraq), Bombings, Nouri Maliki
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In Seoul, Kerry stresses 'possibilities of peace' for Koreas
BEIJING -- Secretary of State John F. Kerry hinted at the possibility of dialogue with North Korea on the first leg of a sprint through East Asia that has been shadowed by threats from Pyongyang. At a Friday news conference in Seoul with South Korean...
Tags: NATO, George W. Bush, Weaponry, Kim Jong Un, Anders Fogh Rasmussen
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Afghanistan gets visit by U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman
KABUL, Afghanistan –Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday for a weekend visit aimed at assessing the amount and type of training that American troops will continue to provide Afghan defense forces...Tags: Afghanistan, NATO, U.S. Department of Defense, Martin Dempsey, Rebellions
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North Korea delivers new round of war rhetoric
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea delivered a fresh round of rhetoric Thursday with claims it had "powerful striking means" on standby for a launch, while Seoul and Washington speculated that the country is preparing to test a medium-range...
Tags: Kim Il Sung, Politics, Weaponry, U.S. Military, Chuck Hagel
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No panic in NKorea despite talk of missile test
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — The prospect of a North Korean missile test is "considerably high," South Korea's foreign minister told lawmakers Wednesday as Pyongyang calmly prepared to mark the April 15 birthday of its founder, historically a...Tags: Alexandria (Alexandria, Virginia), Washington, DC, Kim Il Sung, Weaponry, Nuclear Weapons
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Two Americans killed in air crash in Afghanistan
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two U.S. troops died in eastern Afghanistan after their aircraft crashed Tuesday, military officials said. The U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force said the cause of the crash, which took place in a field, is under...Tags: Afghanistan, NATO, Politics, Taliban, Amnesty International
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Tony Blair tells crowd at Loyola about global challenges
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair told a Baltimore audience Tuesday night that the world's challenges have never been greater, nor come with such speed, and he advocated intervention in struggling countries by powers such as Great Britain and the...
Tags: George W. Bush, United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair, Politics
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Richard W. Castagna, 64, of Washington County, formerly of Jefferson Hills
Richard W. Castagna, 64, of Washington County, formerly of Jefferson Hills, died Sunday, April 7, 2013. Born July 7, 1948, in McKeesport, he was a son of the late Dominick and Genevieve Dolfi Castagna. He was the loving father of Richard Michael Castagna;...
Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), U.S. Army, Wars and Interventions, Baker Corp., Unrest, Conflicts and War
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US general: Taliban likely to be long-term threat
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (AP) — The United States accepts that a diminished but resilient Taliban is likely to remain a military threat in some parts of Afghanistan long after U.S. troops complete their combat mission next year, the top U.S....
Tags: Afghanistan, Taliban, U.S. Military, Martin Dempsey, Rebellions
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Reader Panel: North Korea threats
Today’s question: How concerned are you by North Korea's threats, and what do you think the U.S. response should be? The American News Reader Panel is an emailed question of the week. To join the panel, email jperry@aberdeennews.com. I am a...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Korean War (1950-1953), North Korea
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Hagel arrives in Afghanistan for first visit as defense chief
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Afghanistan on Friday for talks on the size of the U.S. force expected to remain in the country after next year. The visit, which was not announced in advance, was Hagel's first to the war...
Tags: Afghanistan, U.S. Congress, Politics, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Chuck Hagel
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Slur has a complex translation in Latino community
When Boyle Heights shop owner Arturo Macias hears fellow Latinos use the Spanish word for “wetback,” he doesn't necessarily take offense. Macias, who crossed illegally into the U.S. through Tijuana two decades ago, has heard the term...
Tags: Easter, Politics, Migration, Minority Groups, Immigration
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