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2015/06/02

The Human Rights Issue A Nobel Laureate Doesn't Want To Touch Plus 4 More Stories

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The Human Rights Issue A Nobel Laureate Doesn't Want To Touch
Aung San Suu Kyi has been universally praised in her battle for democracy in Myanmar. But she has been conspicuously silent about the worsening plight of the Rohingya minority in her homeland.
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Cruise Ship Capsizes In China, Leaving Hundreds Unaccounted For
The captain told local media the vessel sank after getting caught in a cyclone in China's Yangtze River. Few of the 458 on board are thought to have survived the incident.
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Head Of TSA Reassigned After Tests Reveal Security Failures
According to ABC News, covert tests found that Transportation Security Administration agents at airports failed to detect prohibited items 95 percent of the time.
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Reports: Sepp Blatter's Top Lieutenant Involved In $10 Million Payment
The payment was allegedly part of a bribe to help South Africa secure the right to host the World Cup. The revelation brings the bribery scandal within striking distance of FIFA's longtime president.
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Glory Of Moscow's 80-Year-Old Subway Tainted By Stalin Connections
The system was considered a triumph by the Soviets, but was built by the same ruthless means that helped cause a famine, which killed millions in the 1930s.
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