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Dominican Court Ruling Renders Hundreds Of Thousands Stateless

For four generations Banesa Blemi's family, descendants of Haitian immigrants, put down roots as low-wage sugar cane cutters in their adopted homeland, and came to consider themselves Dominicans. Then, last month the country's Constitutional Court issued a decision effectively denationalizing...

Malala Yousafzai Speaks Of Nobel Hopes

Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girl's education, spoke on Thursday of the possibility of winning this year's Nobel Peace Prize and said she might like to be Pakistan's...

Syrian Rebels Killed 190 Civilians In August Dawn Raid

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Syrian rebels killed at least 190 civilians and took more than 200 hostage during an offensive in Latakia province in August, Human Rights Watch said on Friday, in what it calls the first evidence of crimes against humanity by...

Libyan Prime Minister Freed From Captivity

Prime Minister Ali Zeidan freed several hours after being seized by former rebel group, foreign ministry spokesman says. Former rebels have freed Libya's prime minister after holding him for several hours in reprisal for the capture by US forces at...

Western Powers Ask Is Iran Really Ready To Make A Nuclear Deal?

Western nations are struggling to answer one key question as they assess conflicting signals from Tehran ahead of next week's big-power meeting with Iran in Geneva - is the Islamic Republic ready to make a deal on its controversial...

Somalia Looks To Rickety Port To Rebuild Threatened State

The dock workers at Mogadishu's port have to carry cargo on their backs to clear berths for the ships waiting out at sea. The dilapidated facility has no functioning cranes and the vessels must use their own gear to unload...

Gunmen Kidnap Libyan Prime Minister

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, October 10, (THEWILL) –  Libyan Prime Minister, Mr. Ali Zeidan, has been kidnapped by armed men in Tripoli and taken to an undisclosed location. Wire reports said the Prime Minister was taken early Thursday from a hotel...

Former Dictator Musharraf Granted Bail, Free To Leave Pakistan

Former military dictator Pervez Musharraf could leave Pakistan as soon as Thursday after a decision by a court paving the way for his release, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Musharraf's fate has been subject to intense speculation since he became...

International Observers Denounce Guinea Voting Flaws

International Observers Denounce Guinea Voting Flaws International observers have denounced voting flaws in Guinea's parliamentary election, saying they may undermine the results of a poll meant to seal the transition of the mineral-rich West African nation to democracy. Opposition groups have...

Iran And World Powers Must Build Confidence

Iran and world powers should focus on confidence-building at next week's talks on Tehran's disputed nuclear program, Iran's parliamentary speaker said on Wednesday. Ali Larijani, a former nuclear negotiator, declined to say whether Iran would bring any concessions to the...