Officials: 2 US missile attacks kill 9 in Pakistan (AP)

AP - Suspected U.S. drones fired missiles at vehicles and hit a militant hide-out in a tribal region of northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least nine insurgents, two officials said.

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Pakistani officials: Suspected US missile kills 9 (AP)

AP - An apparent U.S. missile attack destroyed a suspected militant compound in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least nine people, intelligence officials said.

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Death toll from Portugal landslides rises to 40 (AP)

AP - Rescue workers dug frantically Sunday to free cars and homes buried under heaps of caked mud in Madeira, after torrential flash floods and mudslides killed at least 40 people on the popular Portuguese island.

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Dalai Lama doesn’t fault Obama for low-key meeting (AP)

AP - The Dalai Lama says he doesn’t fault President Obama for his low-key reception in Washington because he recognizes that the president must juggle ties to the Tibetan spiritual leader with concerns about angering China.

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Car bomb hits central Baghdad, killing at least 18 (AP)

AP - A suicide car bomber killed at least 18 and injured dozens more Tuesday in a strike against a police crime lab in central Baghdad, a day after several hotels were also hit by suicide attacks, officials said.

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Blasts kill 37 in Iraq, ‘Chemical Ali’ executed (AP)

AP - Suicide bombers struck in quick succession Monday at three Baghdad hotels favored by Western journalists in well-planned assaults that killed at least 37 people and wounded more than 100.

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Bombing outside bank kills at least 20 in Pakistan (AP)

AP - An explosion outside a bank near Pakistan’s capital killed at least 20 people Monday, the latest in a wave of attacks by militants since the army launched a new offensive against them last month.

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UConn mourns stabbing death of football player (AP)

AP - Less than 12 hours after celebrating his team’s homecoming victory over Louisville, Connecticut football coach Randy Edsall was at a hospital identifying the body of one of the game’s star players.

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U.S. leaders visit Pakistan as it wages offensive (AP)

AP - Pakistani soldiers killed at least eight advancing Taliban fighters as they waged a major offensive against militants along the Afghan border Monday, intelligence officials said, while a top U.S. senator and general met with officials in the nuclear-armed nation.

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7 killed, 20 injured in Puerto Rico bar shooting (AP)

AP - Gunmen opened fire into a bar in northern Puerto Rico and killed at least seven people, injuring 20 others, police said Sunday. A prosecutor said a battle over drug traffic might have prompted the attack.

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