U.N. seeks Iran nuclear deal before Baghdad talks

May 20, 2012

VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear supervisor flies to Tehran on Sunday looking for a deal to inspect suspected weapons sites – a potential breakthrough that Iran may hope could persuade the West to start lifting sanctions and deflect threats of war. But though IAEA chief Yukiya Amano scheduled Monday’s talks with Iran at...
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Romney, US Sen. Brown play down past connections

May 20, 2012

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Republicans Mitt Romney and Scott Brown have a history of supporting each other throughout their political careers. But with each facing a tough election, neither the presidential candidate nor the U.S. senator is playing up that history, perhaps with good reason. Brown, trying to win re-election in one of the...
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U.S. army instructor shot in Yemen attack: security source

May 20, 2012

SANAA (Reuters) – A U.S. military instructor was shot and seriously wounded in an attack by unidentified assailants in the Red Sea city of Hudaida on Sunday, a Yemeni security source said. The source said two other U.S. instructors travelling in the same car were not hurt in the attack. The U.S. instructors were...
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Bomb at Italian school kills teenage girl, wounds 10

May 20, 2012

BRINDISI, Italy (Reuters) – A 16-year-old girl was killed in southern Italy by a bomb that exploded in front...
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Yemen clashes kill 34 militants, soldiers: officials

May 20, 2012

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – At least 22 al Qaeda-linked militants and 12 Yemeni soldiers were killed in clashes and...
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Magnitude 5.9 quake strikes near Bologna, Italy

May 20, 2012

BOLOGNA, Italy (Reuters) – A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Bologna, Italy, on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey,...
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Technology

Mark Zuckerberg’s Big Surprise Weekend Wedding

Mark Zuckerberg got married, everyone! A day after taking Facebook public, Zuck tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan and announced it the only way he knows how: through his Facebook timeline.  RELATED: Facebook Considering a $100 Billion IPO in Early 2012 How the ceremony came together is actually adorable. Zuckerberg and Chen...

Entertainment

Denmark’s Vinterberg brings ‘The Hunt’ to Cannes

CANNES, France (AP) — Thomas Vinterberg is aware his new movie, “The Hunt,” may...

Jean-Louis Trintignant back on screen in ‘Amour’

CANNES, France (AP) — It’s 43 years since Jean-Louis Trintignant was named the Cannes...

Family of Hamas figure seeks to block Israel movie

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The family of a slain Hamas operative seeks...

Jacques Audiard praises B movies at Cannes

CANNES, France (AP) — Jacques Audiard is on a quest to revive the B...


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