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  • On Africa Day UN chief says continents future full of opportunity and hope On Africa Day UN chief says continents future full of opportunity and hope

    25 May 2013 150 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today declared that while Africans forge ahead with "a new narrative" for their continent, the United Nations will support them as they faced any challenges that remain on the path towards a prosperous future. In his message to mark Africa Day, which commemorates the founding in 1963 of the Organization of African Unity, now known as the ...

  • Kerry US Working with AU to Reduce Sudan Violence Kerry US Working with AU to Reduce Sudan Violence

    ADDIS ABABA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he is working with the African Union to end violence along the border between Sudan and South Sudan. America's top diplomat met separately with Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti on the sidelines of the African Union summit in Ethiopia. Kerry says Sudan and South Sudan "are in a very delicate place right now" and it is important ...

  • Kerry Calls on Nigeria to Stop Human Rights Abuses

    ADDIS ABABA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Nigerian authorities are working to stop human rights abuses by security forces in their fight against Boko Haram militants. The U.S. top diplomat made the remarks in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, where he took part in ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of the African Union. Secretary Kerry said there is no denying the ...

  • Hezbollah Chief Confirms Fighting in Syria

    The chief of Lebanon's Hezbollah says his group will not stand by while the neighboring government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is attacked. Hassan Nasrallah said in a speech Saturday Hezbollah was fighting in Syria to protect Lebanon from the threat of radical Islamists. It was the first time Nasrallah has publicly confirmed Hezbollah's fighting presence in Syria. The speech was ...

  • US Defense Chief Calls for End to Military Sex Assaults

    U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called for an end to sexual assaults in the military Saturday in a commencement speech to graduates of the West Point military academy in New York state. Hagel called sexual harassment and sexual assault in the military a "profound betrayal" of sacred oaths and trusts and a "scourge" that must be stamped out. A day earlier, President Barack Obama ...

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Untamed Heart

"Untamed Heart" is a modern romantic fable that tells the story of two broken people who find each other when they are most in need. It's touching in the simplicity of its age-old story, and heart-warming in the way it knows and loves its characters, who are blue-collar, common people normally overlooked or misrepresented in Hollywood. When we first meet Adam (Christian Slater) he is a young boy l ... ...

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  • Maoists Attack India Congress Party Convoy

    Police say suspected Maoist rebels have attacked a convoy of cars carrying local leaders and supporters of India's ruling Congress party in eastern India, killing at least 16 people and wounding many others. Suspected insurgents fired at the vehicles on Saturday in the Sukma area of Chhattisgarh state. View Larger Map Local reports say some senior party leaders were among ...

  • Russia Cracks Down on Gay Activism

    Russian police arrested at least 30 gay rights activists and their opponents in the capital, Moscow, Saturday, enforcing the city's ban on gay rights demonstrations. The arrests coincided with the first-ever gay rights rally in neighboring Ukraine, which was allowed by authorities and protected by police. The demonstrators in Russia gathered in front of the nation's lower house of ...

  • Leadership Questions Could Hamper Syria Peace Talks

    ISTANBUL Next month's Washington - Moscow talks to end the Syrian conflict appear in doubt. The Syrian opposition, at a meeting in Istanbul, remains divided on electing new leadership and it is still unclear if the opposition will attend the talks. Western backers of the opposition are pushing for a broader and more diverse leadership. But attempts to weaken the power of the Islamist ...

  • French Soldier Attacked Near Paris

    A man wielding a knife or box cutter has stabbed a French soldier in the neck near Paris. Police union spokesman Christophe Crepin released a description of the suspect to the public Saturday. ''We know that he is tall, athletic, we think he was wearing a white tunic and sneakers. Things are evolving, in any case everything has been recorded on video and we will find him.'' French ...

  • African Leaders Condemn Ongoing Use of Cluster Bombs

    Thirty-six African countries have formally condemned the use of cluster bombs and urged all of Africa to join a global ban on the deadly weapons. Delegates at a conference in Lome, Togo say they are gravely concerned about the ongoing use of cluster munitions and the mounting number of victims, including women and children. They say 14 African countries have a cluster bomb problem, ...

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