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Monday, May 16, 2011 (2011x96)

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2011/05/16 Headlines: Israeli Troops Kill 13 Pro-Palestinian Protesters in Multiple Border Confrontations; Egypt Security Forces Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Protesters at Israel Embassy, Hundreds Injured; International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Muammar Gaddafi, Son and Intelligence Chief; United Arab Emirates Hires Blackwater Founder to Build Mercenary Army; Head of International Monetary Fund Arrested on Sex Crime Charges; Japan Expands Exclusion Zone around Damaged Nuclear Plant, Greenpeace Calls for Radiation Investigation; Saudi Diplomat Assassinated in Pakistan; Guatemala: Dozens Found Decapitated in Historic Drug-Related Mass Killing; Michel Martelly Sworn In as Haiti’s President; Key Mississippi Floodgate Opened Up as Waters Rise, Tens of Thousands Threatened; Israeli Forces Seriously Injure American Student Filming Nonviolent Protest