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09 5th, 2010|
AFP - The cockpit of a United Parcel Service 747 cargo plane filled with smoke as pilots fought to maintain altitude and return to Dubai, where the plane crashed and both crew members died, a civil aviation statement said on Sunday.
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Reuters - Up to six suicide bombers, some armed with rifles, tried to storm an army base in Baghdad on Sunday, killing 12 people and wounding 36 less than a week after Washington declared U.S. combat operations in Iraq over.
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AFP - The United States likely will need to keep thousands of troops in Iraq beyond 2011 to keep a lid on sectarian tensions and to bolster Baghdad’s fledgling military, experts and former officers say.
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AFP - US commanders have proposed spending up to 1.2 billion dollars over five years on Yemen’s security forces, reflecting US worries about Al-Qaeda’s presence in the region, officials said Thursday.
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AFP - A cargo plane owned by US courier United Parcel Service caught fire shortly after take-off and crashed in a military base on the outskirts of the Gulf city of Dubai on Friday, killing both crew members, civil aviation authorities said.