International
Cuban Five’s Rene Gonzalez freed, push continues
May 13, 2013Rene Gonzalez, one of the "Cuban Five" who have been imprisoned in the United States since 1998, is now free and back in Cuba.
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Ex-Guatemalan dictator found guilty of genocide
May 13, 2013A three-judge panel headed by Judge Jazmin Barrios sentenced him to 80 years in prison.
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No U.S. bases in Afghanistan!
May 10, 2013In this week's news has come a sobering wake-up call for anyone hoping the end of 2014 will really mark the end of the U.S. war in Afghanistan.
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Western black rhino declared extinct
May 7, 2013According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, Africa's western black rhino is now officially extinct.
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Cancer doctors slam drug industry for immoral profiteering
May 6, 2013More than 100 leading cancer specialists from around the world have denounced the "astronomical" costs of cancer drugs, suggesting that drug companies are engaged in unethical profiteering.
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