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Iran Executes Protester Reza Rasaei After Trial Condemned by Rights Groups
Weeks after Iran elected a reformist leader, the authorities executed Reza Rasaei, who was arrested…
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‘Why Trash Your Own Town?’ An English City Reckons With a Riot.
Days after an angry crowd marauded through Sunderland, people in the industrial port city are…
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Can Freed Russian Dissidents Help Energize Opposition Movement?
The release of activists like Ilya Yashin gives new hope to an movement in which…
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Middle East Crisis: Israel Conducts New West Bank Raids as Mideast Tensions Run High
Tensions have risen sharply in the region, with Israel and its allies bracing for retaliation…
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U.S. Troops in Iraq Are Wounded in Rocket Attack on Air Base
The attack late Monday resembled previous ones carried out by Iraqi armed groups, backed by…
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Bangladesh Protesters Want Nobel Laureate to Advise New Government
Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, has emerged as a central figure in talks…
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The Tiny Chinese Restaurant That Became an Olympic Hot Spot
A few blocks from the table tennis venue, a restaurant has become an unofficial (and…
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Waiting for a Wider War, Lebanese Civilians Feel Helpless
Hezbollah’s conflict with Israel has already damaged south Lebanon. Now it could escalate, regardless of…
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Long Battle for a Ruined City Takes a Desperate Turn
Ukrainian troops are engaged in a harsh struggle for Toretsk, a strategic city in eastern…
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As Ukraine Collects Medals in Paris, Its Sports Pipeline Is in Tatters
Facilities have been battered. Coaches are in short supply. Children have moved abroad. Ukraine faces…