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U.N. says over 92 killed in Syria, 32 of them children

BEIRUT - The United Nations said on Saturday that more than 92 people were killed in what activists described as an artillery barrage by government forces in the worst violence since the start of a U.N. peace plan to slow the flow of blood in Syria's uprising. | Video

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Islamist and ex-PM vie for mantle of Egypt's revolt

CAIRO - The Muslim Brotherhood and a military man close to ousted leader Hosni Mubarak courted defeated first-round candidates in Egypt's presidential election on Saturday, each trying to claim the mantle of the uprising before a run-off next month. | Video

Egypt, 3:26pm EDT

Finnish rooftop gunman seems not to be extremist

HELSINKI - A gunman opened fire from a rooftop in a Finnish town centre in the early hours of Saturday, killing two people and wounding several others, police said.

3:24pm EDT

Islamists walk out of Algeria parliament in protest

ALGIERS - Islamist lawmakers walked out of the inaugural session of Algeria's parliament on Saturday to protest against an election they say was rigged to hand a majority to the ruling elite's party.

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Putin puts Medvedev in charge of Russia's ruling party

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin steered Dmitry Medvedev into the chairmanship of Russia's ruling party on Saturday and demanded reforms to the flagging organization he will rely on to keep his grip on the country's far-flung regions.

Russia 2:27pm EDT

Pope's butler charged over leaks scandal

VATICAN CITY - Vatican magistrates formally charged Pope Benedict's butler with illegal possession of secret documents on Saturday and said a wider investigation would take place to see if he had any accomplices who helped him leak them.

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France's presidential election

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U.S. data, Europe woes to set tone

NEW YORK - Investors will grapple next week with major U.S. economic reports and the looming possibility of a Greek exit from the euro zone, which is likely to keep dragging on equities for weeks to come.