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• Iraqi woman severely beaten in Calif. home dies
• Toulouse killer's brother charged in shootings
• French gunman's brother suspected of complicity
• Russia says Annan offers last chance for Syria
• Financial struggles common among military families
• French gunman's brother charged, denies role
• Lawyer: Frenchman's brother knew nothing of plot
• French judge opens formal probe into gunman brother
• France files charges against gunman's brother
• Arab League chief meets Maliki ahead of Iraq summit
• Kuwait arrests 7 Iraqi sailors in its waters: KUNA
• Iraq locks down Baghdad before Arab summit
• Iraq locks down Baghdad before Arab summit
• French investigators open probe into gunman's brother, suspect he helped plot terrorist acts
• Police in CA looking into possibility of hate crime in death of severely beaten Iraqi woman
• Iraqi VP demands inquiry into bodyguard's death
• Events show power of individuals to make history
• French open probe into gunman's brother
• Syria intervention talk as diplomacy withers
• Plouffe: Romney is 'The Godfather of Our Healthcare Plan'
• Iraq VP demands probe into bodyguard's 'torture'
• Insight: Iraq war over? Not where Qaeda rules through fear
• Beaten Iraqi woman 'dies in California'
• 10 things you need to know today: March 25, 2012
• Sudan's Bashir to attend Arab summit in Baghdad
• Dick Cheney gets heart transplant
• Iraq oil exports, revenues decline in February
• Iraqi woman attacked in California home dies
• Iraqi woman attacked in California home dies
• French police question gunman's 'proud' brother
• Afghan killing spree suspected to occur in two stages
• Afghan killing spree suspected to occur in two stages

Iraqi woman severely beaten in Calif. home dies Posted: A woman from Iraq who was found beaten next to a threatening note saying "go back to your country" has died, and police are investigating the possibility of a hate crime.

Toulouse killer's brother charged in shootings Posted: The brother of an Islamist gunman whose grisly murder spree shocked France was charged Sunday with complicity in the attacks, but his lawyer said he should not be made a scapegoat.

French gunman's brother suspected of complicity Posted: PARIS (Reuters) - The brother of an al Qaeda-inspired gunman shot dead by French police was placed under investigation on Sunday for suspected complicity in a killing spree that has made security a central election issue, with President Nicolas Sarkozy scenting an advantage. Sarkozy, buoyed by a rise in opinion polls four weeks from the first round of a presidential vote, renewed hostilities with rival Francois Hollande over the weekend, saying the Socialist front runner was unfit to protect France's security interests. ...

Russia says Annan offers last chance for Syria Posted: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Sunday that Kofi Annan represented the last chance for avoiding a civil war in Syria and offered the UN-Arab League envoy Moscow's full support.

Financial struggles common among military families Posted: Military families aren't surprised when they hear about the financial struggles that Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, his wife and children faced at home. It's part of their lives, too.

French gunman's brother charged, denies role Posted: A Frenchman suspected of helping his brother plot attacks against Jewish schoolchildren and paratroopers was handed preliminary murder and terrorism charges Sunday.

Lawyer: Frenchman's brother knew nothing of plot Posted: A lawyer says a Frenchman suspected of helping his brother plot attacks against Jewish schoolchildren and paratroopers knew nothing about what was going on.

French judge opens formal probe into gunman brother Posted: PARIS (Reuters) - A French judge placed the brother of an al Qaeda-inspired gunman under formal investigation on Sunday, meaning he will be moved to a prison and remain there for the duration of an inquiry into suspected complicity in a spate of fatal shootings. A legal source told Reuters that four anti-terrorist judges would lead an inquiry into gunman Mohamed Merah's killing of three Jewish children, a rabbi and three soldiers, and investigate his elder brother Abdelkader Merah for complicity. ...

France files charges against gunman's brother Posted: A French judge filed preliminary murder and terrorism charges Sunday against the brother of a gunman who killed Jewish schoolchildren and paratroopers in attacks that stunned the country.

Arab League chief meets Maliki ahead of Iraq summit Posted: Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi arrived in Baghdad on Sunday ahead of this week's Arab summit in the Iraqi capital, the first to be held here in more than 20 years.

Kuwait arrests 7 Iraqi sailors in its waters: KUNA Posted: KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaiti coastguards arrested seven Iraqi sailors on a fishing boat on Sunday, saying they had trespassed into Kuwait's northern territorial waters, state-run news agency KUNA said. The sailors had been taken to the Marine Security Department for investigation, KUNA quoted the coastguards' office as saying in a statement. Diplomatic relations between the neighboring Gulf states have remained fraught since Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990-1. ...

Iraq locks down Baghdad before Arab summit Posted: BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's government has locked down Baghdad ahead of this week's Arab League Summit, throwing up a maze of security checkpoints and roadblocks as it seeks to protect the capital from insurgent attacks. The three-day summit is the first of its kind to be held in Iraq in more than two decades, and a successful meeting would allow Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to show the country is pulling back from years of violence and upheaval months after the last U.S. troops left. ...

Iraq locks down Baghdad before Arab summit Posted: BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's government has locked down Baghdad ahead of this week's Arab League Summit, throwing up a maze of security checkpoints and roadblocks as it seeks to protect the capital from insurgent attacks. The three-day summit is the first of its kind to be held in Iraq in more than two decades, and a successful meeting would allow Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to show the country is pulling back from years of violence and upheaval months after the last U.S. troops left. ...

French investigators open probe into gunman's brother, suspect he helped plot terrorist acts Posted: PARIS - Signs mounted Sunday that the brother of a radical Islamist gunman who killed schoolchildren and paratroopers in southern France may have helped prepare the attacks.

Police in CA looking into possibility of hate crime in death of severely beaten Iraqi woman Posted: EL CAJON, Calif. - A woman from Iraq who was found beaten next to a threatening note saying "go back to your country" has died, and police are investigating the possibility of a hate crime.

Iraqi VP demands inquiry into bodyguard's death Posted: Iraq's fugitive vice president demanded Sunday that global human rights groups investigate whether one of his bodyguards was tortured to death.

Events show power of individuals to make history Posted: In France a motorcycle gunman throws a presidential campaign into turmoil. In Afghanistan, one U.S. soldier's slaughter of civilians shifts the narrative of the Afghan war more than any policy conceived by the Obama administration.

French open probe into gunman's brother Posted: Signs mounted Sunday that the brother of a radical Islamist gunman who killed schoolchildren and paratroopers in southern France may have helped prepare the attacks.

Syria intervention talk as diplomacy withers Posted: A year of sanctions, diplomacy and harsh rhetoric failed to stop Syria's bloody crackdown and oust President Bashar Assad. With frustration running high, Turkey and other countries that have staked moral credibility on ending the violence are increasingly looking at intervention on Syrian soil, a strategy they have so far avoided for lack of international consensus and fears it could widen the conflict.

Plouffe: Romney is 'The Godfather of Our Healthcare Plan' Posted: White House Adviser David Plouffe defended President Obama's healthcare reform law as it heads to the Supreme Court this week, saying that a decade from now most Americans will embrace it.

Iraq VP demands probe into bodyguard's 'torture' Posted: Iraq's fugitive vice president on Sunday called for an urgent neutral inquiry into the death of his bodyguard, who was allegedly tortured while in custody.

Insight: Iraq war over? Not where Qaeda rules through fear Posted: MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - A spruced-up Baghdad is welcoming Arab leaders this week to declare that war is over and Iraq is open for business. To Um Qassim, carrying her shopping beside a rubbish-filled creek four hours drive from the capital, it is a cruel joke. In her home city of Mosul, out of view of visiting dignitaries, al Qaeda still controls the streets and people like her still whisper about death. ...

Beaten Iraqi woman 'dies in California' Posted: An Iraqi woman brutally beaten in her southern California home in an apparently racially-motivated attack has died in hospital, US media reported.

10 things you need to know today: March 25, 2012 Posted: Obama spies North Korea, the U.S. compensates the families of Afghan massacre victims, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

Sudan's Bashir to attend Arab summit in Baghdad Posted: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, will attend this week's Arab summit in Baghdad, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's office said.

Dick Cheney gets heart transplant Posted: Former US vice president Dick Cheney was in hospital on Sunday, recovering after a long-awaited and "lifesaving" heart transplant from an unknown donor to whom he will "be forever grateful."

Iraq oil exports, revenues decline in February Posted: Iraq's oil ministry says oil exports in January have declined by nearly 4.5 percent compared to the previous month.

Iraqi woman attacked in California home dies Posted: EL CAJON, California (Reuters) - A mother from Iraq who was severely beaten in her southern California home and left with a threatening note nearby died on Saturday, and police are considering a hate crime as a possible motive in the murder investigation. Shaima Alawadi, 32, was found unconscious in the dining room of her home in El Cajon, near San Diego, on Wednesday morning by her 17-year-old daughter, said El Cajon police spokesman Lieutenant Mark Coit. She was taken to a local trauma center with grave injuries. Doctors took her off life support and she died on Saturday afternoon, Coit ...

Iraqi woman attacked in California home dies Posted: EL CAJON, California (Reuters) - A mother from Iraq who was severely beaten in her southern California home and left with a threatening note nearby died on Saturday, and police are considering a hate crime as a possible motive in the murder investigation. Shaima Alawadi, 32, was found unconscious in the dining room of her home in El Cajon, near San Diego, on Wednesday morning by her 17-year-old daughter, said El Cajon police spokesman Lieutenant Mark Coit. She was taken to a local trauma center with grave injuries. Doctors took her off life support and she died on Saturday afternoon, Coit ...

French police question gunman's 'proud' brother Posted: The brother of the French gunman who killed seven people including children in a shooting spree denied involvement in the attacks but said he was proud of his sibling's actions, according to police.

Afghan killing spree suspected to occur in two stages Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army sergeant accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians is believed to have carried out the rampage in two stages, returning to base after the first shootings and then going out to kill again, a U.S. official said on Saturday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, did not offer further details about the investigation into the March 11 shooting spree in southern Afghanistan, which has further eroded U.S.-Afghan relations already frayed by a decade of war. ...

Afghan killing spree suspected to occur in two stages Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army sergeant accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians is believed to have carried out the rampage in two stages, returning to base after the first shootings and then going out to kill again, a U.S. official said on Saturday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, did not offer further details about the investigation into the March 11 shooting spree in southern Afghanistan, which has further eroded U.S.-Afghan relations already frayed by a decade of war. ...

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