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Bealefeld frustrated by Baltimore police shootings
- A convicted felon armed with a .50-caliber handgun - a powerful weapon used by some firearms enthusiasts to hunt big game - opened fire on police officers Tuesday and was shot to death in Baltimore's second police-involved shooting in two days, police said.
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Bealefeld frustrated by latest police shooting
- Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld is frustrated after the second police-involved shooting in the city in two days.
For Westerners, it's not easy to join the Taliban
- As five U.S. students are alleged to have discovered, joining Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents isn't easy for outsiders - one reason the flow of foreign fighters to Afghanistan so far is a small stream compared to the tide once seen in Iraq.
- As five U.S. students are alleged to have discovered, joining Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents isn't easy for outsiders - one reason the flow of foreign fighters to Afghanistan so far is a small stream compared to the tide once seen in Iraq.
Colorado Editorial Roundup
- A sampling of recent editorials from Colorado newspapers:
Explosions in 2 major Iraq cities kill 9 people
- A barrage of bombings killed nine people in two of Iraq's largest cities Tuesday, stoking Iraqis' anger that insurgents continue to slip past security forces amid looming national elections and the U.S. military's planned exit.
- A barrage of bombings killed nine people in two of Iraq's largest cities Tuesday, stoking Iraqis' anger that insurgents continue to slip past security forces amid looming national elections and the U.S. military's planned exit.
Raymore council OKs concealed weapons at meetings
- The Raymore City Council has approved an ordinance to allow council members to carry concealed weapons during meetings.
Officials: Bomb attacks in north Iraq city kill 4
- Police and hospital officials say three bomb attacks in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have killed four and wounded several dozen people.
- Police and hospital officials say three bomb attacks in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have killed four and wounded several dozen people.
Explosions rock downtown Baghdad, killing 5
- Car bombs ripped through downtown Baghdad early Tuesday, killing five and wounding at least 16 people in the latest attack near government buildings in the Iraqi capital, police and health officials said.
- Car bombs ripped through downtown Baghdad early Tuesday, killing five and wounding at least 16 people in the latest attack near government buildings in the Iraqi capital, police and health officials said.
Seattle police killing suspect pleads not guilty
- Paralyzed by a detective's bullet, a man accused of killing a Seattle police officer on Halloween was wheeled into a courtroom on Monday and pleaded not guilty to charges that could bring the death penalty.
2,000 die in 2009 south Sudan violence, group says
- At least 2,000 people have died and 250,000 have fled their homes following violence in southern Sudan this year, worsening a humanitarian crisis in a region seeking its independence, officials from a medical aid group said Monday.
Ill. prisons shave terms, secretly release inmates
- Repeat drunk drivers, drug users and even people convicted of battery and weapons violations are serving less than three weeks' total time behind bars under a secret change in policy by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's prison system, The Associated Press has learned.
S Philippines grapples with crisis after crisis
- Tribal gunmen freed 47 hostages in the southern Philippines on Sunday, but the region continued to be wracked by violence as suspected Islamic radicals staged a deadly jail break in which dozens of inmates were freed, including comrades accused of beheading marines.
- Tribal gunmen freed 47 hostages in the southern Philippines on Sunday, but the region continued to be wracked by violence as suspected Islamic radicals staged a deadly jail break in which dozens of inmates were freed, including comrades accused of beheading marines.
NATO, Afghan forces kill 5 militants in east
- Afghan and international troops killed five militants Sunday in a strike on a Taliban operative involved in bomb-making in eastern Laghman province, the military coalition said.
- Afghan and international troops killed five militants Sunday in a strike on a Taliban operative involved in bomb-making in eastern Laghman province, the military coalition said.
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