| 18 dead in attack on Afghan funeral: officials Posted: 31 Dec 2017 10:48 AM PST  An explosion at a funeral in Afghanistan's restive east on Sunday killed at least 18 mourners and wounded another 13, officials said, capping a deadly year for ordinary Afghans. The Taliban said on Twitter they had nothing to do with the incident -- the latest violence to claim the lives of civilians in the war-torn country. "The explosion was caused by a motorcycle bomb our investigation has concluded," Nangarhar governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told AFP.
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| Trump aide told Australian diplomat Russia had dirt on Clinton – report Posted: 31 Dec 2017 10:13 AM PST  US officials told the NYT it was Papadopoulos's revelation, not the infamous Steele dossier, that lead to Russia inquiry. The FBI reportedly launched its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 US election after George Papadopoulos, then a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump, told an Australian diplomat that Moscow had damaging information about Hillary Clinton.
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| Iran cuts social media access as unrest turns deadly Posted: 31 Dec 2017 07:33 AM PST  Iran cut access to social media on Sunday in a bid to head off further protests after days of unrest that saw two people killed and dozens arrested. The interior minister warned protesters will "pay the price" as footage on social media showed thousands marching across the country overnight in the biggest test for the Islamic republic since mass demonstrations in 2009. The spate of demonstrations began in second city Mashhad on Thursday over high living costs, but quickly spread throughout the country and turned against the Islamic system as a whole, with slogans such as "Death to the dictator".
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| Blast at funeral in eastern Afghanistan kills 15: official Posted: 31 Dec 2017 05:50 AM PST ![Blast at funeral in eastern Afghanistan kills 15: official]( "Blast at funeral in eastern Afghanistan kills 15: official") A suicide attack at a funeral in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Sunday killed at least 15 people and wounded 13, the governor's spokesman said. Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the attacker had blown himself up as people gathered for the funeral of a former district governor at a cemetery in the city. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which comes days after at least 41 people were killed and more than 80 wounded in a suicide attack on a Shi'ite cultural center in Kabul on Thursday.
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| Trump on Iran: 'Oppressive regimes cannot last forever' Posted: 31 Dec 2017 04:27 AM PST  Trump posted on Twitter two clips of his speech to the UN General Assembly in September in which he took aim at the Iranian regime, which Washington has held out as its top adversary in the Middle East. "Oppressive regimes cannot endure forever, and the day will come when the Iranian people will face a choice," he tweeted, quoting from the speech. Trump's posts came as several hundred anti-government demonstrators clashed with police at the University of Tehran in a third straight day of protests.
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| Merkel sees Germany split over pace of social change Posted: 31 Dec 2017 02:08 AM PST  BERLIN (AP) — Germans have rarely been so divided about the changes taking place in their society, the country's long-time leader Angela Merkel said Sunday, adding in her New Year's address that she is committed to helping tackle the challenges of the future by swiftly forming a new government.
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| Alleged 'Nigerian Prince' Email Scammer Arrested In Louisiana Posted: 31 Dec 2017 01:34 AM PST  Police in Slidell, Louisiana, have arrested a man who allegedly helped scam people out of thousands of dollars in "Nigerian prince"-style email schemes.
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| Teen Mom Catelynn Lowell Heads Home After Treatment For Suicidal Thoughts Posted: 30 Dec 2017 10:30 PM PST  "Teen Mom OG" reality star Catelynn Lowell Baltierra is heading back home to Michigan after six weeks in a treatment center following a struggle with suicidal thoughts.
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| Woman Takes Her Wedding Vows Just Hours Before Cancer Takes Her Life Posted: 30 Dec 2017 08:54 PM PST  On Dec. 23, 2016, school psychologist Heather Lindsay was diagnosed with the breast cancer that would eventually take her life.
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| Top Asian News 2:34 a.m. GMT Posted: 30 Dec 2017 07:39 PM PST ![Top Asian News 2:34 a.m. GMT]( "Top Asian News 2:34 a.m. GMT") SRINAGAR, India (AP) — One Indian soldier has been killed and at least two others wounded Sunday after rebels stormed a paramilitary camp in disputed Kashmir, officials said. At least two gunmen entered the camp near southern Lethpora village early Sunday firing guns and grenades at the sentry, said paramilitary spokesman Rajesh Yadav. He said soldiers inside the camp are responding to the attack. The initial assault left one paramilitary soldier dead and two wounded. Police said reinforcement of army soldiers and counterinsurgency police encircled the camp and were exchanging gunfire with the assailants. No rebel group fighting against Indian rule has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
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