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Turkey Moves to Curb Alcohol Sales Turkey moved to curb alcohol sales and restrict advertisements in a move likely to deepen outrage among secular Turks who accuse the government of having an Islamist agenda.
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Venezuela to Investigate Controversial Recording Venezuelan authorities will open an investigation into an audio recording that opposition lawmakers said portrays an influential member of the ruling party accusing the head of the national parliament of attempting to derail President Maduro's administrat
Wall Street Journal | 3 hours, 1 minute ago | comment? | recommend

Guatemalan ex-president extradited to U.S. on money-laundering charges By Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face money-laundering charges, just days after former dictator Efrain Rios Montt's genocide conviction was overt
Yahoo! News | 3 hours, 26 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

Europe's centre-left: a programme without frontiers | Editorial Centre-left parties across Europe could shore up their slipping credibility by tackling the big issues on a broader stageWith Munich matched against Dortmund in the Champions League final at Wembley tonight, today is a day to remind us once again that Ger
The Guardian | 3 hours, 32 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

Photos of the Day: May 24 In today's pictures, a man goes deep to collect recyclable paper in Spain, a camel in Egypt has a leg tied up to keep it from running away, a man sits atop his vehicle after a bridge collapse in Washington, and more.
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IMF Chief Named Key Witness in French Payoff Case IMF chief Lagarde named key witness in investigation of payoff to French business tycoon
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Peace Broker Says Malaysia's Anwar Broke Electoral Pact A former Indonesian vice president with a history of brokering peace agreements has accused Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of reneging on a secret deal to respect the outcome of Malaysia's elections on May 5.
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UK Court: Lawmaker's Wife's Tweet Was Libelous UK Parliament speaker's wife settles libel case after court rules her tweet was defamatory
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Toronto's Ford denies 'crack video' Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has denied allegations from a major Canadian newspaper he was caught on camera smoking crack cocaine.
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Letters: Coalition is past its sell-by date After three years of Tory-Lib Dem coalition, our economy remains in the doldrums, performing much worse than that of the US, where President Obama has achieved a deal of stimulus despite obstruction by Congress. We have a health service under increasing p
The Guardian | 4 hours, 2 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

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