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Crackdown Continues in Syria

Posted August 20th, 2011 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
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Syrian security forces have killed at least two people in the central province of Homs. The deaths Saturday come a day after Syrian forced killed more than 28 people across the country. President Bashar Assad pushed ahead with his brutal crackdown despite assurances to the U.N. chief this week that the military operations have ended. […]

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New Museum Recalls US Internment of Ethnic Japanese in 1940s

Posted August 20th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
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A new U.S. museum recalls what life during World War Two for thousands of people of Japanese descent the American government interned in camps, out of fear that they might sabotage the country’s war effort. Within months of Japan’s surprise attack on (Pearl Harbor) Hawaii on December 7, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered nearly […]

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Libyan Rebels Seize Zawiya, Claim Full Control of Brega

Posted August 20th, 2011 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
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Western news agencies say Libyan rebels have taken control of the strategic western city of Zawiya, tightening a siege around Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s stronghold in the capital, Tripoli. Reporters who visited Zawiya on Saturday said rebels were occupying the central square and other positions formerly held by pro-Gadhafi forces, who continued shelling the city […]

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12 Militants Killed in Indian Kashmir

Posted August 20th, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
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At least 12 militants in Kashmir have been killed in a gunbattle between Indian troops and suspected rebels who crossed over from Pakistan. The Indian army says a clash Saturday along the de facto border that splits Kashmir between India and Pakistan has also killed at least one Indian army officer. Kashmir is divided between […]

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11 Militants Killed in Indian Kashmir

Posted August 20th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
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At least 11 militants have been killed in a gunbattle between Indian troops and suspected rebels who crossed over from the Pakistani-controlled section of Kashmir. The Indian army says a clash Saturday along the de facto border that splits Kashmir between India and Pakistan has also killed at least one Indian army officer. Kashmir is […]

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Iranian TV: 2 Americans Sentenced to 8 Years for Spying

Posted August 20th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
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Iranian state television says two Americans detained in the country since 2009 have been sentenced to eight years in prison for spying and illegal entry. The state television website said Saturday Americans Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal each received a five year sentence for the spying conviction and a three year sentence for illegal entry. […]

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Thousands Gather to Support Indian Anti-Corruption Activist

Posted August 20th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
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Thousands of people have gathered in central New Delhi to support an anti-corruption activist who has galvanized much of India against the government with his hunger strike. Anna Hazare, who continued to refuse food for the second day at a public venue, told supporters Saturday that he has lost more than 3 kilograms due the […]

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US Vice President Arrives in Chengdu

Posted August 20th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is visiting the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu following two days of high level meetings in Beijing. Biden arrived in the manufacturing hub in Sichuan province Saturday, accompanied by his grand-daughter and the new U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke. The U.S. vice president is scheduled to give a speech […]

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US Vice President Arrives in Chengdu

Posted August 20th, 2011 at 10:31 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is visiting the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu following two days of high level meetings in Beijing. Biden arrived in the manufacturing hub in Sichuan province Saturday, accompanied by his grand-daughter and the new U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke. The U.S. vice president is scheduled to give a speech […]

US Vice President Arrives in Chengdu

Posted August 20th, 2011 at 10:24 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is visiting the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu following two days of high level meetings in Beijing. Biden arrived in the manufacturing hub in Sichuan province Saturday, accompanied by his grand-daughter and the new U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke. The U.S. vice president is scheduled to give a speech […]

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