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Iran: American pastor Saeed Abedini spends another birthday behind bars

The Abedini family never imagined that Pastor Saeed would spend his last three birthdays in captivity. But that’s exactly what’s happened. Instead of celebrating his birthday with his wife Naghmeh, and their two young children – Jacob and Rebekkah – at their home in Idaho, Pastor Saeed is once again …

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Spain judge orders ex-IMF chief Rato to pay $20M to unfreeze accounts blocked in fraud cause

MADRID – A judge overseeing the fraud and money laundering case involving former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato has ordered him to put up 18 million euros ($20 million) as collateral to unblock his financial accounts. Rato headed the IMF from 2004 to 2007 and is a historic figure …

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Jailed Venezuelan opposition leader launches hunger strike, calls for protest in video

CARACAS, Venezuela – Jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has begun a hunger strike and is calling for a mass anti-government protest next weekend. The former Caracas area mayor accused authorities in a video leaked to news media on Saturday of killing dozens of people during 2014 protests. More than 40 …

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