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APPlane crashes in India, 160 people feared dead
AP – 58 mins agoNEW DELHI – As many as 160 people were feared dead after an Air India plane arriving from Dubai crashed and burst into flames at dawn Saturday as it overshot a precarious hilltop runway in southern India while trying to land in the rain. Full Story »
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AP – Fri May 21, 8:50 pm ETSAO PAULO - A court has ordered the arrest of a Polish priest suspected of sexually abusing a teenager in a Rio de Janeiro suburb and turning his parish home into what the judge described as an "erotic dungeon" for sex with adolescents, authorities said Friday. Full Story »Report: Mexican capo's ex-wife files complaint
AP – Fri May 21, 11:45 pm ETMEXICO CITY - A woman identified as the ex-wife of fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has reportedly filed a human rights complaint over police and military raids last week on properties believed linked to Guzman. Full Story »After Greek Debt Crisis, Germany Tries to Stabilize Euro
Time.com – 1 hr 54 mins agoGermany's recent moves to help stabilize the euro and motivate financial-market reform have sparked criticism from Washington to Warsaw. Can Germany save the single currency and still keep its friends in Europe?Full Story »UK Foreign Secretary in landmark Afghanistan visit
AFP – 1 hr 26 mins agoLONDON (AFP) - Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague and two senior colleagues arrived in Afghanistan Saturday for their first visit since a new coalition government took power in London this month. Full Story »Car bomb in Shiite town near Baghdad kills 23
AP – Fri May 21, 4:25 pm ETBAGHDAD - A car bomb exploded Friday at an open-air market crowded with shoppers in a Shiite town northeast of Baghdad, killing 23 people and wounding more than 50, Iraqi police and hospital officials said. Full Story »Bolivia: House arrest for general who caught 'Che'
AP – Fri May 21, 8:59 pm ETLA PAZ, Bolivia - A retired Bolivian general famous for capturing Ernesto "Che" Guevara was ordered held under house arrest Friday in connection with an alleged plot against President Evo Morales. Full Story »Madagascar police arrest alleged mutineer
AP – 1 hr 1 min agoANTANANARIVO, Madagascar - Madagascar's national police say they have arrested the leader of a failed mutiny. Full Story »Embassy caterer among 6 arrested in NY bomb plot
AP – 17 mins agoISLAMABAD - The co-owner of a catering company that organized events for the U.S. Embassy is among six men detained by Pakistan for allegedly helping the failed Times Square bombing suspect, a senior Pakistani intelligence official said. Full Story »June rate hike still an option after Canada data
Reuters – Fri May 21, 1:19 pm ETOTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian consumer prices rose in April and March retail sales raced past expectations, suggesting considerable strength in the economy and keeping alive the possibility of a June rate hike by the central bank. Full Story »Ramos-Horta says East Timor finds peace at last
AFP – Thu May 20, 12:08 pm ETDILI (AFP) - East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta said his young country had finally achieved peace and could look forward to prosperity as it celebrated eight years of independence from Indonesia on Thursday.Full Story »U.S. soldiers face probe into Afghan civilian deaths
McClatchy Newspapers – Fri May 21, 5:12 pm ETKABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. military is investigating allegations that a small group of American soldiers deliberately killed three Afghan civilians in a series of shootings earlier this year, Western officials familiar with the case said Friday. Full Story »Paris art heist: The alarm that didn't sound, the dog that didn't bark
The Christian Science Monitor – Fri May 21, 6:08 pm ETParis - A day after the stunning $123 million heist of art that Paris authorities now say was not insured, fresh revelations are beginning to echo loudly in efforts to reconstruct how five modernist masterpieces could have been stolen in early dawn hours Thursday. Full Story »Russia and China O.K. with Diplomacy-Sanctions Tracks for Iran?
Time.com – 1 hr 54 mins agoRussia and China's support for sanctions, despite a Turkish-Brazilian fuel-swap deal with Tehran, suggests they have accepted the Obama Administration's two-track approach. But it contains many risks Full Story »
Moms leave Iran, but jailed Americans not freed
AP – Fri May 21, 3:35 pm ETTEHRAN, Iran - The mothers of three Americans jailed in Iran for 10 months left for home Friday, getting one last chance to embrace their children but failing to secure their immediate release. Full Story »Facebook page that led to Pakistani ban removed
AP – Fri May 21, 5:57 pm ETISLAMABAD - A Facebook page that was considered offensive to Islam and led to a Pakistani ban on the site has been removed, possibly by its creator. Full Story »
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GOP officials ponder how to help, and tame, Paul
AP – Fri May 21, 7:58 pm ETEven as national Republican officials seek ways to limit damage from Rand Paul's unorthodox remarks, the Kentucky Senate nominee raised more eyebrows Friday by defending the oil company blamed for the Gulf oil spill. Full Story »
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Conn. AG, ex-wrestling exec spar for US Senate
AP – 7 mins agoCriticism aimed at Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal wasn't enough to keep him from securing the Democratic nomination for Christopher Dodd's U.S. Senate seat but was sufficient to help political unknown and ex-wrestling executive Linda McMahon get the GOP nod.Full Story »
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What Soldiers at War Can Teach Us About Surviving Financial Warfare
HuffingtonPost.com – Fri May 21, 4:05 pm ETRead Arianna Huffington's other articles on HuffingtonPost.comFull Story »
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