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NJ man identified in National Mall fire suicide | Russia courts send harsh anti-protest message | Putin Wants Dutch Apology After Diplomat Held | Taliban renews threat against Pakistani teen Malala Yousafzai as Nobel decision nears - 10.8.13

» Russia courts send harsh anti-protest message
08/10/13 19:27 from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post
MOSCOW — Courts from Moscow to Murmansk sent out a broad and uncompromising message Tuesday: Russian authorities will not tolerate protest, not from the weak or the powerful, not on land or at sea. In a reminder of the Soviet era that re...


» Taliban renews threat against Pakistani teen Malala Yousafzai as Nobel decision nears
08/10/13 16:41 from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Taliban has issued a new threat against Malala Yousafzai, the teenager who was shot in the head by one of its fighters a year ago after she refused to halt her efforts to expose the plight of schoolgirls in nort...


» North Korea puts army on alert, warns U.S. of 'horrible disaster'
08/10/13 10:42 from Reuters: International
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Tuesday its military would be put on high alert and be ready to launch operations, stepping up tension after weeks of rhetoric against the United States and South Korea, whom it accuses of instigatin...

» Putin Wants Dutch Apology After Diplomat Held
08/10/13 09:48 from Sky News | World News | First For Breaking News
Russia claims an embassy worker was beaten by Dutch police as The Netherlands protests over the arrest of Greenpeace activists.


» Obama to Boehner, again: End government shutdown, don't allow default - CBS News
08/10/13 08:49 from Top Stories - Google News
Washington PostObama to Boehner, again: End government shutdown, don't allow defaultCBS NewsUpdated at 2:20 p.m.. President Obama again urged House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to put a short-term spending bill with no strings attac...


» US commando raids: What did they achieve? - BBC News
08/10/13 07:04 from Top Stories - Google News
BBC NewsUS commando raids: What did they achieve?BBC NewsThe twin US commando raids to seize senior al-Qaeda operatives in two different African countries on 5 October show Washington's preference for highly targeted special operatio...

» Capture of bombing suspect in Libya represents rare ‘rendition’ by U.S. military
08/10/13 05:36 from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post
The capture of an alleged al-Qaeda operative outside his home by Special Operations forces in Tripoli on Saturday and his secret removal from Libya was a rare instance of U.S. military involvement in “rendition,” the practice of grabbing...


» NJ man identified in National Mall fire suicide - USA TODAY
08/10/13 05:21 from Top Stories - Google News
Philly.comNJ man identified in National Mall fire suicideUSA TODAYA man who died after setting himself on fire on the National Mall in Washington has been identified as John Constantino, 64, of Mount Laurel, N.J.. Washington, D.C., Metro...


» World Watches US Crisis with Bewilderment, Concern - Voice of America
08/10/13 04:53 from world - Google News
World Watches US Crisis with Bewilderment, ConcernVoice of AmericaKlaus Larres, a professor of international relations at the University of North Carolina, claims the consequences would be disastrous for the world as it continues to reco...


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