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EDITORIAL: Eternal horror
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Since prehistoric time, marauding armies have raped defenseless women and girls in war zones. It's an ugly part of the human record, recurring war after war. But an international crackdown on the atrocity occurred this month in...Tags: United Nations, International Organizations, Wars and Interventions, Ban Ki-moon, Angelina Jolie
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Cameron, EU officials say time for curbs on tax evasion is now
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron called on the European Union to use the impetus of the G8 summit he is hosting in June to organize "radical" international action to crack down on tax evasion and avoidance. In a letter to...Tags: Google Inc., Summits, United Kingdom, Starbucks Corp., Finance
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EU-Canada trade talks stalled, overshadowed by U.S.
Reuters* Talks launched in 2009 were due to finish last November * An agreement could generate $28 bln a year in new income * EU-Canada deal would also help shape EU-U.S. talks By Robin Emmott and David Ljunggren BRUSSELS/OTTAWA, April 22 (Reuters) - Talks...Tags: Ottawa (Canada), Lobbying, National Government, Government, International Organizations
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Five women detained in Israel over prayer shawls at Western Wall
Israeli police detained five women for wearing prayer shawls at the Western Wall on Thursday, days after a new proposal emerged to set aside part of the holy site for men and women to pray together. Female worshippers at the sacred site are barred...
Tags: Religious Events, Israel, Christianity, Christian Orthodoxy, Judaism
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In Seoul, Kerry stresses 'possibilities of peace' for Koreas
BEIJING -- Secretary of State John F. Kerry hinted at the possibility of dialogue with North Korea on the first leg of a sprint through East Asia that has been shadowed by threats from Pyongyang. At a Friday news conference in Seoul with South Korean...
Tags: Kim Jong Un, Beijing (China), Pyongyang (North Korea), John Kerry, Weaponry
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North Korean motives, strategy remain mysteries
Contrary to the adage, what we don’t know about North Korea could hurt us. It’s not known whether the intermediate-range Musudan missiles poised for imminent firing could reach U.S. bases on Guam or Japan, though at least the latter is...
Tags: Kim Jong Un, Pyongyang (North Korea), Beijing (China), Weaponry, Park Geun-hye
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Open data for agriculture meeting focuses on global food security
Later this month, on April 29 and 30th, the G-8 will host an important meeting on Open Data for Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture is organizing the meeting on behalf of the United States for members of the G-8 and interested parties. I bet that...Tags: Africa, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture, Summits, Tom Vilsack
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Ranking Democrat, Republican press Obama administration on Syria
WASHINGTON – The ranking Democratic and Republican members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee both urged the Obama administration Thursday to exert more pressure on behalf of the rebels in the Syrian civil war. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-...
Tags: Washington, DC, Bob Menendez, Bashar Assad, U.S. Senate, Bob Corker
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Palestinian prime minister's political future uncertain
RAMALLAH, West Bank – The political future of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad appeared shaky Thursday amid reports that he will resign after growing tired of constant battles with his rivals. Fayyad has come close to stepping...
Tags: Hamas, Fatah, National Government, Salam Fayyad, Mahmoud Abbas
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Ministers from Group of 8 nations slam North Korea
LONDON – Foreign ministers from eight of the world’s leading economies denounced North Korea’s increasingly bellicose rhetoric “in the strongest possible terms” Thursday and warned the isolated Asian nation that they would...
Tags: North Korea, Russia, Bashar Assad
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North Korea poised to launch up to five missiles, South Korea says
BEIJING -- North Korea is poised to launch as many as five missiles from its east coast, South Korean intelligence officials said Thursday. But security analysts said they believed the launches would be part of a military exercise and would not pose an...
Tags: Japan, Kim Jong Un, Pyongyang (North Korea), Beijing (China), Missile Systems
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2014 Chevrolet SS: Up Close
KickingTiresOne of the unfortunate effects of Pontiac getting the boot back in 2009 was the G8's premature departure. We don't miss much else of Pontiac, just the V-8-powered, rear-wheel-drive G8 GT. With the 2014 Chevrolet SS, we kind of get......Tags: Chevrolet, International Organizations, Pontiac
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Mar 29, 2013
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