Posts Tagged ‘capital’
US closes embassy in Syria capital (AP)
AP – The U.S. closed its embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Monday in a dramatic escalation of pressure on President Bashar Assad to give up power, just days after diplomatic efforts to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed collapsed at the United Nations.
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Syrian troops storm areas near capital of Damascus (AP)
AP – In dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, Syrian troops stormed rebellious areas near the capital Sunday, shelling neighborhoods that have fallen under the control of army dissidents and clashing with fighters. At least 62 people were killed in violence nationwide, activists and residents said.
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Horrific murder no surprise in meth capital of US (AP)
AP – When a 23-year-old Fresno woman fatally shot her two toddlers and a cousin, critically wounded her husband then turned the gun on herself last Sunday, investigators immediately suspected methamphetamine abuse in what otherwise was inexplicable carnage. It turned out the mother had videotaped herself smoking meth hours before the shooting.
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Bombing in Syrian capital of Damascus kills 25 (AP)
AP – A bomb exploded Friday at a busy Damascus intersection, killing 25 people and wounding dozens in the second major attack in the Syrian capital in as many weeks, officials said, vowing to respond to further security threats with an “iron fist.”
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Explosion rips through church near Nigeria capital (AP)
AP – An explosion ripped through a Catholic church during Christmas Mass near Nigeria’s capital Sunday, causing unknown injuries amid a wave of sectarian attacks targeting Africa’s most populous nation.
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Troops hit protesters marching into Yemen capital (AP)
AP – Yemen’s outgoing president said Saturday he would leave the country for the United States to help calm tensions in his country as forces commanded by his son and nephew opened fire on more than 100,000 protesters marching into the capital, killing at least nine.
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Twin suicide bombs shake Syrian capital, kill 44 (AP)
AP – Two car bombers blew themselves up Friday outside the heavily guarded compounds of Syria’s intelligence agencies, killing at least 44 people and wounding dozens more in a brazen attack on the powerful security directorates, authorities said.
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