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Copies of The Sun newspaper are displayed at a kiosk in London on Monday. Rupert Murdoch is under pressure over his Sun tabloid after the arrests of several senior staff in a corruption probe, but whistleblowers inside his media empire may pose more of a threat than the public outrage that forced the closure of its sister paper, News of the World weekly, after allegations of phone hacking. (Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)
4:54 pm ET -Rupert Murdoch, the media mogul who made and broke British prime ministers, now appears powerless to thwart investigations into alleged misdeeds by his empire.
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Russia says it offers alternative path to peace in Syria
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said he convinced Assad to make concessions, but Russian experts say his visit to Damascus was more about saving face for Russia than ending the violence.
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The Merkel-Sarkozy 'odd couple' becomes a campaign duo
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Charles Dickens: 'Can I have some more?' still resonates (+video)
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Now Romania: Another European government falls amidst eurocrisis
Romania's government collapsed today – the latest European government to give way amid popular resentment toward austerity measures.
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Russia: Why the fury over UN veto on Syria?
Responding to global criticism of Russia's UN veto, Russia's foreign minister said the vote was 'hasty.' He will travel to Damascus Tuesday to meet President Assad.
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Norwegian terror suspect Breivik tells court today he deserves a medal
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Russia protest movement shows its staying power with massive rally
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