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Nine killed in apparent US airstrike on Afghan Doctors Without Borders hospital

The fatal aerial bombardment Saturday of a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz went on more than 30 minutes after officials in Washington and Kabul were informed, Doctors Without Borders said. “The bombing continued for more than 30 minutes after American and Afghan military officials in Kabul and Washington were first informed,” the medical charity said in a statement. It added that “all parties to the conflict, including in Kabul and Washington, were clearly informed of the precise location (GPS coordinates) of the MSF facilities” (more…)

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Pope Met With His Gay Friend In Washington

MARISA MARCHITELLIIn this still from a video taken by Marisa Marchitelli, Yayo Grassi, left, and his partner Iwan Bagus, center, can be seen greeting Pope Francis, right, at the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington, D.C. Pope Francis privately met with a gay couple last week while visiting Washington, D.C., according to several news reports Friday. Yayo Grassi, an openly gay Argentine-American caterer who lives in the Washington area and is a former student of the pope’s, met with Francis at the Apostolic Nunciature one day before the pope met Kim Davis, the Kentucky count

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Nigeria’s Abuja hit by two blasts causing deaths

Two bomb blasts have rocked the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja causing a number of deaths, officials say. The first struck near a police station in Kuje, 25 miles (40km) from Abuja, the second hit a bus stop in Nyanya again. No group has said it carried out the attacks yet but suspicion has fallen on Boko Haram Islamists. While the militant group has attacked Abuja before, its insurgency has mostly focused on the north-east. (more…)

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BREAKING: Scores killed as bomb blast rocks Kuje, Abuja

A twin bomb blast has reportedly hit Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. The bomb blast suspected to have been masterminded by the Boko Haram terrorists occured at Kuje Market Area, around the police station. Scores of people are said to have been killed. Details later... google_ad_client = "ca-pub-1268290217303281"; google_ad_slot = "6515745850"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 600;