Suicide bombers strike shrine in Lahore, Pakistan, killing at least 35

LAHORE, PAKISTAN — Three suicide bombers struck a Sufi shrine in the eastern city of Lahore on Thursday night, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 175, officials said. It was the second major attack in the city in a month. Hundreds of people were visiting the shrine of the Persian …

Washington Post · July 02, 2010, 5:06 AM (PST)

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Clinton arrives in Ukraine on first leg of trip to promote democracy in post-Soviet states

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in Ukraine to begin a tour designed to promote democracy in post-Soviet states. Clinton arrived in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev at dawn Friday after an overnight flight from Washington. She also is scheduled to visit …

FOX News · July 01, 2010, 7:12 PM (PST)

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Prosecutors: US network ready to aid spy ring

NEW YORK – A prosecutor warned Thursday that a powerful and sophisticated network of U.S.-based Russian agents were eager to help defendants in an alleged spy ring flee the country on bail. U.S. authorities also said one defendant confessed that he worked for Russia’s intelligence service and …

Huffingtonpost.com · July 02, 2010, 12:34 AM (PST)

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Blast kills 1 at Serb protest in north Kosovo town

An explosion tore through a Serb protest in an ethnically divided town of Kosovo on Friday, fatally injuring one man and leaving about 11 others with shrapnel wounds, police and doctors said. Kosovo police say they believe a hand grenade was thrown amid the 1,000 or so Serbs protesting the opening …

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · July 02, 2010, 5:06 AM (PST)

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Palestinian leader gives interview to Israel media

JERUSALEM – The Palestinian president made a fresh bid to win over public opinion in Israel by giving a rare interview to Israeli journalists in which he cast himself as a serious partner for peace talks. The interview, reported in major Israeli newspapers on Thursday, came as Washington’s …

San Mateo Daily Journal · July 02, 2010, 4:59 AM (PST)

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South Africa’s ex-national police chief found guilty in long-running corruption case

JOHANNESBURG (AP) – South Africa’s former national police chief has been convicted of corruption after a lengthy, high-profile trial. According to testimony, former chief Jackie Selebi had gone on shopping sprees with a drug smuggler and did favors for a fugitive fraud suspect. He was found guilty …

FOX News · July 02, 2010, 3:40 AM (PST)

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Ask AP: Turkey and Israel, Haiti’s slow progress

An enormous amount of money has been sent to Haiti to help the country recover from its devastating earthquake. So why has so little changed in Haiti – from piles of rubble to tent cities – since right after the quake struck? That’s one of the questions in this edition of "Ask AP," a weekly Q&A …

AP – msnbc.com · July 02, 2010, 2:57 AM (PST)

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Police: Suspected insurgents kill 8 in 2 days of bloodshed in Thailand’s restive south

PATTANI, Thailand (AP) – Suspected Muslim insurgents detonated roadside bombs that killed eight people, including one civilian, in two separate attacks in Thailand’s restive south, police said Friday. A bomb explosion in Yala province on Friday killed three soldiers in a pickup truck who were sent …

FOX News · July 02, 2010, 5:06 AM (PST)

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