They were laughing and cheering the savage and horrific murders of Israelis. A group of protesters who bill themselves as “Pro-Palestinian” are actually pro-Hamas supporters, say critics, who point to the inflammatory statements and signs that emerge from the demonstrations. “I am shocked to see here people on the streets …
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The United Nations is raising concerns about a surge of executions in Iran, according to a new report. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres brought concerns over the use of capital punishment in Iran to the UN General Assembly. A total of 419 people were executed by the Iranian government during the first …
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GENEVA – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is warning that public discussion of select details of the ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran will make it more difficult to reach a deal that prevents the country from developing atomic weapons. In comments to reporters in Geneva on Monday, Kerry said …
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RIO DE JANEIRO – The Brazilian lead investigator in the case of a religious sect leader sought on sex charges by the U.S. government says the support of a Brazilian woman described as a longtime friend helped him elude authorities in the middle of a manhunt. The chief of federal …
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SAO PAULO – A former executive of Brazil’s state-run energy company told a congressional panel on Tuesday that he began accepting bribes from some of the county’s top construction firms 18 years ago. According to federal prosecutors, the scheme involved the payment of at least $800 million in bribes and …
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – Egypt’s government announced Friday plans to build a new capital adjacent to Cairo, in a massive new project that in its first phase would cost $45 billion and take up to seven years to complete. Housing Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced the plan at the opening of …
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STOCKHOLM – Sweden’s Foreign Ministry says a Swedish national has been killed in the cyclone-ravaged Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. Ministry spokeswoman Victoria Bell on Tuesday said “we can confirm that a Swedish man in his 80s has died.” She said the circumstances of the man’s death are unclear and …
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CAIRO – An Egyptian court has acquitted ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s top security official of corruption charges. The verdict handed down by Giza Criminal Court on Thursday cleared former Interior Minister Habib el-Adly of all pending charges. He was expected to be released soon. El-Adly oversaw Egypt’s notorious police, known …
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LONDON – A Turkish opposition lawmaker said Sunday he is helping the families of nine British medical students and doctors believed to have crossed into Syria from Turkey. Mehmet Ali Ediboglu said the family members are at the Turkey-Syria border on Sunday trying to find the students. He said he …
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LE BOURGET, France – Here is a look at the short journey and violent end of the German budget airline flight that crashed into the French Alps with 150 people aboard, based on information from French accident investigators, government officials and the airline Germanwings, a subsidiary of Lufthansa: MONDAY, MARCH …
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