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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Family calls meeting as Mandela lies critically ill in hospital

QUNU, South Africa, June 25 (UPI) -- Close relatives of Nelson Mandela gathered at his South African home in Qunu Tuesday following an urgent call from his children, a family elder said. Napilisi Mandela said relatives along with chiefs of the Abathembu royal family were to hold a meeting to discuss... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 24, 2013

Kerry, Khurshid discuss expanding U.S.-India relations

NEW DELHI, June 24 (UPI) -- U.S. and Indian leaders want to push the countries' relationship "to new heights" and expand cooperation, Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday. Kerry, in New Delhi for the India-U.S. Strategic Dialogue that began in 2009, also said India could play a larger role in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 23, 2013

Brazilian president pledges reforms in hopes of ending protests

BRASILIA, Brazil, June 22 (UPI) -- The president of Brazil says she will make a series of reforms designed to quell protests that have seen more than a million people in the streets. Dilma Rousseff announced the changes in a pre-recorded nationwide television broadcast following an emergency meeting... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 22, 2013

Snowden extradition could be long process, and unsuccessful

HONG KONG, June 22 (UPI) -- Edward Snowden, the American who revealed U.S. intelligence-gathering programs, has several ways to avoid extradition from Hong Kong, a legal expert says. Before revealing the secret program, Snowden fled to Hong Kong, which has an extradition treaty with the United... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Italy ratifies Istanbul Convention on violence against women

ROME, June 19 (UPI) -- Italy became the fifth country Wednesday to ratify the Istanbul Convention, which aims to curb violence against women. The Senate held a moment of silence in memory of victims of violence before the vote, the Italian news agency ANSA reported. The treaty must be ratified by at... Sign in to see full entry.

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