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VOA News | "A roadside blast wounded six Syrian soldiers as they escorted United Nations monitors toward the restive southern town of Dara'a."

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A new Russian-made passenger plane went missing over mountains in western Indonesia while on a demonstration flight Wednesday arranged for potential buyers. Fifty people were on board, including diplomats, businesspeople and journalists....

csmonitor.com | Time-honored bake sale falls under a new Massachusetts law that limits students' access to junk food before and after school.

Fox 19 | This Fox 19 Reality Check report shows "Influence peddling is alive and well."

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- The June Euro 2012 football championship was Ukraine's chance to shine: forge closer ties with the West, boost its international standing and aid its struggling economy....

BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union, a hope for peace that rose from the fires of World War II, paused Wednesday to honor its past and ponder its future - and how it can ensure it still has one in light of the anti-austerity anger expressed this week by voters in France and Greece....

NY Times | In an effort to keep Tokyo Electric Power from collapsing, Japan will nationalize the company, and a ¥1 trillion bailout plan was approved Wednesday.

RT.com | First of its kind in the country.

wsvn.com | Miami Police Department Major Delrish Moss said there is not need to panic.

ABC Australia | Monique Ross explains events that have led to the Mexican turf war which has killed at least 50,000 people since 2006.

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Members of the Vatican's bioethics advisory panel have called for its board to resign after scientists who don't support core church teaching on issues like birth control and infertility were featured at its annual conference....

Michael S. Rozeff | Anyone who utters an anti-government thought can come under suspicion.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A new Russian-made civilian plane carrying 50 people went missing in Indonesia while flying over mountains Wednesday during a demonstration flight for potential buyers and journalists, officials said....

LONDON (AP) -- Nine men in northwest England were sentenced to jail Wednesday for luring girls as young as 13 into sex using alcohol and drugs - a case that has stirred racial tensions and sparked claims that U.K. authorities are failing to protect children in state care....

LONDON (AP) -- Nine men in northwest England were sentenced to jail Wednesday for luring girls as young as 13 into sex using alcohol and drugs - a case that has stirred racial tensions and sparked claims that U.K. authorities are failing to protect children in state care....

Tony Cartalucci | After admitting UN peace plan was a ploy, Brookings predictably scraps it and begins promoting expanded military conflict.

Kurt Nimmo | Democrats will force states to choose between putting citizens at the mercy of violent criminals or taking federal largess.

Steve Watson | Engineer who exposed flaws with viral video will testify before Congress.

AFP | Sudan's attacks violate a UN Security Council resolution that was supposed to end weeks of border conflicts.

BBC News | "Concern over the weakness of the economy and the deficit have driven up the cost of borrowing for Spain, raising fears it will need a bailout."