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Blind Chinese activist on plane to U.S.
Beijing (CNN) -- Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese human rights activist who ignited a diplomatic frenzy when he escaped house arrest last month, has left Beijing airport Saturday on a flight bound for New York.
G8 summit talks at Camp David

G8 summit focuses in on eurozone growth package

Obama and Hollande in step over stimulus, but gulf remains between European leaders

  Girl killed in blast outside school

Rome (CNN) -- At least one girl has died and half a dozen are injured following a bomb blast outside a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi, Italian officials said Saturday.

Judge Wrote Secret Exoneration Of Executed Texas Man

A Texas judge who reviewed the controversial 2004 execution of Cameron Todd Willingham planned to posthumously exonerate the father who was put to death for killing his three daughters in a house fire.

President Obama: Silence Is Still Betrayal
By Dallas Darling - WN.com

When the White House refused to offer an explanation as to why U.S. air strikes in Afghanistan killed six innocent civilians, not to mention dozens of other air bombardment campaigns that have also caused the deaths of many other innocent people, it evoked Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s profound words regarding the U.S.-Vietnam War: "A Time comes when silence is betrayal."

Amidst Fragmentation and Dispossession: Which Palestine?
By Fida Jiryis

Throughout contemporary history, movement of people outside their own countries for long or short intervals has occurred for various reasons: education, work, marriage, family ties, fleeing hardships, and so on.

Questions about Clinton

ABC News 2012-05-18: Amid the generally glowing reviews Hillary Rodham Clinton has received as secretary of State, experts on foreign policy pose three caveats: Does perpetual motion equal progress? For all the time and energy she's invested in the job, Clinton has no major diplomatic accomplishment to call her own. The Arab Spring remains a work in progress. Iran has yet to back down on its nuclear program. North Korea is as enigmatic as ever.

 

  Facebook shares slump in Nasdaq debut

Facebook shares have fizzled on their first day of trade on the Nasdaq, erasing early gains of as much as 18% at close to their IPO price.

China jails fugitive smuggler for life

Lai Changxing, who was extradited from Canada after 12 years, has been accused of running huge smuggling ring.

Row as India charges Italians

Indian police charge two Italian marines with the murder of two Indian fishermen, prompting Italy to recall its ambassador.

Iran will not relinquish one iota of its nuclear rights: Jalili

TEHRAN - The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has said that the country will not back down an inch in the face of Western pressure to relinquish its rights to advance its peaceful nuclear program.

China on high alert over Huangyan Island

China slams US solar panel duties

US congressional committee votes to cut aid from states hosting Sudanese president

Medvedev Arrives in U.S. for G8 Summit

 

How Odd That Mitt's Smitten With Clinton

By Robert Reich - Huffington Post

I was in Bill Clinton's cabinet. I was in charge of Clinton's economic transition team even before he became president. I've known Bill Clinton since he was 22 years-old. Romney doesn't know what he's talking about.

"End This Depression Now": Paul Krugman Urges Public Spending, Not Deficit Hysteria, to Save Economy

Public spending is under assault from the United States to Europe in the name of fighting deficits. Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman argues in his new book, "End This Depression...

Marissa Alexander convited victim of domestic abuse, Florida Stand-your-ground law put to test

Woman says she was defending herself, but a jury – and the prosecutor now on George Zimmerman's case – disagreed

A day in Tel Aviv's Shapira neighborhood, where tensions between veteran Israelis and African asylum seekers have boiled up to the surface recently.

GOP senators say they need more time to study revisions to proposed sanctions on Iran's oil sector; Democrats expected unanimous approval ahead of May 23 nuclear negotiations.

NRA, Where Art Thou?

  Obama unveils 'new chapter' in Myanmar ties

Rewards for reforms include first US ambassador to South Asian nation in 22 years and easing of investment sanctions.

Donna Summer dies of cancer at 63

Donna Summer in 1979 At The American Music Awards Donna Summer, a singular vocal stylist whose string of disco hits spawned five Grammy awards and a following that has long outlived the genre, has died at age 63 of cancer.

Disco queen Donna Summer dies at 63

Mourning Disco's Glittering Star

Prosecute George Bush Too, Says Charles Taylor

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, now convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity in relations to atrocities committed in Sierra Leone, has stressed the need for former US President George W. Bush to be prosecuted for similar crimes.

Inmates take over Honduras jail

Niger malnutrition crisis growing

Moody's downgrades Spanish banks

Malaysia sentences 3 Mexicans to death for drugs

Iran rejects claims 30 million barrels sit unsold

US Is Ready for Attack on Iran If Need Be, Says Ambassador to Israel

The Dog That Didn't Bark: Obama on JPMorgan

By Robert Reich - Huffington Post

Obama does have a choice. He can assail Romney's character but he can also take on the system that allows private-equity managers, as well as Wall Street's biggest banks, to continue to make huge profits at the expense of average Americans.

NYPD lawsuit gets class action status

Federal judge grants class action status to lawsuit alleging the NYPD's controversial stop-and-frisk programme amounts to racial profiling

In interview with 'Post,' Labor chairwoman slams Iran policies of Barak, says that every nonmilitary option must be exhausted before a strike comes into play; US Ambassador Shapiro: US has Iran military option ready.

Study: Heavy Coffee Drinkers Live Longer

Another cup, please. People likely won't shy from refills with National Cancer Institute research suggesting that caffeine excess isn't bad for you.

No US apology coming after all, says US

By Wajid Ali Syed - The News, PK

WASHINGTON: The US Department of Defense officials have hinted that there might not be any official apology on the Salala incident by the US.

Germany to give $190 mn to Afghanistan after 2014

Putin-Obama Mutual Snubs Spell ‘Reset’ Crisis – Analysts

Race for African Union Head Heats Up

 
Mary Kennedy, wife of Robert Kennedy Jr., found dead

Mary Kennedy's family confirmed the death. Police earlier said a body was found in an out building at an address Robert F. Kennedy Jr. owned. He had filed for divorce

Go-go creator Chuck Brown dies at 75

Gravelly voiced bandleader’s commanding brand of funk was the soundtrack of black Washington for more than three decades.

Bank warns of euro crisis 'storm'

The Bank of England warns that the eurozone is "tearing itself apart" with the "storm" threatening the UK recovery, as it cuts its forecast for growth this year.

Morgan Freeman

Freeman warned to pipe down

Time Warner shareholder demands there be no repeat of Morgan Freeman's anti-Tea Party remarks during publicity drive

   
Cops Using Tasers on Pregnant Women: OK?
temp-thumb - The Root

Next week the U.S. Supreme Court will be meeting to decide whether to hear an appeal from three Seattle police officers on the future of "a useful pain technique," commonly known as the use of a Taser.

Taylor says witnesses 'bought'

Equating behavioral and physical characteristics discrimination
By Byron A. Ellis – May 16, 2012

There is a distinct difference between discrimination based on physical characteristics and discrimination based on behaviors. The former is often based on the target's race, gender, or disability and the latter on the target's choices.

Where have all the candidates gone?
By Dana Milbank - Washington Post

Why Americans Elect failed to lure a third-party contender from a dream team of prospective nominees.

By Dallas Darling - WN.com 

The reason why chaos reigned for the five Guantanamo Prison Camp (GPC) suspects charged with the Sept. 11 retaliatory attacks can be found in Sami al Haj's prophetically poetic poem, a Sudanese journalist falsely arrested and tortured at Bagram Air Base before being transferred to GPC.

Iran’s petrochemical output projected to increase by 8 million tons by March 2013

TEHRAN - Nine petrochemical projects will be implemented in the current Iranian calendar year (began on March 20), which will boost the country’s output by 8 million tons.

No Justice for CeCe

  Huge Advertiser Pulls Spots From Facebook

General Motors has decided to pull its advertising campaigns from Facebook, saying their paid ads had little effect on customers, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing "people familiar with the matter."

China launches electronic passports

The passport features an electronic chip that contains the holder's personal information. 

Charlie and Rebekah Brooks Rebekah Brooks defiant over phone-hacking charges

Former New International CEO angry that those close to her have been 'dragged into the affair'

Colombia blast targets former minister

Iran hangs �Mossad spy' for scientist killing

Top U.S. think tank warns against Israeli, American strike on Iran

South Sudan describes relations with Israel as historical, seeks technical assistance

Ex-Bosnian Serb General Mladic Goes on Trial

Famous Mexican Writer Carlos Fuentes Dies at 83

 

Deficit Reduction: The Great Distraction
By Dean Baker- Huffington Post

When we hear Erskine Bowles and his friends rant about the deficit this week, we should remember that once again they are distracting the public from the country's real problems. And this crew is at the center of those problems; it is not the solution.

EU: Israel puts two-state deal at risk

European Union criticises expansion of settlements and conditions for Palestinians in West Bank and East Jerusalem

Palestinians wave flags as they celebrate the signing of a deal to end the Palestinian prisoners hunger strike, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 14, 2012.

Govt capitulates, Nato supply routes to reopen

According to sources, it was decided that the Defence Cabinet Committee (DCC, which meets today, would make the final recommendation to the cabinet, which is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, but for all practical purposes the decision to reopen supplies has been taken.

 

  TEPCO posts $10bn loss on Fukushima claims

Results take Japanese utility giant's losses to more than $25bn since tsunami and earthquake-triggered nuclear crisis.

Deal reached over Palestinian hunger strike

About 2,000 prisoners agree to a deal with Israel to end their strike in return for an easing of their conditions.

   

The wrong Carlos: how Texas sent an innocent man to his death

Groundbreaking Columbia law school study sets out in shocking detail the flaws that led to Carlos DeLuna's execution in 1989

France's Hollande to be sworn in New

Obama to skip APEC in Russia

Jacob Zuma's approval on shaky ground

 

JPMorgan Loss Claims Official Who Oversaw Trading Unit
By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG - NY Times

Ina R. Drew, JPMorgan Chase’s chief investment officer and a three-decade employee there, and two traders who worked for her will leave the company.

Austerity bites deep into Spain
By Howard Schneider - Washington Post

As political debate over government spending cuts ripples across Europe, a rural town feels the pinch.

Romney reaffirms marriage stance

During speech at Liberty University, GOP hope says marriage should be between a man and a woman

Engines, Flight Recorders Found at Russia Jet Wreck in Indonesia

Flight recorders of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet-100 that crashed near Jakarta on Wednesday killing 45, were found on Sunday in a deep gorge but will be raised on Monday, a local rescue chief said.

Vincent Kompany

Late goals net Manchester City first league title for 44 years

Manchester City captain, Vincent Kompany, lifts the Premier League trophy after late drama secured a victory – and the title.

  Warning shot gets Fla. woman 20 years

(CNN) -- Saying he had no discretion under state law, a judge sentenced a Jacksonville, Florida, woman to 20 years in prison Friday for firing a warning shot in an effort to scare off her abusive husband.

Serena Williams makes rap debut

TENNIS ACE Serena Williams stunned her sporting fans by making a debut as a rap artist.

Mutilated bodies found in northern Mexico

Authorities find at least 49 bodies in bags on road near city of Monterrey, apparently victims of drug-related killings.

Uganda nabs top LRA commander Achellam

Farc 'agree to release reporter'

Afghan peace negotiator shot dead

North Lebanon clashes claim 3, army restores order

Yemen: US drone strikes kill 11

Any miscalculation by the West will scuttle Iran-5+1 talks: Jalili

Greek leftist rejects coalition talks

Afghans to take more control from NATO

Former South African President Stirs Controversy With Apartheid Statements

South African Kwaito Star Dies of Mystery Illness

 

How J.P. Morgan Chase Has Made the Case for Breaking Up the Big Banks
By Robert Reich - Huffington Post

What just happened at J.P. Morgan reveals how fragile and opaque the banking system continues to be, why Glass-Steagall must be resurrected, and why the Dallas Fed's recent recommendation that Wall Street's giant banks be broken up should be heeded.

Nasrallah stands behind proportional representation
By Hussein Dakroub - The Daily Star

BEIRUT: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah called Friday for next year’s parliamentary elections to be held on time, while voicing his party’s support for a controversial draft electoral law based on a system of proportional representation.

JPMorgan is embarrassed but the firm is not endangered
Allan Sloan

COLUMN | Does loss prove the need for a Volcker Rule?

   
Israel: Profile of a Police State

Police states are defined by lawlessness, injustice, and contempt for democratic values.

  US resumes arms sales to Bahrain

The US partially resumes sales of weapons to Bahrain, but says it is excluding equipment that can be used to suppress protests.

Chinese economy continues slowing in April

The Chinese government might resort to greater policy easing to help stimulate the GDP.

Drunk-driving American prosecuted

A US national has been prosecuted in Inner Mongolia autonomous region for injuring a pedestrian while driving under the influence of alcohol.

Serena sweeps Sharapova aside

Serena Williams had little trouble joining Victoria Azarenka in the semi-finals of the Madrid Open

Algeria's ruling party wins legislative polls

US suspends anti-Islam 'military course'

Nigeria soldiers arrest 'leading Boko Haram militant'

Egypt presidential candidates clash in TV debate

Russia’s Anti-Putin Protesters Bring Occupy to Moscow

 

Lobbyists Arranged N.Y. Congressman’s $20,000 Trip To Taiwan
By Justin Elliott - ProPublica

Four-day Visit by Rep. Bill Owens and Wife Was Set Up by Ex-Sen. Al D’Amato’s Firm; House Ethics Rules Forbid Participation In Lobbyist-Organized Trips.

China banks OKed to expand in US

WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve announced Wednesday its approval of China's largest bank to purchase a US bank and two other large Chinese banks to expand their business in US banking market.

Arpaio Lawsuit Reveals Disturbing Details
By Luke Johnson - Huffington Post

The Justice Department filed suit Thursday against Maricopa County, Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his office for unlawfully discriminating against Latinos, and in turn, disregarding basic constitutional rights.

   
Former US President Bill Clinton Visits Costa Rica (Photos)

Clinton recomienda al país atraer una fábrica de autos eléctricos

Sudan rejects UNSC clause on negotiating with SPLM-N

May 9, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The leadership council of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) chaired by president Omer Hassan al-Bashir announced late Wednesday that it does not agree to elements of a recent United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution regarding negotiations with the Sudan People Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N).

  Indonesia Suspends Russian SuperJet Crash Salvage as Weather Worsens

Indonesian authorities suspended efforts to reach a Russian-made Sukhoi SuperJet 100 that crashed into a remote mountainside yesterday during a promotional flight as deteriorating weather hampered access.

Budget surplus for first time since 2008

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- For the first time in more than three years, Washington took in more money than it paid out last month.

Haiti 'rape victim' set for court testimony

Haitian teenager who says he was raped by Uruguayan members of UN peacekeeping force to testify in closed hearing.

Syria suffers worst terror attack since start of uprising

Thousands flee as Congo battles renegade general

Obama gay marriage stance divides US

Russia, Norway to Hold Joint Naval Drills

GOP Rejects $20 Million Increase For Violence Against Women Programs

NAACP Fights Voter Suppression

Analysis: Obama gambles with gay marriage move

Iran summons Afghan ambassador

Reforming Global Financial Governance

Yemen airstrikes, raids kill 17 militants

 

Sanctions: Reciprocal and Incentive Versus Retaliatory and Disincentive
By Dallas Darling - WN.com

Before explaining how reciprocal and incentive sanctions are much more honorable, fair, and usually lead to peaceful coexistence between nation-states, rather than retaliatory and disincentive sanctions which are often vengeful, uneven, and punitive in nature, not to mention based on coercion and military force, the United States has a miserable record in trying to implement retaliatory and disincentive sanctions.

40 Acres and a Rule: Draft Federal Fracking Regs Cover Only A Sliver of Land
by Lena Groeger - ProPublica

Last week’s media coverage of the Obama administration’s newly-proposed fracking rules focused so heavily on how drilling companies would have to disclose the chemicals they use that it largely overlooked the toughest provisions

Where Giving Birth Is Deadly

A woman in the Democratic Republic of Congo faces a one-in-24 chance of dying from complications of pregnancy or childbirth. AllAfrica takes a closer look in the capital, Kinshasa.

Medvedev Sets up Commission to Investigate Superjet Incident

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has established a commission to investigate the incident with the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft that went missing in Indonesia on Wednesday, the government press service reported.Add comments

 

  Police officers ordered to stand trial in fatal beating

A California judge has ordered two Fullerton police officers to face trial on charges related to the beating death last year of a homeless man with schizophrenia.

Colin Powell: Bush Didn't Consult National Security Council On Iraq War
By Dan Froomkin - Huffington Post

WASHINGTON -- In his new book, former Secretary of State Colin Powell provides what may be the most authoritative confirmation yet that there was never a considered debate in the George W. Bush White House about whether going to war in Iraq was really a good idea.

Update: Rescue Efforts Continue as Sukhoi Jet Feared Crashed

At least 40 of the people aboard the Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 that went missing around Bogor on Wednesday afternoon were Indonesians, Air Force and search and rescue officials said.

Vidal Sassoon Found Dead

Pilot strike grounds Air India flights

GE buying $535m stake in China XD

Obama supports same-sex marriage

Egypt kills three Eritreans on Sudan border

PM rejects claims Pak sheltered Osama

How Bad Things Are
By Paul Krugman - Huffington Post
If you have any familiarity with the world, in short, you know that involuntary unemployment is very real. And it's currently a very big deal. How bad is the problem of involuntary unemployment, and how much worse has it become?

Eurozone crisis: EU moves to loosen grip of austerity

European executive calls for shift towards growth as leftist leader steps up Greek eurozone rebellion

Greek threat to scrap EU bailout

The leader of Greece's left-wing Syriza bloc says he will try to form a coalition based on tearing up the terms of the EU/IMF bailout deal.

Hundreds of Israelis take to the streets to protest unity deal between Netanyahu and Mofaz

Former Kadima head Tzipi Livni says Israel deserves a more principled political system; police make several arrests including journalists.

India rebuffs Clinton’s call for reduction in oil imports from Iran

Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said on Tuesday that Iran is a key country for India’s energy needs. 

Leadership deficit on both sides prolongs the unfinished uprisings

 
Senate GOP Blocks Dem Student Loan Bill
By Jennifer Bendery - HP

WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a bill that would have frozen student loan interest rates before they are set to double on July 1.

SHOCK VIDEO: Footage Allegedly Shows Police Beating Mentally Ill Homeless Man To Death
Never-before-seen surveillance footage of the beating of Kelly Thomas, a Fullerton, Calif. homeless man with schizophrenia, was revealed Monday during a hearing to determine if the police officers involved in the altercation that led to his death will face trial.
   
Longtime GOP Senator Defeated By Tea Party Challenger

Tea Party-backed candidate Richard Mourdock was projected the winner over Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) in Indiana's Republican primary election on Tuesday night by NBC.

Fighters attack Libyan government HQ

Al Jazeera English forced out of China

Dialogue with China fruitful: US official

 

A Question of Timing: What America Can Learn From the Revolt in Europe
By Robert Reich - Huffington Post

Yes, America has a long-term budget deficit that's scary. So does Europe. But the first priority in America and in Europe must be growth and jobs.

Stiglitz: Emerging markets face economic instability
By Lynley Donnelly - Mail & Guardian

Renowned economist Joseph Stiglitz says emerging markets show a good deal of resilience and growth but still face a great deal of instability.

Conservative leads Sen. Richard Lugar ahead of Tuesday primary, poll shows
By Paul Kane - Washington Post

Indiana Republican would be first incumbent senator to lose a primary battle this election cycle.

Bureaucratic War Criminals and Their Crimes
By Dallas Darling - WN.com

Harkening back to former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and then back further to Heinrich Himmler-the ruthless practitioner of the Nazi's Schutzstaffel (SS) that terrorized much of Europe during World War II, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told thousands of sometimes cheering, sometimes solemn, troops that they needed to "tighten up discipline" and "display integrity."

 

  Plot to bomb airliner foiled, U.S. officials say

A nonmetallic explosive device was recovered that had similarities to the one used in the failed attempt to bomb a Detroit-bound jet in 2009, a U.S. official said.

Mexican candidates lock horns in rare debate

Enrique Pena Nieto seen maintaining lead despite presidential rivals' attacks that he has links to corrupt ex-officials.

Russian Police Break Up Protest as Putin Inaugurated

Russian police say they detained 300 people in downtown Moscow on Monday as demonstrators gathered to protest the return of Vladimir Putin to the Kremlin for a third term.Add comments

Yahoo CEO could be ousted soon

Gang rape: South Africa's endemic problem

Greek Conservative Leader Fails to Form Government

Politicians hail Pak-India trade moot

Vladimir Putin to be sworn in as president for third term

Hate Crime Numbers Rise in US

Charges underscore Fla. hazing tragedy

 

Voters must demand proof of job creation from candidates
By Byron A. Ellis – May 07, 2012

Even during economic booms, unemployment in rural and central city communities has been high. The Republican narrative on unemployment would lead us to conclude that these communities have high tax rates and are over regulated. Of course, poor communities are seldom highly regulated or taxed.

Sarkozy concedes defeat in French presidential vote
By Edward Cody - Washington Post

Francois Hollande wins election, exit polls show, narrowly defeating Sarkozy, whose term was undermined by debt crisis, his combative personality.

The Answer Isn't Socialism; It's Capitalism That Better Spreads the Benefits of the Productivity Revolution
By Robert Reich - Huffington Post

We don't need socialism. We need a capitalism that works for the vast majority. The productivity revolution should be making our lives better -- not poorer and more insecure. And it will do that when we have the political will to spread its benefits.

US air strike kills al-Qaida terrorist

Fahd Al-Quso was sentenced in 2004 over his role in USS Cole bombing, but escaped from prison a year later

Undercover soldiers hurled stones in the "general direction" of IDF soldiers as part of their activity to counter weekly demonstrations in the Palestinian village of Bil'in, the commander of the Israeli Prison Service's elite "Masada" unit revealed during his recent testimony in the trial of MK Mohammed Barakeh (Hadash ).

 

  Schwarzenegger warns GOP

(CNN) - The former California governor said that the man who held that office 30 years before him – before becoming president - is becoming more a distant memory than a model to some Republicans on the “extreme right.” They are playing the role of “ideological enforcers” rather than seeking inclusion and solutions, wrote Schwarzenegger, himself a Republican.

Biden Slams Romney: 'How Is He Gonna Create Jobs?'

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden says the latest job numbers show an economy still struggling to recover, but not one where hiring suddenly has stalled, which he says just might if Mitt Romney is elected.

Voters punish Greece's centrist parties

Athens, Greece (CNN) -- Voters dealt major blows to Greece's two most established parties in parliamentary elections Sunday, leaving no party with anything approaching a majority and the politically and economically volatile nation even more in flux.

Unemployment 'to keep on rising'

UK - A respected economic forecasting group says unemployment in most parts of the UK will continue to rise over the next five years, despite recent falls.

Lawyer for 9/11 'mastermind' hits out at US

South Korean bar blaze kills nine

Student Loan Legislation Turns Into Partisan Fight

Mass arrests after Egypt clashes

Clinton hopes for Iran deal in India

Cairo should form alliance with Tehran: Egyptian presidential hopeful

 

Ehud Olmert: Right-wing Americans thwarted Israeli-Palestinian peace accord

In interview with CNN, former Prime Minister says time for a two-state solution is running out.

Grisly display as 23 killed in Mexico

Bodies hung from bridge and human heads dumped at Nuevo Laredo city hall as show of power by drug cartel

US expects China to let Chen travel

Officials say Beijing has indicated it will push through activist's application to leave China after offer of study from US university

Former prosecutor denounces trial

Morris Davis says allowing evidence from torture means the world will never see Guantanamo Bay trials as fair

Iran to develop $450 million gas pipeline to Iraq

TEHRAN - Iran will independently develop a $450 million gas pipeline to Iraq with a daily capacity of 25 million cubic meters of natural gas, said the managing director of Iran's Gas Engineering and Development Company.

US drone strike kills nine in Pakistan

A US drone aircraft has killed nine suspected militants on Saturday in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, security officials said.

 
Iran's runoff polls favour Ahmadinejad rivals

Initial results for second round of parliamentary voting give president's conservative opponents increased majority.

New allegations surface against Strauss-Kahn

(CNN) -- French prosecutors said Friday they are considering widening an investigation into former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's alleged participation in a prostitution ring.

New York Post Writer's Racist Rant About Jay-Z

A New York sportswriter is in hot water after writing that the Brooklyn Nets should change their name to the "New York N------s" because they are co-owned by Jay-Z.

Japan shuts down last nuclear reactor

More bodies found in Mexico town

Chinese defense minister visits US

Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch, known as MCA, dead at 47

Twin blasts rock Damascus

U.S. Launches Advanced Military Communications Satellite

 

Paul Ryan's Medicare Mastermind: The Plan Won't Work
By Michael McAuliff

WASHINGTON -- The co-creator of the concept that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is relying upon to reform Medicare no longer thinks it will work. Henry Aaron, now of the Brookings Institution, got the chance to tell Ryan exactly why at a recent Capitol Hill hearing.

Egypt: Alexandria activists report swords and knives attacks by “thugs”
By -Bikyamasr

CAIRO: Activists in Egypt’s second city, Alexandria, reported being attacked by militant men during a protest Thursday afternoon.

U.S. Says Ready to Search for Missile Defense Compromise

The U.S. Department of State said it was ready to double its efforts in search of a mutually acceptable European missile shield solution hours after Russia threatened military countermeasures.

Eddie Long's Wife Calls It Quits, Files for Divorce
Vanessa Long, wife of Bishop Eddie Long, won't be "standing by her man" any longer, now that she has officially filed for divorce. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Fran Jeffries is reporting that Mrs. Long made the announcement today. Jeffries reports:

Syrian army guilty of 'war crimes' - Human Rights Watch

  China activist seeks US help to flee homeland

Chen Gunagcheng quoted as fearing for his and family's safety and seeking flight from China on Hillary Clinton's plane.

China slams US over Chen's incident

The US took a Chinese citizen via abnormal means into its embassy in Beijing.

Skatalites' bassist Lloyd Brevett dies in Jamaica at 80

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Relatives say a founding member of the influential band The Skatalites has died in Jamaica at age 80.

Dozens killed by attackers in Nigeria

Taylor 'should serve 80 years'

US drones affected Bin Laden's plans

Costa Rican Invention Recognized For Creating Substitute For Pap Test

Deadly Blasts Rock North Caucasus City

Sudan suspends expulsion of Southerners in White Nile for two week

 

Autopsy awaited in Junior Seau suicide
By Tony Perry and Nicole Santa Cruz - LA Times

The former USC and San Diego Chargers football star, 43, was found dead in Oceanside of a shot to the chest. He left no suicide note.

 
Netanyahu the clear favorite heading to Israel's upcoming elections
By Yossi Verter

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can rest easy after reading the results of the latest Haaretz-Dialog poll: Not only does he trounce all his rivals on the question of who is most fit to lead the country, but an absolute majority of Israelis reject the aspersions cast on him last week by former Shin Bet security service chief Yuval Diskin.

Latin America Delivers a Good, Swift Kick to the U.S.
By Conn Hallinan

The Latin American countries are forging a multi-polar world in which the U.S. looks increasingly out of touch.

After Obama visit, attackers hit Kabul

Taliban rebels attacked foreign targets in Kabul on Wednesday, hours after US President Barack Obama said on a surprise visit on the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death that a "time of war" was ending.

  Mexico ex-president calls drug war 'useless'

MEXICO CITY — Former Mexican President Vicente Fox on Wednesday labeled the global war on drugs “useless” and an "absolute failure," saying it's time to consider legalization as an antidote to the violence ravaging his country.

13 charged in death of FAMU drum major

(CNN) -- Charges have been brought against 13 people after an investigation into the suspected hazing death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion, a Florida prosecutor announced Wednesday.

Egypt: at least 20 dead in latest Cairo riots

CAIRO: The death count climbs in the riots outside the Egyptian Ministry of Defense in Abbassiya. Latest estimates average 20 dead, with many more injured and several people missing.

Activist fears for his life in China

Egypt deploys army to quell deadly clashes

Mexico shootout leaves 12 dead

Spain dismay at Bolivia takeover

Allen Iverson hopes to play in China

Egyptian Army to Hand Over Power May 24

Harvard and MIT Launch $60M Non-Profit Online EdX Platform

 

The Tinder-Box Society
By Robert Reich - Huffington Post

May 1 may be a good day for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, but the future depends on the job prospects and wages of the average worker.

Obama, Karzai sign key strategic agreement
By Kevin Sieff and Scott Wilson - Washington Post

President makes surprise visit to Afghanistan, landing on the anniversary of the attack that killed Osama bin Laden and committing U.S. aid to country through 2014. Obama hailed the occasion as “a historic moment for our two nations.”

Israel and the Power Struggle over Iran
By Ludwig Watzal - Palestine Chronicle

Should Israel attack Iran's nuclear installations?

Over this question, a fierce dispute flared up among Israel's security establishment. In the beginning of the year, the former chief of the Israeli Mossad, Meir Dagan, was a lone voice in the wilderness. He called an Israeli attack “the stupidest thing I have ever heard”.

The Double Cost of Africa's Brain Drain

While the continent loses its best and brightest, governments are forced to spend more money on training replacements and depending on foreign experts.

 

  Dow closes at a 4-year high

Stocks moved higher as investors welcomed a rise in U.S. manufacturing activity and a mixed batch of corporate earnings.

US judge rules Strauss-Kahn case may proceed

Court rejects argument that ex-IMF chief had diplomatic immunity when he allegedly sexually assaulted hotel worker.

New York 'subway bomber' guilty

News Corp attacks 'partisan' UK report

Map: US bases encircle Iran

Clinton Calls for Tymoshenko’s Release

Pakistan will not give in to U.S. pressure on Iran pipeline: Khar

Iran signs €1.6b oil deal with Spanish firm

Strong US factory data lifts dollar

Mali's military leaders 'repel counter coup'

The False Subprime Mortgage Argument
By Byron A. Ellis - April 30, 2012

It has been argued, by some, that subprime mortgages caused the 2008 economic crisis. According to Bernanke (2007), “Subprime mortgages are loans made to borrowers who are perceived to have high credit risk, often because they lack a strong credit history or have other characteristics that are associated with high probabilities of default.”

Obama presses China on rights as activist’s fate is negotiated
By Steven Mufson - Washington Post

Advocate for blind lawyer who escaped house arrest says U.S. and China are working on asylum deal.

China's Maritime Navy and Politics of Acknowledge
By Dallas Darling - WN.com

When a Chinese admiral proposed a permanent naval base in the Gulf of Aden, to support its anti-piracy operations, the United States was quick to condemn such a suggestion.

Waking Up the World to Business in the New Africa »
By Lauri Elliott

While Africa is on the move, most of the world slumbers. Why do I say this? In Charlotte, North Carolina, a “new” market for promoting business in Africa, I had the great opportunity to speak about the business potential in Africa on a local radio talk show with Vince Coakley. But I was shocked that the majority of people, who called in, were harsh in their perspectives on Africa, particularly South Africa.

Panama Police Say Ex-Marine In Costa Rica In Case of Missing California Woman

More than 20 killed in blasts in Syria's Idlib

  Delta Air Lines to buy oil refinery

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Delta Air Lines announced plans Monday to purchase an oil refinery outside of Philadelphia, a novel approach to reducing its fuel costs.

Gaddafi-era official 'drowned' in Danube

Austrian police say an autopsy done on Libya's former oil minister Shukri Ghanem shows no signs of violence.
103 die as boat capsizes in Assam; 200 missing

In one of the worst midstream tragedies in Assam, around 103 people died and 200 missing after a steamer with over 300 passengers on board capsized in the Brahmaputra river here on Monday.

Sudan stalls as embassy seeks access to SA man

The SA embassy in Khartoum has not yet been successful in its attempts to gain access to an SA landmine clearer being held by Sudan.

Pesticide linked to brain changes

South African crude imports from Iran almost double in march

Spain's economic recession double-dips

Israel begins work on Lebanon border wall

Microsoft invests $300m in Nook

Sarkozy hits back on Gaddafi claims

Iran skeptical but open to U.S. overture on nuclear program

 

Amos Harel / Shin Bet chief's vote of no confidence is another blow to Netanyahu and Barak

Tensions between PM, Yuval Diskin flared near the end of Diskin’s term, when Netanyahu pushed him to become Dagan’s successor in the Mossad, but changed his mind in the last minute.

Court Deals Blow To Koch Brothers
By Paul Blumenthal - Huffington Post

WASHINGTON -- A court ruling requiring non-disclosing political groups -- including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Koch brothers' Americans for Prosperity -- to disclose their donors is one step closer to going into effect after a district court refused to stay its ruling in the face of an appeal.

Activist’s escape could put U.S. in awkward spot
By Keith B. Richburg and Steven Mufson - Washington Post

Chen Guangcheng’s escape from house arrest in China comes at a delicate time when Washington is trying to enlist Beijing’s help on a range of issues.

Romney To Students: Borrow Money From Your Parents
By - Huffington Post

"We've always encouraged young people: Take a shot, go for it, take a risk, get the education, borrow money if you have to from your parents, start a business," Romney said.

  Official: Cheap oil is Iran’s trump card to counter sanctions

TEHRAN - Iran will sell oil under the market price to counter EU oil sanctions, said the National Iranian Oil Company’s director for international affairs.

Iran can easily incapacitate U.S. aircraft carriers: general

TEHRAN – The commander of the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that the Iranian military is capable of putting U.S. aircraft carriers out of action because they are highly vulnerable to Iranian missiles.

Israeli PM 'misleading' over Iran New

Israel's ex-security chief says his country's leaders are "misleading the public" by saying a strike on Iran would stop it getting nuclear weapons.

Lebanon stops ship with Syria-bound weapons

Ship originally from Libya and loaded with arms reportedly destined for Syrian opposition is stopped by Lebanese navy.

Two found shot at a golf course New

UK - A man and a woman have been found shot in the head at a golf course in County Durham.

Taking on Wall Street from the inside

Paul Ryan Abruptly Distances Himself From Ayn Rand

South Sudan lays fresh claim to oil town

Boehner Throws Cold Water On Rubio's Immigration Plan
By Jennifer Bendery - Huffington Post

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Thursday that he doubted the House could pass the DREAM Act-type proposal put forward by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.).

Ex-Liberian leader found guilty in war-crimes case
By Edward Cody - Washington Post

U.N. court convicts U.S.-educated leader Charles Taylor.

GOP plot called 'appalling and sad'
- Guardian UK

Democrats have rounded on revelations about a private dinner of House Republicans on inauguration day in 2009 in which they plotted a campaign of obstruction against newly installed president Barack Obama.

Sudan Conflict: War is Not an Option
By Ramzy Baroud - Plalestine Chronicle

In a statement published last July, Amnesty International called on UN member states to control arm shipments to both Sudan and South Sudan. It accused the US, Russia and China of fuelling violations in the Sudan conflict through the arms trade.

South Sudan slams media “lies” on Kiir’s return from China

 

 
Series-winning goal sparks racist tweets
As Joel Ward’s Washington Capitals teammates swarmed their new hero after his playoff series-winning goal against the NHL’s defending champions Wednesday night, more sinister emotions were swirling on social media.
   
Guatemala: The Maya

During colonization, the Mayans faced a grim defeat after a prolonged struggle against the Spanish Conquistadors. Their sacred sites were destroyed, their writings were burned. But the people are still there, using their ancient languages and practicing their culture.

US drone strategy to be challenged

Campaigners to meet in Washington to highlight how CIA is operating in secret and inflicting civilian casualties abroad

Bin Laden’s family deported from Pakistan

China denies reports of cyber drill with US

Israelis to sue Swiss banks for refusing to return money deposited during Holocaust

Malaysia Denies Indonesian Migrant Workers’ Organs Were Harvested

No Plans for NATO Base in Russia – Foreign Ministry

Bombs hit Nigeria's This Day newspaper offices

How Europe's Double Dip Could Become America's
By Robert Reich - Huffington Post

What's the problem with Europe? Don't blame it on the so-called "debt crisis." There was no debt crisis in Britain, for example, which is now experiencing its first double-dip recession since the 1970s. Blame it on austerity economics.

Mad Cow California: Stop Weaning Calves on Cattle Blood
Michael Greger, M.D.- Huffington Post

Let's hope that the newly reported case of mad cow disease in a California dairy cow will renew interest in closing the loopholes in feed regulations that continue to allow the feeding of slaughterhouse waste, blood and manure to farm animals in the United States.

Anshel Pfeffer / Is the IDF Chief joining the anti-Netanyahu camp over Iran?
Not that Benny Gantz is suddenly becoming a pacifist, but his assessment of the Iranian leadership lacks the urgency you often hear from Netanyahu and Ehud Barak.

Economy in double-dip recession

The UK returns to recession, after a sharp fall in construction leads to the economy shrinking by 0.2% in the first three months of 2012.

Exclusive: Mumia Abu-Jamal and Danny Glover Speak to Each Other for First Time Ever on Democracy Now

   

Death on the Border: Shocking Video Shows Mexican Immigrant Beaten and Tased by Border Patrol Agents

Israel legalizes three settler outposts

  Connecticut abolishes death penalty

CNN) -- Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy signed a bill into law Wednesday that abolishes the death penalty, making his state the 17th in the nation to abandon capital punishment and the fifth in five years to usher in a repeal.

India's lost tribe

An ancient indigenous tribe is on the verge of extinction in India's Andaman Islands. Habitat loss, disease and exploitation could wipe out the 400-strong Jarawa tribe, who still hunt using bows and arrows.

China non-committal on financing South Sudan pipeline as Kiir cuts short his visit

(KHARTOUM) – The South Sudanese president Salva Kiir unexpectedly cut short his five-day visit to China as the latter showed reluctance to give green light for Juba’s request that Beijing finance an alternative oil pipeline.

Blast in Syria's Hama kills many

India will be poverty free by 2020: Planning Commission

France: UN should consider force in Syria

Manning charges won't be dropped

Russian Warships to Get NATO Communications Equipment

Philippines-US war games worry China

I hope U.S. has transparent elections, Chavez says

 

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