Articles filed under Terrorism
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Senate panel OKs bill barring most transfers from GuantanamoFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - A Republican-led Senate panel on Thursday narrowly approved legislation that would bar most transfers of terror suspects from the U.S. prison at Guanta...
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Services, prayers for 3 fatally shot in North CarolinaFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Funeral and prayer services have begun for three young adults fatally shot in North Carolina in what police call a parking dispute. Thursday's funer...
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Senate confirms Obama's pick for Pentagon chiefFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has confirmed the president's choice to run the Pentagon. The vote Thursday was 93-5 for Ash Carter. He'll replace Chuck Hagel and be Obama'...
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Bosnian immigrants plead not guilty in terror financing caseFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - ST. LOUIS (AP) - An immigrant couple from Bosnia pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges of funneling money and military supplies to extremist groups in Iraq and...
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Region feels ripples from Yemen's turmoil as embassies closeFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - SANAA, Yemen (AP) - As Western diplomats and staff fled Yemen on Wednesday, concern widened over the increasing turmoil in the impoverished nation, with Saudi Arabia arm...
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Jon Stewart's off-beat take on news gets global 'like'Feb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - PARIS (AP) - The finance minister of France once gave Jon Stewart a lesson in high finance - and then offered him a beret. Christine Lagarde, now chief of the Internatio...
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Iraq: Clashes, attacks kill at least 22 peopleFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD (AP) - Clashes between Iraqi government forces and militants along with attacks in the capital Baghdad on Wednesday killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens,...
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Obama asks fresh war powers, says IS group 'going to lose'Feb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Vowing that Islamic State forces are "going to lose," President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to authorize military action against terrorist...
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Germany charges 22-year-old with membership in Islamic StateFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - BERLIN (AP) - Federal German prosecutors say they've charged a 22-year-old man with membership in a terrorist organization on allegations that he trained and fought with...
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Were 3 slain for their religion or their parking space?Feb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Police are trying to determine whether hate played any role in the killing of three Muslims, a crime they said was sparked by a neighbor's long-...