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Ex-Liberian President Taylor to begin his defense against Sierra Leone atrocity charges
Associated Press WriterTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — For a year, prosecution witnesses accused former Liberian President Charles Taylor of atrocities ranging from cannibalism to commanding Sierra Leone rebels who hacked off villagers' limbs, and of selling weapons and...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Prosecution, International Law, Murder, Lawyers
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Hundreds of Iranian-Americans, protesters march to White House to rally for change in Iran
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of protesters, many of them Iranian-Americans, marched from Capitol Hill to the White House on Saturday, most holding Iranian flags and chanting demands for the U.S. to take more action after Iran's disputed election....Tags: Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, United States, Barack Obama, National Government
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Bela Kiraly, 1912-2009: Military leader in Hungary's 1956 anti-Soviet revolution
Associated PressBela Kiraly, one of the military leaders of Hungary's short-lived anti-Soviet revolution in 1956, has died, the government said. He was 97. Mr. Kiraly served in the Hungarian army during World War II and later led its military academy. In 1952 he was...Tags: Government, World War II (1939-1945), History, Defense, The Associated Press
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Honduran situation at impasse
The Associated PressSupporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya paid tribute Saturday to a teenager killed during protests and expressed fear that the interim government will drag out negotiations to resolve the crisis so it can remain in power through November elections....Tags: Barack Obama, National Government, Government, United States, Heads of State
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Hugo Chavez attacks U.S. plan to solve Honduras coup
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced a U.S.-backed effort to ease Honduras' coup crisis on Friday as a second day of negotiations ended without a deal between rival contenders for the presidency. Chavez objected to the very idea of giving those who...Tags: Hugo Chavez, Polls, United States, Economic Sanctions, Economic Policy
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Last witness testifies in Suu Kyi trial in Myanmar
Testimony wrapped up Friday in the trial of Myanmar's jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as the last defense witness argued that she is innocent because the military government charged her under a constitution abolished two decades ago. Friday's...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Prosecution, Ban Ki-moon, Constitutional Issues, Lawyers
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Obama: Full world economic recovery 'a ways off'
A lasting worldwide economic recovery "is still a ways off," President Barack Obama declared Friday, but he also said at the conclusion of a global summit that a disastrous economic collapse apparently has been averted.
Speaking at the end of the Group...Tags: Polls, NATO, Democratic Party, Republican Party, G8
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Ghana glows in spotlight of Obama visit
The White House's choice of Ghana as President Obama's only port of call in sub-Saharan Africa this week has triggered envy across the continent. The visit, his first to sub-Saharan Africa since becoming president, is also being interpreted as a snub...Tags: Employment, International Economic Institution, Corporate Crime, Barack Obama, Corruption
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Families bury 534 Srebrenica victims on 14th anniversary of Europe's worst massacre since WWII
Associated Press WriterSREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Tens of thousands of Bosnian Muslims prayed for the dead in Srebrenica and buried hundreds more recovered bodies Saturday on the 14th anniversary of Europe's worst massacre since World War II. Family members...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Russ Carnahan, Hate Crimes, St. Louis, International Law
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Leaders of rich and poor countries launch new approach to world hunger, promise $20 billion
Associated Press WritersL'AQUILA, Italy (AP) — Leaders of rich and developing countries have launched a new approach to global hunger, saying they want to spend $20 billion on seeds, fertilizers, tools and other aid for small farmers over the next three years so poor...Tags: Emergency Planning, G8, Water Restrictions, Fertilizer, Bono
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US moving away from drug eradication effort in Afghanistan to gain favor with farmers
AP National Security WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The 4,000 U.S. Marines now pushing deep into Taliban-controlled tracts as part of an expanded war in southern Afghanistan are setting up fire bases amid some of the most productive poppy fields in the world's opium-producing...Tags: Wars and Interventions, NATO, Republican Party, Medicine, Guerrilla Activity
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Lackluster G-8 summit brings fresh pressure for expanding too-exclusive world leaders 'club'
Associated Press WritersL'AQUILA, Italy (AP) — For all the smiles and upbeat talk, the just-ended Group of Eight summit showed how unwieldy the forum has become, run by Cold War-vintage powers while relegating the world's fastest growing economies — China, India...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Think Tanks, G8, India, United States
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