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(Photo: US Coastguard / U.S. Coast Guard photo/Lt. John Titchen)Immigration Debate Tightly Controlled By Key Senators
(MIDWAY ATOLL) -- Rear Adm. Manson K. Brown (second from right) and Congresswoman Mazie Hirono (center) receive a brief by Coast Guard C-130 long-range search plane aviators, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009.Hirono accompanied Brown, the commander of the Fourteenth Coast Guard District, to the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to learn more about the Coast Guard's role in fisheries enforcement.(U.S. Coast Guard photo/Lt. John Titchen) (629684) ( Midway )...Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin)Two child limit imposed on Myanmar's Rohingya
Burmese Rohingya refugees are seen on a bus as they arrive for demonstration outside the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008....Full Story

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Syrian Army and Hezbollah Step Up Attacks on a Rebel Stronghold
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Syrian government and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah intensified their assault on Syrian rebels in the town of Qusayr on Saturday, unleashing the heaviest shelling since the battle began a week ago, Syrian antigovernment activists said. | ...Full Story
Gay rights activists in historic march in Kiev
AROUND a hundred gay rights activists marched in Ukraine today despite fears of violence. | It marked the first gay pride event in the ex-Soviet country, where homophobia is widespread and socially accepted. | “This can be considered a historic day,” Elena S...Full Story
US push on Myanmar enters new phase
WASHINGTON — After a landmark visit by Myanmar’s leader, the United States is looking to a new phase of greater cooperation to encourage reform with the former pariah state as it runs out of major symbolic steps. | President Thein Sein, a former general who startled...Full Story
Kerry Presses Nigeria on Human Rights
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Making his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as secretary of state, John Kerry urged Nigeria on Saturday to uphold human rights as it steps up its fight against Islamic extremists. | Connect With Us on Twitter | Follow @nytimesworld for interna...Full Story
Russian suicide bomber blows herself up
A female suicide bomber identified as a widow of two killed Islamists blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 12, including two children and five police officers, police said. | The bomber detonated an explosives-laden be...Full Story
Kerry makes 1st official sub-Saharan Africa visit
Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and Sout...Full Story
Hezbollah Chief Confirms Fighting in Syria
The chief of Lebanon&aposs Hezbollah says his group will not stand by while the neighboring government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is attacked. | Hassan Nasrallah said in a speech Saturday Hezbollah was fighting in Syria to protect Lebanon from the threat of ra...Full Story
Panh's The Missing Picture wins Cannes UCR prize
Other winners include Omar, Stranger By The Lake, La Jaula De Oro and Fruitvale Station. | The Un Certain Regard prize for Cannes 2013 has gone to Rithy Panh’s The Missing Picture (Cambodia/France). | The hybrid documentary about Panh’s adolescence in a Khmer Rouge ...Full Story
Hezbollah chief admits and defends group’s involvement in Syrian war
BEIRUT — The leader of the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah said Saturday that Syria cannot be allowed to fall into the hands of enemies, as he defiantly justified sending his fighters to support President Bashar al-Assad’s government. | In a televis...Full Story
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Hezbollah leader Nasrallah vows victory in Syria
Joy Online The leader of the Lebanese Shia militant Hezbollah movement, Hassan Nasrallah, has promised his supporters they will prevail in Syria, where they are backing President Bashar al-Assad. | "This battle is ours... and I promise you victory," he said. | ...
Kerry, In Africa, Presses Nigeria On Human Rights
Dayton Daily News c.2013 New York Times News Service | ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Making his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as secretary of state, John Kerry urged Nigeria on Saturday to uphold human rights as it steps up its fight against Islamic extremists. | “O...
'Bastar Tiger' Mahendra Karma was on Maoist hit list
The Times Of India RAIPUR: Senior tribal Congress leader Mahendra Karma, who was killed in the Naxalite attack in Chhattisgarh's Bastar, had been one of the most prominent anti-left wing extremism activist in the country. | Prominently known as the "Bastar tiger", Karm...
Syrian opposition resumes tough talks on unity for peace push
Canoe By Khaled Yacoub Oweis, Reuters | Syria’s opposition resumed talks on Saturday aimed at closing their fractious ranks, crucial to launching an international peace conference, and government forces pressed an onslaught on a rebel-held town to tr...
Kerry makes 1st official sub-Saharan Africa visit
STL Today Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions be...
Amnesty International blasts China on Tibetan human rights issues (Video)
The Examiner In its Annual Report 2013 on the State of the World's Human Rights which was released Thursday, Amnesty International said Chinese authorities maintained a “stranglehold on political activists, human rights defenders and online activists, subjectin...
2-child limit for Muslims in parts of Myanmar
Chicago Sun-Times YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Authorities in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists in the area and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing in the afterma...
Syrian opposition resumes tough talks on unity for peace push
Toronto Sun ISTANBUL -  | Syria’s opposition resumed talks on Saturday aimed at closing their fractious ranks, crucial to launching an international peace conference, and government forces pressed an onslaught on a rebel-held town to try to gain ...
Female suicide bomber injures 12 in Russian region
Chicago Sun-Times MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — A female suicide bomber identified as a widow of two killed Islamists blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 12, including two children and five police officers, police sa...
Kerry: US Wants to Protect Human Rights in Nigeria
Voa News U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has called on Nigerian authorities to ensure their security forces do not trample on human rights during the government&aposs fight against Boko Haram militants. | In Ethiopia for a summit commemorating the African...
Marine Corps Recruit Letter Claims Boot Camp Instructors Hurl Anti-Gay Slurs, Call Recruits 'Faggots'
Huffington Post A copy of a letter reportedly sent by a Marine Corps recruit raises new concerns about a culture of homophobia in the military, despite the 2011 repeal of the so-called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy that previously had banned gays from servin...
Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayern Munich live
CNN May 25, 2013 -- Updated 1543 GMT (2343 HKT) | 0 | Comments » | SHARE THIS | Part of complete coverage on | Football Focus | Join the CNN Football Club! | Be part of CNN's coverage of European Champions League matches and join the social debate....
Syrian regime fights for strategic Qusair area
France24 Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday made a fierce attempt to capture more rebel territory around the strategic town of Qusair, near the Lebanese border. Activists reported heavy shelling and estimated at least 22 killed. | By...
Kerry criticizes Nigeria on human rights
North Jersey (c) 2013, The Washington Post. | ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Nigeria has the right to defend itself against an Islamic terrorist group threatening the country's north, but it must not condone human rights violations committed by its own forces fighting...
Widow injures at least 18 with Dagestan suicide bomb
France24 The widow of two Islamic radicals killed by security forces on Saturday exploded a suicide bomb in Russia’s troubled southern region of Dagestan, injuring at least 18 people. | By News Wires (text) |   | A female suicide bomber blew herself up...
Female suicide bomber injures 18 in Russian region
The Guardian ARSEN MOLLAYEV | Associated Press= MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, authorities said. T...
Kerry makes 1st official sub-Saharan Africa visit
U~T San Diego ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the comi...
Kerry makes 1st official sub-Saharan Africa visit
Philadelphia Daily News Travel Deals | $59* & up -- Nationwide Fall Fare Sale, One Way |   | See all travel deals » | BRADLEY KLAPPER , The Associated Press | Posted: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 10:54 AM | ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Making his first official trip to sub-...
Hezbollah, Syrian government forces push for advance in Qusair
The Star BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah launched a fierce campaign to seize more rebel territory in the border town of Qusair on Saturday, sources on both sides of the conflict said. Army soldiers open a...
Kerry makes 1st official sub-Saharan Africa visit
The Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the com...
Kerry: Nigeria Working to Stop Abuses by Security Forces
Voa News ADDIS ABABA — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Nigerian authorities are working to stop human rights abuses by security forces in their fight against Boko Haram militants. The U.S. top diplomat made the remarks in the Ethiopian capital, Addi...
Over 260 mn victims of caste-based discrimination
Zeenews United Nations: More than 260 million people across the world are still victims of human rights abuses due to caste-based discrimination, a group of independent experts appointed by the UN warned on Saturday and asked South Asian countries to strengt...
Does Academic Freedom Give Professors the Right to Teach Whatever They Want?
Huffington Post University faculties enjoy a form of freedom of speech called academic freedom that you will not find in any other institution. However, it is not enshrined in law but is rather the product of historical tradition, enforced not only by the courts but...
Female suicide bomber injures 18 in southern Russia
CBC A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, police said. The attacker was later identified as a widow of two Islamic radicals ki...
Female suicide bomber kills herself, injures 12 in Dagestan
New York Post Online MAKHACHKALA, Russia — A female suicide bomber identified as a widow of two killed Islamists blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 12, including two children and five police officers, police sai...
2-child limit for Muslims in parts of Myanmar
Stars and Stripes YANGON, Myanmar -- Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists in the area and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing in the aftermath of se...
Female suicide bomber and widow of two Islamist radicals injures 12 in Dagestan region of Russia 
New York Daily News MAKHACHKALA, Russia — A female suicide bomber identified as a widow of two killed Islamists blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 12, including two children and five police officers, police said. |...
Female suicide bomber injures 18 in Russian region
Houston Chronicle MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, police said. The attacker was later identified as a wid...
Africa celebrates progress and 50 years of 'unity'
The Times Of India ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia): African leaders on Saturday opened extravagant celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the African Union, with the continent's myriad problems set aside for a day to mark the progress that has been made. | African Union chair...
Stockholm Riots Leave Sweden's Dreams Of Perfect Society Up In Smoke
Business Insider A week of disturbances in Sweden's capital has tested the Scandinavian nation's reputation for tolerance, reports Colin Freeman | LIKE the millions of other ordinary Swedes whom he now sees himself as one of, Mohammed Abbas fears his dream society is...
Female suicide bomber injures 18 in Russian region
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Female suicide bomber injures 18 in Russian region
Philadelphia Daily News Travel Deals | $59* & up -- Nationwide Fall Fare Sale, One Way |   | See all travel deals » | ARSEN MOLLAYEV , The Associated Press | Posted: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 9:41 AM | MAKHACHKALA, Russia - A female suicide bomber blew herself up in...
Female suicide bomber injures 18 in Russian region
Boston Herald MAKHACHKALA, Russia — A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, police said. The attacker was later identified as a widow of...
Female suicide bomber injures 18 in Russian region
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Female suicide bomber injures 18 in Russian region
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