The military wing of Hamas, the Islamic group, claimed responsibility for the attack — in which gunmen fired on a vehicle carrying two men and two women at a junction near the city of Hebron — and described it on its Arabic Web site as a “heroic operation.”
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Killing of Israeli Settlers Rattles Leaders
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010Blast kills at least 15 in Pakistan mosque
Monday, August 23rd, 2010A blast inside a mosque in Pakistan’s South Waziristan tribal region on the Afghan border killed at least 15 people on Monday, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
Turkey Accused of Using Chemical Weapons against PKK
Friday, August 13th, 2010
Turkish soldiers on patrol in a Kurdish area of southeastern Turkey: Did the Turkish military use chemical weapons against the PKK?
German experts have confirmed the authenticity of photographs that purport to show PKK fighters killed by chemical weapons. The evidence puts increasing pressure on the Turkish government, which has long been suspected of using such weapons against Kurdish rebels. German politicians are demanding an investigation.
Injuries, arrests after massive 70-person Metro brawl
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010At least four people were injured and three arrested late Friday night after a brawl in the Metro system involving as many as 70 people, a Metro spokeswoman said.
The brawl apparently began about 11 p.m. at the Gallery Place station and then continued in the L’Enfant Plaza station, according to Metro spokeswoman Cathy Asato.
Transit police were called to Gallery Place in Northwest Washington where a disorderly group was reported, she said. Then police were sent to the L’Enfant Plaza station two stops away in Southwest, where a fight was reported on the platform for Green and Yellow Line trains.
She said two persons under 18 were arrested along with one adult. Of the injured, she said two were juveniles and two were adults. One of the adults was reported early Saturday to be in serious condition. At one point, a spokesman for the D.C. fire and emergency services department said as many as seven people were being examined for possible injury.
It was not immediately known what prompted the fighting.
A preliminary account indicated that there was a possible injury at the Anacostia Metro station about the same time. Officials said they were trying to determine whether that incident was connected to the brawl.
Spanish police close public beach for Michelle Obama’s £250,000 Spanish holiday
Friday, August 6th, 2010Michelle Obama today faced a fresh wave of attacks over her lavish break in Spain with 40 friends, which could easily cost U.S. taxpayers a staggering £50,000 a day.
Material girl Michelle Obama is a modern-day Marie Antoinette on a glitzy Spanish vacatio
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
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First Lady Michelle Obama smiles while she visits Marbella, southern Spain.
Sacrifice is something that many Americans are becoming all too familiar with during this economic downturn. It was a key theme in President Obama’s inaugural address to the nation, and he’s referenced it numerous times when lecturing the country on how to get back on its feet.
“The criminals are going to run wild.”
Monday, August 2nd, 2010The pastor voiced his concern on Friday at a raucous special City Council meeting at which East St. Louis Mayor Alvin Parks announced that the city will layoff 37 employees, including 19 of its 62 police officers, 11 firefighters, four public works employees, and three administrators. The layoffs take effect on Sunday.
Argentina Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Gay Marriage
Friday, July 16th, 2010
Demonstrators rallied in favor of gay marriage this week in Buenos Aires ahead of Thursday’s vote.
Approval Marks Victory for President Over Catholic Opponents and Is First Nationwide Law of its Kind in Latin America
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Death toll in Pakistan bombing exceeds 100
Saturday, July 10th, 2010PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN — The death toll in a massive suicide bombing climbed to more than 100 victims Saturday, as authorities continued to search mounds of rubble for survivors.
Surge of attacks kills 6 US troops, 12 Afghans
Saturday, July 10th, 2010KABUL, Afghanistan — A wave of attacks killed six U.S. troops and at least a dozen civilians Saturday in Afghanistan’s volatile south and east, as American reinforcements moving into Taliban-dominated areas face up to the fierce resistance they expected.