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US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday May 25, 2013. Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan. (AP Photo/Jim Young, pool)
In Ethiopia, African Union celebrates 50 yearsIn Ethiopia, African Union marks 50th birthday as foreign dignitaries join celebrations
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2-child limit for Muslims in parts of MyanmarMyanmar's western Rakhine state imposes 2-child limit for Muslims to stem sectarian strife
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In this image from amateur video obtained by a group which calls itself Ugarit News, shows rebel fighters celebrating after purportedly capturing an army base in Nairab, northwestern Syria, Thursday, May 23, 2013. The video is consistent with independent AP reporting. Rebel fighters captured an army base late Wednesday, a rare victory after a series of battlefield setbacks, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a pro-opposition group said. The group said scores of pro-regime troops and more than a dozen rebels were killed in the battle for the base, near the northwestern town of Nairab. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)
Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on QusairSyrian forces unleash heavy artillery barrage to drive rebels from strategic town: activists
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An Afghan woman holds a portion of some 10,000 pink balloons handed out by artists and activists in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, May, 25, 2013. The project brought smiles to surprised Afghans on the street a day after a major Taliban siege on an international compound.(AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)
Balloons bring smiles in war-weary Afghan capitalMass balloon giveaway brings sudden smiles in violence-wracked Afghan capital
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A list of previous Palme d'Or winners at CannesA list of previous Palme d'Or winners at Cannes Film Festival
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Actress Carey Mulligan, left, and Joel Coen speak as they arrive for the screening of the film Inside Llewyn Davis at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
Palme d'Or race wide open at Cannes Film FestivalCoens, Farhadi, Sorrentino among contenders in wide-open Palme d'Or competition
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Director Mohammad Rasoulof poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Manuscripts don't Burn at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
Iranian director facing jail appears in CannesIranian director Rasoulof, facing jail in his homeland, debuts film at Cannes
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In this May 23, 2013 photo, Diaguitas leaders, Leonel Rivera Zuleta, 56, speaks during an interview as Osvaldina Guzman holds her son Tomas, in the town of Alto Del Carmen, near the facilities of Barrick Gold Corp's Pascua-Lama project in northern Chile. The Diaguitas live in the foothills of the Andes, where for as long as anyone can remember they’ve drunk straight from the glacier-fed river that irrigates their orchards and vineyards with clean water. But since Pascua-Lama gold mine project moved in, the Diaguitas claim the river levels have dropped and some complain of cancerous growths and aching stomachs. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Chile's Indians take on world's largest gold minerChile's Indians cheer as regulator fines Barrick Gold for violating Pascua-Lama permit
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Priest who defied Mafia is beatified in SicilyAnti-Mafia priest, gunned down by mobsters in Sicily, is honored by Vatican as martyr
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Fir Grove Elementary School fourth grader Brayden Corey, right, and grandmother Gayle Thomas of Roseburg, Ore. share a moment at the grave of Jackie Thomas, Brayden's grandfather and Gayle's husband at the Roseburg National Cemetery, Friday, May 24, 2013. Jackie Thomas served in the Marine Corps and died in 2010. Brayden Corey was at the cemetery to join classmates from Fir Grove Elementary School placing flags at headstones. (AP Photos/The News-Review, Michael Sullivan)
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US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday May 25, 2013. Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan. (AP Photo/Jim Young, pool)
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Fir Grove Elementary School fourth grader Brayden Corey, right, and grandmother Gayle Thomas of Roseburg, Ore. share a moment at the grave of Jackie Thomas, Brayden's grandfather and Gayle's husband at the Roseburg National Cemetery, Friday, May 24, 2013. Jackie Thomas served in the Marine Corps and died in 2010. Brayden Corey was at the cemetery to join classmates from Fir Grove Elementary School placing flags at headstones. (AP Photos/The News-Review, Michael Sullivan)
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Actress Carey Mulligan, left, and Joel Coen speak as they arrive for the screening of the film Inside Llewyn Davis at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
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Mining machinery and barrels with chemicals sit on the facilities of Barrick Gold Corp's Pascua-Lama project in northern Chile, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Chile's environmental regulator has stopped construction and imposed sanctions on Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project, citing "serious violations" of its environmental permit. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
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Dortmund head coach Juergen Klopp reacts during a training session at Wembley Stadium in London, Friday May 24, 2013. Dortmund will face fellow German soccer team Bayern Munich in the final of the Champions League at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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