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Pakistan urges a 'permanent solution' on US drone strikes - Reuters
Sunday, May 20, 2012 5:01:29 PM CST
 The Nation, Pakistan | Pakistan urges a 'permanent solution' on US drone strikes Reuters | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari pressed the United States during a NATO meeting on Sunday to help find a "permanent solution" to US drone strikes that have fueled tensions between the two uneasy allies. Supply Lines Cast Shadow at NATO Meeting on Afghan War Why Pakistan still hasn't reopened NATO supply lines Clinton meets Pakistani President over supply line row |
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Americans in Afghanistan to fight through 2014, top commander says - ABC News
Sunday, May 20, 2012 4:39:05 PM CST
 CTV.ca | Americans in Afghanistan to fight through 2014, top commander says ABC News The commander of NATO-led forces in Afghanistan bluntly warned Sunday that American soldiers will face combat in that war-torn country right up to the time they leave, December 31, 2014. General John Allen told reporters not to buy into a "narrative" ... war in Afghanistan US troops to still face Afghan combat in 2013 NATO to embrace pivot to Afghanistan support role in 2013 |
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Hundreds left homeless in Italy after magnitude 6.0 quake - Los Angeles Times
Sunday, May 20, 2012 2:55:35 PM CST
 CBC.ca | Hundreds left homeless in Italy after magnitude 6.0 quake Los Angeles Times ROME — Hundreds of Italians were spending Sunday night in tents and temporary shelters after an earthquake early in the day struck in the north of their country, killing at least four people, injuring dozens and sending parts of historic castles, ... Historic buildings, factories reduced to rubble after quake hits Italy's northeast Italy quake kills at least six, damages historic buildings Shattered lives: Bologna mourns after worst earthquake in 700 years |
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Convicted Lockerbie bomber dies of cancer in Libya - The Associated Press
Sunday, May 20, 2012 4:30:00 PM CST
 The Associated Press | Convicted Lockerbie bomber dies of cancer in Libya The Associated Press By ADEL OMRAN, AP – 34 minutes ago TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — He was the embodiment of one of modern Libya's darkest chapters — a man synonymous with horrifying scenes of wreckage, broken families and a plane that fell out of the sky a generation ago. Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi's death was a long time coming Convicted Lockerbie bomber dies of cancer years after release Mixed reactions to Lockerbie bomber's death |
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Populist wins Serbian presidential poll - Financial Times
Sunday, May 20, 2012 4:21:23 PM CST
 RT | Populist wins Serbian presidential poll Financial Times By Neil Buckley, East Europe Editor The populist Tomislav Nikolic won Serbia's presidential run-off on Sunday in an upset that unseated Boris Tadic after eight years and raised questions over the future pace of Serbia's integration with the EU. Nationalist wins Serb presidential run-off Former extreme nationalist becomes Serbian president |
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Gunbattle in Beirut amid fears of Syria spillover - The Associated Press
Sunday, May 20, 2012 4:24:00 PM CST
 The Associated Press | Gunbattle in Beirut amid fears of Syria spillover The Associated Press By HUSSEIN MALLA, AP – 1 minute ago BEIRUT (AP) — A gunbattle has erupted in Beirut as fears mounted that the conflict in neighboring Syria is bleeding across the border. Lebanon's National News Agency says six people were wounded in the clashes that ... Syrian army shelling, gunfire kills 34 in Hama: group Activists: Syrian Troops Kill 34 People in Hama Bomb Explodes During UN Visit In Syria |
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Shafik wins among Egyptians voting in Israel - Ynetnews
Sunday, May 20, 2012 3:28:57 PM CST
 Ynetnews | Shafik wins among Egyptians voting in Israel Ynetnews Only a few dozen of the some 5000 Egyptians living in Israel have the right to vote in their native country's elections. Nearly all of them cast their ballots for former prime minister Ahmed Shafik The elections in Egypt were held on Wednesday, ... Egyptian detainees start hunger strike These are crucial times in Egypt's transition to democracy Egypt's Islamist politicians move to the Right ahead of presidential election |
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Flurry of tweets mocks Pakistan's Twitter ban - The Independent
Sunday, May 20, 2012 5:00:37 PM CST
 The Guardian | Flurry of tweets mocks Pakistan's Twitter ban The Independent Pakistani authorities lifted a ban on Twitter last night after earlier blocking it for hours. The block came after Twitter refused to remove material considered offensive to Islam, but users in the country spent the day using the social networking site ... Pakistan lifts ban on Twitter Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets Pakistan blocks Twitter because of tweets considered offensive to Islam |
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Prosecutors say Mafia not involved in school bomb - The Independent
Sunday, May 20, 2012 5:01:54 PM CST
 The Guardian | Prosecutors say Mafia not involved in school bomb The Independent The bomb attack that killed a teenage girl and wounded 10 others in the southern Italian town of Brindisi was probably done by an individual with no links to the Mafia, an official said yesterday. The attack on the Francesca Morvillo Falcone school, ... Lone bomber, not mafia, sought for Italy school attack Father of teenage fashion student killed in Italian bomb blast breaks down in ... Prosecutors Probe Italy Blast |
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Russia says West still considering military action on Iran - Reuters
Sunday, May 20, 2012 12:27:23 PM CST
 Toronto Star | Russia says West still considering military action on Iran Reuters By Gleb Bryanski | MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's deputy foreign minister said on Sunday that military action against Iran over its nuclear program was being considered in some Western countries. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was speaking to ... A Whisper of Nuclear War Spurs a Sell-Off in a Russian Stock Market Iran finance minister: 'Rest assured' record oil prices over nuclear sanctions G8 summit ends with few tangible results |