Shots fired at Cannes film festival, actors flee for cover

Associated Press | Saturday May 18, 2013, Cannes, France

A live outdoor television broadcast from the Cannes Film Festival was briefly interrupted on Friday when what sounded like gunshots sent crew and spectators scurrying for cover.

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Bombs targeting Iraqi Sunnis kill 67

Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2013, Baquba, Iraq

Bombs targeting Sunnis, including two near a mosque and one at a funeral procession, killed 67 people in Iraq on Friday, officials said, after dozens died in two days of attacks on Shiites.

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United Nations says Syrian refugees top 1.5 million

Associated Press | Saturday May 18, 2013, Geneva

The UN refugee agency says the number of Syrian refugees has surpassed the 1.5 million mark.

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US Secretary of State John Kerry to attend Syria talks on May 22, visit Mideast, Africa

Reuters | Saturday May 18, 2013, Washington

US Secretary of State John Kerry will attend talks on Syria in Amman on Wednesday, the State Department said, as major powers try to bring the Syrian government and opposition to peace talks in June.

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US takes no stand as women barred from Iran vote

Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2013, Washington

The United States on Friday steered clear of taking a tough stand on reports that Iran's electoral watchdog appears to have barred women from running in the June 14 presidential elections.

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Meteoroid impact triggers bright flash on the moon

Reuters | Saturday May 18, 2013, Cape Canaveral, Florida

An automated telescope monitoring the moon has captured images of an 88-pound (40 kg) rock slamming into the lunar surface, creating a bright flash of light, NASA scientists said on Friday.

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US Air Force chief regrets comments on 'hook-up' culture

Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2013, Washington

The chief of the US Air Force said Friday he regretted comments he made last week seeming to suggest a "hookup culture" in society was partly to blame for a sexual assault crisis in the military.

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Iran may ban candidates who seek ties with US

Associated Press | Saturday May 18, 2013, Tehran

The head of Iran's constitutional watchdog says it may disqualify candidates in June presidential elections who seek full relations with the United States.

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Two blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43

Reuters | Friday May 17, 2013, Baghdad

Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence.

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Pregnant Canadian women sue over faulty birth control pills

Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2013, Ottawa

A group of pregnant Canadian women launched a class-action lawsuit Friday against the maker of a recalled birth control pill after it was discovered the packages contained mostly placebos.

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