Wildfire traps residents in Southern California evacuation zone
A large fast moving wildfire near Banning in Riverside County injured three people including a civilian and two firefighters. Residents and sheriff's deputies were forced to shelter in place as authorities worked to evacuate. the blaze expanded to about 5 000 acres within four hours and blocked highway escape routes.
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Lake Elsinore
Calif
California
U.S. Forest Service
John Miller
Julie Hutchinson
Banning
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Egypt vows forceful end to two protest sites in Cairo
Egypt's military backed leadership said a crackdown on two protest sites is inevitable after two weeks of failed diplomatic efforts with the Muslim Brotherhood. The move risks further bloodshed as thousands remain at Cairo intersections while authorities call the sit ins final and irreversible. Brotherhood figure Beltagy counters that protesters will persist.
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Cairo
Egypt
Muslim Brotherhood
Mohammed Morsi
Brotherhood
Morsi
Hazem el-Beblawi
Mohammed el-Beltagy
Yemen says al Qaida plot to strike embassies and ships
Yemeni military and intelligence officials disclosed an al Qaida plan to fire missiles at foreign embassies in Sanaa and attack naval forces guarding Red Sea shipping. The plot, linked to the USS Cole attack, prompted heightened security around Bab el Mandeb, bans on speedboats, and orders to shoot to kill suspected saboteurs.
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Sanaa
Yemen
al-Qaida
Red Sea
U.S
al- Qaida
Defense Ministry
Bab el-Mandeb Waterway
Gulf of Aden
Defense
Mohammed Nasser Ahmed
Battalion 117
Associated Press
Bab el- Mandeb
Arabian Peninsula
Ahmed
Mukalla
Bawzeer
Arabian
Rageh Badi
Badi
Obama cancels Putin summit as frost deepens
President Obama scrapped his planned September face to face with Vladimir Putin in Moscow citing lack of progress on missile defense arms control trade and human rights. The Snowden asylum decision and renewed US Russia tensions prompted postponement while talks between foreign and defense ministers in Washington proceeded. Putin blamed Washington for impeding relations as he returned to the presidency with a tougher stance amid broader strategic strains.
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Washington
Barack Obama
U.S
White House
Russia
Vladimir Putin
National Security Agency
Edward Snowden
Obama
Moscow
Putin
Kremlin
Yuri Ushakov
Snowden
Fort Hood trial halted on Day 2 details emerge
Fort Hood Army case pauses on day two as Nidal Hasan faces 13 counts of murder and 32 counts of attempted murder. Standby attorneys oppose Hasan proceeding solo, arguing his goal is to seek the death penalty, prompting Judge Col. Tara Osborn to halt proceedings.
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Fort Hood, Texas
Nidal Hasan
Fort Hood
Kris Poppe
Poppe
Hasan
Tara Osborn
Texas
Inferno at Nairobi airport devastates Kenya's main hub
A small fire at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi grew into a major blaze that gutted the arrival hall, shut the airport, and forced cancellation of many flights across Africa. Fire crews faced equipment shortages as they battled the inferno for hours, assessing possible causes while authorities reopened domestic and cargo operations and eyed converting a domestic area into an international terminal.
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Jomo Kenyatta International
Nairobi
Kenya
East Africa
Nairosi
al-Qaida
U.S
Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Uhuru Ke
Nyatta
Boniface Mwaniki
USS
Delta Air Lines
Atlanta
Transportation Security Administration
Nine Dream 9 activists freed from Eloy detention in Arizona
Nine activists known as the Dream 9 were released from the Eloy Detention Center in Arizona after crossing from Mexico to protest immigration policy. They face possible asylum decisions with credible fear findings and potential work permits in the future, while an immigration judge will determine permanent residency.
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Tucson, Ariz
Mexico
U.S
Arizona
National Immigrant Youth Alliance
Eloy
Maria Peniche
Executive Office For
Immigra
Tion Review
Justice Department Agency
Immigration Courts
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