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Suicide Attack Kills 41 in Kabul
In one of the deadliest attacks since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, a suicide bomber blew himself and his automobile up today in the Indian Embassy compound in Kabul, Afghanistan killing at least 41 and wounding 150 more."BREALKING NEWS: A suicide bomber rammed an...Female suicide bomber kills 15 in Iraq
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAs the world turns, and we go about our daily lives, so does the ongoing series of suicide bombings in Iraq.Iraqi Civilians aware of their limited time on this earth, met...Six-year-old girl killed by Israel tank fire in Gaza
Israli tank fire has killed a little girl in Gaza today, when a ground force attacked militants in the area attempting to fire rockets into Israel."An Israeli shell aimed at a group of militants in southern Gaza Strip slammed into a nearby house early Wednesday, decapitating...
Former Nepal king to leave palace today
After being dethroned from kingdom and asked to leave the royal palace, Nepal's ex-king Gyanendra Shah is all set to leave the Narain Haiti Palace on Wednesday. The Palace has been house to 5 generations... Red wine compound seen protecting heart from aging
" A natural compound found in red wine may protect the heart against the effects of the aging process, researchers said on Tuesday.In their study, mice were given a diet supplemented with the compound known as...Ethiopia's ex-ruler Mengistu sentenced to death
Mengistu Haile Mariam, Ethiopia's former ruler, has been sentenced to death in absentia by the country's Supreme Court."It overturned on appeal last year's ruling by the High Court sentencing Mengistu and 18 of his most senior aides to life in prison. The judge said he had...UN official killed in Kenya
A UN official has been killed in nothern Kenya. This is the first killing of a UN official in that area. "Silence Shirara, a Zimbabwe national, was the head of the WFP office in Lokichoggio town, about 650km north... LSD Inventor Albert Hofmann Dead at Age 102
Albert Hofmann, the pioneering Swiss chemist and advocate ofpsychedelics who discovered the hallucinogenic properties of LSD, diedTuesday. He was 102. What? I thought drugs caused you to die early. He... CPS relocates 416 youths seized from polygamous sect
The children raided in the Texas polygamist sect have been relocated."Texas Child Protective Services moved 416 children Monday from a West Texas historical park to two other locations in preparation for a hearing that could decide whether the youths should be put in foster...U.S. Embassy in Baghdad complete
It's behind schedule and overbudget, but the heavily-fortified, 27-building embassy compound is now complete.The article mentions the new facility is "Vatican-sized." I wasn't sure what that meant so I checked it out. Vatican City is about half a square kilometre, or 0.17... Polygamist Moms Fight for Custody of Kids
UPDATE: 7:38PM ESTMost of the children taken from the Texas polygamist compound were moved to a different location today after complaints emerged about the conditions of the place there were staying in.ABC News is... Singapore scientists find tea is good for brain
I am English by birth so I know the value of a good cup of tea. My parents drink tea like it is going out of style. I'm always amazed how on a really hot day that my parents will come in and make a boiling hot cup of... Girls from polygamist sect in Texas found to be married at puberty
UPDATE: 9:45PM EST - April 9 2008The search of the Texas ranch has now finished."Texas authorities say they have completed their search of a West Texas compound founded by polygamist leader Warren Jeffs. State...Update: 401 children from polygamist sect in custody
News continues to fow out of Texas after the raid of a large polygamist sect. The number of children now in protective custody is quite large."Texas officials said Monday that they had taken more than 400 children... 400+ kids taken from polygamist compound
Over 400 children, mostly girls, have been taken into state custody from the polygamist sect in Texas, in what authorities describe as "the largest child-welfare operation in Texas history"."The dayslong raid on the...
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