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Witness Becomes Rescuer In Austin Plane Incident
Robin Dehaven usually replaces windows. On Thursday morning after a Texas, office building, he was breaking them, having rushed into the burning structure to help people escape.Dehaven,
Full StoryAP Released Joshua M Bernard Death Photos Gallery
The Associated Press released Joshua M. Bernard death photos (Pics Gallery below). AP is under fire for going against a father’s wishes and publishing a photo of a marine in his final moments of life.
Full StoryNATO Forces Face Taliban Mines, Resistance
MARJAH, Afghanistan – It could take weeks to reclaim the Taliban stronghold of Marjah, a top Marine commander said Sunday as thousands of U.S. troops and Afghan soldiers fought for a second day in NATO’s most ambitious effort yet to break the militants’ grip on Afghanistan’s dangerous south.
Full StoryNetanyahu’s Russia Visit To Focus Heavily On Iran
JERUSALEM – Israel’s prime minister said Sunday he would press for “crippling sanctions” against Iran when he visits Moscow this week — a trip that comes as the Russians seem increasingly willing to heeding such a call.
Full StoryPakistani PM Plays Down Crisis, Opposition Pounces
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s prime minister sought to defuse tension Sunday over a Supreme Court decision to strike down a presidential order appointing two top judges, saying the dispute would not threaten political stability.
Full StoryHuge Rally In Beirut Marks Hariri’s 2005 Killing
BEIRUT – Thousands of flag-waving Lebanese gathered in Beirut’s main square Sunday to mark the fifth anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a killing that sparked a cascade of political turmoil in the Middle East.
Full StoryNationalists Blame Pakistan For Bombing In India
PUNE, India – Hindu nationalist leaders demanded Sunday that new peace talks with rival Pakistan be canceled after a bomb blast in a crowded bakery in western India killed nine people and wounded 57.
Full StoryEnvoys Go To North Korea For Nuclear Talks Push
SEOUL (Reuters) – A senior Chinese official met North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on Monday and a top U.N. political envoy was slated to arrive a day later in a new push to get the reclusive state to return to stalled nuclear disarmament talks.
Full StoryIran Tells UN Of Enrichment Plan As New Sanctions Loom
TEHRAN (AFP) – Iran said on Monday it has formally told the UN nuclear watchdog of its plan to produce higher enriched uranium, sparking US and French calls for “strong” sanctions against the defiant Islamic republic.
Full Story53 Rescued In Kashmir Avalanche 17 Soldiers Dead
SRINAGAR, India – A massive avalanche plowed into an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing 17 soldiers and critically injuring 17 others.
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