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By , on June 16th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The crackdown came just two hours after Erdogan issued an ultimatum to protesters to leave Gezi Park, the epicentre of nationwide protests, ahead of a rally of his ruling party in the city on Sunday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> At least 25 people were killed in troubled southwest Pakistan yesterday when militants blew up a bus carrying women students and attacked a hospital treating survivors. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 14th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Myanmar’s President Thein Sein will visit Britain and France next month, an official said on Friday, as the international community continues to embrace his nation’s democratic reforms. Thein Sein will travel to up to four countries on his second trip to Europe in months, a government official said requesting anonymity. “Our President Thein Sein will visit about three or four countries in mid July…. he will visit the UK and Paris in France for sure,” a Myanmar government official told AFP, adding detailed information of who will accompany him has not been released. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 14th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> President Barack Obama has authorised sending US weapons to Syrian rebels for the first time, a US official said on Thursday after the White House said it has proof that the Syrian government had used chemical weapons against opposition forces fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 14th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Thirty-seven people remain missing after a ferry sank in the central Philippines on Friday, the coastguard said. Of the 57 onboard, 20 have been rescued from the MV Lady of Mount Carmel ferry after it went down near the central island of Burias, coastguard operations officer Ensign Criselda Boroais said. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 13th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A Muslim man whose attack on a Buddhist woman set off sectarian rioting in Myanmar’s northeast has been sentenced to 26 years in prison, a local politician said. The court sentenced 48-year-old Ne Win on Tuesday after he was convicted of attempted murder, causing serious injury and possession and use of illegal drugs, said National League for Democracy member Sai Myint Maung, who attended the trial. The rioting in Lashio in Shan state marked the extension of deadly anti-Muslim violence from areas in western and central Myanmar. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 11th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday agreed to meet with protest leaders whose mass anti-government demonstrations have rocked the country, in his first major concession since the deadly unrest began nearly two weeks ago. The surprise olive branch came as thousands again took to the streets of Istanbul and the capital Ankara, defying Erdogan’s threat that they would “pay a price” for the unrelenting unrest, the biggest challenge yet to his Islamic-rooted government’s decade-long rule. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 10th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The main opposition party in India was in disarray yesterday after its veteran leader, Lal Krishna Advani, resigned from top positions after the selection of a controversial figure to head its campaign at the next election. The Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been crippled by infighting among leaders, with several, including Advani, harbouring ambitions to be the next prime minister. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 10th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Large explosions heard at NATO command headquarters at Kabul International airport. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 9th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea: Rival Koreas will hold 2 days of senior-level talks in Seoul this week. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 9th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON — The Guardian, the British newspaper that revealed top-secret U.S. intelligence systems and programs, identified the source of the disclosures as a former 29-year-old CIA technical staff member who has worked at the National Security Agency as an employee of outside contractors. In an article on its website Sunday, the newspaper said Edward Snowden, 29, had asked the paper to reveal his identity and that he never planned to remain anonymous. The article said he was staying in a hotel in Hong Kong. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 9th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> MONTREAL (AP) — Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel wins Canadian Grand Prix. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 9th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON (AP) — Newspaper identifies source of US surveillance programs as intelligence agency contractor. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 9th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> For centuries, tycoons and adventurers alike have dreamed of building a canal through Nicaragua between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and riding a boom in international trade to new riches. Until now, however, all-comers were forced to admit defeat when faced with the sheer challenge of building a man-made river through dense, hilly jungle. Now, the old dream is attracting a new hopeful, and this time from the other side of the world. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 9th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Modi, chief minister of the thriving state of Gujarat for more than a decade, was chosen to head the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) election panel, despite opposition from some of his senior colleagues. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 9th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The new clashes raised pressure on Erdogan’s Islamic-rooted conservative government after he ordered an end to the protests, which have thrown up the fiercest challenge to his decade of rule. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 8th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Thousands of angry Turks took to the streets on Saturday to join mass anti-government protests, defying Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s call to end the worst civil unrest of his decade-long rule. From the early morning, protesters began arriving in Istanbul’s Taksim Square with food and blankets to settle in for a weekend of protests, adding to the growing tent city in nearby Gezi Park. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 6th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Malaysian police said yesterday they had detained more than 900 Myanmese in a security sweep after at least two were killed last week in clashes believed to be linked to sectarian violence back home. The two dead were probably Buddhists killed during a spate of violent incidents in Kuala Lumpur since May 30, said Amar Singh Ishar Singh, the Malaysian capital’s deputy police chief. He added that two other people were in critical condition and the attacks were “believed to be the result of violence in Myanmar”. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 6th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A suspected arson attack on a British mosque has intensified fears of a backlash against Muslims after a soldier was killed on a London street last month. Police said they were treating Wednesday’s mosque fire as suspicious and that the letters “EDL” had been scrawled on the side of the building. EDL is the acronym of the English Defence League, a far-right group that has held several protests in London and elsewhere since the murder. The EDL denied any involvement. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By Orly Halpern, on June 6th, 2013 "Following the decision, Muslim students can demand a mosque be built for them to pray on campus; the Christians will demand a church be built, and the Druze will demand a house of prayer for their faith.' –Israeli organization 'Ometz' slams Haifa University for also making Muslim and Christian religious days vacation days.
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Turkey police storm protest camp in Gezi park after Erdogan ultimatum
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