Rebels Shoot Down Ukraine Plane Killing 49
Pro Russian separatists downed a Ukrainian military Il-76 near Luhansk killing 9 crew and 40 troops aboard. President Poroshenko declared mourning and vowed punishment while EU and U.N. voiced concern and the White House urged sanctions pressure on Russia.
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Blair defends 2003 Iraq invasion amid Syria crisis debate
Former UK prime minister Tony Blair argues the West failed to intervene in Syria is fueling Iraq’s insurgency not the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. He urges Western intervention against extremists and rejects claims Iraq would be stable otherwise. Critics counter Blair’s stance.
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Hamas Accuses Hamas of Kidnapping Israeli Teens
Israel's prime minister linked Hamas to the weekend disappearance of three Israeli teenagers. The arrest sweep in the West Bank intensified as Netanyahu pressed for international pressure on the new Palestinian government led by Mahmoud Abbas.
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String of Baghdad explosions kills 15 and injures 30
Iraqi police and hospital officials report a sequence of blasts in Baghdad killing at least 15 and wounding over 30. A car bomb in the city center killed 10 and wounded 21, another blast after nightfall killed 2 and wounded 5, and a third near a falafel shop in Sadr City killed 3 and wounded 7. The attacks mark a recent surge in sectarian violence targeting Shiite areas and security forces.
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Kasem Dies at 82 Former American Top 40 Host
Casey Kasem, longtime radio host and creator of American Top 40, has died at age 82 in Los Angeles. Publicist Danny Delaney said Kasem died Sunday morning after a career beginning in 1970 with the iconic countdown show that defined pop radio and ended with his retirement in 2009.
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