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Greece sets new elections
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has scheduled new elections for June 17, after members of parliament couldn't agree on a coalition government following the last election earlier this month. Greek state TV says a court official will be appointed to head the interim government, but it won't make any internationally binding decisions. ©2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material
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Ratko Mladic's genocide trial gets under way
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Twenty years after the opening shots of the Bosnian War, former Bosnian Serb military commander Gen. Ratko Mladic has gone on trial at a UN tribunal on 11 charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The ailing 70-year-old Mladic's appearance at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal marks the end of a long wait
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China TV blames Dalai Lama for Tibet immolations
BEIJING (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. The documentary by China Central Television features police surveillance footage of the fiery protests. Tibetans interviewed describe contacting monks living in exile and
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Yemen clashes kill 13 al-Qaida militants, four troops
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen military officials say the latest fighting to uproot al-Qaida from the country's south has killed 13 militants, as well as four soldiers and two militiamen fighting alongside the army. The officials say the 13 al-Qaida fighters died Wednesday as they tried to recapture a strategic hilltop overlooking the town of Lawder in Abyan province from
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'Black box' found of Russia jet
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian special forces have found the cockpit voice recorder from a Russian passenger jet that smashed into the side of a volcano, killing 45 people. The recording of the plane's veteran pilots could help explain what caused the crash. The "black box," collected from the bottom of a 500-meter (1,500-foot) ravine, was shattered and badly burned,
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Iraqi VP's ex-guards say they had orders to kill
BAGHDAD (AP) — Former bodyguards for Iraq's fugitive vice president testified Tuesday that they were ordered to kill security officials and plant roadside bombs as a politically charged terror trial against the Sunni leader got under way. Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, who was in Turkey but faced trial in absentia, has denied all charges against him. If convicted, he could
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Hollande meets with Merkel
BERLIN (AP) — The new Socialist leader of France has met in Germany with Chancellor Angela Merkel -- and they say they've agreed to discuss ways to generate economic growth in Europe. Francois Hollande has criticized Merkel's approach, which counts on austerity measures to solve Europe's debt crisis. He has called for more growth-based efforts, and says 'everything must be
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Rights group criticizes Sudan media clampdown
KHARTOUM (AP) — The London-based Amnesty International is calling on Sudanese authorities to stop what it says is "relentless harassment" of journalists. The group said Tuesday that Sudanese authorities arrested a prominent syndicated columnist who reported last year on the alleged rape of an activist by state security officers. Amnesty says the columnist is charged with "crimes against the state"
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UN observers caught up in Syrian violence
BEIRUT (AP) — United Nations observers in Syria have gotten caught up in the country's violence today. A roadside bomb struck U.N. vehicles just minutes after government forces opened fire on a funeral procession nearby. The mission confirmed its vehicles were hit by a bomb and said there were no injuries. A witness says the blast sent people running in
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Colombia president says two die in Bogota bombing
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A bomb targeting a former Colombian interior minister killed at least two people on Tuesday and injured at least 19 others in the heart of Bogota's commercial district, authorities said. President Juan Manuel Santos said the former minister, Fernando Londono, was hurt but was out of danger. He said in a brief televised declaration that Londono's