Parliament is expected to dissolve itself on Monday, with the popular vote scheduled for Sept. 4, rather than October 2013.

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Netanyahu Calls for Early Israeli Elections

Dan Loeb of Third Point, Yahoo’s largest outside investor, has writtten yet another letter to Yahoo’s board of directors demanding, in part, that new chief executive Scott Thompson be dismissed by 12 noon EDT on Monday, May 7. Read full article > >

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Cheri Young explained to jurors Monday how she was drawn into a web of deceit to help John Edwards.

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Wife to Edwards Aide to Testify a Second Day

President Obama pressed China on Monday to improve its record on human rights, while declining to discuss Chen Guangcheng, the blind lawyer who escaped house arrest.

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Without Mentioning Chen, Obama Nudges China on Human Rights

The New York State Racing and Wagering Board on Monday said that racetracks could not offer purses greater than twice the assigned value of the horses running in claiming races.

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New York’s Racing Board, With Eye on Horse Safety, Cuts Purses of Claiming Races

Despite efforts to implant a cease-fire, Syrian authorities said on Monday that attackers had fired anti-tank rockets at the office of the Central Bank in Damascus.

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Attackers Fire Rockets at Syrian Central Bank

The party of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi backed down on Monday in a dispute over Myanmar’s oath of office, agreeing to enter Parliament for the first time.

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Stocks fell modestly in Europe on Monday, after confirmation that Spain had slumped back into recession in the first three months of 2012.

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European Stocks Drift Lower on Spanish Recession

Sprinter Dwain Chambers and cyclist David Millar will discover on Monday if they can compete for Team GB at London 2012.

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Chambers to discover Olympic fate

The Dutch government was close to collapse on Monday, with the prime minister widely expected to resign after top-level talks on an austerity package failed.

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Dutch Govt Close to Collapse as Cuts Talks Fail

The Swiss food giant Nestlé agreed on Monday to buy Pfizer’s infant nutrition business for $11.9 billion to expand its presence in the global baby food market.

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DealBook: Nestle to Buy Pfizer’s Infant Nutrition Unit for $11.9 Billion

While often bad, the Nets were never boring during their 35-year run in New Jersey that concludes Monday night at Prudential Center in Newark.

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Essay: For the Nets in New Jersey, an Often Sorry State of Affairs

New talks aimed at averting strikes by fuel tanker drivers are to be held on Monday, conciliation service Acas has said.

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Fresh tanker talks to take place

Current and former General Services Administration officials faced bipartisan questioning Monday over an $800,000 Las Vegas conference.

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Panel Grills G.S.A. Officials Over Lavish Conference

The inspector general for the General Services Administration said Monday that he is investigating possible bribery and kickbacks in the agency, as lawmakers assailed the former GSA administrator for allowing a Las Vegas spending scandal to erode taxpayers’ trust in government. Read full article > >

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GSA inspector general is investigating possible bribes, kickbacks