May 18, 2013 10:33 AM EDT
• Gunmen seize elderly father of Syria's deputy FM
• New board to oversee Trinidad's Caribbean Airlines
• Egypt Muslim-Christian clashes leave 1 dead
• 64 including Saudi Arabian woman scale Everest
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• The birth of Israel
• Death toll climbs in Bangladesh garment factory collapse
• Margaret Thatcher through the years
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• UN anti-poverty agency often chases cash rather than long-term results, study says
• Iran to lead UN-linked forum on disarmament at end of month
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• Afghan conservative religious lawmakers block law protecting women
• Hard-line Afghan MPs block law protecting women
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• Religious leaders ban 30 women from running for Iran's presidency
• Iran may ban candidates who seek ties with US
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• Gunmen raid home in Iraq, kill 5 people
• Bombs strike Sunni areas in Iraq, killing 76
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• Egypt Muslim-Christian clashes leave 1 dead
• Activists: Rebel groups kidnap in Syria's Aleppo
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• New board to oversee Trinidad's Caribbean Airlines
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• 64 including Saudi Arabian woman scale Everest
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• Pakistani doctor who helped get Bin Laden was denied asylum in U.S., report reveals
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• Merkel and Francis talk about a 'strong' Europe
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