May 13, 2012
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Sectarian clashes rock Lebanese city, 3 killed on 2012-05-13 19:24:51
TRIPOLI (AP): Sectarian violence linked to the unrest in neighboring Syria shook the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Sunday, with the state news agency reporting a soldier and two civilians kille More
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Netanyahu responds to Palestinian letter on 2012-05-13 19:24:24
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters): Israel and the Palestinian Authority issued a rare joint statement on Saturday, saying they were committed to peace after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatched an More
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Egypt ends curfew on 2012-05-13 04:09:34
Egypt ends curfew CAIRO (Agencies): Egypt's military rulers lifted a curfew around the defence ministry in Cairo that was imposed after deadly clashes ahead of this month's presidentia More
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Israeli envoy to meet Abbas on 2012-05-13 04:09:54
Israeli envoy to meet Abbas JERUSALEM (AP): An Israeli envoy will submit a letter to the Palestinian president regarding the possibility of substantive peace talks, said officials from More
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Chavez shows strength on 2012-05-13 04:10:09
Chavez shows strength CARACAS (Reuters): Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez strode, sang and gave a rousing speech on Saturday in a careful show of vigor after his latest cancer treatment in Cu More
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Dead man awakes in Egypt on 2012-05-13 04:10:34
Dead man awakes in Egypt LUXOR, Egypt (AP): The funeral of a 28 year-old waiter in southern Egypt turned into a celebration when he woke up after being declared dead. Hospital officials had p More
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King Abdullahdismisses adviser on 2012-05-13 04:10:57
King Abdullah dismisses adviser RIYADH (AP): Saudi Arabia's official news agency says that King Abdullah has dismissed a conservative adviser after he publicly criticized reforms aimed at ea More
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US calls on Mali coup leader to step aside on 2012-05-13 04:11:22
US calls on Mali coup leader to step aside WASHINGTON (Reuters): The US State Department called on the officer who led a military coup in Mali in March to step aside and allow for the full re More
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Fire bombs target tax office in Italy on 2012-05-13 04:11:39
Fire bombs target tax office in Italy MILAN (Reuters): Two fire bombs were thrown at the offices of Italy's tax enforcement agency Equitalia in the port city of Livorno early on Saturday, pol More
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Blast hits ruling party HQs in Syria on 2012-05-13 04:11:56
Blast hits ruling party HQs in Syria BEIRUT (Reuters): An explosion hit Syria's northern city of Aleppo on Saturday, close to the ruling party headquarters, the Syrian Observatory for More
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Thousands remain in secret Libya militia prisons: UN on 2012-05-13 04:12:25
UNITED NATIONS (Agencies): About 4,000 accused supporters of former dictator Moamer Qaddafi are still being held in Libyan militia detention centers, often in secret and many are tortured, a U More
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S Sudan police withdraw from disputed Abyei: UN on 2012-05-13 04:12:40
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters): South Sudan has withdrawn its police from the disputed Abyei region on its border with Sudan, the United Nations said, after the UN Security Council threatened the Af More
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US ‘eyes wide open’ in response to Myanmar changes on 2012-05-13 04:13:00
WASHINGTON (Reuters): The United States is matching Myanmar's tentative steps toward democracy after decades of harsh military rule with a calibrated re-engagement, aware of the potential for More
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Three students killed in New Zealand crash on 2012-05-13 04:13:15
WELLINGTON (AP): Three Boston University students who were studying in New Zealand were killed Saturday when their minivan crashed. At least five other students from the university were injure More
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Greece lurches towards new vote on 2012-05-13 04:13:34
ATHENS (Reuters): Greek politicians were set to abandon their quest to form a government on Saturday, leaving the president with one final chance to avert new elections that could drive Greece More
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US to resume Bahrain arms sales on 2012-05-13 04:13:52
WASHINGTON (Reuters): The United States will resume some military sales to Bahrain, a key Gulf ally facing Iran, despite human rights concerns linked to months of popular protests against the More
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China, SKorea, Japan try to ease NKorea tensions on 2012-05-13 19:25:10
BEIJING (AP): The leaders of China, South Korea and Japan said Sunday that they will work together to try to calm tensions on the Korean peninsula. The three largest East Asian economies also took ste More
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