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Russian lawmakers slap big sanctions on protesters
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:14AM May 22, 2012 CommentMOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin targeted those who dare oppose him Tuesday, introducing draconian new fines for protesters and handing out Kremlin jobs to widely detested lieutenants despite the public anger they have generated.
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Greece worries hammer home amid gloomy forecast
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:30AM May 22, 2012 CommentATHENS, Greece (AP) — Political and financial uncertainty in Greece saw shares on the Athens Stock Exchange drop to their lowest level in 22 years on Tuesday, despite broad gains in European markets, after the crisis-hit country got another gloomy growth forecast.
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Brad Pitt brings 'Killing Them Softly' to Cannes
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:28AM May 22, 2012 CommentCANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival got its biggest shot of celebrity adrenaline yet on Tuesday, even if it was only half the dose some were expecting.
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Haneke, Loach among Cannes highlights thus far
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:28AM May 22, 2012 CommentCANNES, France (AP) — The first half of the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival has completed a life cycle in films that range from the motivating spark of child birth to the despair of slow death in old age.
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US Embassy in Kabul says US ambassador to leave
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:02AM May 22, 2012 CommentKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Veteran U.S. diplomat Ryan Crocker will be leaving his post as ambassador to Afghanistan this summer, an embassy spokesman said Tuesday.
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IMF calls on UK to do more to boost economy
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:41AM May 22, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has issued a tough assessment of U.K. economic policy, urging the coalition government and Bank of England to do more to boost demand in the economy.
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Italy Frees Up to $38BN to Pay Overdue Bills
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy
MILAN (AP) — The Italian government is to free up to €30 billion ($38.25 billion) to make overdue payments to businesses that have supplied goods or services to state institutions.
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W. African group probes attack on Mali president
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:16AM May 22, 2012 CommentBAMAKO, Mali (AP) — West Africa's regional bloc said Tuesday it will impose sanctions on those it finds responsible for allowing an attack on Mali's president at his office.
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Security beefed up at German magazine after threat
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:54AM May 22, 2012 CommentBERLIN (AP) — Security has been stepped up for employees of a German magazine and for members of a small far-right party after a known terrorist called for them to be killed in a video online, officials said Tuesday.
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UAE gives 10 life sentences in piracy case
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:39AM May 22, 2012 CommentDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A federal court in the United Arab Emirates has convicted 10 people captured during a raid to retake a ship hijacked by Somali pirates and sentenced them to life behind bars.
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Mauritius: Murder trial of Irish woman to begin
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:35AM May 22, 2012 CommentPORT LOUIS, Mauritius (AP) — Court officials in Mauritius say the trial of two men charged with murdering a honeymooning Irish woman is set to begin Tuesday.
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Six Somalis go on trial in Paris for yacht attack
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:23AM May 22, 2012 CommentPARIS (AP) — Six Somalis have gone on trial in a Paris court for their alleged roles in a 2008 attack on the luxury yacht "Le Ponant" that ended with the release of 30 hostages and payment of a $2.5 million ransom.
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SAfrica: Zuma seeks ban on artwork; vandals hit
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:56AM May 22, 2012 CommentJOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Jacob Zuma and his African National Congress sought a court order Tuesday to have a painting depicting the president's genitals removed from an art gallery but two men took matters into their own hands by defacing the portrait with gobs of paint.
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UK's Royal Navy has first woman at command of ship
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:40AM May 22, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — The first woman to command a major Royal Navy warship is taking up her post.
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Australia: No deal was made in Indonesia drug case
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:54AM May 22, 2012 CommentCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia denied Wednesday that it had agreed to treat young Indonesian people smugglers more leniently in return for the reduction of the prison sentence of a high-profile Australian drug trafficker in Indonesia.
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China says Pentagon hypes Chinese military threat
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:40AM May 22, 2012 CommentBEIJING (AP) — China's Defense Ministry has accused the Pentagon of hyping Chinese military power and its threat to Taiwan in a depiction that will ultimately undermine ties between the two militaries.
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After bombing, somber Yemen marks National Day
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:21AM May 22, 2012 CommentSANAA, Yemen (AP) — Grieving Yemenis held somber ceremonies Tuesday to mark the country's National Day following a suicide bombing a day earlier that killed nearly 100 soldiers and deeply shook the faith of many people in the nation's future.
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Iran nuclear talks snag over dueling demands
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:04AM May 22, 2012 CommentBAGHDAD (AP) — Iran and six world powers exchanged dueling proposals Wednesday in a tug of war over Tehran's nuclear program that pits international concerns about the Islamic Republic's potential to build atomic weapons against enforcing crippling sanctions on its people.
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Ex-detainee: Syrian prisons are 'slaughterhouses'
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:26AM May 22, 2012 CommentAMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A prominent Palestinian writer who was jailed in Syria for nearly three weeks described the facilities as "human slaughterhouses," saying security agents beat detainees with batons, crammed them into stinking cells and tied them to beds at night.
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Malaysian opposition's Anwar charged over protest
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:22AM May 22, 2012 CommentKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian prosecutors have again charged the government's most prominent challenger, alleging that he and two allies broke various laws during a massive street rally to demand electoral fairness.
