 A car bomb exploded near a police station in a central Baghdad neighborhood Sunday, wounding at least 13 people, Baghdad Emergency Police said.The attack took place at 8 a.m. (12 a.m. EDT) in the capital's Karrada section.On Saturday, a car bomb exploded in a busy Sadr City marketplace, killing 62 people and wounding 114 others. Saturday's blast destroyed food and clothing stalls and set vehicles on fire, The Associated Press reported.Ambulances carried the many victims to hospitals, where AP said men were cradling crying babies as doctors sought to treat them. ...
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 Two British soldiers killed in Afghan attack |
Two British soldiers were killed in Afghanistan in an attack on their base in the south of the country, the latest clash in the bloodiest phase of violence since the militants were ousted in 2001.The two were killed in the volatile Sangin district of Helmand province, where more than 3,000 British troops are based. "We can confirm that two British soldiers … were killed in action in Sangin yesterday when their base came under small-arms and RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) attack," a spokesman for Britain's Ministry of Defense in London said on Sunday. Five British soldiers have been killed since UK forces were deployed to Helmand in recent months. ...
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| Israel strike hits Palestinian PM's office |
Israeli aircraft fired missiles at the Palestinian prime minister's office early Sunday, just hours after a Palestinian official said the soldier whose abduction sent Israeli troops into Gaza is alive and in stable condition.A Hamas militant was killed in another Israeli airstrike.Palestinians witnesses said two missiles fired by attack helicopters hit the Gaza City office of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas early Sunday, slightly injuring a bystander and setting the empty building on fire.Inspecting his burning office, Haniyeh called the attack senseless."They have targeted a symbol for the Palestinian people," he said.The Israeli military confirmed the attack and said it would "employ all means at its disposal ... to secure the safe return" of 19-year-old soldier Cpl. Gilad Shalit who was abducted by Palestinian militants on Sunday....
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| U.S. probes possible 'friendly fire' death |
The U.S. military on Saturday said it was investigating the death of a soldier in eastern Afghanistan as a possible "friendly fire incident."The Defense Department said Pfc. Justin R. Davis, 19, of Gaithersburg, Md., died on June 25 in eastern Kunar province when he came in contact with indirect fire - a term used for mortar shelling - while on patrol during combat operations."The circumstances of the soldier's death are under investigation as a possible friendly fire incident," the statement said.In Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition released a statement saying an investigation into the incident is under way."We are looking into Pfc. Davis' death to determine what happened. No final determination has been made and we will not release any information relating to the investigation till it is complete," the statement said....
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| Government to vote on supplying electricity to Gaza |
The government will vote Sunday on a proposal to supply electricity from Israel to the Gaza Strip, in order to resume electricity to the area after an Israel Air Force strike on a Palestinian power station there. If approved, the Israel Electric Corporation will erect special electrical lines stretching from Israel into Gaza. According to government sources, Sunday's vote follows days of international pressure.The Gaza Strip requires 200 megawatts of electricity, half of which is provided by the power station, and half which is supplied by the Israel Electric Corporation. After the IAF strike, the power station's capacity was cut by half. United States officials said Saturday that U.S. funds would be used to pay for the damages caused by the strike. The power station was insured by a U.S. government agency, according to The Boston Globe. The U.S. Foreign and Defense Ministry departments that oversee foreign relations were unaware of the decision to target civilian facilities ...
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| US undermining Nepal peace process: Maoist chief |
The United States is undermining Nepal's peace process by warning it could cut aid if Maoist guerrillas join an interim government without giving up their weapons first, the rebel's chief said. "Even now, they are creating an atmosphere of suspicion and trying to stop a peaceful atmosphere from building up," Maoist leader Prachanda told state-run Nepal TV late on Saturday. The U.S. ambassador in Nepal had said earlier that Washington would not support a government in Kathmandu that included the rebels if they continued violence in the countryside despite a two-month truce. U.S. ambassador James Moriarty said Washington — a key donor — could stop aid to the impoverished country if the rebels joined an interim government without giving up arms first. ...
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