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U.N. Security Council mulls Syria cross-border aid push
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council is considering a plea from senior U.N. aid officials to demand aid access in war-torn Syria, a move that could lead to a showdown between Russia and Western states over humanitarian cross-border...Tags: Bashar Assad, United Nations, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Turkey
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FACTBOX-Rising Syrian death toll, refugee wave
ReutersMay 17 (Reuters) - Here is a look at the rising human cost of Syria's civil war: DEATH TOLL IN SYRIA - The United Nations said on May 15 the death toll in Syria from the two-year-old civil war is at least 80,000, an increase of about 10,000 from...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Refugee, United Nations, Politics, Wars and Interventions
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Myanmar frees political prisoners before president goes to US
ReutersYANGON, May 17 (Reuters) - Myanmar's government has freed 23 political prisoners, a senior interior ministry official said on Friday, the day President Thein Sein was due to leave for a landmark visit to the United States. The official declined to be...Tags: Prisoners and Detainees, Yangon (Burma), Government, National Government, Politics
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Factbox: Rising Syrian death toll, refugee wave
Reuters(Reuters) - Here is a look at the rising human cost of Syria's civil war: DEATH TOLL IN SYRIA - The United Nations said on May 15 the death toll in Syria from the two-year-old civil war is at least 80,000, an increase of about 10,000 from February 2013....Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Refugee, United Nations, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Human Rights Watch advocate Cynthia Brown dead at 60
Reuters(Reuters) - Cynthia Brown, who played a key role for Human Rights Watch for almost two decades, has died after a battle with cancer, the global advocacy group said. She was 60 years old. Brown, who joined the organization in 1982 as a researcher and...Tags: Civil Rights, International Law, Politics, New York City, Feminism
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Florida should stop putting its youths in solitary confinement
The time is now to end solitary confinement of Florida's youth. Several years ago, I taught English as a second language to students from all over the world. Two young students, newly arrived and excited to see the United States, decided to do some...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Politics, Criminal Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Students
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Duckworth, other lawmakers visit Afghanistan
— Making her first trip to a war zone since she was gravely injured in 2004, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth visited Afghanistan last weekend with five other congresswomen. Duckworth, who lost her legs when her Black Hawk helicopter was struck by a...
Tags: Martha Roby, Jaime Herrera, Politics, Travel, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Hunger strike, Yemeni dilemma could spur Guantanamo closure plans
A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than...
Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prisoners and Detainees, Religion and Belief, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, United Nations
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Pro-Assad hackers attack UK newspaper FT's website, Twitter feed
ReutersLONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - The website of British newspaper the Financial Times was hacked on Friday, apparently by the "Syrian Electronic Army", a group of hackers and on-line activists who say they support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Stories on...Tags: France, BBC, Bashar Assad, Social Media, Science and Technology
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Syria rebel 'heart eater' says ready to face trial if Assad does
ReutersBy Erika Solomon BEIRUT, May 17 (Reuters) - The Syrian rebel commander who rose to international notoriety for footage of him cutting out and eating the organ of a slain soldier said he was willing to face trial for his actions if President Bashar al-...Tags: Bashar Assad, Religion and Belief, Science and Technology, United Nations, Politics
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Syrian troops push back rebels who stormed central prison in northern city of Aleppo
Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels withdrew from a prison in the northern city of Aleppo Thursday after heavy fighting with government troops, an activist group said, as it more than doubled its tally of deaths from sectarian killings in a coastal city...Tags: Bombings, Activism, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Bashar Assad, Religion and Belief
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Syrian rebels launch offensive in south to reverse losses
ReutersAMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said they attacked an important military base in the south and checkpoints in the city of Deraa on Thursday, trying to regain ground lost to President Bashar al-Assad's forces near the Jordanian border. The rebels were...Tags: Rebellions, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Bashar Assad, Religion and Belief, Free Syrian Army
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