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  Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday signed a decree to postpone parliamentary elections for a week from May 26 until early June, as police battled with hundreds of protesters wounding at least one person in continuing unrest over the president's bid for a third term in office. A masked demonstrators stands on a barricade in the Cibitoke neighborhood of Bujumbura, Burundi, Tuesday May 19, 2015. A climate of fear has engulfed in Burundi’s capital, as President Pierre Nkurunziza’s The parliamentary elections will be held on June 6, Willy Nyamitwe, the presidential adviser for media, told The Associated Press.read more

FIFA president Sepp Blatter leaves after the International Football Association Board (IFAB) meeting in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015. Sepp Blatter wants the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar to take   The Dutch candidate for the FIFA presidency said Monday he wants to boost the number of teams at the World Cup to 40 and give guaranteed berths to host nations and defending champions. Royal Netherlands Football Association Chairman Michael van Praag also said FIFA should send more money to national federations, pledging an annual handout of $1 million to each football federation, four times the current $250,000.;; Van Praag made the pledges as he asked the Dutch FA to foot the 394,538-euro ($440,977) bill for his campaign to oust FIFA President Sepp Blatter following May's election. Van Praag briefly outlined his bid to "normalize" FIFA before rushing to catch a.. read more

FIFA President Sepp Blatter attends a press  The three challengers bidding to oust Sepp Blatter as president of FIFA have discussed joining forces against the 79-year-old Swiss incumbent. FIFA President Sepp Blatter attends a press conference in Jerusalem, Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Blatter said Tuesday he is on a “mission of peace” to resolve tensions between the Israeli and Palestinian soccer A spokesman for Dutch soccer federation president Michael van Praag, one of Blatter's opponents in the May 29 election, says " read more

Actor Leonardo DiCapriobuys $13,600 bags for charity . Actor Leonardo DiCaprio poses for photographers during a photo call for "The Great Gatsby" at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio bids on Chanel bags at theprice The actor plunked down 10,000 euros ($13,620) for a blue Chanel Neoprene flap bag embroidered with flowers on the Croisette at Cannes on Monday night. But it was all for charity, part of an auction at the. read more

Russians Solder Alexander Alexand, was Captured in Ukraine Alexander Alexandrov, who says he is a sergeant with the Russian special forces from the Volga River city of Togliatti, lies in a military hospital bed, in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, May, 19, 2015. Two wounded Russian   Alexander Alexandrov, who says he is a sergeant with the Russian special forces from the Volga River city of Togliatti, lies in a military hospital bed, in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, May, 19, 2015. Two wounded Russian.. read more