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Suicide bomber kills at least 20 in Pakistan
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA suicide bomber set off his explosives Monday while trying to force his way into an opposition politician's home in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 60 others during a holiday celebration. The targeted lawmaker, Rashid...Tags: Rebellions, Death and Dying, Bombings, Guerrilla Activity, Pervez Musharraf
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World Briefing
5 policemen held over deadly raid Five state police officers were arrested in connection with the deaths of four villagers during a raid on protesters who had seized the entrance of a Maya archaeological site. The five officers led an operation Friday...Tags: Rebellions, Peace Negotiations, Defense, Murder, Weather Reports
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Lebanon, US set up joint military commission amid efforts to bolster Lebanese army
Associated Press WriterBEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) _ The United States and Lebanon on Monday set up a joint military commission to bolster military cooperation — a move that follows the first visit by the newly elected Lebanese president to Washington. The development comes...Tags: Bombings, Guerrilla Activity, George Bush, Government, Defense
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Iraqi women fear going public as candidates in key elections
Associated Press WriterBAGHDAD (AP) _ The 38-year-old teacher wanted to participate in Iraq's first provincial elections in four years — until she realized that a new law would require the ballot to list her name, not just her party. Even as violence has declined,...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Armed Conflicts, Voting, Parliament, Referenda
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Karadzic files motion with UN war crimes court to turn over evidence on alleged Holbrooke deal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) _ Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic wants U.N. war crimes prosecutors to turn over any evidence they have about an alleged deal he cut to avoid prosecution, saying he wants to use it in a motion to have his indictment...Tags: Massacres, Prosecution, Punishment, War Crimes, Civil Unrest
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11 die in attack during Iraq raid
Tribune NewspapersBAGHDAD—Eleven Iraqis, including six women and children, were killed Sunday when a suicide bomber set off explosives during a raid by U.S. forces on a house in Mosul, the U.S. military said. The violence unfolded on the same day that Egypt sent its...Tags: Death and Dying, Bombings, Guerrilla Activity, Suicide, Wars and Interventions
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On this day in history
On Oct. 6, 1884, the Naval War College was established in Newport, R.I. In 1889 the Moulin Rouge in Paris first opened its doors to the public. In 1891 Charles Stewart Parnell, the "Uncrowned King of Ireland," died in Brighton, England. In 1905...Tags: Helen Wills, Yom Kippur, Government, Adolf Hitler, Medicine
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Israeli prime minister to urge Russia: Don't arm Israel's enemies, likely to focus on Iran
Associated Press WriterJERUSALEM (AP) _ Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, traveling to Russia this week on one of his last diplomatic missions, said Sunday he would urge Moscow not to sell sophisticated weapons to Israel's enemies. Iran is interested in buying anti-aircraft missiles...Tags: Weaponry, Government, Ehud Olmert, Christianity, Sales
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Interpol aims to bring Afghanistan police up to speed
From the Associated PressWhen the Taliban engineered a prison break in the southern city of Kandahar in June, nearly 900 inmates escaped. But not a single one had been fingerprinted or photographed. Though foreign militants are flowing into Afghanistan from Pakistan, Iran and...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Wars and Interventions, Diplomacy, International Relations, Terrorism
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Bulletin Board: Events and groups' meetings in Palm Beach County
Today Al-Anon Family Group, Boca Butterfly, beginner meeting at 7 p.m., regular meeting at 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 22094 Lyons Road, Boca Raton. Call 561-278-3481. Blessing of the Animals, worship service, bring pets suitably...Tags: Cults and Sects, Cancer, Minority Groups, Diseases, Judaism
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Leon Goldberg, intercom manufacturer, dies at 84
bart.jones@newsday.comLeon Goldberg, a founding member of the East Northport Jewish Center, once donated an ambulance to a community in Israel. His family found out - 20 years later. It was that kind of generosity and humility that characterized Goldberg, a former East...Tags: Health Organizations, Armed Forces, Family, Defense, Boynton Beach
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Smothers Brothers' show is still funny and pointed
Special to NewsdayTom Smothers got a standing ovation at the recent Emmy Awards when he took the stage to accept a statue he'd been due 40 years for helping write CBS' controversial 1968 winner "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour." Smothers then got a huge hand for saying,...Tags: Culture, CBS Corp., Steve Martin, NBC, Tina Turner
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