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Iran's Ahmadinejad denounces election decision

In this Saturday, May 11, 2013 photo, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, a close ally of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks with journalists, during a press conference after registering his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry, in Tehran, Iran. A hardline news website says Iran's election overseers have rejected a pair of powerful and divisive figures from running in next month's presidential election. Tasnimnews.com says Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former president who still wields enormous influence, and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, a close confident of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have been barred by the Guardian Council.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from next month's presidential race is an act of "oppression" and that he will take the case to the country's supreme leader. 2 hours ago

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Vienna official: Looted Nazi goods returned

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Ukrainian journalists disrupt government session

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Zimbabwe's president signs new constitution

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South Sudan warns it may shut down oil flow again

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Ethiopian corruption watchdog arrests 51 suspects

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Czech president settles dispute over gay rights

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Vatican releases 1st report of financial watchdog

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UK eyes giving visas to 600 Afghan interpreters

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Irishman charged with 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing

A 61-year-old Irishman was charged in Britain Wednesday with the Irish Republican Army bombing of the queen's ceremonial cavalry in Hyde Park in 1982, a strike at a top London tourist attraction that killed four soldiers and seven horses.
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Oil stays near $96 before crude stocks report, Fed

The price of oil was little changed above $96 a barrel Wednesday as investors waited confirmation of a rise in U.S. crude stocks and the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy.