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Police: Taliban Kidnap 9 De-miners in S. Afghanistan

Afghan police say they believe the Taliban abducted nine members of a group working to remove deadly mines in southern Afghanistan.

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South Korea Claims Defense Minister Target of “Terror” Attempt

At a time of heightened tension on the Korean peninsula, South Korea's government says its defense minister has been targeted in what it terms an attempted act of “terror.”

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Suspect Charged in Boston Bombing

Nineteen-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev now faces U.S. federal criminal charges in connection with last week’s bombings at the Boston Marathon. If convicted, Tsarnaev could face the death penalty.

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Ban ‘shocked and saddened’ by civilian deaths in Nigeria violence

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Destruction caused by Boko Haram militia at a police headquarters in Kano, Nigeria.

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