Sunday, May 15, 2011

Muslims and Coptic Christians Clash Again in Egypt

The Arab Revolution is knocking at Israel's door

Ha'aretz - Aluf Benn - ‎13 minutes ago‎
For Israel, the risk that Syria President Bashar Assad would undermine calm of northern border less threatening than prospect of him toppled; Israel blames Assad and Iran for border infiltration on Nakba Day.

UN Agency Prepares to Resume Aid to Libya Even if Qaddafi Remains in Power

Fox News - George Russell - ‎38 minutes ago‎
AP May 11: In this image made from Libyan TV, Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi holds a meeting with tribal leaders from eastern Libya.

Analysis: IMF chief's arrest may speed up succession battle

Reuters - Lesley Wroughton, William Schomberg - ‎25 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The shock arrest of the head of the International Monetary Fund may force the world's power brokers into a frantic search to find his replacement.

Syria's Sluggish Economy Adds to Regime's Troubles

Wall Street Journal - ‎2 hours ago‎
DAMASCUS—The Syrian government, stuck in a stalemate with protesters, also is facing the longer-term challenge of keeping the country's already creaky economy from collapsing.

Japan PM Kan: Will Announce Govt Plan To Deal With Nuke Crisis Tuesday

Wall Street Journal - Toko Sekiguchi - ‎30 minutes ago‎
TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Monday that the government will submit a plan on Tuesday for dealing with the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Swiss vote to continue assisted suicide

The Independent - Tony Paterson - ‎1 hour ago‎
Swiss voters rejected proposals to ban assisted suicide and so-called "suicide tourism" yesterday in a referendum which permits British citizens and other foreign nationals to continue visiting the country to obtain help in ending ...

27 killed in Guatemala massacre near Mexico border

Reuters - Mike McDonald, Peter Cooney - ‎9 minutes ago‎
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - At least 27 people were found dead in a Guatemalan village near the border with Mexico Sunday morning in one of the worst mass killings in the country in a generation, local police said.

Egypt FM elected next Arab League chief

Aljazeera.net - ‎8 hours ago‎
Nabil Elaraby confirmed as organisation's leader after last minute diplomacy left him as the only candidate in the race. Egypt's foreign minister has been confirmed as the Arab League's next chief, after last minute diplomacy left him as the only ...

Stabbed and beheaded

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎26 minutes ago‎
A man randomly attacks and beheads a British woman in a supermarket on the Spanish resort island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

NATO bombs Libyan town near Tunisian border

Xinhua - ‎1 hour ago‎
TUNIS, May 15 (Xinhua) -- NATO planes on Sunday morning bombed barracks and radar installations in the Libyan town of Boukamache, some 17 km from the Tunisian border, the official TAP press agency reported.

Strong earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea

The Associated Press - ‎4 hours ago‎
SYDNEY (AP) - A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Lee's Party Aims to Renew Image After Singapore Vote

Bloomberg - Shamim Adam - ‎2 hours ago‎
Lee Kuan Yew, chairman of the Government of Singapore Investment Corp. Photographer: Munshi Ahmed/Bloomberg The political party that has ruled Singapore since independence in 1965 is seeking to overhaul its ...

Australian police attribute man's death to internet photo trend

CNN - ‎43 minutes ago‎
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A growing internet photo trend is to blame for the death of a 20-year-old Australian man, police in Queensland said Sunday, warning other fans of the dangers surrounding "planking.

Martelly wants business leader as prime minister

Houston Chronicle - Trenton Daniel - ‎28 minutes ago‎
By TRENTON DANIEL AP © 2011 The Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti's new president wants a business leader to serve as his prime minister, a government official said Sunday.

The Pakistan Whisperer

Newsweek - Andy Friedman - ‎23 minutes ago‎
In a dangerous region, John Kerry emerges as America's unofficial peacemaker. Next stop: Secretary of State? Sen. John Kerry was at home in Washington when he first got word that Osama bin Laden was dead.

Bombing families appeal to Queen

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
Bereaved relatives and survivors of bombings in Dublin and Monaghan in the 1970s have written an open letter to the Queen ahead of her Ireland visit.

Ayatollah: Iran's president 'bewitched' by senior aide

Washington Post - Thomas Erdbrink - ‎7 hours ago‎
TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came under new pressure Sunday, as an influential cleric charged that he has been “bewitched” by a controversial senior aide and key lawmakers renewed their impeachment threat.

Post-Osama, Obama govt divided on ties with Pak

Times of India - ‎1 hour ago‎
WASHINGTON: Two weeks after Osama bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad, the US government is divided over the future of its ties with Pakistan, with some officials advocating "strong reprisals" if Islamabad refuses to cooperate in the war on terror, ...

PM focuses on jobs despite poll dip

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎1 hour ago‎
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she will continue to talk about jobs and opportunity, despite two new polls showing a dive in her popularity and Labor's stocks.

Muslims and Coptic Christians Clash Again in Egypt

New York Times - David D. Kirkpatrick - ‎2 hours ago‎
CAIRO - Muslims and Coptic Christians clashed with bullets, rocks and Molotov cocktails here for the second time in seven days on Saturday night, sending at least 55 people to the hospital, officials with Egypt's Interior ...

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