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Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation

Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation

OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked on Monday at the site of the former death camp, a ceremony that is widely being treated as the last major observance that any notable number
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Middle East latest: Israel allows Palestinians to return to heavily destroyed north of Gaza Strip

Middle East latest: Israel allows Palestinians to return to heavily destroyed north of Gaza Strip

Israel on Monday began allowing Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed north of the Gaza Strip for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas, in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.
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Tens of thousands return to devastated northern Gaza as Israel lifts its closure under truce

Tens of thousands return to devastated northern Gaza as Israel lifts its closure under truce

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into the most heavily destroyed part of the Gaza Strip on Monday as Israel lifted its closure of the north for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas
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Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation

Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation

OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked on Monday at the site of the former death camp, a ceremony that is widely being treated as the last major observance that any notable number
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A destroyed Israeli kibbutz on the Lebanese border starts to pick up the pieces. Who will return?

A destroyed Israeli kibbutz on the Lebanese border starts to pick up the pieces. Who will return?

KIBBUTZ MANARA, Israel (AP) — Kibbutz Manara in northern Israel is so close to the Lebanese border that patrons of a local pub joke, with gallows humor, that the militant group Hezbollah could see if they were eating sunflower seeds or potato chips w
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Paraguay's disappeared: A dictator's shadow is a roadblock for justice, but a few keep up the fight

Paraguay's disappeared: A dictator's shadow is a roadblock for justice, but a few keep up the fight

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Despite being ousted in 1989 after a 35-year reign of terror , during which 20,000 people were tortured, executed or disappeared, some Paraguayans feel as if Gen. Alfredo Stroessner never truly left.
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Colombia's disappeared: As a coalition, former enemies now search for loved ones and dream of peace

Colombia's disappeared: As a coalition, former enemies now search for loved ones and dream of peace

CALI, Colombia (AP) — From time to time, Gustavo Arbeláez faces relatives whose losses were caused by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the powerful guerrilla group he was part of during Colombia’s five-decade armed conflict.
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Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears

Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — At the end of his Sunday service, the pastor of the First Haitian Evangelical Church of Springfield, Ohio , asked ushers and musicians to form a circle around him as he knelt in prayer, flanked by the flags of Haiti and the U
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Peru's disappeared: Dozens look for relatives lost to violence. A woman who knows their sorrow helps

Peru's disappeared: Dozens look for relatives lost to violence. A woman who knows their sorrow helps

AYACUCHO, Perú (AP) — The easiest thing might have been to let go. To refresh the flowers at her husband’s grave and find comfort in retrieving his bones, a milestone in a country where 20,000 people disappeared between 1980 and 2000.
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Takeaways from AP's reporting on the thousands disappeared in Colombia, Peru and Paraguay

Takeaways from AP's reporting on the thousands disappeared in Colombia, Peru and Paraguay

Thousands of people have disappeared in Latin America during decadeslong conflicts. Many have never been found, presumed to be the victims of dictatorships, insurgencies or organized crime.
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