Obama and Putin spar over Ukraine violence
“US president says Russia acts like ‘bully’ in Ukraine, prompting the Russian leader to accuse America of ‘hypocrisy’.” US President
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Bomber targets renegade Libyan general
“Khalifa Haftar’s spokesman says the general was not hurt in the attack on his home in Benghazi by a suicide
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Six arrested in Cameroon over Chinese worker abductions
Six people have been arrested over the kidnapping of 10 Chinese workers in northern Cameroon, two officials have told AFP,
Read MoreSouth Africa Mine Official, Union Say Strike Could End Soon
South Africa’s new mining minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi said he hoped to resolve the strike in the platinum sector this week,
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Obama: US Stands With Ukraine Against Russia’s ‘Dark Tactics’
U.S. President Barack Obama said the world must “stand with those who seek freedom,” as he drew parallels between reforms
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Yemeni security forces kill two Al-Qaida militants
The Yemeni security forces clashed with suspected al-Qaida gunmen at a military checkpoint in the southeastern province of Hadramout on
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Security Crackdown Takes Place in Beijing on Tiananmen Anniversary
Chinese police filled Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Wednesday, the 25th anniversary of the deadly crackdown of student-led demonstrations there. Watchful
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U.S. war on coal driven by deceptive language
Tom Harris University of Florida Linguist M.J. Hardman tells us (“Language and War”, 2002) that “Language is inseparable from humanity
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Obama to Meet Ukrainian President-Elect
President Barack Obama is set to meet Wednesday in Poland with Ukraine’s next leader, Petro Poroshenko, in a show of
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Ukraine women’s battalion mans barricades
“Pro-Russia brigades of female fighters have erected checkpoints and seized much of eastern Luhansk region.” On the morning of April
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