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Iran-Contra villain North to head NRA
Associated Press, Published on 08/05/2018
» ATLANTA, USA: Retired Lt Col Oliver North, the US Marine at the centre of the Iran-Contra affair three decades ago, was named president Monday of the National Rifle Association, giving it star power as it faces a backlash over the massacres in Florida and Las Vegas.
Jakarta attack 'funded by IS in Syria'
Associated Press, Published on 15/01/2016
» JAKARTA — An audacious attack in the heart of Indonesia's capital by suicide bombers was funded by the Islamic State group, police said Friday, as they arrested three men on suspicion of links to the plot and seized an IS flag from one of the bombers.
Vietnam farmers sentenced to 5 years
Associated Press, Published on 05/04/2013
» HAIPHONG – A court sentenced a family of four Vietnamese fish farmers to between two and five years in prison on Friday after finding them guilty of attempted murder for fighting back against a state eviction squad with homemade guns and land mines.