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C.I.A. Is Said to Have Bought and Destroyed Iraqi Chemical Weapons

16.02.2015 13:59
The Central Intelligence Agency, working with American troops during the occupation of Iraq, repeatedly purchased nerve- agent rockets from a secretive Iraqi seller, part of a previously undisclosed effort to ensure that old chemical weapons remaining in Iraq did not fall into the hands of...

2 Men Suspected of Helping Copenhagen Gunman Are Arrested

16.02.2015 13:55
COPENHAGEN — Two men suspected of helping the 22- year-old gunman responsible for killing a documentary filmmaker and a guard in Copenhagen in a rare outbreak of terrorism have been arrested, the Danish police said on Monday. The two men, who were not identified, were detained on Sunday in raids...

Political stakes high as moderate Iranian president tries to forge nuclear deal with West,

14.02.2015 15:14
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Throughout the long negotiations over the fate of Iran's nuclear program, President Hassan Rouhani has withstood scathing criticism from hard-liners at home by sticking to his case that a deal with his country's longtime enemies will bring peace and...

Pope Francis implores new cardinals to put aside pride, jealousy, self-interests and anger:

14.02.2015 15:11
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis welcomed 20 new cardinals Saturday into the elite club of churchmen who will elect his successor and immediately delivered a tough-love message to them, telling them to put aside their pride, jealousy and self- interests and instead exercise...

Islamic organization thanks Americans for public outcry against shooting deaths of 3 Muslims in North Carolina: apne.ws/1DQWVa9

14.02.2015 15:08
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Relatives of the three Muslim college students killed in North Carolina are pressing for hate crime charges against the alleged shooter, but legal experts say such cases are relatively rare and can be difficult to prove. Chapel Hill police say they have yet to uncover any...

Islamic organization thanks Americans for public outcry against shooting deaths of 3 Muslims in North Carolina:

14.02.2015 15:08
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Relatives of the three Muslim college students killed in North Carolina are pressing for hate crime charges against the alleged shooter, but legal experts say such cases are relatively rare and can be difficult to prove. Chapel Hill police say they have yet to uncover any...

British anti-terror police arrest suspect 'with links to Isis'

14.02.2015 14:39
A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of being a member or supporter of Islamic State. The man is also suspected of collecting information which may be useful to somebody who commits or prepares acts of terrorism, and of encouraging acts of terrorism. He was seized by officers from...

U.S. Is Escalating a Secretive War in Afghanistan

14.02.2015 14:03
WASHINGTON — As an October chill fell on the mountain passes that separate the militant havens in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a small team of Afghan intelligence commandos and American Special Operations forces descended on a village where they believed a leader of Al Qaeda was hiding. That night...

Attack on Polio Vaccination Team in Pakistan Leaves One Dead

14.02.2015 14:01
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Gunmen attacked a vehicle carrying a polio vaccination team in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing the driver and leaving one health care worker wounded, according to police officials. The attack took place in the restive Khyber tribal region, which straddles the...

Hong Kong Ferry Captain Guilty of Manslaughter in Collision That Left 39 Dead

14.02.2015 13:59
HONG KONG — The captain of a ferry that collided with another passenger vessel in 2012, leaving 39 people dead in Hong Kong’s worst maritime accident in decades, was found guilty of manslaughter on Saturday. Lai Sai-ming, captain of the Sea Smooth, a passenger ferry, was convicted of 39 counts of...
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