New quake rattles Italy after earlier tremor kills 7

In Finale Emilia, about 35 kilometers (21 miles) north of Bologna, 75 people were sleeping in cars in a public park.
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Robin Gibb dies after cancer battle

The announcement was made by his family with "great sadness".
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Aliyev meets Saakashvili

The two presidents praised the development of the Azerbaijan-Georgia relations in a variety of fields.
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Suicide attack against Yemen army in Sanaa kills 50

The bomber detonated his explosives in the middle of battalion of soldiers rehearsing for an army parade to mark the 22nd anniversary of the unification of north and south Yemen.
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Police arrest protesters outside Chicago NATO summit

Police in Chicago have arrested at least 45 protesters after clashes with authorities outside the NATO summit.
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Nationalist Nikolic elected president of Serbia

Nikolic won 50.2 percent of the vote compared with 46.7 percent for Boris Tadic.
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Rare "ring of fire" eclipse

In some parts of the U.S., special camera filters for taking photographs have been sold out for weeks in anticipation of the big event.
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Deadly quake in Italy (video)

At least seven people died and more than 50 were injured when the quake struck in the early hours of Sunday.
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Kim Kardashian’s support to Armenians

We applaud Kim Kardashian for her ongoing commitment to international recognition of the Armenian Genocide: Ken Hachikian
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Bomb explosion at school in Brindisi, Italy

It is unclear if one or two devices exploded.
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Powerful car bomb hits Syrian city of Deir al-Zour

At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured after a car bomb exploded in eastern Syria.
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Sri Lanka military parade marks war anniversary

Sri Lanka is marking the three-year anniversary of the end of its 26-year civil war.
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China tunnel explosion in Hunan province 'kills 20'

An explosion in a road tunnel being constructed in central China has killed at least 20 people.
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Vice President of the European Parliament visited Tymoshenko

Protasiewicz also noted the high level of medical equipment in the hospital.
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G8 summit gets underway

Russia’s PM Dmitry Medvedev has arrived at Camp David for an informal meeting of heads of state and government of the world’s eight leading industrial democracies.
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India bus crash kills 16

Two of the dead were babies while 19 other people were injured in the crash.
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Two earthquakes hit Zagatala

The first and the most powerful earthquakes occurred here on May 7.
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Merkel 'suggested Greece euro vote'

Germany's chancellor has apparently waded into Greece's choppy political waters, with Athens saying Angela Merkel suggested that the country should hold a referendum on the euro together with next month's national elections.
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Larry King says talk show to resume this summer

Larry King said Thursday that his talk show will resume this summer on the new digital network Ora.TV.
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Bomb blasts at Baghdad pet market kill 5

Three roadside bombs exploded Friday in quick succession at an outdoor pet market in Baghdad, killing five people and wounding 31 others.
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A quake hit Azerbaijan

4-magnitude quake was felt in the epicenter.
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Judge suspends Mladic trial

International prosecutors have indicted Mladic on 11 counts, including genocide, they allege were committed during the early 1990s in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Turkey protests

Israel's military has declined to comment on the allegation.
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Queen of Disco dies

Donna Summer died Thursday after a quiet battle with cancer.
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7 killed in Afghanistan

Suicide attackers with explosives stormed a governor's compound in southwestern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing themselves and seven people.
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