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Taliban. major general markus kneip commands all nato troops in northern afghanistan. he was reportedly meeting with a regional governor and police commander when a suicide bomber detonated himself nearby. seven people were killed. the general is among nine others wounded. we ll keep you updated on this breaking story. members of the un nuclear watch dog agency are looking at japan s crippled fukushima nuclear reactor weekend. they re checking out the site and reviewing the safety there. the iaea team will report on what they findality next month s nuclear ministers meeting in vienna. not only is he out of power, former egyptian president hosni mubarak is about to be out of millions of dollars as well. a court has fined mubarak and top officials of his ousted regime $90 million for their roles in limiting communication during the country s revolution in january. ....
But we understand those injuries are not life-threatening. he has survived this attack. some of his troops, though, not so fortunate. also killed was major general or general dawud dawud, the head of the regional police in that area and also a leading former military figure in afghanistan. he was one of the leading commanders in the northern alliance which fought the taliban in the days ahead of the u.s.-led invasion in 2001. the taliban has claimed responsibility for this attack. they say they were deliberately targeting this meeting because the international forces and afghan forces have been planning a major offensive against the militants, and they wanted to disrupt that. and all of this, of course, complicates the picture in afghanistan. the u.s. is preparing to draw down some of its troops, nato looking at handing over security to afghan troops and afghan officials in the lead up to 2014 ....
a government official says one of the blasts hit a compound in tripoli belonging to leader moammar gadhafi. nato confirmed and bombed a vehicle storage area in a second strike nearby. egypt reopened its border crossing into gaza that opens the door to the outside world for palestinians. officials say hundreds passed through the border town of raffa today. israel worries that terrorists will now ship arms across the border. the egyptian government had supported an israeli blockade imposed back in 2007. president barack obama wants to make it easier for polish tourists and business people to visit the u.s. during a visit to warsaw today, the president said he supports admitting poland into the state department s visa waiver program. that program enables citizens of member countries to visit the u.s. for up to 90 days without getting a visa. our expectation is that by this change in the law, we can be in a position to resolve this issue in a way that is satisfactory to ....
explosions rocked libya s capital city today. a government official says one of the blasts hit a compound in tripoli belonging to leader moammar gadhafi. nato confirmed and bombed a vehicle storage area in a second strike nearby. egypt reopened its border crossing into gaza that opens the door to the outside world for palestinians. officials say hundreds passed through the border town of raffa today. israel worries that terrorists will now ship arms across the border. the egyptian government had supported an israeli blockade imposed back in 2007. president barack obama wants to make it easier for polish tourists and business people to visit the u.s. during a visit to warsaw today, the president said he supports admitting poland into the state department s visa waiver program. that program enables citizens of member countries to visit the u.s. for up to 90 days without getting a visa. our expectation is that by this change in the law, we can be in a position to resol ....
Defiance. it was raining and cold here last night. yes, yes, yes. and all of the people are standing and tired, and we will continue forever until that system is removed. reporter: abdul suffered head wounds during last wednesday s furious battle between opposition demonstrators and president hosni mubarak s supporters. how did you feel fighting other egyptians? fighting other jipgs? reporter: yeah. they are not egyptians, they are criminals. reporter: he says he s fighting for his country s freedom. we want to make democracy systems and organizations, not a fascistic system. we want to make it a democracy. reporter: dawud and his colleagues established improvised lines of security. anybody have to go inside, they have to make a check. ....