Haiti frees eight of ten American missionaries in kidnapping case
Eight of the ten Americans detained in Port au Prince on charges of aiding an unauthorized exit of 33 children were released after a Haitian judge ordered their freedom. Leaders Laura Silsby and Charisa Coulter remain jailed for further questioning over the pre quake visit and adoption paperwork.
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McClatchy
Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Laura Silsby
Charisa Coulter
Dominican Republic
Central Valley Baptist Church
Meridian
Idaho
U.S
Jim Allen
Allen
Port au-Prince
Lissade
Silsby
Coulter
Avid Fleurant
Bernard Saint-Vil
Steve McMullin
Twin Falls
Taliban use civilians as shields in Marjah battle
In Helmand province’s Marjah, Taliban fighters are using civilians as human shields, firing from compounds visible to NATO and Afghan forces. Two more NATO service members die, totaling six allied troops and one Afghan soldier since the assault began. Civilian deaths are reported at 15 to 19 by NATO and Afghan rights groups.
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Marjah
Afghanistan
U.S
NATO
Helmand
Kabul
Alliance
Barack Obama
Pakistan confirms arrest of Afghan Taliban No. 2 Baradar
Pakistan for the first time confirms it holds Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s No. 2 leader, in custody. Officials say he is providing useful intelligence shared with the United States after his arrest earlier this month in Karachi in a CIA Pakistan operation.
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Pakistan
Islamabad
United States
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar
CIA
Karachi
Baradar
Taliban
Mullah Mohammad Omar
Afghanistan
Italian TV suspends host over cat stew claim
RAI TV suspended Beppe Bigazzi, a 77 year old host on a popular morning program, after he asserted that cat stew is a Tuscan delicacy he has eaten “many times.” Co host Elisa Iscardi reacted with embarrassment as the remark drew criticism from health ministry officials.
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Rome
RAI TV
Beppe Bigazzi
Bigazzi
Health Ministry
Francesca Martini
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Stanley McChrystal
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Christopher Whitman
Clearwater
Fla
Arno
Elisa Iscardi
Tuscany
Wellmark Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Iowa
Wellmark
Wellmark.com
Medicare
Wellmark BlueCross BlueShield
Wellmark, Inc
Des Moines
Blue Cross
Blue Shield of
The
Blue Cross and
Blue Shield Association
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