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Suicide bombers attack U.S. base in Afghanistan

  By Rafiq Shirzad JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Suicide attackers detonated bombs and fired rockets outside a major U.S. base in Afghanistan on Sunday, killing five people in a brazen operation that highlighted the country’s security challenges ahead of the 2014 NATO combat troop pullout. Local police officials said bodies in Afghan police and military [...]

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Iran to fire up its first nuclear power plant

Source: Reuters * Bushehr plant to be loaded with fuel Saturday   * Most experts say does not add to arms proliferation risk * Iran insists it has right to enrich uranium By Robin Pomeroy TEHRAN, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Iran’s first nuclear power station will be loaded with fuel on Saturday, a showcase for [...]

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Iranian Aid Ships Head for Gaza

TEHRAN, June 14 (Reuters) – Iran is sending aid ships to blockaded Gaza, state radio said on Monday — a move likely to be considered provocative by Israel which accuses Tehran of arming the Palestinian enclave’s Islamist rulers, Hamas. One ship left port on Sunday and another will depart by Friday, loaded with food, construction [...]

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BP readies another attempt at stopping oil spill

By:  Mary Milliken HOUSTON, May 26 (Reuters) – Dogged by delays and intense pressure from the Obama administration, BP Plc faces a pivotal day on Wednesday as it attempts a tricky plan to clog the gushing Gulf of Mexico oil well five weeks into the disaster. If the “top kill” procedure joins the list of [...]

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Greek strikers march on parliament against cuts

ATHENS, May 20 (Reuters) – Thousands of striking Greeks marched on parliament on Thursday, in a test of the government’s resolve to implement tough austerity measures demanded by the EU and IMF to drag Greece out of its debt crisis. The strength of the march will indicate whether anger against the government’s wage cuts, tax [...]

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Strong quake shakes cities around U.S.-Mexico border

(Reuters) – Roads were torn up, buildings cracked and electricity posts toppled on Monday after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook cities in northern Mexico and Southern California, but few casualties were reported. Mexican civil protection officials said at least one man died in a collapsed house and about 100 more were injured in Sunday’s quake. [...]

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France Backs Away From Carbon Tax

While U.S. politicians try to keep the idea alive here, the French have announced cancellation of their version of cap-and-trade. They say it will hurt their competitiveness. Vive la France. Moments of crisis concentrate the mind wonderfully, or at least they should. In France, as public-sector workers mount a nationwide strike and fallout continues from [...]

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