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Kosovo privatisation boss quits over transparency concerns
Reuters* Concern over transparency of state sell-offs * Resignation follows Western criticism * Corruption stifling Kosovo development By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA, May 16 (Reuters) - The head of Kosovo's AKP privatisation agency resigned on Thursday amid...Tags: U.S. Embassy, Privatization, Politics, Company Privatization, Government
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Golan peacekeepers briefly held by Syria armed group - UN
ReutersUNITED NATIONS, May 16 (Reuters) - Several U.N. military observers were briefly taken hostage by an unknown armed group in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights just three days after Syrian rebels released four U.N. peacekeepers, a U.N. official said on...Tags: Philippines, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Israel
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New videos from Syria spotlight conflict's brutality
New video surfaced on the Internet on Thursday purporting to show Syrian rebel fighters killing 11 prisoners they accused of taking part in massacres by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad. It was the latest of many grisly videos that have...Tags: Massacres, Murder, War Crimes, Civil Rights, International Law
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Niger villagers take mass public vow to end female genital mutilation
Reuters* Niger outlawed female genital mutilation in 2003 * Rate at about 2 percent from about 5 percent in late 1990s * Ceremony sponsored by government, NGOs and UNICEF By Abdoulaye Massalatchi MAKALONDI, Niger, May 16 (Reuters) - About 14,000 villagers...Tags: Social Issues, International Organizations, UNICEF, Health Organizations, Africa
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Review: 'State 194' takes smart look at Israeli-Palestinian dispute
Two years, two states. In 2009, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad laid out a plan to end the decades-long territorial stalemate between Israel and the Palestinians. But by 2011, despite Fayyad's efforts, including a successful campaign...Tags: Palestinian National Authority, Politics, Barack Obama, Israel, Salam Fayyad
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Syrian grain imports pick up despite worsening war
Reuters* Grain sales being routed via brokers * U.N. says Syria conflict a humanitarian catastrophe By Jonathan Saul LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Syria has managed to increase its grain imports in recent months after a period when it was less active on...Tags: Globalization, Lebanon, Breads, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), International Trade
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Eating bugs: Would you dine on cicadas? Crickets? Buttered beetles?
Mmmm. Just look at that plump little cicada. Can you imagine plucking it off its leaf and popping it in your mouth? Too much? How about after it's flash fried with a little butter, garlic and sea salt? Face it, America. We're inch-worming our way closer...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Cricket, Arts and Culture, Lifestyle and Leisure
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U.N. says there is hope for Yemen if funds are forthcoming
Reuters* Yemen needs funds to help ease humanitarian crises * Signs of hope despite presence of al Qaeda wing * Qat a major drain on people's energy, water resources By Tom Miles GENEVA, May 16 (Reuters) - Yemen, home to what Washington considers al Qaeda'...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Al-Qaeda, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Arab Spring, Yemen
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Kosovo privatization boss quits over transparency concerns
ReutersPRISTINA (Reuters) - The head of Kosovo's AKP privatization agency resigned on Thursday amid mounting international concern about a lack of transparency in the sale of state assets in the corruption-ridden young Balkan country. Blerim Rexha quit after...Tags: U.S. Embassy, Privatization, Politics, Company Privatization, Government
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Proliferating scandals expose truth about Obama
Dogged by scandal, and with his press secretary presumably now curled up in the fetal position and breathing into a brown paper bag, it's obvious President Barack Obama is in need. Our president must find his happy place again, away from irritating...
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Newlywed's year of solo travel reinforces a bond
Just four months into marriage, my husband and I were having trouble connecting. Like, actually connecting. The Internet in South Africa was terrible. "I can hear you. Can you hear me?" I shouted from my end, the common room of a Cape Town hostel....Tags: Honeymooning, Skype, Alzheimer's Disease, Travel, Google Inc.
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Benghazi's smoking guns
President Obama was asked about the metastasizing Benghazi scandal in a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday. Referring to the Americans who died in Benghazi, the president said, "We dishonor them when we turn things...Tags: David Petraeus, ABC (tv network), Politics, Susan Rice, David Cameron
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