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U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled policy changes regarding counterterrorism and drone strikes, Guantanamo Bay, and an end to America

Obama Charts New Counterterrorism Course, Drone Curbs

President Barack Obama sets a new course in U.S. counterterrorism efforts in a major national security speech.
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People shout slogans as they hold placards and a banner reading "No gay parade!" during an antigay rally in Kyiv on May 14.

Court Bans Ukraine Gay-Pride Plan

The court on May 23 upheld a suit by Kyiv authorities, who say the rally, which gay rights activists had planned to hold on May 25, would disrupt celebrations for the annual Kyiv Day that will take place on the same day.
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Ethnic Albanians protested last year after the arrest of a former Kosovar guerrilla leader.

EU Arrests Former Kosovar Guerrillas

European Union police in Kosovo have arrested five people on suspicion of war crimes during the 1998-99 conflict in Kosovo, reportedly including a close wartime ally of Prime Minister Hashim Thaci.
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Ex-President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (center, with white turban) arrived at Iran

Banned Rafsanjani Blasts Iran's Leadership

Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has harshly criticized the country's leadership, accusing it of "ignorance" and incompetence, according to reports on opposition websites.
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Gay-rights activists look out from a bus as they are evacuated by police during clashes in Tbilisi on May 17.

Georgian Priests Charged With Antigay Violence

Two Georgian Orthodox Church clerics have been charged in connection with antigay violence that broke out last week in Tbilisi.
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