Opposition blocs hard line on peace talks with Assad regimes
In Beirut two senior members of the Syrian National Coalition demanded ironclad guarantees of Assad's departure and more weapons before attending any transition talks. The stance comes ahead of a three day Istanbul General Assembly meeting to set final policy amid looming Geneva talks.
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Beirut
Syria
Bashar Assad
Assad
Istanbul
Turkey
U.S
Russia
Geneva
Arias asks jurors for life in prison with plans for charity
Jodi Arias pleaded for life imprisonment, telling eight jurors she valued positive reforms in prison. She admitted telling a local reporter she preferred execution to jail, and outlined goals such as donating hair for cancer patients, starting recycling programs, and designing fundraiser T-shirts for domestic abuse victims.
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Phoenix
Jodi Arias
Arias
Iran narrows presidential field ahead of June vote
Iran's election overseers barred potential wild cards including a top Ahmadinejad aide and a reformist former president, clearing establishment candidates for the June 14 ballot. The move sidelines moderates as sanctions and nuclear talks loom, with the official list revealed after a six hour delay on state TV.
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Tehran
Iran
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Ahmadinejad
Oklahoma tornado toll climbs in Moore search effort
Rescue teams raced to finish a survivor and casualty sweep after a EF5 tornado ripped through Moore Oklahoma, killing 24 including nine children. Officials reported widespread destruction with hundreds treated and schools damaged as residents began returning to empty lots.
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Moore
Okla
Oklahoma City
Gary Bird
Bird
Chelsie McCumber
Teachers credited with saving students in Oklahoma tornado
In Moore Oklahoma Plaza Towers Elementary School braced as a tornado struck. Teachers herded and shielded students guiding them into hallways closets and restrooms saving many while seven died. Briarwood Elementary also suffered structural collapse with students surviving thanks to staff actions. A teacher named Julie Simon helped Gabriel Wheeler and others escape rubble.
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Plaza Towers Elementary
Oklahoma City
Plaza Towers
Briarwood Elementary
Antonio Clark
Antonio
David Wheeler
Wheeler
Gabriel
Julie Simon
Briarwood
Mike Murphy
Aiden Stuck
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