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Pakistanis vote in landmark election
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Millions of Pakistanis braved threats from militants and voted Saturday in national elections that marked the country's first democratic transfer of governance and appeared to put former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on track for...Tags: U.S. Elections, Woodrow Wilson, Asif Ali Zardari, Yousuf Raza Gilani, National Government
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4 U.N. peacekeepers released by Syrian rebels
BEIRUT--Syrian rebels released four U.N. peacekeepers Sunday, five days after the Filipino troops were seized in the increasingly volatile buffer zone between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. A rebel group reportedly said the four...
Tags: United Nations, Government, Manila (Philippines), Philippines, Wars and Interventions
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Malian army approaches rebel-held northern town of Kidal
ReutersBAMAKO, May 12 (Reuters) - Malian troops approached the remote northeastern town of Kidal on Sunday ahead of a mid-May deadline set by the government to wrest it from the control of Tuareg separatist rebels. French forces which swept Islamist...Tags: Elections, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Mali
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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: Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Murder, Guatemala, Massacres
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Car bombs in Turkey kill at least 42 near Syria border
BEIRUT — At least 42 people were reported dead Saturday in a pair of car bombings in the southern Turkish town of Reyhanli, the latest apparent example of spillover violence from the conflict in nearby Syria. More than 140 people were injured,...
Tags: United Nations, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Ankara (Turkey), Refugee, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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WRAPUP 1-Syria peace conference already hitting snags - Russia
Reuters* U.S.. Russia had hoped to start conference this month * Differences surface over who should represent opposition * Armed rebels refusing to negotiate with Assad government * Russia says a May start is "impossible" (Wraps various strands together)...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Government Contracts, Islam, The Wall Street Journal, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Up to 40,000 flee rebel assault in central Sudan -U.N.
Reuters* Sudan rebels trying to move front closer to Khartoum * Rebel alliance briefly occupied central city * Other fighting reported near Nile port Kosti KHARTOUM, May 10 (Reuters) - Up to 40,000 people have fled since rebels launched a major assault in...Tags: Sudan, United Nations, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Army shelling kills 25 in Syrian town after truce ends
Reuters* Residents of Halfayeh flee by river * Military build-up around Qusair is concerning - UN BEIRUT, May 10 (Reuters) - Twenty-five people were killed in army shelling in the central Syrian town of Halfayeh on Friday after a months-old local truce between...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Beirut (Lebanon), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Rights, National Government
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WRAPUP 2-Syria "likely" to have used chemical weapons, says UK
Reuters(Adds Hezbollah, Davutoglu, UK on arms embargo) * No evidence of rebel use - PM Cameron's spokesman * Kerry says Assad cannot be part of transition government * Israel asks Russia not to sell Syria defence missiles By Andrew Roche LONDON, May 9...Tags: United Nations, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), United Kingdom, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Turkey
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COLUMN - On Syria, it's time for Obama to decide: Bremmer
Reuters(Ian Bremmer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Ian Bremmer May 9 (Reuters) - Through two years of Syrian crisis, the Obama administration has cautiously dragged its feet as the United States is further enmeshed in the conflict....Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Bob Menendez, Unrest, Conflicts and War, John Kerry, Biological and Chemical Weapons
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U.S. reassures Syria rebels about its stance on Assad
BEIRUT — The new U.S.-Russia peace initiative for Syria will inevitably lead to the departure of President Bashar Assad, Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Thursday, moving to reassure Syrian rebels and their allies that the Obama...
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Peace Negotiations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Government, John Kerry
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INSIGHT-In eastern Syria oil smugglers benefit from chaos
Reuters* Tribes deploy fighters to protect oil territories * Nusra Front only competitor to tribes * Hazards to health By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT, May 10 (Reuters) - In Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zor, a network of tribes and smugglers has exploited...Tags: Organized Crime, Petroleum Industry, Skype, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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