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Opposition has failed Syrian people: outgoing leader
DAMASCUS (AFP) - A deeply divided opposition has failed the Syrian people, its outgoing leader charged on Thursday, as a new parliament again dominated by the ruling Baath party held its first session in Damascus.
1 hour, 16 minutes ago'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' rewrites history
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Vampire hunters are nothing new to entertainment - cue "Buffy" and "Blade" - but the monster slayers get a historical makeover in the new trailer for "Abraham Lincoln.
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McCartney film to screen before 'The Intouchables'
NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - The Weinstein Company has locked in Paul McCartney, Natalie Portman and Johnny Depp to build the buzz around its upcoming "The Intouchables."
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Iran, big powers agree to hold more nuclear talks in June
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iran and world powers agreed to meet again in Moscow next month for more talks to try to end the long-running dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme, but there was scant progress to resolve the main sticking points between the two sides.
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Vatican bank sacks president in no-confidence vote
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The president of the Vatican bank has been ousted by the board of directors, the Vatican said on Thursday, blaming him for a deterioration in standards of governance.
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U.S. senators penalize Pakistan for jailing doctor who aided CIA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators scandalized by Pakistan's jailing of a doctor for helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden voted on Thursday to cut aid to Islamabad by $33 million (21 million pounds) -- one million for each year in the doctor's sentence.
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Suspect held in case of New York boy missing since '79
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New Jersey man was in custody on Thursday in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz from his New York City neighbourhood, a case that drew national attention to the plight of missing children, authorities said.
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Redbox refuses to further delay DVD releases
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Redbox has drawn a line in the sand.
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Brotherhood make claims as Egypt polls close
CAIRO (Reuters) - Millions of Egyptians, choosing their leader freely for the first time in their history, voted on Thursday with the Muslim Brotherhood saying their candidate had an early lead over fellow Islamists and rivals who served ousted President Hosni Mubarak.
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Both sides in Syria abuse human rights: U.N. report
GENEVA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - A U.N. investigation on Thursday said both sides in the Syrian conflict had committed serious human rights abuses, with government forces executing entire families in their homes and rebels torturing and killing soldiers and government supporters.
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6 breakout stars of summer 2012
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Heard of Benjamin Walker? How about Richard Ayoade? Or Quvenzhane Wallis?
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Amnesty, opposition condemn attack on Angola protesters
LISBON (Reuters) - Amnesty International and Angolan opposition party UNITA on Thursday urged authorities to investigate an attack by unidentified men on the home of an Angolan anti-government protest organizer earlier this week that left three injured.
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Clinton: U.S. sanctions will stay as Iran talks continue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will not ease sanctions on Iran before a third round of talks between major powers and Iranian officials about Tehran's nuclear program, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.
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Australia urges restraint as PNG judge arrested
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia urged restraint on Thursday in Papua New Guinea after police arrested the country's chief justice and attempted to charge him with sedition.
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Puel ready to revive Nice after year out of game
NICE, France (AFP) - Former Lyon manager Claude Puel is looking forward to the challenge of reviving Nice after being unveiled as the new boss of the Ligue 1 club on a three-year contract on Thursday.
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Nicole Kidman vamps it up in Cannes film noir
CANNES, France (AFP) - Nicole Kidman sizzles as a small-town vamp drawn to a convicted murderer in Lee Daniels' "The Paperboy", marking the US director's return to Cannes Thursday after his harrowing hit "Precious".
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Oil prices rise on EU Greece support, Iran impasse
NEW YORK (AFP) - Oil prices perked up Thursday after European leaders reaffirmed their desire to see Greece stay in the euro and Iran and world powers deadlocked in talks over its disputed nuclear program.
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Buffett set to buy more newspapers
US billionaire Warren Buffett says his company is likely to buy more newspapers and will not try to influence the editorial policies of any of them.
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New round of Iran nuclear talks agreed
A two-day meeting of Iran and world powers has agreed to hold more talks on Tehran's nuclear program next month.
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U.S. soldier, two Chinese charged with smuggling guns to China
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A member of the U.S. National Guard and two Chinese citizens have been charged with smuggling multiple shipments of firearms from New York City to China, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
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May 8, 2012, 11:49 amPrudey Sue puts her foot in it“There is a cure for poverty. It is a rudimentary one, it does work, though. It works everywhere, and for the same reason. It’s colloquially called ‘the empowerment of women.’ It’s the only thing...
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Ken Ring
May 25, 2012, 7:32 amCan we affect the weather?For climate or weather to be managed, modified, or in any way changed by humans is on a par with children's story books about monsters, goblins and gods who can do whatever they dream up just because they decide to. Thinking we are that powerful is how...
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Yahoo! Upshot
May 14, 2012, 12:53 pmToddler wakes up air drummingMost parents would be happy to leave their kids sound asleep napping in the back of the car.But one family found a new way of waking their little brother up to a happier state on a car trip.A video uploaded to YouTube shows the three-year-old fast...
