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Fort Hood Shooter Had 'Clean Record,' Showed No Warning Signs
Full Article New York Magazine
04 Apr 2014

Even before 34-year-old Army Specialist Ivan Lopez was officially identified as the shooter who killed three people and wounded 16 at Fort Hood on Wednesday, Army officials had revealed that the gunman was suffering from mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, a "self-reported" a brain injury, and possibly PTSD. Yet, on...

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Lt. Gen. Mark Milley, III Corps commander, provides an update during a press conference at the Fort Hood, Texas, main gate, at 9:40 p.m. (CDT), April 2, 2014, regarding the Fort Hood shooting incident
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updated 03 Apr 2014; published 03 Apr 2014
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WATCH: President Obama Comments on Fort Hood Shooting 4/3/2013
updated 03 Apr 2014; published 03 Apr 2014
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Fort Hood shooting Psychiatric issues underlying causal factors
updated 03 Apr 2014; published 03 Apr 2014
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Deadly Fort Hood Shooting Rampage Army Specialist Ivan Lopez Murder Suicide
updated 03 Apr 2014; published 03 Apr 2014
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Deadly Fort Hood Shooting: 3 killed in third US army base shooting in past six months
updated 02 Apr 2014; published 02 Apr 2014
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Fort Hood Shooting 4/2/14 Ivan Lopez
updated 02 Apr 2014; published 02 Apr 2014
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Huge security as Afghan presidential election looms
Full Article BBC News
04 Apr 2014

There is a huge security operation in Afghanistan as presidential candidates prepare for Saturday's vote. The new president will succeed Hamid Karzai, who has been in power since the 2001 fall of the Taliban but is constitutionally barred from seeking a third consecutive term. It should be the first time that power is democratically...

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Huge security as Afghan presidential election looms
photo: AP / Farzana Wahidy

updated 04 Apr 2014; published 04 Apr 2014
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Huge security as Afghan presidential election looms,
updated 27 May 2013; published 27 May 2013
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Karzai's Brother Qayum to Run in Afghan Presidential Elections
updated 04 Apr 2014; published 04 Apr 2014
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Huge security as Afghan poll looms - 4 April 2014
updated 26 Mar 2014; published 26 Mar 2014
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Explosions, gunfire near Afghan presidential candidate's home
updated 30 Mar 2014; published 30 Mar 2014
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Vote Registrations Continue In Afghanistan
updated 29 Mar 2014; published 29 Mar 2014
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Afghanistan: an election in a war zone
MH370: Underwater search for black box begins
Full Article Canberra Times
04 Apr 2014

Retired Australian Air Chief Marshall Angus Houston says the search for MH370 will also continue on the surface. Photo: AP The hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane has shifted below the surface, with the "towed pinger locator" deployed on Friday to search for the black box before its batteries expire. Former Defence Force chief...

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Relatives of Chinese passengers onboard the Malaysia Airlines MH370 stand near candles arranged as a memorial in a prayer room in Beijing, China, Thursday, April 3, 2014.
photo: AP / Ng Han Guan

updated 25 Mar 2014; published 25 Mar 2014
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MH370: "We have to find the black box."
updated 01 Apr 2014; published 01 Apr 2014
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Efforts to locate MH 370 black box beefed up
updated 04 Apr 2014; published 04 Apr 2014
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Hunt for Malaysian plane heads underwater to find black box
updated 04 Apr 2014; published 04 Apr 2014
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April 3 2014 Breaking News Missing MH370 black box ship due in search zone
updated 04 Apr 2014; published 04 Apr 2014
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April 3 2014 Breaking News Missing MH370 black box ship due in search zone
updated 04 Apr 2014; published 04 Apr 2014
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MH370: Under water search begains
White House confirms US involvement in 'Cuban Twitter'
Full Article BBC News
03 Apr 2014

3 April 2014 Last updated at 18:53 BST The US created a text-message social network designed to foment unrest in Cuba, according to an investigation by the Associated Press news agency. In a daily news conference at the White House, Obama administration spokesman Jay Carney confirmed US involvement in the project, saying it was...

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Students gather behind a business looking for a Internet signal for their smart phones in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 1, 2014.
photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa

updated 03 Apr 2014; published 03 Apr 2014
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White House confirms US involvement in Cuban Twitter
updated 03 Apr 2014; published 03 Apr 2014
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White House Says Cuba Program Not Covert | 3rd best version | EXTENDED AP TEST
updated 03 Apr 2014; published 03 Apr 2014
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United States Created Unrest In Cuba Trough Secret Twitter?
updated 03 Apr 2014; published 03 Apr 2014
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US created 'Cuban Twitter' to stir unrest - 3 April 2014
updated 02 Feb 2014; published 02 Feb 2014
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Obama 'not involved' in Jay Z trip to Cuba
updated 03 Apr 2014; published 03 Apr 2014
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US Secretly Created Network to Stir Cuban Unrest
Israel says it won't release Palestinian prisoners
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03 Apr 2014

Israel will not free an expected fourth batch of Palestinian prisoners because of the Palestinians' push for recognition at the United Nations, Israel's chief negotiator said Thursday. A statement from negotiator Tzipi Livni sent to The Associated Press described the Palestinians' decision to seek accessions to 15 international conventions through...

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File - Rami Barbakh, a released Palestinian prisoner, is reunited with his family upon arriving at his home in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on December 31, 2013.
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb

updated 30 Jul 2013; published 30 Jul 2013
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Israeli and Palestinian negotiators speak after talks
updated 03 Apr 2014; published 03 Apr 2014
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Israel Not To Release Palestinian Prisoners
updated 03 Apr 2014; published 03 Apr 2014
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Palestinian Prisoner Release Cancelled By Israel
updated 03 May 2013; published 03 May 2013
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Tzipi Livni pushes Peace Process: Israeli Justice Minister meets with UN and US leaders
updated 09 Mar 2014; published 09 Mar 2014
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Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations: Three Things to Know
updated 04 Apr 2014; published 04 Apr 2014
1:43
Israel cancels Palestinian prisoner release | BREAKING NEWS - 4 APRIL 2014
Fort Hood Shooter Ivan Lopez Was Battling Array of Mental Health Issues
Full Article ABC News
03 Apr 2014

Share ABC US News | ABC Business News Copy The soldier accused of opening fire at Fort Hood, killing three people and wounding 16, was an Iraq war veteran who was battling an array of mental health issues and taking medications, military officials said today. Spc. Ivan Lopez, a 34-year-old soldier in the Army, was "undergoing a variety of...

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Lucy Hamlin and her husband, Spc. Timothy Hamlin, wait for permission to re-enter the Fort Hood military base, where they live, following a shooting on the base, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, in Fort Hood, Texas.
photo: AP / Tamir Kalifa

updated 04 Apr 2014; published 04 Apr 2014
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Why The Fort Hood Shooter Was Able To Buy A Gun Despite Mental Health Issues
updated 04 Apr 2014; published 04 Apr 2014
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Does the Fort Hood shooter have a history of mental health issues?
updated 03 Apr 2014; published 03 Apr 2014
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Fort Hood Shooting Underscores Need for Mental Health Services
updated 03 Apr 2014; published 03 Apr 2014
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Fort Hood gunman was being treated for 'mental health issues
updated 03 Apr 2014; published 03 Apr 2014
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Fort Hood killings US army probes soldier's mental health - 3 April 2014
updated 03 Apr 2014; published 03 Apr 2014
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4 Dead, 16 Injured in Fort Hood Shooting; Gunman Ivan Lopez Sought Mental Health Treatment
Ukraine: Yanukovych ordered snipers to shoot
Full Article The Guardian
03 Apr 2014

MARIA DANILOVA Associated Press= KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's interim authorities accused the country's ousted president of ordering snipers to open fire on protesters and getting help from Russian security agents to battle his own people — but their report Thursday provided no evidence directly linking him to the bloodbath in Kiev. Acting...

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Self-Defense activists pass by the Dnipro Hotel in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 1, 2014.
photo: AP / Efrem Lukatsky

updated 05 Mar 2014; published 05 Mar 2014
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UKRAINE: Kiev SNIPERS hired by NEW COALITION, not Yanukovych -- Estonian FM to Ashton
updated 25 Feb 2014; published 25 Feb 2014
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Ukraine News Today Ukraine crisis: protesters targetted by snipers in Kiev
updated 26 Feb 2014; published 26 Feb 2014
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People getting shot by snipers in Kiev 18
updated 21 Feb 2014; published 21 Feb 2014
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Ukraine - 20 02 14 Video showing police shooting at protesters
updated 23 Feb 2014; published 23 Feb 2014
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Sniper fire in kiev , Berkut vs protesters 2, real war zone
updated 23 Feb 2014; published 23 Feb 2014
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Queen meets Pope Francis for first time at Vatican
Full Article The Guardian
03 Apr 2014

Several minutes late after lunch with Italian president, the Queen presents pontiff with a hamper of British food The Queen and Pope Francis at the Vatican. Photograph: AP The Queen has met Pope Francis for the first time at the Vatican, presenting the famously plain-living pontiff with a hamper of British food including honey, cox's apple juice...

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In this photo released by Vatican paper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis welcomes Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at the Vatican Thursday, April 3, 2014
photo: AP / L'Osservatore Romano

updated 03 Apr 2014; published 03 Apr 2014
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Vatican City: Queen Elizabeth II visits Pope Francis
updated 04 Apr 2014; published 04 Apr 2014
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Queen meets Pope in historic Vatican visit
updated 09 Jan 2014; published 09 Jan 2014
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Vatican Pope Francis Israel Visit To Be "A Cry For Peace" May 24-26 2014!!
updated 22 Dec 2013; published 22 Dec 2013
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Pope Francis Visits Sick Children In Hospital
updated 03 Apr 2014; published 03 Apr 2014
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Pope to queen: Pray for me!
updated 27 Mar 2014; published 27 Mar 2014
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Obama Meets Pope Francis at the Vatican
Risks of violence and fraud haunt landmark Afghan election
Full Article Yahoo Daily News
03 Apr 2014

By Maria Golovnina and John Chalmers KABUL (Reuters) - Even if the Taliban fail to hobble the Afghan presidential election on Saturday, it could take months for a winner to be declared at a time when the country desperately needs a leader to stem rising violence as foreign troops prepare to leave. Most people expect the election will be better run...

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File - Policewomen from the Afghan National Police train at a police training centre in the capital, Kabul, Afghanistan, 11 February, 2013.
photo: UN / Fardin Waezi

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vote Afghanistan's violent
updated 27 Mar 2014; published 27 Mar 2014
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Violence threatens Afghan women's vote - 16 Aug 09
updated 24 Aug 2009; published 24 Aug 2009
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Afghan Challenger Alleges Election Fraud
updated 18 Sep 2010; published 18 Sep 2010
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Afghan vote 'successful' despite deaths, fraud‎
updated 19 Sep 2010; published 19 Sep 2010
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Afghan vote count begins after fears of fraud, poor turnout
updated 20 Aug 2009; published 20 Aug 2009
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Voting Ends in Afghan Presidential Election
Chinese tourist and hotel receptionist kidnapped in Malaysia
Full Article The Guardian
03 Apr 2014

Suspected insurgents from Philippines seized women from tourist resort before fleeing in speed boat, officials say Tourists react to the sound of a gunshot in Singamata resort, Malaysia, during the raid by suspected Philippine insurgents. Photograph: Li Xue/EPA A Chinese tourist and hotel receptionist have been kidnapped by suspected Filipino...

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A Malaysian armed policeman stands guard at Singmata Adventures and Reef resort after a raid by suspected Filipino insurgents in Semporna, Sabah state of Malaysia, Thursday, April 3, 2014.
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updated 04 Apr 2014; published 04 Apr 2014
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Chinese Tourist Kidnapped in Malaysia
updated 03 Apr 2014; published 03 Apr 2014
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Gunmen kidnap Chinese tourist & Filipino worker in Malaysia
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Melrose Moments: Richard rapes Jane
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Xi'an tour bus and Tang Cheng hotel reception - Trip to China part 17 - Travel video HD
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Malaysia plane MH370: Pinger locators deployed in search
A Towed Pinger Locator (TPL), used to detect black box recorders, sits on the wharf at naval base HMAS Stirling in Perth, Australia, ready to be fitted to the Australian warship Ocean Shield to aid in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Sunday, March 30, 2014.
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Towed pinger locators will begin to search the southern Indian Ocean for signs of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Australian officials say. Two ships with pinger locator capabilities will search a 240km (150 mile) track under water, in the...
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Lebanon registers 1 million Syrian refugees
This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian refugees filling their buckets at Atmeh refugee camp, in the northern Syrian province of Idlib, Syria, Friday, April 5, 2013.
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TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Yahya was trapped in his hometown for two years by Syria's civil war, moving from house to house to avoid shells and bullets. His father was killed by a sniper. His family then fled to another town that came under a fierce...
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Israel says it won't release Palestinian prisoners, seeks review of talks
Trucks transporting construction materials are seen through a crack in a police post after entering the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing, on September 22, 2013. Israel began allowing construction materials for private projects into the Gaza Strip on Sunday for the first time in six years, in response to a request from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, an Israeli defence official said. Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN
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JERUSALEM: Israel has called off a planned release of Palestinian prisoners meant to advance the US-sponsored peace process and called for a review of how the troubled negotiations can make progress, an official briefed on the talks said on Thursday....
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Armenia's prime minister steps down
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YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's prime minister says he has submitted his resignation, a move that comes in the wake of a court...
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Queen gives honey to pope, who has gift for George
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as the Guards march pass outside Buckingham Palace after the Trooping The Colour, at the Horse Guards Parade in London, Saturday, June 15, 2013.
San Francisco Chronicle
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II — bearing a basket of honey, whiskey and other goodies from the royal estates — paid a visit to Pope France at the Vatican on Thursday. The pontiff returned the courtesy with a gift for Prince George,...
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Harvard issues report on marathon bombing response
Investigators in haz-mat suits examine the scene of the second bombing on Boylston Street in Boston Tuesday, April 16, 2013 near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, a day after two blasts killed three and injured over 170 people.
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BOSTON (AP) -- The manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects culminated in a chaotic gunfight that placed police and the public in danger because it lacked coordination and restraint, according to an otherwise largely positive report released...
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Segolene Royal joins ex-partner Francois Hollande's French government
** FILE ** Former socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal, right, her partner of three decades Francois Hollande, are seen in Paris in this Nov. 26, 2006 file photo. One of France´s most famous power couples, Royal and Socialist Party leade
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3 April 2014 Last updated at 05:42 BST Segolene Royal, the former partner of President Francois Hollande has joined the government in a major reshuffle. Ms Royal, the mother of President Hollande's four children, will serve as environment minister in...
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