Clinton warns Iran, Syria on threats to Israel

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration Thursday warned Iran and Syria that America’s commitment to Israel’s security is unshakable and that they should understand the consequences of threats to the Jewish state. Previewing a speech Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is to deliver later …

msnbc.com · April 29, 2010, 1:10 PM (PST)

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Man stabs 28 kids at kindergarten in China

BEIJING – A knife-wielding man attacked a kindergarten class of 4-year-olds in eastern China on Thursday, slashing 28 children in what an expert said was a copycat rampage of two other episodes at Chinese schools in the past month. A 47-year-old jobless man, Xu Yuyuan, burst into a classroom at the …

msnbc.com · April 29, 2010, 10:32 AM (PST)

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Clinton: Iran will fail to disrupt nuke meeting

WASHINGTON (AP) – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says any attempt by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE’-neh-zhahd) to undermine what the U.S. sees as the central purpose of next month’s nuclear conference at the United Nations will meet with failure. Clinton said …

kgw.com · April 29, 2010, 1:17 PM (PST)

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Pakistan agents believe Taliban’s Mehsud is alive

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani intelligence officials said on Thursday they believed Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud was alive, contradicting earlier comments that he was killed in a CIA-operated drone aircraft strike. Washington, while cautious about making pronouncements about Mehsud’s …

Washington Post · April 29, 2010, 11:44 AM (PST)

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Hamas: Egypt forces gas, kill 4 tunnel smugglers

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Egyptian forces pumped gas into a cross-border tunnel used to smuggle goods into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing four Palestinians, Hamas officials said. Egypt has been under pressure to seal off the hundreds of tunnels that are a key economic lifeline for the …

Associated Press · April 29, 2010, 11:51 AM (PST)

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2 dead in attack on rights caravan in south Mexico

State police guard the entrance to the town of San Juan Copala, Mexico, after gunmen ambushed a caravan of human rights activists, Wednesday, April 28, 2010. Mexican officials say a Finnish man and a local political activist were killed when their humanitarian caravan was ambushed in a remote …

Idaho Statesman · April 29, 2010, 12:56 PM (PST)

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Witness: Machete used in NJ schoolyard killings

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – A witness says a machete attack and a sexual assault preceded the execution-style shooting of three of her friends in a New Jersey schoolyard in 2007. Details of the brutal attack emerged from testimony of a fourth victim who survived. The woman, who was 19 at the time, is not …

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· April 29, 2010, 1:03 PM (PST)

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Syria-based Saddam loyalists blast US ‘occupation’ of Iraq, vow to continue resistance

DAMASCUS – Supporters of Iraq’s late dictator Saddam Hussein gathered in Damascus Thursday to denounce the U.S. "occupation" of Iraq and demand that his loyalists unite. About 500 Saddam loyalists, including members of his outlawed Baath Party, vowed to continue their support to what they called …

Washington Examiner · April 29, 2010, 12:48 PM (PST)

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Madagascar factions discussing poll in 3 months

PRETORIA, South Africa- Madagascar’s rival political factions are discussing a deal hammered out by international negotiators that calls for new elections on the Indian Ocean island nation. Andry Rajoelina accused the other three former heads of state of stalling the talks in South Africa. He said …

Boston Globe · April 29, 2010, 12:05 PM (PST)

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Afghan lawmaker’s kin dies in NATO raid

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — NATO and Afghan forces raided a lawmaker’s home and fatally shot the woman’s brother-in-law in eastern Afghanistan during a nighttime operation, sending hundreds of people into the streets shouting, "Death to America!" in protest, the lawmaker said Thursday. The military …

Washington Times · April 29, 2010, 12:41 PM (PST)

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