War / Conflict


BBC World News, 24.04.13 06:50 UTC

Deadly clashes in China's Xinjiang

Clashes in China's restive Xinjiang region have left 21 people dead, including 15 police and community workers, the local government says.

Seattle Times, 24.04.13 06:39 UTC

Did brotherly bond play role in Boston bombings?

Some experts in sibling research say the powerful bonds that can develop between brothers may have played a role in the actions of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings.


BBC World News, 24.04.13 03:48 UTC

India asks China to pull back troops in Ladakh

India has asked China to withdraw troops it says have moved into disputed territory near the two countries' de facto border in the Himalayas.


Telegraph, 24.04.13 00:23 UTC

Boston bombs: sisters of accused 'devastated' by attacks

The two sisters of the men accused of carrying out the Boston bombings, which killed three and injured more than 200, have said they are "devastated" by the attacks.


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 22:25 UTC

Uphill battle for defense of Marathon bomb suspect

The overwhelming amount of physical evidence, including video surveillance footage and photos, showing the Boston Marathon bomb suspect at the scene of the blast will present daunting challenges for anyone representing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, defense lawyers say.


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.


NPR, 23.04.13 21:10 UTC

Clues Suggest Boston Suspects Took A Do-It-Yourself Approach

As investigators look into the Boston Marathon bombings, one crucial question is whether the suspects, brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, acted alone or had help. The clues might be found in ...


Telegraph, 23.04.13 20:47 UTC

Syria doctor's Facebook video 'proof' that Assad used chemicals in Aleppo

Syria's regime dropped chemical weapons from a plane on a district of Aleppo earlier this month, killing two infants and a woman, experts said after a doctor in Aleppo posted a video of apparent victims to his Facebook page.