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UN expert group urges new Icelandic authorities to sustain gender empowerment efforts
24 May 2013 150 As the world's top performer on gender equality, Iceland needs to sustain its achievements and bridge remaining gaps on employment and gender based violence, a group of independent United Nations experts today urged as the country's newly formed Government took office. "There is no room for complacency regarding the gains achieved by Iceland, as equality guarantees in the ...
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UN human rights office urges trial to be decided on merits after Guatemalan court overturns Roos Montt conviction
24 May 2013 150 The United Nations human rights office today said it was "concerned" about the legal rights of Guatemalans after a high court overturned the 80 year prison sentence against former military leader, Efrain R237;os Montt. "Amid continued legal uncertainty about what the ruling of the Constitutional Court annulling the verdict on the R237;os Montt case means in practice, we are ...
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UN report highlights benefits of school meal programmes in crisis settings
24 May 2013 150 A United Nations report released today stresses the importance of providing meals for schoolchildren, particularly in times of crisis, and notes that this is still lacking in many developing countries. "School feeding assures that where quality education is available, children are able to take advantage of the opportunity to learn," said the Executive Director of the World ...
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Politics has too much sway over culture education in Bosnia and Herzegovina - UN expert
24 May 2013 150 An independent United Nations human rights expert today voiced concern at the extent to which political bodies have influence over cultural institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and urged the Government to ensure that people have opportunities to engage freely in cultural life. "Culture and education seem to have been held hostage to political debates," Farida Shaheed, the ...
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UN rights experts call for stronger protection of victims of caste-based discrimination
24 May 2013 150 More than 260 million people across the world are still victims of human rights abuses due to caste-based discrimination, United Nations independent experts warned today, urging South Asian countries to strengthen legislation to protect them. "Caste-based discrimination remains widespread and deeply rooted, its victims face structural discrimination, marginalization and ...
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More arrests over Woolwich attack
Metropolitan Police said counter-terrorism officers arrested two men, aged 24 and 28, at a residential address in southeast London over the murder of 25-year-old soldier Lee Rigby. His alleged attackers Michael Oluwatobi Adebowale and Michael Adebolajo are being held under armed guard in hiospital recovering from gunshot ...
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British police arrest three more over killing of soldier
A worker adds flowers to other floral tributes to Drummer Lee Rigby, of the British Army's 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, at the scene of his killing in Woolwich, southeast London May 24, ...
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After Coming Out Rogers Returns to Pro Soccer
(Image Credit: Barry King/WireImage/Getty Images) Soccer player Robbie Rogers came out of a short-lived retirement today to join the Los Angeles Galaxy, becoming the first openly gay player in Major League Soccer. The 26-year-old midfielder, who briefly walked away from the sport in February after coming out in ...
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Late Robben goal sees Bayern rule Europe
Borussia Dortmund on Saturday after a thrilling UEFA Champions League final at Wembley Stadium. With extra time beckoning, Robben collected a back-heel ...
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Three fresh arrests over London soldier murder
Three men were arrested Saturday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder the British soldier who was hacked to death in a London street by two ...
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Pentagon chief urges end to sex assault scourge
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets Saturday that they must stamp out the "scourge" of sexual assault within the military, as US leaders grappled with the growing ...
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French Soldier Stabbed in the Throat While on Patrol Outside Paris
A French soldier was stabbed by a robed assailant while he was on an antiterrorism patrol in a busy commercial district on the western outskirts of Paris. The 23-year-old soldier lost a lot of blood but he was quickly taken to the hospital and his wounds are not life-threatening. Still, the attack "sent a shudder through the French capital" considering it comes mere days after the ...
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At least five killed as Guinea protests escalate
CONAKRY (Reuters) - At least five people were killed on Saturday when security forces in Guinea opened fire on protesters in opposition strongholds in the capital, medical sources and witnesses ...
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Arpaio Lawyer Blames Racial Profiling on Feds
Sheriff Joe Arpaio's attorneys said today they plan to appeal a federal judge's finding that the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, helmed by Arpaio, racially profiled Latinos while on immigration patrols. Complaints of deputies pulling over and singling out people who are dark skinned and speak Spanish to check their immigration status have long been levied against the Maricopa ...
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Hezbollah chief commits to victory in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) -- The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group vowed to help propel President Bashar Assad to victory in Syria's bloody civil war, warning that the fall of the Damascus regime would give rise to extremists and plunge the Middle East into a "dark ...
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Hezbollah vows victory in Syria
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, gives a televised speech from an unknown location to mark the anniversary of Israel's May 2000 withdrawal from southern Lebanon, Saturday, May 25, ...
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How Baghdad Fuels Iraqs Sectarian Fire
The Iraqi government has hurled the country to the brink of a new civil war. In under a month, Baghdad launched a vicious assault on a Sunni protest camp, resulting in 44 deaths; executed 21 alleged Sunni terrorists in one day, and suspended the licenses of 10 satellite channels, 9 of them deemed pro-Sunni. Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki’s message to his country’s extremely ...
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Kerry makes 1st official sub-Saharan Africa trip
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South ...
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Hezbollah leader vows to stand by Syrian regime in fight against rebels
Hezbollah has warned that the fall of the Syrian regime would give rise to extremists and plunge the Middle East into a "dark period", and vowed that his Shia militant group will not stand idly by while its chief ally in Damascus is under attack.In a televised address, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said Hezbollah members are fighting ...
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Thousands run final mile of Boston Marathon as memorial
Thousands of runners and their supporters took to the streets of Boston on Saturday to finish the marathon many started a month ago -- but were forced to abandon after bombs exploded near the finish ...
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Man stabs soldier in Paris no link at this stage to London murder
A man armed with a box cutter on Saturday attacked a French soldier patrolling the business district of Paris and stabbed him in the neck, police sources ...
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Globe alleges Rob Fords brother dealt hashish during the 80s
Toronto mayor Rob Ford passes his brother councillor Doug Ford as he leaves a media conference where he addressed allegations that he smoked crack cocaine in Toronto, Ontario, May 24, ...
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French soldier stabbed with Stanley knife
Police officers stand guard where a French soldier was stabbed in the throat in the commercial district of La Defense, outside Paris. Picture: AP/Remy de la ...
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Vintage Apple makes $690k at auction
German auction house Breker says an Asian client has bought the Apple 1, which the tech company's founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built in a family garage, for 516,000 euros ($A688,870).Breker claims it is one of only six known remaining functioning models in the world.Breker already sold one last year for 492,000 euros.It says the computer bears Wozniak's signature. An old ...
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Authorities investigating possible link to UK attack after French soldier stabbed in throat
May 25, 2013: Police officers stand near the cordoned off spot where a French soldier was stabbed in the throat in the busy commercial district of La Defense, outside Paris, and France's president said authorities are investigating any possible links with the recent slaying of a British ...
Myanmar Focus
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Foreign couple's novel approach to helping Burmese village
The political situation in Myanmar is well-known throughout the world, but often overshadows the circumstances of local people and our rich culture. A couple overseas have combined the two to create an unusual approach to helping the people of one village in the country.
Myanmar is one of the most politically and socially isolated countries in the world, much bad press is leveled at our country for decisions made and actions taken that the people are not responsible for and while attention focuses on the political dynamic of the country, the plight of many Burmese such as poverty, lack of access to water and education, become overshadowed. One family in the United States has taken a novel approach to giving back to a country that has stolen their hearts. Read more
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