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Strauss-Kahn faces new rape case

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Strauss-Kahn faces 'gang rape' inquiry Mr Strauss-Kahn's lawyers say he is the victim of a "lynching campaign" A French prosecutor...
S Lanka general leaves hospital

SOURCE: BBC

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Sri Lanka's Sarath Fonseka leaves hospital pending release Mr Fonseka was mobbed by his supporters as he left hospital The...
North Korea Urged to Back Down on Nuclear Test

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

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South Korea Senior American, Japanese and South Korean diplomats warned on Monday that North Korea would face more sanctions if...
Torres, Mata Called Up to Spain's Provisional Squad

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

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Chelsea duo Fernando Torres and Juan Mata were called up to Spain's provisional squad for Euro 2012 on Monday, two...
China adds conditions to approval of Google bid to buy Motorola ...

SOURCE: The Guardian

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Chinafotopress/Getty Images Authorities in China have put a surprising condition on their approval of Google's $12.5bn (£7.9bn) bid to buy...
Gold prices to climb if Greece gets fixed

SOURCE: The Christian Science Monitor

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Gold prices will recover when Greece's path is clear, says a gold expert.
Buzz Bites (5/21/12): Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber And Katy Perry Among ...

SOURCE: MTV

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Taylor Swift receives Billboard's Woman Of The Year Award. + Last night's Billboard Music Awards were a star-studded affair. Among...
Italian father throws 2 kids from 6th floor balcony then jumps; all 3 ...

SOURCE: Fox News

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Police in northern Italy say a father has thrown his two young children to their deaths from a sixth floor...
Barclays to sell $6 billion BlackRock stake

SOURCE: International Business Times

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Britain's Barclays Plc said it is to sell all of its $6.1 billion stake in U.S. asset manager BlackRock Inc.,...
Anwar and Azmin to be charged over Bersih rally

SOURCE: The Star

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PKR leaders Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Azmin Ali are expected to be charged on Tuesday in relation to the...
10. Michael Jackson is still 'Bad,' 25 years after album

SOURCE: The Star

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Michael Jackson's "Bad" returns this September with new music and never-before-seen concert video in the first re-release of a full...
Miliband: End education snobbery

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Ed Miliband attacks vocational qualifications 'snobbery' Ed Miliband says there is a "mountain to climb" on social mobility in the...
Three climbers die on Mount Everest

SOURCE: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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A 61-year-old German and a South Korean aged 44 died on the mountain's south face on Sunday, Ang Tshering Sherpa...
Even the Rich Have to Wait, Says PSG Coach

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

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Paris St Germain's wealthy Qatari owners have discovered that building success can often be a slow process after failing to...
Hunt investigated over donations

SOURCE: BBC

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Parliamentary standards commissioner Sir John Lyon launched an inquiry after a complaint from a Labour MP. It concerns meetings organised...

NATO leaders decide to end Afghan war by mid-2013

Posted by: Jennifer Rees

Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2012-05-21 07:32:29 -0700 | disasters-news

NATO leaders said on Sunday that the treaty will shift combat roles to Afghan troops throughout the country by mid – 2013. The leaders, who met in Chicago, charted a course out of the notorious Afghan war that has gradually...

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Yemen: at least 96 killed in bomb attack against Yemeni army in Sanaa

Posted by: saleh1966

Sanaa :: Yemen | updated 2012-05-21 06:24:12 -0700 | disasters-news

A suicide blast that targeted Yemeni soldiers in the capital Sanaa on Monday killed at least 96 troops and wounded some 300 others, medical officials said. An official said the toll could still go up as an eyewitness claimed seeing...

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Connecting Obama’s same sex “kiss of death” and population consequences

Posted by: Junior Campbell

Norwich :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-21 05:01:02 -0700 | political-news

The historic announcement last week by the Census Bureau that the number of white births in the US has been overtaken for the first time by the number of births among other racial groups should inform the debate around President...

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Campaign ads crossing the line? Dems say Mormonism is on the table if GOP uses Rev. Wright

Posted by: Veronica Roberts

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2012-05-21 07:03:29 -0700 | political-news

Reverend Jeremiah Wright was used to discredit Barack Obama during the last presidential campaign. The interesting thing is, it was started by Democrats themselves when they were fighting for the nomination. The cons to this was, it couldn't be turned...

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Bee Gee Robin Gibb Dies

Posted by: Sherrill Fulghum

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-20 19:49:59 -0700 | obituaries-news

May is proving to be a bad month for the world of music. Only hours before some of the biggest names in music gather in Las Vegas for the Billboard Music Awards, the Gibb family released the statement that brother...

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'Ring of fire' eclipse leaves Asian-US sky watchers in awe

Posted by: wendyzachary

Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2012-05-21 06:59:10 -0700 | technology-news

Millions of Asian and US sky watchers watched in awe as the annular eclipse crossed the sky for the first time after nearly 18 years on Sunday. While doctors have warned of eye damages from improper viewing, the event holds...

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On whether Karl Rove will be Romney’s Sarah Palin…

Posted by: KnowtheIssues

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2012-05-21 07:16:04 -0700 | political-news

He will not appear on the Republican ticket or speak at the GOP Convention, yet his impact on the 2012 race for President of the United States has already been felt. He has skillfully navigated the post Citizens United landscape,...

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eBay bidders go berserk over royals, especially Duchess Kate and Queen

Posted by: Nina Rai

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-21 05:23:35 -0700 | lifestyle-news

Report By: Nina Rai London , 20 May, 2012 After the media frenzy over the British royals, now it’s the turn of the buyers to do the same on the popular auction website, eBay. The royal family memorabilia, particularly that...

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Cory Booker bangs Obama campaign’s ad attacking Romney’s work for Bain Capital

Posted by: Jennifer Rees

Newark :: NJ :: USA | updated 2012-05-21 07:10:49 -0700 | political-news

Newark Mayor Cory Booker on Sunday said that he felt uncomfortable with President Obama’s campaign ad attacking Mitt Romney’s services for Bain Capital. Booker, an important ally of Obama in the forthcoming election, said that the Obama camp’s drive to...

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Ron Paul wins Minnesota and takes on Romney on his home turf

Posted by: Stephanie Ealy

Lake Jackson :: TX :: USA | updated 2012-05-21 06:00:27 -0700 | political-news

Ron Paul supporters everywhere may have been prophetically chanting when they yelled "President Paul" as the 2012 Presidential candidate not only came out victorious in delegate count in Minnesota but in several other states as well this weekend according to...

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Rain does not dampen Cannes Film Festival

Posted by: SofiaAmbrosia

Cannes :: France | updated 2012-05-20 18:39:43 -0700 | entertainment-news

Rain fell this evening at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday May 20, 2012 but that didn’t stop the festivities or even attendances all that significantly… Actors Rhian Rees, August Diehl, Josephine de La Baume, Karole Rocher, Pete Doherty, Lily...

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Game 4 collapse has to have Lakers pondering life after Kobe

Posted by: bchore

Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2012-05-21 03:15:02 -0700 | sports-news

Like his magical career has shown, Kobe Bryant has provided basketball’s most unbelievable moments, good and bad. He has made impossible look non-existent, sinking the shots and making the plays that only Michael Jordan could look down upon. Those same...

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Fascinating glass: New Seattle museum dazzling handblown exhibits

Posted by: Veronica Roberts

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2012-05-21 00:21:46 -0700 | arts-culture-news

Seattle, Washington]--I'm a museum lover and there is nothing better than browsing the hush, hallowed halls of a museum to banish my blues away. Well, this new museum in Seattle is sure to keep visitors enthralled with its dazzling array...

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Google moves closer to a clean energy future

Posted by: YaniSmith

Virginia Beach :: VA :: USA | updated 2012-05-20 19:48:43 -0700 | green-news

The king of the online world is one step closer in its bid for a clean energy future. The Google-backed Atlantic Wind Connection was this week approved by the US Department of Interior to move forward in the planning process...

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SEC-Big 12 bowl talk over the top

Posted by: FishDuck

Eugene :: OR :: USA | updated 2012-05-20 19:56:18 -0700 | sports-news

Originally posted on FishDuck.com: http://fishduck.com/2012/05/sec-big-12-bowl-talk-over-the-top/ SEC-Big-12 bowl talk over the top Reported by Steve Maher on May 20, 2012 in FishWrap , FishWrap Archive | 2 Comments Had to chuckle at all the hoopla surrounding the announcement Friday that...

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