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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: Soccer, Prisons, Kidnapping, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Political Systems
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New videos from Syria spotlight conflict's brutality
New video surfaced on the Internet on Thursday purporting to show Syrian rebel fighters killing 11 prisoners they accused of taking part in massacres by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad. It was the latest of many grisly videos that have...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Prisons, Murder, Computer Networking and Internet, Beirut (Lebanon)
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New threats in Colombia highlight risk for journalists, analysts
Reuters* High-profile journalist escaped assassination attempt * Hit man in Colombia's capital, government agency says By Helen Murphy BOGOTA, May 14 (Reuters) - Colombia on Tuesday warned of a plot by an organized crime group to kill several high-profile...Tags: Periodicals, Murder, Corruption, Colombia, Organized Crime
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Syria's savagery will thwart reconciliation
Reuters(Repeats with no changes) * Warring parties film themselves committing atrocities * Neither side condemns brutality in their own ranks * Balkans, Lebanon show savagery delays reconciliation By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT, May 14 (Reuters) - Syrian...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Political Dissent, Beirut (Lebanon), International Law, Government
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Analysis: Syria's savagery will thwart reconciliation
ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian soldiers slowly stab a man to death, puncturing his back dozens of times. A rebel commander bites an organ ripped out of an enemy combatant. A young boy hacks the head off a prisoner. A soldier mutilates the genitals of a corpse....Tags: Beirut (Lebanon), International Law, Government, Politics, Islam
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Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide
MEXICO CITY — Efrain Rios Montt, the former Guatemalan military dictator who ruled his country during one of the bloodiest phases of its civil war, was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity Friday for the systematic massacre of more...Tags: Mexico, Civil Rights, Trials, International Law, Guatemala
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Guatemala government must apologize after Rios Montt verdict -judge
ReutersBy Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY, May 13 (Reuters) - A Guatemalan court ordered the government on Monday to apologize for atrocities committed against indigenous people in the country's civil war after former dictator Efrain Rios Montt was convicted of...Tags: Prisons, Heads of State, Indigenous People, Interior Policy, Government
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Guatemala government must apologize after Rios Montt verdict: judge
ReutersGUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A Guatemalan court ordered the government on Monday to apologize for atrocities committed against indigenous people in the country's civil war after former dictator Efrain Rios Montt was convicted of genocide and crimes...Tags: Prisons, Heads of State, Indigenous People, Government, Interior Policy
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Guatemala's Maya finally find justice over civil war crimes
ReutersBy Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY, May 12 (Reuters) - Ana Caba fled her home to live in remote mountains for nearly a decade after Guatemalan troops razed her indigenous Maya village and dozens like it in a brutal counter-insurgency campaign in the early...Tags: Murder, Heads of State, Crimes, Sociology, Trials
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Bangladesh arrests top Islamist leader on war crimes charges
ReutersDHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladeshi security forces arrested on Sunday the leader of the country's biggest Islamist party on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, a senior police official said. AKM Yusuf, the leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, was...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Crime, Law and Justice, International Court or Tribunal, Sheikh Hasina
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Spanish-Language 'Breaking Bad,' 'Gossip Girl' Adaptations in the Works, Univision Says
ReutersMay 10 (TheWrap.com) - (Update: A person at Sony, which owns "Breaking Bad," says no deal is in place with Univision for an adaptation) If you miss "Gossip Girl" and fear the impending exit of "Breaking Bad," it may be time to learn Spanish: Univision...Tags: Soccer, Media Industry, Methamphetamine (drug), Celebrities, Gossip Girl (tv program)
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