Roundup of attacks and elections across Iraq and North Carolina
Militants unleashed car bombs in Iraq killing at least 34 as Shiites marked a holiday amid post election uncertainty. In North Carolina Clay Aiken won the Democratic primary for the 2nd District, facing Renee Ellmers in November after rival Keith Crisco died. Separate reports note a Soma Turkey coal mine disaster with 201 toll and 80 injured. In Quebec three railway workers faced charges after a deadly oil train derailment that killed 47 and caused widespread destruction.
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Iraq
U.S
al-Qaida
Islamic State of
Iraq and
Raleigh
N.C
Clay Aiken
North Carolina
Aiken
Renee Ellmers
Mitt Romney
Ellmers
Keith Crisco
Christine Botta
Crisco
SOMA
Turkey
Taner Yildiz
Istanbul
Montreal
Quebec
North America
Six Ukraine soldiers killed as Germany pushes peace plan
Six soldiers died in an ambush near eastern Ukraine amid Germany’s push to launch a peace plan. Berlin seeks OSCE backed talks on decentralizing Kyiv governance, while Ukraine, the U.S. and allies show cautious or skeptical responses to the initiative.
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Ukraine
Germany
Kiev
U.S
Vladimir Putin
Washington
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Organization of Security and Cooperation In Europe
OSCE
Russia
Brussels
Arseniy Yatsenyuk
Donetsk
Defense Ministry
Luhansk
Viktor Yanukovych
Moscow
Encour
East
Crimea
Black Sea
Steinmeier
Associated Press
Putin
Angela Merkel
Barack Obama
Michael Geary
Institute For European Global Studies
Switzerland
University of Basel
Keir Giles
Chatham House
London
Volodymyr Fesenko
Foreign Ministry
European Union
Geneva
FBI says hundreds contacted about international school pedophile case
The FBI reports that hundreds around the world have contacted to reach out as potential victims or provide information about William Vahey, a former international school teacher accused of drugging and abusing boys over a four decade career. Vahey died at 64 after evidence surfaced on a memory drive. investigators urge victims to call or visit the FBI site for counseling and information.
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FBI
William Vahey
Shauna Dunlap
Vahey
Nicaragua
California
Orange County
Calif
Nigeria weighs talks with Boko Haram over girls crisis
Nigeria considers all options including negotiations or foreign-aided military action to free nearly 300 abducted schoolgirls as a U S reconnaissance aircraft and drones searched the forest near Chibok where the group seized them on April 15. 54 girls were identified by relatives and authorities as the video showing them alive was verified.
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Nigeria
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Chibok
U.S
Niger
Washington
Afghanistan
David Rodriguez
U.S. Africa Command
Rodriguez
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