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Soldier hacked to death in London in suspected Islamist attack
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
LONDON (Reuters) - A British soldier was hacked to death by two men shouting Islamic slogans in a south London street on...
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U.S. acknowledges killing four Americans in overseas attacks
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government formally acknowledged on Wednesday for the first time that it had killed four...
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Storm shelters few in 'Tornado Alley'
MAY 22, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
Seventy-five percent of the world's tornadoes occur in the United States, yet few people who live in "Tornado Alley"...
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North Korean leader sends special envoy to China
MAY 22, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NKorean leader sends envoy to ally China, veering from nuclear war threats to diplomacy PYONGYANG, North...
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U.S. may boost Syria rebels if Assad won't talk peace
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Washington threatened on Wednesday to increase support for Syria's rebels if President Bashar...
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Russian punk band member starts hunger strike to protest court ruling

MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS

Berezniki, Russia (Reuters) - A member of the...

Verzilov, husband of jailed punk group Pussy Riot band member Tolokonnikova, holds a placard outside a court building in Berezniki

French far-right pays tribute to Notre Dame suicide

MAY 22, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

France's far-right paid tribute to a writer and...

People watch as French police cordon off the front of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral on May 21, 2013

IRS unit head refuses to testify about targeting

MAY 22, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

The head of the IRS office that oversees...

Internal Revenue Service Director of Exempt Organizations Lois Lerner(C) is sworn in, May 22, 2013 in Washington, DC

Iran pushes ahead with new nuclear plant that worries West

MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pressing ahead with the...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility

FBI shoots, kills man linked to Boston bomb suspect

MAY 22, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

A man being questioned by the FBI over the Boston...

A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) evidence response team works on May 22, 2013 in Orlando, Florida

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Outrage grows over scandal-tainted Malaysia state boss

MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Despite earning a civil servant's salary for three decades, Taib Mahmud, the powerful chief minister...

Taib Mahmud casts his vote at a polling station in Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak state, on April 16, 2011

Japan man, 80, scales Everest, sets record

MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

An 80-year-old Japanese climber reached the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, becoming the oldest...

Japanese adventurer Yuichiro Miura, 80, and his son Gota (L) on Mount Everest, May 22, 2013

Bomb kills 12 in southwest Pakistan

MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

A bomb planted in a rickshaw tore through a vehicle used by security forces in southwest Pakistan on...

Pakistani paramilitary soldiers stand guard on a street in Quetta on May 2, 2013

Indonesian 'Hijabers' buy into an Islamic economy

MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Indonesian event organiser Risti Rahmadi wears an Islamic headscarf, uses halal lipstick and knows...

Samsung sells more than 10 mn Galaxy S4 smartphones

MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday its latest flagship Galaxy S4 had become its fastest...

Samsung Electronics employees display the new Galaxy S4 smartphones during an event in Seoul on April 25, 2013

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Science & Technology

Submerged structure stumps Israeli archaeologists

MAY 23, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Huge submerged mystery structure in Sea of Galilee stumps dry-docked Israeli archaeologists...

Submerged structure stumps Israeli archaeologists

NASA investing in 3-D food printer for astronauts

MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS

* Texas firm wins NASA study contract * Aims to build, test synthetic food system for...

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

Samsung sells more than 10 mn Galaxy S4 smartphones

MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday its latest flagship Galaxy S4 had become its fastest...

Samsung Electronics employees display the new Galaxy S4 smartphones during an event in Seoul on April 25, 2013

Power of US tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

MAY 21, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

US killer tornado had power of many Hiroshima atomic bombs WASHINGTON (AP) — Wind,...

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

HP raises 2013 outlook as Whitman's plan takes hold

MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co raised its 2013 earnings outlook after quarterly...

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World

IMF's Lagarde in court for French arbitration case
MAY 23, 2013 | REUTERS
PARIS (Reuters) - IMF chief Christine Lagarde arrived in court on Thursday to be questioned by a...> Full Story

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Business

Miners Vale, Rio Tinto accused of neglecting displaced Mozambicans
MAY 23, 2013 | REUTERS
MAPUTO (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch accused Mozambique's government and foreign mining companies...> Full Story

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U.S. Politics

4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes
MAY 22, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Obama administration acknowledges 4 American citizens killed in US drone strikes since 2009...> Full Story

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United States

Soldier hacked to death in London in suspected Islamist attack
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
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United Kingdom

Britain offers visas to its Afghan interpreters
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
LONDON (Reuters) - Around 600 interpreters who serve alongside British soldiers in Afghanistan are...> Full Story

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Canada

Canada lifts ban on gay men donating blood
MAY 22, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
Canadian health authorities lifted Wednesday what was effectively a ban on gay men giving blood,...> Full Story

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Australia & N. Zealand

Soldier hacked to death in London in suspected Islamist attack
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
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Europe

Soldier hacked to death in London in suspected Islamist attack
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
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Asia

Asia shares slide, Nikkei down 7.3 percent, as Japan bond yields rise, China factories weaken
MAY 23, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Asia shares slide, Nikkei down 7.3 percent, as Japan bond yields rise, China factories weaken...> Full Story

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Africa

Mugabe signs new Zimbabwe constitution into law
MAY 22, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
President Robert Mugabe signed Zimbabwe's new constitution into law Wednesday, clearing the path to...> Full Story

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South America

Iran candidate list for presidential race
MAY 21, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Candidate list for Iran's presidential election to succeed Ahmadinejad The eight...> Full Story

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Science

Outrage grows over scandal-tainted Malaysia state boss
MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
Despite earning a civil servant's salary for three decades, Taib Mahmud, the powerful chief minister...> Full Story

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Health

Pfizer takes its shot at a vaccine for evasive superbug
MAY 23, 2013 | REUTERS
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to...> Full Story

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Technology

Apple,former Washington wallflower, now at center of tax fight
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - For years, Apple Inc kept a low profile in Washington as it grew...> Full Story

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Environment

Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest
MAY 23, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
80-year-old Japanese extreme skier becomes oldest climber to reach summit of Mount Everest...> Full Story

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Sports

LeBron James delivers winner as Heat beat Pacers
MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
LeBron James drove for a game-winning layup as time expired to give the Miami Heat a thrilling...> Full Story

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Entertainment

Celeb birthdays for the week of May 26-June 1
MAY 23, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 26-June 1 May 26: Sportscaster Brent Musburger...> Full Story

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Travel

Trial for captain in deadly shipwreck in Italy
MAY 22, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Judge in Italy orders trial for captain in shipwreck of Costa Concordia, which killed 32...> Full Story

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