U S troops kill 10 in terrorist hunt near Balad
In a pre-dawn raid about 25 miles southwest of Balad north of Baghdad American troops killed ten insurgents including an al Qaida leader and took two explosive vests from slain fighters. A guard was killed as he detonated a vest and others fled or were wounded.
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Abu Musab al- Zarqawi
al-Qaida
U.S
Balad
Baghdad
Migrants face extreme heat along the U S Mexico border
Julie Watson reports from SASABE Mexico on migrants trekking desert heat toward the United States as temperatures approach 90 degrees. The piece notes increased migrant deaths, shifting crossing patterns toward hotter remote areas near Yuma Arizona, and heightened patrol and rescue efforts.
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Sasabe
Mexico
Adriana Brenda
U.S
Tucson
Minutemen
Yuma
Ariz
Hays
Arizona
Barry M. Goldwater
U.S. Air Force
Iraq
Border Patrol
Rio Grande
Aert Eltringham
Americans less healthy than Brits in cross nation study
A study comparing Americans 55 to 64 with English peers finds Americans have higher rates of diabetes heart disease stroke lung disease and cancer across income and education levels. Despite US health care spending about double England per person the gap persists prompting experts to question systemic factors.
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Chicago
England
U.S
Michael Marmot
University College London
United States
Al Qaeda fugitive Mustafa Nasar captured in Pakistan
A U S law enforcement source confirms al Qaeda leader Mustafa Setmarian Nasar was captured in Pakistan and flown to an undisclosed destination after a November sting in Quetta that left one dead. Pakistani officials say whispers of his detention abroad persist amid tight lips from both governments.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
al- Qaida
Osama bin Laden
Europe
Pakistan
U.S
Associated Press
Mustafa Setmarian Nasar
Nasar
Quetta
Bagram
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Islamabad
U.S. Justice Department
bin Laden
Bolivia gas plan signals broader state control trend
The energy-price surge fuels a wave of resource nationalization in Russia, Venezuela, and Bolivia. Analysts say more governments may seize oil and gas assets, pressuring international producers as prices stay high and supplies tight. Bolivia vows to seize gas fields lacking renegotiated contracts, a move with symbolic global impact.
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Washington
Russia
Venezuela
Bolivia
Vladimir Putin
Hugo Chavez
Evo Morales
Yasser Elguindi
Medley Global Advisors
New York
Petroleos de Venezuela
Yukos
Rosneft
Nigeria
Iraq
Gulf of Mexico
West
Oslrich
Iran
Tehran
Elguindi
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