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One US customs agent dead in Mexico shooting Posted: 15 Feb 2011 05:50 PM PST [unable to retrieve full-text content]MEXICO CITY, Feb 16 —A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who was shot on a highway north of Mexico City yesterday has died and another was wounded, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. — Reuters

US concerned by violence in Bahrain protests Posted: 15 Feb 2011 05:03 PM PST Protesters sit near a traditional Arabic shisha pipe as they camp out at the Pearl Roundabout, a famous landmark of Bahrain, in the heart of its capital Manama February 15, 2011. — Reuters pic WASHINGTON, Feb 16 — The United States said yesterday it was "very concerned" by recent violence in protests in Bahrain and urged all sides to exercise restraint. "The United States is very concerned by recent violence surrounding protests in Bahrain," State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said in a statement. "We also call on all parties to exercise restraint and refrain from violence." The spokesman said Washington had received confirmation that two protesters in Bahrain, home to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, had been killed and urged Bahrain to quickly follow up on its pledge to investigate. "The United States welcomes the government of Bahrain's statements that it will investigate these deaths, and that it will take legal action against any unjustified use of force by Bahraini security forces," Crowley said. Shi'ite protesters prepared to camp out in Bahrain's capital last evening after a day of protests in which a man was shot dead in clashes with police at a funeral for a demonstrator shot the day before. Protesters, inspired by popular revolts that toppled rulers in Tunisia and Egypt, said their main demand was the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa, who has governed the Gulf Arab state since its independence in 1971. The demonstrators from Bahrain's Shi'ite majority say the ruling Sunni minority shuts them out of housing, healthcare and government jobs. — Reuters    Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

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