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ACLU sued the U.S. government
ACLU sued the U.S. government New York: The lawyer, John Mahoney; "lawsuit this time has a strong foundation, because it is likely wiretapping program unconstitutional. Recording all phone
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Dilemma Guantanamo: UN human rights declaration.
Dilemma Guantanamo: UN human rights declaration. Washington: Reuters reports, 41 prisoners were reportedly forced to eat by using a tube inserted into their nose to the stomach, because they have
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Golan incident: Netanyahu will snitch on Kerry
Golan incident: Netanyahu will snitch on Kerry Jerusalem: Benjamin Netanyahu. Austria refers to the decision, which was announced last Thursday (06.06.13), to withdraw 380 troops from the UN
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93000 people killed in Syrian conflict: United Nations
New York City :: NY :: USA | 6 days ago
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The United Nations says almost 93,000 people have been confirmed killed in the Syrian conflict, but the real number is likely to be far higher. The U.N. human rights office says it has confirmed the killing of 92,901 people between March 2011 and the
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4 new UNESCO World Heritage site
4 new UNESCO World Heritage site The World Heritage Committee will meet this week in Cambodia to consider the addition of another 32 sites to the World Heritage list of UNESCO. The
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Karzai, the Afghan peace in Qatar.
Karzai, the Afghan peace in Qatar. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, ultimately supporting the suggestion that the Taliban open an office in Doha, the Qatari capital. Karzai has previously opposed the
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Black family progress has stalled since controversial 1965 study, report says
Washington :: DC :: USA | 6 days ago
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Many of the same social problems highlighted in a landmark 1965 study on black family structure have only worsened over the last 48 years and are now causing similar hardship for white and Hispanic families. That's a major finding of a new report by
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Syria: Call For Access to 1.2 Million Stranded in Damascus
Damascus :: Syria | 6 days ago
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With United Nations-led convoys standing by to deliver urgent relief items, UN humanitarian agencies in Syria today reiterated their calls for immediate access to an estimated 1.2 million people in hard-to-reach areas of rural Damascus and elsewhere
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The cost of child labour
Suva :: Fiji Islands | 6 days ago
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Employment Samuela Namosimalua highlighted the issue of child labour in Fiji. "The consequences of child labour on the life opportunities of those affected are difficult to measure. No price can be placed on the cost of lost childhood, or the
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Myanmar readmitted to EU trade scheme
Brussels :: Belgium | 6 days ago
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Myanmar's membership of the scheme was withdrawn in 1997 due to concerns over the use of forced labour under the then-military junta. But the EU said the International Labour Organisation had last year reported "necessary improvements" to labour
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