New York, Dec 20 (EFE). – The United States Justice Department on Wednesday charged Samuel Salman El Reda, a Colombian-Lebanese national and alleged member of the Shiite Islamist group Hezbollah, with terrorism for his involvement in the 1994 bombing of the Israeli-Argentinean Mutual Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people, along with other …
BAGHDAD Iraqis voted on Monday in the first provincial council elections held in a decade, which were expected to strengthen the dominance of Shiite groups.The vote comes at a time of widespread political apathy and disillusionment in the oil-rich country of 43 million that is still recovering from years of war.Polls closed as planned at 6:00 pm (15:00 GMT), state media
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