London man slain in suspected Islamist attack
LONDON - A man was hacked to death in a street near an army barracks in London in what Prime Minister David Cameron said appeared to be a politically motivated attack. Full Article
Twitter beefs up security after hacking spree on media
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Moving ahead with a plant that worries the West
VIENNA - Iran is pressing ahead with the construction of a research reactor that Western experts say could offer it a second way of producing material for a nuclear bomb if it decides to make one, a U.N. report showed. Full Article
Bernanke suggests Fed not ready to pull back
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U.S. and China deepen military ties
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Ireland says will not be 'whipping boy' on taxes
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U.S. may help rebels if Assad won't talk peace
AMMAN/BEIRUT - The United States and its allies are ready to increase support for Syria's rebels if President Bashar al-Assad refuses to discuss a political solution to his country's civil war, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said. Full Article
Britain calls emergency meeting after man killed in London
(WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT) May 22 - British Prime Minister David Cameron calls a meeting of his government's emergency Cobra security committee after the killing of a man in south London. Amateur video captures the immediate aftermath of the attack. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
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