Horrors of Srebrenica massacre set out at Mladic trial
msnbc - 05/17/2012 07:35
Prosecutors in the trial of Ratko Mladic have described five days in the Bosnian enclave of Srebrenica in 1995 when his troops massacred 7,000 unarmed Muslim boys and men...
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South Sudan troupe sees new country's struggle in Shakespeare
LaTimes - 05/17/2012 05:21
South Sudan Theatre Company performs 'Cymbeline' in Juba Arabic for the Globe to Globe festival in London to acclaim. The play resonates for them.LONDON — Posthumus...
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Ahead of NATO's Chicago summit, members eye the Afghan exits
LaTimes - 05/17/2012 05:21
The election of French President Francois Hollande is just one factor in the fraying troop commitments in the unpopular war.WASHINGTON — Just days before a NATO sum...
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Greece bank stability at risk as fear of economic disaster grows
LaTimes - 05/17/2012 05:21
Greece's sense of peril has deepened with the reports of money being pulled out of the tottering banking system at an alarming rate.ATHENS — Fear for the health ofG...
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Russian police clash with protesters at two Moscow sites
LaTimes - 05/17/2012 05:21
After the Occupy Abai encampment is cleared, authorities confront anti-Putin demonstrators in a downtown square.MOSCOW — Russian riot police cleared a Moscow park e...
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In China, British expatriate's death prompts calls for open trial
LaTimes - 05/17/2012 05:21
Friends and foes say Gu Kailai, the high-profile suspect in Neil Heywood's death in Chongqing, deserves an open trial that follows the rule of law.BEIJING — The cou...
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World Bank on Greece: Spain, Italy could be next
msnbc - 05/17/2012 04:49
Spain and Italy will be the next victims of the European financial crisis if Greece crashes out of the euro currency zone, the head of the World Bank has warned.
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'Butcher of Belgrade' genocide trial halted over errors
msnbc - 05/17/2012 04:35
The judge in Ratko Mladic's war crimes trial on Thursday indefinitely delayed the presentation of evidence due to "errors" by prosecutors in disclosing evidence to defens...
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Will $95 million cable car be ready for Olympics?
msnbc - 05/17/2012 04:28
The world's most expensive cable car is undergoing tests in London â€" but authorities admit the project, which links two Olympic venues, may not open in time for this su...
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Japan's fugitive penguin seen alive in Tokyo Bay
msnbc - 05/17/2012 02:07
Penguin Number 337, which made a daring bid for freedom from a Tokyo aquarium and vanished into the waters of Tokyo Bay, has popped up on video footage in a different par...
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Queen Sofia snubs Queen Elizabeth over Gibraltar
msnbc - 05/17/2012 01:28
Queen Sofia of Spain has reportedly decided not to attend a lunch celebrating Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee on Friday because of a diplomatic spat over G...
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'The Mystery of the Double Cross' at the Egyptian Theatre
LaTimes - 05/17/2012 00:14
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Book review: 'Second Person Singular' by Sayed Kashua
LaTimes - 05/17/2012 00:14
A lawyer and a caretaker with similar backgrounds follow different paths in contemporary Jerusalem with the same motivation: to leave their small-town Arab lives behind a...
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Russian police clash with protesters at two Moscow sites
LaTimes - 05/16/2012 19:21
After the Occupy Abai encampment is cleared, authorities confront anti-Putin demonstrators in a downtown square.MOSCOW — Russian riot police cleared a Moscow park e...
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Ahead of NATO's Chicago summit, members eye the Afghan exits
LaTimes - 05/16/2012 18:00
The election of French President Francois Hollande is just one factor in the fraying troop commitments in the unpopular war.WASHINGTON — Just days before a NATO sum...
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Greece bank stability at risk as fear of economic disaster grows
LaTimes - 05/16/2012 18:00
Greece's sense of peril has deepened with the reports of money being pulled out of the tottering banking system at an alarming rate.ATHENS — Fear for the health of ...
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Italian university to switch to English-only classes
msnbc - 05/16/2012 14:14
One of Italy's leading universities will switch to teaching in the English language, saying the institution was left with "no other choice" in order to compete worldwide.
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Is China's crackdown on foreigners about crime or illegal immigration?
msnbc - 05/16/2012 13:14
China has launched a 100-day crackdown against illegal immigration and illegal employment in the wake of a high-profile sexual assault case involving a British national w...
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Topless dancers at the renowned Crazy Horse night club in Paris have gone on strike, saying they are not being paid enough to take the shirts off their backs.
U.S. immigration officials are clarifying their definition of "culturally unique" in a move that could make it easier for foreign "hybrid" or "fusion" bands to get a visa...
A military exercise involving more than 11,000 troops from 19 countries is under way in Jordan, reportedly just miles from Syria's border.
Quebec's government has moved to end a sometimes violent 14-week mass student strike in the Canadian province that officials fear could harm the economy and deter tourist...
Surrounded by ancient olive groves, Douma is just ten miles from Damascus but it feels like another world. It is a city under occupation.
Italy's top appeals court ruled on Wednesday that Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia, was unfit to command the cruise liner which ran aground and cap...
Leaders of the scandal-plagued Legionaries of Christ religious order knew that their most famous priest had fathered a child for many months before they acknowledged it t...
Syrian rebels are getting more and better weapons in an effort paid for by Persian Gulf nations and coordinated partly by the United States, the Washington Post reported.
A front-page photo showing a contestant in a Bride of the Year competition taking a swig of beer has sparked controversy in New Zealand. Katrina Hayman, a pig midwife, wa...