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Istanbul Protests Continue
Post June 07 2013

Turkish Police Try to Keep Peace Amid Anti-Government Protests
A small demonstration of residents hoping to save a park from being destroyed has morphed into anti…
princeharry
Post May 16 2013

Unexploded Landmines Are Focus of Prince Harry’s Visit
Britain’s Prince Harry is in the United States hoping to draw attention to the worldwide problem of…
bangladesh_slideshow
Post May 08 2013

Popular Clothing Brands React to Bangladesh Tragedy
Representatives from 40 clothing retailers, including H&M;, Nike and Gap, met with the Bangladesh g…
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ALEPPO-MOSQUE
Post April 29 2013

Syria’s Use of Chemical Weapons Could Be “Game-Changer”
New allegations that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons against its people has forced Pres…
Cyber Attack On South Korea Traced To China
Post April 04 2013

South Korea Hit Hard by Massive Cyber-Attack
Published April 1, 2013 In today’s interconnected world, digital attacks on computer network…
obama-israel-trip-2013
Post March 21 2013

Obama Visits Israel and West Bank
Published March 21, 2013 President Barack Obama is in Israel this week, marking his first pr…
KenyaElection_blog_main_horizontal
Post March 07 2013

Kenyans Vote in Tense Presidential Elections
Millions of Kenyans stood in long lines March 4 to vote in the country’s first presidential electio…
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Post March 04 2013

How is the Pope Elected?
When 85-year-old Pope Benedict XVI announced on Feb. 11 that he was stepping down from the papacy, …
malala2_slideshow
Post February 14 2013

Malala Devotes ‘Second Life’ to Girls’ Rights
“Today you can see that I’m alive,” said Malala Yousafzai in her first interview since surviving a …
DRCONGO-UNREST
Post December 03 2012

African “World War” Flares in Congo
For the last two decades fighting in the Central East African countries of Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi …
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