Nigeria attacks may point to more emboldened Boko Haram militants

• Rebekah Brooks, five others to be charged in phone-hacking case
  LONDON -- Rebekah Brooks, the former chief of News International and confidante of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, is to be charged with obstructing justice in the phone-hacking scandal that has rocked Br [...]
• Palestinians clash with Israeli soldiers in Nakba Day protests
  JERUSALEM -- Dozens of Palestinians were injured Tuesday in clashes with Israeli soldiers during the annual Nakba Day demonstrations held in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip to mark the 1948 dis [...]
• EU forces mount first attack on Somali pirates' onshore bases
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• Clashes erupt across Syria; at least 48 reported dead
  AMMAN, Jordan -- Clashes between Syrian government forces and the rebel Free Syrian Army erupted across the country Tuesday, despite the peace plan that calls on both sides to lay down their arms. [...]
• Colombia bomb injures ex-minister, kills 2 as new trade era dawns
  BOGOTA, Colombia -- A former Cabinet member and close associate of ex-President Alvaro Uribe apparently was the target of bomb attempt Tuesday that wounded him, killed two people and wounded 24 othe [...]