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Prosecutor in Bhutto assassination case shot deadGunmen on a motorcycle on Friday shot dead a prosecutor investigating the 2007 assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, one of the most shocking events in the country's turbulent history. Police sources More… |
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Tunisians call for Islamist government's ousterThousands of Tunisians took to the streets of the capital Tunis on Saturday to call for an end to an Islamist government they blame for the assassination of a leading secular politician 40 days earlier. It was the biggest demonstr More… |
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Army says Lebanon in critical phase, will act firmlyLebanon's army said on Monday the nation faced a critical time after violent demonstrations against the killing of a senior intelligence officer, saying it would act decisively to curb tension and calling for calm from politicians and protes More… |
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Libya police official targeted in assassination bidA police car exploded on Saturday during a failed assassination attempt on a police colonel in the eastern city of Benghazi, a Libyan police official said. Unknown suspects placed a home-made bomb under Colonel Mohammed Ben Haleem More… |
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Yemen minister escapes assassination bidYemen's defence minister escaped an assassination attempt on Tuesday but the car bomb that targeted his motorcade killed at least five bodyguards, government sources said. Witnesses said the explosion took place as Major Gener More… |
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Iran blames France, Germany for scientist hitsIran's spy chief accused German and French intelligence agencies of involvement in assassinations of its nuclear scientists, sticking to a hard official line as sanctions imposed over its disputed atomic ambitions bite harder. Iran has More… |
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Plot to kill Putin foiled says UkraineRussian and Ukrainian security services have foiled a plot to assassinate Vladimir Putin after next week's presidential election, Ukraine's SBU counter-intelligence agency said on Monday. Russian pro-government Channel One television said More… |
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Iran central bank dismisses US sanctions threatIran dismissed on Saturday a threat by Washington to impose sanctions on its central bank in response to an alleged assassination plot, saying the UN would block the plan and other central banks would not accept it. Central bank Governor M More… |
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Yemen PM to return home from RiyadhYemen's prime minister plans to become the first senior politician injured in a June assassination attempt on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to return home from Saudi Arabia, a government source said on Tuesday. The source told Reuters that More… |
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Saleh appears on TV, offers to share powerYemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh appeared on television on Thursday for the first time since an assassination attempt a month ago and said he was ready to share power within the constitution's framework. Saleh, who is recoveri More… |
