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Lady Gaga: Indonesian hardliners' latest victory

28/05/2012 : Lady Gaga's decision to cancel the Indonesian leg of her world tour due to threats by Muslim hardliners highlights how groups pushing a strict view of Islam are growing increasingly powerful, analysts say.
Tony Blair admits he got too close to Murdoch empire

28/05/2012 : Former British prime minister Tony Blair told a press ethics inquiry Monday that he got too close to Rupert Murdoch's media empire, in evidence disrupted by a protester calling him a "war criminal".

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FA don't hold back on Barton ban
24/05/2012 : QPR's volatile captain Joey Barton received a 12 match ban from the Football Association on Wednesday after being found guilty by an Independent Commission of two counts of violent conduct.
Egyptians vote for Mubarak successor in historic poll
23/05/2012 : Egyptians voted Wednesday in the country's first free presidential elections, with Islamists and secularists vying for power with competing visions of an Egypt liberated from ousted president Hosni Mubarak's iron grip.
Dhoni's Chennai knock Mumbai out of IPL
24/05/2012 : Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed a 20-ball 51 not out to set up a comprehensive 38-run win for his Chennai Super Kings side against Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.
Syria assails rebel town, admits sanctions hurting
23/05/2012 : Syrian forces tried to storm the rebel bastion of Rastan on Wednesday under cover of heavy gunfire, shelling and rocket bombardment, reports said, as Damascus admitted sanctions were biting hard.
Rodriguez dedicates stage win to late friend Tondo
23/05/2012 : Spanish rider Joaquim Rodriguez strengthened his position as leader of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday and dedicated his win in the 186km 17th stage here to his great friend Xavi Tondo, who died exactly a year ago.
Euro and stocks dive before eurozone meeting
23/05/2012 : European shares dived and the euro hit a 22-month low on Wednesday before an informal EU summit and after the former Greek prime minister warned that Greece might leave the eurozone.
Van Marwijk blasts 'scandalous' Robben treatment
23/05/2012 : Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk has strongly criticised the "scandalous" treatment in Germany of Arjen Robben during the Oranje's friendly match against his club Bayern Munich.
Two-fly rule for Beijing toilets
23/05/2012 : Beijing's public toilets must not exceed two flies, according to new standards handed down by zealous officials striving to clean up China's notoriously filthy loos.
UN climate talks 'stalled', Kyoto architect tells AFP
23/05/2012 : UN climate talks are going nowhere, as politicians dither or bicker while the pace of warming dangerously speeds up, one of the architects of the Kyoto Protocol told AFP.
China must act to prevent hard landing: World Bank
23/05/2012 : China's economic growth will ease further this year, presenting policy makers in Beijing with the challenge of preventing an excessively abrupt slowdown, the World Bank said in a report Wednesday.