WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of major industrial economies meet this weekend to try to tackle a full-blown crisis in Europe where fears are growing that Greece could leave the euro zone bloc, threatening the future of the common currency. President …

Orlando Sentinel • May 18, 2012, 5:08 AM (PST)

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Activists urge Obama to be tough on Ethiopia PM over rights record at Camp David talks

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Rights groups are asking President Barack Obama to reassess the U.S.-Ethiopia relationship over allegations the leader of the East African nation is becoming increasingly repressive. The Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia …

Washington Post • May 18, 2012, 5:08 AM (PST)

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Divided but peaceful 2 years after Thai violence

Just two years ago, Thailand was at war with itself. Rifle shots and exploding grenades rang out in Bangkok as troops crushed through barricades to disperse a nine-week-old Red Shirt insurrection and end weeks of deadly street fighting. At least 90 …

Miami Herald • May 18, 2012, 5:01 AM (PST)

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Putin gives top job to tank factory worker

MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin has given a senior government post to a tank factory worker who had offered to come to Moscow with fellow laborers to disperse opposition protests. Putin said Friday he would make Igor Kholmanskikh the presidential …

CBS News • May 18, 2012, 4:54 AM (PST)

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China jails fugitive smuggling king for life

A Chinese court on Friday handed a life sentence to Lai Changxing, the head of a vast smuggling operation who spent 12 years on the run in Canada before being deported last year, state media said. Lai was found guilty of smuggling luxury cars and …

YAHOO! • May 18, 2012, 12:44 AM (PST)

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Malawi’s president vows to repeal gay ban

BLANTYRE, Malawi – Malawi’s new president has announced she will repeal her southern African country’s ban on homosexual acts. President Joyce Banda’s announcement during her first state of the nation address Friday is one of several steps she has …

FOX News • May 18, 2012, 5:08 AM (PST)

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UN: Monitors Alone Cannot End Syria Bloodshed

The head of a U.N. observer team in Syria cautioned Friday that the mission cannot achieve a permanent end to the violence without genuine talks between both sides in the conflict that have been locked in battle for more than a year. Maj. Gen. Robert …

ABC News • May 18, 2012, 3:28 AM (PST)

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NATO’s post-Afghanistan future unclear

As 60 world leaders descend upon Chicago for the NATO summit, the future of NATO’s mission in Afghanistan will be center stage – but NATO’s members also will be confronted with a bigger issue of whether the organization can remain relevant. The …

CNN • May 18, 2012, 4:47 AM (PST)

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Fears that Greece might leave the euro currency union, with uncertain consequences for the rest of Europe, pushed the continent’s markets down again on Thursday, though Asian stocks eked out gains thanks to good economic growth figures out of Japan. …

AP – msnbc.com • May 17, 2012, 4:20 AM (PST)

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Pakistan’s Zardari to attend NATO summit

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 17 (UPI) — Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will attend the NATO summit meeting about Afghanistan in Chicago, Zardari’s office said Thursday. NATO invited Zardari to the conference, which is set for next Sunday and Monday,…

United Press International • May 17, 2012, 4:48 AM (PST)

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Three Turkish soldiers killed in PKK clash

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Three Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes with Kurdish rebels near the Syrian border in southern Turkey on Thursday, the provincial governor’s office said. Separately, a provincial leader of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s …

YAHOO! • May 17, 2012, 3:22 AM (PST)

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Kuwait’s ruler blocks MPs’ Islamic law proposal

KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s ruler has blocked a proposal by 31 of the 50 elected members of parliament to amend the constitution to make all legislation in the Gulf Arab state comply with Islamic law, an MP said on Thursday. The approval of Kuwait’s …

Reuters • May 17, 2012, 3:22 AM (PST)

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Diplomat: Confidential report finds Iran shipping arms to Syria

(CNN)– A confidential U.N. report reveals Iran is exporting arms to the Syrian government in violation of a ban on weapons sales, the same day President Bashar al-Assad blamed the violence in his country on the work of foreign-backed fighters. The …

CNN • May 17, 2012, 3:22 AM (PST)

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Hollande taps old hands, new faces for French government

PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande named a government dominated by moderate left-wingers on Wednesday after Socialist Party boss Martine Aubry, overlooked for the post of prime minister, said she no longer wanted to be part of the new…

CNBC • May 17, 2012, 12:16 AM (PST)

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Plans to strike Iran "ready," says U.S. Israel envoy

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. plans for a possible military strike on Iran are ready and the option is "fully available", the U.S. ambassador to Israel said, days before Tehran resumes talks with world powers which suspect it of seeking to …

YAHOO! • May 17, 2012, 3:58 AM (PST)

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Blasts, arrests during Bangladesh strike

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bomb blasts and arrests marked an opposition-called general strike in Bangladesh on Thursday in protest of a court order jailing 33 of the alliance’s leaders. No injuries were reported from several crude bombs that exploded in …

Miami Herald • May 17, 2012, 4:12 AM (PST)

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ATHENS – As Greece’s president warned about the possibility of bank runs, Greek political leaders said Tuesday that they had again failed to form a government, ushering the rudderless country toward new elections that could lead to its leaving the euro…

New York Times • May 16, 2012, 4:49 AM (PST)

UN team in Syria apparently stranded after attack

BEIRUT – A team of international observers that came under fire in northern Syria was apparently stranded in the area overnight, and United Nations officials said Wednesday they hope to evacuate the group within hours. A roadside bomb struck the team’s…

Philadelphia Daily News • May 16, 2012, 3:38 AM (PST)

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Indonesia finds black box from crashed Russian Sukhoi

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s national search and rescue agency has found a black box flight recorder from a Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 that crashed during a demonstration flight killing all 45 people on board, an agency official said on Wednesday …

msnbc.com • May 16, 2012, 2:19 AM (PST)

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Yemen Clashes Kill 13 Al-Qaida Militants, 4 Troops

Yemen military officials say the latest fighting to uproot al-Qaida from the country’s south has killed 13 militants, as well as four soldiers and two militiamen fighting alongside the army. The officials say the 13 al-Qaida fighters died Wednesday as …

ABC News • May 16, 2012, 3:52 AM (PST)

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Ready or not, Afghan security transfer accelerating

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)– NATO forces are here until 2014, but each day the demands on them lessen as Afghan forces take on more responsibility. Earlier this week, the latest tranche of the security transfer process was announced. A third swathe of …

CNN • May 16, 2012, 4:21 AM (PST)

New York Times

The Chicago NATO summit — Much ado about?

WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) — NATO’s 28 members and some dozen partners will convene Sunday at a heads of government, heads of state summit in Chicago, U.S. President Barack Obama’s hometown. Such summits have been held roughly every two years. The …

United Press International • May 16, 2012, 4:21 AM (PST)

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Palestinian officials: PM reshuffles Cabinet in West Bank, sign that deal with Hamas is stuck

RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian officials say Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is replacing almost half of his West Bank-based Cabinet. The reshuffle is a clear sign that efforts to end the Palestinian political split and blend separate governments in the…

Minneapolis Star Tribune • May 16, 2012, 2:33 AM (PST)

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France’s Hollande to give moderates key cabinet jobs

PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande is to unveil his government on Wednesday, likely to opt for moderate social democrats in the key posts of finance and foreign affairs and put a more old school Socialist in charge of a new super …

Reuters • May 16, 2012, 2:40 AM (PST)

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An international naval force struck Somali pirate assets on land for the first time on Tuesday, marking a major escalation in the fight against the scourge of piracy plaguing vital shipping lanes. A European naval helicopter fired a volley against …

YAHOO! • May 15, 2012, 4:51 AM (PST)

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Official: Uganda May Pardon Joseph Kony Associate

A Ugandan official says a top Joseph Kony associate arrested on Saturday may get amnesty in an arrangement that would disappoint activists who want Caesar Acellam tried for Lord’s Resistance Army atrocities. Defense Minister Crispus Kiyonga said late …

ABC News • May 15, 2012, 3:39 AM (PST)

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Greece invites 5 parties to talks on new govt

ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Seeking to end a nine-day deadlock, Greece’s president is meeting with five political party leaders in an effort to form a new government after inconclusive elections as the crisis-hit country battles ongoing recession. Tuesday’s …

YAHOO! • May 15, 2012, 4:15 AM (PST)

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23 Syrian Soldiers Reported Killed by Rebels

BEIRUT, Lebanon – Nearly two dozen Syrian government soldiers were killed in intense clashes with the opposition over control of the central, rebel-held city of Rastan, opposition groups said Monday, deepening questions about the viability of a …

New York Times • May 15, 2012, 3:03 AM (PST)

New York Times

At least 32 killed in new Yemen offensive on militants

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – At least 32 people, including 23 al Qaeda-linked militants were killed in Yemen, officials and residents said on Tuesday, as the government pressed ahead with a new U.S.-backed offensive against insurgents in the south of the …

YAHOO! • May 15, 2012, 1:37 AM (PST)

Cockpit instruments found at Indonesia crash site

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Search teams have found some cockpit instruments in the wreckage of a Russian passenger jet that slammed into a cliff atop a dormant Indonesian volcano. But National Transportation Safety Commission chief Tatang Kurniadi said they …

CBS News • May 15, 2012, 1:44 AM (PST)

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Hundreds mourn slain Afghan peace negotiator

KABUL, Afghanistan — Hundreds of people on Monday mourned the death of a former high-ranking Taliban official who had reconciled with the Afghan government and was trying to bring peace to his homeland. A gunman in a car assassinated Arsala Rahmani on…

San Jose Mercury News • May 14, 2012, 6:28 PM (PST)

Palestinians march in annual mourning ritual

Palestinians on Tuesday marked their mass displacement that followed Israel’s creation with a blend of sadness and hope, stopping in their tracks for a mournful siren but also flashing victory signs and carrying banners proclaiming their right of …

Seattle Times • May 15, 2012, 4:51 AM (PST)

Washington Post

Markets recover as eurozone dodges recession

LONDON — European markets bounced back from early losses on news that the 17-country eurozone has narrowly dodged recession, thanks mainly to strong growth in Germany, though concerns persisted that Greece’s political impasse could eventually force it…

Kansas City Star • May 15, 2012, 4:43 AM (PST)

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ATHENS – A political coalition that came in second in recent elections refused Monday to attend talks about forming a government with parties that insist on going ahead with spending cuts to qualify for a bailout of the …USA Today · 41 minutes ago

Euro zone set to enter recession as fortunes diverge

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Euro zone finance ministers dismiss Greek exit "propaganda"

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Pakistani suggests NATO supplies should resume

Pakistan’s foreign minister suggested Monday that the country should reopen its Afghan border to NATO troop supplies, saying the government has made its point by closing the route for nearly six months in retaliation for …Seattle Times · 5 hours ago

US, Pakistan negotiate reopening NATO supply line

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Pakistani FM indicates NATO supplies should resume

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Northern Mali residents protest against armed groups

Hundreds of residents of Gao in northern Mali took to the streets Monday to protest against the Tuareg rebels, Islamists and an Al-Qaeda group that took control of the city after a March coup, witnesses told AFP. "Hundreds of civilians are protesting by …YAHOO! · 3 hours ago

Nigeria to deploy troops to G. Bissau this week: minister

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Nigeria troops ready for Mali, Guinea-Bissau

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5 die in Tbilisi, Georgia, flooding

TBILISI, Georgia, May 13 (UPI) — Weekend flooding in Tbilisi, Georgia, killed five people, authorities said. The news Web site Civil Georgia reported the five died when muddy torrents of water swept through the narrow streets …United Press International · 21 hours ago

5 Die as River Bursts Banks in Georgia’s Capital

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5 people die after heavy rains cause river to burst banks in Georgian capital

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Yemen battles kill 16 al-Qaeda militants, 7 troops

SANAA, Yemen (AP) – Yemeni warplanes pounded al-Qaeda fighters on Monday, killing at least 16, while seven soldiers died in clashes with militants in the country’s troubled south where the army is trying to uproot the …USA Today · 6 hours ago

Militants blow up Yemen gas pipeline again

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Yemeni raids kill 16 al-Qaeda militants

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U.N., Syria at odds over control of aid distribution: envoys

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Damascus wants to manage the delivery of all humanitarian aid to a million people in need of assistance as a result of the 14-month-old conflict in Syria, but the United Nations insists on …YAHOO! · 2 hours ago

Bullet hits U.N. vehicle in Syria, shooter unclear

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Tunisian Islamists join jihad against Syria’s Assad

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ATHENS, Greece – Greek state television says radical left Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras has refused to attend a meeting of party leaders to be convened Monday by the country’s president to seek a solution to the …Philadelphia Daily News · 2 hours ago

Coalition talks stall, Greece faces "moment of truth"

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Greek efforts for coalition founder

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30 al-Qaida militants killed in fighting in Yemen

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Government troops backed by warplanes and heavy artillery pounded al-Qaida positions in southern Yemen on Sunday, killing at least 30 militants, officials said. The army launched its assault on …Houston Chronicle · 3 hours ago

30 al-Qaeda militants killed in fighting in southern Yemen

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Al Qaeda bomb maker is top threat, must be killed: U.S. senator

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Sarkozy faces questioning in corruption scandal

PARIS, May 11 (UPI) — Investigators say French president Nicolas Sarkozy could be summoned for questioning about corruption allegations this summer. Sarkozy has been under scrutiny over suspected campaign finance …United Press International · 5/11/2012

US, French officials meet in Paris before summit

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France’s Hollande: Sarkozy underplayed budget woes

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Syrian forces kill 7 civilians in rural attack: activists

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian troops backed by tanks shot dead seven civilians when they overran a rebellious Sunni Muslim village west of the city of Hama on Sunday, activists’ organizations said, in a crackdown on the …YAHOO! · 2 hours ago

Opposition: Shelling, gunfire torment residents across Syria

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Syrian forces kill seven civilians in rural attack: activists

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Thousands take civic action in Russia

MOSCOW—Prominent Russian novelists and poets led a rare unsanctioned gathering of around 10,000 people along central boulevards in Russia’s capital on Sunday. The gathering is just one of several impromptu protests …Boston Globe · 10 hours ago

Punk band arrest at heart of Russia church feud

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Putin’s weakening grip

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Poor Afghans becoming more vulnerable to Taliban

(CBS News) KABUL – An assassin dealt another blow to peace efforts in Afghanistan on Sunday. A former Taliban official turned peace envoy was shot dead in Kabul while sitting in traffic. Arsala Rahmani was trying to set …CBS News · 50 minutes ago

Afghan peace envoy assassinated in Kabul

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Gunman kills member of Afghan peace council

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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Government critics, and even some supporters, are ridiculing a state TV host’s allegation that a newspaper crossword puzzle may have had a hidden call for a plot to kill President Hugo …YAHOO! · 39 minutes ago

Chavez shows strength after Cuba cancer treatment

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Venezuela’s Chavez says Cuba treatment successful

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A U.S. soldier and the Afghan soldier who killed him

KABUL, Afghanistan — In many ways, the two young soldiers were not so different from each other. Each was tough-minded and physically powerful. Each worked hard to win a place in an elite military unit, and spoke with pride of serving his country. They …Los Angeles Times · 39 minutes ago

Two NATO soldiers killed by men in Afghan police uniforms in latest ‘green-on-blue’ attack

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Two NATO soldiers killed by men in Afghan police uniforms in latest ‘green-on-blue’ attack

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Hollande and Merkel: Odd Couple or Soulmates?

Frenchmen stormed the Bastille the night Socialist François Hollande was elected president of France. Celebrating victory with fireworks and red flares in Paris’s Place de la Bastille—the ignition point of the French …Businessweek · 5/10/2012

Hollande defeats Sarkozy in French election

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François Hollande: Left turn for France?

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Socialist elected president of France

In a whirlwind first day after winning the French presidency, Socialist Francois Hollande already has a to-do list that includes an invite to the White House, visits to the G-8 and NATO summits and a World War II ceremony …msnbc.com · 7 hours ago

Sarkozy faces questioning in corruption scandal

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Sarkozy may face legal queries after immunity expires

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Greek president in last-ditch coalition effort

Greece’s president will meet with political party leaders Sunday in a last-ditch effort to broker a deal for a coalition government and avoid another general election. Karolos Papoulias took the step Saturday after socialist …AP – msnbc.com · 5 hours ago

Greece’s anti-bailout leftists lead in polls

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Greece lurches towards new vote, hard left leads

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U.S. drone strikes kill 16 suspected militants in Yemen

ADEN (Reuters) – Two apparent U.S. drone attacks killed at least 16 suspected al Qaeda-linked militants in Yemen on Saturday, while Yemeni government forces killed 15 others in a new offensive against insurgents, local …YAHOO! · 3 hours ago

U.S. drone strike kills 6 suspected militants in Yemen

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Yemen: U.S. drone strikes kill 11 al-Qaida

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ATHENS (Reuters) – The leaders of Greece’s once-dominant political parties made a last push on Friday to form a coalition and avert a new election, which a poll showed would all but wipe them out and give victory to a radical leftist who rejects an EU …

YAHOO! • May 11, 2012, 3:37 AM (PST)

Businessweek

Syrian Opposition Chief: Annan Plan in ‘Crisis’

The head of Syria’s main opposition group said Friday the twin suicide car bombings that killed 55 people in Damascus appeared to be the work of al-Qaida forces he said were linked to the regime of President Bashar Assad. Paris-based Burhan Ghalioun, …

ABC News • May 11, 2012, 2:32 AM (PST)

Los Angeles Times

China criticizes Philippines on South China Sea protest

MANILA (Reuters) – China on Friday accused the Philippines of escalating an already tense territorial dispute over the South China Sea following a noisy but peaceful anti-Beijing protest in Manila. About 200 protesters, well below initial estimates, …

msnbc.com • May 11, 2012, 2:54 AM (PST)

Amnesia as the West Judges China

NEW YORK – The two men have little in common. One is a hotheaded cop who liked to whip out his pistol and was an inspiration for the Chinese television series "Iron-Blooded Police Spirits." The other is a soft-spoken blind activist who advocated for …

New York Times • May 11, 2012, 4:48 AM (PST)

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12 bodies found at Russian jet crash in Indonesia

MOUNT SALAK, Indonesia — Search teams who scaled a volcano’s steep slopes found at least 12 bodies Friday near the wreckage of a Russian-made jetliner that crashed in Indonesia during a demonstration flight for potential buyers, an official said. All …

Miami Herald • May 11, 2012, 4:48 AM (PST)

Businessweek

Attacker in Afghan Uniform Kills NATO Soldier

An attacker wearing an Afghan army uniform opened fire on NATO troops Friday in the country’s east, killing one service member, the coalition said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which an Afghan defense official said took place in …

ABC News • May 11, 2012, 3:08 AM (PST)

Egyptians abroad vote in presidential elections

CAIRO — Egyptian expatriates in 166 countries are heading to the polls for elections to replace ousted leader Hosni Mubarak that are hoped to be the first genuinely contested presidential vote in the country’s history. The voting comes a day after two…

Miami Herald • May 11, 2012, 4:05 AM (PST)

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ATHENS, Greece – Deeply divided over the value of austerity measures, Greece’s wrangling politicians failed Friday to form a new coalition government, leaving only one more meeting with the country’s president before new elections are scheduled for …

Philadelphia Daily News • May 11, 2012, 12:41 PM (PST)

Los Angeles Times

Officials:Britain’s MI6 key to al-Qaida agent

WASHINGTON (AP) – The double agent in the foiled al-Qaida bomb plot had a British passport, making the U.K.’s intelligence agency key to the international sting operation. Two officials briefed on the investigation said the double agent had a British …

YAHOO! • May 11, 2012, 10:17 AM (PST)

Los Angeles Times

Syria says thwarts 1,200 kg car bomb in Aleppo

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian forces foiled an attempted suicide car bombing with 1,200 kg (2,640 pounds) of explosives in the northern city of Aleppo on Friday, state television said, a day after two bombs in the capital Damascus killed at least 55 people…

msnbc.com • May 11, 2012, 11:15 AM (PST)

Businessweek

Attacker in Afghanistan military uniform guns down U.S. soldier; Taliban claims responsibility

(CBS/AP) KABUL, Afghanistan – A man wearing an Afghan army uniform shot dead a U.S. service member in the east of the country, one of two NATO troops killed on Friday, military officials said. The Taliban took credit for the attack. It was the 15th …

CBS News • May 11, 2012, 11:36 AM (PST)

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Activist Chen Guangcheng: China targets lawyers trying to help

Chinese authorities have confiscated a lawyer’s license and threatened to do the same to another after they volunteered to defend the nephew of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng. The moves come as Mr. Chen, whose escape from house arrest last …

The Christian Science Monitor • May 11, 2012, 7:04 AM (PST)

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12 bodies found at Russian jet crash in Indonesia

MOUNT SALAK, Indonesia (AP) — Search teams who scaled a volcano’s steep slopes found at least 12 bodies Friday near the wreckage of a Russian-made jetliner that crashed in Indonesia during a demonstration flight for potential buyers, an official said….

Associated Press • May 11, 2012, 12:12 PM (PST)

Egypt election front-runners battle in historic debate

The two front-runners in Egypt’s presidential election have traded barbs in an unprecedented televised debate, framing this month’s vote as a choice between an Islamist fundamentalist or a holdover from Hosni Mubarak’s toppled regime. Amr Mussa, a …

YAHOO! • May 11, 2012, 9:56 AM (PST)

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(CBS/AP) DAMASCUS, Syria – Two strong explosions ripped through the Syrian capital Thursday, killing or wounding dozens of people and leaving scenes of carnage in the streets in an assault against a center of government power. The blasts, which ripped …

CBS News • May 10, 2012, 4:35 AM (PST)

Greek socialist makes last-ditch attempt at government

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos will make a last- ditch attempt to form a government on Thursday and avoid a new election after voters rejected a bailout deal and pushed Greece into a political crisis. Chances are slim …

Reuters • May 10, 2012, 12:32 AM (PST)

Businessweek

Olympic flame for London Games lit in Greece

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece-The flame that will burn during the London Games was lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics on Thursday, heralding the start of a torch relay that will culminate with the opening ceremony on July 27. Actress Ino Menegaki,…

San Jose Mercury News • May 10, 2012, 4:42 AM (PST)

CBS News

Chen’s exit from China would leave hole in human-rights activism

I asked a China scholar about the Chen Guangcheng case, and his assessment made me think of photography. David Bachman is a professor and past associate director of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. …

Seattle Times • May 09, 2012, 7:24 PM (PST)

CBS News

Afghanistan "faces tougher times" in next security handover

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan faces tougher security challenges in the next phase of a transition from foreign to Afghan forces as insurgents step up their attacks, Afghan officials said on Thursday. President Hamid Karzai is expected to announce on …

msnbc.com • May 10, 2012, 1:36 AM (PST)

Yemen: Airstrike kills 5 al-Qaida militants

SANAA, Yemen-An airstrike killed five al-Qaida militants in the south of Yemen on Thursday, officials said, days after details emerged about a Saudi mole within the network who reportedly provided information allowing the CIA to target one of its key …

Denver Post • May 10, 2012, 4:21 AM (PST)

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Russia’s Putin says he’s skipping US economic summit, planned meeting with Obama

MOSCOW – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will skip a planned visit to the United States this month for a key global summit and a much-anticipated meeting with President Barack Obama, the Kremlin confirmed Thursday, as he faced pressure from protests …

Minneapolis Star Tribune • May 10, 2012, 4:49 AM (PST)

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