EUROPE May 24, 2013

French court eases pressure on Lagarde

International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde smiles as she arrives at the French Republic Justice Court on May 23 2013 in Paris, for a hearing to determine whether Lagarde should be charged over the Tapie case for complicity in fraud and misappropriation of public funds when she was French finance minister in 2007-2008. ©AFP

IMF chief not made official suspect in Tapie case

US & CANADA May 24, 2013

Republicans resist end to ‘war on terror’

Party divided on move to close Guantánamo prison facility

ASIA-PACIFIC May 24, 2013

Scandal and crime claims threaten IPL

Betting allegations put tournament’s future in doubt

ASIA-PACIFIC May 24, 2013

Pakistan seeks $4bn-$5bn Saudi loan

Sharif looks to avert a balance of payments crisis

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA May 24, 2013

Hizbollah’s Syria role fuels sectarianism

Fears grow that Sunni-Shia violence could spread in Lebanon

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May 18, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Qusair Lens which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrians inspecting the rubble of damaged buildings due to government airstrikes, in Qusair, Homs province, Syria. The town of Qusair has been besieged for weeks by regime troops and pro-government gunmen backed by the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group. ©AP

Geneva meeting on Syria delays harder choices Obama is not keen to make

A woman walks past a stock market indicator board in Tokyo, Japan, ©EPA ASIA-PACIFIC May 24, 2013

Kuroda promises to stabilise bond market

Volatility delivers blow to Japan’s turnround

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA May 24, 2013

Algeria gets jitters over absent president

Ailing Bouteflika’s failure to return from France causing crisis

Firemen extinguish Montessori school blaze in Kista ©AFP EUROPE May 24, 2013

Swedish police defend response to rioters

Stockholm hit by fifth night of disturbances

AFRICA May 24, 2013

Belmokhtar claims Niger attacks role

Statement in militant’s name says his men were involved

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Problems mount for ‘Kirchnerismo’

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