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Olympic photo chief creates the image of the games
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:18AM May 16, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Asking Bob Martin to choose between his photos is like asking a parent to decide which child they love the most.
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Yemeni army kills 29 al-Qaida fighters
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:09AM May 16, 2012 CommentSANAA, Yemen (AP) — Government troops and warplanes pounded al-Qaida positions in southern Yemen on Wednesday, killing at least 29 militants as part of a ramped up campaign against the group, military officials said.
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Group: Congo general recruiting children again
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:42AM May 16, 2012 CommentDAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A Congolese general already sought on an international arrest warrant for his alleged use of child soldiers during an earlier conflict has forcibly recruited another 149 boys and teenagers since April, according to a Human Rights Watch investigation published Wednesday.
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Palestinian PM reshuffles Cabinet in West Bank
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:30AM May 16, 2012 CommentRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad replaced almost half of his West Bank-based Cabinet on Wednesday, a clear sign that efforts to end the Palestinian political split are stuck.
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Bangladesh announces probe into Grameen Bank units
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:03AM May 16, 2012 CommentDHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh has ordered a four-member commission to investigate 54 businesses linked to the pioneering microlender Grameen Bank founded by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.
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Greece: Business blasts 'undertaker' politicians
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:34AM May 16, 2012 CommentATHENS, Greece (AP) — The head of a major Greek business organization has lashed out at the country's politicians for failing to form a coalition government and triggering new elections, accusing them of acting like "undertakers"
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China TV blames Dalai Lama for Tibet immolations
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:47AM May 16, 2012 CommentBEIJING (AP) — China has released a documentary accusing the Dalai Lama of orchestrating a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, in its most elaborate attempt so far to shape international opinion about the protests against Chinese rule.
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South African police seize 10 rhino horns
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:46AM May 16, 2012 CommentJOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African police spokesman says officers tipped off by an anonymous informer forced their way into a Johannesburg apartment where they found 10 rhinoceros horns and an elephant tusk and arrested a Vietnamese man.
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Arafat's moneyman targeted in corruption probe
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:10AM May 16, 2012 CommentRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The late Yasser Arafat's powerful moneyman is the target of the highest-profile Palestinian corruption probe to date, facing allegations he syphoned off millions of dollars in public funds, the chief investigator said Wednesday.
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Progress for Chinese activist's bid to study in US
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:04AM May 16, 2012 CommentBEIJING (AP) — A blind Chinese activist who sparked a diplomatic crisis by fleeing into the U.S. Embassy last month filled out a Chinese passport application and posed for a photo Wednesday, moving forward in his bid to study in the United States.
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Race, age questions fuel Miss World Fiji fiasco
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:01AM May 16, 2012 CommentFirst came complaints that the winner of the Miss World Fiji pageant looked too Western to represent her country. Then her age came under scrutiny. And now, with the 16-year-old's crown lost, one of the judges says the contest was rigged from the start.
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Iran's tough nuclear stance masks struggles at top
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:13AM May 16, 2012 CommentTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The negotiating stance from Iranian officials never varies: The Islamic Republic will not give up its capabilities to make nuclear fuel. But embedded in the messages are meanings that reach beyond Tehran's talks with world powers.
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Syrian opposition faces fractures, infighting
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:15AM May 16, 2012 CommentBEIRUT (AP) — A key activist group is threatening to withdraw from Syria's main umbrella grouping, saying the council has drifted away from the spirit of the Syrian revolution.
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'Black box' found of Russia jet in Indonesia crash
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:11AM May 16, 2012 CommentJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Investigators on Wednesday were analyzing the cockpit voice recorder from a Russian passenger jet that slammed into the side of an Indonesian volcano. They hope the final words of the two pilots will help explain what caused last week's crash, which killed all 45 people on board.
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Mexican novelist, essayist Carlos Fuentes dies
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:46PM May 15, 2012 CommentMEXICO CITY (AP) — Author Carlos Fuentes, who played a dominant role in Latin America's novel-writing boom by delving into the failed ideals of the Mexican revolution, died Tuesday in a Mexico City hospital. He was 83.
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Australia pledges $300 million to Afghan forces
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:22PM May 15, 2012 CommentCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia will contribute $100 million annually for three years beginning in 2015 toward the $4 billion a year cost of running the Afghan National Security Forces after they take responsibility for their country's security.
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Reaction to death of Mexican author Carlos Fuentes
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:05PM May 15, 2012 Comment (1)Some reaction to the death of Mexican author Carlos Fuentes:
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Official: 1 dead from attack on Kenya's coast
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:50PM May 15, 2012 CommentNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Attackers fired shots and detonated four grenades outside a nightclub in Kenya's coastal town of Mombasa after they were denied entry, killing a security guard and wounding five people, including one of the assailants, police officials said Wednesday.
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Ex-tabloid boss Brooks faces phone hacking charges
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:32PM May 15, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — One of Rupert Murdoch's most trusted lieutenants and five people close to her were charged Tuesday with conspiring to hide evidence of phone hacking, bringing the scandal that has raged across Britain's media and political elite uncomfortably close to Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Israeli group wins terror suit against Syria, Iran
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:46PM May 15, 2012 CommentJERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli advocacy group won a $323 million judgment in a U.S. court against Iran and Syria for supporting Palestinian militants that killed an American teenager and ten others in a 2006 bombing, the group's director said Tuesday.
