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Leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Mohammed Badie, bottom center, and senior Brotherhood figurer Salah Soltan, right, gesture, during an appearance at a courtroom in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, April 1, 2014.

Egypt condemned after court hands down 683 death sentences
Mail Guardian South Africa The United Nations and Washington have condemned death sentences handed to 683 alleged exremist Islamists, including Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie, in an Egyptian court Monday after a... (photo: AP / Mohammed Abu Zaid)

Egypt mass deaths: Muslim brotherhood leader Badie among hundreds sentenced to death
The Independent An Egyptian court has recommended the death sentence for the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and 682 supporters, and handed down a final capital punishment ruling for 37... (photo: AP / Mohammed Abu Zaid)

Kerry to promote peace, sanctions in South Sudan
Philadelphia Daily News Travel Deals $1267 & up -- Ireland in Fall: 8-Nt. Vacation w/Air & Car See all travel deals » LARA JAKES, The Associated Press Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2014, 2:22 AM WASHINGTON (AP) -... (photo: UN / Marco Dormino)

FILE -- In this Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech at an Iftar dinner with political and religious figures in Damascus, Syria. A U.N. team that is supposed to investigate an alleged deadly chemical attack near the Syrian capital Damascus last week left their hotel Monday, as President Bashar Assad denied his troops used chemical weapons during the fighting in the rebel-held suburb. Assad told Russia's Izvestia daily, in an interview published Monday, that the accusations that his troops used chemicals were responsible were "politically motivated."

Syrian President Bashar Assad to run for reelection
The Los Angeles Times Reporting from Beirut— Syrian President Bashar Assad said Monday he would seek reelection in balloting scheduled for June, the government announced, confirming a decision that had been widely... (photo: AP / SANA)

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File - Lyndon Johnson meets with Presidential candidate Richard Nixon at the White House, July 26, 1968.

Should it be legal for politicians to lie?
CNN updated 10:24 AM EDT, Mon April 28, 2014 Richard Nixon, who resigned as president after the Watergate scandal, famously said during a 1973 press conference: "In all of my... (photo: Lyndon Baines Johnson Library / Yoichi Okamoto)

President Barack Obama speaks to members of 2012-2013 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s championship teams from several sports on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 10, 2014.

Obama: U.S. to impose new sanctions on Russia
The Los Angeles Times MANILA — President Obama on Monday announced the U.S. would impose a new round of sanctions on individuals and companies in Russia in an effort to get President... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin)

Arsenal's coach Arsene Wenger seen during their Champions League qualifying playoffs, first leg soccer match with Fenerbahce at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013.

Wenger ready for battle
Belfast Telegraph Manager Arsene Wenger says Arsenal must prepare for a battle and forget about Newcastle's poor recent form ahead of Monday night's clash at the Emirates Stadium. The... (photo: AP)

Seth Meyers seen at the NBC/Universal Winter 2014 TCA on Sunday, January. 19, 2014 in Pasadena, Calif.

Seth Meyers tapped to host 2014 Emmy Awards
The Los Angeles Times Seth Meyers will go from late night to primetime in August: The funnyman will host this year's Emmy Awards, NBC and the Television Academy confirmed Thursday night. TV's... (photo: AP / Richard Shotwell)

Liverpool's Steven Gerrard celebrates after Brighton and Hove Albion scored an own goal during their English FA Cup fifth round soccer match at Anfield, Liverpool, England, Sunday Feb. 19, 2012.

The individual transformation behind Liverpool's title push: Why Gerrard should be Player of the Year
Goal Following the publication of the PFA's Player of the Year shortlist, Goal writers make a case for each of the six candidates leading up to the announcement of the winner... (photo: AP / Tim Hales)

Mourinho makes official point
Belfast Telegraph Jose Mourinho oozed irony as he hailed referee Mike Dean and referees' boss Mike Riley for "unbelievable" performances in the wake of Chelsea's Barclays Premier League... (photo: AP / Paul White)

FILE - This Jan. 9, 2013 file photo shows Jodi Arias appearing for her trial in Maricopa County Superior court in Phoenix. Live television coverage of Arias' penalty phase retrial will be banned and the case will remain in Phoenix despite defense arguments that intense publicity will make it difficult to find impartial jurors, a judge ruled this week.

Jodi Arias -- I Got Hepatitis C in Jail ... Now I'm Going After Sheriff Joe Arpaio AND Nancy Grace
TMZ Jodi Arias got more than a murder conviction in Arizona ... she got Hepatitis C ... and she blames it on Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who she also claims is in a conspiracy with... (photo: AP / Matt York)

Survivors, officials, first responders and guests pause as the flag is raised at the finish line during a tribute in honor of the one year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings

Boston Bombings: Families Mark First Anniversary
Skynews Relatives of those killed in the Boston bombings have taken part in ceremonies marking the first anniversary of the deadly attack. The family of eight-year-old Martin... (photo: AP / Charles Krupa)