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18 dead in S.Sudan gun battles in UN base sheltering civilians
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cooperation of Iranian experts to gear up Scud missiles
Yemeni Deputy Commander-in-Chief: Houthis Turn to Iranian Expertise to Set up Scud and Volga Missiles
Major General Nasser al-Tahri, Deputy Commander- in- chief, revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat that, over the past few days, the Military of Yemen acquired information confirming the cooperation of several Iranian experts with Houthi rebels to gear up Scud missiles. They are...Caption:
In this file picture taken on on May 7, 2013, former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addresses his supporters during an election campaign meeting in Rawalpindi. Source: AFP Photo/Aamir Qureshi
New Pakistani PM vows to fix economy, stop drones
Islamabad, AP—Pakistan’s newly-elected prime minister on Wednesday vowed to fix the country’s ailing economy and end electricity blackouts while also calling for an end to American drone strikes in the tribal areas. Nawaz Sharif was elected to an...Caption:
Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales (L) and Judge Col. Jeffery R. Nance are seen in a courtroom sketch as he is arraigned on 16 counts of premeditated murder, six counts of attempted murder and seven of assault at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington in this January 17, 2013 file photo. Source: Reuters/Peter Millett
Soldier due to plead guilty in Afghan massacre
Seattle, AP—The American soldier charged with killing 16 Afghan civilians during nighttime raids on two slumbering villages last year is expected to recount the horrific slaughter in a military courtroom Wednesday when he pleads guilty to avoid the death penalty....Caption:
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, (L) 1st platoon sergeant, Blackhorse Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, is seen during an exercise at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California, in this August 23, 2011 DVIDS handout photo. (REUTERS)