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Indian Sikh reports being shot in arm; police seek suspect

  KENT / AP Police in a Seattle suburb say they are seeking a white gunman after an Indian Sikh man reported he was shot in the arm and told to “go back to your own country.” India’s foreign minister said on Twitter early Sunday that the victim is identified as Deep Rai and that he told police he was ...

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Eastern Libya forces strike from air, aim to retake oil site

  BENGHAZI / AP Libyan armed forces based in the east launched more airstrikes against militias that seized oil terminals a day earlier, a spokesman said, accusing troops from the country’s rival west of launching a war. Three strikes hit vehicles and targets in the area around the al-Sidra and Ras Lanuf terminals, where at least nine soldiers were killed ...

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Bahrain parliament approves military trials for civilians

  DUBAI / AP Bahrain on Sunday approved a constitutional change allowing military courts to try civilians, the kingdom’s latest rollback on reforms made after its 2011 Arab Spring protests that likely will stoke an ongoing government crackdown on dissent. Activists warn the amendment will allow an undeclared state of martial law on the island near Saudi Arabia that’s home ...

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