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Bahrain: 21 medics cleared in closely watched case
A Bahraini court on Thursday cleared 21 medics who had been convicted in connection with protests against the government, a victory for rights activists in the closely watched case. The exonerated doctors, nurses and other medical personnel were among...
Tags: Government, National Government, Trials, Islam, Religion and Belief
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Clinic offering abortions set to open in Wichita next week
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA new women's clinic that offers abortion services is set to open in Wichita next week. The clinic is in the same building that was once run by slain abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. The founder of the Southwind Women's Center tells Eyewitness News...Tags: Abortion Issue, Politics, George Tiller, Social Issues, Hospitals and Clinics
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Syrian civil war enters third year
ANTAKYA, Turkey -- Large protests marking the two-year anniversary of the Syrian uprising were held across the country Friday as the opposition vowed to continue its fight to topple President Bashar Assad. As the fighting entered a third year, there...
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Interior Policy, Demonstration, Politics, Wars and Interventions
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Seattle judge orders release of two activists held for contempt
SEATTLE—Two activists jailed for refusing to cooperate in a federal grand jury investigation of anarchists in the Pacific Northwest were scheduled to be released from prison Thursday after a judge ruled there was little chance they would change...
Tags: Interior Policy, Trials, Philosophy, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Egyptian liberals, Islamists join in denouncing violence
CAIRO -- Egypt's young revolutionaries organized a rare gathering Thursday for deeply divided Islamist and liberal political parties to denounce the violence and unrest that have threatened the nation’s stability and economy. The meeting came...
Tags: Government, Religious Conflicts, National Government, Islam, Elections
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U.S. activist says he was locked in cell for nine months in Vietnam
L.A. NOWFor nine months, Nguyen Quoc Quan was held in a 9-by-9 foot cell in Ho Chi Minh City, his only company a government monitor assigned to watch his every move. The American democracy activist had no contact with the outside...... -
Allentown City Council -- not quite pepper-spray worthy. Yet.
Valley 610I have to admit, ever since I read a Star-Ledger story about police pepper-spraying citizens in Newark council chambers, I’ve been secretly hoping it will happen on my beat. Wednesday’s Allentown City Council meeting wasn’t quite that... -
Many Occupy protesters well-off, white and educated, study says
The 99% may have been a little above-average. A sampling of Occupy Wall Street supporters in May showed that the anti-corporate protest movement was disproportionately wealthy and educated, according to a study published Tuesday by the City University...
Tags: Politics, Occupy Wall Street, Manhattan (New York City), Hurricane Sandy (2012), New York City
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Egyptian general warns against continued unrest
CAIRO — Egypt’s top military commander warned President Mohamed Morsi and opposition parties Tuesday to end days of bloodshed and unrest before the nation slides into chaos that may jeopardize the economy and “lead to the collapse of the...
Tags: Government, National Government, Entertainment Events, Mohamed ElBaradei, Politics
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Egypt protests continue; opposition rejects talks with Morsi
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.CAIRO -- Egypt's main opposition coalition rejected talks with President Mohamed Morsi on Monday as anti-government protests gripped the nation for a fifth day and the army was given powers to arrest civilians. Six people died across the country,...Tags: Government, National Government, Islam, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Democracy activist arrives home after release by Vietnam
L.A. NOWAn American democracy activist accused of trying to overthrow the Vietnamese government returned home to Southern California on Wednesday night, more than nine months after he was first detained in Saigon. U.S. citizen Nguyen Quoc Quan was met by a...... -
Obama returns home to speak about Chicago's gun violence
President Barack Obama will visit Chicago on Friday, when he will discuss gun violence as he focuses on his economic message from Tuesday's State of the Union address, according to the White House. Obama will "talk about the gun violence that has...
Tags: State of the Union Address, Interior Policy, Hadiya Pendleton, Personal Weapon Control, Chicago Transit Authority
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