US must release photos of Abu Ghraib detainees, federal judge rules
Full Article The Guardian
21 Mar 2015

Ruling gives the government, which has fought the case for over a decade, two months to decide whether to appeal before the photos could be released ...

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This 2003 file photo obtained by The Associated Press shows a detainee bent over with his hands on the bars of a prison cell at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, Iraq.
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Judge Orders Obama Release Abu Ghraib Child Rape Photos
updated 28 Aug 2014; published 28 Aug 2014
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SHOKING NEWS OF ABUSE N TORTURE ABU GARIB IN US PRISON: Judge Signals Photos Released
updated 08 Feb 2015; published 08 Feb 2015
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US defence contractor wants Abu Ghraib lawsuit scrapped
updated 23 Oct 2014; published 23 Oct 2014
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US Withhold Torture Photos - Oct 23, 2014
updated 29 Mar 2012; published 29 Mar 2012
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Free Stater questions jailing killers
updated 04 Dec 2012; published 04 Dec 2012
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FOX NEWS: Gitmo detainees headed to US
World powers to resume Iran nuclear talks next week
Full Article Al Jazeera
21 Mar 2015

The United States and Iran have broken off nuclear negotiations, setting up make-or-break talks next week for a deal providing long-term assurance to the world that Tehran cannot develop nuclear weapons. The sides were close to an agreement, a top Russian official said on Friday, when the talks between US Secretary of State John Kerry and the...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on March 18, 2015, in Lausanne, Switzerland, before they and their advisers resumed discussions about the future of Iran's nuclear program.
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updated 15 Jun 2014; published 15 Jun 2014
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Iran and world powers due to resume 'difficult' nuclear talks
updated 16 Mar 2015; published 16 Mar 2015
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US - Iran nuclear talks resume in Switzerland
updated 16 Mar 2015; published 16 Mar 2015
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Iran nuclear talks resume with time running out to reach framework deal
updated 19 Mar 2015; published 19 Mar 2015
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Iran's FM: Nuclear talks reach extremely complicated point
updated 23 Jan 2015; published 23 Jan 2015
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Iran-US nuclear talks resume in Switzerland
updated 18 Dec 2014; published 18 Dec 2014
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Nuclear Watch: World Iran and Western nations resume nuclear talks 12/17/2014
Is the tide turning against Boko Haram?
Full Article BBC News
21 Mar 2015

The Nigerian president is confident that the Islamist insurgents of Boko Haram are finally about to be decisively defeated. In an interview with the BBC, President Goodluck Jonathan said Boko Haram will be routed in one month. His bullish comments follow the news this week that Nigerian troops had finally driven Boko Haram militants from Bama in...

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Chadian soldiers display a Boko Haram flag for the benefit of the press in the Nigerian city of Damasak, Nigeria, Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Damasak was flushed of Boko Haram militants last week.
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updated 26 Feb 2015; published 26 Feb 2015
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Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan: Tide turned against Boko Haram
updated 05 Feb 2015; published 05 Feb 2015
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Chad forces mass on Nigeria border as France boosts fight against Boko Haram
updated 25 Feb 2015; published 25 Feb 2015
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BBC News-Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan: Tide turned against Boko Haram
updated 23 Feb 2015; published 23 Feb 2015
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Nigerian army retakes Baga town from Boko Haram
updated 06 Feb 2015; published 06 Feb 2015
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Will Chad’s Military Tip the Balance in Fight Against Boko Haram?
updated 20 Feb 2015; published 20 Feb 2015
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Nigeria says airstrikes have killed ‘large number’ of Boko Haram militants
Tunisia's Museum Attack One of Many Tipping Points
Full Article WorldNews.com
20 Mar 2015

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling The recent attack at the Bardo Museum in Tunisia's capital was just one of many tipping points in the north African nation's struggle towards democracy and a greater freedom.(1) Already, a radical change is more than just a possibility...it is a certainty. Tunisia's armed forces have been deployed...

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A policeman guard the entrance of the Bardo museum in Tunis, Tunisia, Thursday, March 19, 2015, as a a blood stain is seen at right, a day after gunmen opened fire killing over 20 people, mainly tourists.
photo: AP / Christophe Ena

updated 26 Mar 2012; published 26 Mar 2012
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Mark Dubowitz on Defcon 3
updated 25 Oct 2014; published 25 Oct 2014
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A Brazilian town split between Rousseff and Neves
updated 25 Oct 2014; published 25 Oct 2014
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Hong Kong protest site draws curious tourists
updated 27 Feb 2014; published 27 Feb 2014
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Court Orders YouTube To Remove Video Mocking Islam
updated 06 Nov 2010; published 06 Nov 2010
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Indonesia: Volcano "Blasts" Biggest in 100 Years! Many Dead !! Prophcey !!!
updated 29 Jan 2011; published 29 Jan 2011
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Egypt army tries to restore order
137 killed, 345 injured in suicide attacks on Yemen mosques
Full Article The Associated Press
20 Mar 2015

ADEN, Yemen (AP) -- A television network owned by Yemen's Shiite rebels says a total of 137 people were killed and 345 injured in quadruple suicide bombings that hit a pair of mosques controlled by the rebels in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital. Al-Masirah TV raised the death toll on Friday hours after the attacks, making it the deadliest violence to hit...

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People stand amid bodies covered with blankets in a mosque after a suicide attack during the noon prayer in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, March 20, 2015
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updated 20 Mar 2015; published 20 Mar 2015
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Scores killed in suicide attacks on Yemen mosques
updated 20 Mar 2015; published 20 Mar 2015
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ISIS news: Deadly attacks in Yemen kill 126, suicide bombers target Shi'ite mosques in Sanaa
updated 20 Mar 2015; published 20 Mar 2015
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Scores Killed, Up To 200 Injured In Yemen Mosque Attacks
updated 20 Mar 2015; published 20 Mar 2015
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Yemen Crisis: More Than 126 Killed, Over 250 Injured in Sanaa Attacks
updated 20 Mar 2015; published 20 Mar 2015
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Yemen crisis: 100 Killed in Suicide attacks on Sanaa Mosques
updated 20 Mar 2015; published 20 Mar 2015
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Yemen crisis - Dozens die in suicide attacks on Sanaa mosques

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Yuan, Renminbi, and China
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Palm Beach Post
You may have noticed that the Chinese currency is sometimes called the yuan and sometimes called the renminbi. Which one is correct? Both! Renminbi is the...
Two months after attack, splits at Charlie Hebdo over money
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Two months after the jihadist attack in which staff at the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo were murdered, a split has emerged in the newsroom over the nearly 30 million euros...
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US evacuates 100 special forces from Yemen airbase
File - A Yemeni soldier checks a vehicle at a checkpoint in a street in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, May 12, 2014. A suspected U.S. drone strike in southern Yemen killed seveal al-Qaida militants on Monday, military and security officials said.
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Al Jazeera
The United States is evacuating its remaining 100 special operations forces from Yemen amid the deteriorating security situation in the country, local sources have told Al Jazeera. The troops, who conducted counterterrorism operations against...
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Indian troops kill 2 pro-independence fighters in Kashmir
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Press TV
India's government troops have killed two pro-independence fighters in the Indian-controlled Kashmir after the fighters launched an attack against an army post in the disputed Himalayan region. Indian security officials,...
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Jailed Kurdish leader Ocalan urges fighters to abandon arms
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Imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan on Saturday renewed a call for his fighters to end their armed struggle against Turkey, part of efforts toward a peaceful resolution of a decades-long insurgency that has killed tens of thousands of...
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Terror attack in Samba, two militants killed
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The Hindu
Militants struck again for the second time in as many days when two of them opened fire at an Army camp on the Jammu-Pathankot Highway in Samba district on Saturday and were killed in the counter attack. The militants opened fired and lobbed grenades...
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US, Iran cite progress in nuke talks, though deal is unclear
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Times Union
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The United States and Iran reported significant progress Saturday toward a nuclear agreement, with the Iranian president declaring a deal within reach. America's top diplomat was more reserved, leaving open whether world...
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After Cyclone Pam, Vanuatu revives, rebuilds and rethinks
Tropical Cyclone Pam : Downtown Port Vila. Impassable in some areas.
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The Associated Press
EFATE, Vanuatu (AP) -- The roof from what was once the home of principal Melizabeth Uhi and her staff is now folded over branches high in the trees that border her school. She's now living with two other staff members in the only classroom that's...
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Pope rails against crime and corruption in southern Italy
Pope Francis celebrates a Mass in Sibari, southern Italy, Saturday, June 21, 2014
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Reuters
NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) - Pope Francis visited one of Naples' most violent and drug-infested neighborhoods on Saturday and urged residents not to let organized crime and corrupt politicians rob them of hope. Francis, on a day-long trip to the...
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