Saturday, May 26, 2012

In Egypt, candidates refine their images for runoff election - Los Angeles Times


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In Egypt, candidates refine their images for runoff election
Los Angeles Times
Presidential contenders pitch themselves as guardians of the revolution that overthrew Hosni Mubarak. One asks for a recount of last week's vote. Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik, left, and Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi are ...
Egypt's top candidates try to broaden supportWNCT
Pessimism amid Egypt presidential electionCBS News
Egypt's third-place finisher calls for partial vote recountUSA TODAY
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Syria massacre in Houla condemned as outrage grows - BBC News


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Syria massacre in Houla condemned as outrage grows
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Western nations are pressing for a response to the massacre in the Syrian town of Houla, with the US calling for an end to what it called President Bashar al-Assad's "rule by murder". UK Foreign Secretary William Hague has called for an emergency ...
UN urges action on Syria after massacreSydney Morning Herald
32 children killed in Syria, UN leads calls for urgent world actionHindustan Times
Ban, Annan condemn Syria massacre 'in the strongest terms'Jerusalem Post
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Islamist and ex-PM vie for mantle of Egypt's revolt - Reuters India


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Islamist and ex-PM vie for mantle of Egypt's revolt
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By Dina Zayed and Tamim Elyan | CAIRO (Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood and a military man close to ousted leader Hosni Mubarak courted defeated first-round candidates in Egypt's presidential election on Saturday, each trying to claim the mantle of ...
Now what for Egypt?Fox News
Pessimism amid Egypt presidential electionCBS News
Egypt Presidency Finalists Pledge Faith to RevoltBusinessWeek
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About 30 children among more than 90 killed in Houla, Syria - Los Angeles Times


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About 30 children among more than 90 killed in Houla, Syria
Los Angeles Times
Horrific images of the young victims bring international condemnation and may become a turning point in the rebellion. Bodies are prepared for burial in the town of Houla, Syria, in an image released by the opposition's Shaam News Network.
UN observers warn of Syria civil war after massacreHindustan Times
UN says more than 92 killed, 32 of them children, in Syria attackReuters India
Dozens of children killed in new Syria attackTimesonline.com
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Pope's butler arrested over leaks - The Press Association


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Pope's butler arrested over leaks
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An already sordid scandal over leaked Vatican documents took a Hollywood-like turn with news that the Pope's butler had been arrested after Holy See papers were found in his apartment. The detention of Paolo Gabriele, 46, one of the few members of the ...
Pope's butler arrested in 'Vatileaks' scandalSan Francisco Chronicle
Vatican in chaos after butler arrested for leaksSalt Lake Tribune

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Egypt candidates woo middle ground - The Press Association


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Egypt candidates woo middle ground
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The two surviving candidates in Egypt's presidential election have appealed for support from voters who rejected them as polarising extremists in the first round, as they faced a new challenge from the third runner-up. Ahmed Shafiq, Hosni Mubarak's ...
Pessimism amid Egypt presidential electionCBS News
Top Egyptian Vote-Winners Stress CooperationVoice of America
Egypt Presidency Finalists Pledge Faith to RevoltBusinessWeek
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Bombardment of Syrian village leaves dozens dead - Washington Post


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Bombardment of Syrian village leaves dozens dead
Washington Post
BEIRUT â€"Syrian forces killed dozens of civilians in a village in central Syria, opposition groups and witnesses said Saturday, amid growing questions about the effectiveness of a UN monitoring mission that is supposed to be observing a cease-fire.
Dozens of children killed in new Syria attackCBS News
U.S. Joins Condemnation of 'Massacre' of Syrian CiviliansBloomberg
Horror comes to Houla: dozens of children dead as Syrian tanks fire into ...Sydney Morning Herald

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Ban, Annan condemn Syria massacre 'in the strongest terms' - Jerusalem Post


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Ban, Annan condemn Syria massacre 'in the strongest terms'
Jerusalem Post
By JPOST.COM STAFF, REUTERS Artillery barrage on town of Houla draws condemnation, calls for action from UK's Hague, French FM; UN secretary general, special envoy to Syria: Those responsible for perpetrating this crime must be held to account.
UN observer head: 32 children killed in SyriaCBS News
UN official: More than 90 dead in Syria, many of them childrenLos Angeles Times
Houla massacre of 92 puts Syria on brink of civil warThe Australian
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UN official: More than 90 dead in Syria, many of them children - Los Angeles Times


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UN official: More than 90 dead in Syria, many of them children
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By Patrick J. McDonnell and Rima Marrouch AMMAN, Jordan, and BEIRUT â€" More than 90 people, a third of them children, were killed in what appeared to be the worst violence against civilians in Syria since a UN-backed cease-fire went into effect last ...
Response to massacre in Syria urgedThe Press Association
Children among 90 killed in Syria massacrePakistan Daily Times
Over 92 killed in Syria attack, 32 of them children â€" UNeuronews
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UN official: More than 90 dead in Syria, many of them children - Los Angeles Times


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UN official: More than 90 dead in Syria, many of them children
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AMMAN, Jordan, and BEIRUT â€" More than 90 people, a third of them children, were killed in what appeared to be the worst violence against civilians in Syria since a UN-backed cease-fire went into effect last month, the chief of the United Nations ...
White House condemns Syrian attackCBS News
Syria 'massacre' raises pressure for international responseChristian Science Monitor
Dozens of children killed in new Syria attackBoston.com
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Dozens of children killed in new Syria attack - Boston.com


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Dozens of children killed in new Syria attack
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BEIRUTâ€"Gruesome video Saturday showed rows of dead Syrian children lying in a mosque in bloody shorts and T-shirts with gaping head wounds, haunting images of what activists called one of the deadliest regime attacks yet in Syria's 14-month-old ...
UN: 32 children, dozens of adults killed in Syrian townmsnbc.com
Syria 'massacre' raises pressure for international responseChristian Science Monitor
World condemns latest Syrian horrorABC Online
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Syria 'massacre' raises pressure for international response - Christian Science Monitor


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Syria 'massacre' raises pressure for international response
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Syrian artillery attack that apparently killed more than 90 people, including many children, brought French condemnation, while the UK said it would call for urgent UN Security Council meeting. By Joseph Logan, Reuters / May 26, 2012 A Syrian artillery ...
Dozens of children killed in new Syria attackThe Associated Press
France, UK Urge Support for Syrian OppositionBusinessWeek
32 children, 60 adults killed in Syria attackFox News
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United Nations ceasefire in tatters after 92 killed in Syrian violence - Telegraph.co.uk


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United Nations ceasefire in tatters after 92 killed in Syrian violence
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Calls for Western military action against Syria intensified on Saturday after grisly footage of the bodies of children killed in fresh violence laid bare the failure of the United Nations-brokered peace plan. By Colin Freeman, and Ruth Sherlock in ...
Britain urges 'strong international response' on SyriaTimes of India
Syrian forces shell HoulaFinancial Times
Syria 'Massacre' Needs International Response, UK SaysBusinessWeek
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Vatican confirms pope's butler arrested in scandal - USA TODAY


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Vatican confirms pope's butler arrested in scandal
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VATICAN CITY (AP) â€" The Vatican confirmed on Saturday that the pope's butler has been arrested in its embarrassing leaks scandal, adding a Hollywood twist to a sordid tale of power struggles, intrigue and corruption in the highest levels of Catholic ...
Fresh twist in Vatican whodunitSydney Morning Herald
Vatileaks: Pope's butler arrested for stealing confidential correspondenceRT
Paolo Gabriele: from papal butler to accused traitorChicago Tribune
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Vatican confirms pope's butler arrested in scandal - The Associated Press


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Vatican confirms pope's butler arrested in scandal
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By NICOLE WINFIELD, AP â€" 2 minutes ago VATICAN CITY (AP) â€" The Vatican confirmed on Saturday that the pope's butler has been arrested in its embarrassing leaks scandal, adding a Hollywood twist to a sordid tale of power struggles, intrigue and ...
Fresh twist in Vatican whodunitSydney Morning Herald
Pope's butler arrested in leak of secret documentsNew York Daily News
Pope's butler arrested in leaks scandalHerald Sun
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Activists: Toll from Syrian attack more than 90 - The Associated Press


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Activists: Toll from Syrian attack more than 90
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By BEN HUBBARD, AP â€" 14 minutes ago BEIRUT (AP) â€" Government troops shelled a string of villages in central Syria before pro-regime thugs swept through the area, shooting people in the streets and in their homes in attacks that killed more than 90 ...
Activists claim Syria's security forces kill 90Sydney Morning Herald
Syrian opposition: UN 'not making any difference'BBC News
Activists Say More Than 90 Killed In Homs MassacreRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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Vatican leak inquiry: Pope's butler named as suspect - BBC News


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Vatican leak inquiry: Pope's butler named as suspect
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The Pope's butler has been formally named as a suspect in the Vatican's inquiry into a series of media leaks from the Church's highest levels. Vatican magistrates accused Paolo Gabriele, 46, of illegal possession of confidential documents.
The butler did it? Fresh twist in Vatican whodunitSydney Morning Herald
Pope's butler charged over leaks scandalmsnbc.com
Vatican confirms pope's butler arrested in scandalThe Associated Press
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Islamist, old guard candidates in Egypt stump for hearts and minds - CNN International


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Islamist, old guard candidates in Egypt stump for hearts and minds
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By the CNN Wire Staff Cairo (CNN) -- Two sharply distinctive Egyptian presidential candidates, one representing resurgent Islamists and the other a weathered veteran of the country's old guard, began maneuvering for wider political support Saturday ...
Egypt's Shafiq vows to guard revolution's gainsReuters
Ex-Mubarak prime minister turned presidential candidate praises 'glorious ...Fox News
Ex-Mubarak PM praises 'glorious' Egyptian uprisingAtlanta Journal Constitution
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Elections in Egypt are a sphinx-like riddle - Haaretz


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Elections in Egypt are a sphinx-like riddle
Haaretz
Any effort to predict the results of the Egyptian presidential election is doomed; but we can try to make some educated guesses. By Avi Issacharoff | May.25, 2012 | 9:43 AM Electoral coordinators preparing to count votes at a school used as a polling ...
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Death Toll from Syrian Raids Climbs to 90 - Voice of America


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Death Toll from Syrian Raids Climbs to 90
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This image made from amateur video released by Shaam News Network and accessed Friday, May 25, 2012 purports to show an anti-government protest in Homs, Syria. This image made from amateur video released by Shaam News Network and accessed Friday, ...
Syrian Activists Claim Death Toll in Village SoarsNew York Times
Activists put Syria attack death toll at over 90The Associated Press
UN observers heading to site of Syria attackUSA TODAY
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UN observers heading to site of Syria attack - USA TODAY


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UN observers heading to site of Syria attack
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GENEVA (AP) â€" A spokesman for the United Nations' envoy to Syria says international monitors are heading to a region where activists say at least 50 people were killed by government troops. A handout image released by the Syrian opposition's Shaam News ...
Syria shelling 'kills at least 90'The Guardian
UN observers in Syria heading to region where government troops reportedly ...Washington Post
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Mursi and Shafiq go to Egypt poll runoff - media - BBC News


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Mursi and Shafiq go to Egypt poll runoff - media
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Egyptians will choose between between the Muslim Brotherhood and a candidate from the Mubarak-era regime when the presidential election goes to a run-off, state media confirm. The Brotherhood candidate, Mohammed Mursi, has a slight lead on former PM ...
Muslim Brotherhood seeks unity ahead of Egypt runoffReuters Africa
Egypt results point to divisive showdownSydney Morning Herald
Egypt election headed toward runoff pitting religious vs. secularLos Angeles Times
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Syrian regime slaughters 88 people, including children, opposition says - CNN


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Syrian regime slaughters 88 people, including children, opposition says
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By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Syrian opposition activists are begging for international help in stopping the government's sustained slaughter after regime forces devastated a town Friday, killing 88 people -- mostly children, an opposition group said.
UN chief cites unacceptable violence in SyriaCBS News
90 killed, including 25 children, in Syria: NGOHindustan Times
Clinton to discuss Syria, Iran in TurkeyJerusalem Post
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'IAEA report 'proof' Iran atomic work peaceful' - Hindustan Times


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'IAEA report 'proof' Iran atomic work peaceful'
Hindustan Times
A new International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on Iran's nuclear activities is "proof" that Tehran's programme is peaceful, Iran's envoy to the UN nuclear watchdog said. earlier in the day, revealing that unranium traces of a higher grade than ...
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Iran site yields radioactivityPhiladelphia Inquirer
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