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Migrant workers follow a police officer during a raid by Russian immigration authorities at a construction site in Moscow, in 2012.

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Migrants Flock To Russia, But Receive A Cool Welcome

1:26am August 08, 2013

Like the U.S., Russia has a large and unresolved problem with illegal immigration. Russia's working-age population is declining, and the country needs workers. But the influx of migrants, especially from Central Asia, is generating friction.

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This week, several women in the U.K. went public about explicit abuse they received on Twitter.

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As Twitter Expands Reach, Abuse Policy Gets Added Scrutiny

12:26pm August 07, 2013

by Steve Henn

A series of threats and abusive messages aimed at prominent women in the U.K. have placed Twitter in an awkward spot. As the company gears up to go public and expand its brand around the world, it is increasingly running into cultural and legal hurdles that challenge Twitter's free speech ethos.

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American Tourist Accidentally Breaks Statue

7:12am August 07, 2013

Just about every museum in the world has the same rule: no touching. A rule one man failed to observe on a family vacation to Florence, Italy. He was comparing his own finger to the fingers on a 600-year-old statue when he nudged its ancient pinky and it snapped right off.

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Tensions Flare Over Rock Of Gibraltar

5:24am August 07, 2013

by Lauren Frayer

Once again, Spain and Britain are at odds over a tiny limestone peninsula at Europe's southern tip — Gibraltar. It's physically attached to Spain but has been a British territory for 300 years. Now some Spaniards want it back.

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The Risiera di San Sabba in Trieste was used during World War II as the only death camp on Italian soil. In the building's courtyard, the outline on the brick wall is where the crematorium was located.

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World War II Researchers Say 'Italian Schindler' Was A Myth

6:24pm August 05, 2013

by Sylvia Poggioli

There's no proof that Giovanni Palatucci saved the lives of 5,000 Jews, say historians who studied a trove of wartime documents. Supporters of Palatucci are fighting back, as Holocaust museums pull exhibits on the Italian policeman who had been on the track to sainthood.

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Snowden Case Illustrates Decline In U.S.-Russia Relations

6:38pm August 04, 2013

by Michele Kelemen

Russia has become a relations nightmare for the United States, and its offer of temporary asylum to the NSA leaker and fugitive is only the tip of the iceberg.

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Spanish Prime Minister Gets Grilled Over Bribery Claims

11:08am August 02, 2013

by Lauren Frayer

Spain's prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, faced a grilling in parliament Thursday over allegations that he accepted bribes for years. His party's former treasurer — now behind bars — says he personally handed the prime minister envelopes stuffed with cash. Rajoy denies it, saying his party leaders did accept payments, but that they were legal — for bonuses and reimbursement of expenses. Opposition leaders are still calling on Rajoy to resign, and many Spaniards are angry.

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Cyclists Take Nighttime Ride Through Moscow's History

5:48pm August 01, 2013

by Susan Armitage

Moscow is steeped in history and clogged with traffic. To appreciate the former and escape the latter, an overnight bicycle tour takes place every year. Thousands gather for the event, taking off at midnight and tuning into FM radio to hear historians and architects talk about sites along the route.

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Anglers fish off Galata Bridge in Istanbul in 2011. The bridge is within site of the modest waterside restaurant Akin Balik.

Catch Of The Day, Grilled The Turkish Way

10:17pm July 30, 2013

by Peter Kenyon

The fishermen are out in all weather in Turkey's Bosphorus Strait. So there's no question that the fish is fresh, as area chefs carry on the tradition of the ancient Greeks, Romans and Ottomans in putting fish to the fire.

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Nino Kharchilava describes how the mob at the May 17 demonstration attacked her and fellow pro-gay-rights activists after police put them on a minibus for their protection.

Anti-Gay Riot In Tblisi Tests Balance Between Church, State

8:06pm July 30, 2013

by Corey Flintoff

Priests of the powerful Georgian Orthodox Church led a recent attack on a group of people protesting against homophobia in Tblisi, Georgia. The incident in May raises questions about human rights and the balance of power between church and state in the religiously conservative former Soviet republic.

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