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May 16, 2012 (Wednesday)

Cambodian police and soldiers evict farmers from land with a teenage girl reportedly being killed. (AP via Jakarta Post)

Greece is to hold a second round of elections on June 17, after final talks by the major political parties to form a coalition government were unsuccessful. [(BBC)

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 *[[Queensland Police|Police]] in the [[Australia]]n state of [[Queensland]] remove an [[Aboriginal Tent Embassy|Aboriginal Tent Embassy]] in [[Musgrave Park, Brisbane|Musgrave Park]] in the state capital [[Brisbane]]. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-16/police-drag-away-brisbane-tent-embassy-protesters/4013566/?site=indigenous&topic=latest (ABC Online)]
 *The trial of former [[Bosnian Serb]] military leader [[Ratko Mladić]] starts in the [[International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia]] located at [[The Hague]]. [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/ratko-mladic-to-finally-face-un-court/story-e6frf7jx-1226357649877 (AP via ''The Herald-Sun'')]
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+*[[Greece]] is to hold a second round of elections on June 17, after final talks by the major political parties to form a [[coalition government]] were unsuccessful. [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18082552 (BBC)]
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