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Syria death toll at least 80,000, says UN General Assembly president
ReutersUNITED NATIONS, May 15 (Reuters) - The death toll in Syria from the country's two-year civil war is at least 80,000, an increase of about 20,000 since the start of the year, the president of the U.N. General Assembly, Vuk Jeremic, said on Wednesday. U.N....Tags: Civil Rights, United Nations, United Nations General Assembly, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Nancy Pelosi - 'I'm proudly liberal'
Financial TimesNancy Pelosi is beaming as she bustles into the House of Representatives dining room on Capitol Hill, which combines the busyness of a staff cafeteria with the grace of a late 19th-century reception room. A large painting of George Washington on the...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Environmental Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Senate, George Washington
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In a border town, a newspaper forced to be silent
LAREDO, Texas -- A recent wave of kidnappings in Nuevo Laredo was prominently featured in a recent Sunday edition of El Maņana, one of the largest and most long-standing Spanish-language newspapers on the border. But the story carried no byline, and...
Tags: Civil Rights, Newspaper and Magazine, Freedom of the Press, Kidnapping, Censorship
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U.N. General Assembly to vote on Syria resolution; Russia opposed
Reuters* Russia warns resolution could hinder Syria conference * U.N. assembly voted 133 in favor of August resolution * Western diplomats predict less support on Wednesday By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly is...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), United Nations, Civil Rights, Russia, Weaponry
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Bidding for coffee with Apple's Tim Cook surpasses $605,000
Tim Cook is an expensive date. Last month, the Apple chief executive teamed up with CharityBuzz.com to auction off the right to a cup of coffee with him to raise money for the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. The value of the...
Tags: BlackBerry, Easter, Civil Rights, Verizon Communications, Tim Cook
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Jorge Rafael Videla dies at 87; Argentine dictator
BUENOS AIRES — Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who presided over that country's so-called dirty war in which up to 30,000 dissidents were murdered or disappeared, died Friday while serving a 50-year prison sentence. He was 87. He...Tags: Punishment, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Thirty Hezbollah fighters killed in Syrian town: activists
ReutersAMMAN (Reuters) - About 30 fighters from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad were killed in heavy fighting with rebels in the town of Qusair, Syrian activists said on Monday....Tags: Wars and Interventions, Activism, Freedom of the Press, Politics, Armed Conflicts
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The day the inspectors came
— We had been anticipating the inspection for a while. Such is the atmosphere in today's Russia that many nongovernmental organizations can expect the knock at the door at some point. When they finally came to us, the visit was tinged with farce...
Tags: Civil Rights, Russia, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Vladimir Putin
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Cause for hope -- and fear -- in Pakistan
There is reason for hope in Nawaz Sharif's victory in the recent Pakistani elections. Sharif, who has twice served as Pakistan's prime minister, has said he wants to build a more robust democracy, revive the country's shattered economy and end the...
Tags: Taliban, Philosophy, Civil Rights, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai
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Reuters World News Highlights 1000 GMT, May 20
ReutersAMMAN/LONDON - The world's diplomats will make a major new push in the coming days for negotiations to end Syria's civil war, but their chances of achieving a peace deal look as remote as ever. - - - - SEOUL - North Korea fired its fifth short-range...Tags: South Africa, Walmart, White House, Washington, DC, New Delhi (India)
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The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates
Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...
Tags: Islam, Government, Elections, Central African Republic, John Kerry
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RPT-Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
Reuters(Repeats May 19 story with no changes to text) * Myanmar president in first visit to Washington * Concern about rights abuses in ethnic conflict * Washington wants to foster ally on China's border By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) -...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Civil Rights, Washington, DC, U.S. Department of State, Crime, Law and Justice
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