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London deploys extra officers to quiet riots

Posted: 07 Aug 2011 05:06 PM PDT


LONDON -- Police deployed extra officers on London's streets and monitored social network sites Sunday to prevent a repeat of the rioting, looting and multiple fires in a deprived area amid community anger over a fatal police shooting.
A protest a ...

Syrian troops kill at least 59

Posted: 07 Aug 2011 05:04 PM PDT


BEIRUT -- Syrian troops fired on mourners at a funeral and raided an eastern city Sunday, killing at least 59 people in an intensifying government crackdown on protesters. Outrage was intensifying as well: Syria's Arab neighbors forcefully joined t ...

Shiite cleric vows attacks if U.S. troops stay in Iraq

Posted: 07 Aug 2011 05:08 PM PDT


BAGHDAD -- A powerful anti-American Shiite cleric in Iraq with thousands of loyal followers threatened on Sunday that U.S. forces who stay past the Dec. 31 withdrawal deadline are fair game to attack.
Iraqi officials, worried about a potential bac ...

Afghanistan attack spotlights U.S. special forces

Posted: 07 Aug 2011 05:04 PM PDT


KABUL, Afghanistan -- The 30 American service members -- most of them elite Navy SEALs -- who died when their helicopter was shot down had rushed to help Army Rangers who had come under fire, two U.S. officials said Sunday.
The heavy loss shows th ...

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