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Mexican police charged in attack on CIA officers
World NowFourteen officers in Mexico’s federal police force have been formally charged with the attempted murder of a pair of American CIA operatives who were attacked in their armored SUV in August on a road south of the capital here, federal prosecutors... -
Broward women brought 143 Haitian workers to US for fake jobs, feds say
The 143 workers paid as much as $3,500 each, lured to South Florida from Haiti with false promises of steady paying jobs in construction or on farms, the hope of getting permanent residency and making a life in the U.S., they said. But when they arrived,...Tags: Haiti, Margate, Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Career and Workplace, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Feds: McHenry man threatened embassy officials over visa dispute
A McHenry man is accused of threatening to kill State Department officials, including the U.S. Ambassador in Serbia, as well as Serbians in Chicago because of a visa dispute involving his wife in Serbia. Russell K. Gordon, 48, was born in the United...
Tags: Personal Data Collection, U.S. Department of State, Belgrade (Serbia), Politics, Serbia
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Heavy Tunisian security crackdown blocks hardline Muslim rally, 1 dead in clashes
Associated PressKAIROUAN, Tunisia (AP) — Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks across the country, prompting clashes...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Islam, Wars and Interventions, Arab Spring, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Brazil: Whether it's a cultural experience or slum tourism, many tourists now add a trip to Rio de Janeiro's infamous favelas, or shantytowns, to their itineraries. Before 2010, the low-income hilltop neighborhoods were dangerous places controlled by drug...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Bodies of Water, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Rivers, 2016 Olympic Games
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Russian TV: American accused of spying and ordered to leave the country flies out of Moscow
Associated PressMOSCOW (AP) — The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported. The Kremlin-loyal TV station broadcast video Sunday evening showing Ryan...Tags: Television Industry, Moscow (Russia), Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), U.S. Department of State, Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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RPT-Danger and separation from families changing job of U.S. diplomats
Reuters(Repeats with no change in content) * Ambassador to Yemen faces death threats * More than 1,000 U.S. diplomats at "unaccompanied" posts * Like troops, diplomats can face post-traumatic stress By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - When...Tags: U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Anne Smedinghoff, Personal Weapon Control, Christopher Stevens
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Tunisia, hardline Islamists in standoff over Sunday gathering
Reuters* Government bans radical Islamist group from gathering * Ansar al-Sharia vows to convene "conference" anyway * U.S. embassy warns citizens to avoid city of Kairouan By Tarek Amara TUNIS, May 17 (Reuters) - Tunisia's government on Friday barred the...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Tunisia, Feminism, Tunisian Revolution (2010-2011)
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Leonid Bershidsky: Accused U.S. spy's tools get a laugh from Russians
Two wigs, one blond, one dark. Three pairs of glasses. Two knives. Two envelopes containing 500 euro notes. One flashlight. One can of mace. One compass. One paper map of Moscow. One ancient Nokia phone. One letter in Russian, addressed "Dear friend."...Tags: Barack Obama, Moscow (Russia), U.S. Congress, News Agency, Politics
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Kosovo privatisation boss quits over transparency concerns
Reuters* Concern over transparency of state sell-offs * Resignation follows Western criticism * Corruption stifling Kosovo development By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA, May 16 (Reuters) - The head of Kosovo's AKP privatisation agency resigned on Thursday amid...Tags: Politics, United Nations, Political Corruption, Government, Privatization
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Kosovo privatization boss quits over transparency concerns
ReutersPRISTINA (Reuters) - The head of Kosovo's AKP privatization agency resigned on Thursday amid mounting international concern about a lack of transparency in the sale of state assets in the corruption-ridden young Balkan country. Blerim Rexha quit after...Tags: Politics, United Nations, Hashim Thaci, Political Corruption, Government
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Russia reports earlier accusation of U.S. spying
MOSCOW --The arrest and expulsion of a U.S. Embassy official this week for allegedly attempting, in a ham-handed way, to recruit a Russian intelligence officer was the second such case this year, Russian state television reported Wednesday. The...Tags: Moscow (Russia), Politics, Police Investigations, Central Intelligence Agency, Russia
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