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Austrian hostage says feared execution in Yemen

VIENNA/HELSINKI (Reuters) - An Austrian man held hostage for five months in Yemen said he was kept in permanent darkness in a room too small to stand in and was forced to convert to Islam at gunpoint. Full story

Yemen kidnappers free Finnish couple, Austrian

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni kidnappers have released a Finnish couple and an Austrian man more than four months after they were seized in the capital Sanaa. Full story

Yemen kidnappers free Finnish couple, Austrian: security source

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni kidnappers have freed a Finnish couple and an Austrian man missing since being taken hostage in the capital Sanaa in December 2012, a senior Yemeni security source said on Thursday. Full story

Macho Men May Not Have Survival Advantage in War

Despite a known link between a masculine-looking face and aggression in men, macho-faced soldiers didn't survive Finland's World War II Winter War in greater numbers than recruits with less masculine faces. Full story

Analysis: What taxpayer bailouts? Euro crisis saves Germany money

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Throughout Europe's debt crisis, northern European leaders have often said they will not stand for taxpayers having to fork out for other countries' problems, and the notion of "taxpayer-funded bailouts" has taken root. Full story

Insider trading - all the cool kids are doing it

(Reuters) - There are a bunch of kids out there trading on inside information, and you, me and the rest of the economy are paying the price. Full story

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  Air Guitar Championship finalists rock out

Finland hosted the 17th annual Air Guitar World Championships, in which 18 contestants compete for the grand prize: a real guitar.

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USA's Alex Galchenyuk celebrates after scoring his team's fourth goal during the 2013 Ice Hockey IIHF World Championships Group B Quarterfinal match Russia vs USA in Helsinki, Finland on Thursday May 16, 2013. FINLAND OUT

Finland's Raanta reacts after conceeding the match winning goal to Team USA's Galchenyuk during their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship bronze medal match at the Globe Arena in Stockholm
Finland's Raanta reacts after conceeding the match winning goal to Team USA's Galchenyuk during their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship bronze medal match at the Globe Arena in Stockholm

Finland's goalie Antti Raanta reacts after conceeding the match winning goal to Team USA's Alex Galchenyuk during their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship bronze medal match at the Globe Arena in Stockholm May 19, 2013. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor (SWEDEN - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY)

Team USA's players celebrate their victory over Finland in their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship bronze medal match at the Globe Arena in Stockholm
Team USA's players celebrate their victory over Finland in their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship bronze medal match at the Globe Arena in Stockholm

Team USA's players celebrate their victory over Finland in their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship bronze medal match at the Globe Arena in Stockholm May 19, 2013. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWEDEN - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY)