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News Headlines for May 10, 2015: Afghan Leaders Shocked by Civil Protests, Raul Castro Likes the Pope, Russia and China Sign Internet Pact
Counting the Cost – Russia and China: Strategic allies? Egyptian mummy scheme discovered, Nepal earthquake family members trapped in Qatar, Stone-Age Englanders practiced cannibalism Afghan Religious Leaders Shocked by Civil Rights Protests in Kabul Raul Castro, Leader of Cuba: “The Pope’s so impressive, I may return to church.” UK Scientists Discover Some Egyptian Mummies Nothing […]
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UK Politics: Riots on Downing Street in Wake of Tory Victory in Commons Election
Protests outside Downing Street in wake of overwhelming Tory electoral victory in the House of Commons 2015 elections London: Anti-Cameron demonstrators clash with police Following Tory victory, Greens, Lib Dems, and Labour supporters protesting results The drama continues in the UK as the fallout from the 2015 House of Commons elections continues to settle in […]
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VICE News Coverage of the Baltimore Riots
Raw Coverage from the Streets of Baltimore from VICE News Two hours of raw video from Baltimore‘s riots from VICE News Cars burning, storefronts smashed in, people turning out in the streets in droves – it’s becoming an all-too-familiar scene in the United States these days it seems. Baltimore, Maryland’s riots rocked the DC-area and, […]
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Cease Fire Fails in the Ukraine, Fighting in Kiev Resumes As Protesters Seek End of the Yanukovych Regime
The domestic situation deteriorated further in the Ukrainian city of Kiev today as the truce between protesters and the government failed and fighting in the streets has resumed with increased intensity. Meanwhile, promised funds from the Russian Federation have not materialized, likely due to a lack of confidence in the Yanukovych government’s ability to maintain […]
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Headline News December 26, 2013: Edward Snowden Delivers Christmas Address, McDonalds Warns of the Perils of Fast Food, Anti-Government Protests in the Ukraine Turn Violent
Edward Snowden’s Christmas Address Says Current Surveillance Beyond That of Orwell’s 1984 McDonald’s Warns Its Employees About Fast Food Blogger in Saudi Arabia Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Antarctic Expedition Trapped, Sends Out Distress Calls for Help Report Alleges Israel Gives Advanced US Military Technology to the People’s Republic of China Antigovernment Protests Turn Violent […]
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Turkish PM Erdogan Declares Twitter a ‘Troublemaker’
Embattled Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared popular internet microblogging service Twitter a troublemaker in his latest round of anti-freedom salvos launched since the beginning of the riots in Istanbul. He declared the information being spread on the service lies and labeled Twitter an enemy of modern governments: There is a trouble called Twitter. […]
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Protests Over the YouTube Film Innocence of Muslims Continues Across the World
Angry protests over the YouTube video Innocence of Muslims continue throughout the world with a government minister in Pakistan offering a $100,000 award to anyone who kills the maker of the video.
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Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Seeks to Pass Global Blasphemy Laws
Following the riots in Egypt and elsewhere after the publication of a YouTube video defaming Islam, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation seeks to make blasphemy or insults against religion an international criminal offense. Secretary General of the OIC Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said that governments should “come out of hiding from behind the excuse of freedom of expression,” […]
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Egypt Orders the Arrest of U.S.-Based Coptic Christians Responsible for Controversial YouTube Video
Police in California have detained Nakoula Basseley Nakoula in connection with the controversial YouTube video “The Innocence of Muslims,” that has sparked riots and protests in Muslim countries throughout the globe. Egypt has also issued an arrest warrant for the controversial Florida preacher Terry Jones, famous for leading a ceremony to burn Qurans, who is […]
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