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Lawyer: Norwegian attacker makes demands - The Associated Press
Aug 2, 2011 - OSLO, Norway (AP) — The confessed killer in Norway's twin terror attacks that claimed 77 lives has presented a long list of "unrealistic" demands, including the resignation of the government and that his mental condition be investigated by Japanese
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Syria: brutal assault on civilians continues - Telegraph.co.uk
Aug 2, 2011 - Syrian forces pressed on with their bloody campaign against their own people on Tuesday, killing dozens more civilians as world leaders continued to disagree on an international response. By Jon Swaine, New York At least 27 people were killed,
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US hopes for restraint between Japan, S.Korea - AFP
Aug 2, 2011 - WASHINGTON — The United States appealed Tuesday for restraint between its key Asian allies Japan and South Korea after a flare-up in tensions over a longstanding territorial dispute. South Korea summoned a Japanese diplomat after Tokyo renewed claims
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Outside Pressure Builds on Syria - New York Times
Aug 2, 2011 - UNITED NATIONS — Syria's diplomatic isolation deepened Tuesday in the aftermath of an intense military assault on the city of Hama and other hotbeds of the nearly five-month-old antigovernment uprising.
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NKorea: Dozens killed, hurt, missing in heavy rain - The Associated Press
Aug 1, 2011 - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says dozens of people were killed, injured or missing after torrential rain pounded the country between late June and mid-July. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said Monday that 8000 people were
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Turkish meeting shows who is in charge - The Associated Press
Aug 1, 2011 - ISTANBUL (AP) — In 2010, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan sat beside the armed forces chief at an annual meeting to decide on appointments in the military command. On Monday, he sat alone at the head of the table, a symbol of civilian
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Somali refugees: No food to break Ramadan fast - The Associated Press
Aug 1, 2011 - MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Muslims around the world mark sundown during the holy month of Ramadan with extravagant dinners to break their daily fasts. That kind of nighttime celebration is unthinkable this year for most Somalis, who already are
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Israelis Kill 2 as West Bank Raid Goes Awry - New York Times
Aug 1, 2011 - KALANDIA, West Bank — Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in this refugee camp early Monday after raiding several houses and being set upon by stone-throwing Palestinians. Witnesses and family members said the two were Ali Hassan
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AP Interview: Kosovo PM backs drive for north - The Associated Press
Aug 1, 2011 - PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said Monday he won't back away from his drive to extend authority over the Serb-run north, which rejects Kosovo's independence. Thaci told The Associated Press in an interview he felt the
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Gadhafi thanks Venezuela's Chavez for support - The Associated Press
Aug 1, 2011 - CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Monday that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi sent him a letter thanking his allies in Latin America for their staunch support. Chavez read aloud portions of the letter on national television.
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N. Korea begins showcase Arirang festival - AFP
Aug 1, 2011 - SEOUL — North Korea has launched its annual Arirang festival featuring mass games and artistic performances praising the communist regime and the ruling Kim dynasty, state media said. The extravaganza, which began in 2002, usually involves tens of
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Rights group: 24 killed in Syria as Ramadan starts - The Associated Press
Aug 1, 2011 - BEIRUT (AP) — A human rights group says Syrian forces have killed 24 people on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says most of the deaths were in the central city of Hama,
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Somali women fleeing famine preyed on by rapists - The Associated Press
Jul 31, 2011 - DADAAB, Kenya (AP) — Refugee Barwago Mohamud huddles silently beneath a few blankets stretched over sticks at night, fearing for her life after a neighbor was raped, and a naked woman who had been kidnapped and gang-raped for three days in front of her
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Iranian blinded by acid pardons her attacker - The Associated Press
Jul 31, 2011 - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian woman blinded and disfigured by a man who threw acid into her face stood above her attacker Sunday in a hospital operating room as a doctor was about to put several drops of acid in one of his eyes in court-ordered
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Yemen's president calls for end to street protests - The Associated Press
Jul 31, 2011 - SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh is calling for an end to months of street protests seeking his ouster and dialogue during the holy month of Ramadan. In a statement published Sunday in the state news agency, Saleh said taking up
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