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Setting limits on drones
It's about time. President Barack Obama's announcement today of new limits on drone strikes and his renewed call to close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay were badly overdue. The United States has lost much credibility overseas with...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Al-Qaeda, U.S. Congress, Politics, Prisons
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Kerry Kennedy joins Fla-based farmworker protest outside Wendy's NY stockholder meeting
NEW YORK (AP) — Kerry Kennedy has joined farmworkers protesting outside Wendy's shareholder meeting in New York City. The protesters said Thursday they want Wendy's to sign an agreement to safeguard working conditions for Florida tomato pickers....Tags: Burger King, Career and Workplace, Manhattan (New York City), New York City, McDonald's
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Congo has chance for peace, U.N. ready to enforce: Ban
ReutersGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Eastern Congo has the best chance in years to secure a lasting peace but the United Nations stands ready to pacify the region by force if need be, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday. Fighting...Tags: World Bank Group, United Nations, Armed Forces, March 23 Movement, Ban Ki-moon
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Violence in Russia's North Caucasus kills four
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Police killed two suspected Islamic militants on Thursday after one of them threw a grenade at a group of officers and two others died in a separate shootout in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region, Interfax reported. Both incidents...Tags: Heart Attack, 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Religion and Belief, Islam, Politics
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Kiev court cancels Ukraine's first-ever gay pride rally
Associated PressKIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian court on Thursday banned what would have been Ukraine's first-ever gay pride demonstration, upholding a suit by city authorities, who argued the rally would disturb annual Kiev Day celebrations and could spark...Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief, Homophobia, Russia, Crime, Law and Justice
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Malaysia police arrest opposition figures in crackdown
ReutersBy Siva Sithraputhran KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 (Reuters) - Malaysian police arrested several opposition politicians and activists on Thursday, launching a crackdown on dissent three weeks after an election exposed deep divisions in the country and sparked...Tags: Najib Razak, Malaysia, Elections, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Crime, Law and Justice
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RPT-Switching from scandals, Obama to address drones and Guantanamo
Reuters(Repeats with no change in content) By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek to draw attention away from a series of domestic scandals with a speech on Thursday that defends the U.S. use of drones abroad and lays out...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Yemen, U.S. Department of Defense, Pakistan, Prisons
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Miners Vale, Rio Tinto accused of neglecting displaced Mozambicans
ReutersMAPUTO (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch accused Mozambique's government and foreign mining companies on Thursday of "serious shortcomings" in resettling communities to make way for coal mines, leaving thousands without proper homes, food or sources of...Tags: Energy Resources, Mining, International Law, Politics, Justice and Rights
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Main Bahrain opposition group temporarily boycotts talks
Reuters* Talks between government, opposition to end unrest * Protests continue after Gulf state rocked in 2011 * Wefaq decries slow progress, raid on cleric's home DUBAI, May 22 (Reuters) - Bahrain's main opposition group suspended its participation in...Tags: Bahrain, Religion and Belief, Politics, Political Dissent, Government
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Malaysian police arrest opposition figures in crackdown
ReutersKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian police arrested three opposition politicians and activists on Thursday and charged another with sedition, launching a crackdown on dissent three weeks after an election exposed deep divisions in the country and sparked a...Tags: Najib Razak, Laws, Elections, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Crime, Law and Justice
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U.N. investigator seeks world moratorium on "killer robots"
Reuters* Demands debate on moral, legal issues posed by new weapons * Says U.S., Britain and Israel using robotic systems * Northrop Grumman, Samsung among firms developing them By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, May 23 (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights...Tags: United Nations, U.S. Department of Defense, Pakistan, Robin Williams, U.S. Navy
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Ukrainian court bars gay pride event, citing security concerns
Reuters* Gay rights event would have been first in ex-Soviet republic * Similar rally cancelled last year after threats to activists KIEV, May 23 (Reuters) - A Kiev court on Thursday banned what would have Ukraine's first gay pride event after city authorities...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Activism, Politics, Justice and Rights
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