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- Pakistani troops retake base after standoff
- Ash from Iceland volcano halts flights in UK
- Obama the toast of Ireland
- Bulgaria's black market blood is lifesaving
- At least 6 die in Yemen fights
| Pakistani troops retake base after standoff Posted: 23 May 2011 05:18 PM PDT KARACHI, Pakistan-- Pakistani commandos recaptured a major naval base from Taliban attackers Monday after a bloody and humiliating 18-hour standoff that raised questions about militant infiltration in the security services and the safety of the volat ... |
| Ash from Iceland volcano halts flights in UK Posted: 23 May 2011 05:18 PM PDT LONDON -- A dense ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano blew toward Scotland on Monday, causing airlines to cancel flights, forcing President Barack Obama to shorten a visit to Ireland, and raising fears of a repeat of last year's huge travel disrupt ... |
| Posted: 23 May 2011 05:18 PM PDT DUBLIN -- He downed a pint of Guinness with a distant cousin and checked out centuries-old parish records tracing his family to Ireland. From the tiny village of Moneygall to a huge, cheering crowd in Dublin, President Barack Obama opened his four- ... |
| Bulgaria's black market blood is lifesaving Posted: 23 May 2011 05:18 PM PDT SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Her 85-year-old husband needed immediate surgery but doctors told her to find blood for the operation herself. So Slavka Petrova swallowed her anguish and went to haggle on the black market outside the national blood clinic. It& ... |
| At least 6 die in Yemen fights Posted: 23 May 2011 05:18 PM PDT SANAA, Yemen -- Security forces and opposition tribal fighters battled with automatic weapons, mortars and tanks in the Yemeni capital on Monday, blasting buildings and setting government offices on fire in an eruption of violence after President Ali ... |
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