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Taliban claims it's behind Pakistani arms site blasts
Los Angeles TimesIn a devastating strike that signals this week's departure of President Pervez Musharraf will bring no letup in their bloody campaign, Islamic militants took aim Thursday at a symbolic target: the country's main weapons-building complex. At least 60...Tags: Pervez Musharraf, Terrorism, Death and Dying, Guerrilla Activity
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Pakistani Ruling Coalition Teeters
Deadly suicide attacks Thursday on a strongly guarded weapons factory showed the worsening security in the troubled country, analysts said. The bombings, which killed at least 59 and wounded 70, came as parties in the ruling coalition continue to...Tags: Benazir Bhutto, National Government, Armed Conflicts, Terrorism, Parliament
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Bombings kill 67 in Pakistan
Chicago Tribune correspondentISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Two suicide bombers killed at least 67 people during a shift change at the Pakistani army's main weapons complex Thursday, a sign of worsening security as parties in the country's ruling coalition continued to squabble over...Tags: National Government, Armed Conflicts, Terrorism, Death and Dying, Pervez Musharraf
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Theater review: Betrayed shows American callousness
Special CorrespondentA noose seems to tighten around the audience's neck as doom closes in on three Iraqis risking their lives to translate for unconcerned American diplomats in Baghdad in the GableStage's unsettling Betrayed. By focusing on engaging, witty human beings with...Tags: GableStage, Diplomacy, Religious Conflicts, Literature, Coral Gables
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Philippines peace deal with Muslim rebels collapses
Special to The TimesA tentative peace deal that came close to resolving decades of conflict between the Philippine military and Muslim insurgents collapsed Thursday after days of fierce fighting and an alleged massacre. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's government said it...Tags: National Government, Injuries, Peace Negotiations, Rebellions, Heads of State
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U.S. drones suspected in attack on a Pakistan hide-out
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - Missiles destroyed a suspected militant hide-out near the Afghan border that foreign insurgents were known to frequent, killing at least five people yesterday, Pakistani officials said. The reported strike, which raised...Tags: Benazir Bhutto, Osama bin Laden, Political Candidates, Terrorism, Rebellions
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Pakistan: Missiles strike militants' area
Missiles destroyed a suspected militant hideout near the Afghan border Wednesday where foreign insurgents were known to frequent, killing at least five people, Pakistani officials said. The reported strike — which raised suspicion the United States...Tags: Pervez Musharraf
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World Briefing
PAKISTAN 5 killed in missile strike in tribal area A suspected militant hide-out near the Afghan border was destroyed in a missile strike that killed at least five people, Pakistani officials said. Four intelligence officials said the missiles destroyed...Tags: Natural Resources, Osama bin Laden, Endangered Species, Punishment, Terrorism
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Suicide bombers killed at least 64 people at the Pakistan army weapons complex
Tribune correspondentTwo suicide bombers killed at least 64 people during a shift change at the Pakistan army's main weapons complex Thursday, a sign of the worsening security in the troubled country as parties in the ruling coalition continued to squabble over priorities...Tags: National Government, Armed Conflicts, Terrorism, Death and Dying, Pervez Musharraf
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Iraq violence calms, but is the war over?
Sun reporterViolence has largely subsided in Iraq. American casualties are at their lowest levels since 2003, and Iraqi forces are maintaining security in most of the country. Is the war in Iraq over? Iraq is a hot issue out on the presidential campaign trail,...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Robert Gates, Political Candidates, Barack Obama, International Military Interventions
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Two car bombs kill at least 11 in Algeria
Two car bombs struck near a hotel and a military compound in Algeria yesterday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 31, the Algerian Interior Ministry said. The blasts followed Tuesday's deadly attack on prospective recruits at a police academy. The...Tags: Social Conditions, Terrorism, Police, Vehicles, Bombings
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Grooming a female suicide bomber
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFrom the jail cell she was sharing with her mother, sister and 1-year-old son, the young widow watched with a sardonic expression as the boy weaved unsteadily toward a visiting American soldier and lifted his arms to be carried. "Aboud," she called out...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Terrorism, Police, Rebellions, Bombings
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