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Dozens die in Iraqi car bomb attacks
More than 60 people are killed and many more wounded by car bombs in the Iraqi cities of Baghdad, Basra and Samarra, police and medical officials say.
Taliban vow suicide and “insider” attacks in new spring offensive
KABUL (Reuters) – The Taliban in Afghanistan vowed on Saturday to start a new campaign of mass suicide attacks on foreign military bases and diplomatic areas, as well as damaging “insider attacks”, as part of a new spring offensive this … Continue reading
New York to resume search for remains from September 11 attacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City plans to start sifting through earth and debris recovered from the World Trade Center site on Monday to look for the remains of victims from the attacks of September 11, 2001, officials said … Continue reading
Hunt attacks ‘complacent’ hospitals
Too many hospitals are happy to coast along, settling for meeting minimum standards, according to the health secretary.
Smoke-free laws linked to drop in child asthma attacks
LONDON (Reuters) – Introducing laws banning smoking in enclosed public places can lead to swift and dramatic falls in the number of children admitted to hospital suffering asthma attacks, according to a study in England published on Monday.
Archbishop attacks gay marriage
The leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales uses his Christmas Eve sermon to attack the government’s “undemocratic” plans for gay marriage.
UK’s Cameron attacks “ludicrous” EU budget before Merkel talks
* German and British leaders to meet in London for EU budget talks
Obama says he won’t apologize for Bain attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will not apologize to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for raising questions about his tenure and the timing of his departure from private equity firm Bain Capital, the Democrat said in an interview published … Continue reading
Romney camp steps up response to Democrats’ attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For weeks, anxious Republicans called on Mitt Romney to respond more aggressively to attacks from the Democrats, afraid his hopes of winning the presidency could slip away if his rivals were able to define him as being … Continue reading