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Back-to-back blasts in Pakistan highlight election risks
More than two dozen people were killed and 70 injured today in two bombings that targeted politicians campaigning in northwest Pakistan for the May 11 general election.
The Christian Science Monitor | May 8, 2013 12:38 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
The Christian Science Monitor | May 8, 2013 12:38 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
UN investigator suggests it was Syria's rebels who used chemical weapons
Rebel forces denied the claims by Carla Del Ponte. The UN commission she leads emphasized today that the investigators had not yet reached conclusive findings.
The Christian Science Monitor | May 7, 2013 1:08 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
The Christian Science Monitor | May 7, 2013 1:08 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Israel tries to tamp down Syrian anger after killing dozens of its elite soldiers
Israel is straining to arrest a slide toward regional conflict after staging an airstrike on a military facility outside Damascus, reportedly to stop a transfer of weapons to Hezbollah.
The Christian Science Monitor | May 7, 2013 12:38 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
The Christian Science Monitor | May 7, 2013 12:38 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Why Israel bombed Syria, again
Israeli aircraft bombed a warehouse in Syria Friday that reportedly held Iran-made Fateh-110 missiles bound for Hezbollah. It's the second time in four months that Israeli aircraft have hit targets in Syria.
The Christian Science Monitor | May 6, 2013 1:07 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
The Christian Science Monitor | May 6, 2013 1:07 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
US and Britain consider arming Syrian rebels
The bar is set high, but the US could begin providing body armor, night-vision goggles, rifles, and other basic arms to Syria's rebels.
The Christian Science Monitor | May 3, 2013 8:38 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
The Christian Science Monitor | May 3, 2013 8:38 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Buoyed by successes, Syrian regime pushes to retake rebel-held city of Homs
Homs lies along a key highway that connects Damascus with the coastal city of Latakia, a regime stronghold.
The Christian Science Monitor | May 2, 2013 9:08 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
The Christian Science Monitor | May 2, 2013 9:08 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Attacks in Russia's Dagestan grab international attention after Boston
Dagestan and the rest of the Caucasus republics of Russia have been the site of a long-running Islamic insurgency against Moscow and its local allies. A bombing and separate shooting killed six today.
The Christian Science Monitor | May 1, 2013 8:39 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
The Christian Science Monitor | May 1, 2013 8:39 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
The women who got for bin Laden In Kathryn Bigelows movie Zero Dark Thirty, Jessica Chastain played Maya, a young CIA operative whose stubborn pursuit of Osama bin Laden played a major role in the al-Qaida leaders death. The film garnered both awards (including a Golden Globe for Chasta
Yahoo! News | May 1, 2013 12:48 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Car bombs cap week of violence that underscores Iraq's fragility
Monday's car bombs came after a week of attacks on both Sunni and Shiite targets that killed more than 200 and only days after Iraq's 'most democratic' elections.
The Christian Science Monitor | Apr 30, 2013 8:39 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
The Christian Science Monitor | Apr 30, 2013 8:39 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Will pre-election violence impact Pakistan's elections?
At least eight people were killed and 40 more injured in a suicide bombing this morning in northwest Pakistan. The country has seen scores killed in pre-election violence.
The Christian Science Monitor | Apr 30, 2013 12:39 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
The Christian Science Monitor | Apr 30, 2013 12:39 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
