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• Clashes erupt in Belgrade to protest Mladic arrest (AP)
• Wheldon wins Indy 500 after last-turn crash (AFP)
• French ex-Minister in Libya, would defend Gaddafi (Reuters)
• Protesters vow to stay on in major Madrid square (AFP)
• Visser caps Barbarians' fightback against England in rugby (AFP)
• Berlusconi faces high-stakes vote for Milan mayor (Reuters)
• Hundreds in Paris demo modelled on Spain protest (AFP)
• Feininger work fetches 5.7 million euros in France (AFP)
• Belgrade protest against Mladic arrest turns violent (Reuters)
• Double ton for Trott as Pietersen struggles (AFP)
• AP Exclusive: Syria to end nuclear secrecy (AP)
• Mladic admirers turn his home into pilgrimage site (AP)
• Malta says 'Yes' to divorce (AP)
• Former Hungarian president Ferenc Madl dies (AP)
• French minister accused of rape resigns (AP)
• Activists climb atop Brandenburg Gate (AP)
• Local voting in Italy test for Berlusconi (AP)
• Barcelona soccer celebrations turn violent (AP)
• E. coli cucumbers may be in Austria, Hungary (AP)
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Clashes erupt in Belgrade to protest Mladic arrest (AP) Posted: 29 May 2011 04:56 PM PDT AP - Protesters throwing stones and bottles clashed with baton-wielding riot police Sunday in Belgrade after several thousand Serbian nationalist supporters of jailed war-crimes suspect Ratko Mladic rallied outside the parliament building to demand his release.

Wheldon wins Indy 500 after last-turn crash (AFP) Posted: 29 May 2011 04:08 PM PDT AFP - England's Dan Wheldon captured a dramatic centennial edition of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday after American rookie leader J.R. Hildebrand crashed on the final turn of the last lap.

French ex-Minister in Libya, would defend Gaddafi (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2011 03:55 PM PDT Reuters - Former French foreign minister Roland Dumas visited Libya as a lawyer to prepare a legal case on behalf of victims of NATO bombing and said he was prepared to defend leader Muammar Gaddafi if he is sent to The Hague.

Protesters vow to stay on in major Madrid square (AFP) Posted: 29 May 2011 03:48 PM PDT AFP - Spanish protesters at the vanguard of an anti-crisis movement spreading through Europe voted Sunday to keep their tent encampment in Madrid's central square of Puerta del Sol.

Visser caps Barbarians' fightback against England in rugby (AFP) Posted: 29 May 2011 03:46 PM PDT AFP - England blew a 17-point lead against the Barbarians as Tim Visser's late try completed a dramatic 38-32 victory in Sunday's international at Twickenham.

Berlusconi faces high-stakes vote for Milan mayor (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2011 03:25 PM PDT Reuters - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's center-right coalition risks losing its northern power base of Milan to the left for the first time in 18 years when voting in local election run-offs ends on Monday.

Hundreds in Paris demo modelled on Spain protest (AFP) Posted: 29 May 2011 02:18 PM PDT AFP - About 1,000 people gathered Sunday in Paris for a protest modelled on Spain's movement that has seen demonstrations across the country decrying mainstream politics, unemployment and corruption.

Feininger work fetches 5.7 million euros in France (AFP) Posted: 29 May 2011 02:07 PM PDT AFP - A painting by US impressionist Lyonel Feininger sold for 5.7 million euros ($8 million) in Paris Sunday -- more than double its estimated price and a nearly two-year French auction high.

Belgrade protest against Mladic arrest turns violent (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2011 01:55 PM PDT Reuters - Serbian nationalists attacked police in Belgrade on Sunday at a rally where about 10,000 protesters demanded President Boris Tadic and his government quit over the arrest of Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic.

Double ton for Trott as Pietersen struggles (AFP) Posted: 29 May 2011 01:41 PM PDT AFP - Jonathan Trott struck a double century and Ian Bell went to the brink of a hundred as England piled on the runs against a depleted Sri Lanka attack in the first Test here on Sunday.

AP Exclusive: Syria to end nuclear secrecy (AP) Posted: 29 May 2011 11:42 AM PDT AP - In a major turnaround, Syria is pledging full cooperation with U.N. attempts to probe strong evidence that it secretly built a reactor that could have been used to make nuclear arms, according to a confidential document shared with The Associated Press on Sunday.

Mladic admirers turn his home into pilgrimage site (AP) Posted: 29 May 2011 10:52 AM PDT AP - Hundreds of admirers of war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic were streaming Sunday to his childhood home in a remote east Bosnian village, turning the shabby house into a pilgrimage site.

Malta says 'Yes' to divorce (AP) Posted: 29 May 2011 10:05 AM PDT AP - Malta — a tiny, staunchly Catholic Mediterranean island — has voted in favor of legalizing divorce, according to the results of a referendum.

Former Hungarian president Ferenc Madl dies (AP) Posted: 29 May 2011 08:59 AM PDT AP - Ferenc Madl, who served as a Cabinet minister in Hungary's first post-communist government, then as the country's president, has died. He was 80 years old.

French minister accused of rape resigns (AP) Posted: 29 May 2011 08:36 AM PDT AP - A minister accused of sexually assaulting two women he once worked with resigned Sunday in an apparent bid to spare the French government the kind of notoriety the opposition has faced since its leading man, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was charged with attempting to rape a Manhattan hotel maid.

Activists climb atop Brandenburg Gate (AP) Posted: 29 May 2011 07:38 AM PDT AP - Dozens of environmental activists have climbed on top of Germany's landmark Brandenburg Gate demanding a speedy end to the use of atomic energy.

Local voting in Italy test for Berlusconi (AP) Posted: 29 May 2011 07:37 AM PDT AP - Italians were electing mayors in cities and towns across the country on Sunday, with Premier Silvio Berlusconi hoping to avert defeat in his stronghold of Milan.

Barcelona soccer celebrations turn violent (AP) Posted: 29 May 2011 07:18 AM PDT AP - Street parties in Barcelona celebrating the victory of the city's soccer team in the Champions League final turned violent early Sunday and at least 18 people were hospitalized, according to local media reports.

E. coli cucumbers may be in Austria, Hungary (AP) Posted: 29 May 2011 05:12 AM PDT AP - Czech officials say 120 organic Spanish cucumbers suspected of contamination by a potentially fatal bacteria are being pulled off shelves.

(AP) Posted: 29 May 2011 05:12 AM PDT AP - French prime minister's office says minister facing allegations of sexual assault has resigned

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