John Kerry will deliver the first batch of declassified documents related to America’s role in Argentina’s 1976-83 military dictatorship, a seven-year period in which thousands of leftwing activists …
Brazil Senate committee clears way for Rousseff’s removal
A Senate impeachment committee voted on Thursday to put suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on trial in the full chamber for breaking budget laws, opening the way for her to be removed from …
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Syrian group demands exchange for bodies of Russian air crew
A Syrian group said on Thursday it had the bodies of five people shot down in a Russian helicopter and demanded the release of prisoners in exchange for the corpses. Source: Syrian group demands …
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Thailand Junta Seeks to Extend Its Power With Constitutional Referendum
Two years after seizing power, Thailand’s military junta will hold a national referendum Sunday on a new constitution that it casts as an essential step toward restoring democracy. But the junta has …
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Turkey Issues a Warrant for Fethullah Gulen, Cleric Accused in Coup
Turkey issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for Fethullah Gulen, a Muslim cleric based in the United States, who was accused last month of orchestrating a failed coup that aimed to topple the …
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Israel Charges Palestinian Employee of Aid Group With Funneling Funds to Hamas
Mohammad El Halabi, of World Vision’s Gaza branch, was said to have moved about $43 million over the past six years to the militant group’s military wing. Source: Israel Charges Palestinian …
China blames ‘dark shadow’ of the U.S. for Hong Kong independence push
Beijing has accused the U.S. of working with so-called separatists in Hong Kong and Taiwan to undermine China and plunge it into chaos. In a video posted online by the Chinese Supreme People's …
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China Sentences Hu Shigen, Democracy Advocate, to 7 Years in Prison
An advocate for democracy and religious freedom in China was sentenced to more than seven years in prison on Wednesday, the state news media reported, as the government continued its prosecution of a …
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Hong Kong Restricts Election Candidates, Renewing Fears of Lost Rights
Moves by the government of Hong Kong to bar candidates from a coming legislative election over the issue of independence from China have raised worries in this semiautonomous city about the …
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Tunisian president names technocrat as prime minister
Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi named a little-known technocrat as prime minister on Wednesday after parliament ousted Habib Essid in a vote of no-confidence over his handling of economic …
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