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Former Argentine dictator Jorge Videla dies of natural causes at age 87 serving life in prison
Associated PressBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who took power over Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his fellow citizens in a dirty war to eliminate so-called "subversives," died...Tags: Buenos Aires (Argentina), Government, Politics, Kidnapping, Sports
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Judge clears way for fresh investigation of Spanish princess
MADRID -- In another blow to Spain's scandal-plagued royal family, a judge Thursday cleared the way for a new investigation into King Juan Carlos' youngest daughter, rejecting her appeal to have her tax returns shielded from further scrutiny. The...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, NATO, King of Spain Juan Carlos I, Spain, Government
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Spanish princess cleared of suspicion in corruption probe
MADRID -- A Spanish court Tuesday dropped a subpoena of King Juan Carlos' youngest daughter, citing insufficient evidence to tie her to alleged corruption by her husband. The 47-year-old princess, Infanta Cristina, last month became the first direct...
Tags: King of Spain Juan Carlos I, Spain, Olympic Games, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Italy's Grillo calls for march on parliament over "coup d'etat"
ReutersBy Naomi O'Leary ROME, April 20 (Reuters) - The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement's leader Beppe Grillo called on Italians to join him in protest outside parliament after President Giorgio Napolitano stood for a second term on Saturday in what Grillo...Tags: Political Corruption, Rome (Italy), Italy, Elections, Giorgio Napolitano
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The Latin America mistake
The United States is expanding its military presence in Honduras on a spectacular scale. The Associated Press reported this month in an investigative article that Washington in 2011 authorized $1.3 billion for U.S. military electronics in Honduras. This...
Tags: Corporate Crime, Corruption, U.S. Department of State, Government, Hank Johnson
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A Pyrrhic victory?
Algerian forces claimed a decisive victory this weekend over al-Qaida-affiliated Islamist militants who took over a giant natural gas plant near the country's border with Mali last week and threatened to kill hostages and blow up the facility. But the...
Tags: Rebellions, Algeria, Western Africa, Al-Qaeda, North Africa
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Mali again in turmoil after soldiers force prime minister to resign
Mali was thrown into turmoil again Tuesday following the arrest of Prime Minister Cheikh Modibo Diarra by soldiers who forced him to resign, an unsettling ouster that could derail plans to eject Islamic extremists from the northern stretches of the...
Tags: Rebellions, Police Arrests, Burkina Faso, Western Africa, NASA
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Strategy to improve 'alarming situation' in Mali expected at U.N.
World NowThe question of how to help Mali cope with rebels, the aftermath of a military coup and religious extremists, is slated to be taken up Wednesday at the sidelines of the United Nations, at a closely watched meeting on security in the troubled Sahel.... -
Chadli Bendjedid dies at 83; former president of Algeria
Chadli Bendjedid, who served as the third president of Algeria before being overthrown in a bloodless military coup in 1992 as he was phasing in democratic reforms, died Saturday. He was 83. Bendjedid died at a military hospital in Algiers, according...
Tags: Algeria, France, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Obama administration weighs intervention in Mali
World NowThe Obama administration is considering American intervention to pressure Al Qaeda-inspired militants who have seized territory in the African nation of Mali.... -
Mali soldiers tortured, abducted 'Red Berets,' rights groups say
World NowSoldiers loyal to a captain who helped lead a military coup of the Mali government this year have tortured and abducted dozens of others accused of trying a countercoup, according to human rights groups.... -
January 13: Author - John Truman Wolfe Talks About His Book, Crisis by Design: The Untold Story of the Global Financial Coup and What You Can Do About It
WGN NewsJohn Truman Wolfe To purchase a copy of the book: Crisis by Design: The Untold Story of the Global Financial Coup and What You Can Do About It There's been a coup d'état. It was not a mob of AK-47 wielding militia overthrowing a dictator in a third-...Tags: Finance, G20, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Economy, Business and Finance, WGN
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