UN on Syria: Major powers feeding ‘military escalation’ - AP: War crimes are “rampant” in Syria, and the conflict has become “a multisided proxy war steered from abroad by an intricate network of alliances,” U.N. investigators said in a new report Monday.

UN on Syria: Major powers feeding ‘military escalation’

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War crimes are “rampant” in Syria, and the conflict has become “a multisided proxy war steered from abroad by an intricate network of alliances,” U.N. investigators said in a new report Monday.









Trump's outrageous 'pig blood' comments are a reminder of an often forgotten history 

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U.S. troops occupied the Philippines for nearly half a century.















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Russia’s Putin calls the cease-fire agreement on Syria a ‘real step that can stop the bloodshed’ 

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Russia’s Putin calls the cease-fire agreement on Syria a ‘real step that can stop the bloodshed’ .









The Latest: Syrian government says it accepts proposed truce

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The Latest on the conflict in Syria and the provisional cease-fire proposed by the U.S. and Russia (all times local):









European court: Trial against Putin foe Navalny was unfair

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The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russia violated opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s right to a fair trial, and has ordered the government to pay him €56,000 euros ($61,700) in legal costs and damages.









Report blames Chechen leader over killing of Kremlin critic

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A Russian opposition activist has released a report accusing Chechnya’s Moscow-backed regional leader of involvement in the killing of a prominent Kremlin foe.















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Report finds 'epidemic of invisibility' throughout Hollywood

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NEW YORK (AP) -- In one of the most exhaustive and damning reports on diversity in Hollywood, a new study finds that the films and television produced by major media companies are "whitewashed," and that an "epidemic of invisibility" runs top to bottom through the industry for women, minorities and LGBT people....

Venezuela takes on Zika amid shortages, information blackout

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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- This is what the Zika outbreak looks like in Venezuela, a country whose medical system has teetered for months on the brink of collapse:...

AP Analysis: Echoes of 1991 Gulf War linger on in Mideast

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The 1991 Gulf War saw only 100 hours of ground fighting as U.S. forces entered Kuwait to end the Iraqi occupation but echoes of that conflict have lingered on for decades in the Mideast....

U.S. Scrambles to Contain Growing ISIS Threat in Libya

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As U.S. intelligence agencies say the number of Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria has dropped, the group’s ranks in Libya have roughly doubled.

Sinosphere: China Moves to Halt ‘Weird’ Architecture 

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A directive issued by the State Council and the Communist Party’s Central Committee says buildings should be “pleasing to the eye.’’

Hindu Priest Beheaded in Bangladesh; ISIS Said to Claim Responsibility 

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The attack is the latest violence in Bangladesh to be attributed to the Islamic State, although the authorities are skeptical of the group’s presence.
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Letter From Europe: A Turning Point for Syrian War, and U.S. Credibility 

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Laurent Fabius, center, the former French foreign minister, after handing over powers to the newly appointed foreign minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, second from right, in Paris this month.

U.N. Finds ‘Deliberate’ Destruction of Hospitals in Syria

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A makeshift hospital after what local activists said was an airstrike carried out by government forces in the rebel-held area of Douma, near Damascus, Syria, in October.

Lech Walesa Files Made Public Despite Forgery Claims

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A copy of the Communist-era secret service documents, released on Monday in Warsaw, that are said to indicate that the Solidarity leader Lech Walesa was a collaborator.

U.S. and Russia Set Date for Cease-Fire in Syria to Begin

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The cease-fire is to begin Saturday, but officials acknowledge that obstacles remain in getting the Syrian government and the armed opposition to comply.

Xi Jinping’s News Alert: Chinese Media Must Serve the Party

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In visits to state news organizations on Friday, the president reiterated his policy, and he wants to curb the presence of foreign media companies.

John E. Reinhardt, Ambassador and Head of U.S. Information Agency, Dies at 95 

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Dr. Reinhardt was the first black American ambassador to Nigeria, and the first career diplomat and first university educator to lead the information agency.
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Mobs in Ukraine Attack Russian Banks in Burst of ‘Office Pogroms’ 

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The branch offices of three Russian banks were firebombed or looted over the weekend, and some of the attacks by Ukrainian nationalists.

Consultant to Politicians in Brazil Faces Arrest

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João Santana, a campaign strategist for the nation’s last two presidents, has been accused in the widening Petrobras corruption scandal.

Russia Wants Closer Look From Above the U.S.

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Adm. Cecil D. Haney, commander of the United States Strategic Command, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington last year.

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