 | Syria-wide protests urged as Qaeda fears grows
France24 AFP - Anti-regime activists have called for Syria-wide protests on Friday in support of students in Aleppo, a day after thousands of them rallied, emboldened by the presence of UN truce observers.... (photo: AP / Fadi Zaidan) | |
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 Afghanistan takes center stage at NATO event in Chicago
Detroit Free Press WASHINGTON -- Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the U.S. and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend the country after 130,000 international troops pull out. The alliance's... (photo: US Army / DOD) |
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 Syria accused of new 'massacre,' UN team evacuated
France24 AFP - Syrian forces were accused of summarily executing 15 civilians, as members of a UN team of observers were evacuated from a shelled town the day after a bomb blast hit their convoy. Syria's... (photo: AP) |
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 Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses
The Washington Times Army leaders said Wednesday they are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder after... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) |
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 Charles Taylor accuses prosecutors of paying witnesses
The Daily Telegraph Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president convicted of crimes against humanity, accused United Nations prosecutors of paying witnesses to testify against him and... (photo: AP / George Osodi) |
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 China TV blames Dalai Lama for Tibet immolations
The Guardian ISOLDA MORILLO Associated Press= BEIJING (AP) — China has released a documentary accusing the Dalai Lama of orchestrating a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, in its... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) |
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 Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali
Al Jazeera Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore) |
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 Pakistan president to attend NATO summit
Al Jazeera Pakistan has confirmed its president will attend a summit of NATO leaders this weekend in Chicago as negotiations with US to reopen supply lines into... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) |
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 'Rendition' Libyan commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj to form his own party
The Daily Telegraph Abdel Hakim Belhadj, a prominent Islamist commander suing MI6 over his alleged rendition by the CIA in 2004, is poised to emerge as a powerful political force in Libya... (photo: AP / Francois Mori) |
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 Francois Hollande becomes France's new president
WPXI Francois Hollande became president of France on Tuesday in a ceremony steeped in tradition, taking over a country with deep debts and worried about Europe's future and... (photo: AP / Laurent Cipriani) |
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