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Amnesty International report is filled with horrific abuses and killings by pro-Gaddafi forces as well as opposition fighters…
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Obama administration seeks tougher penalties for cybercrime, but legal experts warn that current, imprecise proposals could be too widely applied.
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Our list of the most seminal stories of the years after Sept. 11, the ones that reveal the reality about the attacks, the attackers and how our government changed in the post-9/11 era.
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A major inquiry into the most notorious case of detainee abuse by British soldiers in Iraq details a series of gruesome abuses by servicemen in a decorated and historic regiment.
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Lawyer seeks “justice” for Mauritanian man held in US military prison after “extraordinary rendition”.
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The explosion of America’s intelligence world after 9/11. We’ll look at security, civil liberties, and the cost of everything that’s now top secret.
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For Palestinians to recognize the Jewish state is to declare their surrender; to waive their group dignity.
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The Prosecutor General Office of Khuzestan Province in Ahwaz, Iran announced, in a press conference, that three people were hanged at Karoun prison in Ahwaz city, for sodomy on early Sunday morning, 4.9.2011…
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West Bank trade remains largely isolated from global markets due to restrictions imposed on the movement of goods, according to a July 2011 study by the UN Conference on Trade and Development.
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Under this proposed law … anyone who uses the Internet “to share or download music, movies, books, articles, etc. without paying copyright fees could be penalised, even with jail.”
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