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Tony Blair's turn in Kazakh video

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:39
Former British PM Tony Blair has appeared in a promotional video for Kazakhstan praising "progress" in the former Soviet state.
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Breivik hears witnesses recall turmoil after blast

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:39
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- After testifying for five days, Anders Behring Breivik listened silently Tuesday as others described the mayhem caused by his bombing of Oslo's government district, a scene one witness described as a "war zone."...

Tribunal hears McGuinness claim

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:39
Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness was involved in authorising the IRA murder of two RUC officers in 1989, according to evidence given to the Smithwick Tribunal.
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Gers survival 'prejudiced by SFA'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:39
Rangers' administrator Duff & Phelps accuses the Scottish FA of "prejudicing the survival" of the club with its sanctions.
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Romney says May jobs report is 'devastating news'

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:39
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seizing on what he called a "devastating" jobs report, Mitt Romney argued Friday that the best prescription for economic recovery is to replace President Barack Obama....

Hunt urged to quit over BSkyB bid

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:39
Labour calls for Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to resign after Leveson Inquiry evidence on News Corp's BSkyB bid, but Mr Hunt says he acted with 'scrupulous fairness'.
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GI argues to dismiss charges in WikiLeaks case

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:39
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) -- An Army private accused of engineering the biggest leak of government secrets in U.S. history is asking a military judge to dismiss the charges....
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GI argues to dismiss charges in WikiLeaks case

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:39
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) -- An Army private accused of engineering the biggest leak of government secrets in U.S. history is asking a military judge to dismiss the charges....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Death of UK runner touches hearts, pocketbooks

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:39
LONDON (AP) -- The death of a runner in the London marathon has inspired a flood of donations to the charity she supported....

U.S. new-home sales off 7 percent in March

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new homes fell in March by the largest amount in more than a year, indicating that the U.S. housing market remains under strain despite some modest signs of improvement.

The Commerce Department said Tuesday that sales dropped 7.1 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted ...

Senate to vote on measure to nullify union rules

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:39
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans are trying an unusual tactic to nullify new labor regulations that would speed up the time frame for unions to hold workplace elections....
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US general in Tunisia warns of stability threats

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:39
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- The head of the U.S. Africa command has warned against the threats to stability in Africa from militant groups and proliferating weapons....

Germany's Merkel defends budget discipline drive

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:39
BERLIN (AP) -- Germany defended its pro-austerity stance on Tuesday, with Chancellor Angela Merkel and two ministers pressing for Europe to stick with a policy of fiscal discipline in spite of the latest bout of political uncertainty....

Zimmerman back in jail, 2 days after bond revoked

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:39
MIAMI (AP) -- George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murder in the killing of Trayvon Martin, surrendered to police Sunday and was booked into a central Florida jail two days after his bond was revoked....
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Police chief in Martin case remains under scrutiny

SANFORD, Fla. — While George Zimmerman is free on bail, the police chief criticized for not charging him after Trayvon Martin's slaying remains under scrutiny, as city commissioners want to wait for the results of a federal investigation to decide if they will accept Chief Bill Lee's resignation.

It could ...

EU warns Argentina over oil move

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:39
The European Commission warns Argentina that its nationalisation of the oil firm YPF will have a long-term impact and may put off investors.
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Spiked-boulder trap on Utah trail

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:39
Two men are held in the US state of Utah after booby traps, including a spiked boulder rigged to swing at head height, were set on a hiking trail.
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Twins born after mother kept on respirator for month

DETROIT (AP) — Vance Terrell offered encouraging words to his pregnant sister during visits to a western Michigan hospital. It didn't matter that she couldn't see or hear him and would never hold her twin sons.

Christine Bolden, 26, was already brain dead from aneurysms, but doctors kept her on ...

Amnesty: Europe must fight anti-Muslim prejudice

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:39
PARIS (AP) -- European laws on what girls and women wear on their heads are encouraging discrimination against Muslims and against a religion that has been part of Europe's fabric for centuries, Amnesty International says in a new report....

Murder probe boy's death revealed

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:39
Police questioning a man over the murder of a two-year-old boy say the child died from abdominal injuries.
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