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Top general: Intervention in Syria would be costly, risky
July 25, 2013U.S. options for military intervention in Syria would cost "billions" and require massive commitments of troops, plus planes, ships, submarines, and other equipment.
Read moreNelson Rolihlahla Mandela on his 95th birthday
July 24, 2013Former South African President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela celebrated his 95th birthday on Thursday, July 18.
Read moreGeneral strike brings Athens to a standstill
July 17, 2013Tens of thousands of Greek workers walked off the job today and rallied in front of parliament in a huge protest against government plans to sack public-sector staff.
Read moreLeading Communists among those arrested in Turkey
July 12, 2013Leading members of the Turkish Communist Party are being rounded up and arrested.
Read moreUnions call Walmart’s Bangladesh safety pact “weak and worthless”
July 12, 2013The pact was negotiated behind closed doors with a D.C. think tank partially funded by Walmart, without any input from workers or unions, here or in Bangladesh.
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