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U.N. chief urges 'maximum restraint' in Turkey amid protests
ReutersUNITED NATIONS, June 18 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday expressed alarm at the violence in Turkey as confrontations between Turkish security forces and protesters continued after three weeks of demonstrations against Prime...Tags: Turkey, Ban Ki-moon
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WRAPUP 2-G8 urges Syria peace talks as fighting flares in north
Reuters(Adds details from G8 communique) * Syria peace talks seen unlikely before August * Heavy fighting reported in Aleppo * Russia at odds with West at G8 summit By Andrew Osborn and Oliver Holmes ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland/BEIRUT, June 18 (Reuters) -...Tags: Islam, Summits, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lebanon, Barack Obama
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Mali government signs ceasefire deal with Tuareg rebels
ReutersOUAGADOUGOU, June 18 (Reuters) - The Malian government signed a ceasefire deal with Tuareg separatist rebels on Tuesday, paving the way for government troops and civilian administrators to return to the northern, rebel-held town of Kidal before an...Tags: Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Burkina Faso, Wars and Interventions
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Mali signs deal with Tuareg separatist rebels
ReutersOUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Mali signed a ceasefire deal with Tuareg separatist rebels on Tuesday, paving the way for government troops to return to the northern, rebel-held town of Kidal before a presidential election next month. At the heart of a region...Tags: European Union, Bamako (Mali), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Al-Qaeda
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U.N. says Libya political exclusion law likely violates rights
Reuters* New political law risks further weakening institutions * Long-time Libya leader Gaddafi ousted in 2011 * UN experts to look at whereabouts of Gaddafi family By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, June 18 (Reuters) - A new law in Libya that bans...Tags: Muammar Gaddafi, Justice System, Civil Rights, Libya, U.S. Congress
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Afghan forces take over as peace talks loom, doubts remain
McClatchy Foreign StaffKABUL, Afghanistan Afghan security forces are now officially in charge of protecting their country from the insurgents whom the U.S.-led coalition of foreign troops has been fighting here for more than 11 years, President Hamid Karzai announced during a...Tags: International Military Interventions, Afghanistan, Human Rights, Pakistan, Government
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More than 80 detained in Turkey police raids, reports say
dpaISTANBUL Turkish anti-terrorism police detained scores of people in overnight raids, Turkish media reported Tuesday, a day after a minister warned that the government might deploy the army to end nearly three weeks of protests. Eighty-four people were...Tags: Public Employees, Abdullah Gul, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Demonstration, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Assad says Europe will 'pay price' if it arms rebels: newspaper
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned Europe in a German newspaper interview that it will "pay the price" if it follows Washington's lead and delivers arms to rebel forces, saying such a move would spread terrorism to the...Tags: Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Newspaper and Magazine, Biological and Chemical Weapons
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Generals at the brink of disaster
The Baltimore SunSome people read military history for the technical details--why General X failed to match Hanibal's pincer movement at Cannae. Others, like me, dip into it to see how individuals and societies respond to circumstances of immense stress. Victor Davis...Tags: Victor Davis Hanson, Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, David Petraeus, Culture
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Syrian pound tumbles to record low on military intervention talk
ReutersBy Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN, June 17 (Reuters) - Washington's decision to arm opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and reports of Gulf military aid to rebels have sent the Syrian currency plunging to a new record low, currency dealers and...Tags: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Prices, Banking
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Syria no-fly zone not on NATO's agenda: U.S. envoy
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States is not asking NATO to back a no-fly zone in Syria and the issue is not currently on the alliance's agenda, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to NATO said on Monday. The purpose of such a move would be to prevent Syrian...Tags: Muammar Gaddafi, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011)
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Jordan's king: Tough talk as war rages nearby
AMMAN, Jordan — Amid escalating concern about spillover effects of the war in neighboring Syria, Jordan’s King Abdullah II has warned that his kingdom is able "at any moment" to protect its national interests. Addressing a group of cadets in...Tags: New York University, Abdullah II of Jordan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Armed Forces
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