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More L.I.R.R. Retirees Charged With Disability Fraud
Putin energy "tsar" named CEO of Russia's Rosneft
Images Show More Work at North Korean Nuclear Site
Small bomb found in Argentina ahead of Uribe visit
South Sudan says Sudan bombs, Shells its territory
Egyptian police officers convicted in 2011 crackdown
Plane Diverted After Passenger Claims an Implanted Device
Black Mormons and the Politics of Identity
Germany holds out against euro bonds on eve of E.U. summit on region’s debt crisis
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Mali coup leader condemns president beating
Syria Conflict Drawing in Lebanon
Putin Ally Is Named to Head Russian Oil Giant
DEA Agents in Colombia Face Probe
EU to Spar Over Big Steps
Bundesbanker Takes Harsh Read on Euro
Bomb 'targets Colombia ex-leader'
Teachers strike across Spain, protesting cuts
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Posted: 22 May 2012 01:11 PM PDT

A renewed call for bonds backed by the bloc is growing, but Germany said Tuesday that there was no way they would bend on collective debt.

More L.I.R.R. Retirees Charged With Disability Fraud

Posted: 22 May 2012 12:47 PM PDT

The 10 arrests on Tuesday, as well as a new amnesty program, are part of crackdown on a scheme that prosecutors say could have cost more than $1 billion in excess payouts.

Putin energy "tsar" named CEO of Russia's Rosneft

Posted: 22 May 2012 01:13 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Igor Sechin, one of President Vladimir Putin's closest confidants, was named CEO of Rosneft on Tuesday, putting the informal leader of a political clan drawn from the Soviet secret services in direct charge of Russia's biggest oil company.

Images Show More Work at North Korean Nuclear Site

Posted: 22 May 2012 12:41 PM PDT

The latest satellite imagery of the country's nuclear test site suggested heightened preparations for a possible underground nuclear test.

Small bomb found in Argentina ahead of Uribe visit

Posted: 22 May 2012 12:44 PM PDT

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine police on Tuesday defused an explosive device hidden in a theater where former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was scheduled to speak the next day, the investigating judge said.

South Sudan says Sudan bombs, Shells its territory

Posted: 22 May 2012 12:49 PM PDT

JUBA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) - South Sudan said Sudan attacked it with aerial bombing raids and ground artillery on Monday and Tuesday, accusing Khartoum of trying to sabotage international efforts for peace talks which the African Union hopes to restart next week.

Egyptian police officers convicted in 2011 crackdown

Posted: 22 May 2012 12:37 PM PDT

A court convicted five Egyptian police officers of murder Tuesday for killing protesters in the February 2011 uprising that led to the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.

Plane Diverted After Passenger Claims an Implanted Device

Posted: 22 May 2012 12:24 PM PDT

A passenger of the US Airways plane scheduled to fly from Paris to Charlotte, N.C., told the crew that she had a surgically implanted device, the authorities said.

Black Mormons and the Politics of Identity

Posted: 22 May 2012 12:18 PM PDT

While many within the church community are rooting for Mitt Romney, minority Mormon voices are becoming more assertive.

Germany holds out against euro bonds on eve of E.U. summit on region’s debt crisis

Posted: 22 May 2012 11:05 AM PDT

BERLIN — European leaders are set to descend on Brussels on Wednesday for a showdown over suggested drastic remedies for the region's debt crisis, even as fresh signs emerge that Europe's escalating woes could plunge the region into a recession capable of undercutting the global economic recovery.

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Posted: 22 May 2012 11:05 AM PDT

Mali coup leader condemns president beating

Posted: 22 May 2012 11:45 AM PDT

BAMAKO (Reuters) - The leader of Mali's March 22 coup condemned the beating up of the interim president by pro-putchist demonstrators and called on Tuesday for a peaceful transition of power in the West African country.

Syria Conflict Drawing in Lebanon

Posted: 22 May 2012 11:31 AM PDT

Lebanese protested in the streets of Beirut after Syrian rebels kidnapped 12 Lebanese Shiites in northern Syria.

Putin Ally Is Named to Head Russian Oil Giant

Posted: 22 May 2012 12:37 PM PDT

A powerful ally of President Vladimir Putin was named chief executive of Russia's state oil company, OAO Rosneft, completing a realignment of senior positions in Mr. Putin's new administration.

DEA Agents in Colombia Face Probe

Posted: 22 May 2012 11:19 AM PDT

The Justice Department was investigating possible misconduct by two or more DEA agents in Colombia unrelated to the Secret Service incident with prostitutes.

EU to Spar Over Big Steps

Posted: 22 May 2012 01:08 PM PDT

European leaders are expected to announce limited measures aimed at softening the bite of austerity on the euro zone's troubled economies, but will wrestle with policies that could overhaul the currency area's faltering economic machinery.

Bundesbanker Takes Harsh Read on Euro

Posted: 22 May 2012 11:02 AM PDT

A former Bundesbank director has caused a furor in Germany with a book attacking the euro and the country's political consensus in favor of the currency.

Bomb 'targets Colombia ex-leader'

Posted: 22 May 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Security personnel at a theatre in Buenos Aires in Argentina find explosives one day before former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was due to deliver a speech.

Teachers strike across Spain, protesting cuts

Posted: 22 May 2012 11:33 AM PDT

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish teachers went on strike on Tuesday to protest against cuts in education spending that unions say will put 100,000 substitute teachers out of work but that the government says are needed to tackle the euro zone debt crisis.