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Thousands of demonstrators march in downtown Niteroi, near Rio de Janeiro, on June 19, 2013, during a protest against the USD 15 billion being spent on this month’s Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup. Source: AFP Photo/Tasso Marcelo


100 thousand protesters flood Brazilian streets

100 thousand protesters flood Brazilian streets

Sao Paulo, AP—Some of the biggest demonstrations since the end of Brazil’s 1964-85 dictatorship have broken out across this continent-sized country, uniting tens of thousands frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education and security despite a...
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Afghan policemen stand at the site of a suicide bombing in front of the provincial council building in the city of Pul-e-Khumri, capital of northern Baghlan Province on May 20, 2013. Source: AFP Photo/Sher Mohammad Jahesh


Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council

Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council

Kabul, AP—A suicide bomber struck outside a provincial council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing the council chief and at least 13 others, authorities said. The Taliban insurgency quickly claimed responsibility. Baghlan provincial council leader...
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Afghan Army soldiers prepare the coffins for their killed comrades in the morgue of the main hospital in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Rahmatullah Nikzad


Taliban Attacks Kill 9 People in Afghanistan

Taliban Attacks Kill 9 People in Afghanistan

Kabul, AP— Insurgents shot six police officers dead at a checkpoint and a suicide bomber killed three civilians at a shopping bazaar in two attacks in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday. The attacks came during a surge in hostilities as Afghanistan’s spring fighting...
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An Afghan security force member destroys poppy fields in the Noor Gal district of eastern Kunar province on April 13, 2013. Source: AFP Photo/Noorullah Shirzada