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Taliban attack on supply base in Afghan capital kills six
KABUL - Taliban insurgents including a suicide bomber in a truck killed six people in an attack on a foreign logistics and supply company in Kabul on Tuesday, police said, the latest in a string of daring assaults in the Afghan capital.
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South Africa's Mandela still 'critical but stable'
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Suicide bomber kills 22 in Iraqi Shi'ite mosque
MUQDADIYA, Iraq - A suicide bomber blew himself up at a mourning ceremony inside a Shi'ite mosque in Iraq late on Monday, killing at least 22 people, police said. | Video
Serena exit sends Wimbledon into twilight zone
LONDON - Wimbledon entered the twilight zone on Monday as Serena Williams became the latest high-profile champion to fade into oblivion at a tournament where reputations and star status are counting for nothing.
U.S. seeks to calm European outrage over alleged spying
DAR ES SALAAM - President Barack Obama tried on Monday to reassure European allies affronted by reports of U.S. spying by suggesting all the world's intelligence services were involved in finding out the thinking of opponents and allies alike. | Video
Documents show Milwaukee archdiocese shielded pedophile priests
MILWAUKEE - Roman Catholic Church officials in Milwaukee vigorously shielded pedophile priests and protected church funds from lawsuits during a decades-long sex abuse scandal, according to hundreds of documents released on Monday.
Syrian rebels threaten to target Shi'ite villages in Aleppo
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