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Economy gets fleeting help with vote
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s election result has eased fears of imminent financial disaster for Europe, but the continent’s leaders are still searching for a way to contain a debt crisis that threaten...
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Socialists sweep to power in French Parliament
PARIS — French President Francois Hollande's Socialist Party won a solid majority in parliamentary elections Sunday, polling agencies projected, fortifying Hollande in his push for governments to s...
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Leader of the New Democracy conservative party Antonis Samaras leaves an elections kiosk after speaking to his supporters at Syntagma square in Athens, Sunday, June 17, 2012. The pro-bailout New Democracy party came in first Sunday in Greece's national election, and its leader has proposed forming a pro-euro coalition government. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Greek conservatives win, head into coalition talks
ATHENS, Greece — Fears of an imminent Greek exit from Europe’s joint currency receded Sunday after the conservative New Democracy party came first in a critical election and pro-bailout parties won...
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Associated Press Aerialist Nik Wallenda raises a fist in triumph while successfully completing his 1,800-feet-long tightrope walk Friday over the brink of the Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Wallenda battled brisk winds and thick mist Friday to make history, becoming the first person to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
Wallenda exuberant after Falls wire walk
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario — There was “wind coming from every which way,” mist so powerful it clouded his vision and an unfamiliar wire beneath him, but daredevil Nik Wallenda didn’t let that stop him...
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Associated Press Interior minister Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz (right) and his son, deputy to the Saudi Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, attend a ceremony of the Saudi armed forces Nov. 1 outside of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi royal family said that Crown Prince Nayef has died.
Saudi Crown Prince Nayef dies; new heir needed
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz, the hard-line interior minister who spearheaded Saudi Arabia’s fierce crackdown crushing al-Qaida’s branch in the country after the 9/11 at...
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Associated Press Shiite pilgrims gather at the holy shrine of the Imam Moussa al-Kadhim during the annual commemoration of the saint's death Saturday in the Shiite district of Kazimiyah, in Baghdad, Iraq.
Last day of Iraq pilgrimage hit by bombs
BAGHDAD — Two car bombs in Iraq’s capital killed at least 26 people Saturday on the last day of a Shiite pilgrimage already hit by multiple bombings. The blasts, one in a heavily guarded area close...
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Egypt votes for Mubarak’s successor
CAIRO — Egyptians on Saturday voted to choose between a conservative Islamist and Hosni Mubarak’s ex-prime minister in a presidential runoff once billed as the country’s long-awaited shift to democ...
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Associated Press Cedric Fernando parks his 1955 GM car, with his door covered by advertising for his wife's restaurant, "Bollywood," on June 9 at his home in Havana.
Cuba’s next step on road to capitalism: advertising
HAVANA — For decades there’s been no such thing as a commercial radio or TV spot in Cuba. Ditto for billboards, website banner ads, and newspaper classifieds. It can be a refreshing change from ...
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Associated Press These billboards show Egyptian presidential candidates Ahmed Shafiq (top) and Mohammed Morsi (bottom) along a highway in Cairo. The top sign reads "Ahmed Shafiq, president for Egypt, actions and not words." The bottom sign, partially shown, reads "our strength is in our unity, we want a president, Mohammed Morsi, president for Egypt 2012."
Mudslinging campaign overshadows Egypt elections
CAIRO — In Egypt’s highly polarizing presidential campaign, both sides have been going for the jugular. Wild accusations have been flying, and Egyptians are seeing a return of old tricks that went ...
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As prime ministers come and go, Murdoch remains
LONDON — Prime Ministers come and go, but News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch stays and stays and stays. Murdoch has played a key role in shaping British political coverage for the last four decades...
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