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[ ± ] - Image credit - Read more... Afghanistan general Stanley McChrystal cleared of wrongdoing Afghanistan general Stanley McChrystal cleared of wrongdoing A Pentagon inquiry has cleared General Stanley McChrystal of any misconduct after he left his position of commander of the United States forces in Afghanistan after a Rolling Stone article reported his military aides made belittling comments about government officials. [ ± ] - Image credit - Read more... Schoolboy dies in Israel after bus hit by rocket from Gaza Schoolboy dies in Israel after bus hit by rocket from Gaza A sixteen-year-old boy has died in hospital in Be'er Sheva, Israel of wounds he suffered after a bus he was travelling in was hit by a Palestinian missile fired from Gaza. [ ± ] - Image credit - Read more... 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