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• Tripoli death toll up to 19: state TV (Reuters)
• Mubarak to be tried for murder of protesters (Reuters)
• Ash to hit northern Europe, but volcano dying down (Reuters)
• Heavy clashes erupt in Yemen capital, 21 dead (Reuters)
• Pakistan returns U.S. helicopter from bin Laden raid (Reuters)
• Fujimori's Spouse, an American: Peru's Next First Gentleman? (Time.com)
• Special, indeed — Obama tends to US-Britain bond (AP)
• Latest developments in Arab world's unrest (AP)
• Colombia judge orders arrest of ex-spy chief (AP)
• Report: both committed atrocities in Ivory Coast (AP)
• Emerging nations slam Europe's push for IMF top job (AFP)
• Families of Western troops grieve in Afghanistan (Reuters)
• Australia reaffirms commitment to Afghanistan (AFP)
• Royal Exchange: On Second Visit, Obamas Improve Gift-Giving Skills (Time.com)

Tripoli death toll up to 19: state TV (Reuters) Posted: 24 May 2011 03:28 PM PDT Reuters - The death toll from NATO air strikes on Tripoli and its suburbs has risen to 19, Libyan state television reported on Tuesday, showing footage of civilians with head wounds.

Mubarak to be tried for murder of protesters (Reuters) Posted: 24 May 2011 01:36 PM PDT Reuters - Hosni Mubarak was ordered on Tuesday to stand trial for the killing of protesters and could face the death penalty, scotching speculation the former leader would be spared public humiliation by Egypt's military rulers.

Ash to hit northern Europe, but volcano dying down (Reuters) Posted: 24 May 2011 02:12 PM PDT Reuters - Northern Europe is set to again bear the brunt of air traffic disruption from Icelandic volcanic ash on Wednesday after 500 flights were canceled on Tuesday, but experts said the eruption was rapidly dying down.

Heavy clashes erupt in Yemen capital, 21 dead (Reuters) Posted: 24 May 2011 02:14 PM PDT Reuters - Yemeni loyalist forces fought street battles with guards from a powerful tribal federation whose leader has sided with protesters demanding an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule, witnesses said on Tuesday.

Pakistan returns U.S. helicopter from bin Laden raid (Reuters) Posted: 24 May 2011 02:59 PM PDT Reuters - Pakistan has returned to the United States wreckage of a U.S. helicopter destroyed during the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, a Pentagon official told Reuters on Tuesday, but the gesture was expected to do little to improve strained ties.

Fujimori's Spouse, an American: Peru's Next First Gentleman? (Time.com) Posted: 24 May 2011 03:10 PM PDT Time.com - The Peruvian electorate seems to have a crush on Keiko Fujimori's husband Mark Villanella. But the rough-and-tumble world of politics may not give him much of a honeymoon period

Special, indeed — Obama tends to US-Britain bond (AP) Posted: 24 May 2011 03:55 PM PDT AP - In the splendor of Buckingham Palace and even a fast game of table tennis with British kids, President Barack Obama spent a full day of his European tour on Tuesday tending to and underlining the importance of U.S. relations with England. Along the way, baby boomers Barack and Michelle Obama cemented their deepening friendship with the 85-year-old queen.

Latest developments in Arab world's unrest (AP) Posted: 24 May 2011 03:05 PM PDT AP - Fighters from Yemen's most powerful tribes fire on government buildings and soldiers retaliate with intense shelling as the uprising against President Ali Abdullah Saleh threatens to become a militia-led revolt after street protests and Arab mediation failed.

Colombia judge orders arrest of ex-spy chief (AP) Posted: 24 May 2011 04:47 PM PDT AP - A judge issued an arrest order Tuesday for the former head of Colombia's secret police over her alleged involvement in a domestic spying scandal.

Report: both committed atrocities in Ivory Coast (AP) Posted: 24 May 2011 04:00 PM PDT AP - Only days after Ivory Coast's president was inaugurated, ending a monthslong power struggle with the outgoing leader who refused to leave office, a rights group said in a new report that supporters of both men killed hundreds of civilians and committed atrocities in the battle for power.

Emerging nations slam Europe's push for IMF top job (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2011 04:48 PM PDT AFP - The world's largest emerging economies on Tuesday slammed Europe's push to lock up the International Monetary Fund's top job, calling its hold on the managing director position "obsolete."

Families of Western troops grieve in Afghanistan (Reuters) Posted: 24 May 2011 07:35 AM PDT Reuters - Grieving Canadians and Britons said goodbye on Tuesday to fallen relatives on Kandahar Air Field, a rare reminder in the heart of the war in Afghanistan of the human cost to Western armed forces that has made the decade-long conflict so unpopular back home.

Australia reaffirms commitment to Afghanistan (AFP) Posted: 23 May 2011 11:21 PM PDT AFP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard insisted Tuesday that Australia would see its mission through in Afghanistan despite another of its soldiers being killed and five more wounded.

Royal Exchange: On Second Visit, Obamas Improve Gift-Giving Skills (Time.com) Posted: 24 May 2011 03:10 PM PDT Time.com - The slogan goes, "You never get a second chance to make a first impression." But the Obamas recovered nicely in their second visit to Buckingham Palace

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