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  • ‘It could collapse at any time’: Earthquake survivors desperate to leave Syria, join family in Calgary
    A Calgary refugee advocate says the federal government needs to do more to help people impacted by years of civil year and now an earthquake in Syria and Turkey.   
    Canada
    Mar 19, 2023
  • US high court limited consumer, civil rights lawsuits during this Supreme Court term
    <p> US high court limited consumer, civil rights lawsuits during this Supreme Court term <p>WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority made it harder for people to band together to sue America's largest businesses in the two most far-reaching rulings of the term the justices are wrapping u</p>
    World
    Jun 25, 2011
  • Suicide bomber hits Iraqi security checkpoint, kills 5 Sunni government-backed militiamen
    <p> Suicide bomber hits Iraqi security checkpoint, kills 5 Sunni government-backed militiamen BAGHDAD - Iraqi police say a suicide bomber has killed five members of a government-backed Sunni militia that has helped U.S. forces fight al-Qaida. Two policemen say the bomber drove an explosives-packed car into a </p>
    World
    Jul 12, 2011
  • Israeli ex-soldier defends ‘shameful’ Facebook photos
    A former Israeli soldier who sparked outrage by posting pictures on Facebook of herself posed smirking next to blindfolded and handcuffed Palestinian prisoners insisted on Tuesday she has done nothing wrong
    Aug 17, 2010
  • Romney win would be first ‘democratic mandate for torture:’ UN rapporteur
    TORONTO - The possibility that Mitt Romney will be elected president of the United States next month has raised the "alarming" prospect of an unprecedented public endorsement of torture, a prominent international expert said Friday.
    Oct 19, 2012
  • Series of blasts kills 15 in Baghdad market and central village
    BAGHDAD - A series of blasts struck an area west of Baghdad on Saturday where day labourers gather to find work, as well as a music and clothes market in the capital, killing at least 15 people, officials said.
    World
    Nov 26, 2011
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  • Justice Department decides not to bring charges in CIA interrogations of terrorist suspects
    WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced Thursday it has ended its investigation into CIA interrogations of terrorist detainees without bringing criminal charges.
    World
    Aug 30, 2012
  • Marine facing up to 3 months in brig for Iraqi deaths at Haditha
    CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Military prosecutors worked for more than six years to bring Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich to trial on manslaughter charges that could have sent him away to prison for life.
    World
    Jan 23, 2012
  • Critics question Seymour Hersh article on Osama bin Laden killing
    Veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh set off a firestorm after calling into question the White House's official story on the takedown of Osama bin Laden.
    World
    May 11, 2015
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  • Twin bombing attacks in Baghdad market kill at least 59
    Militants attacked an outdoor market on Sunday in eastern Baghdad, killing at least 59 people and wounding nearly 100, officials said.
    World
    Feb 28, 2016
  • Former U.S. Marine starts campaign to raise awareness of overmedication of veterans
    A striking photo campaign looks to raise awareness of the overuse of prescription pills among veterans - and that medicinal cannabis may be an alternative.
    Canada
    Jun 19, 2015
  • Paris attacks signal more global strategy by Islamic State group
    As the deadly attacks in Paris made horrifically clear, the Islamic State group is determined to establish itself as the dominant jihadist movement capable of operating far beyond the limits of its self-declared "caliphate."
    World
    Nov 15, 2015
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  • Kurdish Iraqi fighters cut Islamic State supply line as a major offensive begins
    Supported by U.S.-led airstrikes, Kurdish Iraqi troops on Thursday seized part of a highway that is used as a vital supply line by the Islamic State group, a key initial step in a major offensive to retake the strategic town of Sinjar.
    World
    Nov 12, 2015
  • Twin suicide bombing kills at least 5 in police station near Baghdad
    Iraqi officials say a twin suicide bombing hit a police station in Baghdad's westernmost suburb, killing at least five policemen
    World
    May 12, 2016
  • John Baird announces opening of diplomatic mission in Iraq
    Canada wants to expand its engagement with a country that's become a pivotal force in a troubled region, and doing so requires a Canadian presence in Baghdad, Baird said in a statement.
    Canada
    Apr 1, 2013
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  • Obama’s new national security strategy formal break with Bush era
    The doctrine would join diplomatic engagement and economic discipline with military power to bolster America’s standing in the world
    May 27, 2010
  • Iraq officials say bombings, shooting kill 11 people, wound dozens
    Bombs and a shooting targeted a marketplace and off-duty policemen in Iraq on Saturday, killing at least eleven people in the latest attacks by militants seeking to destabilize the country.
    World
    Jun 29, 2013
  • Calgary man Damian Clairmont reportedly killed fighting in Syria
    A Canadian man who converted to Islam and went to Syria to fight with rebels has reportedly been killed.
    Canada
    Jan 15, 2014
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  • Iraqi shoe-thrower released from prison
    An Iraqi reporter who shot to worldwide fame when he hurled his shoes at then U.S. President George W. Bush was released from prison on Tuesday.
    Sep 15, 2009
  • Iraqi shoe-thrower released from prison
    An Iraqi reporter who shot to worldwide fame when he hurled his shoes at then U.S. President George W. Bush was released from prison on Tuesday.
    Sep 15, 2009
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