Numbers of Syrian refugees strain neighbouring countries
The United Nations refugee agency says the number of Syrians fleeing to neighboring countries is swelling, signaling what could be
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From Lance Armstrong to Russian Arctic Oil: From accountability to impunity
There is a golden thread that links Lance Armstrong, the disgraced American cyclist, to the Greenpeace climbers clambering about the
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Pussy Riot: Two wanted band members flee Russia to avoid arrest
The Russian punk band Pussy Riot says two members wanted by Russian authorities have fled the country to escape arrest. The feminist
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Shooting reported at New York’s Empire State Building
Several people have been wounded and one killed in a shooting incident outside New York City’s Empire State Building, in
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Update: Norwegian mass killer ruled sane, goes to prison
A Norwegian court has found confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik sane in the commission of twin attacks last July
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Lance Armstrong to be stripped of titles, banned from cycling
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said late Thursday it will strip famed cyclist Lance Armstrong of his titles and ban him
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Russia becomes 156th member of WTO
Russia became the 156th member of the World Trade Organization on Wednesday, following nearly two decades of negotiations. Russia was
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Foreign journalist killed, two others missing in Syria
A Japanese journalist who was traveling with Syrian rebels has died after being caught in gunfire, while two Alhurra TV
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Candidate’s rape comment rekindles US abortion debate
A U.S. Republican lawmaker’s statement this week that “legitimate rape” rarely causes pregnancy has pushed the abortion debate to the
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