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Seize the ceasefire: Syrian rebels bask in new gunsThe main goal of laying aside arms by the Syrian opposition was apparently to get more and better arms. The supply of new guns bought with Gulf monarchies’ money and US advice has reportedly skyrocketed over the last few weeks. 1 Paint it bleak: German police clean up Occupy Frankfurt Camp (PHOTOS)Cleaning up a tent camp of about 300 Occupy protesters – Europe's longest continuous “Indignants” protest – from near the European Central Bank turned out to be a messy business for some Frankfurt police. 2 Yankee, come here: Mexicans want US to clean up War on Drugs messMore than half of Mexican voters want America take a bigger role in fighting against Mexican drug cartels, a pre-election poll shows. They want the US to take more responsibility for the violence, which they partially blame on the northern neighbor. 3 Half of Greek cops go ultra-nationalist at electionsMore than half of all police officers in Greece voted for the far-right ultra-nationalist party Golden Dawn – described by many as neo-Nazi - in the elections on May 6. This gave them a record 7 per cent of the vote, securing 21 seats in parliament. 4 800-mile test drive: African politician steals the show“Dreaming about driving the latest Ford Ranger? Just take it,” thought a politician in Zimbabwe, and he drove away the latest model on display at the Ford Motor Company show. 5

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Today: 01:03 We can’t win media war with West but it’s not battle that counts - Assad The media war with the West was lost the day the Syrian uprising began, but the authorities are ready to start another round by revealing the list of foreign mercenaries captured in Syria, President Assad told a Russian broadcaster. Syria unrest		Today: 00:09 Moscow police detain about 30 activists at new camp A short standoff between police and protesters at a new opposition camp in central Moscow has resulted in the arrests of about 30 activists as they tried to prevent police buses from taking away fellow activists who’d already been arrested.
16.05, 23:39 7 comments Bout could serve sentence in Russia - US Attorney General The US may consider an application to transfer Viktor Bout, sentenced to 25 years in jail, to serve his prison term in Russia if it sends one, US Attorney General Eric Holder told Russian reporters. Viktor Bout case		16.05, 19:07 3 comments Polish vandals scare two giraffes to death Two female giraffes have died of heart attack and stress caused by a night rampage by a group of vandals in a Polish zoo. The zoo is now struggling to find a mate for the only survivor, six-year-old Tofik from the endangered Rothschild subspecies.
16.05, 16:11 19 comments I'm proud of father's role in Bosnian war – Mladic son The Hague tribunal judge has shown bias even before the Ratko Mladic trial began on Wednesday, the former Serbian general’s son Darko told RT. He says his father was simply trying to protect his nation during the Bosnian war.		16.05, 14:54 8 comments Disadvantaged in UK to stay that way...as govt ignores them Disabled people, women and ethnic minorities across the UK were all ignored when David Cameron's government decided where to cut costs, according to an official watchdog.
16.05, 14:11 32 comments Egypt to revive female genital mutilation in the name of Islam? Egyptian human rights groups and female activists are alarmed at renewed parliamentary calls to revive the practice of female circumcision. They appeal to the authorities to stop advocating what was officially banned in 2007.		16.05, 08:08 17 comments Iran hangs ‘Israeli agent’ for killing nuclear scientist Iran has hanged a man who was convicted of killing a nuclear scientist in 2010. The physicist was murdered with a remote-controlled bomb which was attached to a motorcycle and detonated outside his home in Tehran. Israel vs Iran
16.05, 04:01 22 comments ‘Merkel and Hollande will do anything to save euro’ Despite their major differences, France’s newly-elected leader, François Hollande, and his German counterpart, Angela Merkel, have shown signs that compromise between the eurozone’s largest economies is possible. Eurozone crisis		16.05, 00:01 1 comment House party hijack? Finnish ruling may provide download loophole A key court ruling in Finland says open WiFi providers are not responsible if their connection is used by third parties to pirate copyrighted content. The decision protects innocent parties but will it also give pirates a get-out clause?

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