05 19 2012
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De Klerk repudiates apartheid

Under fire for his comments on apartheid, former South African President F.W. de Klerk clarified his position again Wednesday, saying that he repudiates the system of racial segregation as unacceptable.

Report: Bigger screen in next iPhone

Apple is indeed planning to introduce an iPhone with a larger screen, according to sources speaking to the Wall Street Journal.

U.S. soldier gets posthumous honor

President Barack Obama, in awarding an overdue posthumous Medal of Honor to a Vietnam hero Wednesday, paid tribute to soldiers who received a cold reception when they returned home from the Southeast Asian war.

Defense rests in Edwards trial

The defense team for John Edwards rested its case Wednesday without calling the former Democratic presidential candidate's ex-mistress to testify at his corruption trial.

General Mladic ‘taunts’ victims at war crimes trial

Ratko Mladic, on trial for genocide and war crimes in the former Yugoslavia, appears to taunt victims with throat-cutting gestures inside the court room.

Mladic shows no remorse at war crimes trial

Ratko Mladic, who is accused of orchestrating a campaign of ethnic cleansing during a war that ripped apart Yugoslavia, appears to threaten victims in the court.

Greece sets poll date amid bank fears

Greece will hold new elections on June 17, state media reports, as Greeks pull hundreds of millions of euros out the banking system amid fears of a eurozone exit.

Greece sets election date amid ?800 million bank run

Greece will hold new elections on June 17, state media reports, as Greeks pull hundreds of millions of euros out the banking system amid fears of a eurozone exit.

Merkel regrets Greek suffering amid ?800 million bank run

Germany’s Angela Merkel says sacrifices were necessary in Greece, where talks to form an interim government ended and Greeks pulled millions of euros from banks.

Ratko Mladic answers war charges

Ratko Mladic, accused of orchestrating an ethnic cleansing campaign that prosecutors say included the massacre of 8,000 Muslims in Bosnia, goes on trial.