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After weeks upon weeks of (more or less) unending threats of nuclear war and the touting of (more or less) "special prisons" for American prisoners, North Korea changed its tune on Friday as its...

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2013/05/24 12:53

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Syrian rebels launch attack on al-Qusayr

Syrian opposition rebels have launched a counterattack on government troops in the strategic town of al-Qusayr near the border with Lebanon, activists say. 'The revolutionary fighters managed in the...

2013/05/24 10:35

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Niger’s Issoufou declares period of mourning

A file photo shows workers at the uranium mine of Arlit, northern Niger. Paris-based nuclear giant Areva said in a statement that 13 employees were hurt in the attack in Arlit. Photo: AREVA Niamey -...

2013/05/24 06:42

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Prominent Chechen Advocate Killed in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey — A prominent figure in the Chechen diaspora in Turkey was shot at his Ankara office in an attack that supporters blamed on Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. Kadyrov's spokesman Alvi...

2013/05/24 06:21

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Search for China''s missing children goes online

It took dozens of volunteers half a year searching old Chinese maps and villages, but finally the online-organised group helped Luo Gang find where he was kidnapped 23 years ago -- and his birth...

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2013/05/23 08:56

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Tunisia security blocks salafi conference

KAIROUAN, 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...

2013/05/23 08:06

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16 dead in Lebanon clashes

Clashes between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad left six more people dead in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, Lebanon's state news agency said. Since Sunday, the...

2013/05/23 00:54

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Amid signs of turmoil, S Sudan says oil will flow

Amid signs of turmoil, S Sudan says oil will flow Wednesday, May 22 2013 | 7:32 p.m. CDT By CHARLTON DOKI, Associated Press Following a lengthy Cabinet meeting, South Sudan's government spokesman...

2013/05/22 21:56

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7 Egyptian security men kidnapped in Sinai freed

The release, which followed a security buildup and a massive show of force by the military in northern Sinai, brought an end to a crisis that had stirred anger with the public and within the security...

2013/05/22 19:34

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Jail terms for Saudi Qaeda plot

Riyadh - A Saudi court sentenced eight citizens to jail terms of between 10 and 25 years on Wednesday after convicting them of plotting for Al-Qaeda, state news agency SPA reported. The eight were...

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2013/05/22 19:28

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Main Bahrain opposition group temporarily boycott...

Main Bahrain opposition group temporarily boycotts talks DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain's main opposition group suspended its participation in reconciliation talks with the government for two weeks on...

2013/05/22 17:20

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Russia vs. Azerbaijan: the Eurovision edition

Russia's Dina Garipova performs during the final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, on May 18, 2013. (John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images) LONDON, UK — The foreign ministers of Russia...

2013/05/22 16:40

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Egypt court sentences four men to hang for killin...

Egypt court sentences four men to hang for killing priest May 22, 2013 CAIRO, May 22 — An Egyptian court sentenced four men on Wednesday to death by hanging for the 2011 killing of a Coptic Christian...

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2013/05/22 16:32

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Jailed Pussy Riot member declares hunger strike

By CNN Staffupdated 10:40 AM EDT, Wed May 22, 2013 (CNN) -- A jailed member of Russian punk band Pussy Riot told a court she is on a hunger strike after being barred from attending a parole appeal...

2013/05/22 10:38

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Hawkish general makes comeback as North Korea’s m...

Hawkish general makes comeback as North Korea’s military chief May 22, 2013Kim Jong-un visits the Turf Institute of the Bioengineering Branch under the State Academy of Sciences in Pyongyang. —...

2013/05/22 10:29

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International Association of Judges Rallies Behin...

At an international conference focusing on the independence of Egypt's Judiciary on Monday, the president of the International Association of Judges announced a new committee to investigate the feud...

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