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2012 Jun 14 |
Jordanian schoolboy Omar Botush (17) pleaded "mistreatment" as prosecutors pressed murder charges over the killings of his father, mother, two brothers and an uncle. Links: Murder, Jordan, Teens Amuck 
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2012 Jun 14 |
Mexican presidential front-runner Enrique Pena Nieto said Colombian Gen. Oscar Naranjo (55) has agreed to serve as his adviser on fighting drug trafficking if Pena Nieto wins the July 1 election. Authorities said the Zeta drug cartel kidnapped and killed journalist Victor Manuel Baez Chino. He had covered crime in Xalapa, Veracruz state. Links: Colombia, Mexico
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2012 Jun 14 |
Somali government spokesman Abdirahman Omar Osman said that some 500 al-Shabab fighters have defected to the government side. Links: Somalia
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2012 Jun 14 |
Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka, who was released from jail last month, renewed his fight with President Mahinda Rajapakse with a call to defeat his "corrupt" government. Links: Sri Lanka
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2012 Jun 14 |
In Syria a suicide bomber detonated his van packed with explosives in a Damascus suburb, wounding 14 people and damaging one of Shiite Islam's holiest shrines. Troops continued to pound rebel-controlled areas in Homs, while rebels reportedly clashed with government forces in several other parts of the country. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 3 civilians were killed overnight in clashes at the entrances of the Jouret el-Shayyah neighborhood in Homs city. Another died in the rebel-held town of Rastan north of Homs. UN observers entered the nearly deserted town of Haffa and found smoldering buildings, looted shops, smashed cars and a strong stench of death. According to the Observatory at least 84 people died in clashes and bombings across Syria, 48 of them civilians. Links: Syria
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2012 Jun 14 |
Syrian authorities arrested terrorist Mohamed Hossam al-Saddaqa, a member of the Al-Nusra Front of Al-Qaeda, who was planning to blow himself up inside Al-Rifai Mosque in Damascus during Friday prayers." Links: Syria
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2012 Jun 14 |
Yemeni forces killed 15 Al-Qaeda fighters in a clash at a control station in Shabwa province on the country's only gas export pipeline. At least 48 people, including 40 militants, were killed as the army moved to take control of Shuqra, Abyan province. 9 people died from landmines while returning to Zinjibar from where they had fled after the militants seized it in May 2011. Links: Yemen, al-Qaida
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2012 Jun 14 |
In Nepal the badly decomposed and decapitated body of Debbie Maveau (23) of Belgium, missing for 10 days, was found beneath a hiking trail in the Langtang National Park. Links: Belgium, Nepal, Mayhem, Murder
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2012 Jun 14 |
In West Oakland, Ca., a fire at a construction site disrupted the BART transbay service for 12 hours. Federal investigators later said arson was the cause. Links: USA, Fire, SF Bay Area
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2013 Jun 14 |
It was reported that a group led by the nonprofit Conservation Fund has purchased 16,645 acres of forest in California’s Sonoma County for $24.5 million. The land, known as Preservation Ranch, will be renamed Buckeye Forest. Links: USA, California, Environment
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2013 Jun 14 |
A state of Michigan appointed emergency manager for Detroit said the city is defaulting on about $2.5 billion in unsecured debt and was asking creditors to accept 10 cents for each dollar owed them. Links: USA, Michigan, Bankruptcy
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2013 Jun 14 |
A British court fined the Sellafield nuclear waste site 700,000 pounds for the illegal dumping of radioactive material, the latest controversy to assail an industry that will have a toxic legacy lasting thousands of years. Links: Britain, Nuclear
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2013 Jun 14 |
The Bulgarian parliament's quick appointment of legislator and media mogul Delyan Peevski (33) to head the country's security service sparked massive protests and prompted the president to demand the decision be immediately reversed. Links: Bulgaria
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2013 Jun 14 |
A new bridge linking Vidin in Bulgaria with Calafat in Romania opened. It was just the 2nd on the 500-km stretch of the Danube River that forms the common border between the Balkan neighbors. Links: Romania, Bulgaria
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2013 Jun 14 |
Czech police and prosecutors said they believe a top aide of PM Petr Necas ordered a military intelligence agency to illegally spy on three people. Authorities said that Nagyova's motives were "purely private." Links: Czech Rep., Espionage, Govm’t. Scandal
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2013 Jun 14 |
EU trade ministers at a meeting in Luxembourg agreed to France's demand to keep its movie and television industry out of the hotly anticipated trans-Atlantic talks. Links: France, EU, TV, Film
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2013 Jun 14 |
In France the Airbus A350's maiden flight ended with a safe landing, setting the stage for intensifying competition with US rival Boeing in the long-haul wide-body aircraft market. Links: France, Aviation
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2013 Jun 14 |
Guatemala Pres. Otto Perez said a heavily armed group, said to be part of a band of drug traffickers, ambushed and killed 8 police officers 120 miles west of Guatemala City. Links: Guatemala
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2013 Jun 14 |
Iran held presidential elections. Results the next day said Hasan Rowhani took 50.7% of the more than 36 million votes cast. Links: Iran
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2013 Jun 14 |
Hezbollah's leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah vowed that his Lebanon-based militants would keep fighting in Syria "wherever needed" after the US agreed to arm the rebels in the civil war. Links: Syria, Lebanon
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2013 Jun 14 |
In southern Libya army Col. Omar Salah was killed in an ambush on his brigade in Kira. Links: Libya
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2013 Jun 14 |
In New Zealand Google announced the launch of Project Loon, a collection of helium balloons with antennas controlled to provide Internet access. Links: Internet, New Zealand, Balloon
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2013 Jun 14 |
In the Philippines 2 people died after their ferry sank, but 54 passengers and crew were saved when rescuers pulled them to safety. The ferry was going from Albay province to nearby Masbate province. Links: Philippines, Tragedy
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2013 Jun 14 |
The Syrian government dismissed US charges that it used chemical weapons as "full of lies," accusing President Obama of resorting to fabrications to justify his decision to arm Syrian rebels. Government troops and rebels in Aleppo fought their heaviest battles in months. Rebel fighters walked into the Shiite mosque in Hatla and trampled on books. An explosion brought down the building, but its dome remained intact. A video of the demolition was posted on June 16. Links: USA, Syria
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2013 Jun 14 |
Turkey’s state news reported that as many as 73 Syrian military officers — including seven generals and 20 colonels — have crossed the border into Turkey with their families "seeking refuge." Links: Turkey, Syria
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