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                    [ArticleID] => 1425911
                    [Title] => Feature: Afghan civilians often bear brunt of terror attacks
                    [Summary] => 

Ordinary Afghans, most of them unaware of political developments, often bear the brunt of terrorist attacks that have almost become routine in the strife- torn country.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-20 20:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1409384 [Title] => IS kidnaps dozens of men in northern Iraq [Summary] =>

Militants linked to the Islamic State group have rounded up dozens of men from two villages in northern Iraq following a quarrel that led to the burning of the extremist group's flag, tribal leaders said on yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-04 07:30:12 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1747630 [AuthorName] => Sinan Salaheddin [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1375904 [Title] => UN report details 'staggering array' of human rights abuses in Iraq [Summary] =>

A United Nations report released Thursday listed a "staggering array" of gross human rights abuses and sectarian "acts of violence" committed by the Islamic State in Iraq.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-01 22:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1356017 [Title] => UN chief urges Iraq to build broad-based government to combat IS [Summary] =>

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged all leaders in Iraq to form a "broad-based" government which enables the nation to combat the threat from the Islamic State (IS).

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-10 14:02:43 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1298932 [Title] => Al-Maliki accuses Saudi Arabia, Qatar of declaring 'war on Iraq' [Summary] =>

Saudi Arabia and Qatar have declared "war on Iraq" as they are providing "limitless" support for militant groups in the war-torn country, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said in an interview broadcast Saturday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-09 10:00:14 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1078571 [Title] => US condemns al-Qaeda for perpetrating terror attacks in Iraq [Summary] =>

The US government on Saturday strongly condemned al-Qaeda for perpetrating a chain of terror attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, calling the attackers "enemies of Islam."

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-11 13:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 949306 [Title] => Iraqi political factions attempt to resolve crisis through talks [Summary] =>

Leaders of Iraq's major political blocs launched talks in Baghdad on Saturday in an effort to discuss the political crisis that threatened to lead Iraq to an all-out sectarian strife, an official television reported.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-02 12:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 623314 [Title] => Australia honors RP mission to East Timor [Summary] =>

Australian Ambassador Rod Smith (left) awards the International East Timor (INTERFET) medal to SSGT Dominador Catindoy of the Philippine Navy in recognition of the efforts of 132 military personnel who served in the Australia-led INTERFRET as part of the Philippine Humanitarian Support Mission to East Timor.

[DatePublished] => 2010-10-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => The Good News [SectionUrl] => the-good-news [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 623195 [Title] => UN office attacked in Afghanistan [Summary] =>

A United Nations office in western Afghanistan has been attacked.

[DatePublished] => 2010-10-23 16:32:54 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 493259 [Title] => Officials: Roadside bomb kills 21 Afghan civilians [Summary] => KABUL (AP) -- A roadside bomb hit civilians riding a tractor to a wedding in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people, officials said Thursday. [DatePublished] => 2009-08-06 15:17:53 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) ) )
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