Experts are concerned about increasing attacks by the Islamic militant group al-Shabab in Somalia. In the past few weeks, the group has increased suicide bombings of Somali hotels and military targets. These attacks have caused the Trump Administrati

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Boko Haram kidnappers have returned almost all the 110 girls they seized from a Nigerian school a month ago. The Islamist militants also gave the town of Dapchi a warning before leaving, witnesses said Wednesday. The extremists said, We did it out of

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Pakistan has promised to continue working with the United States in fighting terrorism and ending unrest in Afghanistan. But Pakistani officials say any political or military role for India in Afghanistan will be unacceptable. Prime Minister Shahid K

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Angela Ricketts husband is in the United States Army. On February 10, 2015, she received a text message: Dear Angela! it read. Bloody Valentines Day! We know everything about you, your husband and your children, the Facebook message continued. The wr

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Arab League Holds Emergency MeetingGreg La Motte Cairo 22 Aug 2001 09:57 UTC At the request of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Arab foreign ministers are gathering in Cairo Wednesday for another eme

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Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi announced a three-month state of emergency across the country after attacks on two Coptic churches that left at least 47 dead. 在两座科普特教堂遭袭导致至少47人死亡后,埃及总统阿卜杜勒法

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BAGHDAD, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- A series of car bombs ripped through the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Thursday, killing 21 and wounding 73, the latest wave of attacks in months-long escalation in violence. The attacks occurred when a total of six car bombin

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Hello to you I'm Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta, here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Thousands of people are pouring into Washington to see one man make history. Today President-elect Barack Obama attended a wreat

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A US airstrike in eastern Afghanistan this morning was aimed at a gathering of insurgents. But local officials claimed that at least 27 civilians were killed. The victims, who were said to be walking to a wedding, included the bride and other women

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A year after the start of the financial crisis, President Obama urged Wall Street to embrace reform to prevent another one from happening again. NPR's Frank Langfitt has the story. Last fall the financial system was on the brink of ruin. Today, the

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carol Van Dam. Three officers are dead and two more were injured in what is being called the deadliest day in Pittsburgh Police history, following a domestic disturbance call. Arnie Bernard of member station WDUQ rep

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. As street protests in London's financial district dispersed this evening, the G-20 leaders and their wives gathered as dinner guests of Queen Elizabeth. Tomorrow they'll attempt to agree on a response to

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A large bomb that exploded at a luxury hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan has claimed the lives of at least 11 people and left 55 others wounded today. Officials say militants attacked the Pearl Continental Hotel popular with foreigners with guns and a tru

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. Tens of thousands of civilians in Pakistan's Swat Valley took advantage of a temporary lifting of a curfew there to flee the fighting in the region today as the Pakistani army steps up its offensive to

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. The American cargo ship captain who was held hostage for days by Somali pirates has been rescued and is said to be in good health. A top navy official says the commander in charge ordered snipers to at

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Palestinian Authorities continued a crackdown on militants in the West Bank today following the shooting attacks on Israeli settlers this week. NPR's Deborah Amos reports from Jerusalem. As many as 600 Palestinians have been arrested in the largest c

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More people are still losing jobs faster than they're finding them. This morning, the Labor Department released its September employment report. Ninety-five thousand jobs went away last month and kept the unemployment rate stuck at 9.6 percent. It wa

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President Obama today promised to make midcourse corrections following his party's election losses last week. He did not provide specifics. Mr. Obama spoke in Mumbai, India on the second day of a ten-day-long Asian tour. NPR's Corey Flintoff reports

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Obama is spending part of his election day on the radio. As NPR's Scott Horsley reports, he's urging Democrats to get to the polls in an effort to stem big losses. President Obama taped a seri

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A House ethics panel releases new details on charges against California Congresswoman Maxine Waters. We've got the latest from NPR's Audie Cornish. In its reports, ethics committee investigators alleged the congresswomen's chief of staff, who is also

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