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Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive womens law
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women's rights in the conservative Muslim country since the Islamist Taliban was toppled over a decade ...
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Rome protest turns up heat on new PM Letta
1 of 2. Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta attends a news conference with European Parliament President Martin Schulz (not pictured) at Chigi palace in Rome May 10, ...
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Facebooks first year on Wall Street
Facebook's May 18, 2012, IPO, which valued the company at a whopping $104 billion, was more than just a stock offering -- it grew into a cultural and financial phenomenon. But as launches go, this one was a misfire. A software glitch at Nasdaq delayed the IPO by 30 minutes. Worse, investor demand underwhelmed. After pricing at $38, Facebook shares barely got off the ground to close at ...
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For GOP scandals could be an electoral plus - or minus
As the Obama administration grapples with a series of recent controversies within its ranks, political observers in Washington have begun to calculate their potential political impacts. But while many Republicans believe the scandals could prove a boon to the party's prospects in the 2014 midterm elections, they it's equally important not to "overreach" on the issue -- and ...
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Nigerian warplanes strike Boko Haram camps
Nigerian officials say warplanes have struck Boko Haram camps in the northeast in a major offensive against the group's fighters.Troops used jets and helicopters on Friday to hit targets in their biggest military campaign since Boko Haram launched a revolt almost four years ago. The air raids, which began after President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in the states of ...
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The Next Scott Brown
Bay State Republicans are hoping for a replay of the last Senate special election, in early 2010, when their nominee Scott Brown shocked the political world by defeating Democrat Martha Coakley, a veteran of statewide politics who had been thought a shoo-in. Coakley wasn't a terrible candidate, but she ran a bad campaign, and Brown took advantage of the growing dissatisfaction with Barack ...
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Israeli restaurateur goes viral with online meltdown
An explosive American TV appearance by an Israeli expat and his wife, and their subsequent aggressive online reaction, have gone viral and made headlines in the US news. Samy and Amy Bouzaglo let rip at critics in a spectacularly public fashion after they and their restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona was panned by Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares reality show. Ramsay had few good ...
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Tory politician David Chaplin turns up to council meetings dressed as a woman called Jane
The 65-year-old said he was now called Jane and was undergoing hormone replacement therapy.Miss Chaplin, as she is now known, has asked staff and colleagues at Wellington town council in Shropshire to refer to her as a ...
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EU vows to ban jugs and dipping bowls from restaurants to protect customers
The controversial move means that customers will now only be able dip their bread or garnish their food using oil from non-refillable and labelled ...
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Alton Towers new roller coaster BREAKS DOWN leaving Tinchy Stryder and Towies Jessica Wright disappointed
It's Fault-on Towers! New roller coaster BREAKS DOWN on opening ride, leaving guests which included Tinchy Stryder and TOWIE's Jessica Wright ...
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Chloe Johnson British girl 6 drowns in hotel swimming pool in Sharm el-Sheikh
'The British Consulate were immediately informed and they are now working with our dedicated resort team in Egypt, to offer every assistance possible to the family in ...
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Nigeria kidnap victim Chris McManus executed in toilet with British special forces just yards away
Executed in a toilet with British special forces just yards away: Horrendous death of construction worker held hostage in Nigeria recounted to family at ...
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Deadly Iraq violence spills into fourth day
Deadly violence in Iraq has spilled into a fourth day, with reports that seven more people have been killed and three more injured, amid fears over a new round of sectarian bloodshed. Two police officers were killed on Saturday after an improvised device exploded at a federal police base south of Mosul, a mainly Sunni Muslim area in the country's north, Al Jazeera's Omar Al Saleh, ...
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Daily life Hunger strikes sprays of filth
>Editor's note: This story contains graphic language that some readers may find offensive. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (CNN) -- For the 160-plus inmates at the US prison camp here, each sunrise brings a new day that most would rather starve than endure. For the American troops who guard them, each day brings a daily rain of obscenities and filth -- sometimes physical as well as verbal. More than a ...
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Opinion Stop force-feeding close Gitmo
>Editor's note: Vince Warren is the executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, a nonprofit legal and educational organization that works to protect rights guaranteed by the US Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. CCR represented clients in two Guantanamo Supreme Court cases and coordinates the work of hundreds of pro bono attorneys representing ...
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Syrian rebels claim Assad chemical weapons use
The Syrian opposition claimed on Saturday that the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad used chemical weapons in Damascus and in the northern Syrian city of Saraqeb, Israel Radio reported quoting Saudi owned Al-Arabiya news network. Al-Arabiya reported that the dozens of people wounded in the attacks were suffering from breathing difficulties, the radio said. The ...
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Cheznye Emmons British backpacker 23 dies after drinking poisoned alcohol in Indonesia
Cheznye Emmons, 23, was served the deadly spirit while visiting an orangutan sanctuary in the jungle of Indonesia as part of a trip around south-east Asia with boyfriend Joe Cook, ...
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Madeleine McCann Possibility Maddie is still alive as Scotland Yard identify 20 new suspects
'There is a possibility she is still alive': Scotland Yard identify 20 new suspects in hunt for Madeleine McCann - but Portuguese will not re-open ...
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North Korea
>Are you from South or North Korea? Send us your experiences.(CNN) -- North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, Yonhap ...
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North Korea
>Are you from South or North Korea? Send us your experiences.(CNN) -- North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, Yonhap ...
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North Korea
>Are you from South or North Korea? Send us your experiences.(CNN) -- North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, Yonhap ...
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Can radio stations get new listeners
>"Do you remember lying in bedWith your covers pulled up over your headRadio playing so no one can see "-- The Ramones, "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?"Columbus, Ohio (CNN) -- In this capital city and college town, there is a shrine to a disc jockey. His name was Andy Davis, better known as "Andyman," and he manned the evening drive-time shift at WWCD-FM. He was a bear of a man, a ...
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What is wrong with L.A. sports teams
Become a fan of CNNOpinionStay up to date on the latest opinion, analysis and conversations through social media. Join us at Facebook/CNNOpinion and follow us @CNNOpinion on Twitter. We welcome your ideas and comments. This joker -- I guess others out there, too -- gets a weird satisfaction out of ...
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N.Korea launches short-range missiles
>Are you from South or North Korea? Send us your experiences.(CNN) -- North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, Yonhap ...
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Lawyers cant photograph Tsarnaev
>See the iconic images that captured the horror and heroism of the Boston bombings on an Anderson Cooper special report, "Back to Boston: Moments of Impact," CNN tonight, 10 p.m. ET. (CNN) -- A federal magistrate has refused a request from lawyers for the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect that would allow them to take "current and periodic" photographs of him, which would have been ...
Mexico Feature
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Mexico has more to it than drugs and immigration
As Mexico’s image suffers damage abroad due to increasing levels of violence related to the drug crack-down by government, it may be helpful for Mexicans to remember that there is more to their country than drugs and immigration problems with the US. Some facts may be surprising and even shocking, especially to foreigners.
Mexico has been in the news frequently of late as the government carries out a crack-down on drug cartels and organized crime, the country’s murder rate is up, journalists have been killed for investigative reporting on drug gangs and our image internationally has generally been diminished by the tunnel vision of international news providers. Read more
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