Vladimir Putin watches the Victory Day parade in Red Square. (AP)
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Rafsanjani reacts to disqualification from vote with relief, warnings
Two days after being barred from election, ex-president draws support from wide swath of Iranians.
Cameron promises security review after deadly attack on British soldier
Soldier, 25, who was killed in a brutal street attack had a son, 2, and had served in Afghanistan and Europe.
26 killed by suicide bombers in Niger
The bombers detonated two car bombs, one inside a military camp and another in a uranium mine.
In Jerusalem and Ramallah, Kerry pushes for Mideast peace talks
The top U.S. diplomat urges Israeli and Palestinian leaders to return to the negotiating table.
Over protests, Israel plans to double prayer space at Western Wall
The plan is aimed at appeasing American Jews and accommodating liberal Judaism at the Old City wall.
IMF chief called to testify in French court about role in arbitration case
Inquiry could result in malfeasance charges involving $520 million arbitration settlement.
Syrian conflict exacerbates
sectarian tensions across region
The rising violence in Lebanese city is evidence of increasing regional entanglement in Syria’s war.
Kerry promises wider U.S. support for Syrian rebels if diplomacy fails
At conference in Jordan, Kerry says peace process will be hard and slow but remains the best option.
Obama outlines future of counterterrorism efforts
In a speech at the National Defense University, Obama will also call again for Congress to help close the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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80-year-old conquers Mount Everest
80-year-old Japanese mountain climber Yuichiro Miura reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday, making him the oldest person to ever reach the summit.
Birds’ eye view of deadly London crime scene
Two men attacked a man believed to be a British soldier near a London military barracks Wednesday, in what British authorities were investigating as a possible terror act.
Volcano spewing smoke in Costa Rica caught on tape
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Looking for love on Prague’s metro
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Wave of violence kills dozens in Iraq
A wave of attacks killed at least 86 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 230 and extending some of the worst sectarian violence the country has seen
Amateur video shows fierce bombing in Qusair, Syria
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Hot air balloons collide in Turkey
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U.S. diplomat accused of spying reportedly leaves Russia
Russian TV aired video of the U.S. Embassy employee, Ryan Fogle,at Moscow airport. The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has refused to comment on spying allegations against Fogle.
Gun scare mars Cannes Film Festival
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One million evacuated as cyclone hits Bangladesh
Cyclone Mahasen struck the southern coast of Bangladesh Thursday, lashing remote fishing villages with heavy rain and strong winds that flattened mud and straw huts and forced the evacuation of more than one million people.
Suicide bomber in Afghanistan kills at least 10
A suicide bomber rammed his car into a U.S. convoy in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 10 people including four NATO service members and six Afghan civilians, officials said.
Russia detains U.S. diplomat accused of syping
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Hong Kong’s giant rubber duck meets sorry end
The giant, globe-trotting rubber duck that was towed into Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour in early May left hundreds of tourists disappointed on Wednesday as it floated deflated and flat. Organizers said it was deflated for maintenance.
From rubble of death, survivor in Bangladesh
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40 dead in Turkey car bombings near Syria
Turkey's interior minister says the death toll in the explosions in a town across the border from Syria is around 40, according to private NTV television. Muammer Guler said Saturday around 100 other people were injured car bomb explosions.
Australian couple missing from Carnival cruise ship
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Wave of attacks hit Iraq
Attacks, which hit market places and crowded bus stops, pushed death toll in Iraq since Wednesday to more than 200.
Americans are not coming for the rescue
With U.S. air support vanishing, Afghan soldiers will have to rely on their own air force and unarmored ambulances.
A Czech taxidermist’s success story
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Cyclone Mahasen loses power
The cyclone weakens into a tropical storm and then dissipates, causing far less damage than had been feared.
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Turkey grapples with refugee crisis
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Argentine ghost town
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- Awaiting meeting with Chinese leader, North Korea envoy honors ally's wish for renewed talks
- Car bomb kills 11 police, 1 civilian in Pakistan
Middle East
- Israeli Cabinet to discuss new proposal on contentious draft reform
- Deadly fighting between Assad backers, opponents in Lebanon feeds fears that war is spreading
- Israeli leader says UN pressure having no effect on curbing Iranian nuclear program
- AP PHOTOS: Egypt's languishing Islamic antiquities left worse for wear after 2011 uprising
Europe
- WHO: Competition, rules dispute mar efforts to combat new Mideast virus that has killed 22
- UK military says London attack victim was a popular soldier and drummer
- At Cannes Film Festival, Jerry Lewis still not laughing at female comedians
- Rioting raises questions about Sweden's liberal immigration policy and its inequality
The Americas
- Police in Brazil arrest 7 men, 2 women on suspicion of sexually abusing indigenous girls
- Toronto mayor fires chief of staff amid crack video scandal
- Canada terror suspect requests defense attorney willing to use 'the holy book' as reference
- Canada businessman involved in Cuba corruption probe apparently on trial 2 years after arrest
National Security
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