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Bin Laden to U.S.: End ‘hopeless’ Afghan war
Knox witness in Italy doubts DNA evidence
PERUGIA, Italy – DNA evidence at the center of a murder trial in Italy of an American student accused of killing her roommate is unreliable, according to a forensic expert testifying for the defense Monday. Adriano Tagliabracci took the stand in the trial of Amanda Knox and codefendant Raffaele Sollecito, which resumed after a summer break, in Perugia, central Italy. Knox and Sollecito are charged with murder and sexual violence in the 2007 slaying of Meredith Kercher.
Iran to meet world nuke powers; 1st talks in a year
VIENNA – Iran warned the U.S. and Israel on Monday it will repel any attack – while also tamping down tensions by agreeing to meet with Washington and other world powers more than a year after talks broke down over Tehran’s refusal to curb its nuclear activities. The U.S., Iran and European Union expressed hope the Oct. 1 talks could lead to substantive negotiations – despite Iranian warnings it would not even discuss meeting U.N. Security Council demands that it freeze uranium enrichment.
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Residents of the Pakistani tribal area of Kyber along the Afghanistan border flee their hometown on the suburbs of Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday. Security forces began their latest offensive in the region, allegedly killing over 150 militants.
Missile kills 4 in Pakistan; 18 die in stampede MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) – A missile fired from a suspected unmanned U.S. drone slammed into a car in a Pakistani tribal region close to the Afghan border Monday, killing four people, intelligence officials and residents said. The apparent American missile strike was the latest of more than 50 in the northwest region since last year aimed at killing top al-Qaida and Taliban leaders. Last month, the head of the Pakistani Taliban was killed in one such strike.
Monday’s attack took place about 1.5 miles from the town of Mir Ali in North Waziristan, killing four people, two officials and witnesses said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they need to remain unnamed to do their job effectively. The identities of the victims were not known. Witnesses Ikramullah Khan and Mohammad Salim said the missile hit a vehicle with blackedout windows – a style associated with Taliban fighters in the region. Separately, at least 18
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CAIRO – Osama bin Laden said in a new audiotape that President Barack Obama’s strategy in Afghanistan is “hopeless” and called on Americans to resolve the conflict with al-Qaida by ending the war there and breaking the U.S. alliance with Israel. In the message marking the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the al-Qaida leader avoided his usual rhetoric of jihad and instead took a more analytical tone, claiming its differences with the U.S. stemmed from the IsraeliPalestinian conflict.
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KABUL (AP) – An improvised bomb attack killed two U.S. service members Monday in southern Afghanistan where U.S. and NATO troops have stepped up their operations against insurgents in recent months, NATO said. Also in the south, a British soldier was killed in an attack on a foot patrol and another NATO service member died in a blast Sunday, NATO and British officials said Monday. Taliban militants this year have increased their use of roadside bombs, which now account for the majority of U.S.
and NATO casualties. NATO spokesman Brigadier General Eric Tremblay said two NATO service members died Monday in a bomb attack. U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Brian Naranjo confirmed that the two were Americans.
CANADA WON’T EXTEND AFGHAN MISSION
TORONTO – Canada will not extend its mission past 2011 in Afghanistan even if President Barack Obama asks Prime Minister Stephen Harper to when the countries’ leaders meet this week, Harper’s office said Monday.
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