United States and Mexico launch cargo pre-inspection pilot
The U S and Mexico launched a pilot program to inspect cargo once in the exporting country by both nations. Officials cite reduced wait times up to 80 percent and lower storage costs. The effort began at Laredo airport with joint inspections and will expand to Mesa de Otay and San Jeronimo.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
U.S. Homeland Security
Jeh Johnson
Johnson
Treasury
Luis Videgaray
Laredo
Mesa de Otay
Baja California
San Diego
San Jeronimo
Chihuahua
U S officials linked Afghan hospital to Taliban activity
U S special operations analysts had prepared a dossier on an Afghan hospital seen as a Taliban command hub and possibly housing heavy weapons. The AC-130 strike killed at least 22 patients and staff, with officials debating whether the site was a hospital and if Pakistani operatives were involved.
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Washington
U.S
Associated Press
Pentagon
Special Operations
Kunduz
Inter-Service Intelligence Directorate
Bor
Prosecution cites two Libyan suspects in Lockerbie bombing
Prosecutors name two Libyan suspects in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and seek to interview them in Tripoli with U.S. and Scottish investigators. The Crown Office notes potential basis in law for joint interviews, despite Libya’s instability. The case ties to Abdel Baset al Megrahi, the only convicted person, amid Libya’s chaotic politics and past Gadhafi links.
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London
Lockerbie
Scotland
U.S
Tripoli
Libya
Crown Office
Frank Mulholland
Loretta Lynch
United States
FBI
Abdel Baset al- Megrahi
Muammar Gadhafi
Gadhafi
al-Megrahi
U.N
Teenager focal point in Israel Palestine clash
In Jerusalem the fate of 13 year old Ahmed Manasra centers a spiraling conflict as Abbas and Netanyahu trade claims. Abbas accused of incitement while Netanyahu presses for dialogue amid calls of a new lie. Ahmed was hospitalized after stabbing two Israelis and his cousin Hassan, 15, was killed by police.
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Jerusalem
Mahmoud Abbas
Israel
Ahmed Manasra
Ahmed
Hassan
Abbas
Netanyahu
Pistorius to be released to house arrest in October
Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee Olympic athlete, will be moved from prison to house arrest after a parole board decision. The corrections department said he will be under correctional supervision starting October 20, while prosecutors pursue a murder conviction on appeal.
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Oscar Pistorius
Johannesburg
South Africa
Department of Corrections
Pistorius
Corrections Department
Parole Board
Reeva Steenkamp
Supreme Court
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