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Egypt's 3rd runner-up calls for vote recount
By Maggie Michael - Associated Press
The third runner-up in Egypt’s presidential race called Saturday for a partial vote recount, citing violations, his spokesman said. Published May 26, 2012 Comments
Activists: Toll from Syrian attack more than 90
By Ben Hubbard - Associated Press
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 people, activists said Saturday. Published May 26, 2012 Comments
Astronauts enter world’s 1st private supply ship
By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press
The space station astronauts have entered the Dragon. Early Saturday, the crew of the International Space Station slid open the hatch of its new addition, the world’s first commercial supply ship. The SpaceX capsule, named Dragon, made history with its arrival Friday. Published May 26, 2012 Comments
Myanmar power protests put new reforms to the test
By Grant Peck - Associated Press
Protests in Myanmar over persistent power shortages have provided a test of how the country’s elected but military-backed government will respond to rising expectations sparked by the past year’s democratic reforms. Published May 26, 2012 Comments
Vatican confirms pope’s butler arrested in scandal
By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
The Vatican confirmed Saturday that the pope’s butler had been arrested in its embarrassing leaks scandal, adding a Hollywood twist to an already remarkable tale of power struggles, intrigue and corruption in the highest levels of Catholic Church governance. Published May 26, 2012 Comments
Ex-Israeli intel chief says peace talks are doomed
By Ben Birnbaum - The Washington Times
A former Israeli intelligence chief says that direct peace talks with the Palestinians are doomed to fail, so Israel’s leaders need to begin moving unilaterally to a two-state solution. Published May 25, 2012 Comments
Azerbaijan’s tense ties with neighbor Iran cause concern
By Jacob Resneck and Zaka Guluyev - Special to The Washington Times
Azerbaijan is experiencing an increasingly tense relationship with neighboring Iran, as the oil-rich capital of Baku basks in the glamor of the Eurovision Song Contest. Published May 25, 2012 Comments
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Ex-Mubarak PM praises 'glorious' Egyptian uprising
By Maggie Michael - Associated Press
Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq paid tribute Saturday to the "glorious revolution" that toppled Hosni Mubarak, a dramatic turn-around for the former regime official who fought his way into the runoff elections by appealing to public disenchantment with last year's uprising.
U.N. agency finds higher enrichment at Iranian site
By George Jahn - Associated Press
Inspectors have found traces of uranium enriched at an Iranian site to a level that is slightly closer to the threshold needed to arm nuclear missiles, the U.N. nuclear agency said Friday.
Lebanese pilgrims kidnapped in Syria are released
By Zeina Karam - Associated Press
A group of Lebanese Shiites who were kidnapped in Syria were released in good health Friday, three days after Syrian rebels abducted the men as they returned from a religious pilgrimage, officials said.
German doctors apologize for Nazi-era crimes
By Associated Press
Germany's medical association has adopted a declaration apologizing for sadistic experiments and other actions of doctors under the Nazis.
Dragon docks at space station in historic 1st
By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press
The privately bankrolled Dragon capsule made a historic arrival at the International Space Station on Friday, triumphantly captured by astronauts wielding a giant robot arm.
Foreigner-bashing rises amid China's domestic woes
By Gillian Wong - Associated Press
First, videos of rude foreigners went viral in Chinese cyberspace.
ElBaradei: Egypt has ways to go
By George Jahn - Associated Press
Reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei hailed the end of "the culture of fear" as Egyptians voted for their first democratically elected president but said who wins is less important than establishing national unity.
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