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TEHRAN — A former president supported by Iran’s moderates and considered a founding member of the Islamic republic was disqualified Tuesday from running in the coming election, generating surprise and tension. In …Washington Post · 3 hours ago
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MUSCAT, Oman — Iran has sent soldiers to Syria to fight alongside forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and those of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militia, a senior State Department official said Tuesday. An …Washington Post · 1 hour ago
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BAGHDAD -- Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011: -May 21, 2013: Car bombing at a Sunni mosque kills at least 20 people. -May 20, 2013: A wave of attacks …The Miami Herald · 6 hours ago
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May 20, 2013 - South Korean Army soldiers patrol along a barbed-wire fence near the border village of the Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea.AP2013 May 19, 2013: A South Korean army soldier passes by a barbed-wire …FOX News · 23 hours ago
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says that a "special envoy" for leader Kim Jong Un has left for China. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said in a short dispatch Wednesday that the envoy was …Businessweek · 30 minutes ago
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Myanmar's government has made progress in reducing the recruitment of children into the armed forces but still needs to stamp out the practice. Ban's …Yahoo! News · 3 hours ago
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's leading polling group said on Tuesday it would fight to keep operating despite pressure to register as a "foreign agent" under what it calls a campaign by President Vladimir Putin to silence …Yahoo! News · 2 hours ago
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CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president signed a new tax law Tuesday that cuts the amount paid by poorer Egyptians in the latest move aimed at reforming the country's economy. The changes, which are more favorable than the …San Francisco Gate · 5 hours ago
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for "moral crimes" has risen by 50% in the last year and a half, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government's need to step …Los Angeles Times · 3 hours ago
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Tunisia's Islamist government has turned against the radical Ansar al-Sharia group. I think it is a healthy sign. Last week, the government banned Ansar from holding an annual conference to which the group had hoped to …Bloomberg · 3 hours ago
In-depth coverageRIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed five Yemenis convicted of crimes and displayed their bodies in public as a deterrent for future criminals, the government said. The Interior Ministry said the five …San Jose Mercury News · 6 hours ago
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PYONGYANG, North Korea, May 21 (UPI) -- A Chinese fishing vessel and crew seized by North Korea May 10 were released early Tuesday, a Chinese consular official said. The official told China's Xinhua News Agency …United Press International · 14 hours ago
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TIMIKA, Indonesia — Rescuers recovered another four bodies from a collapsed underground room at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the confirmed death toll to 21, mine officials said Tuesday.azcentral.com · 4 hours ago
In-depth coverageRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian report shows human rights abuses by the rival governments in the West Bank and Gaza are on the rise. The Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights said in its …San Francisco Gate · 8 hours ago
In-depth coveragePARIS (AP) - Paris police say Notre Dame Cathedral has been evacuated after a man committed suicide in the 850-year-old monument and tourist site. A police official says officers closed the cathedral to the public after …Indianapolis Star · 7 hours ago
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Pakistan Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif said an offer of peace talks from the country’s Taliban insurgents should be taken seriously to end militant violence that has ravaged the country for more than a decade.Bloomberg · 20 hours ago
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Supporters of an influential Pakistani political party took to the streets of Karachi on Monday to protest against cricket-hero-turned-politician Imran Khan, who has accused it of killing one of his …Yahoo! News · 1 day ago
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Officials say another Brazilian tourist has died of injuries sustained after a hot air balloon crashed to the ground, raising the number of tourists killed to 3. The balloon collided with another balloon …Businessweek · 12 hours ago
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ENUGU, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military said Tuesday that the West African nation would release some of the prisoners it has taken in the country's fight against Islamic extremists — including all the women now held in …San Francisco Gate · 4 hours ago
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Gap targeted by activists over Bangladesh, despite years of work in Haiti and Asia on corporate social responsibility. The fact they have been out front is why they're the focus, groups say. Protestors from the advocacy …USA Today · 3 hours ago
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