Articles filed under Terrorism
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Al-Qaida, others attack Syrian intelligence office in AleppoMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - BEIRUT (AP) - Al-Qaida's Syrian affiliate and other radical Islamic factions launched an assault Wednesday on a government intelligence building in the northern city of ...
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Latest on Boston bombing trial: Prosecutor gives openingsMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - 10 A.M. The trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) has begun with opening statements from the prosecution. Assistant U.S....
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Police: Maryland shootings random; evoked DC sniper memoriesMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - MILLERSVILLE, Md. (AP) - A man accused of firing at five public places in Maryland, including a building at the National Security Agency, chose his targets at random, po...
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Hundreds killed as Chad forces seize northeast Nigerian townMar 02, 2015 10:00 pm - MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) - Chadian troops have seized a strategically located northeast Nigerian town from Boko Haram, but not before the defeated Islamic extremists kill...
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Portuguese jets will head to Romania for NATO mission in MayMar 02, 2015 10:00 pm - BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Four Portuguese F-16 fighter jets and 150 Portuguese troops and civilians will be sent to Ukraine neighbor Romania in May and June to participa...
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Mines, bombs slow Iraqi advance on Islamic State-held TikritMar 02, 2015 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi troops and Shiite militias battled the Islamic State group Tuesday on the outskirts of militant-held Tikrit, unable to advance further on Saddam Hus...
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Publisher moves up release for Hirsi Ali book 'Heretic'Mar 02, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The release date for the latest book by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a women's rights advocate and leading critic of Islam, has been moved up from late April to Marc...
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China plays down US concerns over anti-terror legislationMar 02, 2015 10:00 pm - SHANGHAI (AP) - China played down U.S. concerns that proposed anti-terror legislation would give the Chinese government sweeping power to police electronic communication...
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Yemeni leader proposes Riyadh as venue for talks with rebelsMar 02, 2015 10:00 pm - SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Yemen's president on Tuesday proposed the Saudi capital of Riyadh as a possible venue for the resumption of U.N.-sponsored talks with Shiite rebels w...
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Netanyahu assails Iran-nuclear talks; Obama disagreesMar 02, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress on Tuesday that an emerging agreement between Iran and the United States would all but guarante...