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Saturday, May 25, 2013

  Egypt govt woos ex-regime tycoons
  Israel, Palestinians must take hard decisions: Kerry
  PM to Sebi: Root out insider trading malady
  British security services in spotlight after soldier murder
   Mexico sees fewer deaths, 'disappeared': official
  Army orders IIM-A study to review selection process
  Drone strikes illegal, reiterates government
  Assad regime will attend peace conference: Russia
  45 Indian fishermen released
  Study unveils plans for commercial ventures on moon
  British zoo worker mauled to death by tiger
  Gunmen kill seven police in NW Pakistan: officials
   Seoul press doubtful over N. Korea dialogue offer
   US push on Myanmar enters new phase
  No exit strategy: Musharraf aide
  Call for urgent UN debate on Syrian conflict
  President concerned over disruptions in parliament
   'Sri' Srinivasan makes history as top US judge
   Two children, woman killed in south France chalet fire
  Four researchers exposed to radiation at Japanese lab
   Venezuela accuses opposition member of corruption
  Stockholm calmer but violence spreads outside Swedish capital
  In Syria's shadow, Iraq violence presents new test for US
  Japan PM visit boosts huge Myanmar industrial zone
   After Kabul attacks, 10,000 peace balloons
  Thousands attend mass for Italy's first mafia martyr
  Syria army says rebels trapped in Qusayr
  11 dead as Philippine troops clash with militants
  Actress goes missing after abduction accusations
  16 children die in Pakistan school bus fire: police
   Truck driver kicks, bites, stabs giant python to escape death
   UK fighter jets escort PIA plane to airport
  Security services tried to recruit London killing suspect: 'friend'
  
Friday, May 24, 2013

  Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes Northern California
  Bridge collapses in Washington state, sending cars into river
  Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror'
  In attacker's argot, Londoners shocked to hear one of their own
  Cars, schools torched in fifth night of Stockholm riots
  Syria opposition sceptical as Russia says regime will talk
  Qaeda seizes territory in Yemen's Hadramawt
  Taliban launch attack in downtown Kabul
  Kerry to meet Lavrov for Syria talks in Paris
  Source of life running out: water scientists
  WikiLeaks releases transcript of critical US film
  Rwanda 'critical' to DR Congo peace
  Pair of Japan melons fetch $15,700
  China's Catholics show fervour in Shanghai celebration
  N. Korean envoy stresses dialogue in China talks
  British Airways plane makes emergency landing at Heathrow
  Bomb kills five rangers in Thailand's restive south
  British spy services under pressure over soldier's murder
  Platini warns of 'dangers' threatening sport
  Pakistan remains opposed to drones after Obama speech
  
Thursday, May 23, 2013

  Iran speeds up installation of nuclear equipment: IAEA
  Afghan interpreters will get a chance to start new life in Britain
  Harry Potter book auctioned
  Italian town struggles to rebuild a year after quakes
  Bomb blast in Pakistan's Quetta kills 12 people: police
  Twin car bombings in Niger hit uranium plant, army base
  US tornado survivors begin rebuilding their lives
  Iceland's new government to take office
  Iran expanding nuclear activities
  Russia plans urgent evacuation of Arctic post as ice melts
  Fire consumes Rio fuel storage facility
  Soldier killed in London had served in Afghanistan
  PM says Britain 'resolute' after Islamist attack on soldier
  Jnanpith Award conferred on writer Pratibha Ray
   Japanese octogenarian Yuichiro Miura becomes oldest to scale Mount Everest
  Syria-linked clashes kill six in Lebanese city
  Hollande praises courage of tough reforms in Germany
  N. Korea wants peace, envoy tells China official
  Kerry back in Israel for peace push
  Man hacked to death in London street in suspected militant attack
  Man shot dead while being questioned about Boston bombings, FBI says
  India, US seek elimination of terror sanctuaries
  Nine years of UPA saw 8% growth
  CSK owner's relative under scanner over IPL spot-fixing
  BrahMos missile test-fired successfully from ship
  India PM pledges to clean up defence sector
  Boeing says 787 battery retrofits to be done by next week
  Man murdered in London in suspected Islamist terror attack
  IMF chief grilled in Paris court over 2007 payout scandal
  Dutch trader arrested for 'horsemeat fraud'
  300,000 displaced in Sudan's Darfur in 5 months
  
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

  Rescuers dig for life after US tornado kills 24
   Saudi Arabia debates access to stadiums for women
  Chinese PM begins Pakistan visit
  Japan parliament approves child abduction treaty
  Pakistan's Imran Khan leaves hospital after fall
  Solar plane set for new leg of cross-country US trip
  Bahrain opposition says to boycott dialogue for 2 weeks
  Landmark US immigration bill passes key hurdle
  Gupta family wedding scandal: India says plane landed after proper 'authorization'
  All 28 bodies recovered from Indonesia mine tunnel
   Syria opposition urges rebels to join Qusayr battle
  Fresh fighting flares in DR Congo as Ban visits
  Sunbathing crocodile shocks Indonesian beach goers
   Iran's Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani barred from standing for president
  Climate-change disasters worry UN
  Boundless destruction as US tornado rescue winds down
  Assad's departure urged as Friends of Syria meet
  Sinai kidnappers free Egypt security personnel: army
   Riding out US tornado in a walk-in freezer: a survivor's tale
  Russian governor backs former advisor Navalny in court
  Mobile services shut in Pakistan ahead of Chinese Premier's visit
  Stockholm riots spread as PM slams 'hooliganism'
  With wary eye on the US, China courts India
  Mugabe signs new Zimbabwe constitution into law
  Sinai kidnappers free Egypt security personnel
  
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

  At least 91 dead as massive tornado strikes US city
  Guatemala strikes down ex-dictator's conviction
  Malala Yousafzai selected for UNA-USA's global leadership award
  US senators approve 5,000 visas for Tibet refugees
  Israel fires back at Syria after gunshots at its troops
   Aarushi case: Was asleep when the killings took place, says Rajesh Talwar
  DR Congo fighting leaves 19 dead ahead of UN chief visit
   Li terms his India visit as 'successful'
  NGOs denounce Malaysia hydropower meeting
  Top Hungary court rejects appeal to block constitution changes
  China factory blast leaves 13 dead, 20 missing
  Far-right writer kills self inside Notre Dame de Paris
  Vatican denies video footage shows pope exorcism
  UNICEF decries 'desperate' situation in Syrian Qusayr
  11 Afghan police killed in latest violence
  Hydropower frenzy threatens Carpathian mountains
  Seven arrested in second night of Stockholm rioting
  China's Li pays tribute to heroic Indian doctor
  Dagestan bombs kill three, two dead in shootout near Moscow
  Pakistan switches off ACs in govt offices, bans socks for staff
  India, China vow to end border row, ink 8 pacts
  Asif Ali Zardari blames international forces for Pakistan polls loss
  What's in a name? United States starts using Myanmar as well as Burma
  Saudi executes 5 Yemenis for murder
  Barack Obama announces highest civilian honour to first US woman astronaut Sally Ride
  
Monday, May 20, 2013

  One dead in Tunisia showdown with Islamists
  South Korea says it's ready for more North Korean missile tests
   23 Hezbollah fighters killed in Syria's Qusayr: watchdog
  Chinese PM Li Keqiang vows to build trust with India
   Telangana Congress MPs now set May 30 deadline
   UP govt seeks CBI probe into blast accused death
  Congo's army clashes with rebels near eastern city of Goma
   Wave of bombings kills 15 in Iraq
   N. Korea fires sixth missile in three days
  Car bombs kill eight in Russia's Dagestan-investigators
  Iran electoral watchdog hints at Rafsanjani rejection
  Extreme global warming seen further away than previously thought
  Pak's PML-N govt to normalise ties with India: Sharif's aide
  Mursi rules out talks as hostage video appears
  Reinforcements to Egypt's Sinai after police camp hit
  4-Car bombs target Shi'ites in Iraq, killing more than 60
  Samina Baig is first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest
   Kerala engineer develops anti-piracy software
  Action required despite pause in global warming
  Can Al Jazeera make a name for itself in the US?
  Booted US spy not as big a noodle?
  Counter-terrorism to top Indo-US security talks.
  After cyclone Mahasen, Myanmar camps face monsoon threat
   Imran Khan's party wins revote in Karachi, protests expected
  Weakened Cong ponders if early polls will help
  One reported dead as tornadoes hit US states
  West Bengal govt unveils draft industrial policy
  Nitish tells Kirti Azad to shut up; Bihar BJP miffed
  Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes off Chile - USGS
  
Sunday, May 19, 2013

  Boxing champion leads rally for jailed Yulia
  Train collision near NY leaves dozens injured
  Setback for Letta as protests rock Italy
  Militia chief arrested
  MPs halt bill to protect Afghan women rights
  Philippines rejects Taiwan 'murder' allegations
  N. Korea test-fires four missile over the weekend
  Iran hangs two for spying for Israel, US
  Russia retrieves mice, newts from space
  Work on giant hydro dam in DR Congo to start in 2015
  Mice, gerbils perish in Russia space flight
  Netanyahu takes aim at weapons "leakage" in Syria
  German energy shift faces headwinds
  Egyptian police block Israel border crossing in fury at kidnapping
  Chinese premier arrives in India for talks
  UN's Ban hopes N. Korea will halt missile tests
  S.Africa officials 'used Zuma name in wedding jet scandal'
  Death toll rises to 12 in Indonesia mine collapse
  Bomb explodes near three embassies in Tripoli
  France in talks with U.S., Israel to buy drones
  Nigeria imposes curfew in campaign against Islamists
   US lottery winner scoops $590.5-million jackpot
  Dozens injured as car ploughs through parade in Virginia
  Li arrives; to hold talks with PM on boundary, water issues
  Training push fails to halt U.S. military sexual assault crisis
  PM to visit Washington at the invitation of Obama
  Bengal election panel seeks changes in poll schedule
  Opposition attacks NGO draft law
  29 killed in South Sudan cattle raid: local official
   Sailor dies during Sri Lanka victory parade
  Thailand's Red Shirts mark deadly crackdown
   UN's Ban hopes N. Korea will halt missile tests
  Karachi voters back at polls after ballot stuffing
   Syria military pounds rebel town killing 13: watchdog
  Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan
   Chinese police arrest man after plane bomb threats
  Pakistani politician gunned down in Karachi
  Won't allow House to work unless PM resigns: BJP
  One killed as army foils infiltration bid in Kashmir
  Eight killed in Iraq violence
  Drone attack kills four Al Qaeda militants
  Turkey softens stance on Syria conference
   Pakistan's Imran blames rival for killing
  N. Korea fires short-range missiles
  Switch to Chinese GPS on the cards
  India Walmart lobbying case 'closed'
   Actor Depardieu likens Putin to Pope John Paul II
  14-day extension of Musharraf's remand
  Tainted trio grilled in IPL spot-fixing probe
  
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