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- In Afghanistan, targeted attacks on leaders an ominous trend
- India village fears being swallowed by the earth
- Syria forces pound Aleppo; thousands flee
| In Afghanistan, targeted attacks on leaders an ominous trend Posted: 31 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT The attacks on Afghan leaders come as the NATO force hands over more security duties to the Afghan police and army and begins its troop drawdown in earnest. KABUL, Afghanistan — Tamim Nuristani used to own a pizza chain in California. Now he's a marked man in Afghanistan.  |
| India village fears being swallowed by the earth Posted: 31 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT Residents, who live above coal fires that steadily consume the ground under their feet, say they are being sacrificed to corporate interests. JHARIA, India — For nearly a century now, fires have burned beneath the ground where Mohammad Riyaz Ansari stands. At night, ghostly blue flares shoot from glowing rocks, like a terrible hell on Earth.  |
| Syria forces pound Aleppo; thousands flee Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT The Assad government targets rebel positions. The U.N. says 200,000 people have left the city, but the opposition denies the military is driving out insurgents. BEIRUT — Syrian guns pounded rebel positions in Aleppo on Sunday, as panicked residents streamed from the besieged city and the opposition denied the military was driving out insurgents.  |
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