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•  Nationalist Nikolic in Serbia win 20 May 2012, 23:19

  Nationalist Tomislav Nikolic is elected president of Serbia beating incumbent Boris Tadic in a run-off vote, and vowing to stay on the EU path.

  

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•  Pakistan restores Twitter access 20 May 2012, 22:27

  Pakistani authorities restore access to the social media website Twitter after a brief ban for what officials called "offensive" content".

  

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•  Nato to discuss Afghan withdrawal 20 May 2012, 22:23

  Nato leaders hold a summit dominated by Afghanistan, as the alliance prepares to hand over security duties to Afghans by the end of 2014.

  

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•  'Ring of fire' eclipse to begin 20 May 2012, 22:11

  An annular eclipse, in which the Moon does not fully block out the light from the Sun, is set to take place across east Asia and the western US on Monday.

  

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•  Deadly quake hits northern Italy 20 May 2012, 21:59

  A magnitude-6.0 earthquake in northern Italy kills at least seven people, causing "significant damage" to the region's cultural heritage.

  

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•  Syria town shelling 'kills 34' 20 May 2012, 21:35

  Shelling by Syrian forces kills 34 people, according to the British-based group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

  

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•  Cheap dysentery drug 'promising' 20 May 2012, 21:26

  A cheap drug, which is already prescribed for arthritis, could fight amoebic dysentery, according to researchers in the US.

  

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•  Sharapova wins Italian Open crown 20 May 2012, 21:23

  World number two Maria Sharapova recovers from a set and 4-0 down to beat Li Na and defend her Italian Open crown in Rome.

  

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•  Dominicans voting for president 20 May 2012, 21:14

  People in the Dominican Republic vote for a new president, in a tight contest between two old political rivals and a campaign dominated by inflation concerns.

  

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•  West Indies raise victory hopes 20 May 2012, 21:01

  West Indies mount a stirring fightback to raise their hopes of pulling off an unlikely victory over England in the first Test at Lord's.

  

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