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Turkish Protesters Fall Silent to Sustain Demonstrations - Turkish officials have continued to crack down on the three-week-old anti-government protests occurring throughout the country. Despite dozens of arrests, protesters have adopted new tactics, including silent protests, to avoid violent confrontations with authorities. (Photo: AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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Brazil Sends Security Forces to Suppress Protests - With the Confederation Cup tournament beginning and nationwide protests continuing for a third day, Brazil’s government has deployed national security forces to quell hundreds of thousands of demonstrators. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff addressed the matter, acknowledging protesters’ objections to corruption and excessive government spending. (Photo: AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

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Death Toll in Indian Monsoon Flooding Surpasses 50 - Nearly 600 dead bodies were found in the muddy mountains of northern India after monsoon flooding struck up to 100 towns and villages on Sunday. Thousands of residents remain trapped in the Himalayan state of Uttrakhand, where the air force has dropped food and medicine for those stranded.(Photo: REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee)

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Afghanistan Halts Peace Talks With U.S. and Taliban - Within 24 hours of President Obama announcing peace talks between Afghanistan and the Taliban, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai suspended the country's involvement. "There is a contradiction between what the U.S. government says and what it does regarding Afghanistan peace talks," President Karzai's spokesman told AFP. (Photo: AP Photo/Osama Faisal)

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Number of Global Refugees Reaches 19-Year High - A new U.N. report reveals that 45.2 million people remain displaced from their homes because of worldwide conflicts. "This means one in each 4.1 seconds. So each time you blink, another person is forced to flee," Antonio Guterres, the U.N. high commissioner for refugees, told reporters.(Photo: AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

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Syrian War Up for Debate at G8 Summit - Leaders of the world’s wealthiest countries will discuss the war in Syria, North Korea, the global economy and more at this year’s G8 summit. President Obama and others who have condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime are expected to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to reconsider Russia’s alignment with the war-torn country.(Photo: AP Photo/Andrew Winning, Pool)

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Mandela Family Expresses Gratitude - Nelson Mandela’s wife, Graca Machel, and his grandson Mandla Mandela spoke about the outpouring of support the former South African president has received since being hospitalized on June 8. "We have felt the closeness of the world and the deepest meaning of strength and peace,” Machel said in a statement.(Photo: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)

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Italian Politician Calls for First Black Minister’s “Rape” - Dolores Valandro, a former member of the anti-immigration Northern League party in Italy, was recently expelled for suggesting that someone “rape” Cecile Kyenge, the country’s first Black minister. Having since been expelled from the party, Valandro apologized for her remark and insisted she is “sweeter than candy.”(Photo: REUTERS/Tony Gentile)

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Alicia Keys’ Upcoming Israel Concert Draws Ire - A delegation of Palestinian-Americans recently delivered a petition with 12,000 signatures to the main office of Alicia Keys’ Keep a Child Alive non-profit organization. They joined a long line of individuals, including author Alice Walker, who have publicly urged Keys to cancel her upcoming concert in Israel. (Credit: WENN.com)

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Congo M23 Rebels Claim Government Ended Talks - A scheduled peace talk between the Congolese government and the rebel group M23 has been cut short, according to a letter sent by M23’s president to the United Nations. The government spokesperson claimed the rebels “are trying to buy themselves time.”(Photo: AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

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Obama Pledges to Back Syrian Rebels - After learning of alleged chemical weapons being used by the Syrian government in the country’s two-year war, President Barack Obama pledged to begin assisting Syrian rebels. The Syrian government fired back, accusing the United States of lying and using “cheap tactics.”(Photo: AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)

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Mugabe Agrees to Later Election Dates in Zimbabwe - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, 89, has reportedly agreed to postpone the country’s election dates after mounting regional pressure around the initial July 31 date. The opposing party Movement for Democratic Change has been aiming for a later date so that key security and media reforms could be enforced before the elections.(Photo: AP Photo/Kopano Tlape - GCIS)

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FIFA Confirms African World Cup Finals - The draw for the third and final round of African World Cup qualifiers will take place in Cairo on September 16. The group winners will ultimately continue on to compete at the 2013 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.(Photo: Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

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Remembering Mandela's Legacy on Youth Day - Young South Africans reflected on Nelson Mandela’s legacy as they celebrated Youth Day, a public holiday held on June 16 to honor those killed almost four decades ago in the Soweto Uprisings. A series of student-held protests turned massacres, the uprisings were organized to combat the government’s enforcement of an Afrikaans-only education during apartheid.(Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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Tourist Darling Gambia Accused of Human Rights Abuses  - Gambia has experienced a lucrative tourism boom in recent years, but a recent report from The Guardian reveals underlying social and political turmoil in the West African country. President Yahya Janneh’s regime has allegedly been responsible for sporadic executions and other human rights abuses. (Photo: Getty Images/Flickr RF)