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Arizona Policeman kills unarmed African-American man

A policeman killed an unarmed African-American man in Arizona (south), who was previously arrested under suspicion of selling drugs, as reported by the Phoenix police yesterday in a statement. According to the police report, the African-American, 34, Rumain Brisbon, tried to...
Posted On 05 Dec 2014
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US: Protests over killings of African Americans at the hands of the police continue

New York and other American cities were the scene of demonstrations yesterday evening to denounce police impunity in several cases of deaths of African Americans, which has raised the racial tensions in the country. For the second consecutive night, several thousand New Yorkers,...
Posted On 05 Dec 2014
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Philippines evacuates its inhabitants by the arrival of Typhoon Hagupit

Millions of people in the Philippines began to seek refuge in churches, schools and other improvised shelters this Friday, while the powerful typhoon Hagupit is approaching the country. It is feared that the hurricane, the strongest that will cross the archipelago in Southeast...
Posted On 05 Dec 2014
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Grandson 116 of the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo was found in Argentina

The Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo in Argentina reported this Friday they recovered the grandson number 116, son of a couple still listed as missing during the military dictatorship (1976-1983). The National Commission for the Right to Identity (CONADI), which belongs to the...
Posted On 05 Dec 2014
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Mexican federal forces assume control of the Acapulco security

The Mexican government implemented a special plan where Mexican military and federal police yesterday assumed the security of the Acapulco seaside tourist resort (south) and thirty other municipalities, due to the crisis triggered by the disappearance of 43 students. The federal...
Posted On 04 Dec 2014
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Hong Kong: Leaders of pro-democracy protests surrender to the police

Three founders of civil disobedience campaign that encouraged the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong yesterday surrendered to the police, saying they wanted to take responsibility for their actions and to end the riots. Teachers Benny Tai Yiu-ting and Chan Kin-man and father Chu...
Posted On 04 Dec 2014
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General Alzate asks his military retirement after being released by FARC

The general released by the FARC in Colombia, whose capture led to the suspension of the peace process with the communist guerrillas, asked to the government his retirement from the military forces on Monday. “For my military honor, as first virtue of the soldier I have...
Posted On 02 Dec 2014
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Ukraine and pro-Russians achieve ceasefire agreement in separatist areas

Kiev and the pro-Russian leaders reached a ceasefire agreement this Tuesday in one of the separatist regions of eastern Ukraine, while negotiations continue to try to end eight months of conflict. General Alexandre Lentsov, number two of the Russian army, and th...
Posted On 02 Dec 2014
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General Rubén Alzate and his two companions are released by FARC

The communist guerrilla FARC released this Sunday in Colombia an Army general and two other captives, allowing to restart the development of the peace process, suspended by the government after the catch. Brigadier General Dario Alzate, Corporal Jorge Rodriguez and lawyer Gloria...
Posted On 01 Dec 2014
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Hong Kong: pro-democracy Protestants and police face again

The pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong were reactivated after a night of clashes in which fifty people were arrested and forty wounded. The protesters, wearing helmets, tried to force the police cordon deployed around the seat of government of Leung Chun-ying, during a meeting...
Posted On 01 Dec 2014
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