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Prison riot continues in Venezuela with 55 reported dead
CARACAS, Venezuela -- The unofficial death toll rose to 55 on Saturday from a ongoing prison riot as human-rights critics urged the government to improve Venezuela's overcrowded jails, described as some of the worst in Latin America. National Guard...
Tags: National Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Politics, Riots
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Gustavo Dudamel statement: 'Unpleasant and very unfortunate'
What was supposed to be a brief guest-conducting job with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Tel Aviv has turned into a media frenzy for Gustavo Dudamel, the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Dudamel traveled to Israel in late January to...
Tags: Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv (Israel), Music, Culture, Venezuela
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Gustavo Dudamel was detained by Israeli authorities, reports say
Classical conductors spend a lot of time on airplanes flying from one job to the next and are thus used to the frustrations that come with modern-day air travel. But for Gustavo Dudamel, a recent episode during a trip to Israel seems to have gone beyond...
Tags: Tel Aviv (Israel), Music, Culture, Israel, Entertainment
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Pakistan militants kill 5 in attack on tribal official's compound
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Militants disguised as policemen stormed the compound of a top tribal region official in the northwest city of Peshawar on Monday and killed five police officers, the latest outbreak of violence to rattle the country as its civilian...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights Watch, Religious Conflicts, Armed Conflicts, Elections
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U.N. panel finds conflict in Syria 'increasingly sectarian'
BEIRUT—The situation in war-ravaged Syria “is deteriorating rapidly” and both sides have committed crimes against humanity in an “increasingly sectarian” conflict that threatens peace throughout the Middle East, a United...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, War Crimes, Politics, Prosecution
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Nigeria extremists claim responsibility for kidnapping 7 foreigners
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- An extremist splinter group Monday claimed responsibility for the weekend kidnapping of seven foreigners in northern Nigeria. The group, Ansaru, broke away from the Islamist insurgent organization Boko Haram, which has been...
Tags: Nigeria, Kidnapping, Rebellions, Africa, Mali
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Hugo Chavez's battle with cancer: A timeline
Questions persisted Monday over how Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was faring as supporters cheered his reported return home from Cuba. Even as Chavez has undergone repeated rounds of surgery and chemotherapy, the kind of cancer he is suffering and...
Tags: Science and Technology, Cancer, Cuba, Health Treatments, Chemotherapy
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In Syrian war's end game, Moscow maneuvers away from Assad
As concerns mount that Syrian President Bashar Assad could unleash chemical weapons against his opponents, the Kremlin appears to be recalibrating its support for a desperate ally. Russia three times has wielded its veto power in the U.N. Security...
Tags: Vladimir Putin, NATO, Iran, Dublin (Ireland), Religion and Belief
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Pictures in the News | January 10, 2013
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The Week in Pictures | Jan. 7-13, 2013
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Alex Jones and other pro-gun paranoids put the nuts in gun nuts
It is hard to have a reasoned discourse about guns when one side of the discussion seems to be dominated by people ready to hole up in an Idaho survivalist camp to await the arrival of the black U.N. helicopters filled with Kenyan commandos coming to...
Tags: Gun Control, Gabrielle Giffords, Interior Policy, Joe Biden, Fidel Castro
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Havana's well-worn welcome mat
Some analysts are suggesting that Cuba is the place to be these days for anyone interested in understanding what’s really going on in the Andes region. That makes sense given recent events unfolding in Havana. For starters, Venezuelan President...
Tags: Peru, Colombia, Argentina, Cuba, Raul Castro
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