Russia prepares largest nuclear drills in two decades
Kommersant reports Russia plans mid February maneuvers by Strategic Missile Forces with intercontinental missile tests and Tu-160 cruise missiles over the Atlantic and Arctic regions. Putin expected to oversee. Submarine missile launch and satellite launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk also on the sim plan.
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Castro accuses Bush of plotting to assassinate him
Fidel Castro accused President Bush and Cuban Americans in Miami of plotting to kill him in a Havana speech. He cited a Texas meeting before the 2000 election as the alleged origin of the plot, which exiles and U.S. officials publicly dismissed.
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Pechanga Band seeks to remove 10 percent of members
The Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians in Southern California seeks to drop 10 percent of its members risking loss of casino profit shares. About 130 people face disenrollment amid a federal court challenge to the tribe's enrollment committee actions.
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U.S. Soldiers Die in Afghan Weapons Cache Blast
Seven soldiers were killed and one went missing after a blast at a Ghazni weapons cache near Ghazni city. Three more soldiers and an Afghan translator were wounded as investigators consider accident or booby trap, with Afghan officials calling it an accident.
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Special prosecutor named to probe Juarez women killings
Mexico's government appointed Maria Lopez Urbina to lead a federal team in Ciudad Juarez to pursue the slayings of women. Authorities report the 12th body found this week in a house once used by drug traffickers, as 13 state police officers were detained and four others pursued. Officials say there is no confirmed link between the graves and the women cases, though investigators seek any connection.
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