The new word “Galoche” finally enters the Petit Robert dictionary.
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The prime minister's use of the word "looters," which is "çapulcu" in Turkish, has sparked a counter-movement by protesters to show their peaceful intentions and actions, including this video.
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In a four-month span in 1940 more than 35 million three-milligram doses of Pervitin were manufactured for the German army and air force. Hitler had daily injections of the methamphetamine.
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Senator John McCain's backing of U.S. military intervention in Syria excuses war crimes and ignores history.
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Forty-three NGO workers, including at least 16 Americans, were convicted today in Egypt for being in the country illegally and improperly receiving foreign funds.
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What happens when North Korea goes one step too far? In response to recent belligerence on the Korean peninsula, Kim Jong-un had to respond to his real boss ... China.
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President Obama took action against companies he referred to as "patent trolls" on Tuesday, proposing legislation to prevent predation on innovators.
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Condoleezza Rice, John McCain, and a bunch of Congressional war hawks are pushes for action, but just like in Iraq ... intervention could be messy.
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As the widespread anti-government protests in Turkey continue, there is speculation as to whether they will, or should, affect Istanbul's bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games.
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This is good for Iraq, but reveals China's oil-hungry weakness.
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A new campaign is targetting Saudi men. Will it work?
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Immigration reform is doomed to fail according to one of its leading Republican supporters, Senator Marco Rubio.
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As civil war continues to rage in Syria, Bashar al-Assad may be turning to Israel as his next target over a long contested place called the Golan Heights.
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Erdogan and the Turkish people are fighting it out on the streets of Istanbul, but the way other countries respond to the crisis will also be a signficant factor in how the conflict plays out.
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Rep. Dana Rohrabacher was in Moscow this week for security talks. Accompanied by film star Steven Segal, the human rights advocate also suggested allying with the repressive Putin government.
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There's no reason to let the military equipment rust in the shadows of uncertainty. And Germany's doing something about it. Graffiti artists, look out for flying surveillance!
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A park, a bloody protest, and a prime minister come together to start Turkey's revolution.
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Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin reportedly wants 80's American action star and black belt in Aikido, Steven Seagal, to become the face of the Russians arms industry.
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GOP Millennial members have begun voicing their support for gay marriage, continuing the steady change of ideals as the Republican Party is put in the hands of younger generations.
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In a gathering of Venezuelans in Mexico City, three opposition legislators hint at what's comming for the country.
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An American woman was gang raped in India on Tuesday in what is a tragic reminder of the importance of being aware of the risks when traveling to particular countries.
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With the mainstream Turkish media ignoring Occupy Gezi, a ban on Twitter could mean an even murkier view of what is really going on in Istanbul.
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After nearly a week of violence, EU membership looks like a distant prospect for Turkey. Does this show Erdogan has turned his back on Europe and the human rights reforms it has demanded?
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Is Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan a beleaguered civil servant or a dictator? Heavy-handed repression of massive protests suggest the latter.
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The civil war in Syria is increasingly a proxy war between the U.S. and other Western powers on one side, and Russia on the other, and has taken on Cold War undertones.
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