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World's tallest tower is now in TokyoWorld's tallest tower: The Skytree tower opened Tuesday in Tokyo. At 2,080-feet, the Skytree now surpasses the Canton Tower in China.
Passenger train collides with freight train in IndiaAt least 25 people died in a collision between two trains in India. Seventy survived. India has one of the largest railway networks in the world.- Lockerbie convict dies, closing dark chapter for LibyaAbdel Baset al-Megrahi was the only person ever convicted in the 1988聽Lockerbie聽bombing. He died at home in Tripoli Sunday, nearly three years after his release from Scottish prison.
- Northeast Italy shaken by biggest quake there since the 1300sThe 6.0-magnitude temblor left at least four dead and cracked bell towers, crumbled church facades, and caved in roofs in the region around Bologna early Sunday.
Bomb explodes at school in Italy, killing and wounding studentsOne student, a teenage girl, was killed in the blast; as many as ten others were wounded. 聽No one has yet claimed responsibility.
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng heads to USBlind Chinese legal activist聽Chen Guangcheng was hurriedly taken from a hospital and put on a plane for the United States on Saturday, closing a nearly month-long diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations.
David Beckham escorts Olympic flame upon arrival in UKDavid Beckham will take the Olympic flame at a ceremony Friday when the flame arrives from Greece. Then, the Olympic flame will go on a 70-day, 8,000-mile聽 relay around England ahead of the 2012 London Olympics.
China rails at 30 percent tariff on solar panelsChina says the US is "deliberately provoking trade friction in the clean energy sector." The US says聽 Chinese exporters were dumping cut-price solar panels in the US market.
To reward Myanmar for reforms, US eases economic sanctions, names ambassadorHillary Clinton said the decision to suspend sanctions on export of American financial services and investment was the most significant action Washington has taken so far to reward Myanmar for its reforms.
Lady Gaga target of a ban in the Philippines nowLady Gaga saw her concert in Indonesia canceled earlier this week. Now, a 海角大神 group in the Philippines is protesting Lady Gaga's 'Born this Way' Asian tour.
Mladic trial delayed because of evidence issuesThe former Bosnian Serb general's trial has been postponed because prosecutors may have failed to disclose evidence to the defense.
Greek parliament sworn in and dissolved as caretakers take overThe parliament couldn't form a government; a 16-member caretaker cabinet will guide the country to new elections next month.- Ratko Mladic genocide trial suspended indefinitelyRatko Mladic, a former Bosnian Serb military chief, won an indefinite suspension of his war crimes trial in the Hague because prosecutors failed to disclose documents to the defense.聽
Radko Mladic's genocide trial begins in the HagueThe Bosnian Serb general is accused of war crimes stemming from the Bosnian civil war in the early 1990s.- Caretaker government for Greece until June electionsPanagiotis Pikramenos, a senior judge, will lead an interim government of 16 until elections are held.
Merkel, Hollande pledge to find common ground on European growthFrench President Fran莽ois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held the first of many meetings yesterday, discussing proposals for augmenting austerity with stimulus measures.
Damaged black box key to Russian jet crash mysteryThe cockpit voice recorder, found Tuesday, holds the key to why a brand new Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashed in Indonesia last week. The flight data recorder is still missing.- Ratko Mladic's Bosnian genocide trial beginsFormer Bosnian Serb Army chief Ratko Mladic faces 11 counts of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. He is the last suspect from the 1992-95 Bosnian war to go on trial in The Hague.
Hollande takes power in France amidst lightningAfter he assumed the presidency in a Paris ceremony, the new French president headed for Germany to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
New elections for Greece as talks collapseThe parties who won seats in the May 6 election could not form a coalition government, triggering new elections.
