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Germany: Tensions at the Top (Time.com)

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U.S. criticizes Afghanistan’s ‘poor’ human rights record (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The U.S.-backed government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has a "poor" human rights record, tarnished by widespread impunity for security forces who commit abuses; violence against women; torture and extra-judicial killings, the State Department said in an annual report released Thursday. > Read full story Full story

World Briefing | The Americas: Cuba: Europe Condemns Striker’s Death

The European Parliament voted to condemn Cuba for the “avoidable and cruel” death of a dissident hunger striker, Orlando Zapata Tamayo, who died last month after an 83-day hunger strike. > Read full story Full story

World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Giving Is Its Own Reward

Israel is starting an experiment in organ donation: sign a donor card, and you and your family move up in line for a transplant if one is needed. > Read full story Full story

British Airways Crew Plan Strike

The union representing British Airways cabin crew says workers will strike for a total of seven days this month. > Read full story Full story

Israel moves to change law after Biden “mishap” (AP)

AP - Israel is moving to amend the country's planning procedures on sensitive political decisions following an embarrassing diplomatic flap during a visit this week by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, a Cabinet minister said Friday. > Read full story Full story

Aftershocks Jolt Chile as New Leader, Piñera, Is Sworn In

An earthquake hit central Chile as the inaugural ceremonies for President Sebastián Piñera were under way. > Read full story Full story

Tokyo Journal: Rough Time at School for Japan’s Little Princess Adds to Royal Family’s Woes

The bullying of the 8-year-old daughter of Princess Masako has put the princess’s history of depression into the glare of Japan’s tabloid press. > Read full story Full story

Japan arrests anti-whaling activist

Japanese authorities arrested an activist from New Zealand on Friday for illegal trespassing after he boarded a whaling ship last month in waters off the Antarctic. > Read full story Full story

Afghan Tribal Rivalries Bedevil a U.S. Plan

Fighting between Afghan subtribes raises questions about using tribes as part of a counterinsurgency strategy. > Read full story Full story







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