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Behind the rise of Bangladesh's Hefazaat Group that triggered deadly protests has surprised many with its rise to prominence. Toufique Imrose Khalidi Last Modified: 06 May 2013 19:37 Hefazaat-e-Islam activists demand an anti-blasphemy law punishing people who insult Islam [AP] Dhaka...

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Profile: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro heads a ball during a news conference with Venezuela's Under-17 soccer team in Caracas April 30, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins Mon May 6, 2013 3:44pm EDT Position: President of Venezuela...

The heartbreaking stories behind 5 adorable bionic dogs By Lauren Hansen | The Week Tortured, shot at, or left to die, these brave pups each got a new lease on life with the help of artificial limbs When Naki'o was a puppy, he was found, along with his litter mates and dead mother...

German police arrest 93-year-old 'Auschwitz guard' Hans Lipschis who was deported from US in 1983 over his Nazi past claims he was a cook not a death camp guard The Guardian Monday 6 May 2013 18.33 BST Hans Lipschis claims he was an SS cook at Auschwitz in Poland, not a guard. Photograph...

'The worst is over' for Greece Date May 6, 2013 Telegraph, London Greece's crisis-hit economy is finally beginning to heal, the country's finance minister says, before a crucial report by the International Monetary Fund that is likely to be more positive than in the past. The minister, Yannis...

Eight footballers say 'we're gay' but keep quiet in fear of fans Players feel they must hide their sexuality to avoid being the target of homophobic chants Mark Townsend Home Affairs Editor The Observer, Sunday 5 May 2013 Robbie Rogers left Leeds United by mutual consent after declaring...

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China jails former senior official for life for corruption Huang Sheng [File photo] BEIJING | Sat May 4, 2013 3:37am EDT (Reuters) - China has sentenced a former provincial deputy governor to life in prison for accepting almost $2 million in bribes, the most senior official to be punished...

Supporters of the Bulgarian Socialist Party shout slogans during a rally marking May Day, or Labour Day, in central Sofia May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov A May Day protester uses a slingshot to throw a stone at riot police as he and others try to break through barricades to reach the...

An immigration reform supporter takes part in a parade through the streets of San Diego during a May Day demonstration in California May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Blake Riot police protect themselves with their shields from stones thrown by May Day protesters during clashes in central Istanbul...

Photographers take pictures as a May Day protester hits the shields of riot police in Mexico City May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Henry Romero A South Korean protester raises his fist in front of a barricade of riot police during a May Day rally at Seoul City Hall Plaza in central Seoul May 1, 2013...

Demonstrators clash with riot police during May Day rallies in Santiago May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado Demonstrators kick a person accused of being an undercover police during May Day rallies in Valparaiso city, northwest of Santiago, Chile, May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Eliseo Fernandez A...

Demonstrators clash with riot policemen during May Day rallies in Santiago May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado A man holds Spain's labour union Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) flag during a May Day demonstration on Labour Day in the Andalusian capital of Seville May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Marcelo del...

Workers from the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions perform during a May Day rally at Seoul City Hall Plaza in central Seoul May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji A youth carries national flags of the U.S. and Mexico through the streets of San Diego, during a May Day demonstration and march in...

A May Day protester shouts as he tries to break through barricades to reach the city's main square in central Istanbul May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Murad Sezer A May Day protester jumps away from a water cannon during clashes between riot police and protesters trying to break through barricades to...

A supporter of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, who climbed up a traffic light, cheers during a May Day rally in Caracas May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins People march down Broadway during May Day rallies in New York May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Turkish riot...

A demonstrator hits a riot police during May Day rallies in Santiago, Chile, May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado Riot police walk through a cloud of tear gas as they clash with May Day protesters trying to break through barricades to reach the city's main square in central Istanbul May 1...

The final section of the spire that will top off One World Trade Center is raised past iron workers to the top of the building in New York, May 2, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn