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Tue May 21, 2013

The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?

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The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?

Tue May 21, 2013

- Is Pope Francis an exorcist? Full Story

Tue May 21, 2013

Pigeon sale yields world record for feathered Bolt

Pigeon sale yields world record for feathered Bolt

Tue May 21, 2013

- Flying high above Europe's economic crisis, a local lightning-fast pigeon called Bolt became the world's most expensive racing bird when his Belgian breeder sold it for 310,000 euros ($400,000) to a Chinese businessman. Full Story

Tue May 21, 2013

Owner: Chinese boat's captain beaten by NKoreans

Owner: Chinese boat's captain beaten by NKoreans

Tue May 21, 2013

- Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat Tuesday after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that the hijackers did not get the 600,000 yuan ($100,000) ransom they had demanded. Full Story

Tue May 21, 2013

Justin Bieber's monkey becomes German property

Justin Bieber's monkey becomes German property

Tue May 21, 2013

- Justin Bieber's pet monkey is no longer his. Full Story

Tue May 21, 2013

Group: More Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes'

Group: More Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes'

Tue May 21, 2013

- The number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months, raising concerns that gains in women's rights might be reversed with the withdrawal of most international troops next year, a rights group said Tuesday. Full Story

Tue May 21, 2013

Does France have right plan to revive its economy?

Does France have right plan to revive its economy?

Tue May 21, 2013

- The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest here is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite. Full Story

Tue May 21, 2013

How the French economy compares to Germany's, UK's

How the French economy compares to Germany's, UK's

Tue May 21, 2013

- Here's how the struggling French economy stacks up compared to Germany's and Britain's: Full Story

Tue May 21, 2013

Moscow blasts alleged vote theft at Eurovision

Moscow blasts alleged vote theft at Eurovision

Tue May 21, 2013

- Russia's point man on Syria and on its relations with the U.S. on Tuesday turned his attention toward a subject close to Russian hearts -- alleged vote theft at the Eurovision Song Contest. Full Story

Tue May 21, 2013

Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics

Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics

Tue May 21, 2013

- The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses. Full Story

Tue May 21, 2013

Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout

Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout

Tue May 21, 2013

- Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011: Full Story

Tue May 21, 2013

Uganda leader's legacy at stake in general's case

Uganda leader's legacy at stake in general's case

Tue May 21, 2013

- Analysts in Uganda say an army general's concern that officials are at risk of assassination if they oppose President Yoweri Museveni's plan to have his son succeed him is controversial because it challenges the president's reputation as a moderate leader. Full Story

Tue May 21, 2013

FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet

FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet

Tue May 21, 2013

- The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists, officials say. But there isn't enough proof to try them in a U.S. civilian court as the Obama administration prefers. Full Story

Tue May 21, 2013

Iran candidate list for presidential race

Iran candidate list for presidential race

Tue May 21, 2013

88 war with Iraq and into the 1990s. He is a physician and runs a hospital in north Tehran. He was among the suspects named by Argentina in a 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people. Full Story

Tue May 21, 2013

Ex-Ford execs charged in Argentine torture cases

Ex-Ford execs charged in Argentine torture cases

Tue May 21, 2013

- Three former Ford Motor Co. executives have been charged with crimes against humanity in Argentina for allegedly targeting union workers for kidnapping and torture after the country's 1976 military coup. Full Story

Tue May 21, 2013

Syria opposition signals tough line on peace talks

Syria opposition signals tough line on peace talks

Tue May 21, 2013

- Despite recent rebel setbacks in Syria's civil war, the main opposition bloc signaled a tough line Tuesday on attending possible peace talks with President Bashar Assad's regime. Full Story

Tue May 21, 2013

SAfrican court acquits brother of Oscar Pistorius

SAfrican court acquits brother of Oscar Pistorius

Tue May 21, 2013

- One Pistorius brother is free of charges -- acquitted Tuesday of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident. The famous younger brother, Olympian double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, still must face his day in court for shooting and killing his girlfriend. Full Story

Tue May 21, 2013

Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death

Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death

Tue May 21, 2013

- A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported. Full Story

Tue May 21, 2013

Mice return from a month in space

Mice return from a month in space

Tue May 21, 2013

- A Russian capsule carrying mice, lizards and other small animals returned to Earth on Sunday after spending a month in space for what scientists said was the longest experiment of its kind. Full Story

Tue May 21, 2013

Sorrentino, Bruni Tedeschi bring Italy to Cannes

Sorrentino, Bruni Tedeschi bring Italy to Cannes

Tue May 21, 2013

- La dolce vita came to Cannes on Tuesday, thanks to a pair of films set in Italy exploring lives of affluent ennui. Full Story

Tue May 21, 2013

Top figures barred from Iran's June ballot

Top figures barred from Iran's June ballot

Tue May 21, 2013

- Iran's election overseers removed potential wild-card candidates from the presidential race Tuesday, blocking a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a former president who revived hopes of reformers. Full Story

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