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Syrian Activists: Shelling Near Lebanon Kills 16 - ABC News
The Syrian military on Sunday launched an offensive to retake a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, a government official said, as activists reported that regime airstrikes and shelling of the town have killed at least 16 people ...
Rapes on Rise in Somaliland, Say Medical Officials - ABC News
She insisted on anonymity because she is not authorized to release the details. "It's rampant and victims are being attacked at homes, streets or anywhere now," she said. The northern region of Somaliland declared independence from the rest of Somalia ...
In CAR, Diamonds Are a Rebel's Best Friend - ABC News
The official refused to be identified because of security concerns. Even more worrisome, the Seleka members are — according to several people who fled Sangba — being aided by armed fighters from neighboring Sudan known as the Janjaweed, who were ...
Are Apple Bonds Safer Than Treasuries? - ABC News
The bond offering has generated more than $50 billion in new orders from institutional investors, according to people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reported. PHOTO: Apple will sell bonds as early as April 30, 2013. Andrew Burton ...
Online, Terror Threats Are a 'Needle in 1000 Haystacks' - ABC News
American authorities cleared Tsarnaev and failed to continue to seriously monitor him, a source said. Sen. Lindsay Graham, R- S.C., on Monday said the FBI should have better monitored Tsarnaev online, watching his behavior on "radical websites" to ...
Group Accuses Egypt's Morsi of Ignoring Atrocities - ABC News
Morsi instructed the commission to submit its findings directly to the state prosecutor's office, according to the official who was not authorized to speak to the media and spoke only on condition of anonymity. The rights group, "We Are After You for ...
Bomb Suspect Alarmed Russian Relatives - ABC News
Tamerlan Tsarnaev spent roughly six months in Russia in 2012, but the relative, who insisted on anonymity to avoid offending other family members, insisted the young man had been radicalized in the United States before his trip. Dagestan is one of the ...
Feds Deny Reports of Boston Suspect Is Arrested - ABC News
The official who spoke to the AP did so on condition of anonymity and stood by the information even after it was disputed. The official, who was not authorized to divulge details of the investigation, had said the suspect was expected in federal court ...
Egypt's Legislature Approves Election Law - ABC News
Egypt's state news agency quoted an official close to the meeting as saying Morsi expressed his appreciation for the role of the armed forces, and his rejection for any attempts to "slander" it. He has repeatedly denied tensions with the military ...
SKorea: NKorea May Be Preparing to Test Missile - ABC News
"The situation there is tense but calm," a German Foreign Office official, who declined to be named in line with department policy, said in an email. "The security and danger of the situation is constantly being evaluated. The different international ...
Syria Warns Jordan Over Aiding Rebels - ABC News
Both officials insisted on anonymity out of concern that their comments may further irritate relations, which have been historically bumpy. Jordan has long been concerned that the Assad regime could use chemical weapons against it, or that agents ...
Union Leader: Making Immigrants Go Home a "Non-Starter" - ABC News
... system is with comprehensive reform, including a road map for immigrants to earn the chance to become taxpaying American citizens," said an aide who is familiar with negotiations in the House, who declined to be named because official language has ...
Assistant in Okla. Dentist Scandal... - ABC News
"My understanding is that after we were properly trained, we could start an IV," said Harrington's former dental assistant, who worked for Harrington in the 1990s and asked to remain anonymous to protect her identity. "A little jug of the sedative drug ...
AP NewsBreak: China Jails Nobel Winner's Relative - ABC News
They are under close surveillance and have been warned not to talk to the media about Liu Xiaobo or Liu Xia, said the family member, who asked not to be identified. An associate of Mo's, who declined to be named, said Liu Xia skipped her February visit ...
Myanmar Warns Violence Could Threaten Reforms - ABC News
He declined to give his name. Earlier Monday, Deputy Information Minister Ye Htut warned that instigators of violence were stoking rumors to heighten people's anxieties and emotions. For most of Monday, false rumors circulated that riots had broken out ...
3rd of 11 Escapees Nabbed by Greek Police - ABC News
A police officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not allowed to brief media on details of an ongoing investigation, told The Associated Press that police consider the arrested individual the mastermind of the escape. Greece Prison ...
Cyprus to Vote on New Plan, Europe Skeptical - ABC News
A large part of deposits in Laiki above the 100,000 euros ($129,000) that are insured could be confiscated. A banking official, who spoke only on condition of anonymity because the talks were ongoing, said seizures of 25-30 percent were being discussed.
Driver in Texas Shootout Possibly Linked to Colorado Prison Chief Murder - ABC News
... jacket and a cardboard pizza box-- may link the suspect to the unsolved murder of 27-year-old pizza delivery man Nathan Leon, according to three law enforcement sources who did not want to be identified because they are not authorized to speak ...
Woman at Center of Spy Allegations Is Enigma - ABC News
... charged in the criminal complaint, the government is aware of her location and is continuing the investigation to determine the role of all involved," said a Justice Department official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation ...
AP Analysis: In Mideast, Partial Deal Tantalizes - ABC News
One U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak publicly on the matter, said new Secretary of State John Kerry "is looking for options on a way forward" and that an interim arrangement has been among several ...
Nigeria: Suicide Car Bomb Death Toll Rises to 41 - ABC News
Assistance to the injured came late because security forces said the explosion site was not safe, said the rescue official, who refused to give his name because he is not authorized to speak to the press. In previous attacks, bombers have timed a ...
Central African Rebels Take Control of 2 Towns - ABC News
"The soldiers belonging to Seleka launched their first attack at around 6 a.m. on the town of Gambo," said the soldier, who insisted on anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press. "The second attack occurred a little after 8 a.m ...
Egypt Considers Ban on Sale of Duty-Free Alcohol - ABC News
All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media about internal reviews. Duty Free Egypt, managed by Egypt Air airline and the airport administration, says on its website that it operates 67 retail ...
2 Years After Duekoue, Militia Leader Still Free - ABC News
"I replied that this was not true because we did not even have (telephone) network coverage, so we could not call anyone," said the village chief, who insisted on anonymity for security reasons. "When Amade took my phone, he found that there really was ...
Egypt's Fuel Crisis Adds to Its Economic Woes - ABC News
... part of a campaign to destroy smuggling tunnels from the Sinai peninsula into the Palestinian territory, ruled by the Hamas militant group, according to a military official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak ...