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Syria’s war is testing the limits of tolerance in neighboring Lebanon

Conflict & Justice

Lebanon brings together Shite, Sunni, Druze, Christian and Kurd. Now spillover violence from neighboring Syria is threatening the fragile bonds that hold the nation together, as the BBC’s Kim Ghattas explains.

Scientist makes breakthrough on effort to create non-explosive fertilizer

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Breakthrough on Effort to Create Non-Explosive Fertilizer

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Syria Crisis: Damascus ‘Suicide Blasts’ Kill Dozens

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Israel Blames Iran for Attacks at Israeli Embassies

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Two Car Bomb Attacks Kill 27 in Iraq

Conflict & Justice

Mike Schmidt, from our partner The New York Times, joins us live from Baghdad to discuss was happened and what this could mean for U.S. involvement in Iraq.

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Times Square bomber arrested on commercial flight to Dubai

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Federal agents arrested Pakistani-born Faisal Shahzad at New York’s Kennedy Airport for the attempted Times Square car bombing. Though Shahzad has admitted to planning and placing the car bomb, his connection to terror groups remains to be seen.

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NYPD spokesman on the arrest of the alleged Times Square would-be bomber

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Federal authorities arrested a suspect allegedly responsible for a car bomb that was left to detonate in New York’s Times Square on Saturday. The 30-year-old man, Faisal Shahzad, was apprehended while trying to board an airplane to Dubai.

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Bomb Blasts in Baghdad

A series of truck bombs and other attacks have shaken central Baghdad. Authorities estimate at least 75 people have been killed and over 300 injured. New York Times correspondent Sam Dagher and the BBC’s Natalia Antelava join The Takeaway with details.

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Series of car bombs strike Baghdad

A series of six car bombs exploded in or near Baghdad on Monday, killing more than 30 people and wounding scores more. For the latest, The Takeaway is joined by the New York Times’ Baghdad correspondent Steven Lee Myers.

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