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Thai assembly begins impeachment hearing against former PM Yingluck

Ousted former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra speaks to the media as she arrives at Parliament before the National Legislative Assembly meeting in Bangkok, January 9, 2015. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

By Amy Sawitta Lefevre

09/01/2015

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's parliament began an impeachment hearing against former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday that could lead to her being banned from politics for five years and stoke tension in the divided country.

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London cleric Abu Hamza sentenced to life in U.S. prison

Muslim cleric, Abu Hamza al-Masri, is seen leading prayers outside the North London Central Mosque, in Finsbury Park, north London, January 24, 2003. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Toby Melville

By Joseph Ax

09/01/2015

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The radical London cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri was sentenced to life in a U.S. prison on Friday for his conviction on terrorism-related charges, including his role in the 1998 kidnapping of Western tourists in Yemen that left four hostages dead.

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Syria's al Qaeda attacks besieged Shi'ite villages

09/01/2015

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front and other Sunni Muslim militants fought during the night to capture two Shi'ite villages in the country's north but were repelled, activists on both sides of the war and a monitoring group said on Friday.

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Seven U.N. peacekeepers wounded in northern Mali attack

09/01/2015

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Seven U.N. peacekeepers were wounded by a blast that hit their vehicle near the airport in the northern Malian town of Kidal on Friday, the latest in a string of attacks on foreign forces.

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Tailor-made vaccine set to banish Africa's meningitis epidemics

By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent

09/01/2015

LONDON (Reuters) - The website of a global partnership formed to wipe out deadly meningitis epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa is closing down with a simple message: "Thank you and goodbye!".

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Fate unclear for LRA commander held for crimes against humanity

By Elias Biryabarema and Joe Bavier

09/01/2015

KAMPALA/ABIDJAN (Reuters) - The capture of Lord's Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen is a major success against the notorious rebel group, but it remains uncertain whether and how the former child soldier might face trial.

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Ethnic cleansing in Central African Republic, no genocide: U.N. inquiry

08/01/2015

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Christian militia in Central African Republic have carried out ethnic cleansing of the Muslim population during the country's ongoing civil war, but there is no proof there was genocidal intent, a United Nations commission of inquiry has determined.

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Cuba frees eight more political prisoners, dissidents say

A man walks near a sign with an image of Cuban President Raul Castro in Havana, December 19, 2014. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Stringer

By Daniel Wallis and Rosa Tania Valdés

08/01/2015

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba has freed eight more detainees, dissidents said on Thursday, as Havana begins to release 53 people the United States considers political prisoners as part of an agreement aimed at ending decades of hostility between the two nations.

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U.S. to cut European military bases as budgets shrink

First company-sized contingent of about 150 U.S. paratroopers from the U.S. Army's 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team based in Italy arrive in the airport in Riga, Latvia, April 24, 2014. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

By David Alexander

08/01/2015

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facing tight budgets and a shrinking military, the United States said on Thursday it was ending operations at an air base in Britain and handing it and 14 other sites in Europe back to their home governments.

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U.N. Security Council backs plan to defeat Rwandan rebels in Congo

08/01/2015

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Thursday backed plans by the Democratic Republic of Congo and U.N. peacekeepers to begin a military campaign to "neutralize" a Rwandan rebel group in the country's rugged eastern provinces.

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