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Iraq shootings case thrown out

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:41:09 +0000

A US federal judge dismisses criminal charges against five Blackwater security guards accused of fatally shooting 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in September 2007.

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Iraq shootings case thrown out

Military toll doubles

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:41:03 +0000

American military fatalities in Afghanistan doubled in 2009 compared with the previous year, and US officials acknowledge that the new year is likely to prove even more lethal.

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Pakistan expresses withdrawal concerns

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:43:35 +0000

Pakistan warned the US-led coalition against a hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan, expressing renewed concern about growing instability on its border.

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CIA probes Afghan base security after bomber kills 7

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:36:50 +0000

WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) – The CIA vowed on Thursday to avenge the deaths of seven officers in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan and to investigate security breaches that allowed the second deadliest attack in agency history.

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Mudslides, rains, kill 18 in Rio

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:10:26 +0000

Heavy rains in the Rio de Janeiro area have triggered mudslides that have killed at least 18 people.

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Washington Times slashes staff

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:10:20 +0000

The Washington Times will slash newsroom staff by more than 40 per cent and eliminate its sports section.

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US deaths soar in Afghanistan in 2009

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:10:16 +0000

US military deaths in Afghanistan doubled in 2009 compared with the previous year as 30,000 additional troops began pouring to the country.

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Obama probes security failings

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:28:08 +0000

US President Barack Obama was to receive a report last night detailing how government agencies failed to act on information about Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab before he allegedly tried to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day.

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Suicide attack kills 8 at CIA base near Pakistan border

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:28:06 +0000

A suicide bomber has infiltrated a CIA base in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least eight Americans in what is believed to be the deadliest single attack on US intelligence personnel in the eight-year-long war and one of the deadliest in the agency’s history.

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Man. United’s Rooney hopes for best ever goal tally

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:28:38 +0000

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney believes he will beat his best ever goal tally for a single season after inspiring Sir Alex Ferguson’s side to a comprehensive 5-0 demolition of Wigan.

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