ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s military says its warplanes have pounded militant hideouts in a troubled tribal region along the Afghan border, killing at least 15 suspected militants. In a statement released Friday, the military says the airstrikes were carried out the night before in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan. The …
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PARIS – The French Defense Ministry says troops from France and Niger killed three armed combattants and detained three others who tried to force their way through a checkpoint near the Libyan border. The ministry said Monday that the clash happened Thursday in the Salvador pass region near Manama, Niger, …
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Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Matt Grzelcyk’s second goal of the contest, coming at the 51-second mark of overtime, gave Boston University a long awaited city crown with a 4-3 victory over Northeastern in the 63rd annual Beanpot championship from TD Garden. Only nine seconds into the extra session, Northeastern’s Matt …
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MEXICO CITY – Mexican environmental authorities say they have filed an animal cruelty complaint over a ceremony practiced by a Mayan community in Yucatan state that includes ripping the head off a live duck. The ceremony is known in the Mayan language as “Kots Kaal Pato,” which roughly translates as …
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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish officials say two construction workers are trapped under debris after a landslide at a dam construction site in northeast Turkey. Adil Sabanci, a regional hydraulic works official, told the state-run Anadolu Agency that two other workers were rescued Friday from the landslide at the Hamzadere Dam …
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Taliban gunmen have surrounded a police compound in the volatile southern province of Helmand after killing 19 policemen and seven soldiers in an ongoing siege, a senior police officer said on Monday from inside the compound. Napas Khan, the police chief in the Naw Zad district, told The Associated Press …
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JERUSALEM – Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday stepped down as the international community’s Mideast envoy, leaving a post that began with great promise but which struggled to deliver dramatic changes in its quest to promote peace between Israel and the Palestinians. The departure reflected the dire state …
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Islamic State supporters in Gaza have given the ruling Hamas movement a 48-hour deadline to halt its crackdown on them. A statement sent to media on Monday did not say what the IS supporters would do if the crackdown continued. It included a claim of …
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Rumors that New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll and defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale are in a bad place were stamped out by the former after a 10-7 win against the New England Patriots on Sunday. Daboll saw Martindale’s defense put together a brilliant performance, getting three interceptions into …
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Former UFC fighter Conor McGregor is not letting up on his criticism of Ireland’s immigration policies following riots that exploded in Dublin last week after an immigrant stabbed five people – including three children – outside of a school. Authorities and the country’s leadership condemned opportunists who used the attack …
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