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4 members of Shiite family killed in Baghdad home
Mar 21st, 2012
Iraqi officials say assailants have killed a Shiite mother and her three children after breaking into their house in Baghdad. (Source: Associated Press) -
BEIRUT (AP) - Fierce street fighting in a Syrian town near the Lebanese border has killed at least 28 elite members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group, activists said Monday, as Syrian government forces pushed deeper into the strategic, opposition-held town. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BASRA, Iraq (AP) - Hundreds of Iraqis attended the Friday funeral in a southern city of two Shiite fighters killed in Syria. Several such funerals have been held in recent months, the latest sign that the conflict has taken on a sectarian regional dimension. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) - A film about baby-switching by Japan's Kore-eda Hirokazu that ponders nature versus nurture premiered at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, joining an Iranian challenger as contenders for the top prize. "Soshite Chichi Ni Naru" ("Like Father, Like Son") is one of two Japanese films o... [Full Article]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - An American citizen killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier but escaped after being released on bail, officials said Thursday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi officials say a car bomb in another Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad has killed 13 people. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
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