UN observers returning after blast in south Syria: mission chief Head of UN observers in Syria Maj. Gen. Robert Mood said Wednesday that the observers whose convoy were struck by a blast in Khan Sheikhoun near the southern Hama province a day earlier have departed from the area and are on their way back. Greek repeat elections to be held on June 17: report Greece will hold repeat elections on June 17, local media reported on Wednesday. Abbas to resume statehood bid in UN: official Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will resume diplomatic efforts to obtain statehood through the United Nations after starting to "despair of" resuming peace negotiations with Israel. • Crashed Russian jet's black box found incomplete, searching activities continues • Pakistan defers decision on NATO supply line restoration • Merkel, Hollande agree to make joint effort to push on growth • Iran, IAEA to resume talks next week after two-day negotiations • Bush endorses Romney as Republican U.S. presidential candidate More

Mladic trial opens in The Hague Twenty years after the start of the Bosnian War, the trial against former Bosnian Serb Army Commander Ratko Mladic got underway at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague with the prosecution presenting its opening statement. Indonesia may take more than a year to probe Russian plane crash Indonesian senior official has said that investigation into the black box of Russian crashed plane may take up to a year. French new Prime Minister Ayrault takes office French socialist new Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault took office on Wednesday, replacing Francois Fillion, the outgoing premier.

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