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Considered as among the most far-reaching pieces of civil rights legislation in U.S. History, the VRA aimed to overcome legal barriers at state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the 15th Amendment.

Three people have been killed and seven wounded in clashes between Turkish security forces and suspected PKK militants in the Kurdish town of Silopi.

She is now within the palms of French authorities and will probably be returned to France “within the coming hours”, in response to a press release early Friday from the presidential Elysee palace.

New Zealand were clinical in the second game and will want to emulate their performance in the decider of the series. To find out, watch the Zimbabwe vs. New Zealand cricket Third and final ODI match live online in the United States using one of several options.

As of June, the number of individuals held in Israeli jails under administrative detention – a practice that allows the holding of terrorism suspects without charges or trial – included 370 Palestinians and two foreigners, but not a single Israeli Jew, according to...

Libya has been riven by conflict since Gaddafi’s overthrow, with rival governments and militias battling for control of cities and oil riches.

According to the Houston Chronicle, D.A. Elton Mathis announced on Monday that he is installing defense attorneys Lewis M. White and Darrell W. Jordan to spearhead the independent committee and determine if criminal charges should be filed in the case.

The Iranian announcement coincided with visits to Tehran by Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov of Russian Federation, another ally of the Damascus regime in its conflict against insurgents.

“Boko Haram attacked the village of Tchakamari at around one in the morning Tuesday, killing at least six people“, a soldier sent to the site of the attack told AFP.

Congress should honor the original intent of the Voting Rights Act by passing several bills that have been introduced to re-establish the federal oversight authority that had been struck by the court.

However, the decision was not an outright victory for supporters of the Voting Rights Act, as the court sent the law back to a lower court to be amended.

Three days later, Gackenbach flew over the city of Kokura in support of dropping the second atomic bomb.

After the two back-to-back attacks in Gurdaspur and Udhampur, choices before India are stark: Carry on as before, launch tit-for-tat strikes, or turn our backs on Pakistan.

In a landmark agreement between the Chicago Police Department ( CPD ), the City of Chicago, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois ( ACLU ), there will be an independent evaluation of the practices and procedures, and increased transparency and public disclosure...

Other, less reliable reports suggest the number could be as high as 1,086, the report said. The toll is dwarfed by that of ISIS, but the Airwars group, which produced the research, alleges that the failure of the United States and other nations to release enough information...