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Irish Times
Youths riot in Sweden for third night
Irish Times
Sweden's capital has been hit by some of its worst riots in years after youths scorched dozens of cars, attacked a police station and threw stones at rescue services in its poor immigrant suburbs for a third night running. Photograph: Fredrik Sandberg ...
Riot in Stockholm spreads to more suburbsIndependent Online
Some Swedish youth riot over police shooting deathCBS News
Youth gangs riot in Stockholm over police shooting of old manWashington Times
The Local.se -UPI.com
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Pussy Riot Member Starts Hunger Strike
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
BEREZNIKI, Russia -- A parole hearing in the Russian town of Berezniki has been adjourned until May 23 after a jailed member of the all-female opposition group Pussy Riot refused to continue taking part via video-link. At the hearing on May 22, the ...

A man shot dead by an FBI agent overnight in Orlando knew Boston bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev and was followed by the FBI for days, a friend of the Florida man told CNN affiliate Central Florida News 13 on Wednesday.

What does it take to be an anti-corruption hero? Integrity Awards 2013
Transparency International (press release)
Transparency International's Integrity Awards, launched in 2000, celebrate those who have taken extraordinary steps to fight corruption. Previous winners have shown a deep passion for their work, an outstanding level of courage to take on authority and ...

An odd Boston-bombing twist: A man was fatally shot overnight by an FBI agent in Orlando, and multiple sources say the dead man was connected to Tamerlan Tsarnaev in some way. NBC 's anonymous sources say Ibragim Todashev had previously been questioned about his relationship with the suspect and had...

PHOENIX -- In a surprise jailhouse interview just hours after a jury began deliberating her fate, Jodi Arias spoke out Tuesday about her murder trial,... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/buck-wolf/

Myanmar sentences 7 more culprits to prison terms for Meikhtila riot
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
YANGON, May 22 (Xinhua) -- A Myanmar township court has sentenced seven more criminals to two to 17 years' prison term respectively in connection with a riot in Meikhtila in northern Mandalay region in March, official media reported Wednesday.

BBC News
Pussy Riot member Alyokhina announces hunger strike
BBC News
An imprisoned member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot has announced a hunger strike after being refused the right to attend her own parole hearing. Maria Alyokhina used a video link from her prison to tell the court in the Urals town of Berezniki ...
Pussy Riot Member Declares Hunger Strike...ABC News
Jailed Pussy Riot member announces hunger strikeHurriyet Daily News
Orlando Fringe review: 'The 3 Pussy Riot Sisters'Orlando Sentinel
RIA Novosti
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NEWS.com.au
Pussy Riot singer Maria Alyokhina goes on hunger strike amid farcical court ...
NEWS.com.au
A JAILED member of the Pussy Riot radical rock group has announced she is going on hunger strike in protest over the authorities' failure to allow her to attend a parole hearing. Maria Alyokhina, 24, told a court in the Ural Mountains city of Berezniki ...

NBC News reports that an FBI agent shot and killed a man who had been interviewed over ties to April's Boston Marathon bombing. The suspect,... Benjamin Hart http://www.huffingtonpost.com/benjamin-hart/

David Warner given maximum fine following Twitter outburst over IPL corruption ...
The Independent
Warner was angered that a newspaper had used a picture of him next to an article on corruption in the IPL written by Robert Craddock. Another journalist, Malcolm Conn, was attacked when he entered the conversation in support of his colleague. "In ...

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NextMovie (blog)
Link Riot: There's a Darth Vader Beer Fridge and Vodka Fountain
NextMovie (blog)
... ]. • Is 'Star Trek Into Darkness' a chick flick? Here's 7 reasons why it is. [The Frisky]. • Ever want to play a 16-bit 'Die Hard' video game? Now you can! [Movies.com]. • For all the Mac geeks: you can use a spell from 'Harry Potter' to hack your ...

PRAGUE — A publicist for an upcoming Marilyn Monroe exhibition in Prague says that photographs of the star have been stolen. Alice Titzova of the... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/priscilla-frank/

Hitchhiking murder suspect's parents refute some of his claims
NJ.com
On the viral YouTube video that propelled him to a measure of fame, the disheveled itinerant dubbed "Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker" describes himself as a "home-free" surfer and musician with roots in West Virginia. "I don't have any family," he ...

E! Online
Selena Gomez Goes "Dark" for New Murder Movie: "It's a Side You've Never ...
E! Online
"It's the parents' perspective of being the parents of a murderer, a mass murder like Sandy Hook," Gomez's Rudderless costar Jamie Chung told us of the film at the premiere of The Hangover Part III, which Chung also stars in. NEWS: Selena & Justin ...

BBC News
Pussy Riot's Maria Alekhina declares hunger strike in prison, parole hearing ...
Fox News
BEREZNIKI, Russia – An imprisoned member of the punk band Pussy Riot says she is going on hunger strike after a judge refused to allow her to attend a court hearing where she was seeking release on parole. Maria Alekhina, watching the trial from a ...
Pussy Riot member Alyokhina announces hunger strikeBBC News
Pussy Riot member starts hunger strike to protest court rulingYahoo! News
Pussy Riot member launches hunger strikeThe Guardian
Huffington Post -NEWS.com.au
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In January 1981, Suzanne Maria Rossetti was happy, carefree – living life to the fullest. As such was life the night she pulled into the U-Totem convenience store on Van Buren Street in Tempe, Arizona. It was a pit stop, intended only to waste the few minutes before she was to meet her parents at [...]

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Hurriyet Daily News
Jailed Pussy Riot member announces hunger strike
Hurriyet Daily News
A jailed member of the Pussy Riot radical rock group on Wednesday announced she was going on hunger strike in protest over the authorities' failure to allow her to attend a parole hearing in person. Maria Alyokhina told a court in the city of Berezniki ...

Voice of Russia - UK Edition
Pussy Riot Member Declares Hunger Strike...
ABC News
An imprisoned member of the punk band Pussy Riot says she is going on hunger strike after a judge refused to allow her to attend a court hearing where she was seeking release on parole. Maria Alekhina, watching the trial from a prison colony via video ...
Jailed Pussy Riot member on hunger strikeThe Australian
Orlando Fringe review: 'The 3 Pussy Riot Sisters'Orlando Sentinel
Pussy Riot's Alyokhina denied access to parole hearingRAPSI
Screen International
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Washington Post
Kenya truth report shows assassinations, land grabs, corruption plagued its ...
Washington Post
The report released late Tuesday also finds that two former presidents, Daniel Arap Moi and Mwai Kibaki, who succeeded the late Jomo Kenyatta, presided over governments responsible for massacres, economic crimes and large-scale corruption, among ...

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