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  Swedish capital returning to normal after week of violence

  May 26, 2013, 9:16 a.m.

  STOCKHOLM, May 25 - Sweden's capital was relatively calm on Saturday night with only isolated incidents of violence by youths after nearly a week of car-burnings and vandalism that have highlighted growing inequality in Swedish society.

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  At least four exposed to radiation after Japan laboratory leak

  May 25, 2013, 12:55 p.m.

  TOKYO - At least four people, and possibly up to 55, were exposed to radiation when radioactive material leaked during a laboratory experiment in Japan, the facility's operators said on Saturday, May 25 although authorities were not told of the leak for two days. 

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  Gandhi blood sample up for auction in London

  May 20, 2013, 6:32 p.m.

  LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Two microscope slides bearing the blood of former Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi are to go on sale in London on Tuesday and are expected to fetch from $15,200-$22,800.

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  Car bombs kill at least 31 in Iraq

  May 20, 2013, 11:08 a.m.

  BAGHDAD, May 20 (Reuters) - At least 20 people were killed by a series of car bombs in mainly Shi'ite districts of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Monday and 11 others were killed by attacks in the southern city of Basra, police and medics said.

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  With president ailing, Algeria prepares for end of an era

  May 19, 2013, 6:21 p.m.

  ALGIERS - Three weeks after being rushed to hospital in Paris, Algerian PresidentAbdelaziz Bouteflika has disappeared from sight, leaving behind a country preparing for a successor who for the first time will come from a generation too young to have fought in Algeria's war of independence against France.

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  Cameron "losing control" as rift with party core widens

  May 19, 2013, 3:30 p.m.

  LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron is "losing control of his party",Conservative Party grandee Geoffrey Howe said on Sunday, as a row raged over whether a close aide to Cameron had labelled grassroots activists "mad, swivel-eyed loons".

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  Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan

  May 19, 2013, 2:17 p.m.

  KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan's disputed border with Pakistan.

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  U.N. chief Ban says worried over N.Korea missile launch

  May 19, 2013, 12:10 p.m.

  MOSCOW - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Sunday over North Korea's launch of short-range missiles, urging Pyonyang to refrain from further launches and return to stalled nuclear talks with world powers.

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  Bundesbank chief says France must take deficit cuts seriously

  May 19, 2013, 10:07 a.m.

  BERLIN - France has a special responsibility as a euro zone heavyweight to take deficit reduction rules seriously, even though its budget deficit is above target, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said in an interview published on Sunday.

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  EU cites Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE for trade violations

  May 18, 2013, 10:51 a.m.

  NEW YORK -- Europe's top trade official for the first time late on Friday officially cited Chinese mobile telecommunications equipment makers Huawei and ZTE Corp for violating anti-dumping and anti-subsidy guidelines.

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  French gay marriage law gets constitutional all-clear

  May 17, 2013, 6:50 p.m.

   PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - France's Constitutional Council cleared the way on Friday for same-sex marriage, throwing out a last-ditch effort by opponents to scupper the country's biggest social reform since abolition of the death penalty.

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  Toronto mayor denies smoking crack

  May 17, 2013, 5:50 p.m.

  TORONTO, May 17 (Reuters) - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denies allegations that he smoked crack cocaine, his lawyer told the Toronto Sun on Friday.

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  Brussels, Berlin lukewarm on Hollande's euro zone vision

  May 17, 2013, 5:42 p.m.

   BRUSSELS, May 17 (Reuters) - European officials gave a lukewarm response to French President Francois Hollande's sweeping proposals for deeper euro zone integration on Friday, noting that many of his ideas were already in circulation.

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  Femen activists protesting against Barbie House opening in Berlin

  May 17, 2013, 1:16 p.m.

  Berlin, May 17 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Activists of the Femen movement have staged a protest at the opening of the House of Barbie in Berlin, local media reported on Thursday.

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  UNHCR: Number of Syrian refugees tops 1.5 million

  May 17, 2013, 12:21 p.m.

   GENEVA, May 17 (Reuters) - The number of Syrian refugees registered or awaiting registration has surpassed 1.5 million, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.

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  Russia interested in possible participation in nuclear plant construction in the UK

  May 17, 2013, 10:03 a.m.

   Sochi, May 16 (Interfax) - The participation of Russia in the construction of a nuclear plant in the UK is likely to be discussed in June at the Group of Eight Summit in Northern Ireland.

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  Boston bombing suspect wrote message in boat

  May 16, 2013, 4:46 p.m.

  WASHINGTON - Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was found hiding in a boat days after the blasts, left a handwritten message describing the attack as retribution for U.S. wars in Muslim countries, CBS News reported on Thursday, May 16. 

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  UK politician sues for defamation in high-profile Twitter case

  May 16, 2013, 4:13 p.m.

  LONDON - A retired British politician sued the wife of the House of Commons Speaker for defamation on Thursday, May 16 accusing her of implying in a tweet that he was a paedophile guilty of sexually abusing boys living in a care home. 

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  Pope rails against 'dictatorship of the economy', urges reform

  May 16, 2013, 3:33 p.m.

  VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis issued a strong call for world financial reform on Thursday, condemning a heartless 'dictatorship of the economy' and saying the economic crisis had made life worse for millions in rich and poor countries.

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  Coronavirus epidemic awaits, not certain to be severe - discoverer

  May 13, 2013, 6:24 p.m.

  The doctor who discovered a new SARS-like virus says it will probably trigger an epidemic at some point, but not necessarily in its current virulent form. 

  World – by Reuters