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...last killing of a British soldier in Northern Ireland, two deadly shootings in as many days threatened to reignite the violence that once plagued the region. On March 7, two British soldiers were killed in an ambush while accepting a pizza delivery at an army base near Belfast, an attack for which the dissident splinter group the Real IRA claimed responsibility. Just two days later, a policeman was murdered while sitting in his unmarked patrol car. A separate faction, Continuity IRA, said it had orchestrated the killing; two suspects have been arrested. Some speculate that local tensions over an increase...
...Baghdad An Echo of Iraq's Dark Days A pair of deadly suicide attacks in the Iraqi capital have stoked fears that Sunni extremists may be preparing more violence in anticipation of the U.S. troop pullout later this year. On March 10, 33 people were killed in a blast following a reconciliation meeting in the town of Abu Ghraib on the outskirts of Baghdad. Two days earlier, at least 28 died in a similar attack outside Baghdad's police academy...
...Taliban groups in Pakistan, took credit for a March 30 raid on a police academy in Lahore that sparked an eight-hour standoff and left at least 12 people dead. In telephone interviews with Pakistani news agencies, Mehsud also promised to "amaze everyone in the world" with an attack on Washington as revenge for U.S. missile strikes on militant bases along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The FBI painted the threat as purely aspirational, pointing out that Mehsud had made similar comments before. Still, the attack comes less than a month after a deadly assault on the visiting Sri Lankan national...
...words "civil war" have been thrown around by many Thais this week as government members, supporters and others are concerned that red shirt leaders will attempt to provoke a violent response from security forces - or even stage an attack on their own members and make it appear the work of security forces to turn the public against the government. Thaksin has promised this demonstration will be larger than those pivotal years. Red shirt leaders have said they will marshal at least 300,000 protesters, but few analysts expect they will be able to raise more than a third of that...
...match to cut the lead to one. A late turnover by the Big Red gave the Crimson a chance to tie the game with under a minute left in regulation. After calling a timeout to set up a play, the offense worked the ball around to freshman attacker Jeff Cohen. Cohen, who carried Harvard’s offense on the day, was denied by defenseman Andrew MacDonald, who blocked Cohen’s shot and cleared the ball, allowing Cornell to run out the remaining time. Cohen led the Crimson attack with his four goals, giving the freshman a team...