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Roanoke County man faces war-crimes extradition to Bosnia
A former Bosnian prison camp guard who now lives in Roanoke County faces extradition to his native country on war-crimes charges. A federal judge on Tuesday ordered 53-year-old Almaz Nezirovic held without bond. According to court documents, Nezirovic...
Tags: Judges, Extradition, Prisons, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Naturalization
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Officials say more evidence being gathered as Benghazi suspects remain under surveillance
AP Intelligence WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The White House believes there is enough proof for a military force to...Tags: Arab Spring, Jihad, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Cuba
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Chief Palestinian peace negotiator backs Kerry's efforts
Reuters* Kerry to visit Jerusalem and Ramallah on Thursday, Friday * Palestinian negotiator: no conditions on return to talks * Kerry working "below the radar" to revive peace talks By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (Reuters) - The top Palestinian...Tags: United Nations, Barack Obama, West Bank, Palestinian National Authority, South Africa
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Former Argentine dictator Jorge Videla dies of natural causes at age 87 serving life in prison
Associated PressBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who took power over Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his fellow citizens in a dirty war to eliminate so-called "subversives," died...Tags: Punishment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Paraguay, Civil Rights, Henry Kissinger
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New videos from Syria spotlight conflict's brutality
New video surfaced on the Internet on Thursday purporting to show Syrian rebel fighters killing 11 prisoners they accused of taking part in massacres by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad. It was the latest of many grisly videos that have...Tags: International Court or Tribunal, Computer Networking and Internet, United Nations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Civil Rights
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Guatemala government must apologize after Rios Montt verdict -judge
ReutersBy Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY, May 13 (Reuters) - A Guatemalan court ordered the government on Monday to apologize for atrocities committed against indigenous people in the country's civil war after former dictator Efrain Rios Montt was convicted of...Tags: Punishment, Hate Crimes, Judges, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Genocide
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Syria's savagery will thwart reconciliation
Reuters(Repeats with no changes) * Warring parties film themselves committing atrocities * Neither side condemns brutality in their own ranks * Balkans, Lebanon show savagery delays reconciliation By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT, May 14 (Reuters) - Syrian...Tags: International Court or Tribunal, Unrest, Conflicts and War, United Nations, Russia, Islam
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Guatemala's Maya finally find justice over civil war crimes
ReutersBy Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY, May 12 (Reuters) - Ana Caba fled her home to live in remote mountains for nearly a decade after Guatemalan troops razed her indigenous Maya village and dozens like it in a brutal counter-insurgency campaign in the early...Tags: Hate Crimes, Judges, Arts and Culture, International Court or Tribunal, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Corrections reform never an O'Malley priority
With a straight face, the Maryland governor says the sex-and-drugs scandal at the Baltimore City Detention Center, including the alleged corruption of 13 corrections officers, is a "positive achievement." He claims his corrections secretary, Gary Maynard,...
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Ex-Chicagoan suspected of being Auschwitz guard arrested in Germany
Tribune reporterA suspected Auschwitz concentration camp guard and former Chicago resident was arrested Monday in Germany, according to a Nazi-hunting group. Prosecutors in Stuttgart did not name the 93-year-old man, but said he was arrested on "strong suspicion" of...Tags: Crimes, Ashburn, Prosecution, John Demjanjuk, Politics
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Spanish-Language 'Breaking Bad,' 'Gossip Girl' Adaptations in the Works, Univision Says
ReutersMay 10 (TheWrap.com) - (Update: A person at Sony, which owns "Breaking Bad," says no deal is in place with Univision for an adaptation) If you miss "Gossip Girl" and fear the impending exit of "Breaking Bad," it may be time to learn Spanish: Univision...Tags: Homeland (tv program), Lung Cancer, William Levy, Gossip Girl (tv program), Gaming
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Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide
MEXICO CITY — Efrain Rios Montt, the former Guatemalan military dictator who ruled his country during one of the bloodiest phases of its civil war, was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity Friday for the systematic massacre of more...Tags: Hate Crimes, Judges, International Court or Tribunal, Prosecution, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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