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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Turkish police detain nearly 200 in search for protest organizers

ISTANBUL, Turkey, June 18 (UPI) -- Anti-terror security teams in Turkey raided dozens of homes in Istanbul and Ankara Tuesday searching for organizers of the 22-day Taksim Square protests. Nearly 200 people were detained in Istanbul where authorities charged 22 of them with organizing violent... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 17, 2013

Snowden: Government can't cover up leaks by 'jailing or murdering me'

HONG KONG, June 17 (UPI) -- Edward Snowden, in hiding after leaking U.S. surveillance systems, said the federal government can't hide from what he's disclosed by "jailing or murdering me." "All I can say right now is the U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Few tilts seen from Iran with new president

WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei matters more in terms of foreign policy than the next Iranian president, a U.S. expert on Iran said Friday. Iran's state-funded broadcaster Press TV reported voting hours were extended into Friday evening because of high turnout for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Protest group says it will monitor Turkey's pledge on park delay

ISTANBUL, Turkey, June 15 (UPI) -- Turkish protesters say they will "continue to struggle" and have promised to track the government's pledge to delay the demolition of an Istanbul park. A statement by Taksim Solidarity appeared to raise the prospect of the "struggle" extending beyond issues with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 14, 2013

Polls open as six vie to become Iran's next president

TEHRAN, June 14 (UPI) -- As millions of Iranians cast ballots in the country's presidential election, one candidate has been reaching out to reformists in recent days. Hassan Rouhani has been drawing attention recently for speaking publicly about the need to re-engage with the West, promising to... Sign in to see full entry.

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