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Israeli PM Netanyahu forms new 'unity' governmentBenjamin Netanyahu, head of Israel's Likud Party, joined forces Tuesday with Kadima Party leader Shaul Mofaz to form one of the broadest governments in the history of the Jewish state.
No government yet for Greece after Sunday's electionVoters sent a strong message of anger over austerity measures imposed by Greece's foreign lenders, but with no party in the majority a government has yet to be formed.
Hollande election: future of austerity in Europe in doubtWhile there is growing consensus that Europe will need to find a new plan to deal with its debt crisis, no clear plan has emerged.- Greece election results cause problems for bailout plansElections in Greece over the weekend saw both far-right and left-leaning politicians gain seats in parliament, setting up a fight over the country's economic future.
- Hillary Clinton to drill India on Iranian oilUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is on a three-day visit to India. At the top of the agenda is the country's imports of Iranian oil despite US sanctions.
- Serbia elections: a Milosevic ally vs. a pro-EU incumbentA presidential runoff is expected on May 20, as both nationalist Tomislav Nikolic and incumbet President Boris聽Tadic are unlikely to get more than 50 percent of today's first round vote.
- France votes for president and path forward in debt-crisisFrench voters headed to the polls Sunday in a presidential run-off between incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist challenger Francois Hollande.
- Chen's victory an isolated case, say Chinese activistsIf China allows activist Chen Guangcheng to leave with his family, it will be an individual victory unlikely to usher in better treatment for other dissidents.
- Japanese cheer unplugging of last nuclear plantJapan switched off the last of its 50 nuclear reactors sending thousands of Japanese into the streets to celebrate Saturday.
Ukraine denies prison mistreatment of TymoshenkoA Ukrainian prosecutor said Friday he is unaware of any alleged physical attacks on former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in prison.
Syrian forces kill teenager in another Aleppo attack, reports sayOne day after a raid on a local college campus resulted in four deaths, Syrian forces fired on a large group of protesters in Aleppo Friday.
Iran goal: To build a nuclear bomb in 60 days, says Israel ministerIran is working toward a 'threshold status' of being able to produce a nuclear bomb with 60 days notice, says Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Debate in Israel over Iran's nuclear aims continues.
U.S. seeking options in Chinese activist's caseChen Guangcheng's statement that he wants to leave China has complicated high-level talks between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Chinese government.
Bin Laden letters paint picture of al-Qaeda at its worstThe seventeen documents released by the Obama administration are calculated to highlight the President's foreign-policy successes.- Why Chinese activist now seeks US asylum: His familyChen Guangcheng's sudden change, he says, is concern about the threats to his wife, two children, and mother. Will Beijing let Chen Guangcheng leave?
Four dead after attack on Syrian anti-government student protestersReports say fellow students who backed the Assad regime joined forces with Syrian security to assault those involved in a protest march on a college campus in Aleppo.
Blind Chinese activist now wants to leave countryChen Guangcheng left the US embassy after a tense negotiation with the Chinese government, but he now says he fears for his family's safety if he remains in China.
Aung San Suu Kyi takes Myanmar parliamentary oathThe longtime activist, who had been under house arrest for many years, joined her new colleagues in the country's parliament on Wednesday.
11 dead in Cairo protest clashesReports say armed men attacked Egyptian protesters outside the Ministry of Defense in Cairo Wednesday.
World's largest McDonald's: A big ad for obesity, say British doctorsWorld's largest McDonald's will be built in London for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The world's largest McDonald's will seat 1,500 and has an exclusive franchise in the Olympic village.
