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Telegraph, 24.04.13 04:34 UTC

Ex-CIA director David Petraeus becomes a professor

Ex-CIA director David Petraeus is replacing one kind of intelligence work with another, taking up a role as a visiting professor at a US university.

Seattle Times, 24.04.13 04:11 UTC

Accused bomber says U.S. wars fed the brothers radicalism

Investigators looking into the suspects in the Boston Marathon attacks will be conducting a worldwide investigation to examine the origins of their apparent radicalization.


CNN Top Stories, 24.04.13 00:57 UTC

Alleged Iran link in Canada plot puzzles

(CNN) -- Is al Qaeda looking to ground transportation as a promising target after the introduction of intense security measures for air travel? And are its supporters able to operate out of Iran ...


Seattle Times, 24.04.13 00:46 UTC

Judge considers motions in Afghan killings case

The U.S. soldier accused of murdering 16 Afghan villagers during a pre-dawn rampage last year appeared in a military courtroom Tuesday for a hearing that focused largely on what might happen if he's convicted, including which family members and friends could speak on his behalf.


BBC World News, 23.04.13 23:01 UTC

Afghan talks: Nato urges Pakistan to fight militants

Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called on Pakistan to combat militants who use the country as a launch-pad for attacks on neighbouring Afghanistan.


Seattle Times, 23.04.13 21:48 UTC

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,071

As of Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at least 2,071 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.


Telegraph, 23.04.13 20:47 UTC

Boston bombs suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Afghanistan and Iraq wars inspired us

The surviving Boston bombing suspect has told investigators that he and his older brother were motivated by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and a desire to "defend" Islam.


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