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Israel envoys ‘target of attacks’

Israel envoys ‘target of attacks’

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Czech statesman Vaclav Havel dies

Czech statesman Vaclav Havel dies

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Last U.S. troops leave Iraq, ending war (Reuters)

Last U.S. troops leave Iraq, ending war 
    (Reuters)

Reuters - The last convoy of U.S. soldiers pulled out of Iraq on Sunday, ending nearly nine years of war that cost almost 4,500 American and tens of thousands of Iraqi lives and left a country still grappling with political uncertainty.[Read more...]

Final U.S. Troops Leave Iraq

Final U.S. Troops Leave Iraq

(AT THE IRAQ-KUWAIT BORDER) - The final convoy of U.S. troops left Iraq early Sunday, bringing a nearly nine-year military mission to a definitive close. The column of armored trucks and tractor trailers rolled across the Iraq-Kuwait border in the early morning hours. The vehicles were greeted by the glare of television cameras; a [...]

Nearly nine years on, U.S. withdraws from Iraq (Reuters)

Nearly nine years on, U.S. withdraws from Iraq 
    (Reuters)

Reuters - The last convoy of U.S. soldiers pulled out of Iraq Sunday, crossing into Kuwait and ending the American withdrawal nearly nine years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, a U.S. military official said.[Read more...]

Philippines steps up flood rescue

Philippines steps up flood rescue

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Cairo Protesters, Police Clash; 9 Dead

Cairo Protesters, Police Clash; 9 Dead

CAIRO—Civilian and military police used batons to disperse protesters in front of Egypt’s parliament building Saturday as the death toll from rioting that began a day earlier rose to at least nine people, demonstrating that smoothly run elections haven’t absorbed all public anger against continued military rule. [...]

Police Clash With Cairo Protesters; 9 Dead

Police Clash With Cairo Protesters; 9 Dead

CAIRO—Civilian and military police used batons to disperse protesters in front of Egypt’s parliament building Saturday as the death toll from rioting that began a day earlier rose to at least nine people, demonstrating that smoothly run elections haven’t absorbed all public anger against continued military rule. [...]

Typhoon kills more than 436 in southern Philippines (Reuters)

Typhoon kills more than 436 in southern Philippines 
    (Reuters)

Reuters - More than 400 people were killed and an unknown number were missing after a typhoon struck the southern Philippines, causing flash floods and landslides and driving tens of thousands from their homes.[Read more...]

Clashes in Cairo Leave 8 Dead

Clashes in Cairo Leave 8 Dead

CAIRO—Hundreds of Egyptian soldiers swept into Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Saturday, chasing protesters and beating them to the ground with sticks and tossing journalists’ TV cameras off of balconies in the second day of a violent crackdown on antimilitary protesters that has left eight dead and hundreds injured. [...]

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