Roundup of Attacks and Trials Across Regions
Twin bombings outside a government office in Mohmand tribal area Pakistan killed 62, wounded 111 as two U.S. senators met leaders in Islamabad. In Paris, Bettencourt probe widens with police at her adviser’s offices amid Sarkozy campaign links. In Beirut, Iran vows not to stone Sakineh Ashtiani as rights groups warn of other risks.
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Peshawar
Pakistan
U.S
Yakaghund
Mohmand
Paris
France
Nicolas Sarkozy
Patrice de Maistre
Lo Real
Liliane Bettencourt
Neuilly sur-Seine
Sarkozy
Bettencourt
Beirut
Lebanon
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
Tabriz
Iran
Ashtiani
London
New cap may stop oil leak at BP well
Government officials in New Orleans say a tighter cap dubbed Top Hat Number 10 could seal the blown out BP well as early as Monday if weather allows. The plan adds Helix Producer containment in a bid to capture up to 3.4 million gallons daily, potentially ending Gulf spillage.
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New Orleans
Gulf
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Thad Allen
Allen
Helix
Offi
Cials
Bob Dudley
Dudley
Oakland officials assess damage after protests following Mehserle verdict
Oakland officials assessed damage from Thursday night protests after Johannes Mehserle's involuntary manslaughter conviction in Oscar Grant III's death. 78 arrests, most outside Oakland, as rioters looted stores and damaged property while authorities from 15 agencies kept the peace.
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Oakland
Calif
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Johannes Mehserle
Oscar Grant III
City Hall
California Highway Patrol
Anthony Batts
Batts
Grant
Dan Lindheim
San Francisco Bay Area
BART
Oscar Grant
Barefoot Bandit likely fled Bahamas amid island search
Police say Colton Harris Moore the Barefoot Bandit, a 19 year old fugitive, may have left Great Abaco Island. He was allegedly seen on Eleuthera after a stolen 44 foot boat disappeared from Marsh Harbour. Investigators with FBI and Bahamian forces search ports and airports for escape routes.
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Marsh Harbour
Bahamas
U.S
FBI
Colton Harris- Moore
Great Abaco Island
Eleuthera
Tommy Turnquest
Harry Mountain
Moorings
Harris-Moore
Curly Tails
Spy saga trails Peru native couple in Yonkers home
In Yonkers, neighbors and journalists followed Vicky Pelaez and spouse Juan Lazaro to their brick home as the family faced a spy swap. Pelaez, deported with her husband as Mikhail Vasenkov, may have hidden his real identity, while their teenage son and stepbrother await outcomes amid questions of loyalty and betrayal.
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Yonkers
N.Y
Vicky Pelaez
Juan Lazaro
Peru
New York
Vicky
Juan
Mikhail Vasenkov
Pelaez
Moscow
Vasenkov
Vienna
Nalists
Juan Jr
Waldo Mariscal
Mariscal
Russia
United States
Genesis Peduto
John Rodriguez
Lima
Channel 2
Frecuencia Latina
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Maria L. la
Long Beach
James Fang
Bart Board
Ron Dellums
Mehserle
Delfina Prieto
Lazaro
Punto
Cesar Medrano
Carlos Saavedra
Palaez
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