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Nazi war crimes suspect Laszlo Csatary charged in Hungary
Full Article Deutsche Welle
18 Jun 2013

A court in Hungary has charged one of the most-wanted, alleged Nazi war criminals at the age of 98. After spending much of his post-war life on the run in Canada, Laszlo Csatary had spent his recent years in Hungary. Hungarian prosecutors have charged Laszlo Csatary with war crimes committed during World War Two. They say he...

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FILE - In this July 18, 2012 file picture alleged Hungarian war criminal Laszlo Csatary sits in a car as he leaves the Budapest Prosecutor's Office after he was questioned by detectives on charges of war crimes during WWII and prosecutors ordered his house arrest in Budapest, Hungary.
photo: AP / MTI, Bea Kallos, File

updated 19 Jul 2012; published 19 Jul 2012
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Nazi war crimes suspect Laszlo Csatary arrested in Hungary
updated 18 Jun 2013; published 18 Jun 2013
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Hungary starts trial against Nazi Laszlo Csatary
updated 05 May 2011; published 05 May 2011
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Trial of 'most wanted' Nazi war crime suspect starts
updated 15 Jul 2012; published 15 Jul 2012
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Hungarian nazi Csizsik Csatary tracked down by reporter
updated 18 Jul 2011; published 18 Jul 2011
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Nazi war crime suspect Kepiro, 97, cleared by court
updated 15 Aug 2012; published 15 Aug 2012
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Australia Court Denies Extradition of Holocaust War Criminal Charles Zentai to Budapest, Hungary
Afghan forces take over from Nato
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
18 Jun 2013

Afghanistan's armed forces are taking over the lead for security nationwide from the US-led Nato coalition, President Hamid Karzai has announced. The handover of responsibility is a significant milestone in the nearly 12-year war and marks a turning point for Nato military forces, which will now move entirely into a supporting role. It also paves...

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Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers serving with the 201st Corps calibrate the D-30 howitzer on Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Laghman province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2013. The ANA soldiers are part of a group being trained on how to operate the D-30 howitzer. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Claire Baker/Released)
photo: US Army / Andrew Claire Baker

updated 15 Jan 2013; published 15 Jan 2013
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NATO in Afghanistan - Afghan female security forces fight prejudice
updated 15 Dec 2011; published 15 Dec 2011
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US & Afghan Air Force Security Forces Patrol
updated 05 Jul 2012; published 05 Jul 2012
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SFS & first Afghan Air Force Patrol outside Kabul
updated 18 Jun 2013; published 18 Jun 2013
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Afghan Forces Take Afghanistan Security Lead
updated 02 Mar 2011; published 02 Mar 2011
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Afghan security forces airmen from the Kandahar Air Wing conducting a foot patrol
updated 02 Jan 2013; published 02 Jan 2013
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International Security Assistance Force - Afghanistan's Women's Bazaar
Police arrest dozens in raids across Turkey following protests
Full Article The Irish Times
18 Jun 2013

Police raided multiple addresses in several cities across Turkey today, detaining dozens of people following more than two weeks of anti-government protests, local media reported. State media TRT said 25 people had been detained in the capital Ankara, 13 in Eskisehir...

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People shout anti-government slogans during a rally by the labor unions in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, June 17, 2013.
photo: AP

updated 31 May 2013; published 31 May 2013
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Turkey arrests anti-government protesters
updated 31 May 2013; published 31 May 2013
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Turkey witnesses fiercest anti-government protests in years
updated 06 Jun 2013; published 06 Jun 2013
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Turkish police arrest dozens over protest tweets
updated 06 Jun 2013; published 06 Jun 2013
2:09
BBC News - Turkish police arrest dozens over protest tweets
updated 16 May 2013; published 16 May 2013
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Demonstrators clash with police at anti-government protest in Turkey
updated 01 Jun 2013; published 01 Jun 2013
1:26
Concern at police repression as Turkey anti-government protests spread
Cry, The Beloved Continent
Full Article WorldNews.com
17 Jun 2013

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. "Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear." -Alan Paton Instead of "Cry, the Beloved Country," perhaps Alan Paton should have written a novel entitled, Cry, the Beloved Continent." Although Paton's book was about South African blacks and their experiences of...

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Police surround the bodies of striking miners after opening fire on a crowd at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012.
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updated 22 Aug 2012; published 22 Aug 2012
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NEW SONG TRIBUTETO PM MELSE ZENAWI
updated 22 Aug 2012; published 22 Aug 2012
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葵涌貨桂碼頭 solo
updated 16 Nov 2008; published 16 Nov 2008
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Pakistani Army
updated 23 Aug 2008; published 23 Aug 2008
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新加坡版"小青蛙" - A Singapore frog doing a Q&A;
updated 27 Dec 2010; published 27 Dec 2010
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Jews cowards foundlings crying
updated 11 Sep 2008; published 11 Sep 2008
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Sporadic clashes in Turkey as Erdogan asserts authority
Full Article Reuters
17 Jun 2013

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Sporadic clashes between police and protesters flared up in Istanbul overnight after a weekend in which Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan sought to steal back the agenda, rallying his supporters and expelling demonstrators from an Istanbul park. Two union federations called a nationwide strike for Monday over the forced eviction of...

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Turkish riot police spray a water cannon at demonstrators who remained defiant after authorities evicted activists from an Istanbul park, making clear they are taking a hardline approach against attempts to rekindle protests that have shaken the country, in city's main Kizilay Square in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, June 16, 2013.
photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici

updated 18 Jun 2013; published 16 Jun 2013
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Clashes and tension in Istanbul
updated 17 Jun 2013; published 17 Jun 2013
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Clashes in Turkey as Erdogan asserts authority
updated 16 Jun 2013; published 16 Jun 2013
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Will Erdogan Come Stronger Out Of The Protests?
updated 17 Jun 2013; published 17 Jun 2013
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Turkey unrest: Unions call strike over crackdown
updated 17 Jun 2013; published 17 Jun 2013
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Turkish Workers Go To Strike
updated 17 Jun 2013; published 17 Jun 2013
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Turkey unrest Unions call strike over crackdown 2
Syria set to dominate G8 summit in Northern Ireland
Full Article The Hindu
17 Jun 2013

The crisis in Syria is set to dominate the two-day G8 summit beginning in Northern Ireland on Monday, days after the United States announced plans to start arming the opposition. Disagreements are expected between Russia, one of the Syrian regime’s key allies and weapons suppliers, and the other seven powers including the United...

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Free Syrian Army fighters look at a Syrian Army jet, not pictured, in Fafeen village, north of Aleppo province, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012.
photo: AP / Manu Brabo

updated 17 Jun 2013; published 17 Jun 2013
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G8 Summit Syria Conflict Set To Dominate
updated 17 Jun 2013; published 17 Jun 2013
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International News - G8 Northern Ireland Summit : Syria Set To Top Agenda
updated 17 Jun 2013; published 17 Jun 2013
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G8 summit begins: World leaders arrive for G8 summit to focus on Syrian war
updated 17 Jun 2013; published 17 Jun 2013
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G8 Summit PM Speaks Of Syria Opposition Fears
updated 17 Jun 2013; published 17 Jun 2013
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Syria And Tax To Dominate G8 Summit
updated 18 Jun 2013; published 18 Jun 2013
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G8 leaders push for transatlantic trade deal but it's stalemate over Syria
G8 summit: 'The hedges have eyes' along the road to Enniskillen
Full Article BBC News
17 Jun 2013

At first, it is a small child's game - the kind that exasperated parents play to make car journeys seem shorter. It is the day before the G8 summit is due to begin and in Belfast, counting police cars is easy as one, two, three. The signature blue and yellow cars are easy to spot … four, five, six - child's play. But the G8 is in...

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Police patrol the water around the G8 summit venue in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland on Sunday, June 16, 2013.
photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis

updated 29 Jan 2013; published 29 Jan 2013
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Long Road Called Life - ©2013 - Simply Mary
updated 13 Aug 2011; published 13 Aug 2011
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Noggarth Road, Roughlee in the heart of Pendle Lancashire
updated 08 Oct 2011; published 08 Oct 2011
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10-8-2011 chris on his new lawn mower
updated 10 Jul 2009; published 10 Jul 2009
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It Might Get Loud "Three Rock Legends" (Jimmy Page, Jack White, The Edge)
updated 21 Nov 2010; published 21 Nov 2010
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Tracy Walker Cincinnati
updated 12 Feb 2012; published 12 Feb 2012
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Balance rock pub
Series of attacks kills 51 people across Iraq
Full Article Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
17 Jun 2013

BAGHDAD -- A blistering string of apparently coordinated bombings and a shooting across Iraq killed at least 51 and wounded dozens Sunday, spreading fear throughout the country in a wave of violence that is raising the prospect of a return to widespread sectarian killing a decade after a U.S.-led invasion. Violence has spiked sharply in Iraq in...

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An Iraqi man and Iraqi security force members inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 16, 2013.
photo: AP / Nabil al-Jurani

updated 16 Jun 2013; published 16 Jun 2013
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Dozens killed in attacks across Iraq
updated 16 Aug 2012; published 16 Aug 2012
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Collateral Murder in Iraq by Wikileaks
updated 15 May 2013; published 15 May 2013
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Bombing Attacks Kill 35 People In Iraq
updated 20 Mar 2013; published 20 Mar 2013
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50 People Killed In Wave Of Attacks On Eve Of Iraq War 10th Anniversary
updated 30 May 2013; published 30 May 2013
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11 People Killed In Iraq After Bomb Attacks
updated 28 May 2013; published 28 May 2013
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Wave of Iraq attacks kills 58
Turkey protests: unions call for national strike
Full Article The Daily Telegraph
17 Jun 2013

Two Turkish unions have called for a nationwide strike today as sporadic clashes between police and protesters flared up in Istanbul following weekend in which Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan sought to rally his supporters and expel demonstrators from an Gezi Park. A protester sits on a barrier at the entrance of Gezi Park in Istanbul (Reuters) ...

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Police fire tear gas as riot police spray water cannon at demonstrators who remained defiant after authorities evicted activists from an Istanbul park, making clear they are taking a hardline against attempts to rekindle protests that have shaken the country, near city's main Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 16, 2013.
photo: AP

updated 18 Jun 2013; published 17 Jun 2013
1:53
Strike in Ankara: Trade union workers hold anti-Erdogan protest rally in Turkish capital city
updated 17 Jun 2013; published 17 Jun 2013
1:24
Unions strike in Turkey to support Taksim protesters
updated 17 Jun 2013; published 17 Jun 2013
0:37
Turkey protests: Trade unions call for general strike after protest crackdown
updated 17 Jun 2013; published 17 Jun 2013
1:07
Turkey unions strike after PM defends crackdown
updated 17 Jun 2013; published 17 Jun 2013
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Turkish Unions Hold National Strike as Protesters Face Worst Crackdown to Date
updated 17 Jun 2013; published 17 Jun 2013
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Turkey minister declares strike 'illegal'
US selects lawyer for 'closing' Guantanamo
Full Article Al Jazeera
17 Jun 2013

The US State Department is expected to announce the appointment of Washington lawyer Cliff Sloan to oversee the closure of the controversial Guantanamo detention camp, sources familiar with the decision have said. Sloan is a partner with the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, who has served in all three branches of...

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 In this photo, reviewed by a US Department of Defense official, detainees stand together at a fence, one holding Islamic prayer beads, at Camp Delta prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006. An attorney for a Guantan
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updated 29 Apr 2013; published 29 Apr 2013
2:45
Guantanamo Bay hunger strikers treated like animals, says lawyer
updated 09 Dec 2012; published 09 Dec 2012
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Guantanamo Lawyer Jashua witness for Nabeel Rajab
updated 19 Jun 2008; published 19 Jun 2008
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PROFILE: Guantanamo Lawyer Speaks Out
updated 29 Apr 2013; published 29 Apr 2013
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At Least 100 on Guantanamo Bay Hunger Strike - Lawyer
updated 01 Apr 2013; published 01 Apr 2013
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Guantanamo hunger strike numbers soar says prisoner
updated 05 May 2012; published 05 May 2012
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UK lawyer criticises Guantanamo trial of 9/11 defendants

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My first time in India, on a service trip, we took the last five days of our three week journey to interview survivors of the 2002 Gujarat riots that left thousands dead and over...
The Guardian
What with the NSA's Prism programme, ubiquitous CCTV and fashionable nerds sporting Google Glass, it seems there's no escape from prying eyes in the hi-tech modern world. But...
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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's top leader has sharp words for U.S. critics of his country's presidential election, which just got under way. "Recently I have heard that a U.S. security...

Pakistani rescue workers collect praying rug and other belongings of mourners after a bomb blast in Matani near Peshawar, Pakistan on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. A suicide bomber attacked a funeral attended by anti-Taliban militiamen in northwest Pakistan killing many mourners and wounding more than 100 others, police said.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 27 people. Among the dead was a newly elected lawmaker who may have been the target,...
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Traders Michael Urkonis, left, and Jonathan Corpina work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010.
NEW YORK — The stock market is moving higher in midday trading after the government reported gains in home construction and low inflation. Investors are also sending stocks up because they expect the Federal Reserve will keep in place programs meant...
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Tourists visit a look-out point while the Singapore city skyline is seen partially covered in haze in the background, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in Singapore.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's worst air pollution in 16 years sparked diplomatic tension on Tuesday, as the city-state urged Indonesia to provide satellite data to enable it to act against plantation firms that allow slash-and-burn farming. A...
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Bulldozer and other vehicles are drifted in a flooded river in Uttarkashi district, India, Monday, June 17, 2013.
Early monsoon rains brought flash floods and landslides to the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in northern India, leaving at least 60 people dead and stranding thousands, officials said Tuesday. By News Wires (text) Torrential rains have...
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Protestors march in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, June 17, 2013.
BRADLEY BROOKS Associated Press= SAO PAULO (AP) — In some of the biggest protests since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship, demonstrations have spread across this continent-sized country and united people from all walks of life behind...
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An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, center, listens to a villager as a U.S. Soldier, center right, assigned to the 320th Psychological Operations Company, Task Force Gladiator takes notes during an ANA-led gathering in Parwan province, Afghanistan, March 26, 2013. The event was intended to build relationships with area residents. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kelvin Lovelist/Released)
Afghan forces are formally taking over security for the whole of the country from Nato-led troops, completing a process begun in 2011. President Hamid Karzai is attending a ceremony in which the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) hands...
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President Barack Obama meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Monday, June 17, 2013.
Hunting for a glimmer of common ground, the leaders of major economic powers are declaring themselves dedicated to a political solution to Syria's bloody civil war, even as President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin stake out...
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