US & CANADA May 17, 2013

US condemns Russia over Syria missiles

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Pentagon warns anti-ship arms will embolden Assad

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 17, 2013

Spain records first surplus since 1971

March exports rise 2 per cent and imports decline 15 per cent

EUROPE May 17, 2013

EU regulates restaurant olive oil bottles

Move defended as necessary to protect diners from fraud

Boko Haram bomb Nigeria 25th December 2011 ©AFP AFRICA May 17, 2013

Nigerian air force attacks rebel camps

Offensive aims to crush Islamist insurgents

ASIA-PACIFIC May 17, 2013

China censor acts on anti-Japan films

Move said to be unconnected to spat between two countries

Shane Todd on a dragon boat in Singapore during an outing with friends and colleagues in 2011 ASIA-PACIFIC May 17, 2013

Todd linked to Huawei plan, inquiry hears

US engineer’s parents to tell Singapore hearing of murder fears

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