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10 Apr 2010 10:17

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World: Twitter’s taking in the sadness of Poland’s awful day



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08 Apr 2010 10:24

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World: By the numbers: The Kyrgyzstan government overthrow

  • 65+ number of people killed
    in yesterday’s violent
    uprising
  • 400+ number of people
    injured in the
    successful overthrow
  • six number of months the interim government plans to rule source
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07 Apr 2010 11:19

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World: Landslides, floods lead to heavy death toll in Rio de Janeiro

  • 102+ people killed after a
    heavy rainfall source
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07 Apr 2010 10:30

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World: State of emergency No. 1: Kyrgyzstan in dire straits today

At least 17 people were killed after riot police clashed with protesters. Protesters want President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to step down. source
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06 Apr 2010 08:45

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U.S.: 25 dead, 4 missing in West Virginia mining explosion

  • West Virginians are tough, we will bind together.
  • West Virginia Rep. Nick Rahall • Regarding yesterday’s mine explosion in Montcoal, where 25 miners died. A day after a much happier ending for a mine explosion in China, where over 100 miners were rescued, the community around Performance Coal Company is in mourning, largely unable to rescue those inside the mine due to high methane levels making it hard to breathe and raising the chances of another explosion. The mine, by the way, has a long history of safety problems and just last year, parent company Massey Energy had to pay $382,000 for safety violations. source
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04 Apr 2010 11:33

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World: Baghdad’s post-election attacks start to pick up, big time

  • 30+ people have been killed in the three in-tandem car bombings
  • 200+ were wounded; the attacks were near embassies source
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03 Apr 2010 09:42

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World: Iraqi military targeted in latest post-election attack

  • 25 were killed by insurgents
    dressed as soldiers source
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31 Mar 2010 10:34

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World: Just days after the Moscow subway bombing, another deadly blast

  • 12+ killed in blast in Russia’s North Caucasus region source
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29 Mar 2010 10:23

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World: Why are Chechen women suspected? They have a history of attacks

  • 2002 Nearly 40 Chechen rebels (including women) stormed a Moscow theater, an attack which led to a huge loss of life.
  • 2003 Rebels attempted to assassinate Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov, who supported the Russian government.
  • 2004 Chechen rebels (including women) raided a Beslan, North Ossetia, school. Hundreds were killed, including children.
  • » Why so violent? Part of it is Russia’s history with Chechnya. In recent years, the Russian military has committed a wave of destruction in the region so terrible that it’s led to wide reports of post-traumatic stress syndrome among women. Many, including women involved in the 2002 theater siege, were brutally raped by Russian soldiers. source
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29 Mar 2010 10:03

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World: Moscow train attacks: Timed for the most damage

  • It was a terrorist act carried out by the female suicide bombers. They were specifically timed – for … the train was nearing the station – to make the most damage.
  • Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov • Regarding the Moscow terror attack that killed at least 38. The attack was reportedly perpetrated by two female Chechen suicide bombers at two separate stations. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised vengeance, saying they “will be destroyed.” “I am sure that law enforcement agencies will do everything to find and punish the criminals,” Putin said. source
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