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Obama speaks in Berlin, urges Russia to cut nuclear arms cache (VIDEO)

June 19, 2013 11:54
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President Barack Obama spoke in Germany for the first time in his presidency Wednesday, after meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel following the G8 summit in Ireland.
June 19, 2013 05:30Updated June 19, 2013 05:29
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Kim Jong Un gives Adolf Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' to staff, report says

North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un is rumored to have distributed copies of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" to top officials earlier this year.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un salutes as he watches a military parade to mark 100 years since the birth of the country's founder and his grandfather, Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)

"Mein 노력?"

North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un is reported to have given copies of Adolf Hitler's manifesto "Mein Kampf" to top officials as a leadership manual earlier this year.

Citing an unnamed North Korean official working in China, anti-regime news portal New Focus International reported Kim handed out copies around the time of his birthday in January.

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Journalist Michael Hastings killed in car crash (VIDEO)

June 18, 2013 23:12
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Michael Hastings, the journalist whose Rolling Stone piece brought down General Stanley McChrystal, is killed in a car crash at age 33.

GOP-led House passes 20-week abortion ban

June 19, 2013 03:00
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House Republicans pass the strictest new limits on abortion in a decade Tuesday despite calls to move away from social issues.

Brazil’s winter of discontent

Lucy JordanJune 19, 2013 12:35
BRASILIA — “This is the moment to show that the whole of Brazil is fighting, and that we have a voice. Even my mother told me to go the streets, because she said ‘this cause is true, the time is right.’”

Ecuador has a sinister anniversary gift for Julian Assange

June 19, 2013 11:12
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LIMA — As Julian Assange today completes a full year residing in Ecuador’s London embassy, back in Quito, President Rafael Correa has found an original way to celebrate — hammering yet another nail into the coffin of his country’s free press.

European Union, US 'intend to move forward fast' on transatlantic trade deal

June 18, 2013 15:33
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British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama vowed to "fire up our economies and drive growth and prosperity around the world" with the transatlantic trade deal.

Social media round-up: Brazil protests grow in number and meaning

James MillerJune 18, 2013 13:21
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Brazil: Rising World Cup costs prompt largest demonstrations in 20 years

June 18, 2013 17:12
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Brazil is experiencing its largest protests in 20 years, as at least 200,000 people across the country took to the streets to demonstrate against the rising costs of hosting the 2014 World Cup.

Michael Applebaum, Montreal mayor, arrested and charged with corruption

June 17, 2013 16:59
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MONTREAL — Michael Applebaum, Montreal's anti-corruption interim mayor, has been arrested and faced with 14 charges including fraud and conspiracy.
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