Biden Obama memorial rounds in mixed Memorial Day
In Elwood Illinois Vice President Biden praised America's armed forces as the nation's spine while President Obama’s Illinois Land of Lincoln tribute was washed out by severe storms. Biden addressed Arlington National Cemetery pledging support for service members.
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Joe Biden
America
Barack Obama
Land of Lincoln
Illinois
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Biden
Arlington National Cemetery
Obama
U S officials believe al Qaeda's No 3 killed in drone strike
U S officials think al Qaeda leader Sheikh Mustafa Abu al Yazid known as Sheik Said and Abu Saeed al Masri is dead after a Predator strike in Pakistan. He was a top conduit to Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahiri and pivotal to finances and planning.
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USS
al-Qaida
Sheikh Mustafa Abu al-Yazid
U.S
Pakistan
Al-Yazid
Sheik Said
Abu Saeed al-Masri
Associated Press
Russian experts review South Korean probe
Seoul broadens efforts to persuade the world and its public that North Korea sank a South Korean warship. Russian torpedo experts review the evidence and a briefing for bloggers is planned as South Korea seeks U.N. action. The Cheonan sinking killed 46 sailors, and Moscow's backing could influence the Security Council veto.
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South Korea
North Korea
U.N
Moscow
Seven die in Baltimore Memorial Day weekend shootings
Baltimore police investigated a string of Memorial Day weekend shootings that left seven people dead and three injured. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says 10 shootings occurred since Friday with two fatal cases identifying persons of interest and one awaiting charges.
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Anthony Guglielmi
Agatha Kills 142 in Guatemala and Struck Regions
Flooding and landslides from Tropical Storm Agatha killed at least 142 in Guatemala with 118 dead and 53 missing in the capital area. Dozens remained unaccounted as roads, bridges and water systems failed. Evacuations reached 110000 with Honduras and El Salvador also hit.
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Central America
Guatemala
Department of
Chimaltenango
Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Ricardo Alvarez
el Salvador
Mauricio Funes
Gerson Martinez
Relief for Gulf relies on two relief wells with slim odds
BP faces a race to seal the Gulf well with a cut and cap patch as early as Wednesday, but true relief depends on two relief wells drilled diagonally from over two miles away. Experts warn hitting the target first try is unlikely, with months needed to finish the relief wells and seal the damaged well.
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Gulf of Mexico
BP PLC
David Rensink
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Israel faces global condemnation after Gaza raid
Ankara withdraws its ambassador to Israel and calls for an urgent UN Security Council session as protests surge across Europe and the Arab world over Israel's deadly commando raid on ships delivering aid to Gaza. Erdogan accuses Israel of state terrorism while condemnations come from Ban Ki Moon and European and British leaders.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gaza
U.N
Ban Ki-moon
European Union
Catherine Ashton
William Hague
Greece
Egypt
Sweden
Spain
Denmark
France
Gunmen attack Lahore hospital in bid to free militant
In Lahore, six people including four policemen were killed when two gunmen in police uniforms assaulted Jinnah Hospital late Monday. The attack aimed to free a captured militant linked to a Friday raid on Ahmadi mosques that left 93 dead. Eleven wounded, attackers escaped.
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Lahore
Pakistan
Rana Sanaullah
Punjab
Capital
Jinnah Hospital
Sanaullah
Tariq Saleem
Authorities arrested seven more linked to regional attacks
In the North Waziristan tribal region authorities detained at least seven additional men connected to the attacks. The suspects were said to belong to various banned militant groups.
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North Waziristan
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