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- 2 Americans killed in Afghan offensive
KABUL - A blast in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops and wounded four others today, a U.S. military spokeswoman said. The troops were attacked in eastern Paktika province, but there were no immediate details about the incident, said Lt.
- Independence Day of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
The will celebrated on Sunday. Venezuela shares many similarities with our country. Both are predominantly Roman Catholic countries and former colonies of Spain. The relations between Venezuela and the Philippines began in 1968. Their ties have been
- Romania gets European loan for new metro line
BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania will get a 370-million-euro (517-million-dollar) loan from the European Investment Bank to build a new metro line in Bucharest, Transport Minister Radu Berceanu said Saturday. 'We hope that the financing for all the work will
- Former quarterback McNair dead, police say
Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was killed in a shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, authorities said Saturday. Police said they found McNair and a woman shot to death in a Nashville residence. Authorities were questioning people who were near the residence, but they said no one was in custody.
- British national diagnosed with swine virus in Oman
MUSCAT, July 4 (KUNA) -- A new swine flu case was discovered in Oman, Oman News Agency (ONA) said Saturday. A British national arriving from the UK showed swine flu symptoms and was placed under quarantine after his tests returned positive, ONA reported,
- [HARDCOVER: US] When affairs of the heart require courage
ge 14 In what now reads like an eerie echo of the killing of Neda Agha-Soltan, a young Iranian woman cut down by a bullet during this months election protests and captured on video, the Iranian author of this new novel foresees the possible death of his
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In 1970, QABOOS bin Said Al Said ousted his father and has ruled as sultan ever since. His extensive modernization program has opened the country to the outside world and has preserved a long-standing political and military relationship with the UK. Oman's moderate, independent foreign policy has sought to maintain good relations with all Middle Eastern countries.
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AP - Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamour to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president.
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