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Regional force boosts troop numbers in Central African Republic
MAY 18, 2013 | REUTERS
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - African military chiefs agreed on Saturday to more than double the size of a regional...
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Assad insists he will not quit, car bomb hits Damascus
MAY 18, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad insisted he will not resign before the end of his mandate in 2014 as a car bomb...
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Saudi Arabia more tolerant, says woman film maker
MAY 18, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
Saudi Arabia's first woman film maker, Haifaa Al-Mansour, said her country was becoming "more tolerant and more...
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Switzerland close to deal in U.S. tax dispute-finance minister
MAY 18, 2013 | REUTERS
* U.S. investigators pursuing banks like CS, Baer* UBS already paid $780 mln fine in 2009* Swiss can't resist pressure...
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Argentina ex-dictator takes secrets to the grave
MAY 18, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
Late Argentine dictator General Jorge Videla will be buried without revealing what happened to the tens of thousands who...
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Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights

MAY 18, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Conservative Afghan lawmakers block legislation...

Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights

Dozens hurt in US road accident: reports

MAY 18, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

More than 50 people were injured when a car...

The sleeve of a Virginia State Police officer is pictured on December 13, 2012

France gets Pentagon backing to buy U.S.-made drones: paper

MAY 18, 2013 | REUTERS

PARIS (Reuters) - France has received approval...

A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to take off from Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield at Fort Drum, N.Y. in this October 18, 2011 USAF handout photo

Supporters and opponents of Ukraine president clash in Kiev

MAY 18, 2013 | REUTERS

KIEV (Reuters) - Supporters and opponents of...

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich takes part in the moment of silence at Unknown Soldier's tomb in Kiev

Rome protest turns up heat on new PM Letta

MAY 18, 2013 | REUTERS

ROME (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested in...

A member of Italy's metalworkers union Fiom carries a flag as he walks by a banner with a picture of German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a demonstration in Rome

Gunmen mass at Iraq security command HQ

MAY 18, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Hundreds of gunmen gathered near the headquarters...

Iraqi anti-government gunmen from Sunni tribes in the western Anbar province demonstrate in Ramadi, on April 26, 2013

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N. Korea test-fires another short-range missile

MAY 19, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

North Korea on Sunday test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days,...

South Korean activists hold anti-North Korea placards and chant slogans during a rally in Seoul on April 15, 2013

China's global table tennis reach tests world talent

MAY 19, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

China's long-standing table tennis supremacy is nothing new to fans and administrators, but the...

Spain's Yanfei Shen plays against Turkey's Melek Hu on May 17, 2013 in Paris during the World Table Tennis Championships

China police billions spell profit opportunity

MAY 19, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Mannequins in riot gear, armoured cars and drones line a police equipment and "anti-terrorism...

A salesman wears a suit of armour at a police equipment fair in Beijing on May 15, 2013

More cricketers involved in spot fixing: India police

MAY 19, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Indian police said Sunday they had widened their probe into cricket spot-fixing after the arrest of...

Arrested bookmakers and Indian cricketers are brought to court in New Delhi on May 16, 2013

Japan's elderly not acting their age

MAY 19, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

When amateur actress Etsuko Shigemoto walks out in front of a Paris audience in an all-Japanese...

World-renowned theatre director, Yukio Ninagawa (R), seen at the Saitama Arts Theater north of Tokyo, on April 27, 2013

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Meteoroid impact triggers bright flash on the moon

MAY 17, 2013 | REUTERS

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An automated telescope monitoring the moon has captured images...

NASA handout photo of meteoroid impacts on the moon, detected by NASA's lunar monitoring program

Stem cells recovered from cloned human embryos

MAY 15, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

US scientists finally get stem cells from cloned human embryos, possible step to treatments...

Stem cells recovered from cloned human embryos

NASA telescope's planet-hunting days may be over

MAY 15, 2013 | REUTERS

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's first telescope dispatched to hunt for Earth-like...

Tourists take pictures of a NASA sign at the Kennedy Space Center visitors complex in Cape Canaveral, Florida

Astronaut exits space station with music video

MAY 13, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Guitar-playing astronaut bows out of space station with music video of Bowie's 'Space Oddity'...

Astronaut makes music video aboard space station

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World

U.N. chief Ban says worried over North Korea missile launch
MAY 19, 2013 | REUTERS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Sunday over North Korea's...> Full Story

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Business

BoE governor King warns of euro risk to British recovery
MAY 19, 2013 | REUTERS
LONDON (Reuters) - The single biggest risk to Britain's nascent economic recovery is continued...> Full Story

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U.S. Politics

GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law
MAY 17, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Republicans seek to link IRS scandal and tax agency's role implementing Obama health overhaul...> Full Story

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United States

Los Angeles mayoral race narrows, latest opinion poll shows
MAY 19, 2013 | REUTERS
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - City Councilman Eric Garcetti leads City Controller Wendy Greuel by 7...> Full Story

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United Kingdom

Britain's Cameron tells EU rebels to back referendum law
MAY 16, 2013 | REUTERS
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron ordered rebellious lawmakers on Thursday to back...> Full Story

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Canada

Fed tells Bank of Montreal to fight money laundering harder
MAY 17, 2013 | REUTERS
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve Board said it has told Bank of Montreal to step up...> Full Story

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Australia & N. Zealand

Deal sees Auckland Blues operations part-privatised
MAY 17, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
The licence to operate the Auckland Blues Super 15 franchise has been partially sold-off to a...> Full Story

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Europe

France detains suspect in Toulouse killings investigation
MAY 18, 2013 | REUTERS
PARIS (Reuters) - French anti-terror judges ordered the detention on Saturday of a man on suspicions...> Full Story

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Asia

U.N. chief Ban says worried over North Korea missile launch
MAY 19, 2013 | REUTERS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Sunday over North Korea's...> Full Story

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Africa

Two-try Van Zyl stars as Cheetahs triumph
MAY 18, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
A brace of opportunist tries from scrum-half Piet van Zyl set up Central Cheetahs for a brave 27-13...> Full Story

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South America

Reporter remembers fear in Videla's Argentina
MAY 18, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AP reporter recalls brush with death during Argentina's dictatorship under Jorge Rafael Videla...> Full Story

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Science

Meteoroid impact triggers bright flash on the moon
MAY 17, 2013 | REUTERS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An automated telescope monitoring the moon has captured images...> Full Story

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Health

Saudi Arabia has another case of new coronavirus: WHO
MAY 18, 2013 | REUTERS
LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has reported another case of infection in a concentrated outbreak of...> Full Story

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Technology

China police billions spell profit opportunity
MAY 19, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
Mannequins in riot gear, armoured cars and drones line a police equipment and "anti-terrorism...> Full Story

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Environment

Russia retrieves mice, newts from space
MAY 19, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
A Russian capsule filled with 45 mice and 15 newts along with other small animals returned from a...> Full Story

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Sports

Sharks win in overtime to get on board against Kings
MAY 19, 2013 | REUTERS
(Reuters) - Logan Couture scored early in overtime to help the San Jose Sharks to a 2-1 victory over...> Full Story

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Entertainment

Indian cinema on a mission at Cannes to dispel Bollywood image
MAY 19, 2013 | REUTERS
CANNES (Reuters) - Indian movie actors and a new wave of directors are on a mission at the Cannes...> Full Story

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Travel

Company known for river trips announces ocean ship
MAY 17, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Viking Cruises, known for river trips, announces new cruise line for ocean-going ships...> Full Story

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