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SALUTING THE BRAVE: Seven American Troops Killed In Separate Afghan Attacks

NBCNEWS.COM - Seven U.S. troops were killed Saturday in two separate incidents in Afghanistan – the second time in the past week that so many American lives were lost in a single day in the war-torn country. Five were killed in an attack involving an improvised explosive device in the

Israeli airstrikes on Syria prompt threats, anger

By KARIN LAUB and JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria over 48 hours - an unprecedented escalation of Israeli involvement in the

Funeral home: No one wants to bury bomb suspect

By STEVE LeBLANC and BOB SALSBERGAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - A funeral home director was scrambling to find a cemetery that would bury a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, ignoring protesters gathered outside his business and saying everybody deserves a dignified burial service no matter

Officials: Israel launches airstrike into Syria

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Israel launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site, U.S. officials said Friday night. The strike occurred overnight Thursday into Friday, the officials told The Associated Press. It did not appear that a