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In Pakistan, attackers bomb women's university bus, hospital
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Militants laid siege to a hospital and bombed a women's university bus in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta in a wave of violence that killed at least 19 people and underscored the challenge facing new Prime Minister...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Government, Politics, Transportation Accidents, Health and Medical Professionals
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Turkey's prime minister condemns anti-government protests
ISTANBUL, Turkey —Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned to Turkey on Friday morning in a defiant mood, calling for an end to the anti-government protests that have rocked the nation during the last week. In a speech from atop an open-air...
Tags: Government, Politics, Abdullah Gul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Political Dissent
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Palestinian Authority picks Rami Hamdallah as prime minister
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The new Palestinian Authority prime minister is a British-educated academic with no political experience who will be charged with forming the fifth Palestinian government since 2006. But the tenure of Rami Hamdallah, 54,...
Tags: West Bank, Politics, Government, Fatah, National Government
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Hagel, NATO counterparts to discuss possible training role in Libya
BRUSSELS — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is expected to consult with his European counterparts this week about a possible North Atlantic Treaty Organization role training Libyan security forces as he attends his first meeting of the alliance&...
Tags: Libya, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Bashar Assad, Government, Politics
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IMF chief Christine Lagarde questioned by French judge
PARIS -- Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, was questioned by a judge Thursday over her role in a $366-million payout to a businessman supporter of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Lagarde appeared in a Paris court to...
Tags: Political Corruption, Government, Politics, International Organizations, Sex Crimes
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Israeli anger grows over Netanyahu expenses: $1,450 for hair, makeup
JERUSALEM -- Embarrassing disclosures about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s household spending habits are stoking public anger as Israelis brace for new government-approved austerity measures, including tax hikes and reduced social benefits. A...
Tags: China, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Government, Travel
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Giulio Andreotti dies at 94; seven-time Italian prime minister
Giulio Andreotti, the seven-time Italian prime minister who dominated Italian politics after World War II, but was tainted by accusations of Mafia ties, died in Rome on Monday after suffering from respiratory problems. He was 94. A lawmaker who lived...Tags: Italy, Politics, Government, Rome (Italy), Organized Crime
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Israeli attacks in Syria aimed at Hezbollah, not as aid to rebels
Israeli airstrikes in Syria on Iranian weapons destined for Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia could be seen as heralding wider international involvement in Syria’s intractable civil war. Reports of sarin gas attacks in Syria also conjure the...
Tags: Bashar Assad, Israel, Government, Politics, Armed Conflicts
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Former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti dies
ROME -- Giulio Andreotti, the seven-time Italian prime minister who oversaw his country's economic boom but was tainted by accusations of ties to the Mafia, died in Rome on Monday, the Italian news agency Ansa reported. He was 94. After becoming a...Tags: Cannes Film Festival, Italy, Movies, Elections, Entertainment
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South Korea chides Japan after lawmakers visit war shrine
South Korea chided Japan for “retrograde comments and behaviors” Thursday, days after Japanese government ministers and a host of lawmakers flocked to a politically sensitive war shrine. Japan “turns a blind eye and a deaf ear to...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, North Korea, China, Politics, Government
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Italy nominates youngest prime minister in years
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.ROME -- Italy turned the corner on two months of political stalemate Wednesday by nominating center-left leader Enrico Letta as prime minister after inconclusive elections in February left parties struggling to form a government. Letta, 46, is set to...Tags: Giorgio Napolitano, Johnny Depp, Parliament, Elections, Government
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Remembering the legacy of Margaret Thatcher
Baroness Margaret Thatcher, amidst rain and sunshine in London died on April 8 at 87 years old. Even her last day in the United Kingdom was symbolic. Europe, emerging out of a long, tiring, and restless cold winter this year, parallels the political...Tags: Parliament, Margaret Thatcher, Government, Politics, Military Equipment
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