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- Suspected insurgents kill 9 at Afghan party
- Nearly 2,000 Syrians flee to Turkey; more poised at border to escape violence
- 9 shot dead in attack on Afghan party
- Diplomat nominated as ambassador to Mexico
| Suspected insurgents kill 9 at Afghan party Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:07 PM PDT The attack on a pre-wedding gathering in rural Afghanistan may have been directed at a clan member who was a government administrator. The Taliban has a history of targeting local officials to discourage cooperation with the West. It was supposed to have been a festive occasion: a pre-wedding party, held under the stars on a warm night. But suspected insurgent gunmen burst in on the gathering in a village field Thursday, fatally shooting nine men, including the groom, Afghan officials said.  |
| Nearly 2,000 Syrians flee to Turkey; more poised at border to escape violence Posted: 09 Jun 2011 09:03 AM PDT Makeshift camps have been set up in Turkey across the border from the Syrian city of Jisr Shughur, rocked by a violent crackdown on pro-democracy activists. Security forces reportedly fired on soldiers who disobeyed orders to shoot at protesters in the city. The number of Syrians who have crossed into Turkey to escape a violent crackdown by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad swelled to nearly 2,000 on Thursday, with many more waiting to flee over the border, according to relief organizations, pro-democracy activists and news agencies.  |
| 9 shot dead in attack on Afghan party Posted: 09 Jun 2011 03:05 AM PDT The attack on a pre-wedding gathering in eastern Afghanistan apparently fits a Taliban pattern of striking at local officials in a bid to discourage cooperation with the West. It was supposed to have been a festive occasion: a pre-wedding party held under the stars on a warm night. But suspected insurgent gunmen burst in on the gathering in a village field, fatally shooting nine men, including the groom, Afghan officials said.  |
| Diplomat nominated as ambassador to Mexico Posted: 08 Jun 2011 08:48 PM PDT President Obama names Earl Anthony Wayne, now serving in Kabul, to the post at a delicate moment in the U.S.-Mexico relationship. President Obama on Wednesday nominated as the new ambassador to Mexico a career U.S. diplomat now serving in Afghanistan.  |
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