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Armenians march, demonstrate in L.A. to protest genocide denial
Thousands of Armenians chanted outside the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles Wednesday to commemorate the massacre of some 1.5 million of their ancestors 98 years ago -- a genocide that has yet to be officially recognized by the U.S. Chanting “We...
Tags: Turkey, Adam Schiff, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Massacres, Genocide
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Afghanistan sees 'troubling rise' in civilians killed
Afghanistan has suffered “a troubling rise” in killings of civilians, with the figure surging almost 30% in the first three months of the year, according to a United Nations envoy. Despite the sobering statistic, the U.S. military...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan, U.S. Military, Armed Conflicts, United Nations
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Tom Pritzker woos big names for U. of C.'s big data
University of Chicago computer scientist Ian Foster pressed the clicker and up popped a map of the most sophisticated fiber-optic networks in the world. On that map, at least, Chicago appeared to be the center of everything, a crossroads of...
Tags: Biology, Melissa Harris, Companies and Corporations, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Economy, Business and Finance
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Kerry: Progress, no breakthrough in Afghan-Pakistani talks
BRUSSELS -- Afghan and Pakistani leaders met with U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Wednesday to try to reverse a deterioration in relations that has threatened Afghanistan’s peacemaking efforts. Invited by Kerry, Afghan President Hamid...
Tags: Taliban, John Kerry, Iran, Government, Pakistan
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Two Americans killed in air crash in Afghanistan
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two U.S. troops died in eastern Afghanistan after their aircraft crashed Tuesday, military officials said. The U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force said the cause of the crash, which took place in a field, is under...Tags: Bombings, International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Taliban
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U.S. prods Albania to end election commission "charade"
Reuters* Washington asks Tirana to rebuild vote commission * Albanian parties reach coalition pacts * June vote key test for any Albanian future in EU * Ex-Stalinist state still prone to violence, instability By Benet Koleka TIRANA, April 24 (Reuters) - The...Tags: Tirana (Albania), Government, Albania, Elections, National Government
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Israel's claim about Syria chemical weapons highlights 'red line'
JERUSALEM — Israel's accusation that Syria used chemical weapons against rebels raises the prospect that Damascus crossed what President Obama has termed a "red line," but appears unlikely to overcome deep resistance of the U.S. and its allies to...
Tags: Bashar Assad, Israel Defense Forces, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Saudi Arabia
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U.S. officials not persuaded Syria used chemical weapons
BRUSSELS — U.S. officials said Tuesday that they are not persuaded that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime used chemical weapons against rebels, despite the strongest accusations to date from Israel. Secretary of State John F. Kerry, who...
Tags: Israel, Bashar Assad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Biological and Chemical Weapons
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Israel accuses Syria of using chemical weapons against rebels
JERUSALEM – Israel on Tuesday accused Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime of using chemical weapons against rebels, heightening pressure on the international community to react and exposing a potential new rift with the United States over...
Tags: Israel, Bashar Assad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Biological and Chemical Weapons
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Iran scoffs at alleged link to Canada terror plot
TEHRAN -- Iranian officials Tuesday scoffed at the idea that an alleged terrorist plot thwarted in Canada had been guided by Al Qaeda elements in Iran. “In my 64 years of age, I have not heard anything as ridiculous as this,” Iranian Foreign...
Tags: Bashar Assad, Tehran (Iran), Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Iran, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Kerry says NATO needs plan for Syrian chemical weapons
BRUSSELS — Secretary of State John F. Kerry urged nervous NATO allies to begin considering how they would respond if the Syrian regime uses chemical weapons in its civil war. Though NATO officials insist they are far from any military...
Tags: Bashar Assad, John Kerry, Russia, International Organizations, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Car bomb explodes at French Embassy in Libya
CAIRO -- A car bomb exploded at the French Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, on Tuesday, injuring three people and raising the specter that Islamist militants were seeking retribution for France’s military strikes against extremists in the West African...
Tags: Libya, North Africa, Emergency Incidents, Lifestyle and Leisure, Al-Qaeda
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