A night of relative calm descended on Turkey after four days of protests that left two people dead and one in critical condition.
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So what if this drone strike (the first in many weeks) was intended to accomplish just that?
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The official U.S. figures of number of strikes and estimated deaths remain classified. But, according to the New America Foundation which maintains a database of the strikes, the CIA and the military have carried out an estimated 416 drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen, resulting in 3,364 estimated deaths, including militants and civilians.
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These Sunni militants are fighting the Shiite governments in Syria and Iraq. It almost seems like Damascus and Baghdad are coordinating attacks against the Sunni rebellion now.
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Activists protest outside White House calling for immediate closure of controversial jail.
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It is business as usual for secondary schools in Greece. With threats of arrests from the government should teachers not show up for work, they have had no choice but to call industrial action
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The Greek government is set to issue civil mobilization orders to secondary school teachers who have called a strike which will disrupt university entrance exams. Teachers that refuse to work face arrest.
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There was a complete shutter-down and wheel jam strike in Baloch dominated areas of the province on Thursday in protest against the elections. The Baloch National Front (BNF) has given a three days strike call in Balochistan against the general election.
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Thousands of students and teachers came together, outside the classroom, in protest against education cuts and reforms in Spain.
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A day before Europe Day (9 May), held yearly to celebrate the peace and unity in Europe, 3,500 staff of the European institutions held a strike against budgets cuts that may see their salaries cut by 60% over the next 15 years.
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