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Awards   Cannes   Celebrity   Photos   Wikipedia: Bill Murray		  The New York Times 
A Clown at Cannes: Bill Murray at the Riviera Fest
Thu 17 May 2012
CANNES, France (AP) — Clad in a plaid jacket that could have come out of Rodney Dangerfield's wardrobe in "Caddyshack," Bill Murray clashed with traditional Cannes fashion but made the most of... (photo: Creative Commons / Paul Sherwood)
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy speaks during a media conference at an EU Summit in Brussels on Friday, March 2, 2012.
Financial   Market   Photos   Spain   Wikipedia: Mariano Rajoy		  The Independent 
We risk being shut out of financial markets, warns Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy
Thu 17 May 2012
As Madrid's borrowing costs spiked to levels widely seen as unsustainable, Mariano Rajoy warned that there is a "a serious risk that [investors] will not lend us money or they will do so at an... (photo: AP / Thierry Charlier)
A Bosnian Serb man holds a photo of former Gen. Ratko Mladic during a protest in Kalinovik, Bosnia, hometown of the Bosnian Serb wartime military leader, 70 kms southeast of Sarajevo, Sunday, May 29, 2011. Approximately 3,000 Bosnian Serbs, gathered to show support and anger after the arrest of Mladic.  The Independent  Thu 17 May 2012
Prosecutors lay out Srebrenica genocide case against Ratko Mladic
On the second day of the 70-year-old's genocide trial, Yugoslav war crimes tribunal prosecutors will focus on the bloody climax of the 1992-95 Bosnian war, when Serb forces systematically executed... (photo: AP / Amel Emric)
Bosnia   Crimes   Genocide   Photos   Wikipedia: Bosnian War
Euro Currency  BBC News  Thu 17 May 2012
Spain borrowing costs set to rise amid Greece fears
Spain's borrowing costs look set to spike on Thursday when the country's treasury sells up to 2.5bn euros (£2bn; $3.2bn) of three- and four-year sovereign bonds. It could pay buyers about 5%... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Greece   Market   Photos   Spain   Wikipedia: European sovereign-debt crisis
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Former Bosnian Serb military commander Gen. Ratko Mladic is seen at the start of his trial at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday May 16, 2012. BBC News Thu 17 May 2012
Mladic trial: Prosecution to focus on Srebrenica massacre
A war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic is to resume, with the prosecution focusing on the Srebrenica massacre in 1995. Gen Mladic is... (photo: AP / Toussaint Kluiters, Pool)
Crime   Massacre   Photos   Serbia   Wikipedia: Ratko Mladić
Soft drinks - Soda - Child - Shopper The Times of India Thu 17 May 2012
Tax on soda may help fight obesity
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweet LONDON: Three health experts at Oxford University are calling for a hefty tax on soda - as much as 20% - which they say could help trim waistlines... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
London   Obesity   Photos   Soda   Wikipedia: Obesity in the United Kingdom
Roy Hodgson The Guardian Wed 16 May 2012
Roy Hodgson denies John Terry will split England squad at Euro 2012
• Rio Ferdinand omitted 'for purely footballing reasons' • Manager optimistic Scott Parker will be fit Rio Ferdinand tweeted after his omission from the Euro 2012 squad:... (photo: Creative Commons / Mikhail Slain)
England   Football   Photos   Soccer   Wikipedia: Roy Hodgson
KLps1 - Aussie Dollar - AUD - Australian Dollar - Currency - Money. (ps1) Canberra Times Wed 16 May 2012
Stocks poised for sluggish start
The Australian sharemarket looks set for a weak opening following a late retreat on US markets overnight and continued political uncertainty in Europe. The SPI200 share... (photo: WN/ps1)
Economy   Markets   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Australian Securities Exchange
Greek President Karolos Papoulias arrives for a Political party leaders meeting at the Presidential Palace in Athens, on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. CNBC Wed 16 May 2012
Greece to decide on interim government
ATHENS, Greece - Greece's president convened the crisis-struck country's political leaders once more Wednesday, this time to appoint a caretaker government that will lead... (photo: AP / Aris Messinis, pool)
Economy   Election   Greece   Photos   Wikipedia: Greek legislative election, 2012
In this photo provided by the Politika Newspaper, Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who was arrested Thursday, May 26, 2011, in Serbia after years in hiding. The Independent Wed 16 May 2012
Bosnian Serb commander General Ratko Mladic faces war crimes trial in the Hague
Mladic will enter the United Nations' Yugoslav war crimes tribunal as a frail 70-year-old, a far cry from the swaggering general who commanded Serb forces during the war... (photo: AP / Politika Newspaper)
Bosnia   Crimes   Photos   Serbia   Wikipedia: Ratko Mladić


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