June 18, 2013
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EU defends the right to peaceful protest in Turkey
ISTANBUL — A senior European Union official on Friday criticized Turkish police’s harsh crackdown on protesters in the last week, telling an audience that included the prime minister that abusers s...
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Syrian troops press offensive
BEIRUT — Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah fighters pressed forward with their offensive in the country’s opposition-held heartland on Friday, taking two small villages and entering a third near a ...
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Putins attend ballet, then announce their divorce
MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin pulled off one of his most audacious pieces of stagecraft, attending a ballet with his rarely seen wife, then emerging smiling and announcing their marriage is over. The ...
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Associated Press Supporters of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan chant slogans upon his arrival at the Ataturk Airport of Istanbul today. Erdogan took a combative stance on his closely watched return to the country, telling supporters who thronged to greet him that the protests that have swept the country must come to an end.
Premier urges protests’ end
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s prime minister took a combative stance on his closely watched return to the country today, telling supporters who thronged to greet him that the protests that have swept the cou...
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Soldier pleads guilty in massacre of 16 Afghans
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — The American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians, many of them women and children who were asleep in their villages, pleaded guilty to murder Wednesday ...
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Syria army deals blow to rebels in key town
BAALBEK, Lebanon — Syrian troops and their Lebanese Hezbollah allies captured a strategic border town Wednesday after a grueling three-week battle, dealing a severe blow to rebels and opening the d...
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No sign of recovery for Eurozone
LONDON — Several economic figures for the 17 EU countries that use the euro all showed the same thing Wednesday — there's no sign of a recovery from recession. Eurostat, the European Union's sta...
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Associated Press German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle signs the Arms Trade Treaty on Monday at United Nations headquarters. More than 60 countries signed the landmark treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar global arms trade Monday. The United States announced it will sign soon, giving a strong kickoff to the first major international campaign to stem the illicit trade in weapons that fuel conflicts and extremists.
Over 60 countries sign treaty
UNITED NATIONS — More than 60 countries signed the landmark treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar global arms trade Monday and the United States announced it will sign soon, giving a strong kic...
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Associated Press A Palestinian child rides a bicycle near the Roman basilica and forum April 6 in the village of Sebastia near the West Bank city of Nablus. The ancient town of Sebastia is one of the greatest archaeological sites of the Holy Land, attracting tourists and pilgrims over the centuries with its overlapping layers of history dating back 3,000 years, but visitors who come to the site today will find it in a state of neglect.
Archaeological treasure hurt by politics
SEBASTIA, West Bank — The ancient town of Sebastia is one of the major archaeological sites of the Holy Land, with its overlapping layers of history dating back nearly 3,000 years. But today the hi...
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Hezbollah, Syrian rebels fight in worst clash in Lebanon
BEIRUT — Syrian rebels and Hezbollah guerrillas battled Sunday in their worst clashes yet inside Lebanon, a new sign that the civil war in Syria is increasingly destabilizing its fragile neighbor. ...
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