Mina Fabulous

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Mina Fabulous follows the news, especially what is going on in the US State Department. Mina turns State Department waffle into plain English. Mina Fabulous is the pen name of Carmen Avalino, the NewsBlaze production editor. When she isn't preparing stories for NewsBlaze writers, she writes stories, but to separate her editing and writing identities, she uses the name given by her family and friends.

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16 Killed in Kabul Suicide Attack

Middle East

Mina Fabulous - Tue January 21, 2014

According to media reports, a suicide bomber cleared a path for two gunmen, who then rushed in and fired on diners. 13 of the dead were foreigners.

Serb Delegate Dimitrije Janicijevic Shot Dead in Kosovo

Europe

Mina Fabulous - Mon January 20, 2014

Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga believed the murder was an attempt to stop the work of the Kosovo institutions in giving citizens rule of law.

Cycle of Conflict Torments South Sudan

Africa

Mina Fabulous - Mon January 20, 2014

US Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield of Bureau of African Affairs said South Sudan is riven by conflict not with Khartoum, but with itself.

Afghanistan Making Progress in Counternarcotics Capacity

Middle East

Mina Fabulous - Sat January 18, 2014

The United Nations (UN) estimates that the Afghan Taliban received at least $155 million annually from narcotics-related activities including taxation, protection, and extortion.