Mali And Tuareg Rebels To Sign Accord
June 18th, 2013OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The nation of Mali, which lost half its territory last year to a rebel invasion, has agreed to sign an accord with Tuareg separatists who still control the country’s northernmost province. According to a statement from the communications office of Burkina Faso’s president, the agreement is to be signed Tuesday
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Lavrov: Iran Ready To Stop 20-percent Enrichment
June 18th, 2013MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister says Iran is willing to halt its 20-percent enrichment of uranium, which has been a key concession sought in international negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program. That is the highest level of enrichment acknowledged by Iran and one that experts say could be turned into warhead grade in a matter
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Zimbabwe ‘Cattle Bank’ Takes Deposits That Moo
June 18th, 2013MARONDERA, Zimbabwe (AP) — William Mukurazita’s deposit at the bank has four legs and moos. Zimbabwe’s first “Cattle Bank” has just opened its books in a unique kind of banking where owners bring in their animals as collateral against cash loans. For many rural poor in this southern African country once wracked by world-record inflation,
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Russia: G-8 Declaration Won’t Mention Assad’s Fate
June 18th, 2013ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — The G-8 summit’s joint statement on ending the Syrian civil war will not mention whether Bashar Assad must step down from power as part of any peace settlement, a senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday ahead of the document’s publication. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters the eight nations
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Poland Checking Files On Nazi-led Unit Commander
June 18th, 2013WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish prosecutors say they are reviewing files on a Minnesota man who was a commander in a notorious Nazi-led unit to see if they contain enough evidence to press charges and request extradition from the United States. An Associated Press investigation revealed that Michael Karkoc, 94, entered the U.S. by lying
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