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Stores shut, schools close amid curfew by Rio drug dealers
Reuters* Curfew follows police shootout that killed drug dealer * More than 5,400 children turned away from schools By Paulo Prada RIO DE JANEIRO, May 23 (Reuters) - Drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro ordered shops closed in one of its biggest slums early...Tags: Brazil, FIFA World Cup, 2016 Olympic Games, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals
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South Sudan says war crimes court persecutes Africans
ReutersJUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir said on Thursday his country would never become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying it appeared to be preoccupied with prosecuting African leaders. "It seems that this thing has...Tags: International Court or Tribunal, Kenya, Crime, Law and Justice, Salva Kiir Mayardit, International Criminal Court
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EU probes ally of Kosovo PM, ambassador for war crimes
ReutersPRISTINA (Reuters) - European Union police said on Thursday they had arrested five people, including a wartime ally of Kosovo's prime minister, and were investigating the ambassador to Albania on suspicion of war crimes during Kosovo's 1998-99 conflict....Tags: Government, Armed Conflicts, European Union, International Organizations, Crime, Law and Justice
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Ally of Kosovo PM among five arrested for war crimes
Reuters* Five arrested for war crimes during 1998-99 war * Accused of crimes against civilians held by guerrillas PRISTINA, May 23 (Reuters) - A close wartime ally of Kosovo's prime minister was among five people arrested by European Union police on Thursday...Tags: Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Wars and Interventions, NATO, Police Arrests
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Officials say more evidence being gathered as Benghazi suspects remain under surveillance
AP Intelligence WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The White House believes there is enough proof for a military force to...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Religious Conflicts, U.S. Congress, Christopher Stevens, Tunisia
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Chief Palestinian peace negotiator backs Kerry's efforts
Reuters* Kerry to visit Jerusalem and Ramallah on Thursday, Friday * Palestinian negotiator: no conditions on return to talks * Kerry working "below the radar" to revive peace talks By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (Reuters) - The top Palestinian...Tags: West Bank, Barack Obama, Israel, United Nations General Assembly, Palestine
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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: International Court or Tribunal, Murder, Justice and Rights, Religious Conflicts, Beirut (Lebanon)
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Syria's savagery will thwart reconciliation
Reuters(Repeats with no changes) * Warring parties film themselves committing atrocities * Neither side condemns brutality in their own ranks * Balkans, Lebanon show savagery delays reconciliation By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT, May 14 (Reuters) - Syrian...Tags: Government, International Court or Tribunal, Religious Conflicts, Religion and Belief, Beirut (Lebanon)
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Ex-Chicagoan suspected of being Auschwitz guard arrested in Germany
Tribune reporterA suspected Auschwitz concentration camp guard and former Chicago resident was arrested Monday in Germany, according to a Nazi-hunting group. Prosecutors in Stuttgart did not name the 93-year-old man, but said he was arrested on "strong suspicion" of...Tags: Migration, Justice System, Crimes, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Guatemala government must apologize after Rios Montt verdict -judge
ReutersBy Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY, May 13 (Reuters) - A Guatemalan court ordered the government on Monday to apologize for atrocities committed against indigenous people in the country's civil war after former dictator Efrain Rios Montt was convicted of...Tags: Government, Justice System, Genocide, National Government, Wars and Interventions
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Guatemala's Maya finally find justice over civil war crimes
ReutersBy Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY, May 12 (Reuters) - Ana Caba fled her home to live in remote mountains for nearly a decade after Guatemalan troops razed her indigenous Maya village and dozens like it in a brutal counter-insurgency campaign in the early...Tags: Government, International Court or Tribunal, Murder, Justice System, Genocide
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Spanish-Language 'Breaking Bad,' 'Gossip Girl' Adaptations in the Works, Univision Says
ReutersMay 10 (TheWrap.com) - (Update: A person at Sony, which owns "Breaking Bad," says no deal is in place with Univision for an adaptation) If you miss "Gossip Girl" and fear the impending exit of "Breaking Bad," it may be time to learn Spanish: Univision...Tags: The CW (tv network), Rodarte, Mike Tyson, Major League Soccer, Soccer
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