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UK calls up military reserves for Olympic duty

LONDON (AP) — Britain is planning a massive Olympics security exercise around a mock emergency on the London subway system.

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Chen case: Asian-American soldiers endure bias

NEW YORK (AP) — The harassment of 19-year-old Danny Chen started in basic training — teasing about his name, repeated questions of whether he was from China, even though he was a born-and-raised New Yorker. He wrote in his journal that he was running out of jokes to respond with.

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Chen case: Asian-American soldiers endure bias

NEW YORK (AP) — The harassment of 19-year-old Danny Chen started in basic training — teasing about his name, repeated questions of whether he was from China, even though he was a born-and-raised New Yorker. He wrote in his journal that he was running out of jokes to respond with.

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A year after uprising, militias hold sway in Libya

In this Feb. 14, 2012 photo, Libyan militias from towns throughout the country's west parade through Tripoli, Libya.  This week, Libya will celebrate the one year anniversary of the start of the popular uprising that led to the ouster and killing of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi last October. (AP Photo / Abdel Magid Al Fergany)

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — One revolutionary militia controls the airport. Others carve up neighborhoods of the Libyan capital into fiefdoms. They clash in the streets, terrifying residents. They hold detainees in makeshift prisons where torture is said to be rampant.

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UN General Assembly condemns Syria

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday for a resolution backing an Arab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and strongly condemning human rights violations by his regime.

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