Hollande to meet Obama for first time
DIPLOMACY

Hollande to meet Obama for first time

French President François Hollande is to meet with US President Barack Obama for the first time on Friday before a G8 summit on Europe’s debt crisis. The two are expected to discuss issues ranging from austerity to troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
US helping funnel arms into Syria, report says
SYRIA

US helping funnel arms into Syria, report says

The US has been helping to funnel more sophisticated arms, such as anti-tank weaponry, to factions in Syria fighting against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, a claim they say the US government has denied.
Deadly attack on Afghan government compound
AFGHANISTAN

Deadly attack on Afghan government compound

A group of armed men stormed a government compound in Afghanistan’s western Farah province on Thursday, killing at least seven people, including six policemen and one civilian, in what is the second such attack in the past week.
New French govt agrees 30% pay cut for president, ministers
FRANCE

New French govt agrees 30% pay cut for president, ministers

France's new Socialist government agreed a 30% salary cut for the president and for members of the cabinet at its first meeting on Thursday. “It’s setting an example,” Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said in a televised interview Wednesday.
Greece swears in interim PM ahead of new vote
GREECE

Greece swears in interim PM ahead of new vote

The head of Greece’s Council of State, Panagiotis Pikrammenos, has been sworn in as the leader of the country’s caretaker government, which will attempt to lead the nation until new elections planned for June 17.
Limbless Frenchman swims first leg of global journey
SWIMMING

Limbless Frenchman swims first leg of global journey

A Frenchman who lost his limbs successfully swam from Papua New Guinea to Indonesia on Thursday, the first part of his mission to swim between five continents. Philippe Croizon, 43, used prosthetics with flippers to make the 20-kilometre journey.
Robert Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife found dead
USA

Robert Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife found dead

Mary Richardson Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead at her home on Wednesday. Kennedy, who was plagued by drug and alcohol problems, was 52 years old.
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