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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: Rebellions, Wars and Interventions, Tripoli (Libya), Human Rights, Emergency Incidents
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Syria launches major assault on strategic rebel stronghold
BEIRUT — Syrian forces launched a large-scale assault Sunday on the city of Qusair, a rebel stronghold near the Lebanese border, in the government's latest effort to push back opposition fighters from strategic areas of the country. The opposition...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Bashar Assad, Rebellions, Armed Forces, Activism
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Aide to Japan's leader pays unannounced visit to North Korea
BEIJING -- A senior aide to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived Tuesday in North Korea, but neither country gave a reason for the unannounced visit that followed weeks of high tension in the region over the North's nuclear and missile tests....
Tags: Shinzo Abe, Pyongyang (North Korea), Kim Jong Il, North Korea, Japan
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Spying on the AP
When the government obstructs the ability of a news organization to do its job, the most important victims are not journalists but readers. That's why long-standing guidelines set clear limits on how Justice Department prosecutors are expected to behave...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Freedom of the Press, The Associated Press, Prosecution
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Jodi Arias to be subject of Lifetime movie 'Dirty Little Secret'
Well, that didn't take long. Barely a week after being found guilty of murder, Jodi Arias is the subject of a planned Lifetime movie. The story of Arias will be dramatized in "Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret," which has been scheduled for June 22. The...
Tags: Tania Raymonde, Arrested Development (tv program) , HLN (tv network)
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Opposition says Syrian forces rounding up people in Tartus region
BEIRUT — Syrian opposition groups charged Friday that government forces were continuing to round up people in a village near Syria's Mediterranean coast where an alleged massacre left scores dead. A major opposition umbrella group, known as the...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Bashar Assad, Firearms, American Red Cross, United Nations
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Jodi Arias says after murder conviction she prefers death penalty
PHOENIX — Jodi Arias said in a post-conviction interview with a TV station that she prefers the death penalty over life in prison. Arias talked to Fox affiliate KSAZ in the courthouse minutes after she was convicted of first-degree murder. With...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Suicide, Trials, Justice System, Prosecution
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Jodi Arias convicted of first-degree murder
PHOENIX — Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday in the gruesome killing of her onetime boyfriend in Arizona after a four-month trial that captured headlines with lurid tales of sex, lies, religion and a salacious relationship...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Justice System, Abusive Behavior, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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CNN sees huge ratings spike with Boston bombing, manhunt coverage
CNN might not have gotten all the facts straight, but viewers desperate for information on the Boston bombing manhunt seem willing to overlook some errors. The cable news network has seen huge ratings spikes after Monday's bombing at the Boston marathon...
Tags: The O'Reilly Factor (tv program), News Media, CNN (tv network), Entertainment, Grimm (tv program)
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Syria amnesty could free up to 7,000 inmates
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad issued an order Tuesday freeing up to 7,000 prison inmates, but it was not clear whether the decree would apply to any of those jailed for participation in the rebellion that is seeking to overthrow his regime....
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Wars and Interventions, Bashar Assad, Rebellions, Activism
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U.S. Magnitsky list penalizes 18 Russians for alleged rights abuses
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has sanctioned 18 Russian officials for alleged violations of human rights in their country, adding new strain to the difficult U.S.-Russian relationship. U.S. officials released the names of 18 Russian officials...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, U.S. Congress, Abusive Behavior
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Two reported dead after powerful earthquake jolts Sichuan, China
BEIJING -- Chinese television reported at least two people had been killed Saturday morning when a powerful earthquake shook Sichuan province. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at magnitude 6.6 with a depth of less than eight miles. The...Tags: China Earthquake (2010), Chengdu (China), U.S. Geological Survey
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