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Damascus rocked by more attacks
April 25, 2012Syrian rebels launched a series of attacks in Damascus on Tuesday, further undermining the shaky two-week-old UN-backed ceasefire.
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Palestinian labor leader links struggle for statehood, worker rights
October 3, 2011An interview with Shaher Sa'ed, General Secretary of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions, by Martine Hassoun.
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World Environment Day: Pay attention before it’s too late
June 6, 2011If the environment continues to heat rapidly, permafrost will melt ever faster, releasing greenhouse gases to such an extent that it overwhelms any possible improvement by human action.
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Libya and the law of unintended consequences
April 13, 2011Coming to grips with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) intervention in the Libyan civil war is a little like wresting a grizzly bear: big, hairy, and likely to make you pretty uncomfortable no matter where...
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UN panel exonerates Guatemalan president in bizarre murder-suicide
January 14, 2010On Jan. 12, there was a bizarre twist in the investigation by a special UN panel of the death of a right-wing attorney last year. According to the UN sponsored International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala,...
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