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The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday strongly condemned systematic abuses of human rights in Myanmar by the Asian nation’s military rulers, including the holding of a high number of political prisoners.The 47-nation body also passed a separate...
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I just got back from a tour of five European nations, and throughout my trip I pondered the question “Do Europeans live better lives than Americans?”...
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Economic recession has hit countries of the entire world hard. It included even the most booming ones like India and China, where the estimated growth was not reached....
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A study conducted by Andrea Baccarelli, an assistant professor of applied biotechnology at the university of Milan, concluded that inhalation of certain particulates...
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SHASPA, a Web 3.0 technology platform and infrastructure that blends emerging technologies to create applications that incorporate, visualize, monitor and manage the...
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AP, Ankara
Masked assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked an engagement ceremony in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing 45 people. Two girls survived after the...
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AP, Ankara
Masked assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked a wedding ceremony in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing 45 people and wounding 20 others. Two girls...
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AP, Ankara
Masked assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked a wedding ceremony in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing 44 people and wounding 20 others. Two girls...
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AP, Ankara
Masked assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked a wedding ceremony in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing 44 people and wounding 20 others. Two girls...
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AP, Durham
A dissertation written by President Barack Obama’s late mother is being published.
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AP, Ankara
Turkey’s NTV television, citing authorities, says 41 people have been killed and three have been wounded in an attack on a wedding in the southeast.
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AP, Ankara
Assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked a wedding in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing at least 16 people and wounding 20 others, new organizations...
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AP, Ankara
Turkish media say at least 16 people have been killed and 20 others wounded in an attack on a wedding ceremony in the southeastern part of the country.
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AP, Northwood
Police in Northwood, N.H., said they used an innertube to pull a 25-year-old burglary suspect of out of lake. WMUR reported investigators believe the man and a friend...
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AP, Warwick
A medical student accused in Boston of killing a masseuse he met on Craigslist has been charged in Rhode Island with assaulting a stripper in a hotel.
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AP, Jerusalem
Israel dispatched top officials to the U.S. and Europe on Monday in a diplomatic offensive aimed at softening the hawkish image of Prime Minister Benjamin...
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The French are living up to their image as lovers of food and can add a new love to the mix, sleep, according to a survey released Monday. In fact, the French excel at...
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AP, Paris
The French certainly know how to live: A new study says they sleep more than anyone in the world’s most economically developed countries, and eat more, too.
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AP, Warwick
The Boston medical student charged with killing a masseuse he met on Craigslist is expected to face new charges in Rhode Island.
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AP, Athens
Police say they’ve found the passport of a University of Georgia professor suspected of killing his wife and two others outside a community theater.
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AP, Berlin
Fiat Group SpA aims to take over General Motors Corp.’s main European unit without running up debt in a deal that could require billions of euros (dollars) in...
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The United States has gained a clear path to join the U.N. Human Rights Council after New Zealand pulled out of the running Wednesday.
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AP, Geneva
The United States returned Wednesday to the U.N. Human Rights Council, a body it left nine months ago saying it was biased against Israel and had failed to confront...
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AP, Geneva
China rejected proposals Wednesday to end labor camp sentences, abolish the death penalty and guarantee freedom of religion, as it concluded its first examination...
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AP, Geneva
Archbishop Desmond Tutu appealed to the U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday to show the same concern for protecting Israelis from Palestinian attacks as it does for...
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A world congress of newspapers condemned the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday, saying it has repeatedly sought to undermine freedom of the press to protect...
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Sri Lanka, which has been strongly criticized for its human rights record, lost its bid Wednesday for a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council, but four other countries...
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The U.N. Human Rights Council has condemned Israel’s offensive in Gaza and called on Palestinians to stop rocket fire into Israel.The resolution passed Thursday...
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The island nation of Sri Lanka, in throes of civil war since the past decade and half with its security forces fighting rebel armies of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil...
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