Iraqi farmer says insurgents seized two U S soldiers south of Baghdad
An Iraqi farmer said he saw seven heavily armed gunmen capture two American soldiers at a road checkpoint south of Baghdad as U S troops searched for the missing men on a second day. The White House urged the return of the seized soldiers while a U S claim of a $100,000 reward was denied by officials.
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Troops Move to Cut Taliban Transport Routes in Mountain Ridge
US soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division clear a mountain ridge in Baghran Valley Helmand province to block Taliban fighters and supplies as part of Operation Mountain Thrust. More than 10,000 coalition troops operate across Helmand Uruzgan Kandahar and Zabul in the largest offensive since 2001.
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Woman dies after 500-foot Yellowstone canyon fall
Deb Chamberlin, 52, visiting Yellowstone National Park with family, stepped over a retaining wall to photograph and fell 500 feet into a canyon. Husband flagged a motorist for help. ranger reached her but she died at the scene.
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Iran says US is blocking nuclear talks with conditionals
Iran accuses the United States of steering Europe away from a compromise on Tehran's nuclear program. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi says Washington's insistence on conditional talks narrows options, complicating a deal. Iran insists enrichment is an unalienable right and seeks unconditional talks while reviewing the EU package.
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