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Residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack at the Kamaliya district in BaghdadBy Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 79 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics said, extending the worst sectarian violence since U.S. troops withdrew in December 2011. The attacks increased the number killed in sectarian clashes in the past week to more than 200. Tensions between Shi'ites, who now lead Iraq, and minority Sunni Muslims have reached a point where some fear a return to all-out civil conflict. No group claimed responsibility for the bombings. ...


Mon May 20 13:11:49 UTC 2013

FILE - Jodi Arias cries as Steven Alexander, brother of murder victim Travis Alexander, makes his "victim impact statement" to the jury in this Thursday, May 16, 2013 file photo, during the penalty phase of the Jodi Arias trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias returns to court Monday May 20, 2013 for the continuation of her trial after being convicted of murder in her lover's killing as jurors consider a life sentence or execution. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, File)PHOENIX (AP) — The Jodi Arias murder trial has wrapped up for the day and will continue Tuesday with the defendant speaking to the jury.


Mon May 20 13:10:09 UTC 2013