Roundup of Violent Incidents Reports Across Nations
A Baghdad Blackwater shooting witnesses describe firing on a car near Nisoor Square amid a deadly 2007 incident. Indian landslide near Ambegaon kills at least 18, with 7 injured rescued overnight. In Fayetteville a husband killed two at his father-in-law’s home before dying in a shootout with deputies. Indiana freight train video shows two women surviving a bridge incident.
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Washington
Blackwater
Nisoor Square
Baghdad
Jeremy Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Blackwater Guard
New Delhi
India
Vitthal Banot
Ambegaon
Pune
Maharashtra
Alok Avasthy
Banat
Fayetteville
N.C
Cumberland County
Earl “Moose
Butler
Valerie Michaelis
Michaelis
Andrew
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana
Gaza U N School Hit as Gaza City Shelling Kills and Wounds Dozens
Palestinian health officials report 17 dead and 90 wounded after Israeli artillery strikes hit a crowded U N school at the Jebaliya refugee camp in Gaza City. The attack follows a broader campaign that has killed well over 100 Palestinians and drawn UN condemnation.
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Gaza City
Gaza Strip
U.N
Israel
Gaza
Hamas
Jebaliya
Assad Sabah
United
Obama shifts to tougher stance over Gaza casualties
The Obama administration condemned the shelling of a United Nations school in Gaza and signaled increased irritation with Israel over civilian deaths. Officials urged Israel to do more to prevent casualties as the three week conflict nears 1,300 Palestinian and over 50 Israeli deaths.
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Washington
Obama
United Nations
Gaza
White House
Israel
Hamas
U.S
Barack Obama
John Kerry
State Department
Capitol Hill
Israeli public largely backs Gaza war despite casualties
Polls show near consensus in Israel supporting the government's Gaza war and viewing Hamas as the aggressor. A minority questioning Gaza suffering faces threats and insults, while figures like Etgar Keret defend strong-armed policy as essential for homeland security.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Gaza
Hamas
Etgar Keret
Yediot Ahronot
Gil Yair
Fight impedes recovery at MH17 crash site in Ukraine
Two weeks into the disaster, fighting between Ukrainian forces and separatists blocks access for forensic teams and international observers to recover victims and debris. Dutch officials warn the security situation must improve before any body recovery can proceed, while the UN urges a ceasefire for closure and answers.
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Donetsk
Ukraine
Malaysia Airlines
Mark Rutte
Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg
U.S
Russia
United Nations
U.N
Stephane Dujarric
Organization For Security and Cooperation In Europe
Jasmine Calebr
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Shijaiyah
Nations
Aishe Abu Darabeh
U.N. Aid Agency For
Aron Heller
Tia Goldenberg
Associated Press
Alexander Hug
OSCE
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