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• 'Verbal altercation' may have led to Fort Hood rampage: Army
• Report: Gov't files lacking for $6B in contracts
• Fort Hood shooting victims: Family men, combat vets
• At least 20 Iraqi soldiers killed in attacks
• Explosions, clashes kill 21 soldiers in Iraq
• Al-Qaida calls for Syria arbitration over killing
• Explosions, clashes kill 18 soldiers in Iraq
• Explosion, clashes kill 15 soldiers in Iraq
• Spc. Ivan Lopez, before Fort Hood attack: 'My spiritual peace has gone away.'
• Top Asian News at 2:30 p.m. GMT
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• Al Qaeda chief mourns slain Syria fighter, says infighting must end
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• Army may never learn motive of Fort Hood rampage
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• 10 Things to Know: This Week's Takeaways 1110
• Top Asian News at 3:30 a.m. GMT
• Top Asian News at 3:00 a.m. GMT
• U.S. will not stand in way of Scottish independence: Salmond

'Verbal altercation' may have led to Fort Hood rampage: Army Posted: 05 Apr 2014 02:52 PM PDT By Lisa Maria Garza and Eileen O'Grady FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - The suspected gunman at Fort Hood in Texas argued heatedly with fellow soldiers before going on a shooting spree that left three dead and 16 injured at the expansive U.S. Army base, a military investigator said on Friday. The suspected shooter Ivan Lopez, a 34-year-old soldier battling mental illness, then turned the gun on himself in the second mass shooting at the base in the last five years. "We do have credible information he was involved in a verbal altercation with soldiers from his unit just prior to him allegedly opening fire," Christopher Grey, of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, told a news conference, without offering further details. Investigators from the military, Texas Rangers and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have interviewed more than 900 people to gather details of the crime scene that played out over an area covering about two city blocks, Grey said.

Report: Gov't files lacking for $6B in contracts Posted: 05 Apr 2014 02:26 PM PDT A government investigation has found that the State Department has incomplete files or is missing files for more than $6 billion in contracts over the last six years. In one case involving State Department ...

Fort Hood shooting victims: Family men, combat vets Posted: 05 Apr 2014 01:16 PM PDT They were typical Army, the three soldiers killed this week in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood. Sgt. Timothy Wayne Owens, 37, from Effingham, Ill., who joined the Army in 2004, went to Iraq the next year, and counted three Commendation Medals, four Army Achievement Medals, and a Combat Action Badge among his awards. He'd been in the Army nearly 20 years, served two tours in Iraq, and had been awarded four Commendation Medals and three Army Achievement Medals. Ivan Lopez – shot and killed the three sergeants Wednesday, wounding 16 others before taking his own life when he was confronted by a military police officer, Ft Hood commander Lt. Gen. Mark Milley identified the three dead soldiers.

At least 20 Iraqi soldiers killed in attacks Posted: 05 Apr 2014 01:02 PM PDT At least 20 Iraqi soldiers were killed on Saturday, most of them upon entering a house rigged with explosives northwest of the capital, security officials said. Militants last week overran the house in the town of Garma, 30 km (20 miles) northwest of Baghdad, which had previously been used as an army post, officials said. The army moved in on Saturday morning after militants retreated, but when they entered the house, a powerful blast tore through the building, two security officials said. The identity of the attackers was not clear, but Sunni Islamist insurgents are regaining ground in Iraq and have taken over several towns and cities since the start of the year, including Falluja, around 70 km (44 miles) from Baghdad.

Explosions, clashes kill 21 soldiers in Iraq Posted: 05 Apr 2014 12:19 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — An explosion at a booby-trapped house, ensuing clashes with militants and roadside bombings killed 21 soldiers Saturday in Iraq, authorities said.

Al-Qaida calls for Syria arbitration over killing Posted: 05 Apr 2014 11:39 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Al-Qaida's leader called on fighters to determine who killed his chief representative in Syria, a man many militant groups believe died at the hands of a rival militia, in a move that highlighted a conflict between rebels that has killed hundreds.

Explosions, clashes kill 18 soldiers in Iraq Posted: 05 Apr 2014 09:44 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — An explosion at a booby-trapped house, ensuing clashes with militants and a roadside bombing killed 18 soldiers Saturday in Iraq, authorities said.

Explosion, clashes kill 15 soldiers in Iraq Posted: 05 Apr 2014 09:06 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials in Iraq say an explosion at a booby-trapped house and ensuing clashes with militants have killed 15 soldiers west of Baghdad.

Spc. Ivan Lopez, before Fort Hood attack: 'My spiritual peace has gone away.' Posted: 05 Apr 2014 08:18 AM PDT Struggling with personal issues after his mother died and describing Army bureaucracy with vulgarities, an increasingly distraught Spc. Ivan Lopez made a decision that proved fatal: He bought a gun, and decided to use it. Lopez, a 34-year-old father and Army truck driver, killed three people and injured 16 before killing himself when confronted by a base policewoman.

Top Asian News at 2:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 05 Apr 2014 07:33 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans flocked to polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. The turnout was so high that some polling centers ran out of ballots. The excitement over choosing a new leader for the first time appeared to overwhelm the fear of bloodshed in many areas, as Afghans embarked on a major transition nearly 13 years after the U.S.-led invasion toppled the rule of the Taliban.

Top Asian News at 2:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 05 Apr 2014 07:03 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans flocked to polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. The turnout was so high that some polling centers ran out of ballots. The excitement over choosing a new leader for the first time appeared to overwhelm the fear of bloodshed in many areas, as Afghans embarked on a major transition nearly 13 years after the U.S.-led invasion toppled the rule of the Taliban.

Top Asian News at 1:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 05 Apr 2014 06:33 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan polling stations have closed after nearly 10 hours of voting that saw a massive turnout, including in some of the most dangerous areas of the country. Electoral workers wearing blue vests with the logo of the Independent Election Commission pulled the paper ballots out of boxes and carefully showed them in footage shown live on national television Saturday.

Top Asian News at 1:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 05 Apr 2014 06:03 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans flocked to polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. The turnout was so high that some polling centers ran out of ballots. The excitement over choosing a new leader for the first time appeared to overwhelm the fear of bloodshed in many areas, as Afghans embarked on a major transition nearly 13 years after the U.S.-led invasion toppled the rule of the Taliban.

Top Asian News at 12:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 05 Apr 2014 05:33 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans flocked to polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. The turnout was so high that some polling centers ran out of ballots. The excitement over choosing a new leader for the first time appeared to overwhelm the fear of bloodshed in many areas, as Afghans embarked on a major transition nearly 13 years after the U.S.-led invasion toppled the rule of the Taliban.

Al Qaeda chief mourns slain Syria fighter, says infighting must end Posted: 05 Apr 2014 05:13 AM PDT By Alexander Dziadosz BEIRUT (Reuters) - Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has called for Islamist fighters in Syria to end the infighting that killed a one-time companion of Osama bin Laden earlier this year, according to an audio tape posted online. In the message, Zawahiri mourned the death of Abu Khaled al-Soury, who was killed by an al Qaeda splinter group in a suicide attack in February, and lamented the "strife of the blind that has befallen the blessed land of the Levant." Soury was one of the highest-profile victims of rebel infighting that surged at the start of the year, pitting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against rival rebels including other hardline Islamists.

Top Asian News at 12:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 05 Apr 2014 05:03 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans flocked to polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. The turnout was so high that some polling centers ran out of ballots. The excitement over choosing a new leader for the first time appeared to overwhelm the fear of bloodshed in many areas, as Afghans embarked on a major transition nearly 13 years after the U.S.-led invasion toppled the rule of the Taliban.

Top Asian News at 11:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 05 Apr 2014 04:33 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans flocked to polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. The turnout was so high that some polling centers ran out of ballots. The excitement over choosing a new leader for the first time appeared to overwhelm the fear of bloodshed in many areas, as Afghans embarked on a major transition nearly 13 years after the U.S.-led invasion toppled the rule of the Taliban.

Top Asian News at 11:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 05 Apr 2014 04:03 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans flocked to polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. Amid tight security, men in traditional tunics and loose trousers, and women covered in burqas lined up at polling centers more than an hour before they opened in Kabul and elsewhere.

Top Asian News at 10:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 05 Apr 2014 03:33 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans flocked to polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. Amid tight security, men in traditional tunics and loose trousers, and women covered in burqas lined up at polling centers more than an hour before they opened in Kabul and elsewhere.

Top Asian News at 10:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 05 Apr 2014 03:02 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans flocked to polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. Amid tight security, men in traditional tunics and loose trousers, and women covered in burqas lined up at polling centers more than an hour before they opened in Kabul and elsewhere.

Top Asian News at 9:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 05 Apr 2014 02:32 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans flocked to polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. Amid tight security, men in traditional tunics and loose trousers, and women covered in burqas lined up at polling centers more than an hour before they opened in Kabul and elsewhere.

Top Asian News at 9:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 05 Apr 2014 02:03 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans flocked to polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. Amid tight security, men in traditional tunics and loose trousers, and women covered in burqas lined up at polling centers more than an hour before they opened in Kabul and elsewhere.

Top Asian News at 8:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 05 Apr 2014 01:33 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans flocked to polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. Amid tight security, men in traditional tunics and loose trousers, and women covered in burqas lined up at polling centers more than an hour before they opened in Kabul and elsewhere.

Army may never learn motive of Fort Hood rampage Posted: 05 Apr 2014 01:21 AM PDT FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Despite evidence that suggests Spc. Ivan Lopez had an argument before going on a shooting rampage, investigators said they may never determine what compelled the Fort Hood soldier to kill three soldiers and wound 16 others before taking his own life.

Top Asian News at 8:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 05 Apr 2014 01:03 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans flocked to polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. Amid tight security, men in traditional tunics and loose trousers, and women covered in burqas lined up at polling centers more than an hour before they opened in Kabul and elsewhere.

Top Asian News at 7:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 05 Apr 2014 12:33 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans flocked to polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. Amid tight security, men in traditional tunics and loose trousers, and women covered in burqas lined up at polling centers more than an hour before they opened in Kabul and elsewhere.

Top Asian News at 7:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 05 Apr 2014 12:02 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans flocked to polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. Amid tight security, men in traditional tunics and loose trousers, and women covered in burqas lined up at polling centers more than an hour before they opened in Kabul and elsewhere.

Top Asian News at 6:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 11:33 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan voters lined up for blocks at polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. Amid tight security, men in traditional tunics and loose trousers, and women clad in the all-encompassing burqas arrived at polling centers more than an hour before they opened in Kabul and elsewhere.

Top Asian News at 6:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 11:02 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan voters lined up for blocks at polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. Amid tight security, men in traditional tunics and loose trousers, and women clad in the all-encompassing burqas arrived at polling centers more than an hour before they opened in Kabul and elsewhere.

Top Asian News at 5:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 10:33 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan voters lined up for blocks at polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. Amid tight security, men in traditional tunics and loose trousers, and women clad in the all-encompassing burqas arrived at polling centers more than an hour before they opened in Kabul and elsewhere.

Top Asian News at 5:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 10:02 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan voters lined up for blocks at polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. Amid tight security, men in traditional tunics and loose trousers, and women clad in the all-encompassing burqas arrived at polling centers more than an hour before they opened in Kabul and elsewhere.

Top Asian News at 4:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 09:33 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan voters lined up for blocks at polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. Amid tight security, men in traditional tunics and loose trousers, and women clad in the all-encompassing burqas arrived at polling centers more than an hour before they opened in Kabul and elsewhere.

Top Asian News at 4:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 09:04 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan voters lined up for blocks at polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. Amid tight security, men in traditional tunics and loose trousers, and women clad in the all-encompassing burqas arrived at polling centers more than an hour before they opened in Kabul and elsewhere.

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Top Asian News at 3:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 08:33 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan voters lined up for blocks at polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. Amid tight security, men in traditional tunics and loose trousers, and women clad in the all-encompassing burqas arrived at polling centers more than an hour before they opened in Kabul and elsewhere.

Top Asian News at 3:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 08:03 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police commander opened fire Friday on two Associated Press journalists, killing Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran correspondent Kathy Gannon — the first known case of a security insider attacking journalists in Afghanistan. The shooting was part of a surge in violence targeting foreigners in the run-up to Saturday's presidential elections, a pivotal moment in Afghanistan's troubled recent history that promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power.

U.S. will not stand in way of Scottish independence: Salmond Posted: 04 Apr 2014 06:26 PM PDT By Alistair Bell NEW YORK (Reuters) - The leader of Scotland's separatist movement predicted on Friday that the United States would not try to stand in the way of the breakup of Britain, Washington's staunchest ally for decades, if Scots vote for independence at a referendum this year. Instead, the Obama administration could use the reasonably orderly debate in Britain about Scotland's future as an example to other countries facing constitutional crises, said Alex Salmond, the separatist leader who heads the Scottish National Party and who is Scotland's first minister.

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