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  • (Aaron Vincent Elkaim/The Canadian Press via AP)

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  • Pictured: Ally Bruner

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  • Mystery grows over pro-Saudi tabloid: Embassy got sneak peek

    Mystery grows over pro-Saudi tabloid: Embassy got sneak peek

    Tuesday, April 24 2018 1:42 PM EDT2018-04-24 17:42:08 GMT
    (AP Photo/J. David Ake). A glossy magazine about Saudi Arabia is photographed in Washington, Monday April 23, 2018. The mystery behind the origins of a the pro-Saudi magazine that showed up on U.S. newsstands is growing amid revelations that the Saudi ...(AP Photo/J. David Ake). A glossy magazine about Saudi Arabia is photographed in Washington, Monday April 23, 2018. The mystery behind the origins of a the pro-Saudi magazine that showed up on U.S. newsstands is growing amid revelations that the Saudi ...
    The mystery behind the origins of a fawning pro-Saudi magazine that laid down a red carpet for Crown Prince Mohammed's visit.More \232a
    The mystery behind the origins of a fawning pro-Saudi magazine that laid down a red carpet for Crown Prince Mohammed's visit.More \232a

  • UK judge holds new hearing over sick toddler Alfie Evans

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    The father of a terminally ill British toddler says the child is surviving after being taken off life support, surprising doctors who had argued he should be allowed to die.More \232a

  • UN prosecutor seeks life term for Karadzic at appeal hearing

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    (Yves Herman, pool photo via AP). Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic arrives for the second day of his appeal at a U.N. court against his convictions on charges including genocide and crimes against humanity and his 40-year prison sentence in ...(Yves Herman, pool photo via AP). Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic arrives for the second day of his appeal at a U.N. court against his convictions on charges including genocide and crimes against humanity and his 40-year prison sentence in ...
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    UN prosecution lawyer urges appeals judges to convict former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic on a second genocide count and increase his 40-year sentence for overseeing Serb atrocities during the Bosnian war to a life sentence.More \232a
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