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Russia Hosts Talks with Syrian Opposition

Posted July 10th, 2012 at 11:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is set to host talks Wednesday with the head of the Syrian National Council, the main opposition group to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. Diplomats say Russia – a main ally of Mr. Assad – has also circulated new draft U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a three-month extension of […]

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Nigeria’s Christian Leader Criticizes US Decision On Islamist Group

Posted July 10th, 2012 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
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The head of Nigeria’s Christians says the U.S. decision last month to declare only three Boko Haram leaders as terrorists does not go far enough. Ayo Oritsejafor, president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, told a U.S. congressional committee Tuesday that refusing to list the whole group as a foreign terrorist organization was equivalent to […]

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Bosnia Marks 17th Anniversary of Srebrenica Massacre of Muslims

Posted July 10th, 2012 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday marks the 17th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys at the hands of Bosnian Serb forces. People from across the nation and elsewhere are gathering near the eastern Bosnian town — the site of Europe’s worst case of mass murder since World War II. The central event […]

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Man Finds Millions of Dollars in Baseball Cards in Attic

Posted July 10th, 2012 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
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People spend their lives dreaming of buried treasure right in their own backyards. That dream just came true for Karl Kissner, a restaurant owner in the small midwestern town of Defiance, Ohio. Cleaning out his late grandfather’s attic, Kissner opened a dirty cardboard box to find it filled with old baseball cards in near-mint condition. […]

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Russian Parliament Approves WTO Membership

Posted July 10th, 2012 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Russia’s lower house of parliament has approved the country’s entry into the World Trade Organization, a longtime goal of Kremlin leaders. When the upper house passes the bill and President Vladimir Putin signs it, Russia will officially become a WTO member 30 days after that. Joining the WTO has been a major goal for Russia […]

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Bosnia Marks 17th Anniversary of Srebrenica Massacre

Posted July 10th, 2012 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Bosnia-Herzegovina is set to mark the 17th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre of thousands of Muslim men and boys at the hands of Bosnian Serb forces. People from across the nation and elsewhere are gathering near the eastern Bosnian town where the central commemoration is to take place Wednesday. The central event will be the […]

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Annan: Iran Must Be Part of Solution in Syria

Posted July 10th, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
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United Nations envoy Kofi Annan says Iran must be part of the solution in Syria. Mr. Annan held talks in Tehran Tuesday with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi as part of Mr. Annan’s efforts to rescue his moribund peace plan for Syria. Mr. Annan said his presence in Tehran proves Iran has a positive […]

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New Fighting in DRC Sends Refugees Spilling Into Uganda

Posted July 10th, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
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The sounds of shuffling feet and the occasional wheelbarrow fill the air on the road to Goma, with hundreds of civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo fleeing new fighting between rebels and the Congolese army. Many of them carry all they own on their backs as they pass government troops, and eventually United Nations […]

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Egypt’s Top Court Rules Against President’s Parliament Recall

Posted July 10th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Egypt’s highest court has overruled President Mohamed Morsi’s decision to recall the Islamist-led parliament that was dissolved by the nation’s military leaders last month. A judicial source said the ruling came hours after Egypt’s Islamist-led lower house of parliament reconvened briefly Tuesday in defiance of orders by the country’s military and Supreme Court. President Morsi […]

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Euro Finance Ministers Agree to $37 Billion for Spanish Banks

Posted July 10th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Eurozone finance ministers have agreed to a $37 billion bailout for Spain’s ailing banks. Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker said Tuesday the money should be available by the end of the month pending final approval of the deal. Spain has asked for $125 billion in aid as its borrowing costs have soared. Officials said Tuesday the […]

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