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GOPers have strong words on Iran

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2025-05-25 12:41
In speeches Tuesday before a powerful pro-Israel lobby group, Republican presidential hopefuls promised a stronger line against Iran and a closer relationship with Israel if elected.
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Rights group urges Libya to revoke speech law

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-05-25 12:41
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Human Rights Watch urged the new government in Libya Saturday to revoke a law that criminalizes glorifying the former dictator Moammar Gadhafi or spreading "propaganda" that insults or endangers the state....

Avalanche buries village in northeast Afghanistan

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-05-25 12:41
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Rescuers shoveled through deep snow Tuesday searching for victims of an avalanche that destroyed a village of 200 people in northeastern Afghanistan, authorities said. Thirty-seven people have been confirmed dead, but authorities fear the death toll will rise....

Yemen reels from army's defeat by al-Qaida

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-05-25 12:41
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- The slaying of nearly 200 Yemeni soldiers by al-Qaida militants in a brazen weekend attack poses the first major test to the country's newly elected president, who has vowed to crush the terror network and purge military commanders still loyal to his predecessor....

What are your special memories of the Queen during her reign?

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-05-25 12:41
What are your memories of Queen Elizabeth II?
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'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' composer dies

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-05-25 12:41
LONDON (AP) -- How do you sum up the work of songwriter Robert B. Sherman? Try one word: "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious."...

Prince Harry runs with Usain Bolt in Jamaica

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-05-25 12:41
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- It wasn't much of a race, but then it really couldn't have been as the world's fastest man and Britain's Prince Harry met up on a track Tuesday in the Jamaican capital....

Santorum on defensive as race turns to Louisiana

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-25 12:41
WEST MONROE, La. (AP) -- Facing heightened pressure to revive his presidential bid, Rick Santorum was forced to explain another apparent misstep as he courted Louisiana voters Friday, the eve of a critical contest in a Republican nomination battle that increasingly favors Mitt Romney....

Santorum huddles with conservatives

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-25 12:41
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum met privately with conservative leaders on Thursday to craft plans to try to stop Mitt Romney's march to the nomination. Pressuring rival Newt Gingrich to leave the race was part of their overall strategy....

GOP hopefuls brandish their pro-Israel credentials

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-25 12:41
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican presidential hopefuls brandished their pro-Israel credentials, accusing President Barack Obama of weakness with Iran, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talked Mideast strategy with congressional leaders....

Resign right now, PM urges Assad

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-05-25 12:41
David Cameron urges Syrian President Assad to step down to end the "bloodshed" in the country, and calls on Russia and China to back regime change.
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PayPal in Canada robocall search

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-05-25 12:41
An investigation into potentially fraudulent robocalls in advance of the 2011 Canadian election reaches internet commerce company Paypal.
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Romney says he'll do 'opposite' on Israel

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-25 12:41
QUAKERTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Standing in front of his campaign tour bus, Mitt Romney on Saturday told religious conservatives he would do "the opposite" of what President Barack Obama has done on Israel....

VIDEO: Harry 'bolts' for the finish line

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-05-25 12:41
Prince Harry has taken part in a "race" with Olympic 100m champion Usain Bolt during his visit to Jamaica.
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To some working poor in India, home is parking lot

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-05-25 12:41
NEW DELHI (AP) -- There is almost no movement in the pre-dawn cold, when the winter fog sits low over the old city and the only light comes from distant street lamps. The parking lot is silent, except for the occasional hacking cough....

Stocks down on Greek swap fears

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-05-25 12:41
Stock markets decline sharply on concerns ahead of a key deadline to secure Greece's future in the euro.
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Cable calls for RBS to be split

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-05-25 12:41
Vince Cable says he would like to see Royal Bank of Scotland turned into a new bank for British businesses, a leaked letter shows.
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Furore over German 'Brevik' shop

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-05-25 12:41
A clothing label popular among neo-Nazis angers German officials by naming a shop "Brevik" - similar to the Norwegian mass killer's name "Breivik".
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81-year-old R.I. woman is $336.4 million Powerball winner

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — An 81-year-old woman from Newport, R.I., won last month's $336.4 million Powerball jackpot, sleeping with the winning ticket in her Bible until coming forward to claim the sixth-largest U.S. prize on Tuesday, a family representative said.

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Fast data transfer 'breakthrough'

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-05-25 12:41
Deutsche Telekom says it has set a new "real world" data transfer speed record over its fibre optic network.
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