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Fears that Syria Could Descend into Civil War
by Associated Press
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posted May 30 2012 7:45PM
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GENEVA (AP) - World powers share a belief that Syria could descend into civil war and plan to map out possible ways to avoid such a disaster for the region, a deputy to international envoy Kofi Annan said Wednesday.
Jean-Marie Guehenno told reporters after privately briefing the U.N. Security Council, the world body's most powerful unit, that diplomats are deeply troubled by Syria's cycle of violence.
"I believe that in the council there's an understanding that any sliding toward full-scale civil war in Syria would be catastrophic, and the Security Council now needs to have that kind of strategic discussion on how that needs to be avoided," Guehenno said in Geneva after speaking to the New York-based Security Council by videoconference.
Guehenno, the Annan deputy and a former U.N. peacekeeping chief, also warned of the possibility of outside groups and terrorists taking advantage of the violence. "In any situation where there is a risk of civil war you have opportunistic actors, if one can say that, that can try to exploit that," he said.
Guehenno said he told the closed session of the 15-nation council that Annan's six-point peace plan to end the 15-month conflict must be fully implemented and that political process must include talks between the Syrian government and the opposition.
"It's very important that the Security Council be united in pushing for a political process," Guehenno said.
Annan held talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus on Tuesday following the weekend massacre in Houla of more than 100 people, many of them women and children.
At the U.N. headquarters in New York, Germany's U.N. Ambassador Peter Wittig said Guehenno told the council that while Annan was in Damascus he appealed to the Assad's government "to take bold steps forward" to end the violence immediately and implement the peace plan.
U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said the worst but most probable scenario in Syria is a failure of Annan's peace plan and a spreading conflict that creates "a major crisis" not only in Syria but also region-wide.
"And members of this council and members of the international community are left with the option only of considering whether they are prepared to take actions outside of the Annan plan and the authority of this council," she told reporters.
The best scenario would be for the Syrian government to immediately start complying with the plan, she said, but that doesn't seem to be "a high probability."
And if Assad refuses to implement it, Rice added, then the Security Council should set aside its differences and up the pressure on Syria with added sanctions.
Minutes after she spoke, Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters that "our attitude to sanctions frankly continues to be negative."
But Rice, Churkin and other council members agree the best scenario is full implementation of the Annan plan, with talks between opposing sides, despite the increasing worry that will never happen.
They also agree on the need for all sides to immediately halt the violence and for Syrian troops and heavy weapons to be withdrawn from towns and cities, with the government also providing access to detainees, journalists and humanitarian workers.
Annan said in Damascus that the situation has reached "a tipping point" and many council ambassadors agreed, including Rice.
"I think we may be beginning to see the wheels coming off this bus," she said.
Britain's U.N. Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant said Guehenno and one of his French successors, the current U.N. peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous, provided a grim briefing.
Grant said there was a sense of "revulsion" at the weekend massacre and the increase in extremist attacks with a new sectarian element, all of which are throwing up roadblocks to Annan's peace plan.
"The key thing is unity of the council," he said, calling for discussion at the U.N. and in world capitals on how to avoid a civil war in Syria.
| | | Tags : Topics: Politics, War_ConflictSocial: Politics, War_ConflictLocations: Damascus, Geneva, New YorkPeople: Bashar Assad, Herve Ladsous, Jean-Marie Guehenno, Kofi Annan, Mark Lyall, Mark Lyall Grant, Peter Wittig, Susan Rice, Vitaly Churkin
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Ouzo Under Pressure in Greek Economic Crisis
by AP
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posted May 30 2012 10:45AM
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<VIDEO> The Greek financial crisis is taking it's toll on many of its traditions, like the drinking and producing of ouzo, the country's fiery alcoholic spirit with a flavour similar to licorice.
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On Thailand Trip, Suu Kyi Visits Migrants
by AP
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posted May 30 2012 8:14AM
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<VIDEO> Aung San Suu Kyi began her first trip abroad in nearly a quarter-century by visiting impoverished Myanmar migrants whose flight to neighboring Thailand is emblematic of the economic devastation wrought on her homeland by decades of misrule.
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Russia Condemns Ally Syria Over Massacre of 108
by AP
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posted May 29 2012 9:11AM
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<VIDEO> Syrian ally Russia condemns massacre of 108 people; analysts say Moscow may be losing patience
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Raw Video: Earthquake Shakes Evacuees in Italy
by AP
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posted May 29 2012 9:09AM
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<VIDEO> A magnitude 5.8 earthquake has shaken northern Italy Tuesday. Video shows evacuees from another earthquake yelling as Tuesday's earthquake shakes their tents.
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Pope's Butler Vows to Help Vatican Investigation
by AP
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posted May 29 2012 9:05AM
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<VIDEO> The pope's butler has agreed to cooperate with Vatican investigators. Paolo Gabriele is in Vatican custody for allegedly possessing confidential documents about conflicts within the church.
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Raw Video: Egyptian Election Protests
by AP
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posted May 29 2012 9:01AM
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<VIDEO> Unrest is flaring up in Egypt, amid the runoff that will decide the country's next President. Candidate Ahmed Shafiq's office was attacked, just hours after the country's election commission announced that he would face Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi.
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Air Canada Plane Makes Emergency Landing
by AP
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posted May 29 2012 8:58AM
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<VIDEO> An Air Canada jet bound for Japan made an emergency landing in Toronto Monday afternoon after an engine shut down shortly after takeoff. Police believe that chunks of metal that fell on cars near the airport came from the plane.
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Raw Video: 19 Dead in Qatar Shopping Mall Fire
by AP
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posted May 29 2012 8:57AM
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<VIDEO> Qatar's Interior Ministry said 13 children were among 19 people killed in a fire that broke out in one of the country's fanciest shopping malls late Monday morning, raising questions about building safety in the booming Gulf state.
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Envoy Annan 'horrified' by Syria Massacre
by AP
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posted May 29 2012 5:22AM
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<VIDEO> UN and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, arriving in Damascus Monday, said he was 'horrified' by a weekend massacre in Houla in which more than 100 were killed. He called on Syrians with weapons to lay down their arms.
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UN Blames Syrian Forces for Shelling Houla
by AP
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posted May 28 2012 8:23AM
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<VIDEO> The U.N. Security Council on Sunday blamed the Syrian government for attacking residential areas of the town of Houla with artillery and tank shelling. The U.N. says at least 108 people, including 49 children and 34 women, died in the attacks.
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Raw Video: Gay Protest Blocked in Moscow
by AP
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posted May 28 2012 8:22AM
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<VIDEO> Gay activists tried to stage two demonstrations in Moscow on Sunday to demand the right to hold a gay pride parade, but they were blocked, first by Orthodox Christian opponents and then by police. Approximately 40 people were detained.
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Vatican in Chaos After Butler Arrested for Leaks
by AP
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posted May 28 2012 8:20AM
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<VIDEO> The Vatican's inquisition into the source of leaked documents has yielded its first target with the arrest of the pope's butler, but the investigation is continuing into a scandal that has embarrassed the Holy See.
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Stuntman Makes Skydive Without Parachute in UK
by AP
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posted May 24 2012 9:17AM
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<VIDEO> A stuntman in Britain has became the first person to skydive from above 2,000 feet and land without a parachute. Gary Connery jumped out of a helicopter wearing a special "wingsuit," and he landed on a runway of cardboard boxes.
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Castro's Daughter Takes on U.S.-Cuban Relations
by AP
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posted May 24 2012 9:15AM
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<VIDEO> Mariela Castro, the daughter of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, spoke in San Francisco on Wednesday. She focused on transgender health care in Cuba. Many Cuban-Americans say she should not have been granted an entry visa.
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Egyptians Vote in Historic Presidential Election
by AP
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posted May 23 2012 9:12AM
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<VIDEO> Egyptians thronged to the polls in large numbers to cast ballots in what's likely to be the first free and fair presidential election in the country's history.
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Massive Student Tuition Protest in Canada
by Associated Press
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posted May 22 2012 7:19PM
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MONTREAL (AP) - Thousands of students marched through the streets of Montreal on Tuesday to mark 100 days since the movement against higher tuition fees began. The protest comes after Quebec's provincial government passed emergency legislation to end Canada's most sustained student demonstrations ever.
Protesters carrying red banners and signs, the color demonstrations, walked in unison chanting "our streets!"
Since the law was passed Friday, nightly protests have often turned violent, resulting in some 300 arrests Sunday alone. Police have yet to fully enforce the new law, which calls for protests of over 50 people to provide a detailed agenda.á
Student groups have vowed to challenge the legislation in court. Rights groups say the new law limits protesters' ability to express themselves democratically.
áOn the eve of Tuesday's protest, the most militant of three major student groups said it would defy the new law and call for protests and strikes to continue throughout the summer, a busy period of outdoor festivals in Montreal which draws in millions of dollars in tourist revenue.
"Thousands of people have come to demonstrate with us, not only against the rise in tuition rates but with the intention to signal their disapproval of the special law," student leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois said. "The gesture made by tens of thousands is one of massive and collective civil disobedience."
Since the protests started in February, unions, separatists and anarchists have joined the movement, as well as some celebrities.
Montreal indie rockers Arcade Fire wore the movement's iconic red squares during an appearance with Mick Jagger on "Saturday Night Live." Activist and filmmaker Michael Moore also gave his support to the students, sending tweets in French and English.áá
Quebec Premier Jean Charest has refused to roll back the tuition hikes of $254 per year over seven years. Quebec has the lowest tuition rates in Canada, and they would remain among the country's lowest after the increases.
The conflict has caused considerable social upheaval in the French-speaking province known for having more contentious protests than elsewhere in Canada.
Retiree Claude Gravel, 61, said she was against the law seeking to calm down tensions after 100 days of protests.
"I'm all for a few months of peace and quiet, but not at this price," he said.
She said the tuition hikes would make educating her college student son hard on the family's limited finances.
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At Least 25 Dead in India Train Collision
by AP
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posted May 22 2012 8:50AM
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<VIDEO> At least 25 people were killed in southern India early Tuesday, when a passenger train collided with a freight train. Officials were investigating whether the driver of the Hampi Express missed a signal or a signal malfunctioned.
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Raw Video: Huge Cheese Losses From Italy Quake
by AP
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posted May 22 2012 7:51AM
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<VIDEO> One day after a deadly earthquake struck northern Italy, damage estimates are being tallied for the region's famed parmesan cheese. One producer says some 400-thousand wheels of aging cheeses were damaged when the shelves they were on topppled.
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Raw Video: Deadly Bombing at Yemen Parade Preps
by AP
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posted May 21 2012 8:47AM
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<VIDEO> A suicide bomber killed at least 38 Yemeni soldiers at a military parade rehearsal in the capital Sanaa on Monday in one of the deadliest attacks in the city in months, military officials and witnesses said.
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Rare Eclipse Crosses Asia, US
by AP
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posted May 21 2012 7:44AM
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<VIDEO> Millions in Asia and the Western U.S. Were looking up as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed the sky. The eclipse occurs when the moon passes in front of the sun, leaving only a golden "ring of fire" visible.
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Raw Video: Powerful Quake in Northern Italy
by AP
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posted May 21 2012 6:52AM
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<VIDEO> One of the worst quakes to hit northeast Italy in hundreds of years rattled the region around Bologna early Sunday, killing at least four people, collapsing factories and sending residents running out into the streets, emergency services said.
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More than One Trial for 9-11 GITMO Detainees?
by Associated Press
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posted May 18 2012 4:44PM
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A military judge is considering whether to hold more than one trial for the five Guantanamo prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attacks.
A lawyer for one of the men says the judge suggested in an order that it may be better to split the case up because of the difficulty trying to schedule hearings with five defendants and multiple lawyers. Attorney James Connell says the judge also questioned whether evidence against one defendant could help the case of another. The prosecution and defense will respond in writing by the end of the month.
The five men were arraigned together on May 5 at the U.S. base in Cuba. Previously, some defense teams wanted separate trials for the men and the prosecution wanted them tried together.
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Three Irish Dissidents Arrested on Terror Offenses
by Associated Press
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posted May 18 2012 4:43PM
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LONDON (AP) - Three senior Irish dissidents were arrested and charged with a range of serious and rarely used terror offenses, Northern Irish police said Friday.
The three men, ages 41, 42 and 42, were charged with offenses such as conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to cause an explosion, preparation of terrorist acts and collecting information of use to terrorism.
Northern Irish police said the men were arrested in Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, on Monday as part of a "proactive investigation" into dissident republican terrorist activity.
Police said some of the charges have seldom been used in the past in Northern Ireland.
British intelligence has stepped up efforts in Northern Ireland recently. And law enforcement officials believe Irish dissidents could pose a threat to the Olympic games, which will be held between July 28 and August 7. The Olympic torch is passing through one of the most heavily bombed streets in Northern Ireland in early June.
But a British official said the three men arrested Monday are not believed to have been planning attacks on the Olympics, torch relay, or Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebrations this year.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of his job said the charges were still significant as Irish dissidents were rarely charged with preparation of terrorist acts. He said the operation showed that Britain was using techniques used to fight threats posed by groups such as Al Qaeda to tackle problems in Northern Ireland.
Last fall, a Lithuanian judge found an Irish man guilty of trying to buy weapons and explosives in a six-year sting orchestrated by Britain's domestic spy agency MI5 - a case that drew attention to a hardcore Irish Republican Army splinter group's plans to spread terror to London.
Judge Arunas Kisielus of the Vilnius Regional Court sentenced Michael Campbell - a 39-year-old with alleged links to the Real IRA group - to 12 years in prison for weapons offenses and supporting a terrorist group.
The three recently arrested men will appear in court Saturday. Police said another three men and a woman who were arrested May 12 as part of the same investigation are still in custody.
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Raw Video: Mladic's Genocide Trial Underway
by AP
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posted May 16 2012 10:05AM
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<VIDEO> Twenty years after his troops began brutally ethnically cleansing Bosnian towns and villages of non-Serbs, Gen. Ratko Mladic went on trial Wednesday at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal.
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Al-Qaida Releases New Tape
by Associated Press
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posted May 15 2012 5:32PM
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SANAA (AP) - Al-Qaida's leader has released a 17-minute audio address aimed at swaying public opinion against Yemen's new president, calling him a U.S. agent and a traitor.
Ayman al-Zawahri attacked President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi for serving as vice president during the "corrupt rule" of deposed leader Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Hadi took over from Saleh earlier this year in a U.S.-backed power transfer deal that Washington hoped would allow Yemen to increase operations against al-Qaida, which seized control of much of the country's south.
"Out went a (U.S.) agent and in came an agent," al-Zawahri says.
The audio was put online Tuesday, the same day that Yemen's military announced that U.S. troops were working directly with them in a major offensive against the militant network.
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Leaders of France and Germany Agree to Talk
by Associated Press
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posted May 15 2012 5:31PM
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BERLIN (AP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande say they've agreed to discuss ways to generate economic growth in Europe.
Hollande, a Socialist who took office on Tuesday, has criticized Merkel's austerity-led approach to the eurozone debt crisis and called for more growth-based efforts. He called during his election campaign for a renegotiation of a budget-discipline pact which Merkel pushed for the continent.
Hollande said after his first meeting with Merkel on Tuesday that "everything must be put on the table by everyone" that could promote growth.
Asked whether he is still demanding a renegotiation of the fiscal compact, he said he would be able to answer the question "at the end of this work."
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Soyuz launches to space station
by AP
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posted May 15 2012 9:21AM
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<VIDEO> A Soyuz spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday. The spacecraft is carrying two Russians and an American. It is due to arrive at the International Space Station on Wednesday.
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Raw Video: Thousands Protest Austerity in Spain
by AP
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posted May 14 2012 8:14AM
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<VIDEO> Hours after police in Madrid arrested 18 people, thousands of demonstrators reassembled to protest the government's harsh austerity measures. Police say nationwide, the protests drew more than 70-thousand people this past weekend.
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49 Headless Bodies Dumped on Mexico Highway
by AP
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posted May 14 2012 8:12AM
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<VIDEO> Forty-nine decapitated bodies were found Sunday dumped on a highway connecting northern Mexico with the U.S. border. The incident appears to be the latest salvo in an escalating war between Mexico's two dominant drug cartels.
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Al-Zawahiri video urges Somali militants to fight
by AP
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posted May 11 2012 2:11PM
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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has released a new video in which he encourages Somali militants to fight on despite the challenges.
In the video, reported Friday by the Site Intelligence Group which monitors militant activities, al-Zawahiri urges al-Shabab militants not to be deterred by U.S. drone attacks.
It is al-Zawahiri's second video address to al-Shabab, which formally joined al-Qaida in February.
Al-Shabab has increasingly come under pressure in recent times from regional armies and government forces who are pushing it from three sides inside Somalia.
Somalia's prime minister said last month that al-Shabab militants were fleeing up north, into the semiautonomous region of Puntland.
Somalia has lacked a stable government since 1991.
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Protests in Macedonia after arrests for 5 slayings
by AP
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posted May 11 2012 2:10PM
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SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) - Several thousand people, mainly ethnic Albanians, have protested in Macedonia's capital of Skopje and other cities to demand a fair trial for five people suspected in the slayings of five fishermen.
The slayings have raised tensions in the Balkan country because the suspects are all Muslims.
The five have been charged with terrorism-related offenses over last month's killings. The government has described the suspects, two of whom remain at large, as radical Islamists.
Protesters at Friday's rally in Skopje chanted "Muslims are not terrorists!" Several stone-throwing youths smashed windows in government offices and court buildings, but no arrests were reported. A policeman and a cameraman were reportedly slightly injured.
Hundreds of people also joined protests in the cities of Tetovo, Kumanovo and Gostivar.
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Greek government talks fail
by AP
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posted May 11 2012 2:08PM
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's socialist leader and former finance minister says efforts to form a coalition government have failed.
Evangelos Venizelos, who was the last of three party leaders to try to reach an agreement, said Friday he would hand the mandate back to the country's president Saturday.
He made the comments after meeting with Radical Left Coalition leader Alexis Tsipras, whose party came second in Sunday's election. Tsipras said he would not join any government that intended to continue implementing the terms of Greece's international bailout agreement, which he says is too harsh.
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Raw Video: Purported Suicide Blast in Syria
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posted May 10 2012 9:18AM
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<VIDEO> Two suicide blasts ripped through the Syrian capital Thursday, killing 55 people and leaving scenes of carnage in the streets in the deadliest bombing since the country's uprising began 14 months ago, the Interior Ministry said.
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Indonesia: Bodies Found at Russian Jet Wreckage
by AP
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posted May 10 2012 9:17AM
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<VIDEO> Officials said bodies have been found at the mountainside wreck of an ill-fated Russian jet in Indonesia. All 45 people who were on board the plane are feared dead.
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Model 'Wins' Mexican Presidential Debate
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posted May 9 2012 11:45AM
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<VIDEO> A curvaceous model in a tight gown puzzled millions by appearing on stage for less than 30 seconds during Mexico's first televised presidential debate on Sunday and generated a Twitter and media frenzy.
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Deadly Philippine Fire Claims 17 Lives
by AP
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posted May 9 2012 9:54AM
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<VIDEO> A clothing store in the southern Philippines went up in flames in the early hours Wednesday. Police said 17 employees sleeping inside were killed, while 3 managed to escape.
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South Korea Finds Capsules With Human Flesh
by AP
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posted May 8 2012 9:34AM
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<VIDEO> South Korea says it has found smuggled drug capsules from China containing the dried, powdered flesh from dead babies.
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Putin Sworn in As Russia's President
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posted May 7 2012 8:22AM
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<VIDEO> Vladimir Putin has been sworn in as Russia's president for a third term after four years as prime minister. Putin was first elected president in 2000 and the new six-year term will keep him in power until 2018.
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Raw Video: Protesters, Police Clash in Moscow
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posted May 7 2012 8:13AM
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<VIDEO> A protest demonstration in Moscow by at least 20,000 people, on the eve of Vladimir Putin's inauguration as president, boiled over into a battle with police after protesters tried to split off from the approved venue and march to the Kremlin.
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Police: Homicide at Kentucky Derby Track
by AP
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posted May 7 2012 8:10AM
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<VIDEO> The discovery of a man's body Sunday in the stable area of Churchill Downs was being investigated as a homicide, but there is no connection to the race track or the Kentucky Derby, police said.
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Pakistan: 20 Dead From Market Suicide Bombing
by AP
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posted May 4 2012 10:44AM
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<VIDEO> A suicide bombing in a Pakistani market town killed at least 20 people, authorities said Friday. It came after al-Qaida letters were released in the US, some warning against militant strikes in Pakistan targeting civilians.
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Clinton Praises U.S.-China Relationship
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posted May 4 2012 9:32AM
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<VIDEO> Secretary of State Hillary Clinton thanked Chinese President Hu Jintao for helping to arrange this week's summit between the two nations. Clinton said the two nations can be open with each other when there are differences.
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Taliban Attack After Obama Visits Kabul
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posted May 2 2012 9:34AM
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<VIDEO> Hours after a surprise visit by US President Obama, the Taliban launched an attack on a compound for foreigners in the Afghan capital that left at least 7 dead.
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Obama in Afghanistan on Bin-Laden Anniversary
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posted May 2 2012 9:24AM
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<VIDEO> President Obama has paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan on the anniversary of the killing of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden and signed an agreement cementing U.S. ties with the nation that once harbored the al-Qaida chief.
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Obama to Troops: Afghan War Is Winding Down
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posted May 2 2012 9:21AM
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After an unannounced trip to the war zone, President Barack Obama spoke to U.S. troops on the one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death, telling them that as the war winds down both America and Afghanistan are grateful for their sacrifice.
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President makes unannounced trip to Afghanistan
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posted May 1 2012 3:46PM
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - In an unannounced trip, President Barack Obama has arrived in Afghanistan to sign an agreement cementing the U.S. role in the country after the war ends in 2014.
Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai are to approve the agreement before Obama gives a speech on the war effort for a TV audience back in the United States.
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After 50 years, Cubans hope to travel freely
by AP
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posted May 1 2012 1:25PM
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HAVANA (AP) - Cuba appears close to a momentous decision to end a half-century of travel restrictions that have made it difficult to leave the Communist-run island, with one senior official saying a "radical and profound" change is weeks away.
That comment, by Parliament Chief Ricardo Alarcon, has residents, exiles and policymakers abuzz with speculation that the much hated exit visa that Cubans must obtain to leave their own country could be a thing of the past, even if Raul Castro's government still carefully limits the travel of doctors, scientists, and military personnel.
Other top Cuban officials have cautioned against over-excitement, most recently at a weekend teleconference designed to bridge the gap with Cuban emigrants, leaving islanders and Cuba experts to wonder how far Havana's aging leaders are willing to go.
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India Ferry Capsizes, More Than 100 Dead
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posted May 1 2012 9:27AM
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<VIDEO> GAUHATI, India (AP) - An official says 103 bodies have been fished out of a river after a packed ferry boat capsized in remote northeast India.
Pritam Saikia says at least 100 people are still missing after the boat carrying about 350 passengers broke into two pieces late Monday.
Saikia said Tuesday that deep sea divers and disaster rescue soldiers were helping to pull out bodies from the Brahmaputra River near Fakiragram in Assam state.
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Clinton Plans Human Rights Conversation in China
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posted May 1 2012 9:09AM
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<VIDEO> Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says human rights issues are on her agenda for Beijing. The comments come as officials from both countries are reportedly working on an asylum deal for a Chinese dissident believed to be with U.S. diplomats.
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