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Nation fails to make most of refugees
The Japan TimesRefugees in Japan are acutely underutilized and the nation should stop turning a blind eye to their skills and potential if it wants to generate economic growth, according to freelance journalist Kaoru Nemoto, who describes them as "professionals of...Tags: Politics, Tokyo (Japan), Japan, Refugee, Extradition
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Kiir accuses Sudan of killing Abyei chief to sabotage referendum
Sudan TribuneSouth Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Thursday openly accused the government of neigbouring Sudan of killing the paramount chief of the disputed border region of Abyei, Kuol Deng Kuol. Kuol, the chief of the nine Dinka Ngok chiefdoms, was...Tags: Elections, Salva Kiir Mayardit, Politics, France, Referenda
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Former Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt denies ordering slaughter
MEXICO CITY -- The former dictator of Guatemala, Efrain Rios Montt, on Thursday took the stand for the first time in his genocide trial and said he did not order the slaughter of hundreds of indigenous Maya. Rios Montt’s sometimes contentious...
Tags: Government, Trials, Hate Crimes, Massacres, Heads of State
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Accused waives extradition in Q Ball case
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.The man accused in the fatal shooting March 30 at the Q Ball Cafe will face trial in Spotsylvania County sooner than expected. Chauncey Cartier "Fresh" Lampkin, 27, signed a waiver of extradition Thursday in New York, said Spotsylvania Commonwealth's...Tags: Bronx (New York City), Mount Vernon, Trials, Extradition, Lifestyle and Leisure
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INTERVIEW-UN team won't be deterred if N.Korea rebuffs inquiry into abuses
ReutersBy Lincoln Feast SYDNEY, May 9 (Reuters) - U.N. investigators will seek the cooperation of North Korea as part of an inquiry into allegations of widespread human rights abuses in the country but won't be deterred if Pyongyang refuses, the head of the...Tags: North Korea, Civil Rights, Labor Legislation, European Union, China
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Viacom says Cablevision bundling lawsuit should be tossed
Reuters* Viacom says did not violate antitrust law * Cablevision says forced to buy channels it did not want By Jonathan Stempel May 8 (Reuters) - Viacom Inc said on Wednesday a $1 billion lawsuit by Cablevision Systems Corp accusing it of forcing cable...Tags: Comedy Central (tv network), Viacom Inc., DirecTV Group Inc., The Walt Disney Co., Entertainment
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Shooting suspect faces extradition
Portsmouth Daily Times, OhioA man is facing extradition from Kentucky to Ohio after reportedly shooting a woman in his car while in Sciotoville Tuesday night. Scott Andrew Wilson, 22, whose last known address is with the U.S. Army at Fort Bragg, N.C. is charged with felonious...Tags: Shootings, Politics, Government, Prosecution, Justice System
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China sends biggest ever fleet to disputed Spratlys
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila / Asia News NetworkMANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) -- China has sent one of its largest recorded fishing fleets to disputed islands in the South China Sea, state-run media said yesterday, amid tensions over Beijing's assertion of its claims in the region. The China...Tags: Vietnam, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Arbitration, Malaysia, Judges
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Portland teenager gets eight years for rape
Portland Press Herald, MaineA judge sentenced Mohammed Mukhtar on Tuesday to eight years in prison for breaking into a Portland woman's apartment as she slept and raping her, saying the 18-year-old shows "no prospect for rehabilitation." "This was a terrible assault on a sleeping,...Tags: Trials, Somalia, Witnesses, Rape, Extradition
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Column: President's caution sensible, but poorly stated
WASHINGTON — People who talk incessantly often talk imprecisely, and President Barack Obama, who is as loquacious as he is impressed with his verbal dexterity, has talked himself into a corner concerning Syria and chemical weapons. This is condign...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Hillary Clinton, Bashar Assad, Diplomacy, Weaponry
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Dow Chemical receives $2.2 bln as damages from Kuwait co
ReutersMay 7 (Reuters) - Dow Chemical Co said it has received $2.2 billion as damages from Kuwait's state-run chemicals company, a year after an arbitrator told Petrochemical Industries Co to pay up for cancelling a planned plastics joint venture in 2008. The...Tags: Kuwait, NYSE Euronext, Inc., International Court or Tribunal, Dow Chemical Co., Stock Market
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Latinos now less likely to report crimes to police, poll says
WASHINGTON – Many Latinos say they are less likely than before to report crimes because local police are increasingly involved in enforcing immigration laws, leading to a sharp increase in deportations, according to a new study. About 44% of...
Tags: Migration, Politics, Washington, DC, Jared Polis, Social Issues
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