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25-year minimum for Virginia man in Capitol bomb plot
A judge will decide whether a Virginia man gets 25 or 30 years in prison for plotting to detonate a suicide bomb at the U.S Capitol in an undercover sting. Amine El-Khalifi of Alexandria pleaded guilty in June and will be sentenced Friday in federal...
Tags: Suicide, Emergency Incidents, Alexandria (Alexandria, Virginia), Punishment, Explosions
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U.S. Official: al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki killed in Yemen
A senior U.S. Counterterrorism official says U.S.-born alQaida cerlic Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in Yemen.
The government of Yemen reports al-Awlaki was targeted and killled Friday about five miles from the town of Khashef.
The killing of al-Awlaki is...Tags: Pakistan, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Yemen, Guerrilla Activity
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Judge warns bin Laden's son-in-law on lawyer choices
Reuters* Bin Laden relative hires political activist * Judge warns of conflicts * Brother is paying for defense By Bernard Vaughan NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - The son-in-law of Osama bin Laden and former spokesman for al Qaeda, who has pleaded not guilty to...Tags: Blindness, Lawyers, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Appeals court turns away effort to force US to release photos taken of dead bin Laden
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court Tuesday backed the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos. The three-judge...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Freedom of Information Laws, Freedom of Information Act, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Car bomb explodes as Sunni worshippers leave mosque in Iraq, deadliest of attacks that kill 20
Associated PressBAGHDAD (AP) — A car bomb exploded as Sunni worshippers were leaving a mosque after evening prayers Tuesday in Baghdad, the deadliest in a string of attacks that killed at least 20 people nationwide in a week of the most sustained sectarian violence...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bombings, Nouri Maliki
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Senate panel votes to provide weapons to Syrian rebels battling Assad regime
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel voted on Tuesday to provide weapons to rebels battling the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the first time lawmakers have endorsed the aggressive U.S. military step of arming the opposition in the 2-year-...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Politics, Marco Rubio, Rebellions, Weaponry
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Tribunal de EEUU ratifica que fotos de cadáver de Bin Laden no sean públicas
El tribunal de apelaciones del Distrito de Columbia ratificó hoy que las fotos del cadáver de Bin Laden tras su muerte en Pakistán a manos de un operativo militar de EE.UU. deben permanecer secretas. El dictamen del tribunal compuesto por tres jueces...
Tags: Abbottabad (Pakistan), Barack Obama
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Pentagon wants $450 million for maintaining, upgrading Guantanamo prison
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close. New details on the administration's budget request emerged on Tuesday...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Prisoners and Detainees, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
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After exchange, Israel warns against Golan attacks, says Syria will 'bear consequences'
Associated PressJERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli and Syrian troops exchanged fire across their tense cease-fire line in the Golan Heights on Tuesday, prompting an Israeli threat that Syria's leader will "bear the consequences" of further escalation and raising new concerns...Tags: Mountains, Wars and Interventions, Animal Attacks, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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EU mission seeks to rebuild Mali army after U.S. faltered
Reuters* EU mission piecing army back together, one battalion at a time * Army imploded last year despite years of U.S. training * EU focus on building units and restoring cohesion to ranks By David Lewis KOULIKORO, Mali, May 21 (Reuters) - Under a blazing...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Politics, Justice and Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice
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Misión de la UE busca reconstruir el Ejército de Mali tras fracaso de EEUU
Reuters* La misión de la UE quiere cohesión del batallón * Ejército se quebró el año pasado pese a años de entrenamiento de EEUU Por David Lewis KOULIKORO, Mali, 21 mayo (Reuters) - Bajo un sol abrasador y la mirada crÃtica de instructores británicos... -
Dozens killed in wave of bombings in Iraq
A string of car bombs and shootings tore through Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, killing at least 57 people and escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting, officials said The attacks, some of which hit market places...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Emergency Incidents, Religious Conflicts, Bombings, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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