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Pakistan: Musharraf Reappears In Court After Initially Fleeing Arrest

In this Monday, April 15, 2013 photo, Pakistan’s former President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf addresses his party supporters at his house in Islamabad, Pakistan. Police arrested former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf overnight at his home in the capital, where he had holed up following a dramatic escape from court to avoid being detained, […]

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Par Allison Jackson

Pakistani police arrested Pervez Musharraf on Friday, a day after the former military dictator fled a courtroom to avoid being taken into custody. The ex-general reappeared in an Islamabad court under heavy security on Friday morning. A judge ruled Musharraf should be held in custody for 48 hours before he appears in an anti-terrorism court to

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Boston Marathon Bombing: FBI To Reconstruct Bombs Used In Deadly Attack

Two men in hazardous materials suits put numbers on the shattered glass and debris as they investigate the scene at the first bombing on Boylston Street in Boston Tuesday, April 16, 2013 near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, a day after two blasts killed three and injured over 170 people. The bombs […]

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Par Allison Jackson

FBI investigators will attempt to reconstruct the bombs used in Monday’s deadly attack near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, which killed three people and wounded more than 170 others. Pieces of black nylon, possibly from a bag or backpack that contained the bombs, nails and ball bearings have been sent to the FBI’s laboratory “for a

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Margaret Thatcher Quotes: ‘The Lady’s Not For Turning’

This is a April 30, 1982 file photo of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, during her election tour in London. Margaret Thatcher felt betrayed by close ally Ronald Reagan over the Falkland Islands, according to newly released papers that reveal how isolated Britain’s prime minister was in her determination to repel the Argentine invasion by […]

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Par Allison Jackson

Ex-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who died Monday at the age of 87, was known for calling a spade a spade. More from GlobalPost: Margaret Thatcher dead at 87 (LIVE BLOG) Thatcher, nicknamed the “Iron Lady,” was and remains a polarizing figure in British and global politics for her uncompromisingly conservative policies. As the

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China Obliged To Defend North Korea Under ‘Friendship’ Treaty

In this Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 photo, Chinese paramilitary policemen build a fence near a concrete marker depicting the North Korean and Chinese national flags with the words « China North Korea Border » at a crossing in the Chinese border town of Tumen in eastern China’s Jilin province. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) North Korean threats to […]

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Par Allison Jackson

North Korean threats to launch a nuclear attack on the United States have left its closest ally, Beijing, in a difficult position. Under a treaty signed half a century ago,China is obliged to “render military and other assistance by all means at its disposal” in the event North Korea comes under “armed attack by any state.” According to the

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