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Mugabe signs constitution into law, paving way for vote
ReutersHARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe signed a new constitution into law on Wednesday, replacing a 33-year-old document forged in the dying days of British colonial rule and paving the way for an election later this year. Approved...Tags: National Government, Morgan Tsvangirai, Government, Africa, Robin Williams
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World Bank pledges $1 billion to aid peace in Africa's Great Lakes
ReutersKINSHASA (Reuters) - The World Bank pledged $1 billion on Wednesday to fund development in central Africa's Great Lakes region in return for peace, but fresh fighting in eastern Congo underscored the challenges facing the area. World Bank President Jim...Tags: Human Rights Watch, Rwanda, Africa, Peace Negotiations, Wars and Interventions
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Arnold M. "Arnie" Weidner, 81, Berlin
Arnold M. “Arnie” Weidner, 81, Berlin, was called from this earth by his heavenly father on May 21, 2013, at Somerset In-Touch Hospice. Born Oct. 31, 1931, in Allegheny Township, he is the son of the late Fred and Amelia (Woida) Weidner....
Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Awards and Prizes, American Legion, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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UN warns of 'mounting reports' of Syria chemical arms use
Reuters* Diplomat cites "new incidents" with chemical arms * Assad government, rebels both accused of use By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, May 22 (Reuters) - The United Nations is receiving increasing reports of the use of chemical weapons in Syria's 2-...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Biological and Chemical Weapons, Politics, International Organizations, Wars and Interventions
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U.N. warns of 'mounting reports' of Syria chemical arms use
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is receiving increasing reports of the use of chemical weapons in Syria's 2-year-old civil war as the violence escalates, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday. The government of Syrian President Bashar...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Biological and Chemical Weapons, Politics, International Organizations, Wars and Interventions
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Syrian opposition, government prepare for peace talks: mediator
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - Syria's opposition and government are preparing to take part in an internationally-sponsored peace conference, the United Nations-Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said on Tuesday. "The Syrian people are building great hopes on the...Tags: Cairo (Egypt), Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Syria, Israel exchange fire on Golan Heights
ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said its troops destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into its territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday and warned that any attempt to violate its sovereignty would meet "immediate and firm retaliation"....Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Robin Williams, Israel, Armed Conflicts, Wars and Interventions
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Bombings in Iraq kill at least 12
ReutersKIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Several bomb blasts killed at least 12 people in Iraq on Tuesday, police said, a day after more than 70 died in attacks on majority Shi'ites, stoking fears of all-out sectarian war with minority Sunnis. More than 200 people...Tags: Iraq, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Bombings, Wars and Interventions, Bashar Assad
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John Dean: Obama's scandals are more like Harding's than Nixon's
During President Barack Obama's May 16 news conference, reporter Jeff Mason asked as part of his question: "And, more broadly, how do you feel about comparisons by some of your critics of this week's scandals to those that happened under the Nixon...
Tags: Bill Clinton, Bob Woodward, MSNBC (tv network), U.S. Congress, Susan Rice
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Sharp rise in number Afghan women in prison for "moral crimes"
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - About 600 Afghan women and girls are behind bars for so-called moral crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost twelve years ago. Running away from home, usually from abuse...Tags: Human Rights Watch, Afghanistan, Labor Legislation, Sex Crimes, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Pledging solidarity with Israel
Reverend Kenneth Meshoe, a member of the South African Parliament pledged his "solidarity with Israel" at a recent luncheon event hosted by the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County and the South Florida...Tags: South Africa, Religion and Belief, Africa, Elections, Politics
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INTERVIEW-Austria says peackeepers may quit Golan if EU arms rebels
ReutersBy Michael Shields VIENNA, May 21 (Reuters) - Austria may pull its peacekeeping troops from the Golan Heights, evacuating the U.N. buffer zone, its defence minister warned on Tuesday, as Syria and Israel exchanged fire across a long dormant frontline now...Tags: Vienna (Austria), Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Social Sciences, Arts and Culture, Israel
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