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Interim president of Mali injured, witness says
Demonstrators attacked the interim president at his office Monday, knocking him unconscious, a witness and a presidential collaborator said.
Convicted Lockerbie bomber buried in Libya
The only man convicted for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing was buried Monday with little fanfare near the Libyan capital with just under 100 family members ...
UN nuclear chief in Iran on key mission
The head of the U.N nuclear watchdog met Monday with Iranian leaders in Tehran on a key mission that could lead to the resumption of probes on whether ...
EU gives Google 'weeks' to ease antitrust concerns
The European Union has given Google "a matter of weeks" to propose remedies to antitrust concerns arising from its alleged dominant position in the ...
Iran's Kiarostami goes to Japan for latest film
Abbas Kiarostami has found inspiration far from home. The Iranian director's films are routinely banned in his country, whose Islamist government has ...
Gibb matriarch loses third son with Robin's death
Her sons were blessed with musical gifts that brought riches and fame. On Monday Barbara Gibb was living a parent's ultimate nightmare — preparing, ...
Policeman's widow: Punishment for IRA killers weak
The widow of a Northern Ireland policeman killed by Irish Republican Army die-hards condemned the length of prison sentences imposed Monday on his ...
3 dead, 2 missing after crowded weekend on Everest
Three climbers died and two others were missing while descending from the summit of Mount Everest — a toll that raised concerns about overcrowding in ...
Visceral performances bring stardom for Tom Hardy
The allure of movie stardom is becoming evident to Tom Hardy. As he made his way down the glittering red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival for the ...
Suicide bombing kills nearly 100 soldiers in Yemen
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a military parade rehearsal Monday in Yemen's capital, killing 96 soldiers in one of the deadliest attacks in the ...
Barclays to sell $6.1BN stake in BlackRock
Britain's Barclays Bank PLC said Monday it intends to dispose of its entire 19.6 percent stake in the U.S. asset management company BlackRock Inc.
Italy quake victims wake in cars, tents, schools
Emergency crews inspected schools, churches and other buildings Monday for damage as aftershocks rattled northern Italy a day after a magnitude-6.
Bahrain defends human rights record at UN
Bahraini officials defended the Gulf kingdom's record before the U.N.'s top human rights body Monday by insisting that the government has moved to ...
Alain Resnais back in Cannes competition at 89
The Cannes Film Festival received a dose of theater Monday in the form of French director Alain Resnais' new film. "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" is a ...
Ukrainians launch hosting project for Euro 2012
Tired of seeing their country criticized as greedy and unfriendly, a group of Ukrainians on Monday announced a project to provide free accommodation, ...
Olympic torch goes out briefly, quickly rekindled
The Olympic torch was briefly snuffed out Monday during the relay leading up to the London 2012 Games. The torch was attached to the side of ...
S.Africa's most famous township gets new theater
Playwright, director and actor John Ledwaba gave up theater during South Africa's turbulent 1980s and left his Soweto home to train to be an ...
Survivor: Honduran police fired on passenger boat
Lucio Adan Nelson dozed on a riverboat ferrying him home from a visit with his mother when helicopters appeared overhead and started shooting. He and ...
Monti will attend funeral of bombing victim
The office of Italian Premier Mario Monti says he will attend the funeral of a 16-year-old girl killed in a bombing outside a school in southern Italy ...
Late Bee Gee Robin Gibb hailed in native Britain
One day after he succumbed to cancer, Bee Gee Robin Gibb was hailed in his native Britain Monday as a master musician whose interests went far beyond ...
Thousands gather for Lebanese Sunni cleric funeral
Mourners fired guns in the air as thousands poured into the streets Monday in northern Lebanon for the funeral of a Sunni Muslim cleric, whose killing ...