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Hunger strike, Yemeni dilemma could spur Guantanamo closure plans
A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Lobbying, Arabian Peninsula, Government
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European court says Ukraine violated Tymoshenko's rights
Ukraine violated the rights of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko by jailing her for political reasons during her trial in 2011, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday. Tymoshenko, an opponent of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich's...
Tags: Human Rights, Ukraine, Crime, Law and Justice, European Union, Justice and Rights
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Margaret Thatcher: Global reactions to passing of 'Iron Lady'
Political leaders past and present reacted Monday to the death of Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of Britain, by spotlighting different parts of her global legacy. For some, their careful or brazen words reflected the sharp disagreements...
Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Tony Blair, Labour Party (UK), United Kingdom
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Unmaking Europe
"We have made Italy, now we must make Italians," goes the old saying. Today we have made the euro, and the crisis of the euro is unmaking Europeans. People who felt enthusiastically European 10 years ago are reverting to angry national stereotypes....
Tags: Germany, Italy, Cyprus, Politics, Angela Merkel
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Cyprus faces Monday deadline to find $7.5 billion
ATHENS -- The clock began ticking for Cyprus on Thursday when the European Central Bank warned the beleaguered country that it had until Monday to find $7.5 billion needed to qualify for a financial bailout. The stern ultimatum that the European Central...
Tags: Cyprus, Nicosia (Cyprus), Dmitry Medvedev, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), European Central Bank
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Will Europe throw out food found to contain horse meat, or eat it?
Until recently, horse meat butchers, with their store signs featuring a red horse’s head, were commonplace in France, and elsewhere in Europe. And so the news of the equine meat scandal reads a little differently there, where people aren’t...
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European Union seeks to stop shark finning with 'milestone' vote
The European Union on Thursday sought to block fishermen from slashing off shark fins and dumping the fish back into the water, closing a loophole in its existing rules. Environmentalists warn shark populations are in jeopardy as ships scoop them up...
Tags: Politics, European Union, Portugal, Fishing, Europe
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World powers to meet with Iran on gridlocked nuclear talks
World NowThe six world powers that have been trying to negotiate with Iran over its disputed nuclear program are having a face to face meeting Tuesday with Tehran’s chief nuclear negotiator – but not because there’s been any progress toward a... -
Serbia bans gay pride parade, citing risk of violent attacks
World NowSerbian officials have banned a gay pride parade and other public gatherings scheduled for the same day, saying they fear a repeat of violent attacks that injured scores of marchers two years ago. The decision comes after the head of the Serbian... -
Iranian dissidents win esteemed human rights prize
World NowA pair of Iranian dissidents—a jailed human rights lawyer and a banned filmmaker - were named winners Friday of the European Parliament’s prestigious Sakharov Prize.... -
Europeans cancel Iran trip after dissident visit denied
World NowTEHRAN -- The European Parliament canceled a delegation’s scheduled visit to Iran on Saturday after Tehran refused to guarantee access to a pair of dissidents just awarded the prestigious Sakharov Price for Freedom of Thought. Five European... -
U.S. gas bonanza from fracking slow to spread globally
World NowGlobal Focus: Fracking the World -- In less than a generation, the United States has soared to world leadership in extracting natural gas from shale formations by hydraulic fracturing. But as the world debates whether “fracking” is an economic...
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