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Suspected rebels kill 28, wound 24 in east India

Suspected rebels kill 28, wound 24 in east India

15 mins ago
About 200 suspected Maoist rebels set off a land mine and opened fire on a convoy of cars carrying local leaders and supporters of India's ruling Congress party in the country's east, killing at least 28 people and wounding 24 others, police said. Full Story

Niger president says attackers came from Libya

5 hours 35 mins ago
Niger's president says suicide bombers who carried out simultaneous attacks on a military installation and a French-run uranium mine came from southern Libya. Full Story
14 killed in new anti-terror Philippine offensive

14 killed in new anti-terror Philippine offensive

30 mins ago
At least 14 Philippine marines and Abu Sayyaf militants were killed in a clash in a new U.S.-backed offensive aimed at rescuing six foreign and Filipino hostages and stopping the al-Qaida-linked gunmen from staging more kidnappings in the country's south, a military commander said Sunday. Full Story
Huge crowd cheers Argentine leader's 10-year rule

Huge crowd cheers Argentine leader's 10-year rule

3 hours 17 mins ago
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez rallied a huge crowd Saturday night celebrating the 10-year government that she and her late husband Nestor Kirchner began in 2003. Her voice breaking, she called it a victorious decade, "won not by a government but by the people." Full Story

Female suicide bomber injures 18 in Russian region

12 hours 27 mins ago
A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, authorities said. The attacker was later identified as a widow of two Islamic radicals killed by security forces. Full Story

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Anti-Muslim actions rise in UK over slain soldier

Anti-Muslim actions rise in UK over slain soldier

6 hours 43 mins ago
Police, politicians and activists in Britain are warning of rising anti-Muslim sentiment following the slaughter of an off-duty British soldier in a London street, an apparent act of Islamic extremism that has horrified the nation. Full Story
French soldier stabbed in throat outside Paris

French soldier stabbed in throat outside Paris

6 hours 50 mins ago
A French soldier was stabbed in the throat in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and the government said it was trying to determine if there were any links to the brutal killing of a British soldier by suspected Islamic extremists. Full Story
Hezbollah chief commits to victory in Syria

Hezbollah chief commits to victory in Syria

8 hours 15 mins ago
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group vowed to help propel President Bashar Assad to victory in Syria's bloody civil war, warning that the fall of the Damascus regime would give rise to extremists and plunge the Middle East into a "dark period." Full Story

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Female suicide bomber injures 18 in Russian region

A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, authorities said. The attacker was ... Full Story

Finance

Metals and agricultural futures prices slip

Metals prices ended slightly lower Friday, as did agricultural futures. Full Story

Science & Tech

US disasters by state for past 60 years

Since 1953, there have been 2,115 major disasters declared in the United States and U.S. territories. Disasters by state, including Monday's tornado in Oklahoma: Full Story