Afghan youths rename ‘Scud Hill’ in quest for peace

Once it was known as “Scud Hill” -- a launching pad for Scud missiles during the Soviet occupation and subsequent civil war and a symbol of Afghanistan's violent past. Now a small but growing group of young people calling themselves Afghan Voices has renamed it “Peace Hill” and planted trees on the summit to form the word “Solh” (peace in the Dari language).

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Three women missing for decade found alive

Three young US women who went missing around a decade ago -- two of whom disappeared as teenagers -- were found alive Monday in a house in Cleveland, as police arrested three suspects in the case. The dramatic discovery -- just a few miles from where the women went missing -- ended years of anguished searching by their families and drew hundreds of cheering people to the usually quiet, residential street in the state of Ohio.

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FBI says ‘terror attack’ thwarted in Minnesota

The FBI said Monday it has thwarted a terror attack in a small town in Minnesota after discovering home-made bombs and guns in the home of a local man. The agency provided few details, saying the investigation into Buford 'Bucky' Rogers, 24, was “ongoing.” “The FBI believes that a terror attack was disrupted by law enforcement personnel and that the lives of several local residents were potentially saved,” the agency said in a statement.

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