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Aleppo Fighting Continues in Contravention of Cease Fire Agreement

Aleppo turning into massive quagmire for all sides as reports of fighting’s resumption leads to UN investigation Fighting Reportedly Resumes In Aleppo Hours After Ceasefire | MSNBC The ceasefire agreement gave opposition fighters an opportunity to leave Aleppo peacefully, using the southwestern flank toward and going towards the Syrian hinterlands still held by rebels along […]

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Poll Reveals Half of US Respondents See Utility in Torture

Poll reveals that employing torture against enemies may not be as taboo as previously thought The Case Against Torture | Op-Docs | The New York Times from New York Times Half of American respondents polled in a global survey by the United Nations revealed that they believed an enemy fighter could be tortured to extract […]

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Migrant Workers in Japan – Conditions Akin to Slavery According to UN Report

The Worst Internship Ever: Japan’s Labor Pains from VICE News In desperate need of unskilled labor, some firms in Japan are abusing its “guest worker” program by subjecting laborers to poor living conditions and pay One United Nations report called some of the conditions that migrant workers face in Japan akin to “slavery.” Low-pay, low-skill […]

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Cuba Decries Decades-Old United States’ Economic Sanctions

Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, spoke at the United Nations 69th General Assembly on Saturday, slamming the United States for its unilateral application of economic sanctions as an implement of foreign policy, decrying the five decades-old embargo the United States has on Cuban goods. The extraterritorial implementation of the US laws […]

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News Headlines March 11, 2014: Troops Amass in Russia and Ukraine, Saudi Arabia Wants Al Jazeera Closed, UN Warns of Food Shortages by 2050

Troops Amass Along Ukraine-Russia Border Saudi Arabi Threatens to Blockade Qatar Unless Al-Jazeera Is Closed Atheists in Iraq Fight for Religious Rights Air Malaysia May Have Veered Off Course for an Hour Before Disintegrating, According to Malaysian Officials Japan Seeks to Dump Nuclear Waste Water from Fukushima Russia’s Elite Likely to Escape Sanctions Stemming from […]

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Headline News: December 19, 2013 – Saab Wins Brazil Jet Contract Over US Firm, Hero in Iraq Sacrifices Himself to Save Pilgrims, UN GA Adopts Anti-Spy Resolution

Japanese School Cancels Exchange Program with California School Over ‘Comfort Women’ Monument Extreme Coupon Fan Uses Skills to Buy Over $2000 Worth of Food for Needy Families with Less Than a Dime Bitcoin Values Fall More Than 50% Following Closure of Exchange Based in China (PRC) Saab Wins Brazil Jet Deal Policeman in Iraq Sacrifices […]

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United States President Barack Obama Explains the US Position on the Syria Crisis

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Breaking News: United States President Barack Obama to Ask Congress for Authorization on Syria

United States President Barack Obama will ask the United States Congress for authorization for limited action against the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria for use of chemical weapons against both the insurgent groups in Syria as well as innocent civilians. The use of chemical weapons is considered morally repugnant by many nations of the world […]

News Headlines June 13, 2013

Edward Snowden Calls US Government a Bully for Seeking His Extradition from Hong Kong Protestors March in Russia Demanding Putin’s Resignation Democratic Party of Luxembourgh Demands Resignation of Entire Government Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan Warns Protests Will Be Over in 24 Hours Russia Floats Idea of Offering Edward Snowden Asylum Israel Pursuing Expansion of West […]

News Headlines June 8, 2013

Europeans Frightened by US PRISM Scandal, Urge Passage of New Laws Stockholm’s Male Train Drivers Wear Skirts to Beat Heat Australian Foreign Minister Says Julian Assange is ‘Of No Concern’ The Bilderberg Group Meets in London United Kingdom Beneficiary of United States’ NSA Prism Program Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talaal Sues US-Based Forbes Magazine for Understating His […]