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Convoy attacked in Afghan capital: reports (Reuters)

November 12th, 2010

Interactive graphic on Afghanistan as President Hamid Karzai convinces an binternational/b conference in Kabul that his government can assume responsibility for security by 2014.(AFP iactiv)Reuters - A NATO convoy was attacked near the parliament building in the Afghan capital on Friday, police and the coalition said, the first attack in Kabul in three months…

Cholera now in Haiti capital, rapid spread feared (Reuters)

November 9th, 2010

A resident waits inside his tent as Tropical Storm Tomas arrives at Port-au-Prince, November 4, 2010. REUTERS/ Eduardo MunozReuters - A cholera epidemic that has killed nearly 600 people in Haiti has gained a foothold in earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince and is expected to spread widely and quickly in the…

South Korea fires warning shots, capital on alert (Reuters)

November 3rd, 2010

North Korean soldiers march during a massive military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the communist nation's ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. This year's celebration comes less than two weeks after Kim Jong Il's re-election to the party's top post and the news that his 20-something son would succeed his father and grandfather as leader. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)Reuters - South Korea’s navy fired warning shots to drive away a North Korean fishing boat at a maritime border on Wednesday, the second incident in six days, jangling nerves…

Explosions kill more than 30 in Iraqi capital (Reuters)

November 2nd, 2010

Lebanese Christian priest and residents light candles for the victims of the attack on Our Lady of Salvation church of Baghdad, during a sit-in held in front of the Martyrs square in Beirut November 2, 2010. At least seven Iraqi Catholics died on Sunday when police stormed a Baghdad church where gunmen were holding dozens of parishioners hostage, threatening to kill them if al Qaeda prisoners were not released. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi   (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS RELIGION)Reuters - At least 10 explosions rocked mainly Shi’ite areas of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing more than 30 people two days after al Qaeda militants caused a bloodbath…

Cholera outbreak creeps closer to Haiti’s capital (AP)

October 23rd, 2010

Children suffering cholera symptoms receive serum at a hospital in Marchand Dessalines, Haiti, Friday Oct. 22, 2010.  An outbreak of cholera in rural central Haiti has killed at least 142 people and sickened hundreds more. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - A spreading cholera outbreak in rural Haiti threatened to outpace aid groups as they stepped up efforts Saturday hoping to keep the disease from reaching the squalid camps…

Cholera outbreak spreads toward Haiti’s capital (AP)

October 23rd, 2010

Patients suffering from diarrhea and other cholera symptoms are helped by other residents as they wait for treatment at the St. Nicholas hospital in Saint Marc, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 22, 2010. An outbreak of cholera in rural central Haiti has killed at least 142 people and sickened hundreds more who overwhelmed the hospital in Saint Marc seeking treatment.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - An outbreak of cholera has spread outside a rural valley in central Haiti, intensifying worries the disease could reach squalid tarp camps that house hundreds of thousands of…

Cuba’s capital cleans up from Tropical Storm Paula (AP)

October 15th, 2010

Waves break against Havana's coast in the  aftermath of Tropical Storm Paula, Cuba, Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. Paula has weakened to a tropical depression near the northern coast of central Cuba after dumping heavy rains on Havana. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)AP - Much of Cuba’s capital remained without power early Friday following a direct hit from Tropical Storm Paula, as cleanup crews carried away fallen trees and swept up chunks…

Tropical Storm Paula hits Cuban capital (AP)

October 14th, 2010

A man drives a motorcycle through wind and rain brought by Tropical Storm Paula in Las Palmas, Cuba, Thursday Oct. 14, 2010.  (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)AP - Tropical Storm Paula brought winds and heavy rain to the Cuban capital on Thursday, turning some low lying streets into shallow rivers, bending palm trees and sending waves…

Explosion hurts 3 near ceremony in Nigeria capital (AP)

October 1st, 2010

AP - Two car bombs have exploded in Nigeria’s capital as the country marks its 50th independence anniversary.

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21 killed in fighting in Somalia’s capital city (AP)

September 23rd, 2010

The bodies of suspected insurgents lay near the former parliament building after they were killed during fighting in Mogadishu,Somalia,Thursday,Sept. 23 ,2010. Heavy fighting between Islamist militants and pro-government troops raged in several parts of Somalia's capital Thursday, in which scores of people were killed and wounded, an official said.(AP Photo/ Mohamed Sheikh Nor)AP - Heavy fighting between Islamist militants and pro-government troops raged in several parts of Somalia’s capital Thursday, killing at least 21 people and wounding nearly 78, an official said.


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