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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: Chile, Argentina, Theft, South America, Trials
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Judge clears way for fresh investigation of Spanish princess
MADRID -- In another blow to Spain's scandal-plagued royal family, a judge Thursday cleared the way for a new investigation into King Juan Carlos' youngest daughter, rejecting her appeal to have her tax returns shielded from further scrutiny. The...
Tags: Government, Trials, Olympic Games, NATO, Crime, Law and Justice
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Spanish princess cleared of suspicion in corruption probe
MADRID -- A Spanish court Tuesday dropped a subpoena of King Juan Carlos' youngest daughter, citing insufficient evidence to tie her to alleged corruption by her husband. The 47-year-old princess, Infanta Cristina, last month became the first direct...
Tags: Olympic Games, Spain, Unrest, Conflicts and War, King of Spain Juan Carlos I
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The Latin America mistake
The United States is expanding its military presence in Honduras on a spectacular scale. The Associated Press reported this month in an investigative article that Washington in 2011 authorized $1.3 billion for U.S. military electronics in Honduras. This...
Tags: Patrick Leahy, Corporate Crime, U.S. Air Force, John Kerry, Wars and Interventions
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A Pyrrhic victory?
Algerian forces claimed a decisive victory this weekend over al-Qaida-affiliated Islamist militants who took over a giant natural gas plant near the country's border with Mali last week and threatened to kill hostages and blow up the facility. But the...
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Mali again in turmoil after soldiers force prime minister to resign
Mali was thrown into turmoil again Tuesday following the arrest of Prime Minister Cheikh Modibo Diarra by soldiers who forced him to resign, an unsettling ouster that could derail plans to eject Islamic extremists from the northern stretches of the...
Tags: Police Arrests, Microsoft Corporation, Wars and Interventions, Islam, Western Africa
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Strategy to improve 'alarming situation' in Mali expected at U.N.
World NowThe question of how to help Mali cope with rebels, the aftermath of a military coup and religious extremists, is slated to be taken up Wednesday at the sidelines of the United Nations, at a closely watched meeting on security in the troubled Sahel.... -
Chadli Bendjedid dies at 83; former president of Algeria
Chadli Bendjedid, who served as the third president of Algeria before being overthrown in a bloodless military coup in 1992 as he was phasing in democratic reforms, died Saturday. He was 83. Bendjedid died at a military hospital in Algiers, according...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, France, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Algeria
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Obama administration weighs intervention in Mali
World NowThe Obama administration is considering American intervention to pressure Al Qaeda-inspired militants who have seized territory in the African nation of Mali.... -
Mali soldiers tortured, abducted 'Red Berets,' rights groups say
World NowSoldiers loyal to a captain who helped lead a military coup of the Mali government this year have tortured and abducted dozens of others accused of trying a countercoup, according to human rights groups.... -
January 13: Author - John Truman Wolfe Talks About His Book, Crisis by Design: The Untold Story of the Global Financial Coup and What You Can Do About It
WGN NewsJohn Truman Wolfe To purchase a copy of the book: Crisis by Design: The Untold Story of the Global Financial Coup and What You Can Do About It There's been a coup d'état. It was not a mob of AK-47 wielding militia overthrowing a dictator in a third-...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, G20, Finance, Unrest, Conflicts and War, WGN
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Cook Islands: The glorious middle of nowhere
AITUTAKI, Cook Islands — "Where is that?" I must've heard the question a hundred times before arriving in the Cooks. Some friends placed the islands in the Caribbean. Several guessed "around Australia." No one nailed it until I spoke with a...Tags: Disneyland Park, New Zealand, Australia, Tourism and Leisure, Cook Islands
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