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Anti-Taliban Afghan police chief gunned down in motorcycle attack
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.KABUL, Afghanistan -- A police chief who had stood up repeatedly to the Taliban was shot and killed in a drive-by attack by four insurgents on motorcycles, officials said Saturday. The police chief, Abdul Ghani, was leaving his driveway in his car...Tags: Shootings, Armed Conflicts, Rebellions, Bombings, National Government
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Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women's law
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women's rights in the conservative Muslim country since the Islamist Taliban was toppled over a decade ago....Tags: Islam, Religion and Belief, Justice System, Civil Rights, Labor Legislation
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Reuters World News Highlights at 2200 GMT, May 17
ReutersMay 17 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- WASHINGTON - The outgoing head of the Internal Revenue Service provided little help on Friday to lawmakers investigating who at the tax-collection agency was responsible for targeting conservative groups for...Tags: Islam, Religion and Belief, Moscow (Russia), Bashar Assad, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Turkey's Erdogan says U.N. must decide on any Syria no-fly zone
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday it would be up to the U.N. Security Council to decide whether to establish a no-fly zone inside Syria and said he backed the involvement of Russia and China in planned peace...Tags: China, National Government, International Organizations, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Moscow (Russia)
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Analysis: Upgrade crowns Turkey's peaceful rise but pitfalls loom
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Turkey's achievement of investment-grade status crowns a decade of rapid growth, financial stability and political reform by a "tiger" economy on the seam of Europe and Asia, but the rising power still faces pitfalls in a dangerous...Tags: Iraq, European Union, International Organizations, National Government, Credit Ratings
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ANALYSIS-Upgrade crowns Turkey's peaceful rise but pitfalls loom
ReutersBy Paul Taylor PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - Turkey's achievement of investment-grade status crowns a decade of rapid growth, financial stability and political reform by a "tiger" economy on the seam of Europe and Asia, but the rising power still faces...Tags: Iraq, Human Interest, National Government, International Organizations, Israel
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Russia defends weapons shipments to Syria
MOSCOW -- Russian officials on Friday defended the country’s weapons sales to Syria, saying the country is primarily providing defense systems that are in line with international treaties. Responding to news reports that Russia has sent advanced...
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, Ban Ki-moon, The New York Times
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CPS gets $1 million for arts education
A push to bring more arts instruction to Chicago Public Schools got a boost Wednesday when Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced an additional $500,000 in funding for the CPS Arts Education Plan for the coming school year. The new money brings total funding...
Tags: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, NATO Summit, Education, Chicago Public Schools, Arts
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1400 GMT, May 17
ReutersLONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- BAGHDAD - At least 32 people were killed in two explosions outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in Baquba, about 50 km (30 miles) northeast of Baghdad, after Friday prayers, police and medics said. - - - -...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, Japan, European Union, Moscow (Russia)
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Fearing Afghan instability, Russia mulls border troops
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - Russia, predicting instability once NATO-led troops withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of next year, is considering deploying border guards on the Tajik-Afghan border, Moscow's envoy to Kabul told Reuters in an interview. Moscow,...Tags: Heroin, HIV, International Organizations, U.S. Military, Moscow (Russia)
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INTERVIEW-Fearing Afghan instability, Russia mulls border troops
Reuters* Moscow sees increasing instability in Afghanistan * Russian envoy says current NATO war unsuccessful * Wants to deploy border guards again By Amie Ferris-Rotman KABUL, May 17 (Reuters) - Russia, predicting instability once NATO-led troops withdraw...Tags: Heroin, HIV, International Organizations, U.S. Military, Moscow (Russia)
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Top U.S. general warns of sexual assault 'crisis,' meets Obama
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top general in the U.S. Armed Forces warned of a crisis of confidence in the growing ranks of women soldiers due to a rash of sexual assault cases that has prompted lawmakers to act. The warning by Army General Martin Dempsey...Tags: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Assault, Military Justice, Sex Crimes, Martin Dempsey
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