May 21, 2013
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Jewish meeting highlights Hungary’s anti-Semitism
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Right-wing extremists shout Nazi salutes and attack a man they believe is Jewish. Black-booted militants frighten aging Holocaust survivors. Writings of authors linked to a pro-...
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More Haitians use Puerto Rico as migrant route
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Haitians have been fleeing their troubled country for years, trying to reach the U.S. or other Caribbean islands by sea or by trekking across the island of Hispaniola to scr...
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Israeli airstrike in Syria aimed at Iran
BEIRUT — From Israel’s perspective, its airstrikes near Damascus were more about Iran than Syria: Tehran’s shipment of guided missiles destroyed in the weekend attacks would have posed a potent thr...
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Strikes loom over US diplomacy on Syria
WASHINGTON — Israel’s willingness to hit Syrian targets it sees as threats to its own existence complicated the Obama administration’s internal debate over arming President Bashar Assad’s foes and ...
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Italy mourns, remembers former leader
ROME — Giulio Andreotti personified the nation he helped shape, the good and the bad. One of Italy’s most important postwar figures, he helped draft the country’s constitution after World War II...
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Associated Press The Iron Dome defense system fires to intercept incoming missiles from Gaza on Nov. 15 in the port town of Ashdod, Israel. Israel's military has deployed Iron Dome defense system to the north of the country following Israeli airstrikes in neighboring Syria targeting weapons believed to be destined for Lebanon's Hezbollah militants.
Airstrikes prompt anger in Syria
BEIRUT — Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria over 48 hours — an unprecedente...
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Malaysia’s long-ruling coalition hangs on to power
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s long-governing coalition won national elections with a weakened majority to extend its unbroken, 56-year rule, fending off the strongest opposition it has ever f...
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In Pakistan town, men have spoken: No women vote
MATEELA, Pakistan — For decades, not a single woman in this dusty Pakistani village surrounded by wheat fields and orange trees has voted. And they aren’t likely to in next week’s parliamentary ele...
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Associated Press Somali soldiers gather at the scene of a suicide car bomb blast Sunday in the capital Mogadishu. A Somali police official at the scene said four civilians and a soldier were killed after the suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy.
Suicide bomber kills 7 in Somali capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Seven people were killed Sunday morning when a suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy escorting a four-member Qatari delegation. ...
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Saudis allow girls’ schools sports
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabian girls will be allowed to play sports in private schools for the first time, according to a decision announced on Saturday, the latest in a series of incremental...
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