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North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il Has Died
World  (tags: world, politics, NORTH KOREA, death, OBITUARY, KIM JUNG IL, news, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', freedoms, asia )

Cal
- 159 days ago - cbsnews.com
Kim Jong Il, North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic leader whose iron rule and nuclear ambitions dominated world security fears for more than a decade, has died. He was 69.
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Hamas Moves Away From Violence in Deal With Palestinian Authority
World  (tags: world, politics, Hamas, violence, news, israel, palestine, middle-east, government, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!' )

Cal
- 159 days ago - guardian.co.uk
slamic party that has controlled Gaza for five years is to shift emphasis away from armed struggle to non-violent resistance
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Be Very Afraid: Stephen Harper Is Inventing a New Canada
World  (tags: Canada, politics, war, news, corruption, crime, government, society, Harper, evil, Conservatives )

Michael
- 160 days ago - theglobeandmail.com
Stephen Harper first became Prime Minister in 2006 and has already dramatically transformed the old Canada. But with no election due for four more years, we ain't seen nothing yet.
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CRIMINAL! Syrian Troops 'Ordered to Shoot to Kill'
World  (tags: crime, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', SYRIA, SYRIAN MILITARY, Syria, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', humanrights, middle-east, politics, news, violence, society, government, world, death, corruption )

Cal
- 161 days ago - ipsnews.net
More than 70 Syrian army commanders and officials have been named by former soldiers as having ordered attacks on unarmed protesters in that country, says the U.S.-based Human Rights Watch.
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After Ugly Attacks on Jerusalem Mosque, a 'Good Samaritan' Emerges
World  (tags: goodnews, government, politics, middle-east, israel, news, religion, politics, GoodNews, ethics, news, culture, society )

Cal
- 161 days ago - theglobeandmail.com
Mr. Mayer is Jewish, but there are many people who'd call him a Good Samaritan.
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Exclusive: Iran Hijacked US Drone, Says Iranian Engineer
World  (tags: world, violence, usa, news, iran, captured military drone, technology, interesting, politics )

Cal
- 162 days ago - csmonitor.com
In an exclusive interview, an engineer working to unlock the secrets of the captured RQ-170 Sentinel says they exploited a known vulnerability and tricked the US drone into landing in Iran.
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The Iraq War's 'Quiet' End: By the Numbers
World  (tags: world, conflict, end to US presence in Iraq, end of the Iraq War, politics, freedoms, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', society, news, middle-east, usa, war )

Cal
- 162 days ago - theweek.com
An understated ceremony in Baghdad marks the end of a mission that lasted nearly nine years, claimed the lives over 4,000 U.S. soldiers, and divided our nation
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GOOD NEWS! Paraguay to Hand Over Indigenous Land
World  (tags: world, news, politics, native rights, humans, humanrights, GoodNews, government, goodnews )

Cal
- 162 days ago - survivalinternational.org
The Paraguayan government has this week signed an agreement with Enxet Indians to hand back 1,000 hectares of their ancestral land.
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MEXICO: No Protection for Activists
World  (tags: activists, politics, politics, police, Mexico, government repreession, death, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', government, freedoms, conflict, society, news, humanrights, interesting, world )

Cal
- 163 days ago - ipsnews.net
The cost of the struggle for land has been high for the indigenous community: 28 people have been killed and four have been "disappeared" in the last two years.
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Wukan, Chinese Village, Under Police Siege: Reports
World  (tags: world, china, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', conflict, freedoms, politics, news, society, government, ethics, violence, asia )

Cal
- 163 days ago - globalpost.com
Wukan, a coastal village in China, is arming its residents and kicking out local Communist officials.
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SOUTH SUDAN: Refugees Reluctant to Move to Safety as War Looms
World  (tags: world, Refugees&Relief, news, africa, South Sudan, politics, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', conflict, death, violence, society )

Cal
- 163 days ago - ipsnews.net
While the United Nations fears that the fighting could spread to Yida and is attempting to relocate people from the camp, refugees here are reluctant to move.
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AFTER ELECTION VICTORY, MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD FACES BURDEN OF RULING A DIVIDED EGYPT
World  (tags: world, news, middle-east, politics, Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood, government, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', society, interesting )

Cal
- 164 days ago - worldcrunch.com
Long shut out from ruling, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood achieved success in parliamentary elections that exceeded even their own expectations. But they must now navigate between potential extremism of Salafists and liberal forces' desires to open up society
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Syrian Opposition: Massacre Could Follow Deadline
World  (tags: world, Syria, govnerment repression, death, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', humanrights, middle-east, politics, news, violence, freedoms, conflict )

Cal
- 165 days ago - cnn.com
Opposition figures said the Syrian government had warned people in Homs to stop anti-government protests, hand in weapons and surrender defecting military members by Monday night -- or face attack by the government forces.
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Israel's Growing Wall of Steel Fences Off Egypt
World  (tags: world, middle-east, news, politics, Egypt, security, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', interesting, society, conflict, israel )

Cal
- 166 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Far from the uproar of Cairo's Tahrir Square, Israel has been doubling its efforts to erect a giant, impenetrable security barrier along its 240-kilometre (150-mile) border with the Egyptian Sinai
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Russia's Opposition Unites in Massive Anti-Putin Protest
World  (tags: world, politics, Russi, political corruption, election fixing, Putin, Russia, society, news, interesting, government, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', corruption, humans, freedoms )

Cal
- 166 days ago - theglobeandmail.com
On the heels of the biggest protests Russia has seen in nearly 20 years, the country's resurgent opposition has given the Kremlin an ultimatum: Annul the Dec. 4 election that many see as marred by fraud and call a fresh vote, or face even larger protests
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