World
Syrian activist: Regime making political solutions impossible
July 28, 2011A member of Syria's pro-democracy movement discusses potential reforms, the role of Islamists, foreign interference and more.
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Turkish leader’s visit to occupied Cyprus sparks protest (video)
July 25, 2011Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan made a highly provocative visit July 20 to the Turkish-occupied region in northern Cyprus.
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GOP-dominated House votes to defund Organization of American States
July 25, 2011In another fit of lunacy, the Republican House Committee on Foreign Relations voted to cancel the payment of dues to the Organization of American States.
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Amidst violence, Guatemala heads for Sept. elections
July 22, 2011Guatemala is the second most violent country in the Western Hemisphere (after Colombia) and the election campaign is shaping up to be violent also. Iit is not clear to what degree poor and working class Guatemalans,...
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Women’s World Cup: bright spot for Japan, women’s sports
July 21, 2011After a deadly earthquake, devastating tsunami and nuclear power plant disaster, the Japanese people got some good news July 17, when their women's soccer team won the 2011 FIFA World Cup Final.
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