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ABC News: International

Photos: Today in Pictures: May 16, 2012
Wed, 16 May 2012 14:55:26 -0400
Today in Pictures: May 16, 2012

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Prosecutors Lay out Srebrenica Case Against Mladic
Thu, 17 May 2012 02:59:42 -0400
Prosecutors lay out Srebrenica massacre case against Ratko Mladic on day 2 of genocide trial

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Iran Warns West Against Pressure in Nuclear Talks
Thu, 17 May 2012 02:48:43 -0400
Iran official warns West against pressure in nuclear talks, says Tehran seeks 'cooperation'

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Pakistani Air Force Planes Crash, 4 Pilots Killed
Thu, 17 May 2012 02:59:43 -0400
Two Pakistani air force planes crash on training mission; 4 pilots killed

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Honduran Area Demands DEA Leave After Shooting
Thu, 17 May 2012 01:47:57 -0400
Angered by deadly drug operation shooting, Honduran Indians burn offices, demand DEA leave

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North Korean Boat Hijacks 3 Chinese Fishing Boats
Thu, 17 May 2012 01:55:12 -0400
Report: North Korean boat hijacks 3 Chinese fishing boats, demands payment

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Activist: China to Have Passports Ready in 2 Weeks
Thu, 17 May 2012 02:19:25 -0400
Activist in diplomatic tussle says China plans to have family's passports ready within 2 weeks

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Mexico Charges 8 in Saint Death Cult Killings
Wed, 16 May 2012 23:25:26 -0400
Mexico charges 8 in brutal killings of 2 boys, woman as sacrifices for Saint Death cult

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Malaysia Sentences 3 Mexicans to Death Over Drugs
Thu, 17 May 2012 01:26:28 -0400
Malaysia sentences 3 Mexican brothers, Singaporean and Malaysian to death for drug trafficking

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Oil Rises Above $93 as Traders Mull Europe Turmoil
Wed, 16 May 2012 23:21:26 -0400
Oil rises above $93 in Asia as traders weigh Europe turmoil amid 2-week sell-off

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Greece Gets Caretaker PM Until New Vote in June
Wed, 16 May 2012 21:15:06 -0400
Greek court official appointed head of interim govt until next national vote, expected June 17

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Watch: Syrian Suicide Bombings Kill Dozens
Thu, 10 May 2012 11:37:29 -0400
Bombs exploded near military intelligence building in capital city Damascus.

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Full Episode: World News: Robert Kennedy Jr.'s Wife Dead
Thu, 17 May 2012 02:10:36 -0400
John Edwards Trial: Defense Rests; Arizona Wildfires Triple in Size in 24 Hours

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Full Episode: GMA 5/16: Maria Menounos voted off 'DWTS'
Wed, 16 May 2012 14:38:44 -0400
Tom Cruise opens up; opinionated Judge Judy; skin cancer screening; Tyra Banks.

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Full Episode: Nightline: Missing Ariz. Girl
Thu, 17 May 2012 01:39:56 -0400
Missing Girl: 911 Tapes; Arctic Drilling Hurt Whales?; Billy Bob Thornton Int

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Full Episode: This Week (05.13.12)
Sun, 13 May 2012 17:24:41 -0400
Rep. Barney Frank and Rep. Marsha Blackburn

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Full Episode: 20/20 5/11: Losing It: The Big Fat Trap
Sat, 12 May 2012 13:44:08 -0400
A revealing look at the growing weight loss industry.

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Full Episode: What Would You Do? 5/11
Sun, 13 May 2012 06:09:29 -0400
'How Would You Do It?' contest winners see their scenarios play out.

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Watch: Sketchers Fined for False Advertising; Lady Gaga Possibly to Cancel Indonesia Concert
Wed, 16 May 2012 16:46:38 -0400
The latest headlines from ABCNews.com.

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Photos: Community Struggles With Poverty Rate Twice The National Average
Wed, 16 May 2012 22:17:26 -0400
Utica, N.Y., formerly was a manufacturing hub.

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Photos: 2012 Cannes Film Festival
Wed, 16 May 2012 18:53:23 -0400
Celebrities enjoy the glitz and glamour of the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival

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Photos: Historic Diamond Fetches $9.7M
Wed, 16 May 2012 09:49:36 -0400
The Beau Sancy diamond, a centuries-old diamond passed down through generations of European royalty, fetched nine million Swiss francs ($9.7 million) at a Sotheby's auction in Geneva, Switzerland on May 15, 2012.

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Photos: Too-Tan Celebrities
Wed, 16 May 2012 10:18:05 -0400
More than a few stars have gotten a little too much sun.

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Photos: Rohan Marley, Isabeli Fontana Engaged
Wed, 16 May 2012 11:56:16 -0400
Bob Marley's son Rohan Marley and Brazilian model Isabeli Fontana are engaged.

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 Word of the day 

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2012 is:

maffick • \MAF-ik\  • verb
: to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior

Examples:
Fans mafficked for hours outside the stadium, celebrating the team's dramatic victory in the division championship.

"In half an hour, after the mildest of mafficking, the last visitors of the exhibition's last day had gone out of the gates and the staff began their final acts of closing up shop." — From an article in The Guardian (London), October 1, 2011

Did you know?
"Maffick" is an alteration of Mafeking Night, the British celebration of the lifting of the siege of a British military outpost during the South African War at the town of Mafikeng (also spelled Mafeking) on May 17, 1900. The South African War was fought between the British and the Afrikaners, who were Dutch and Huguenot settlers originally called Boers, over the right to govern frontier territories. Though the war did not end until 1902, the lifting of the siege of Mafikeng was a significant victory for the British because they held out against a larger Afrikaner force for 217 days until reinforcements could arrive. The rejoicing in British cities on news of the rescue produced "maffick," a word that was popular for a while, especially in journalistic writing, but is now relatively uncommon.

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