 Dalai Lama silent on monk self-immolations
By Richard Allen Greene LONDON (CNN) – The Dalai Lama refused to answer a question Monday about whether Tibetan monks should stop setting themselves on fire to... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) CNN
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 Julio Iglesias Robbed: Singer's Hotel Room Burgled
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan authorities say thieves stole cash and other items from the hotel room of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias while he was performing a... (photo: AP/Jose Luis Magana, File) Huffington Post
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 Brazil tries to avoid FIFA World Cup collapse
The appointment of an ally of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to the organizing committee of the 2014 World Cup was widely seen by sports experts in the South American... (photo: ABr / Abr) Taipei Times
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 Illegal gold mines imperil Peru's Amazon
Illegal gold miners in Peru are destroying thousands of hectares of the Amazon jungle that are home to some of the world's most important biologically diverse... (photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz) Al Jazeera
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 Is Obama wary of Brazil and Dilma Rousseff?
Are there hidden tensions which stand to undermine the important diplomatic relationship between Washington and rising star Brazil? During a recent meeting at the... (photo: ABr / Abr) Al Jazeera
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 Manchester City target FC Barcelona’s Brazilian fullback Dani Alves
Manchester City are continuing to be putting feelers out all over Europe for the top players to come join them if they win the English Premier League title. Along with... (photo: AP / Hassan Ammar) The Examiner
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 Barcelona striker Lionel Messi breaks Gerd Mueller's European scoring record with 68th goal of season
Real Madrid may have claimed the La Liga title, but Barcelona striker Lionel Messi managed to steal at least some of their thunder by scoring his 68th goal of the season... (photo: AP / Manu Fernandez) The Daily Telegraph
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 Messi Sets Scoring Mark
The Times's soccer blog has the world's game covered from all angles. Go to the Goal Blog Lionel Messi broke Gerd Müller’s record for goals in a European club... (photo: AP / David Ramos) The New York Times
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 Chile's hunt continues for Pinochet millions
The Chilean government had hoped to discover what happened to the estimated multi-million dollar fortune of Augusto Pinochet, the country's late leader, when it opened... (photo: AP / Aliosha Marquez) Al Jazeera
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 Israel army chief says Iran not building nuclear bomb
Israel's military chief said he does not believe Iran will decide to produce an atom bomb, describing its leadership as "very rational" in an interview published on... (photo: AP / Dan Balilty) The Daily Telegraph
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 International Friendly tickets: Argentina vs. Brazil - watch Lionel Messi play
Soccer - Tickets are still available for the International Friendly match between soccer powerhouses Argentina and Brazil on June 9 in New Jersey. U.S. soccer fans can... (photo: AP / Felice Calabro) The Examiner
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 Peru's president says mine viable with changes
LIMA, Peru — Peru's president said the country's biggest mining project, which has been on hold due to protests, is viable and will meet environmental requirements.... (photo: AP / Martin Mejia) Austin American Statesman
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 Argentina's president vs capitalism
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Argentina's president, has been vying with Hugo Chavez of Venezuela to nationalise businesses. Fernandez nationalised private... (photo: AP / Victor R. Caivano) Al Jazeera
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 Sepp Blatter visits Joao Havelange in Brazil
SAO PAULO — FIFA President Sepp Blatter has visited predecessor Joao Havelange, who has been hospitalized for more than a month in a Rio de Janeiro hospital.... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus) Austin American Statesman
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 Oligarch Oleg Deripaska reveals he paid armed gangs to protect his business empire
Oleg Deripaska, the oligarch and a close associate of Lord Mandelson, has disclosed how he was forced to pay protection money to the Russian underworld as he built his... (photo: Creative Commons / ZajicZ) The Daily Telegraph
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 Aguero - Tevez issue sorted
Carlos Tevez has made peace with Manchester City and wants to play a major part in the title run-in, according to team-mate and Argentine compatriot Sergio Aguero.... (photo: AP / Tim Hales) Sky Sports
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 Ferrero sets date to end cocoa slavery
Chocolate maker Ferrero has pledged to eradicate slavery from farms where it sources its cocoa by 2020, as part of a growing movement by the multi-billion dollar industry... (photo: Public Domain / Lluis tgn) CNN
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 Peru investigates deaths of hundreds of dolphins
LIMA, Peru - Scientists and Peruvian officials are investigating a mass die-off of hundreds of dolphins along the South American country's coast. Officials have been... (photo: AP / Scott Longfield) Herald Tribune
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 The significance of indigenous mobilisations
- Indigenous politics tend to be understood as local anecdotes, rather than political events of international significance. So it is of little surprise that the funeral... (photo: AP / Martin Mejia) Al Jazeera
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 Romario knocks Brazilian team, lauds self
Tweet Tweet SAO PAULO (AP) -- Former star Romario says Brazil wouldn't get past the group stage of the World Cup if the competition were played today. What's more, he... (photo: AP / Renzo Gostoli) CNN
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