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  Jamaican fraud probe reveals links to politicians

  Thursday, May 24, 8:54 am

  David Smith was a large-living and influential figure in Jamaica before courts in two countries knocked him down as a fraud artist. He splurged on luxury cars and mansions, flew in a Learjet and sponsored concerts and athletic events. Now court documents say he also was spreading his Ponzi-scheme wealth to the country's politicians. Read more...
  
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  Jamaican fraud probe reveals links to politicians

  Thursday, May 24, 8:54 am

  David Smith was a large-living and influential figure in Jamaica before courts in two countries knocked him down as a fraud artist. He splurged on luxury cars and mansions, flew in a Learjet and sponsored concerts and athletic events. Now court documents say he also was spreading his Ponzi-scheme wealth to the country's politicians. Read more...
  

• Group: S.Sudan troops kill, torture minority tribe

  Thursday, May 24, 8:49 am

  South Sudan military forces tasked with carrying out a disarmament campaign among feuding ethnic groups are raping, torturing and killing members of a minority community, community leaders and aid workers say. Read more...
  
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  Egypt's open presidential race polarizes nation

  Thursday, May 24, 8:40 am

  Egypt's wide-open presidential election, which was in its second day of voting Thursday, is showing how deeply polarized the nation has become, with backers of rival Islamists and former regime figures each vowing they cannot let the other rule. Read more...
  
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  AP Interview: ElBaradei says Egypt has ways to go

  Thursday, May 24, 8:33 am

  Reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei hailed the end of "the culture of fear" as Egyptians voted for their first democratically elected president but said who wins is less important than establishing national unity. Read more...
  

• Israeli court: Reconsider Gaza student travel ban

  Thursday, May 24, 8:16 am

  Israel's Supreme Court has ordered the military to reconsider its ban on Gaza residents studying in the West Bank. Read more...
  

• Mladic trial to resume June 25

  Thursday, May 24, 8:06 am

  The U.N. Yugoslav tribunal says the war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic will resume June 25th, about a month later than initially planned. Read more...
  
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  Indian panel urges lighter hand in restive Kashmir

  Thursday, May 24, 8:03 am

  India should rethink the harsh military laws imposed on Kashmir if it wants to defuse tensions in its portion of the disputed, divided Himalayan region, a panel of Indian-appointed mediators advised Thursday. Read more...
  
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  S.African president opens case against artist

  Thursday, May 24, 8:02 am

  A lawyer for South Africa's president broke down in tears Thursday as he tried to convince three judges that the display of a portrait that depicts the president's genitals is unlawful. Read more...
  
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  Norway gunman won't appeal case if found sane

  Thursday, May 24, 7:48 am

  The Norwegian right-wing extremist who has admitted to killing 77 people in a massacre last year said Thursday that he doesn't plan to appeal the verdict if an Oslo court deems him sane. Read more...
  

• Auction of Ronald Reagan blood vial cancelled

  Thursday, May 24, 7:37 am

  An auction house on Thursday cancelled the sale of a vial containing dried blood residue said to be from Ronald Reagan, announcing that the seller will instead donate the item to the late U.S. president's foundation. Read more...
  

• Gunmen kill Somali journalist, 6th slain in 2012

  Thursday, May 24, 7:28 am

  A radio station producer says that gunmen in Somalia have killed a Somali journalist, the sixth to be slain in the country this year. Read more...
  

• GI seeks dismissal of 10 counts in WikiLeaks case

  Thursday, May 24, 7:25 am

  An Army private charged in a massive leak of U.S. government secrets to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks is seeking dismissal of 10 of the 22 counts he faces. Read more...
  

• GI seeks dismissal of 10 counts in WikiLeaks case

  Thursday, May 24, 7:25 am

  An Army private charged in a massive leak of U.S. government secrets to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks is seeking dismissal of 10 of the 22 counts he faces. Read more...
  
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  Ukraine plays down Euro 2012 snubs over Tymoshenko

  Thursday, May 24, 7:21 am

  Ukraine's president has played down plans by some European leaders to boycott Euro 2012 matches in Ukraine over the imprisonment of ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko, saying the event will be a success, according to an interview published Thursday. Read more...