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Nawaz Sharif's victory in Pakistan's election sparks hope for better ties with archenemy India
Associated PressWAGAH, Pakistan (AP) — Over a decade ago, the man now set to become Pakistan's next prime minister stood at this border crossing with archenemy India to inaugurate a "friendship" bus service connecting the two countries as cheering supporters...Tags: Human Interest, Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, India, Pervez Musharraf, Armed Forces
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In Bangladesh, shock may give way to status quo
NEW DELHI — The disaster caused shocking loss of life among young, mostly female garment workers, awoke the conscience of a nation, spotlighted dismal working conditions and spurred loud calls for construction and labor reform. So far, that...Tags: Consumers, Tommy Hilfiger, Sears, Target, Disasters and Accidents
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Turkey leader to press Obama for greater U.S. role on Syria
WASHINGTON — President Obama faces a fresh test Thursday of his determination to steer clear of the civil war in Syria when he considers a desperate plea from a longtime U.S. ally. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to urge...
Tags: Palestinian National Authority, White House, Mahmoud Abbas, Politics, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Syrian rebels, regime fight in Aleppo's central prison compound; Internet back after outage
Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) — Rebel fighters battled regime troops inside the walls of the sprawling central prison compound in Syria's largest city Wednesday, hours after blowing open the gate with twin car bombs in an attempted jailbreak, activists said. The...Tags: United Nations General Assembly, Science and Technology, Beirut (Lebanon), Politics, News Agency
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Palestinians rally to commemorate their displacement in 1948 Mideast war
Associated PressRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians marked the 65th anniversary of their mass displacement during the war over Israel's 1948 creation, marching in the streets and in some parts of the West Bank clashing with Israeli security...Tags: Human Interest, Fatah, United Nations General Assembly, Gaza Strip, Armed Forces
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U.S.-Russia 'reset' thwarted by Syrian war, spy scandal
Just when it seemed that Russia was poised to collaborate with Western powers on a new peace mission for Syria, a spy scandal has erupted to revive Cold War-era mistrust and division. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State...Tags: Vladimir Putin, David Cameron, Benjamin Netanyahu, Politics, U.S. Embassy
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Boat capsizes off Myanmar; dozens feared dead
NEW DELHI — At least 58 people were missing and feared dead Tuesday after a boat capsized off Myanmar while residents tried to flee an approaching cyclone, United Nations officials said. The boat was carrying about 100 Rohingya Muslims, many of...Tags: Buddhism, Religion and Belief, Tropical Storms, Kaman Corporation, Burma
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Netanyahu must take a page from Sadat
NEW YORK (JTA) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is correct to describe a new proposal by the Arab League to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks as "a very big step forward." Yet there will be no serious movement toward peace until Israeli...Tags: Bahrain, Benjamin Netanyahu, Politics, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Government
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How much tolerance for intolerance?
Tolerance is justifiably one of liberal Democracy's most cherished values. But what do we do when tolerance, with its openness to multiple views, permits and even supports intolerance? This is particularly an issue today when open prejudice against Jews...Tags: Mohamed Morsi, Culture, Palestinian National Authority, Values, Ethics
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Human Rights Watch alleges rebel atrocities in Syria
BEIRUT -- Gruesome video footage purportedly showing a Syrian rebel commander mutilating the corpse of a dead soldier while shouting sectarian insults has drawn condemnation from Human Rights Watch and focused renewed attention on battlefield atrocities...Tags: Human Rights Watch, Politics, International Court or Tribunal, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Civil Rights
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Appeals court revives lawsuit of inmate demanding kosher meals
The News Service of FloridaTALLAHASSEE -- A Jewish prisoner's lawsuit seeking a kosher meal plan in Florida prisons can go forward, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. Bruce Rich, an orthodox Jew serving a life sentence at Union Correctional Institution for the murder of his...Tags: Court Preliminary, Human Interest, North Miami, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Trials
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Boat capsizes off Myanmar; dozens missing and feared dead
NEW DELHI – A boat carrying approximately 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized late Monday off the coast of Myanmar with many of its occupants feared dead, UN officials said, as the region braced for a cyclone expected to slam low-lying areas inhabited...
Tags: Buddhism, Religion and Belief, Tropical Storms, Kaman Corporation, Human Rights Watch
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