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Protests and clashes as Bahrain prepares for Grand Prix
Chanting protesters reportedly clashed with police Friday in Bahrain even as race cars began looping the tracks before the Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday. Reuters reported that dozens of young men skirmished with police firing tear gas as an...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Activism, National Government, Open-Wheel Racing, Government
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Bahrain: 21 medics cleared in closely watched case
A Bahraini court on Thursday cleared 21 medics who had been convicted in connection with protests against the government, a victory for rights activists in the closely watched case. The exonerated doctors, nurses and other medical personnel were among...
Tags: Crimes, U.S. Department of State, Crime, Law and Justice, Activism, National Government
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Pictures in the News | Feb. 26, 2013
FrameworkIn Tuesday's Pictures in the news: A pedestrian walks on a snow-covered street in Kansas City, Mo., after the second major snowstorm in a week; a Bahraini anti-government protester flashes the victory sign as he stands behind a street fire in Malkiya,... -
Teen killed in Bahrain as protests mark anniversary of uprising
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.Clashes erupted in Bahrain early Thursday, leaving a teenager dead and tensions soaring as protesters marked the second anniversary of the continued uprising against the Persian Gulf monarchy. Bahraini police said a young man was fatally injured as...Tags: Amnesty International, Crime, Law and Justice, Armed Forces, Activism, National Government
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Dorner manhunt: In defense of the LAPD
For an organization traumatized by the shootings of a few of their own and officers in other jurisdictions, the Los Angeles Police Department isn't getting much sympathy from Times letter writers in response to the search for ex-cop Christopher Jordan...
Tags: Christopher Dorner, Crime, Law and Justice, Same-Sex Marriage, Los Angeles Police Department, Laws
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Bahrain officer given jail time after fatally shooting protester
A Bahrain police officer was sentenced to seven years in prison after fatally shooting a protester, state media reported, the latest verdict tied to the turmoil in the Persian Gulf nation. The victim, Ali Abdulhadi Mushaima, was the first person to lose...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Civil Rights, Religion and Belief, Justice and Rights
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Kim Kardashian won't be invited onto Glendale's Rose Parade float
L.A. NOWGlendale Councilman Ara Najarian has pulled his request to invite reality television star Kim Kardashian to ride atop the city’s Rose Parade float given that she’s already booked for a New Year’s Eve event in Las Vegas.... -
Bahrain court upholds 'terrorist plot' convictions for dissidents
Thirteen people will remain imprisoned, eight of them for life, after Bahrain's high court upheld their convictions Monday for plotting to overthrow the state. The decision cements a deeply controversial case that has troubled human rights groups and the...
Tags: Amnesty International, Defendants, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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Two Bahrain policemen sentenced over beating death
A Bahrain court has sentenced two policemen to spend seven years in jail for beating a man to death, one of those killed amid anti-government protests last year. The court decision was handed down Sunday, according to Reuters news service and Bahraini...Tags: Central African Republic, Amnesty International, National Security Agency, Crime, Law and Justice, Activism
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'Untouchable': A prosthetic-nose-and-all look at Michael Jackson
In the exhaustive and at times exhausting new biography "Untouchable: The Strange Life and Tragic Death of Michael Jackson," journalist Randall Sullivan presents a radical new theory concerning one of the most heavily scrutinized public figures of the...
Tags: Stranger Than Fiction, Prince Michael Jackson, Blackmail and Extortion, Authors, Abusive Behavior
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Bahrain failed to deliver on reforms, rights group says
Nearly a year after Bahrain pledged to free political prisoners, investigate torture allegations and embark on other reforms, it has reneged on its promises, Amnesty International said in a scathing new report. The human rights group excoriated the...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Amnesty International, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Government
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Egypt president criticized Syria; Iranian viewers hear 'Bahrain'
World NowDays ago, the Egyptian president unsettled his Iranian hosts by calling Syria an oppressive regime -- an assertion that flies in the face of the Iranian government view that Syria is being sabotaged by terrorists backed by the West. Iranians tuning into...
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