Putin Critic Jailed.. Peace Process Hope.. Happy Birthday, Nelson!

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Alexei Navalny, one of the Russian opposition's leading figures, was convicted of embezzlement Thursday and sentenced to five years in prison.

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Syria's War Children Will Grow Up Illiterate

Syria's devastating civil war will force a generation of children to grow up illiterate and filled with hate, a U.N. envoy warned Thursday as fighting raged on around the country.

New Hope For A Peace Process?

As Palestinian leaders discussed a possible U.S-brokered resumption of peace talks on Thursday, the Israeli government denied a shift in its conditions that might help end a three-year stalemate.

Doctors: Insecticide-Laden Lunches Killed 22 Children

Soon after they served the daily free lunch they had prepared for dozens of children at a rural Indian school, the two cooks realized something was very wrong. The students started fainting. Within hours, they began dying.

Egyptian Security Forces Accused Of Beating Morsi Supporters

Egyptian security forces denied hundreds of arrested supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi their rights and severely mistreated several of them in detention, Amnesty International wrote on Wednesday.

Growing In Power, But Not Popularity

China will eventually overtake the United States as the global superpower but its rise is not making it more popular, according to a major global survey by Pew Research Center published on Thursday.