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Sectarian killing spree leaves 30 dead in Syria

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT


BEIRUT -- The discovery of three corpses with their eyes gouged out set off a sectarian killing spree that left 30 people dead in a chilling sign that the Syrian revolt against President Bashar Assad is enflaming long-simmering religious tensions.
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Study: Brain injury increases dementia risk

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 05:13 PM PDT


PARIS -- A large study in older veterans raises fresh concern about mild brain injuries that hundreds of thousands of troops have suffered from explosions in recent wars. Even concussions seem to raise the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disea ...

Gen. Petraeus hands over Afghan command

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT


KABUL, Afghanistan -- Gen. David Petraeus handed over command of the Afghan war to Marine Gen. John Allen on Monday as the U.S. and its international partners prepare to withdraw over the next few years.
Petraeus, widely credited with turning the ...

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