NATO under fire over airstrike killing 25 civilians in Afghanistan
Afghan officials and ISAF reported a NATO airstrike in Helmand killed 25 civilians including nine women and three children after clashes with Taliban fighters. ISAF said about 60 insurgents attacked Bermel district in Paktika, with no ISAF casualties. Karzai and others accused foreign forces of civilian tolls, while NATO blamed militants for provoking the strike.
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Hamid Karzai
Helmand
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Gereshk
Mike Smith
Mohammad Hussein Andiwal
Associated Press
Protests Spread Over Rushdie Knighthood and Fatwa Stand
British Muslims protest Friday against honoring Salman Rushdie with a knighthood while Iran's Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami says the 1989 fatwa calling for Rushdie's death remains in force. Demonstrations occur in London, Pakistan, and India's Kashmir as crowds urge action against the author.
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Salman Rushdie
Iran
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Ahmad Khatami
Tehran
Pakistan
India
Kashmir
London
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Rebels strike Niger base killing 13 and seizing prisoners
Rebels attacked an army base near Mount Tazarzat in Niger, killing 13 soldiers, wounding 30, and taking at least 47 prisoners according to a government statement aired on national TV. The attack was claimed by Aghali Alambo of the Niger Movement for Justice.
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Mohamed Ben Omar
Sahara
Aghali Alambo
Niger Movement For Justice
Omar
Mount Tazarzat
Niamey
EU leaders agree on guidelines for new treaty
European Union leaders reached a precise mandate after two days of talks to draft a streamlined treaty to replace the aborted constitution. Sarkozy Merkel Kaczynski praised the deal as a significant step forward and stronger Polish position under the new framework.
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European Union
Poland
Nicolas Sarkozy
Angela Merkel
Sarkozy
Merkel
Europe
Lech Kaczynski
Violence soars in Nairobi as Mungiki suspected in killings
Kenyan police probe a wave of violence that left 22 dead in Nairobi, with officials linking the Mungiki gang to several beheadings in Kariobangi and other districts. The group, accused of extortion and political violence, faces a government crackdown amid claims corruption blocks eradication.
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Kenya
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Kariobangi
Mungiki
Kiplimo Rugut
Central Province
Associated Press
Maina Njenga
Simon Kimutai
Matatu Owners Association
North Korea to shut Yongbyon reactor per pact aims
U S envoy says North Korea indicated readiness to promptly shut down the Yongbyon plutonium reactor as outlined in the February agreement. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill cautions complete denuclearization will take time and effort amid ongoing negotiations and earlier delays.
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U.S
Christopher Hill
Hill
International Atomic Energy Agency
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U.N
Macau
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