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A N.Y. City police officer secures a zone while people are being ...
Sep 19th, 2011
(Reuters) - A N.Y. City police officer secures a zone while people are being evacuated as police investigate a suspicious package left near Times Square in New York September 19, 2011. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW) -
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CAIRO (AP) - Seven members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants have appeared in a video posted on the Internet, urging the government to secure their release by meeting their captors' demands. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
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BAGHDAD (AP) - New attacks in Iraq killed seven people and wounded dozens on Tuesday, officials said, after a bloody day that claimed more than 100 lives across the country. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Barry Moody and Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) - On Saturday April 20, the leaders of Italy's two biggest political forces climbed the Quirinal, highest of Rome's seven ancient hills, and begged President Giorgio Napolitano to stay for a second term. Pier Luigi Bersani and Silvio Berlusconi were followed into the presidential palace by o... [Full Article]