Iran hosts international forum to back Assad in Syria
Iran tours a one day conference with diplomats from Russia China Benin Cuba Mauritania and others to discuss a dialogue based alternative to Western plans while Damascus battles rebels in Aleppo. Tehran accuses rebels of using civilians as human shields and warns against arming the opposition.
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Aleppo
Tehran
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Salehi
Syria
Russia
China
Benin
Cuba
Mauritania
Islamic Republic
Swine flu strain tied to fair pigs prompts caution
CDC reports a five fold jump to 158 swine flu cases linked to agricultural fairs with many infections in Indiana and Ohio. Most patients are children exposed to pigs. strain includes a gene from the 2009 pandemic but appears mild and not easily spread between people. Officials urge hand washing and keep food and drinks out of barns.
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Joseph Bresee
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Indiana
Ohio
Bresee
Hawaii
Illinois
CDC
Kyle Robertson
Columbus
New nicknames mirror harsher drug cartel violence in Mexico
Mexico’s drug war intensifies with brutal, low brow monikers like The Worm Eater and The Rat. Cartels including the Zetas deploy mass violence to shock the public, while mid level leaders such as Baltazar Saucedo Estrada known as The Dog Killer rise in notoriety. Experts say dehumanization and industrialized killing mark a shift from turf wars to systematic brutality.
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Mexico
the King
Jesus Zambada Garcia
Lord of the Skies
Amado Car
Rillo Fuentes
Arturo Beltran Leyva
Baltazar Saucedo Estrada
Zetas
Martin Barron
National Institute For Penal Sciences
Barron
Saucedo Estrada
el Mateperros
Colorado theater shooting suspect mentally ill defense signals delay
Attorneys for James Holmes in the Aurora cinema massacre case say the suspect is mentally ill and request more time to evaluate his condition. At a Denver hearing media groups pressed to unseal documents as Holmes faces a August 16 scheduling of a doctor patient relationship dispute with University of Colorado psychiatrist Lynne Fenton. In a separate note, French disability groups call for a Boycott of Babybel after a summer promo tied to the phrase mentally ill sparked controversy.
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King
Lynne Fenton
Paris
France
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