MOSCOW (Reuters) — The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child today urged Russia to end the forcible transfer of children from occupied areas
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Plea agreement may shorten further time at Guantanamo for 2 in connection with Bali bombings
HAVANA (AP) — A military panel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, recommended 23 years in detention Friday for two Malaysian men in connection with deadly 2002 bombings in
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Heavily armed Haitian gang surrounds hospital in capital and traps people inside
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A heavily armed gang surrounded a hospital in Haiti on Wednesday, trapping women, children and newborns inside until police rescued them, according
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UN says number of people killed, injured or kidnapped in Haiti rose 14% in recent months
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The U.N. said today that 1,860 people were reported killed, injured or kidnapped in Haiti from April to June, a 14% increase
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Cuba Ends Russia Trip With Agreements on Oil, Wheat and Renewed Tourism
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba said it is reaffirming its alliance with Russia through a series of agreements considered key for the island nation, including on
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Russian Foreign Minister Visits Cuba, Condemns U.S. Sanctions
HAVANA (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov condemned U.S. sanctions on Cuba on Thursday as he visited the island and met with top leaders,
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Only A Matter of Time Before Ordinary Russians Take Out Putin Like Gaddafi
MOSCOW — It’s nearly impossible these days to find a table in the Islamic coffee cafes and rooftop restaurants in the trendy Patriarshie Prudi quarter
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ICC Judges Issue Arrest Warrant For Putin Over War Crimes In Ukraine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant today against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for war
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Four Americans Missing, Feared Kidnapped In Matamoros, Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four U.S. citizens have been kidnapped after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros,
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Activists Call On Trinidad To Take Back Home-Grown Terrorists In Syria
PORT OF SPAIN — Human Rights Watch this week called on Trinidad & Tobago to repatriate more than 90 of its citizens who have been detained as
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