The Italian senate is to vote on austerity measures demanded by the EU, with a final approval at the weekend enabling PM Silvio Berlusconi to resign.

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Every week we gather a list of the best events for the weekend . Here are some things we’re excited about: A lot of people start the crossword or Sudoku puzzle and then forget about it. But if you’re the type of person who must finish, who must get every word and properly place every number, head to the Arlington Puzzle Festival , an all-day gathering looking for the greatest puzzle solver in the area. The event includes a tournaments, with grids designed by puzzle constructor Will Shortz and U.S. and World Sudoku Championship winner Thomas Snyder. Read full article > >

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Plan your weekend: Arlington Puzzle Festival, Fotoweek

Supporters of the Iraq war continue to argue that the invasion of that country paved the way for the Arab Spring. Over the weekend, former presidential envoy L. Paul “Jerry” Bremer wrote in this newspaper of certain similarities he saw between the two countries in the post-dictator world. First, Moammar Gaddafi ’s death “came eight months after the start of military operations there,” Bremer writes, “the same length of time it took us to track down Saddam Hussein after U.S. forces liberated Baghdad in 2003.” Read full article > >

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The Hussein-Gaddafi nexus

Christopher Nolan’s new Batman movie will shoot in New York for two weeks, with Zuccotti Park only two blocks from the weekend filming locale.

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‘Dark Knight Rises’ to Film Near Occupy Wall Street Site

Final practice ahead of qualifying for the Korean Grand Prix gets under way with McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton hoping to continue a strong start to the weekend after finishing fastest in Friday’s practice.

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Live – Korean Grand Prix practice

Maybe you’ve always wanted to travel the world. Well, this weekend, the world will be traveling to you. Once again we’ve rounded up our favorite events this weekend , and there is a decidedly international flavor. The Kennedy Center started its “ China: The Art of a Nation ” festival on Monday, but things really get going over the weekend with performances by the Inner Mongolia Chorus , Beijing People’s Art Theatre , National Ballet of China and Beauty & Melody Orchestra of Sichuan . It’s all part of a two-month long celebration of Chinese culture that shouldn’t be missed. Read full article > >

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Plan your weekend: International arts, H Street Festival

Maybe you’ve always wanted to travel the world. Well, this weekend, the world will be traveling to you. Once again we’ve rounded up our favorite events this weekend , and there is a decidedly international flavor. The Kennedy Center started its “ China: The Art of a Nation ” festival on Monday, but things really get going over the weekend with performances by the Inner Mongolia Chorus , Beijing People’s Art Theatre , National Ballet of China and Beauty & Melody Orchestra of Sichuan . It’s all part of a two-month long celebration of Chinese culture that shouldn’t be missed. Read full article > >

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Plan your weekend: International arts, H Street Festival

Imagine you’re headed out of town for the weekend in your new Prius. If you don’t own a Prius, don’t worry — this is an alternate reality. You’re leaving Maryland for New York City and looking forward to a leisurely afternoon drive. But there’s a snag — a big one. A small group of private companies actually owns the roads, and they want you to follow their rules — so you can’t get to New York unless you drive a sport-utility vehicle. To get on Interstate 95 north, you’ve got to have an Escalade or an Explorer. On the other hand, the company that owns the roads around Washington allows only green cars, so those big SUVs have no way of getting from New York to vast swaths of Maryland. Read full article > >

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Over the weekend, the Washington Post’s ombudsman — essentially the voice of readers within the walls of the organization — questioned whether Texas Rep. Ron Paul was getting coverage commensurate with his standing in the 2012 presidential race . His conclusion? “I think The Post could have done much better on Ron Paul.” Paul campaign manager Jesse Benton agrees. “Dr. Paul has emerged as a top-tier candidate in this race and deserves coverage befitting that status,” he wrote in an email to The Fix. Read full article > >

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Is Ron Paul being ignored?

LOS ANGELES — “The Help” remained Hollywood’s top draw with $14.3 million on a slow late-summer weekend whose business was even more sluggish as many East Coast theaters closed to ride out the storm there. Irene was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm Sunday, but the weekend already was a lost cause for many theaters in its path. Studio executives estimate that about 1,000 theaters shut down for at least part of the weekend and that business may have been off 15 to 20 percent because of the storm. Read full article > >

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‘The Help’ reigns again with $14.3M; newcomers tread water over storm-soaked weekend

Abyei was seized by northern troops at the weekend, but is also claimed by the south.

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VIDEO: Town caught in violence of Sudan

Sudan’s president says he will not withdraw troops from the disputed Abyei border region seized over the weekend, insisting it belongs to the north.

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Bashir vows to hold disputed town

Guatemalan security forces raid locations in the north of the country as some of the 27 victims of the weekend’s mass killing are buried.

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Raids follow Guatemalan massacre

Friday’s violent government crackdown in Syria continued through the weekend and grew fiercer still on Monday. Human-rights groups and activists said military forces went door-to-door in the Damascus suburbs and at least a dozen cities along the…

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Syrian Crackdown Intensifies

Universal’s Fast Five easily won the weekend at the domestic box office with a record $83.6 million opening. The film, the fifth in the franchise, had the best opening ever for Universal and the top opening ever for April. Twentieth Century Fox’s…

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Fast Five Wins Weekend