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- Suicide bomber kills 5 NATO troops, 4 Afghan soldiers
- Cuba convenes congress to shape nation's future
- Syrian leader says emergency law will be lifted this week
- Suicide attack on NATO and Afghan troops kills 9
- Civilian deaths in Sri Lanka may have been vastly underestimated, U.N. panel says
- Amid observer optimism, some citizens express fear over Nigeria presidential vote
| Suicide bomber kills 5 NATO troops, 4 Afghan soldiers Posted: 16 Apr 2011 06:59 PM PDT The attacker strikes during a meeting between Afghan soldiers and NATO mentors. The Taliban claims responsibility. A suicide bomber wearing a uniform attacked a joint Afghan and NATO base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing five NATO troops and four Afghan soldiers in one of the deadliest attacks on coalition forces in recent days.  |
| Cuba convenes congress to shape nation's future Posted: 16 Apr 2011 06:59 PM PDT The Cuban Communist Party's congress, the first in 14 years, is to examine economic reforms launched by President Raul Castro and appoint a new team of party leadership. With a huge military parade and amid high public expectation, Cuba's ruling Communists on Saturday convened an extraordinary congress that will shape much of the island nation's future.  |
| Syrian leader says emergency law will be lifted this week Posted: 16 Apr 2011 06:59 PM PDT President Bashar Assad's move is not expected to mollify protesters and may be nullified by planned new counter-terrorism laws. Syrian President Bashar Assad said Saturday that the nation's decades-old emergency law will be lifted this week, but the move came even as he planned to implement a series of counter-terrorism laws expected to give his security forces free rein.  |
| Suicide attack on NATO and Afghan troops kills 9 Posted: 16 Apr 2011 08:58 AM PDT A bomber dressed as an Afghan soldier detonates an explosive vest at a base in eastern Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks on coalition forces in recent days. The Taliban claims responsibility. A suicide bomber dressed as an Afghan soldier attacked a joint Afghan and NATO forces base in eastern Afghanistan Saturday morning, killing five NATO troops and four Afghan soldiers in one of the deadliest attacks on coalition forces in recent days.  |
| Civilian deaths in Sri Lanka may have been vastly underestimated, U.N. panel says Posted: 16 Apr 2011 09:56 AM PDT An independent investigation is sought of 'credible' allegations that tens of thousands died in the last four months of Sri Lanka's civil war in human rights violations by both sides. A U.N. panel has called for an independent investigation of "credible" allegations that tens of thousands of civilians were killed in the final stages of the Sri Lankan civil war two years ago.  |
| Amid observer optimism, some citizens express fear over Nigeria presidential vote Posted: 15 Apr 2011 08:19 PM PDT Despite violence, last week's parliamentary poll was seen as a marked improvement over Nigeria's 2007 vote. That has raised hope this Saturday's vote could be the first to reflect the people's will. More than 70 million Nigerians are expected to go to the polls Saturday to choose a president. But Rashida Adaune will not be among them.  |
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