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International affairs, brain science research featured
Distinguished speakers covered international affairs and brain science research recently when American Friends of The Hebrew University presented its Ninth Annual Leadership Education Forum at the Four Seasons Hotel in Palm Beach. More than 250 people...Tags: Science and Technology, Barack Obama, Education, Israel, Science
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Syria, Israel exchange fire across cease-fire line
BEIRUT -- Syria said Tuesday that its forces had destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into Syrian territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, an account disputed by Israel, which said that shots were fired at a patrol inside Israeli-controlled...
Tags: Beirut (Lebanon), Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Rebellions, Israel Defense Forces, Israel
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Iraq car bombings leave dozens dead
BAGHDAD — Car bombs around Iraq killed at least 65 people Monday amid the worst wave of violence in the country since U.S. troops withdrew a year and a half ago. The attacks, which occurred along busy commercial streets in Shiite and Sunni areas,...Tags: Baghdad (Iraq), Politics, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Islam, Basra (Iraq)
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How Obama can rescue his candidacy
Here's the White House view of the current trilogy of so-called scandals: Republicans are trying to destroy President Barack Obama's second term by magnifying bureaucratic miscues and distorting policy realities. This isn't without some merit. On none...Tags: Richard Nixon, The New York Times, Taxation, Politics, Barack Obama
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Car bombs in Iraq kill at least 65 people
BAGHDAD -- Car bombs around Iraq killed at least 65 people Monday as the country's worst wave of violence since U.S. troops withdrew a year and a half ago continued. The attacks that occurred by busy commercial streets in Shiite and Sunni areas followed...
Tags: Basra (Iraq), Baghdad (Iraq), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Religious Conflicts
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Hunger strike, Yemeni dilemma could spur Guantanamo closure plans
A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than...
Tags: U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. Congress, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Human Rights, Credit and Debt
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Fighting homophobia by tracking down its source
As a journalist, I'm a big believer in free speech, but also in the idea that bigotry and wrongdoing are fair game for scrutiny. Regardless of your political leanings, it's fair to say that publicly ridiculing others in a confrontational and...
Tags: Twitter, Inc., Google Inc., Media Industry, Human Rights, Susan Rice
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North Korea missile launches follow months of threats [Timeline]
BEIJING -- North Korea's latest missile launch comes after months of fiery rhetoric directed against South Korea, Japan and the United States, including threats of an imminent nuclear war. The provocations eased with the conclusion of annual joint...
Tags: Weaponry, Defense, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Petroleum Industry
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Government forces in Syria attack rebel stronghold of Qusair
BEIRUT — Syrian government forces launched a long-planned offensive early Sunday on the strategic city of Qusair and neighboring rebel-controlled villages near the Lebanese border, with heavy shelling that began shortly after midnight, according...
Tags: Lebanon, National Government, Government, Rebellions, Bashar Assad
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Syria's Assad dubious of U.S.-Russia peace initiative
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad has expressed skepticism that a planned U.S.-Russian peace conference could help stop the bloodshed in his country, according to an interview published Saturday in an Argentine newspaper. The Syrian leader...
Tags: Russia, National Government, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Rebellions, Bashar Assad
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North Korea fires short-range missiles off east coast
BEIJING — North Korea fired three short-range missiles off its east coast Saturday, following through on months of threats to conduct a missile launch. The South Korean Defense Ministry reported that it detected two launches in the morning and...Tags: Weaponry, Seoul (South Korea), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, South Korea
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U.S. decries Russia weapons sale to Syria
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday condemned Russia's delivery of advanced antiship missiles to Syria and its buildup of warships in the eastern Mediterranean, arguing that the Kremlin's escalating support for its longtime ally in...
Tags: Russia, Weaponry, Suez Canal, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Joint Chiefs of Staff
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