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Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested
ReutersLAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa's...Tags: Goodluck Jonathan, Butterfly Ballots, Politics, Western Africa, Nigeria
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Ivory Coast arrests militia chief accused over massacre
Reuters* Arrested leader Oueremi backed Ouattara in 2011 fighting * Rights groups blame his militia for mass executions * Army officer says Oueremi "will answer for his acts" By Joe Bavier ABIDJAN, May 18 (Reuters) - Authorities in Ivory Coast on Saturday...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Civil Rights, International Criminal Court, Witnesses, Côte d'Ivoire
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Cause for hope -- and fear -- in Pakistan
There is reason for hope in Nawaz Sharif's victory in the recent Pakistani elections. Sharif, who has twice served as Pakistan's prime minister, has said he wants to build a more robust democracy, revive the country's shattered economy and end the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, Government, Al-Qaeda
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FACTBOX-The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest
ReutersMay 18 (Reuters) - Malmo in Sweden was hosting the grand final of the 58th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday. Here are some facts about the contest: * The first contest took place in 1956. It was originally conceived in Monaco by Marcel Bezencon...Tags: Republic of Ireland, Entertainment, Eurovision Song Contest (tv program), Politics, Music
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Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women's law
ReutersBy Miriam Arghandiwal and Ibrahimi Aziz KABUL, May 18 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women's rights in the conservative Muslim country since the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Feminism, Politics, Islam, NATO
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Egypt's opposition attacks Brotherhood-backed NGO draft law
ReutersCAIRO, May 18 (Reuters) - Egypt's main opposition bloc said on Saturday that a Muslim Brotherhood-backed bill to regulate human rights groups and other private organisations was an attempt to stifle their work. The National Salvation Front (NSF), an...Tags: Civil Rights, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt, Laws, Politics
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Myanmar leader's record on reform pledges mixed going into historic White House meeting
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Myanmar President Thein Sein's historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.S. outreach to a former pariah regime. That's been based on a principle of taking "action for action" by deepening ties in response to...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, International Atomic Energy Agency, Prisons, Parliament
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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: Nobel Prize Awards, Punishment, Entertainment Events, Coup d'Etat, FIFA World Cup
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Mary Sanchez: Responsibility for Asian sweatshop safety lies with us, too
Another apparel factory has collapsed in a poor Asian country, killing three workers, and I fear I'm partly to blame. The evidence of my complicity sits idle on the landing, next to a tennis racquet. Asics shoes. My adored new pair, so light, makes it...Tags: Tommy Hilfiger, Consumers, Manufacturing and Engineering, Career and Workplace, Heavy Engineering
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Nigeria bombs Islamists, U.S. sounds alarm
ReutersMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian warplanes struck militant camps in the northeast on Friday in a major push against an Islamist insurgency, drawing a sharp warning from the United States to respect human rights and not harm civilians. Troops...Tags: Goodluck Jonathan, Lagos (Nigeria), Wars and Interventions, Armed Conflicts, Butterfly Ballots
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Syria government supporters hack Financial Times
Reuters(Reuters) - The Financial Times' website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media intensify. The Syrian Electronic...Tags: Radio, Barack Obama, Politics, Electronics, France
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OAS calls for softer approach toward illegal drug users
Reuters* OAS suggests countries consider debate legalizing marijuana * Report hopes to open debate on tactics in drug war By Eduardo Garcia BOGOTA, May 17 (Reuters) - The Organization of American States on Friday published a report calling for...Tags: Punishment, Mexico, Open Society Foundations, Colombia, Addiction
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