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Gerard Depardieu to play a Chechen seeking revenge in upcoming drama
GROZNY, Russia (AP) — French actor Gerard Depardieu will star in a drama about a Chechen man who seeks revenge for the killing of his son. Chechnya, a southern Russian province, has been in the spotlight since it emerged that the suspects in April'...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Celebrities, Politics, Sports, Wars and Interventions
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Jailing of Afghan women for 'moral' crimes is increasing, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for “moral crimes” has risen by 50% in the last 18 months, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government’s need to step up efforts to protect...
Tags: Human Rights Watch, Politics, Justice and Rights, Crime Victims, Crime, Law and Justice
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Myanmar court sentences Muslims for killing Buddhist monk during sectarian unrest
Associated PressMEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) — A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison Tuesday — one of them to a life term — in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was overwhelmingly directed against minority Muslims...Tags: Human Rights Watch, Politics, Health and Safety at School, Hate Crimes, Punishment
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Syria's government presses battle in key rebel city of Qusair
BEIRUT -- Renewed clashes were reported Monday in the strategic Syrian city of Qusair, where government forces pressed an offensive aimed at chasing rebels from the supply and logistics hub. There were conflicting accounts from the government and the...
Tags: News Agency, Explosions, Lebanon, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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In a border town, a newspaper forced to be silent
LAREDO, Texas -- A recent wave of kidnappings in Nuevo Laredo was prominently featured in a recent Sunday edition of El Maņana, one of the largest and most long-standing Spanish-language newspapers on the border. But the story carried no byline, and...
Tags: Freedom of the Press, Journalism, Politics, Justice and Rights, Mexico
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Today in History
Today is Saturday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2013. There are 213 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 1, 1813, the mortally wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence, gave the order, "Don't give up the ship"...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Stevie Nicks, Matt Stone, Politics, Westport
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The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates
Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...
Tags: Human Rights Watch, Heads of State, Politics, National Government, Entertainment
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Syrian regime troops score gains, push into strategic rebel-held town near Lebanon
Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running from the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jerusalem (Israel), Bashar Assad, Politics, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Cardinal Dolan describes the secret of Notre Dame
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, said he found the secret to the University of Notre Dame during a nighttime visit to the campus Grotto. During the 2013 commencement speech Sunday in Notre Dame Stadium, Dolan recalled...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Nazareth, Politics, University of Notre Dame, Entertainment Events
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Law in Jim Thorpe dispute aims to prevent Native American plunder
It was a sweat lodge ceremony in Texas where Jim Thorpe reached out to his grandson through a medicine man. The shaman told John Thorpe his grandfather's spirit was content in the Pennsylvania town where his body has lain for six decades. "Grandpa...
Tags: National Parks, Politics, Carbon County, National Government, Human Interest
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House fires draw repair offers, even before smoke clears
Maria Elena Palacio was worrying her trapped pit bull wouldn't make it out alive from the blaze. This was when the businessmen began approaching her with sales pitches. "It got really crazy. The firefighters had to tell them to leave me alone," the...
Tags: Politics, Fires, Insurance, Oviedo, Orlando
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Assad says Syria transition talks internal matter, seems to cast down on US-Russia initiative
Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's politics, raising new doubts about a U.S-Russian effort to...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, Politics, National Government, Emergency Incidents
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