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Turkey's Erdogan issues 'last' warning to Istanbul protesters
ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday issued what he said was a final warning: The protesters in Gezi Park would be removed within 24 hours, he told a meeting of his Justice and Development Party in the capital,...Tags: Amnesty International, Activism, Abdullah Gul, Referenda, Istanbul (Turkey)
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Baltimore Pride 2013 to feature mass wedding
In a year when Maryland's same-sex couples can, for the first time, legally marry, the organizers of Baltimore Pride 2013 decided some special celebrating was required. A landmark occasion, they reasoned, called for a landmark commemoration. So they...
Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Gays and Lesbians, Marriage, Weddings, Family
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U.N. rights chief says battle for Aleppo might derail Syria talks
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said on Thursday she feared that bloodshed in recent battles for the Syrian town of Qusair would be repeated in the city of Aleppo and undermine peace efforts. Pillay's office said...Tags: Politics
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Protests in Turkey bring a reckoning to Prime Minister Erdogan
ISTANBUL, Turkey — With swagger and grand designs, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rose to power more than a decade ago, heralding a new Islamist-based democracy he envisioned as a model for a Muslim world caught in the grip of...
Tags: Government, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Religion and Belief, Islam, Activism
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RPT-Erdogan: from "rock star" to mixed reviews from Arabs
Reuters(Repeating story from Wednesday with no changes to text) * Turkish prime minister was feted during the Arab Spring * But some Arabs disappointed by his crackdown * His fate may now be linked to that of Arab Islamists By Alastair Macdonald and Tarek...Tags: Tunisia, Political Systems, Government, Democracy, Benghazi
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Special Report: Egypt's Brotherhood turns to flour power
ReutersALEXANDRIA (Reuters) - The bread queue can be a dangerous and dishonest place in Egypt. People have killed over state-subsidized loaves. Corruption blights much of the trade. The problems, says the ruling Muslim Brotherhood, are why it has introduced a...Tags: Parties and Movements, Government, Breads, Theft, Religion and Belief
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UN documents 93,000 deaths in Syria, says real toll much higher
ReutersGENEVA, June 13 (Reuters) - At least 93,000 people had been killed in Syria's conflict by the end of April this year, but the true number is "potentially much higher", the United Nations human rights office said on Thursday. An average of more than 5,000...Tags: Politics, United Nations
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UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF PILLAY SAYS SHE IS WORRIED
ReutersUN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF PILLAY SAYS SHE IS WORRIED THAT WHAT HAPPENED IN SYRIAN TOWN OF QUSAIR MAY BE REPEATED IN ALEPPOTags: Politics
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Saudi Arabia arrests dozens in protest over prisoners-activists
Reuters* Protesters demand release of relatives from jail * Saudi authorities say al Qaeda manipulating protests By Sami Aboudi DUBAI, June 13 (Reuters) - Saudi security forces arrested dozens of people this week during protests by families seeking freedom...Tags: Litigation, Al-Qaeda, Punishment, Wars and Interventions, Prosecution
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Saudi Arabia arrests dozens in protest over prisoners: activists
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi security forces arrested dozens of people this week during protests by families seeking freedom for relatives detained on security charges, activists and witnesses said. Families of security detainees have regularly staged small...Tags: Litigation, Al-Qaeda, Prosecution, Wars and Interventions, Saudi Arabia
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West to discuss aid with Syria rebel leader; insurgents kill Shi'ites
ReutersBEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) - Western officials will meet the commander of the main force fighting President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday to discuss new aid, diplomats said, signaling a new bid to help mainstream rebels and counter the strength of sectarian...Tags: John Kerry, France, Al-Qaeda, Bashar Assad, Wars and Interventions
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Military doctors urged to refuse force-feeding at Guantanamo
ReutersBy Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba, June 12 (Reuters) - U.S. military doctors should refuse orders to force-feed hunger strikers at the Guantanamo detention camp because it violates their ethical obligations, two doctors and a medical...Tags: Career and Workplace, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Central Intelligence Agency, Prisons, Nursing Homes
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