Cross border rockets strike Lebanon amid regional spillover
Eighteen rockets and mortar rounds fired from Syria hit the Baalbek region in Lebanon, the largest cross border assault on Hezbollah territory since rebel threats of retaliation over Assad support. Lebanon’s parliament postponed general elections by 17 months citing worsening security as Syria’s civil war deepens regional instability.
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Beirut
Syria
Lebanon
Bashar Assad
Baalbek
SARS like virus reported in Italy prompting health alert
Three patients in Italy, including a 45 year old man recently returning from Jordan, are treated in isolation for a SARS like respiratory virus. A related child and a work colleague are affected. The illness is linked to a SARS related pathogen with global cases and fatalities noted.
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Rome
Italy
Jordan
Tuscany
Tuscan
U.N. Health Agency
Britain
Germany
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Pakistan
Manning court martial opens amid secrecy and spectacle
Bradley Manning faces new charges including aiding the enemy at Fort Meade after pleading guilty to 10 counts. If convicted on remaining charges he could spend life in Fort Leavenworth. The case probes military justice and the price of whistleblowing in the largest leak of U.S. documents. The 25-year-old admitted turning over 250000 State Department cables and half a million Army records. In Egypt, Roman Murad Saad was convicted of blasphemy in Assiut and sentenced to one year with hard labor. Saad was sentenced in absentia and faces retrial and fines if arrested.
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Washington
WikiLeaks
Bradley E. Manning
Army
Fort George G. Meade
Maryland
Manning
U.S
Fort Leavenworth
State Department
Assiut
Egypt
Murad Saad
Saad
Oklahoma storm toll rises as Moore echoes in fear
Friday's violent EF-3 tornadoes slammed toward Oklahoma City killing at least nine people along I-40 near El Reno and injuring over 100. A 4-year-old boy died after being swept into the Oklahoma River as families sought shelter in a drainage ditch.
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Oklahoma City
Moore
Terri Black
el Reno
Oklahoma River
Jay Barnett
Turkish protests enter second day amid clashes in Istanbul
In Istanbul and 48 cities, thousands join anti-government protests against Prime Minister Erdogan. Police fire tear gas and water cannons. hundreds arrested. some demonstrators flee to luxury hotels. Erdogan defends redevelopment plans while calling protesters a minority and urging calm.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Taksim Square
Erdogan
Taksim
Turkey
Huseyin Demirdizen
Doctors’ Association
Associated Press
Muammer Guler
Stapleton dies at 90 in New York City home
Jean Stapleton, famed for Edith Bunker in All in the Family, died at age 90 of natural causes at her New York City residence. Her children John Putch and Pamela Putch issued a heartfelt farewell noting her devotion to craft and family. The actress previously earned eight Emmy nominations and three wins during her eight seasons on the CBS sitcom.
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New York
Jean Stapleton
Archie Bunker
Edith
Stapleton
New York City
John Putch
Pamela Putch
Four Houston firefighters die in motel blaze collapse
Four Houston Fire Department members died while searching for trapped people in a blaze at the Southwest Inn complex. Captain Matthew Renaud, Engineer Robert Bebee, Firefighter Robert Garner, and Anne Sullivan, a 24 year old recruit, were among the victims as the structure collapsed. About 150 firefighters battled the noon fire with 14 taken to hospital. one remained critical and another had surgery.
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Anne Sullivan
Houston Fire Department Academy
Houston
Jack Sullivan
Associated Press
Southwest Inn
Matthew Renaud
Robert Bebee
Robert Garner
Houston Fire Department
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