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Bahrain's 2-year-old uprising at crossroads
Bahrain's 2-year-old uprising at crossroads
Young men wearing masks lurk in the darkened alcoves of the old market in Bahrain's capital. "To victory," they whisper as they hand out pamphlets calling for greater rebellion after two years of nonstop unrest in the Gulf kingdom. In another part of the city, leaders of established Shiite oppositi

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Mexico seeks culprits in rape of 6 Spaniards
Mexico seeks culprits in rape of 6 Spaniards
Authorities have information they hope will lead them to the gang of armed, masked men who raped six Spanish tourists in the Mexican resort of Acapulco, the attorney general in the southern state of Guerrero said. The vicious, hours-long attack at a beach home on the outskirts of Acapulco before da

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Beating, torture fuel sense Egypt police unchanged
Beating, torture fuel sense Egypt police unchanged
The video outraged Egyptians, showing riot police strip and beat a middle-aged man and drag him across the pavement as they cracked down on protesters. The follow-up was even more startling: In his first comments afterward, the man insisted the police were just trying to help him. Hamada Saber's in

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Syrian opposition chief renews dialogue offer
Syrian opposition chief renews dialogue offer
The leader of Syria's main opposition group urged President Bashar Assad on Monday to respond to his offer for a dialogue, insisting he is ready to sit down with members of the regime despite sharp criticism from some of his colleagues. Mouaz al-Khatib, leader of the Western-backed Syrian National

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Ed Koch's coffin exits to 'New York, New York'
Ed Koch's coffin exits to 'New York, New York'
Ed Koch couldn't have chosen a more appropriate final farewell to New York City. An organist played "New York, New York," the iconic ballad made famous by Frank Sinatra, in a Manhattan synagogue Monday as the former mayor's oak coffin was carried past thousands of mourners, concluding a funeral tha

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Israeli, Palestinian schoolbooks flawed: study
Israeli, Palestinian schoolbooks flawed: study
A new study weighed in on one of the hot-button subplots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Monday, saying schoolbooks of both sides largely present one-sided narratives but rarely resort to demonization. Palestinians embraced the findings as a rejection of Israeli claims that their schoolbooks in

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Argentine princess's dad has dictatorship history
Argentine princess's dad has dictatorship history
Prince Willem-Alexander's ascension to the Dutch throne in April promises to be a shining moment on the world stage for his wife, Maxima, and her home country of Argentina. But there will be a glaring absence at the ceremony. Queen Beatrix's announcement this week that she'll step aside and let her

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NRA likens universal checks to gun registry
NRA likens universal checks to gun registry
The National Rifle Association's executive vice president continued to oppose background checks for all gun purchases despite polls indicating that most NRA members don't share his position. The NRA's Wayne LaPierre said on "Fox News Sunday" that background checks for all gun purchases would lead t

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Pakistan tries new way of tackling corruption
Pakistan tries new way of tackling corruption
Corruption is so pervasive in Pakistan that even Osama bin Laden had to pay a bribe to build his hideout in the northwest where he was killed by U.S. commandos. Ordinary Pakistanis complain they have to grease officials' palms to get even the most basic things done: File a police report when they h

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Ports, longshoremen avert strike
Ports, longshoremen avert strike
Port operators along the East Coast have reached a tentative deal on a new contract with the union for longshoremen, averting a possible strike that would have crippled operations at 15 ports, according to a federal mediator. The deal was announced late Friday in a statement from George Cohen, head

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'Last of Us' video game undeterred by violence
'Last of Us' video game undeterred by violence
The creators of "The Last of Us" aren't planning to tone down the post-apocalyptic video game's violent content, including a young, knife- and gun-wielding girl. Neil Druckmann, the game's creative director, said the developers at Naughty Dog in Santa Monica, Calif., won't alter "The Last of Us," w

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