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Spanish train driver Garzon to be questioned by judge
Full Article BBC News
28 Jul 2013

The driver of a train that crashed near the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela on Wednesday killing 78 people is due to appear before a judge. Francisco Jose Garzon Amo has been detained on suspicion of reckless homicide and the judge will decide whether to press formal charges. Mr Garzon is suspected of driving too fast on a bend. Reports say...

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Derailed cars are removed as emergency personnel work at the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain on Thursday July 25, 2013.
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updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
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Judge to Question Spanish Train Driver Over Crash
updated 26 Jul 2013; published 26 Jul 2013
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Spain train derailment driver Francisco Jose Garzon Amo detained by police
updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
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Spain train crash Driver Garzon declines to give evidence
updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
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Spanish train driver's declaration delayed
updated 26 Jul 2013; published 26 Jul 2013
2:12
Spain Train Crash Survivor's Story
updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
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Spain Train Crash 80 Dead
Nearly 1,200 convicts escape from prison in Libya's Benghazi
Full Article Xinhua
28 Jul 2013

> • Nearly 1,200 convicts have escaped from al-Kuifiya prison in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi. • Most of the convicts held in the prison face criminal charges. • But no official remarks about the cause of the incident have come out. TRIPOLI, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 1,200 convicts have escaped from al-Kuifiya prison in Libya's eastern city of...

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File - In this Saturday, June 8, 2013 photo, Libyans are seen during fighting outside the office of the Libya Shield pro-government militia in Benghazi, Libya.
photo: AP

updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
2:46
WTF! 1,000 Inmates Escape from Benghazi Libya Prison!
updated 12 May 2013; published 12 May 2013
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LIBYA Petraeus Mistress Reveals CIA Annex Had Prisoners & Maybe The Reason For Consulate Attack
updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
1:04
More than 1,000 inmates escape Libyan prison
updated 12 Nov 2012; published 12 Nov 2012
2:43
FOX News Confirms US Was Holding Prisoners at Benghazi Annex
updated 13 Jun 2012; published 13 Jun 2012
53:31
The Cannibal Warlords of Liberia (Full Length Documentary)
updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
1:05
Massive Jail Break - More Than 1000 Inmates Escape From Libyan Prison Near Benghazi!!!
Pilgrims Gather to Greet an Energized Pope Francis
Full Article The New York Times
27 Jul 2013

RIO DE JANEIRO — It was perfect beach weather Saturday on Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, and the white sands were jammed full of people. But instead of beach balls and bikinis, the nearly 2 million people who packed the beach had brought Bibles, rosaries and crucifixes. They were pilgrims from all over the world who had come to greet Pope Francis on...

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Pope Francis waves from his popemobile as he arrives for a vigil with pilgrims in Rio de Janeiro
photo: AP / Nicolas Tanner

updated 26 Jul 2013; published 26 Jul 2013
3:18
Pope Francis in Copacabana: 'make Christ the center of your lives!'
updated 23 Jul 2013; published 23 Jul 2013
2:43
Brazil crowds greet Pope Francis in Rio de Janeiro
updated 28 Jul 2013; published 28 Jul 2013
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Pope Francis to youths: Be true 'athletes of Christ!'
updated 23 Jul 2013; published 23 Jul 2013
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Brazil crowds greet Pope Francis in Rio de Janeiro
updated 24 Jul 2013; published 24 Jul 2013
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Brazil crowds greet Pope Francis in Rio de Janeiro (World Youth Day 2013)
updated 24 Jul 2013; published 24 Jul 2013
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Pope Francis Big Mass on Rio Beach, Brazil (VIDEO)
Scores dead as Egyptian security forces open fire on supporters of Mohammed Morsi
Full Article The Miami Herald
27 Jul 2013

CAIRO -- Scores of people were killed and dozens more wounded Saturday in the worst violence in recent Egyptian history as police opened fire on supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi. The number of dead was impossible to confirm immediately as both Morsi supporters and the government offered widely different accounts.The Muslim...

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An Egyptian man identifies the body of a supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi injured who was killed in clashes with security forces at Nasr City, where pro-Morsi protesters have held a weeks-long sit-in, in a field hospital in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, July 27, 2013.
photo: AP / Manu Brabo

updated 29 Jun 2013; published 29 Jun 2013
3:57
SEE! Clashes in Egypt Kill One, Injure Scores Egypt Protests
updated 08 Jul 2013; published 08 Jul 2013
2:01
Gunmen on Cairo roof shooting at pro-Morsi protesters - Truthloader
updated 08 Jul 2013; published 08 Jul 2013
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Raw: 40 Reported Dead in Egypt Clashes
updated 05 Jul 2013; published 05 Jul 2013
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Four Killed As Soldiers Open Fire In Egypt
updated 09 Mar 2013; published 09 Mar 2013
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Protests in Egypt as football fans are sentenced to death
updated 06 Jul 2013; published 06 Jul 2013
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Dozens killed in Egypt clashes: Scores die as Muslim Brotherhood 'Friday of Rage' turns violent
Thousands Gather to Bury a Slain Tunisian Politician
Full Article The New York Times
27 Jul 2013

TUNIS — Several thousand demonstrators gathered here on Saturday for the funeral of a slain opposition politician in a show of force against the government, which many blame for the assassination. Supporters filled the tree-lined avenues here in downtown Tunis, the capital, as they followed the funeral cortege on foot to a hilltop grave in the...

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Tunisian women protects their faces from tear-gas while attending the funeral of slain opposition leader Chokri Belaid at el Jallez cemetery near Tunis, Friday Feb. 8, 2013.
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updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
0:59
Tunisia: funeral of assassinated MP Brahmi draws huge crowds
updated 28 Jul 2013; published 28 Jul 2013
0:43
Funeral of Murdered Tunisian Secular Leader: Latest assassination fuels popular anti-Islamist anger
updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
1:02
Emotions high at funeral of slain Tunisia opposition leader
updated 28 Jul 2013; published 28 Jul 2013
0:43
Opposition Politician Buried in Tunis Funeral of assassinated leader fuels growing anger
updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
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Protests at Funeral for Tunisian Opposition Politician
updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
1:52
TUNISIA opposition figures 'shot by same gun'
US says two Guantánamo inmates will be repatriated to Algeria
Full Article The Guardian
27 Jul 2013

First transfer of detainees in nearly a year intensifies calls for Obama administration to close camp completely It costs about $2.7m a year to keep one inmate in Guantánamo Bay. Photograph: Shawn Thew/EPA The Obama administration has said it plans to repatriate two inmates to Algeria from the detention center at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba, resuming...

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Detainees pray in the recreation area of Camp Four at Joint Task Force Guantanamo.
photo: US Air Force / U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gino Reyes

updated 13 Mar 2013; published 13 Mar 2013
18:40
As Gitmo Prisoners Revolt, Obama Admin Challenged on Indefinite Detention at OAS Hearing
updated 16 Dec 2009; published 16 Dec 2009
2:02
Transfer for Guantanamo detainees - 16 Dec 09
updated 08 Jan 2013; published 08 Jan 2013
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4 Years After Vow to Close Gitmo, Why Has Obama Signed NDAA Bill Barring Transfer of Its Prisoners?
updated 01 May 2013; published 01 May 2013
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GUANTANAMO BAY CLOSEING CALL ME MAYBE?, OBAMA TALKS ABOUT
updated 08 Aug 2012; published 08 Aug 2012
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US bargains with the Taliban.
updated 18 Jun 2013; published 18 Jun 2013
2:36
Speaking to family of Guantanamo 'indefinite detainee'
Mali votes for the future
Full Article Al Jazeera
27 Jul 2013

Bamako, Mali - Mali’s crucial presidential election on Sunday will take place in an atmosphere of hope but shaded by uncertainty. Uncertainty because since the end of military rule, Mali has held five elections. All had significant problems. More uncertainty because of the political turmoil that has plagued us for the past 20 months....

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Election workers are checked by United Nations peacekeepers before entering local election headquarters, in Kidal, Mali Saturday, July 27, 2013.
photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell

updated 25 Mar 2013; published 25 Mar 2013
2:43
Chavez's shadow hangs over Venezuela vote
updated 25 May 2012; published 25 May 2012
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VOA60 Africa
updated 25 Apr 2013; published 25 Apr 2013
0:31
UN votes to send peacekeepers to Mali
updated 23 Apr 2013; published 23 Apr 2013
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France votes to extend Mali mission
updated 02 Apr 2013; published 02 Apr 2013
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Nigel Farage - Germany, France and War in Mali
updated 19 Feb 2013; published 19 Feb 2013
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'EU troops seek to break Mali into pieces'
Muslim Brotherhood says at least 31 killed in Cairo attack
Full Article The Times of India
27 Jul 2013

CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood said at least 31 people were killed on Saturday when security forces opened fire on a protest by supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi in Cairo. "They are not shooting to wound, they are shooting to kill," Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad said. "The bullet wounds are in the head and chest." The...

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Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi throw stones at riot police during clashes at Nasr City, where protesters have installed their camp and hold their daily rally, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 26, 2013.
photo: AP / Khalil Hamra

updated 05 Jul 2013; published 05 Jul 2013
1:34
Three Mursi supporters reportedly shot dead at Cairo barracks protest
updated 21 Jul 2013; published 21 Jul 2013
4:36
Minister in Morsi's Government Filmed Beating Young Boy during Cairo Muslim Brotherhood Demo
updated 07 Jul 2013; published 07 Jul 2013
1:56
Cairo Coup Anger: Muslim Brotherhood leader tells Morsi supporters to defy Egyptian Army
updated 08 Jul 2013; published 08 Jul 2013
2:28
Egypt's Brotherhood alleges Cairo massacre
updated 08 Jul 2013; published 08 Jul 2013
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Muslim brotherhood accuses army of killing 42 Morsi supporters
updated 29 Jun 2013; published 29 Jun 2013
2:35
Muslim Brotherhood HQ torched in Egypt clashes
Police detain Spain train crash driver as suspect
Full Article The Associated Press
26 Jul 2013

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) -- Spanish police on Friday detained the driver of a train that crashed in northwestern Spain, lowered the death toll from 80 to 78 and took possession of the "black boxes" of the train expected to shed light on why it was going faster than the speed limit on the...

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In this photo taken on Wednesday July 24 2013, train driver Francisco Jose Garzon Amo is helped by two men as he is evacuated from the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
photo: AP / Xoan Soler

updated 26 Jul 2013; published 26 Jul 2013
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Train crash driver formally detained by police
updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
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Suspect Train Crash Spain : Police Detain Spain Train Crash Driver As Suspect!
updated 26 Jul 2013; published 26 Jul 2013
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Spain train crash: Police detain driver as suspect in hospital
updated 26 Jul 2013; published 26 Jul 2013
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Spain train crash driver detained as suspect in fatal accident
updated 26 Jul 2013; published 26 Jul 2013
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'Reckless' Train Crash Driver Held By Police
updated 26 Jul 2013; published 26 Jul 2013
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Police detain Spain train crash driver for 'recklessness'
Egypt crisis: Morsi accused of plotting with Hamas militants
Full Article BBC News
26 Jul 2013

Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is being held over allegations of links with Palestinian militants Hamas and plotting attacks on jails in the 2011 uprising, it has been announced. He is to be questioned for an initial 15-day period, a judiciary order said. The Islamist leader has been held as an undisclosed location since his removal by...

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Muslim protesters display posters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi during a rally in support of the toppled leader, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, July 26, 2013.
photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin

updated 26 Jul 2013; published 26 Jul 2013
2:23
Mohamed Morsy Under Investigation
updated 10 Jan 2013; published 10 Jan 2013
2:43
Pharoah Morsi Welcomes Zionist Delegation
updated 24 Jun 2012; published 24 Jun 2012
3:30
Morsi OFFICIALLY Declared Winner
updated 28 Jul 2013; published 28 Jul 2013
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Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Morsi charged over 2011 Hamas-aided Arab Spring jail break
updated 26 Jul 2013; published 26 Jul 2013
0:46
Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Morsi charged over 2011 Hamas-aided Arab Spring jail break
updated 26 Jul 2013; published 26 Jul 2013
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Hamas Spokesperson Condemns Egypt Move to Detain Morsi

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The Government is expected to take back control of the clean-up of nuclear waste at Cumbria's Sellafield, following a string of failures by a private sector consortium of US,...
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WASHINGTON -- As violence in Egypt turned increasingly deadly Saturday, Secretary of State John Kerry said the Mideast nation was at "a pivotal moment" more than two years since...
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South Sudanese men participate in the country's anniversary celebrations, at the John Garang mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan, Monday, July 9, 2012.
VOA News Fighting between rival Arab tribes in Sudan's long-troubled Darfur region has killed as many as 94 people. ...
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Pope Francis looks at his watch after arriving to the stage on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO — Organizers estimate that some 2 million people have come out to Copacabana beach for the final evening of World Youth day with Pope Francis. Francis headed into the final hours of his first international trip riding a remarkable...
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry
BOSTON — The wife of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has walked out of a Boston rehabilitation hospital after successful treatment for a seizure she experienced earlier this month. State Department spokesman Glen Johnson said Saturday that doctors...
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 28, 2010
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has said that Israel will free 104 Palestinian prisoners to coincide with the resumption of long-stalled peace talks. "I agreed to free 104 Palestinians in stages, after the start of negotiations and according...
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Coronaviruses
DUBAI (Reuters) - A Saudi man has died of the coronavirus Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the Saudi Health Ministry said on Saturday, raising to 39 the number of deaths from the SARS-like virus in the kingdom where it first emerged...
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In this Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 file photo, a Libyan man takes pictures of the courtyard of Abu Salim prison, in Tripoli, Libya. Human Rights Watch said it has uncovered evidence of a wider use of waterboarding in American interrogations of detainees than has been acknowledged by the United States.
More than 1,000 inmates, many convicted of serious crimes, have escaped from a prison in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, the country's prime minister confirmed....
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Italian Integration Minister Cecile Kashetu Kyenge speaks at a press conference in Rome, Friday, May 3, 2013.
The latest racist attack against Italy's first black minister Cecile Kyenge, pictured July 16, 2013, in which a banana was hurled at her during a rally, sparked outrage across the political spectrum. See Also The latest racist attack against Italy's...
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