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It Doesn't Pay to Play With Photographs

And now some fresh pickings from the wartime grapevine: FOX Fans: Missed the Grapevine? Watch it in the Screening Room! News Flash The Los Angeles Times has fired a photographer in Iraq for altering a photograph that wound up on Monday’s front page. Some sharp-eyed editors eventually noticed something suspicious: …

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Italian Navy to hold exercise in sea near Libyan coast amid security worries after violence

ROME – The Italian Navy is resuming exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, including near the coast of Libya, amid concerns about rapidly deteriorating security in the North African nation. The exercise will begin on Monday. It includes anti-submarine, anti-aircraft and anti-ship training operations. The exercise was suspended for a year …

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Human rights groups cite abuses in Azerbaijan with 100 days to go to European Games

GENEVA – With the opening of the inaugural European Games in Baku 100 days away, human rights groups have called on host nation Azerbaijan to release political prisoners held on “trumped up” charges. Amnesty International released a report citing “the mounting persecution of government critics, detained under false charges.” Human …

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