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Contractors held over Afghan deaths

Contractors held over Afghan deaths

Blackwater was criticised for its actions while working for the US defence department in Iraq Two former employees of the US private security contractor Blackwater,...

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‘US plane bomber’ pleads not guilty

‘US plane bomber’ pleads not guilty

Umar Abdulmutallab was on a 'no-fly' list but still managed to board a trans-Atlantic fight A Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a US plane on Christmas...

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Blackwater settles US court cases

Blackwater settles US court cases

Blackwater's role in the Iraq war has been highly controversal Seven lawsuits concerning alleged illegal activities that led to deaths in Iraq filed against...

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CIA base bomber ‘was double agent’

CIA base bomber ‘was double agent’

Zeid, a Jordanian intelligence officer killed in the attack, was honoured in Amman A suicide bomber who killed eight people when he attacked a US base in Afghanistan...

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US warns of global Yemen threat

US warns of global Yemen threat

Hillary Clinton said instability in Yemen could have 'global implications' The US has offered to support the Yemeni government’s fight against al-Qaeda,...

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Online Poll Says More Than 70% of Americans Favor Invasion of Yemen

Online Poll Says More Than 70% of Americans Favor Invasion of Yemen

Judith Miller used neocon and CIA-concocted propaganda to sell the invasion of Iraq to the American people. If we are to believe a recent poll posted on the Fox...

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Nato troops killed in Afghan explosions

Nato troops killed in Afghan explosions

About 113,000 foreign troops are in Afghanistan fighting Taliban-led fighters Two separate roadside bomb attacks in Afghanistan have left four US troops and a British...

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Tighter checks for US-bound flights

Tighter checks for US-bound flights

US-bound passengers from countries such as Yemen will undergo tighter security checks The US government has announced that visitors from several countries will be...

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US general urges strip search of Muslim men

US general urges strip search of Muslim men

Lt. General Thomas McInerney spokes to Fox News about what he called pending terror attacks on US airliners. A retired US general and member of Iran Policy Committee...

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Colombian forces raid Farc camp

Colombian forces raid Farc camp

The raid took place in the province of Meta, an area used by the Farc to produce cocaine At least 18 Colombian Farc rebels have been killed when the country’s...

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