Global turmoil and political upheaval sweep multiple nations
Roundup from Sanaa Greece and Bangkok notes rebel pressure and resignations, Syriza rising in Greece polls, Yingluck Shinawatra banned from politics, and Indonesia divers reaching AirAsia Flight 8501 fuselage as 65 bodies recovered with others believed inside.
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Athens
Greece
Syriza
Antonis Samaras
Bangkok
Thailand
Yingluck Shinawatra
Yingluck
Thaksin Shinawatra
Pangkalan Bun
Indonesia
AirAsia
Java Sea
National Search and Rescue Agency
Suryadi Bambang Supriyadi
Singapore
Rebels reject Minsk deal with new offensive in Ukraine
Donetsk separatists led by Alexander Zakharchenko rejected the Minsk peace accord, vowing to push Ukrainian troops to the region’s border and beyond. Eduard Basurin cast doubt on Minsk while NATO cited Russian-backed arms and reinforcements. The conflict’s death toll nears 5100.
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Donetsk
Ukraine
Alexander Zakharchenko
Zakharchenko
Minsk
Sion
Russia
France
Germany
U.N. Human Rights Agency
Berlin
Eduard Basurin
Organization For Security and Cooperation In Europe
Luhansk
NATO
U.S
Philip Breedlove
Talks in Havana yield little progress on U S Cuba rapprochement
After high expectations from Obama’s State of the Union push and a two day session, Cuban and U S diplomats failed to reach significant accords. Both sides voiced sharp differences on dissident support and political freedoms while signaling more talks are needed.
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Havana
U.S
Roberta Jacobson
America
Latin America
Barack Obama
State of the Union
Cuba
Obama
Raul Castro
Jacobson
Vidal
China
Guantanamo Bay
Yoani Sanchez
Congress
Army system would not flag shooter at Fort Hood attack
An Army report found no single trigger for Spc. Ivan Lopez's April 2 Fort Hood shootings but noted significant stress and disclosure gaps. It cited poor information sharing between military and civilian providers and self reporting limits, failing to prevent the attack.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Fort Hood
U.S. Army
Spc
Ivan Lopez
Army
Lopez
Joseph E. Martz
Puerto Rico
Donald Peters
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Yemen
Sanaa
al-Qaida
Abed Rabbo Hadi
Basurin
Josefina Vidal
United States
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