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Turkey's Erdogan says U.N. must decide on any Syria no-fly zone
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday it would be up to the U.N. Security Council to decide whether to establish a no-fly zone inside Syria and said he backed the involvement of Russia and China in planned peace...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Turkey, Politics, Moscow (Russia), Bashar Assad
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EDITORIAL: The Benhazi scandal: Obama's buck
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewAmid rightful public anger over the planned terrorist attack on the U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, one key player in the ongoing obfuscation has been all but excused from accountability for what he said -- not to select media outlets but to a forum of...Tags: Susan Rice, Christopher Stevens, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Benghazi
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1230 GMT, May 16
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - KABUL - A suicide bomber in a car attacked a convoy of foreign troops in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 15 people including six Americans, in one of the worst attacks in the Afghan capital in months. - - - - UNITED NATIONS -...Tags: Nigeria, Bashar Assad, Politics, Elections, South Africa
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Niger villagers take mass public vow to end female genital mutilation
Reuters* Niger outlawed female genital mutilation in 2003 * Rate at about 2 percent from about 5 percent in late 1990s * Ceremony sponsored by government, NGOs and UNICEF By Abdoulaye Massalatchi MAKALONDI, Niger, May 16 (Reuters) - About 14,000 villagers...Tags: Social Issues, Health Organizations, Politics, UNICEF, Niger
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UN condemns Assad's Syrian forces, unease with rebels grows
ReutersUNITED NATIONS, May 15 (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces and praised the opposition Syrian National Coalition, but support for the Gulf Arab-drafted declaration was less than a similar...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Bashar Assad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), United Nations
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U.N. condemns Assad forces, but unease grows about rebels
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces and praised the opposition on Wednesday, but a decline in support for the resolution suggested growing unease about extremism among Syria's...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Bashar Assad, Moscow (Russia), Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Reuters World News Highlights at 2045 GMT, May 15
ReutersMay 15 (Reuters) - WASHINGTON - As Republican lawmakers stepped up their calls for top Internal Revenue Service officials to resign, President Barack Obama planned to meet with Treasury to discuss how to respond to the growing uproar over the IRS's...Tags: Nigeria, Bashar Assad, U.S. Department of Justice, Science and Technology, Goodluck Jonathan
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Communications cut between Syria and rest of the world
The Lebanon Daily StarInternet connections between Syria and all other countries were severed Wednesday for the second time in a week as rebels launched a coordinated assault on the main prison in Aleppo. While Internet may still be running inside the country, "traffic is...Tags: Israel, Politics, Bashar Assad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Rights
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Reuters World News Highlights at 0650 GMT, May 15
ReutersMay 15 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. General Assembly is set to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution that condemns Syrian authorities and accepts the opposition Syrian National Coalition as party to a potential...Tags: Politics, Government, FBI, Goodluck Jonathan, Burma
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Almost 10,000 people killed in road accidents over 22 years in Laos
Vientiane Times, Laos / Asia News NetworkVIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) -- Almost 10,000 people have died in road accidents in Laos over the past 22 years, according to a Lao government report this week. Despite many road safety campaigns, road accidents in Laos have continued to rise and are...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, National Government, Politics, Vientiane (Laos)
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Syria death toll at least 80,000, says UN General Assembly president
ReutersUNITED NATIONS, May 15 (Reuters) - The death toll in Syria from the country's two-year civil war is at least 80,000, an increase of about 20,000 since the start of the year, the president of the U.N. General Assembly, Vuk Jeremic, said on Wednesday. U.N....Tags: Justice and Rights, Politics, Bashar Assad, Civil Rights, Human Rights
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Tim Stretton -- Lewiston USM grad has sights set on foreign service
Sun Journal, Lewiston, MaineTim Stretton, a 2009 Lewiston High School graduate, graduated from the University of Southern Maine yesterday, May 11. One of his claims to fame was racking up a lot of college credit while in high school through Lewiston's Early College program. He...Tags: U.S. Department of State, Politics, Students, New York City, Teaching and Learning
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