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A Sydney mother has abandoned her two children and fled to Syria for a new life under the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), media reported May 26, becoming one of more than 100 Australians who have joined the jihadists.
 
The Australian government said it was deeply disturbed by the report and that it was monitoring the situation closely.
 

The Croatian justice ministry confirmed that former Serb paramilitary leader Dragan Vasiljkovic will be extradited from Australia to Croatia by July 15 to stand trial for alleged war crimes.

Sweden narrowly beat Russia May 24 in a nail-biting 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, winning its sixth crown in Europe's annual anything-goes music extravaganza.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott May 24 said his country would not follow Ireland's lead and hold a referendum on gay marriage, adding that any decisions would be made by parliament.

With his song titled Heroes, Sweden's Måns Zelmerlöw has collected most votes of viewers at the final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

This comes after a tough challenge with Polina Gagarina from Russia and the trio Il Volo (Italy).

Bulgaria did not take part in this year's edition, but the Bulgarian National Television aired the show live.

The Eurovision finals are upon us this year. Vienna will host the 27 countries that made it to the finals. Greece and Cyprus will be fighting against all odds, since Sweden and Italy are favorites to win, with Russia coming in to maybe steal the spotlight.

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The Greek song, “One Last Breath”

The Cyprus song, “One Thing I Should Have Done”

Romania has signed an agreement for the delivery of agri-food products to Arab countries that provides for the setup of a collection centre in Constanta and another one in Doha or Abu Dhabi, State Secretary with Romania's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR) Daniel Botanoiu told a national vegetable farming conference on Friday.

AGERPRES special correspondent Oana Ghita reports: Voltaj, the pop-rock band that represents Romania at the Eurovision contest, will be the 20th to perform in Saturday's Grand Final, following the organizers' decision on the order of the competing performances in the 2015 edition of the European Song Contest.

Tunisia has asked Italy to extradite a Moroccan suspected of involvement in the deadly attack on the Bardo museum in Tunis in March, the interior ministry said May 22.

Italian police said May 20 they had arrested a Moroccan suspected of taking part in the March attack on the Bardo National Museum in Tunis in which 21 foreign tourists were killed.