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RAS AL-KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Morning prayers had just ended. Worshippers streamed out, squinting into the rising sun and paying no attention to the knot of men wearing the traditional white robes of the Gulf standing nearby....

RAS AL-KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Morning prayers had just ended. Worshippers streamed out, squinting into the rising sun and paying no attention to the knot of men wearing the traditional white robes of the Gulf standing nearby....

VOA News | Syrian activists say people in rebellious towns and villages are boycotting a government-run parliamentary election.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Syrians voted in parliamentary elections Monday that the government praised as a milestone in promised political reforms, but the opposition boycotted the polls and said they were designed to strengthen President Bashar Assad's grip on power....

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A 70-year-old American aid worker kidnapped nine months ago in Pakistan said in a video released by al-Qaida that he will be killed unless President Barack Obama agrees to the militant group's demands. The White House called for his immediate release....

ROME (AP) -- Several candidates opposed to austerity measures were making a strong showing Monday in partial results from Italy's local elections - the first nationwide test for Premier Mario Monti since he was named to save Italy from its debt crisis....

MSNBC | "American Aid worker kidnapped last summer in Pakistan resurfaced Monday morning in a video released by al-Qaida."

Houston Chronicle | The petition calls for a nationally televised GOP presidential debate in Houston on Thursday, May 24.

Infowars.com | Ground up dead baby fetuses... just business as usual.

WND.com | Article shows Facebook is a public haven for pedophiles.

Alexander Higgins Blog | Was the US army responsible for the death of Pvt. LaVena Johnson? Watch the video and judge for yourself!

NY Post | Ex-cop sentenced to 75 years for drunkenly pulling his gun on a young schoolteacher and repeatedly sexually violating her.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- The leader of the Greek conservative party that gained the most votes in parliamentary elections said Monday his efforts to form a coalition government with other parties had failed, raising the possibility of a new election next month....

Reuters | Many Russians feel disenfranchised two decades after the Soviet Union collapsed.

Bloomberg | "The euro slid for a sixth day versus the dollar after French Socialist Francois Hollande was elected president and Greek voters picked anti-bailout parties."

Infowars.com | Reality comes in a distant second when emotions take over.

Infowars.com | Writer Patrick Henningsen discusses the infiltration of American society by elite globalist operators.

L.A. Times | Massive solar storms have happened before — and another one is likely to occur soon, according to Mike Hapgood.

Fox News | There is a "a trend across the nation as cities desperate for revenue try to get more money out of tax-exempt institutions..."

PARIS (AP) -- The day after Francois Hollande rode to power in France on a slogan of "change now" the conversation in Europe is already different: Austerity has become a dirty word....