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Astounding events over the last several weeks have once again put U.S. torture in the spotlight. Evidence of spying by the CIA on Senate staffers investigating the Agency provoked...
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In the Age of Obama, inequality is on the rise and austerity politics rages on. Obama could do more to improve the lot of those made worse off by these developments. But he really...
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This week US President Barack Obama addressed the UN General Assembly and the unintended irony in his speech would be humorous if it were not so cruel—and dangerous. Obama touched...

4 governors visit Afghanistan for terror briefings
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NEW YORK (AP) — Four U.S. governors made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Saturday as part of a delegation to receive counterterrorism briefings and greet troops stationed there. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, along with Brian Sandoval of Nevada,...
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This video image taken from Egyptian State Television shows 83-year-old former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak laying on a hospital bed inside a cage of mesh and iron bars in a Cairo courtroom Wednesday Aug. 3, 2011, as his historic trial began on charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters during the uprising that ousted him from office. The scene, shown live on Egypt's state TV, was Egyptians' first look at their former president since Feb. 10, the day before his fall when he gave a defiant speech refusing to resign.
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An Egyptian court is due to rule on the retrial of deposed president Hosni Mubarak on charges of corruption and killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising that toppled him. The court on Saturday will deliver its verdict on the...
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NEW YORKThe end of an era. The perfect script. Derek Jeter capped his Yankee Stadium farewell with a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning, the latest — and perhaps last — storybook moment of his charmed and illustrious career, to...
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Afghans carry the body of a suicide attack victim at the hospital in Maymana, Faryab province north west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012.
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KABUL: A major Taliban offensive in eastern Afghanistan over the past week has left up to 100 civilians and security personnel dead, 12 of them beheaded, officials said on Friday, as violence worsens with the withdrawal of US-led troops. This...
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A man walk past policemen standing guard near a road leading to the site of Thursday's explosion in Urumqi, China's northwestern region of Xinjiang, Friday, May 23, 2014.
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Up to 50 people, including 40 "rioters", have been killed in a number of explosions in China's Xinjiang province, officials have said. They said earlier that at least two people had been killed and many others injured in the blasts in Luntai county,...
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Palestine and Hamas Flags adorn the streets in the preparation of the anniversary of Hamas Islamic movement foundation in refugee camp of Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on December 10, 2011. Photo by AHMED DEEB/ WN
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Mohamad Torokman/Reuters Hamas and Fatah have agreed on a unity government to take over in Gaza. The two Palestinian factions announced the deal following a breakthrough Thursday in talks held under the auspices of Egypt's...
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb
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By now, you've probably heard something about Ello, the ad-free, invite-only, independent social network that has seemingly gone viral over the last week. The ad-free social network has quickly — and somewhat inexplicably — gained a reputation for...
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