Deadly 18-hour assault by Taliban in Kabul

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In pictures: Taliban ‘spring offensive’

Libya’s interim government forces renew their assault on Sirte, one of the last strongholds of Muammar Gaddafi’s loyalists.

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Fresh attack on pro-Gaddafi city

Given all the recent doubts about Pakistan’s allegiances, this shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise: The U.S. had readied itself for a fight with Pakistan following the bin Laden raid-so much so that President Obama insisted the assault force be…

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U.S. Prepped Two Bin Laden Raid Teams

Given all the recent doubts about Pakistan’s allegiances, this shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise: The U.S. had readied itself for a fight with Pakistan following the bin Laden raid-so much so that President Obama insisted the assault force be…

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U.S. Prepped Two Bin Laden Raid Teams

Gaddafi forces continued their assault on the rebel stronghold of Misrata on Saturday. It was the second attack by Gaddafi in two nights, targeting the city’s fuel terminal and starting a massive fire that crews are still fighting to keep from…

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Gaddafi Strikes Rebels’ Fuel Supply

An Iraqi immigrant in Arizona who allegedly killed his daughter for becoming too Western was sentenced Friday to serve 34 years for her death and the assault of a man she was with. Faleh Hassan Almalek will serve 16 years on charges of second-degree…

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AZ ‘Honor Killing’ Dad Gets 34 Years

When a Stafford County jury this month found an autistic teenager guilty of assaulting a law enforcement officer and recommended that he spend 101/2 years in prison, a woman in the second row sobbed.

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In Va. assault case, anxious parents recognize ‘dark side of autism’

Internet firms shouldn’t be allowed to make political decisions.

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In WikiLeaks aftermath, an assault on free speech

Russian investigators are searching for clues on yet another nearly-fatal attack against a journalist on Saturday, and investigators believe the assault is linked to his job.

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Political reporter beaten in Russia

Dutch writer Harry Mulisch, author of The Assault (De Aanslag) and The Discovery of Heaven (De ontdekking van de Hemel) has died at the age of 83.

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Writer Harry Mulisch dies at 83

A school where a boy was attacked with a hammer failed to recognise a series of racist incidents prior to the assault, a serious case review finds.

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‘Racism missed’ at attack school