Sunday, Jun 21st
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U.S. troops say companies that recruit military translators are sending linguists to southern Afghanistan who are unprepared to serve in combat, even as hundreds more are needed to support the growing number of troops.
Some translators are in their 60s and 70s and in poor physical condition - and some don't even speak the right language.
 At least 29 people have been killed in a new wave of Israeli attacks on Lebanon... |
 Iran has announced plans to introduce a system of maritime fees in the strait of Hormuz... | ||
 The fee would effectively allow Iran to cement its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, but... |
 Mustafa Al-Shawa awoke at 2:30 a.m. on Monday to the sound of gunfire and the rumble... |
