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This citizen journalism image shows shrouded dead bodies following a Syrian government assault on Houla, Syria, on Saturday, May 26, 2012. (AP/ Shaam News Network)

Tuesday May. 29, 2012 12:08 PM ET

UN: Most of 108 killed in Syrian massacre were executed

The UN's human rights office said Tuesday that most of the 108 victims of a massacre in Syria last week were shot at close range, some of them women, children and entire families gunned down in their own homes. Full Story   3 Comments 3  

Italian firefighter sprays water on debris of a collapsed factory in Mirandola, northern Italy, Tuesday, May 29, 2012.  (AP / Marco Vasini)

At least 17 dead after quake shakes northern Italy

Rescue workers combing through the rubble of Italy's latest deadly quake say they have found the bodies of two workers in a collapsed factory, raising the death toll to at least 17.

Defaced posters with Arabic reading 'Egypt is for all, President Ahmed Shafiq' and pictures of presidential runoff candidate Ahmed Shafiq are seen near his ransacked campaign headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, May 29, 2012. (AP / Nasser Nasser)

:Egypt's Islamist candidate cashing in on resentment

The Muslim Brotherhood's candidate for the Egyptian presidential runoff promised Tuesday he would break sharply with the ways of ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak, a day after angry protesters burned down the headquarters of his challenger who served as prime minister in the old regime.

In this image taken from video, Miami police officers stand watch near a naked man, second from right, who was shot dead by a police officer when he refused to stop chewing on the face of the naked man next to him, partially obscured by a railing, on the MacArthur Causeway ramp onto Northeast 13th Street in Miami, Saturday, May 26, 2012. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital. Police say neither man's identity is known.

Miami police look for witnesses of face-chewing attack

Authorities in Miami looked for more witnesses after a naked man who refused to stop chewing on the face of another naked man on a busy highway ramp, despite being shot by police, was finally shot to death.

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Researchers discover massive new cyberweapon

A new cyberweapon described as a "highly sophisticated malicious program" has been discovered in the Middle East, according to a Russian Internet security firm.   2 Comments 2  

A pedestrian looks a sign in a shop reading: 'One euro, price haircut' in Athens on Thursday, March 8, 2012.(AP / Thanassis Stavrakis)

Survey finds Europeans ambivalent over euro

The debt crisis that has ravaged Europe for the best part of three years has exposed a dislike of the single currency but little desire to abandon it, a wide-ranging survey of public opinion found Tuesday.

Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, second from right, and Alberto Contador of Spain, third from right, climb towards Port de Bales pass during the 15th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 187.5 kilometers (116.5 miles) with start in Pamiers and finish in Bagneres-de-Luchon, Pyrenees region, France, Monday, July 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)

Schleck finally gets yellow jersey for 2010 Tour win

Almost two years late, Andy Schleck got his yellow jersey for winning the 2010 Tour de France on Tuesday as a result of Alberto Contador being stripped of the title for failing a doping test.

A man sits in a crane 150 feet above the Southern Methodist University campus in Dallas, threatening to shoot the Dallas Police officers trying to talk him down, Monday, May 28, 2012.

Man falls from crane at Tx. college, ending standoff

A man dangled from a 45-metre construction crane before falling to his death early Tuesday at a college campus in Texas, ending a more than 14-hour standoff, police said.

A street money exchanger, counts US dollars, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Survey: Big drop in Americans' confidence in economy

Americans' confidence in the U.S. economy fell the most in eight months as worries about the weak jobs, housing and stock markets continue to rattle them.

Ukraine's Levgenij Selin, right, and Estonia's Gert Kams challenge for the ball during a friendly soccer match between Ukraine and Estonia in Kufstein, Austria, Monday, May 28, 2012.

Ukraine says British reports of football racism unfair

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry says British media reports about racism among the country's football fans portray Ukraine unfairly ahead of the European championship.

Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, chairman of Tokyo 2020 Council, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo Thursday, May 24, 2012, after learning the Japanese capital was selected among the three finalists in the announcement of 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games candidate cities in Quebec City, Canada.

Tokyo governor slams citizens for poor Olympic bid support

Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara criticized citizens of the Japanese capital for their lack of support for the city's bid to host the 2020 Olympics.

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NATO kills senior al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan

NATO says its forces have killed al Qaeda's second-highest ranking leader in Afghanistan in an airstrike.

People surround a flipped a car during a protest at the Tinaya copper mine owned by Swiss-based Xstrata plc in Espinar, Peru, Monday, May 28, 2012.

Peru declares emergency after 2 killed in protest

Peru's government declared a 30-day state of emergency in a highland province on Monday after it said two people were killed and dozens of police officers injured in violent anti-mining protests.

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Aung San Suu Kyi makes 1st trip out of Myanmar in 24 years

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived in the Thai capital Bangkok on her first trip abroad in more then two decades.

Romney poised to claim GOP nomination after Texas

Mitt Romney is poised to clinch the Republican presidential nomination after Tuesday's Texas primary, a largely uncontested election that will formalize the former Massachusetts governor's status as President Barack Obama's general election challenger in November.

Two newly-found wrecks are Mediterranean's deepest

Greece's culture ministry says two Roman-era shipwrecks found in deep waters off the country's western coast disprove the accepted theory that ancient shipmasters stuck to coastal routes rather than risking the open sea.

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CTV South Asia Bureau Chief Janis Mackey Frayer at a polling station in Myanmar, Sunday April 1, 2012.

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Gunner Ryan Hodge, right, from the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery adjusts his uniform at Wellington Barracks in London, Thursday, April 19, 2012.

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Caine Monroy's cardboard arcade netted worldwide attention and a considerable college fund.

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In this photo made available Friday, April 13, 2012, the snowcapped mount Etna erupts not far from Zafferana Etnea village, in Italy, Thursday, April 12, 2012. (AP / APTN)

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