Libyans vote in nationwide parliamentary election after decades
Libyans cast ballots for a 200 seat parliament in Tripoli and across the country amid security fears and protests in the east. One man was killed and two hurt in Ajdabiya as protesters attacked polling centers, highlighting east west tensions and militant influence after Gaddafi era collapse.
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Tripoli
Libya
Muammar Gaddafi
Ajdabiya
Election Commission
Nouri al-Abari
Gaddafi
Eastwest
Adam Thabet
Ibrahim Fayed
Abdel Magid al Libyan
Border Patrol fires on gunman during rock attack by river
U S Border Patrol agents near Brownsville opened fire after rocks were thrown and a gunman on the Mexican bank pointed a weapon toward them. No agents were injured and some suspects were taken into custody as the FBI investigated the incident along the Rio Grande.
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San Antonio
U.S
Rio Grande
Texas- Mexico
Henry Mendiola
Border Patrol
Brownsville
FBI
Mendiola
Texas
Roma
Texas Department of Public Safety
el Paso
Crane collapse kills two on UT Dallas campus
A crane being dismantled on the University of Texas at Dallas campus toppled during a wind gust, killing two construction workers. The 155,000 square foot arts and technology building, a $60 million project, was to be finished next year with 2100 classrooms and an auditorium.
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Richardson, Texas
University of Texas At
Gayapershad
Dallas
WFAA
Matt Bishop
Meteo
National Weather Service
Arts and
University
Katherine Morales
Richardson Fire Department
U S Grants Major Non NATO Ally Status to Afghanistan
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Afghanistan's designation as a major non NATO ally in Kabul, signaling strong long term support as US combat troops withdraw in 2014. She met President Karzai, then they traveled to Japan for a civilian aid conference amid pledges totaling 16 billion dollars.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
U.S
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hamid Karzai
Karzai
Japan
Australia
Egypt
Israel
Pakistan
Clinton
Donors pledge 16 billion in Afghan aid at Tokyo talks
Tokyo donors from about 70 countries pledged 16 billion dollars for Afghanistan over four years through 2015 as NATO forces prepare to leave. Karzai urged continued international support while Clinton outlined the fight talk build approach amid ongoing fighting and rising civilian and military casualties.
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Tokyo
Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai
U.S
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Karzai
Clinton
America
United States
Pakistan
Family stunned as court upholds Okla soldier conviction
Oklahoma families of 1st Lt. Michael Behenna voiced surprise after a military appeals court narrowly refused to overturn his 2009 unpremeditated murder conviction in a combat zone. Behenna remains jailed at Fort Leavenworth. his supporters push for further legal options claiming self defense.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Scott
Vicki Behenna
Michael Behenna
Behenna
Edmond
Okla
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
Ali Mansour Mohammed
Scott Behenna
The
Oklahoman
Jack Zimmerman
U.S. Court of Appeals For the Armed Forces
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Free State Brewing
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