Violence mars talk of victory
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American and Iraqi officials reported near-victory in their campaign to dislodge insurgents from two key cities yesterday, even as rebel attacks afflicted Iraq with violence elsewhere.
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It was one of the most violent days in recent weeks even as Iraqi forces stepped up operations against insurgents.
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Mobs torch buses and burn driver to death as rival gangs confront each other in latest escalation of unrest
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Palestinian leaders appealed for calm, and the clashes were not as intense or as widespread as on Sunday.
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President's victory celebrated before a ballot is cast, but dissent is met with imprisonment and intimidation.
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The brawl has been over for four days, but there's still plenty to fight about.
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Beset by daily violence, Iraqis found some solace in their soccer team's run to the final of the Asian Games, even though it ended in defeat on Friday. For many fans, just getting that far was a triumph over adversity.
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Talks between bitter political rivals restart amid opposition calls for peacekeeping troops to be sent to tackle violence
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With elections just days away, an increase of violence is casting doubt on the whether voters will show up at all.
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The nation is bracing for election-day violence Sunday, as the rerun of a nasty, personal campaign comes to a close. &quot;We&#39;re certainly expecting violent actions,&quot; said
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The team lost 3-1 to Ferencvaros in Budapest to go out of the competition on a 4-2 first-round aggregate. But the main talking point from this tie will remain the build-up to a match marred by violence.
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It remained unclear whether the fighting was driven by differing ideologies or was merely a battle for control of the neighborhood.
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For a country that had seemed on the verge of ending 16 years of chaos, violence is the new status quo.
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INDIANAPOLIS Some high school athletic administrators are saying that sportsmanship took a beating in the Indiana Pacers&#39; brawl with rowdy fans in Detroit.
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The day's violence underscored the rise in ethnic and sectarian tensions as the embattled nation heads toward elections in January.
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Will violence delay the elections?
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Thousands of police patrolled a tense town today after street fights between members of the country&#39;s main ethnic group and a Muslim minority left seven people dead and 42 injured.