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Press Freedom Day: Where reporters and their work are threatened
Friday marks World Press Freedom Day, first declared by the United Nations two decades ago as a day to nurture the freedom of journalists -- or to remind the world of where it falls short. Rights groups pointed to several spots on the globe where...
Tags: Media Industry, United Nations, Amnesty International, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights
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Iran points at Syrian rebels in warning about chemical weapons
Echoing the words of President Obama, the Iranian foreign minister reportedly said Tuesday that unleashing chemical weapons in Syria would be a “red line” for Tehran. But Ali Akbar Salehi also suggested rebels were to blame for such attacks,...
Tags: Barack Obama, Bashar Assad, United Nations, Iran's Nuclear Program, Wars and Interventions
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The pink line
President Barack Obama drew a clear red line last August when he threatened direct military action if Syrian President Bashar Assad unleashed chemical or biological weapons against rebels seeking to topple him: "We cannot have a situation in which...
Tags: Bashar Assad, Barack Obama, Wars and Interventions, Iran, Rebellions
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North Korean motives, strategy remain mysteries
Contrary to the adage, what we don’t know about North Korea could hurt us. It’s not known whether the intermediate-range Musudan missiles poised for imminent firing could reach U.S. bases on Guam or Japan, though at least the latter is...
Tags: Barack Obama, South Korea, Pyongyang (North Korea), Defense Intelligence Agency, Beijing (China)
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Margaret Thatcher death: Tributes, criticism from around the world
In Britain and around the world, supporters of the late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher celebrated her legacy Monday. Even some of her sharpest critics said she defined an era in British public life -- if not always for the right reasons. Among those...Tags: United Nations, Israel, Government Ministers, Bill Clinton, Africa
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Timbuktu attacks are sign of continued challenge in Mali, experts say
New attacks on the storied city of Timbuktu are a sign of the continued uneasiness in the African nation of Mali, months after French and Malian forces pushed back militants trying to extend their reach southward. An Al Qaeda affiliate claimed...
Tags: Religious Conflicts, United Nations, Bombings, Politics, Human Rights
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Donors pledge about $1.5 billion in Syrian aid
BEIRUT -- Amid dire warnings that funds are running low to care for victims of the Syrian conflict, the United Nations said Wednesday that donors had pledged about $1.5 billion to help war-battered Syrians, exceeding the U.N.’s target appeal....
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Michel Suleiman, United Nations, Turkey, Beirut (Lebanon)
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Palestinians protest detention of hunger strikers by Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank –- Amid increasingly volatile protests around the West Bank, Palestinian and international leaders are pressuring Israel to release four Palestinian prisoners who have been on hunger strikes for several months in protest...
Tags: Israel, United Nations, Government Ministers, Palestinian National Authority, Police Arrests
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Radio journalists in Nigeria accused of spurring slayings
Two radio journalists have reportedly been charged in northern Nigeria on suspicion of airing a broadcast that incited the slayings of women vaccinating people against polio. The case centers on a program aired days before the shootings last week....
Tags: United Nations, Immunization, Preventative Medicine, Polio, Islam
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The assault on women
The disturbing case of a Somali woman who alleged she was raped by security forces, only to be convicted by a court Tuesday of making a false claim and insulting the state, has outraged human rights groups and advocates for women's rights around the...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Sex Crimes, John Kerry, Sexual Assault
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