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The US was the only western country to have carried out judicial executions last year and the 43 executions in the country ranked it fifth in the world in capital punishment, behind China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, Amnesty International said Monday.
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Ahmadinejad Says US Can No Longer Dictate Policy For All
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Sri Lanka Furious Over UN War-Crimes Resolution
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Egyptian Fuel To Ease Gaza Energy Crisis
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French PM Denies Gunman Could Have Been Prevented From Committing Murders
French Prime Minister, Francois Fillon, asserts that French terrorist Mohamed Merah could not have been arrested before the Toulouse massacre.
French Shooting Spree Kicks Start Debate On Intelligence Failure
The murderous shooting spree by an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist in Southern France has started a fierce debate in France about the government's failure in handling the issue. The gunman, Mohamed Merah, who confessed to killing seven people, was killed in a police raid on his flat Thursday.
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French Gunman Merah On FBI Terror Watch Since 2010
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Toulouse Massacre: Fears Extreme Right-Wing May Exploit Tragedy For Political Gain
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UN Human Rights Council Urges Sri Lanka To Probe War Crimes
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a resolution urging Sri Lanka to investigate possible war crimes that may have been committed by both sides of the island nation's 26-year civil war.
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War Crimes Investigation: China, Pakistan Back Sri Lanka in UNHRC; India Votes Against
The U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution Thursday asking Sri Lanka to re-investigate alleged war crimes during its 26-year-long war with Tamil tigers. The U.S-sponsored resolution was backed by 24 countries while 15 countries voted against it. Eight countries chose to abstain from the voting.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Charity Adds $220 Million To Anti-Smoking Effort
Michael Bloomberg's charitable foundation will commit $220 million over the next four years to fight tobacco use globally, including for the funding of legal challenges against the industry.
Toulouse Siege Ends: Suspect Found Dead After Jump
Mohammed Merah, suspected in the killings of seven people in recent days, was found dead Thursday morning after jumping from a window of his Toulouse apartment building, France's interior minister said.
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