Iran

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‘Iran confident in P5+1 talks outcome’

Iran expresses full confidence in the outcome of its current talks with the P5+1 group.

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• P5+1 divided over response to Iran
• 'Iran has right to enrich in line with NPT'
• ‘Ecuador supports Iran N-right’
• Iran, China hold mutual talks in Baghdad
• P5+1 proposes new package to Iran

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Middle East

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'Kidnapped Lebanese pilgrims located'

Lebanon FM says the 13 Lebanese Shia pilgrims abducted in Syria have been located.

6 hrs ago

• ‘Missile System against constitution’
• Jordan aids US in training Syria rebels
• Israelis run organ trafficking ring
• Kuwait cabinet boycotts parliament
• Bombing kills 5 in Damascus

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US DESK

HP layoffs: Company to cut 27,000 jobs

The cuts announced Wednesday represent HP's largest payroll purge in its 73-year history.

37 mins ago

• Secret Service chief apologizes for sex scandal
• For Native American women, sex assault is 'the norm'
• Fla. student faces jail for online Obama threat
• Romney promises 6% unemployment
• 'Live streamers held at gunpoint during anti-NATO protests'

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United States

'US black teen's killer took drugs'

Medical reports show that George Zimmerman was on drugs with adverse side effects when he shot Trayvon Martin.

8 hrs ago

• Romney wins Arkansas, Kentucky
• ‘US terrorizes anti-NATO protesters’
• Major wildfires continue in SW US
• Anti-NATO rallies continue in Chicago
• Obama tops Romney 49-46%: Poll

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Britain

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Britain fines people who fail to vote

The UK government will fine people who fail to register to vote.

7 hrs ago

• British youths fail to find job: report
• Saudi jets deal saves UK BAE branch
• Britain poisons atmosphere of Iran talks
• Republic vows major jubilee protest
• govt. ‘willful ignorance’ cost £38 B

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Asia-Pacific

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US soldier killed in Afghan war

An American soldier serving with the NATO has been killed in southern Afghanistan.

7 hrs ago

• ‘US pact rejected by 2 parl. committees’
• US warns Pakistan of aid cut over routes
• US terror drone kills 5 in NW Pakistan
• Karachi violence kills around 10 people
• China firm buys US movie theater chain

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Africa

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Prosecutor after death penalty for Ben Ali

A Tunisian prosecutor demands death penalty for ousted dictator Ben Ali over last year’s killings.

3 mins ago

• 'Israel behind east Sudan car blast'
• Egypt policeman killed in voting fight
• Bloody clashes claim 16 lives in Somalia
• Egyptians head to historic election
• Tunisia to extradite former Libyan PM

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Europe

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EU crisis talks start, markets fall

Financial crisis wreaks havoc in Europe as leaders of the European Union have started summit talks.

1 hr ago

• Euro hits 22-month low against US dollar
• Saakashvili warned on new amendment
• Hollande seeks to keep Greece in euro
• ‘Germans against Israel ME policies’
• Russia successfully fires new ICBM

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Americas

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Bomb on ex-Colombia president defused

Police in Buenos Aires have defused a 'bomb' in a theater where the ex-Colombian president was to speak.

15 hrs ago

• Quebec students mark 100th protest day
• UK sends nuclear sub to Malvinas
• FARC kills 12 Colombian army troops
• Indigenous Awa facing genocide in Brazil
• 300 arrested in Quebec student protests

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Arts

• Granada filmfest to screen Iranian film
• Bosnia to screen Iranian animations
• Iranian shadow play to go on US stage
• Cannes 2012 lauds Iranian film
• TIVFF to screen films from 14 countries

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Business

• Stock markets, euro slump in Asia
• European markets fall over Greece crisis
• Asian markets dive on Greece jitters
• World stocks plunge on Greece worries
• TEPCO posts USD 9.76 bn net loss

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Health

• Vigorous exercise may cut psoriasis risk
• Supplements linked to liver damage
• Therapy relives spider phobia in 2 hours
• Treating sleep apnea reduces BP risk
• Musical pacifier boosts infant growth

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Sci-Tech

• Scotty’s ashes make it to space
• Pollution monitoring fish put to sea
• New frog species found in Malaysia
• Facebook sued over improper tracking
• Engine problem delays US rocket launch

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Society

• Street lights affect ecology
• Hungarian scholar wins 2012 Abel prize
• Iranian truck drivers kidnapped in Syria
• Iran marks 'Liberation of Khorramshahr'
• German director to film Iran Avicenna

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Sports

• Sepahan sweeps past Blues to quarters
• Mahram crowned Iran basketball champ
• Napoli beats Juventus to win Italian Cup
• Iran Greco wrestlers crest intl. podium
• Chelsea wins Champions League final

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• Impact of US sanctions on Iran's medical imports
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• 64th anniversary of Nakba Day
• Reality Check weekly review for week ending Friday May 18
• “VOL Special” Directed by Fernand Melgar
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• Inflation or deflation?
• Iran's 1391 Budget bill