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British soldier jailed for refusing to fight in Afghanistan

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A British soldier who went absent without leave rather than return to fight in Afghanistan was jailed Friday for nine months by a military court, off ...

Johnson enjoyed being provocative and the publication included a feature called If

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Johnson enjoyed being provocative, and the publication included a feature called "If I Were a Negro." Among the contributors were Eleanor Roosevelt a ...

Official: Top Taliban leader arrested in Pakistan

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A top Taliban leader has been arrested in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, a senior Pakistani military official told CNN.

Iraq PM doesn't fear return of violence

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said he does not fear a return to terrorism and sectarian violence despite a spate of pre-election bombings and p ...

Abu Dhabi tries to attract yacht set

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Monaco and Abu Dhabi are both exclusive tax havens known for high-profile monarchs and ostentatious displays of wealth.

Deadly car bomb hits Iraqi holy city of Najaf

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Three people were killed when a parked car rigged with explosives blew up near a Shiite shrine in the holy city of Najaf on Saturday, the Interior Mi ...

French team destroys pirate boats

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The European Union's anti-piracy mission destroyed a pirate ship and a skiff in the Indian Ocean on Friday and took nearly a dozen suspected pirates ...