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WRAPUP 3-France opposes Syria conference if Iran to attend
Reuters* U.N. chief wants peace talks soon * Planned conference faces growing obstacles * Refugee numbers top 1.5 million. says U.N. By Darya Korsunskaya SOCHI, Russia, May 17 (Reuters) - France spelled out on Friday that it would oppose a peace conference...Tags: Russia, White House, Government, Bashar Assad, Missile Systems
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Algeria's aging regime, restive youth makes for a volatile political mix in North Africa
Associated PressALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The Arab Spring may finally be en route to Algeria. With the president in a French hospital recovering from a stroke, the generation of aging politicians and generals that has run Africa's largest country for a half-...Tags: Algeria, North Africa, Tunisia, Government, Arab Spring
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Syrian troops push back rebels who stormed central prison in northern city of Aleppo
Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels withdrew from a prison in the northern city of Aleppo Thursday after heavy fighting with government troops, an activist group said, as it more than doubled its tally of deaths from sectarian killings in a coastal city...Tags: Research, Prisons, Government, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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U.S. slams Japanese mayor's sex-slave comments as 'offensive'
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The United States condemned as "outrageous and offensive" comments by the mayor of the Japanese city of Osaka who said this week that Japan's military brothels during World War Two were "necessary" to provide respite for...Tags: Osaka (Japan), Japan, Government, National Government, Politics
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Video shows Islamist rebels executing 11 Syrian soldiers
ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - A video published on Thursday showed fighters of the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front in Syria executing 11 men they accused of taking part in massacres by President Bashar al-Assad's forces. The film is believed to be from eastern Deir al-...Tags: Research, Freedom of the Press, Death Penalty, Politics, Bashar Assad
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Venezuela's Maduro sends military to fight crime in Caracas streets
Reuters* One of the world's most violent countries in 2012 * Rights groups question military crime-fighting credentials By Enrique Andres Pretel CARACAS, May 13 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday sent some 3,000 troops into the...Tags: Caracas (Venezuela), Venezuela, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Armed Forces
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You say you want a revolution?
Change of SubjectFormer Defense Secretary Robert Gates on CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday: I believe that we have misjudged the Arab Spring and the Arab Revolutions. And I will call it "The Arab Revolutions." And looking at it from a historian's standpoint,...... -
Tesla to raise $830 million from investors, repay U.S. debt
Fresh off its first profitable quarter, Tesla Motors Inc. plans to raise about $830 million in a stock and debt offering that will enable the electric car maker to pay off its $465-million federal loan. Founder Elon Musk, who owns 33 million shares,...
Tags: Gartner Incorporated, Automotive Equipment, Tesla, Solyndra LLC, Vehicles
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Syrian rebels launch offensive in south to reverse losses
ReutersAMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said they attacked an important military base in the south and checkpoints in the city of Deraa on Thursday, trying to regain ground lost to President Bashar al-Assad's forces near the Jordanian border. The rebels were...Tags: Politics, Rebellions, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Free Syrian Army, Islam
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Islamist rebels execute 11 Syrian soldiers for "massacres"-video
ReutersBEIRUT, May 16 (Reuters) - Fighters of the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front in Syria executed 11 men they accused of taking part in massacres by President Bashar al-Assad's forces, a video published on Thursday showed. A man whose face was covered in a...Tags: Death Penalty, Politics, Bashar Assad, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Letters: Solitary is too cruel for kids
Re "Too young for solitary," Editorial, May 12 Your editorial had such a promising beginning. Unfortunately, rather than saying the cruel solitary confinement of juveniles should be banned, the editorial recommend that it "should at the very least be...Tags: Politics, American Academy of Pediatrics, Abusive Behavior, Human Rights Watch
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Area athlete goes from orphanage in Uzbekistan to all-American girl
Christa Rusnic only can imagine what her life would be like. She doesn't like where her imagination leads. "I probably would have been living an impoverished life," said Rusnic, a senior goalie on Bishop Moore's water-polo team. "I wouldn't have...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Adoption, Family, Politics, Civil Rights
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