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New trouble in Congo
Instability in Congo affects human rights there, and the cost of cellphones in the US.
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10 of TIME's 100 'most influential'
What does it mean to be influential today? TIME Magazine may not have a scientific answer, but they identified scores of people in their 2012 “100 Most Influential People in the World” list, released this week. Here is a sampling of 10 people from around the world who made the cut.
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The International Criminal Court's docket in Africa
With the confirmation of charges against four senior Kenyan leaders, there are now seven different countries where the International Criminal Court has filed charges of crimes against humanity. All of those cases emanate from Africa.
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Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
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Top four ways Congo's instability affects the world
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UN ends observer mission in Syria, but isn't giving up
A small civilian office will replace the observer mission, and former Algerian foreign minister Lakhdar Brahimi has reportedly agreed to replace Kofi Annan as Syria envoy.
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Global News Blog Is international justice finally finding its footing?
A prison sentence for a Congolese warlord. A court ruling for a Chadian dictator to be tried for torture. Some 67 years after Nuremberg trials, international courts and tribunals are making their mark.
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Focus
Sudan's struggling government offers to go '100 percent Islamic'The government faces new pressures from the loss of territory and oil revenue to South Sudan, but the push for an Islamic constitution has much older roots.
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Sudan: 'Arab Spring' protests wane, but activists remain optimistic
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been a 'genius' at cracking down on opposition, activists say. But the government's control may work to its disadvantage, as economic woe continues.
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Briefing
New trouble in Congo
Instability in Congo affects human rights there, and the cost of cellphones in the US.
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Syrian opposition group warns: If the UN won't act, 'we have other options'
The opposition Syrian National Council issued an ultimatum of its own as the UN Security Council prepared to vote on extending the mandate of the UN's cease-fire monitors in Syria.
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Evidence exists to bring Syria war-crimes case: French diplomat (+video)
France's top human rights diplomat says 'the raw material is there' in the Syria conflict to refer case to the International Criminal Court at The Hague.
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Modern Parenthood Thomas Lubanga sentenced, but child soldiers still struggle
The International Criminal Court handed down its first sentence today, ordering warlord Thomas Lubanga to serve 14 years for the recruitment and use of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But the children of eastern Congo still need our attention.
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Thomas Lubanga: Congolese warlord first person ever sentenced by ICC (+video)
A tough ICC sentence for rebel commander Thomas Lubanga, convicted of recruiting and using child soldiers from 2002 to 2003, sets precedent for seven other pending war crimes cases.
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Congo rebels take eastern towns as conflict escalates
Tens of thousands of civilians flee, as Congolese rebels take a number of towns. For now, neither the government nor renegade troops are backing down.
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Clinton says Russia, China should 'pay price' over Syria (+video)
At Paris meeting, US Secretary of State Clinton lambasted Russia, China for 'blockading' progress. The meeting came amid news that a top Syrian general has defected.
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Difference Maker
Son of an anti-Nazi hero uses family estate to teach teensHelmuth Caspar von Moltke, son of an anti-Nazi hero, uses the family estate in Poland to teach teenagers about democracy and protecting human rights.
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Opinion: Why there will be no foreign military intervention in Syria
Despite the apparent failure of the meeting in Geneva over the weekend and a new Human Rights Watch report of widespread torture by the regime of Bashar al-Assad, a foreign military intervention in Syria is unlikely. In fact, there is reason to doubt that Washington really wants Assad to fall.
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Terrorism & Security Mali Islamists vow to destroy 'every mausoleum' in Timbuktu
Ansar Dine, the Islamist group that controls Mali's north, destroyed historic tombs and damaged a mosque this weekend, saying the religious landmarks constitute idolatry.
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US ambassador taps Facebook to drive wedge between Syrian military and Assad
Using social media, US Ambassador Robert Ford warns Syrian military officers they could be prosecuted for crimes against humanity by following President Bashar al-Assad’s orders.
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Keep Calm French envoy: Russia is key player in Syria crisis
Russia supplies Syria with arms and protects it from military intervention by UN forces. But the French ambassador to US, François Delattre, says Russia may be more flexible than it seems.
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Keep Calm Japan nerve gas fugitive: hiding in plain sight
For many international fugitives, from Serbian General Ratko Mladic and Carlos the Jackal to Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda, the place to hide is in an open, urban setting.
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Africa Monitor Is there a "Kivu conspiracy" to undermine Congo? Hardly
Guest blogger Laura Seay, during visit to the Congolese city of Goma, looks into allegations that the ongoing rebellion of Bosco Ntaganda is a conspiracy to undermine Congolese control.
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Syrian forces and pro-Assad militia could face prosecution for Houla massacre, UN says
Over 100 people were killed in the Syrian town last week. Human rights experts also claim that Syrian authorities ordered the torture of civilians, including children.
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Military intervention in Syria? Germany pushes back hard on French warning.
French President Hollande suggested yesterday that military intervention might be required in Syria. Why that idea resonated particularly negatively in Germany.
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Opinion: My final phone call with warlord Charles Taylor
Former president of Liberia Charles Taylor called me regularly in the early 1990s when I was the director of Voice of America's English-to-Africa broadcasts. I'll never forget one strange phone call from him. Unfortunately, my hunch about Taylor's connection to Sierra Leone would prove correct.
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Taylor's 50-year sentence draws mixed reactions in Liberia (+video)
Human rights groups welcomed the sentence for Liberia's former president Charles Taylor for his role in Sierra Leone civil war. Some Liberians argued he didn't get fair treatment.
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Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years in prison (+video)
An international court proceeding ended Wednesday with the sentencing of Taylor, who was convicted of aiding and abetting numerous war crimes in Sierra Leone.
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Terrorism & Security UN chief: There is no 'plan B' for ending the Syrian conflict
At least 200 have died in Syria in the two months since a UN-backed cease-fire went into effect, but Ban Ki-moon rejects assertions that part of the problem is the low number of monitors on the ground.
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Mladic trial delayed because of evidence issues
The former Bosnian Serb general's trial has been postponed because prosecutors may have failed to disclose evidence to the defense.
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