Deadly Pakistan bombing in Yakaghund kills 102
In Yakaghund Mohmand Pakistan, a pair of suicide bombs killed 102 people, many at a food handout. Ten relatives of Adnan Khan perished as officials say 168 wounded and 70 to 80 shops damaged. Militants blamed, with authorities assessing wider U.S. and Afghan spillover effects.
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Yaraghund
Pakistan
Adnan Khan
Yakaghund
Mohmand
al-Qaida
Taliban
Afghanistan
U.S
Rasool Khan
Associated Press
Akramullah Mohmand
Khyber
Pakhtoonkhwa
Ibrahim Khan
Sher Afzal
Haji Mohammad Amin
Monument of Shoes Seeks Blame for Srebrenica Massacre
A project by Phillip Ruch in Srebrenica displays over 16 000 worn shoes to spell UN in giant letters and condemn the United Nations and leaders for failing to prevent Europe's worst mass killing since World War II. The memorial near Sarajevo marks the 15th anniversary of the 1995 massacre where over 8 000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were killed as UN peacekeepers failed to protect the town.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia- Herzegovina
Phillip Ruch
Srebrenica
Europe
U.N
United Nations
Ruch
Ratko Mladic
Iran reviews stoning verdict for Sakineh Ashtiani
Iran will review the death by stoning sentence for Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani amid international outcry. Her lawyer and rights groups caution that an execution by other means could still occur, with protests and advocacy continuing.
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Tehran
Iran
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
United States
Britain
London
Mohammed Javad Larijani
Human Rights Council
Ashtiani
Mohammad Mostafaei
Amnesty International
Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui
Middle East
North Africa
Human Rights Watch
Tabriz
Mostafaei
Cuba church releases 12 more political prisoners
Cuban church officials named 12 additional dissidents to be freed and exiled in Spain under Raul Castro's government, raising total to 17 of 52 jailed opposition leaders who accepted asylum. Release timing unclear, with church and Vatican officials noting "soon" releases and ongoing negotiations.
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Havana
Raul Castro
Spain
Barbara Rojo
Omar Ruiz
Associated Press
Jose Luis Garcia
Las Tunas
Moralinda Paneque
Castro
Jaime Ortega
Miguel Angel Moratinos
Ortega
ESA Examines Lutetia as Rosetta Closelyapproaches
The European Space Agency and the Rosetta spacecraft observed asteroid Lutetia during a flyby 1,900 miles away. Lutetia, about 83 miles across with an elongated shape, may be primitive or metallic, offering clues to the solar system and planet formation on this long journey toward comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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European Space Agency
Mars
Jupiter
Rosetta
Lutetia
Space Agency
Darmstadt
Germany
Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Gerhard Schwehm
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Lester Gonzalez
Claudia Gonzalez
Santa Clara
Earth
Rita Schulz
Schulz
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