Articles filed under Terrorism
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Russian opposition leader assassinatedFeb 27, 2015 12:00 am - MOSCOW - Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic former deputy prime minister turned Russian opposition leader, was shot and killed in Moscow Saturday, officials said. Nemtsov's ...
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Congress passes one-week stopgap Homeland Security billFeb 27, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Bordering on dysfunction, Congress passed a one-week bill late Friday night to avert a partial shutdown of the Homeland Security Department, as leaders in b...
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Well-educated 'Jihadi John' no surprise to expertsFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - PARIS (AP) - The profile of "Jihadi John," the university-educated Londoner whose masked face is emblematic of the grisly executions by the Islamic State group, is vastl...
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Fisherman's high court win spurs call for legal reformFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court case of a fisherman hooked by a law meant to preserve documents, not fish, is renewing calls to curb the reach of criminal laws that ...
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Unmasking of 'Jihadi John' as a London lad shocks BritainFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - The unmasking of Islamic State militant "Jihadi John" as a London lad who had repeatedly been questioned by security services sent shock waves through Brit...
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Kurdish fighters rout IS militants from town near IraqFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - BEIRUT (AP) - Backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, Kurdish fighters fought their way Friday into a northeastern Syrian town that was a key stronghold of Islamic Stat...
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Pence: 'Dramatically increase' defense spendingFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - OXON HILL, Md. (AP) - Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said on Friday that America will not be safe unless its leaders dramatically increase defense spending. The Republican stat...
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Obama to host European Council president next monthFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will host European Council President Donald Tusk at the White House next month. The White House says the two will review a range...
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GOP contenders push for military action against ISISFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - OXON HILL, Md. (AP) - The Republican Party's leading presidential contenders on Friday promised conservative activists they would pursue aggressive military action to pr...
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US, Cuba cite progress on restoring diplomatic tiesFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States and Cuba claimed progress Friday toward ending a half-century diplomatic freeze, suggesting they could clear some of the biggest obst...