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Greek President Karolos Papoulias arrives for a Political party leaders meeting at the Presidential Palace in Athens, on Tuesday, May 15, 2012.

Economy Election Greece Photos Wikipedia: Greek legislative election, 2012

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Greece to decide on interim government
Wed 16 May 2012
ATHENS, Greece - Greece's president convened the crisis-struck country's political leaders once more Wednesday, this time to appoint a caretaker government that will lead the country into new... (photo: AP / Aris Messinis, pool)

Russian police officers detain a protester after a rally in Moscow, Russia, Monday, March 5, 2012.

Photos Police Protest Russia Wikipedia: Vladimir Putin

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Russian police break up anti-Putin protest in Moscow park
Wed 16 May 2012
At least 14 people reportedly arrested as riot police carry out court order to clear Occupy-style demonstration Russian opposition activists at the sit-in against President Putin in Chistye Prudy park... (photo: AP / Mikhail Metzel)

In this photo provided by the Politika Newspaper, Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who was arrested Thursday, May 26, 2011, in Serbia after years in hiding.

The Independent Wed 16 May 2012
Bosnian Serb commander General Ratko Mladic faces war crimes trial in the Hague
Mladic will enter the United Nations' Yugoslav war crimes tribunal as a frail 70-year-old, a far cry from the swaggering general who commanded Serb forces during the war that left some 100,000 people... (photo: AP / Politika Newspaper)
Bosnia Crimes Photos Serbia Wikipedia: Ratko Mladić

Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012.

Al Jazeera Wed 16 May 2012
Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali
Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and using child soldiers. A report... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore)
Human Rights Mali Military Photos Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état

People enjoying social function on the road in the city of India - population

Zeenews Wed 16 May 2012
'Majority of global population to live in cities by 2050'
Beijing: About two-thirds of the world's population will be located in urban areas by 2050, creating serious implications for the conservation of natural resources,... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Beijing People Photos Population Wikipedia: World population

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The Times of India Wed 16 May 2012
Gold hits 4-1/2 month low on Greek turmoil
Tweet SINGAPORE: Gold extended losses on Wednesday and slipped to its weakest since December after Greece's failure to form a government prompted investors to cut their... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Business Economy Gold Photos Wikipedia: Gold

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee take part in the party rally to mark the completion of one-year TMC Congress rule in the state , Kolkata on Sunday 13 May 2012

Zeenews Wed 16 May 2012
Peace restored in Junglemahal: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who will complete a year in office on May 20, has claimed that her government has been able to restore peace in... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Peace Photos Politics West Bengal Wikipedia: Mamata Banerjee

onion and other crops in the farm - Field diversity - agriculture

Business Day Wed 16 May 2012
Field diversity promises higher crop yields
AN INNOVATIVE way of farming, involving the cultivation of a variety of crops in a single field to avoid using pesticides, is helping small-scale fruit farmers in the... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Crop Farming Fruit Photos Wikipedia: Agriculture

Former Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic removes his hat in the court room during his initial appearance at the U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, June 3, 2011.

France24 Wed 16 May 2012
Bosnia war crimes trial of ex-army chief Mladic to open
AFP - Bosnian Serb ex-army chief Ratko Mladic goes on trial Wednesday, accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in his campaign of ethnic cleansing and the... (photo: AP / Martin Meissner, Pool)
Massacre Photos Serbia War Crimes Wikipedia: Ratko Mladić

After Mamata, trendsetter, meet absentee Rly minister Roy

Indian Express Wed 16 May 2012
After Mamata, trendsetter, meet absentee Rly minister Roy
Minister for Railways Mukul Roy is slowly perfecting the art of being an absentee minister much like his predecessor and leader Mamata Banerjee. He is bunking Rail... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Bengal Leader Photos Railways Wikipedia: Mukul Roy

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President Barack Obama answers a question during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010.

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Gov. Jerry Brown responds to a question while talking with reporters during a news conference held in his Capitol office in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. Later in the day Brown will meet with the mayors of several of the state's largest cities to discuss his proposal to eliminate redevelopment agencies to help solve the budget deficit.

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Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos, right, speaks with Belgium's Finance Minister Steven Vanackere, left, and Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan, center, during a meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012.

New Greek election as talks fail

President of the Socialist group at the National Assembly Jean-Marc Ayrault is seen in an elevator prior to a meeting of the Socialist group at the National Assembly, in Paris Wednesday May 9, 2012.

Jean-Marc Ayrault named as France's new prime minister

From left to right, leader of the Democratic Left party Fotis Kouvelis, head of the Socialist PASOK party Evangelos Venizelos, leader of Conservatives New Democracy party Antonis Samaras, Greek President Karolos Papoulias, leader of the Coalition of the Radical Left party Alexis Tsipras and leader of the 'Independent Greeks', Panos Kammenos during a Political party leaders meeting at the Presidential Palace in Athens, on Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Greece to go back to the polls after President fails to form Coalition

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Greece to decide on interim government to lead country to ne Star Tribune

A small pile of snow is seen outside an Isuzu branch office in Springfield, Illinois, USA as seen on this January 22, 2010 file photo.

World stocks mixed amid Greek political impasse

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Bangladesh denies bail to 33 opposition leaders Herald Tribune
Nepal PM Bhattarai expands cabinet The Times of India
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Ali Jamali Fashi, center, attends his trial, at the revolutionary court in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Jamali has been charged with the killing last year of a Tehran physicist, an assassination that Iranian authorities blamed on Israel's Mossad spy agency.

Iran hangs 'Israel spy' over nuclear scientist killing

In this photo taken on a government organized tour, soldiers and civilians gather in front of a burning official building following an airstrike in Tripoli, Libya, early Tuesday, May 17, 2011.

Nato defends its role over civilian deaths in Libya

Soldiers operate their Bradley armored fighting vehicle during an operation to search for weapons and munitions in areas of anti-Coalition activity along the Iraq-Syria border. The troopers are assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment. U.S.

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In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gives a speech upon his arrival to Simon Bolivar international airport in Maiquetia near Caracas, Venezuela, late Friday, May 11, 2012.

Chavez returns declaring success in fight against cancer

Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gather for a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday March 10, 2012.

Hugo Chavez ends 'successful' Cuba cancer treatment

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Libya former rebels' Tripoli military commander Abdel Hakim Belhaj, second left, speaks with Libya fighters prior to the arrival of Libyan Transitional National Council chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil at Metiga airport in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011.

'Rendition' Libyan commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj to form his own party

Helen Zille, Cape Town city mayor and leader of the main opposition party, center, outside the court in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007. Zille appeared briefly in court in connection with a demonstration outside the houses of alleged drug dealers. Police say that Zille is encouraging self-style vigilantes to take the law into their own hands, whilst her supporters say the demonstrations reflect growing fury that drug lords are targeting children and ravaging entire communities with impunity.

Zille speech interrupted

A man holds the Ghana flag, during celebrations to commemorate Ghana's 50 years of independence at the Independence Square in Accra, Ghana, Tuesday, March 6, 2007.

Veep Urges Ghanaians To Promote National Unity

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