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Two bombings kill four, injure dozens in Dagestan
MOSCOW -- Twin explosions rocked the capital of Dagestan on Monday, killing four people and injuring dozens in the Russian region most recently known for its association with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. A car bomb detonated in the center of...
Tags: Afghanistan, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Terrorism, Justice and Rights, Sports
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WRAPUP 4-Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama "concerned"
Reuters* Fiercest fighting involving Hezbollah in Syria - activists * Obama "concerned" by "growing" Hezbollah role in Syria * Dozens killed in sectarian bloodshed in Iraq, Lebanon * Israel threatens more strikes to keep arms from Hezbollah * Assad says...Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Justice and Rights, Wars and Interventions
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Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama 'concerned'
ReutersAMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas have fought their biggest battle yet for Syria's beleaguered president, prompting international alarm that the civil war may spread and an urgent call for restraint from the United States. About 30...Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Justice and Rights, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Politics
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Reuters World News Highlights 1000 GMT, May 20
ReutersAMMAN/LONDON - The world's diplomats will make a major new push in the coming days for negotiations to end Syria's civil war, but their chances of achieving a peace deal look as remote as ever. - - - - SEOUL - North Korea fired its fifth short-range...Tags: VF Corporation, Egypt, Bangladesh, South Africa, New Delhi (India)
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The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates
Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...
Tags: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained (movie), Africa, Politics, Minority Groups
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RPT-Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
Reuters(Repeats May 19 story with no changes to text) * Myanmar president in first visit to Washington * Concern about rights abuses in ethnic conflict * Washington wants to foster ally on China's border By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) -...Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Justice and Rights, Wars and Interventions, Prisons, Prisoners and Detainees
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Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between fostering a U.S. ally in China's backyard and trying to defend human rights when the president of Myanmar becomes the first head of his country to visit the White House in 47...Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Justice and Rights, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Prisoners and Detainees
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BRIEF: Kuwait deports hundreds of expatriates for traffic offenses
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaKuwait has deported hundreds of expats for traffic offenses in the past month, a report said yesterday, drawing condemnation from a human rights group. The Al-Anbaa newspaper cited a senior Interior Ministry official as saying that as many as 1,258...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Justice and Rights, Politics, Kuwait
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Assad, Hezbollah forces advance into Qusair
The Lebanon Daily StarSyrian troops backed by Hezbollah fighters have reportedly advanced into the main square of besieged Qusair, with fierce battles continuing overnight Monday for control of the strategic city near the Lebanese border. At least 40 people were killed,...Tags: Lebanon, National Government, Political Dissent, Emergency Incidents, Politics
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BRIEF: Gunmen abduct father of Syria deputy FM: official
The Lebanon Daily StarGunmen abducted the elderly father of Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad Saturday, apparently in reprisal for the arrest of one of their relatives, according to a government source and an activist. "Today armed men abducted Mr. Mekdad's father...Tags: Lebanon, Beirut (Lebanon), Politics, Kidnapping
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Obama to discuss al Qaeda, drones, Guantanamo Bay in Thursday speech
ReutersATLANTA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under fire for security lapses at a U.S. mission in Libya, will in a speech on Thursday lay out his wide-ranging counter-terrorism policy, from the controversial use of drones to efforts to close the U.S....Tags: Christopher Stevens, Terrorism, Politics, Barack Obama, Military Equipment
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Gov. Rick Scott speeds up warrants for Death Row inmates
Miami HeraldGov. Rick Scott has accelerated the pace of signing death warrants in Florida by lining up three executions over the next few weeks, the most in such a brief period of time in more than two decades. Scott and his chief legal adviser say they are doing...Tags: Prosecution, Palm Beach County, Justice System, Punishment, Apopka
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