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Shiite Militants Burn 6 Sunnis Alive After Friday Prayers, Iraq Police Say

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Shiite militiamen grabbed six Sunnis as they left worship services Friday, doused them with kerosene, and burned them alive, Iraq police said, making for a total of at least 25 Sunnis who were killed in a seemingly retaliatory move to Thursday’s triple homicide bombing targeting Shitte that …

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Congo Welcomes U.S. Sanctions on Warlords, Arms Dealers

MUJA, Congo – Congo‘s government on Wednesday welcomed a decision by the United States to impose sanctions on seven warlords and businessmen, including a notorious international arms dealer, who are accused of fueling instability in this vast country’s lawless east. In an executive order Tuesday, U.S. President George W. Bush …

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U.S. Bars Banks From Routing Certain Iranian Money Transfers

WASHINGTON – British police charged a 43-year-old man Thursday with plotting an act of terrorism and having two improvised explosive devices, chemicals, timers, and a Nazi-themed handbook. Neil Christopher Lewington was first arrested last week after police discovered a suspected explosive device when they searched him at a railway station …

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