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U.S. President Richard Nixon wanted Uruguay’s government to threaten to kill left-wing prisoners in an attempt to save the life of a kidnapped US agent.U.S. President Richard Nixon wanted Uruguay’s government to threaten to kill... more
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Arab nations are urging the United States and other powers to end support of Israel's nuclear secrecy and to push the Jewish state to allow international inspections of its program.Arab nations are urging the United States and other powers to end support of... more
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A serving US Army officer who told a court he feels that the Guantanamo Bay prison camps should be closed down has been removed from a jury hearing allegations of war crimes against an alleged child soldier. Among the seven jurors remaining on the panel are officers who have lost close friends or colleagues fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.A serving US Army officer who told a court he feels that the Guantanamo Bay prison... more
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Concerns persist about Afghanistan’s ability to hold a fair parliamentary election in little more than a month. One of the biggest concerns is that the insecurity will open fresh opportunities for fraud, especially for the creation of so-called ghost polling centers. The presidential election last year was marred by numerous cases in which hundreds of ballots were recorded for a single candidate — usually President Karzai — in places where no one had actually voted. Election officials ended up throwing out more than a million votes.Concerns persist about Afghanistan’s ability to hold a fair parliamentary... more
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International Red Cross affiliate the Afghan Red Crescent Society says about 500 families in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province were forced out of their homes following recent military operations there by Afghan government and NATO forces. The refugee affairs department says over 2,000 of up to 4,000 families displaced from their homes in the Marjah area during a large-scale military operation in February have remained in Lashkargah for security reasons.International Red Cross affiliate the Afghan Red Crescent Society says about 500... more
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In Iraq, a special fund earmarked by Congress for innocent civilians killed in U.S. military operations there may soon lose backing. Already some victims are worried they will never see the compensation if Iraqi authorities — seen as corrupt and inefficient — run the process.In Iraq, a special fund earmarked by Congress for innocent civilians killed in U.S.... more
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US officials recorded a big jump in the numbers of dolphins, endangered brown pelicans and sea turtles injured or killed by the BP oil geyser over the past week, at the same exact time as officials were proclaiming that the oil was rapidly disappearing from the Gulf.US officials recorded a big jump in the numbers of dolphins, endangered brown pelicans... more
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BP says it is no longer using toxic dispersants to break up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Gulf Coast residents claim otherwise, and say they have the sicknesses to prove it.BP says it is no longer using toxic dispersants to break up the Gulf of Mexico oil... more
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An attorney for Canadian prisoner Omar Khadr expressed outrage this week over a ruling by a U.S. military judge allowing Khadr's confessions to interrogators to be used as evidence against him in his murder and terrorism conspiracy trial at Guantanamo.An attorney for Canadian prisoner Omar Khadr expressed outrage this week over a ruling... more
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A coalition of Muslim, Sikh, Asian-American, and other civil liberties groups sent an open letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller this past week seeking an explanation of why a leader of an anti-Islamic hate group was recently invited to train state and federal law enforcement officers.A coalition of Muslim, Sikh, Asian-American, and other civil liberties groups sent an... more
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Many popular dietary supplements --such as aconite, bitter orange, chaparral, colloidal silver, coltsfoot, comfrey, country mallow, germanium, greater celandine, kava, lobelia, and yohimbe contain ingredients that may cause cancer, heart problems, liver or kidney damage.Many popular dietary supplements --such as aconite, bitter orange, chaparral,... more
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Jerusalem’s police have tapped a controversial figure who has been accused of torturing an Arab detainee and threatening East Jerusalem activists as its new adviser on Arab affairs, drawing condemnation from Israeli-Palestinian legislators and human-rights groups.Jerusalem’s police have tapped a controversial figure who has been accused of... more
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Jews and Arabs marched shoulder-to-shoulder in occupied east Jerusalem and in towns across Israel this past week in a joint protest against the eviction of Palestinians to make way for Jewish settlers.Jews and Arabs marched shoulder-to-shoulder in occupied east Jerusalem and in towns... more
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Mexico's supreme court has upheld a law allowing same-sex marriages in the capital, dealing a blow to federal prosecutors who argued that it violated the constitutional protection of the family. The justices' eight to two ruling this past week will be seen as legal victory for hundreds of gay couples who have been married in Mexico City since the landmark law took effect on March 4th.Mexico's supreme court has upheld a law allowing same-sex marriages in the... more
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It's been almost two decades since U.S troops were forced out of Somalia after the "Black Hawk Down" battle. Now, the U.S. is backing a push by African states to add troops to combat Somali militants. But Somalia experts who have watched violence spin in circles for nearly 20 years are warning that more troops will not bring peace.It's been almost two decades since U.S troops were forced out of Somalia after... more
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The US is said to be negotiating a controversial agreement with Vietnam to provide nuclear fuel and technology without the usual constraints on enriching uranium to prevent proliferation. An agreement would allow US companies such as General Electric and Bechtel to sell nuclear reactors and other equipment to Vietnam.The US is said to be negotiating a controversial agreement with Vietnam to provide... more
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Russia is criticizing the United States of breaching its obligations over the non-proliferation of weapons and for research into biological weapons and smallpox.Russia is criticizing the United States of breaching its obligations over the... more
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Amid a nationwide eruption of wildfires, as well as a summer of extreme heat, drought, and crop failures, the Russian government is facing a rare upwelling of popular anger. Meanwhile, the head of Moscow’s health department, said deaths in Russia’s capital have doubled to an average of 700 people a day as the city is engulfed by poisonous smog from the wildfires and a sweltering heat wave.Amid a nationwide eruption of wildfires, as well as a summer of extreme heat, drought,... more
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The United Nations mission in Afghanistan said this week that civilian casualties in Afghanistan rose 31 percent in the first half of 2010. Meanwhile, NATO forces admitted that their troops, as well as Afghan soldiers killed a number of civilians during a joint operation in eastern Afghanistan this past week, hours after US troops were urged to avoid hurting non-combatants.The United Nations mission in Afghanistan said this week that civilian casualties in... more
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The federal government is giving hundreds of millions of dollars in stimulus money to a joint venture involving oil giant BP to build a power plant near the tiny California town of Tupman, even as the company faces heavy government pressure and a criminal probe into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.The federal government is giving hundreds of millions of dollars in stimulus money to... more
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