AFPWorld behind strategy to end Afghan war: ObamaAFPCHICAGO — US President Barack Obama said Sunday at a NATO summit that the world was behind his strategy to end the war in Afghanistan but warned there would be days of hardship ahead. Obama also said as he met Afghan President Hamid Karzai that the ...NATO chief vows no rush to the exits in AfghanistanHindu […]
CTV.caProtesters begin biggest anti-NATO rally in ChicagoReuters(Updates with protest gathering beginning, details) * Protests not violent so far before summit * Sunday expected to be biggest protest * Festive atmosphere By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters, some dressed as clowns ...NATO chief: "No rush for the exits […]
The Star-Ledger - NJ.comRutgers Webcam Spying Case Raises Novel Issues About Deportation, Experts SayFox NewsNEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Dharun Ravi, the 20-year-old convicted of hate crimes in the Rutgers University webcam spying case, faces the possibility of deportation in addition to multiple years in prison when he is sentenced Monday.Parents in Rutgers webcam […]
Centre Daily TimesFor NY farmers, fracking means salvation — or ruinHouston ChronicleMARY ESCH, AP In this May 9, 2012 photo, Otsego County dairy farmer Jennifer Huntington, a member of the Joint Landowners Coalition of New York, speaks during a news conference in Albany, NY While other states are reaping the wealth of the Marcellus ...NY farmers take sides, […]
Globe and MailPowerful earthquake causes fear, anxiety among citizens in northern ItalyXinhuaby Marzia De Giuli SANT'AGOSTINO, Italy, May 20 (Xinhua) -- After a 5.9-magnitude quake hit northern Italy, killing at least six and injuring about 50, thousands of people gathered in a square here with anxiety and worry. Massimiliano Mazzanti, a young ...Earthq […]
USA TODAYTropical Storm Alberto weakens off SC coastUSA TODAYBy Donna Leinwand Leger, USA TODAY A tropical storm watch remained in effect from the Savannah River to South Carolina's Santee River. The Hurricane Center advised people on the coast from Georgia to North Carolina's Outer Banks to monitor the storm ...Alberto forecast to stay offshore; t […]
USA TODAYMighty Merkel may be the odd woman outReutersBy Andreas Rinke | CHICAGO (Reuters) - There are weeks in the political life of Angela Merkel that were surely more pleasant than the last one. Last Sunday, the German chancellor's party suffered a big loss in the regional election of North ...World Leaders Urge Growth, Not AusterityPittsburgh Post G […]
CTV.caHow Zuckerberg's wedding reveals Facebook's problemCNETOn visiting the Facebook announcement of its CEO's wedding, I was served ads for insurance and heart attack prevention. Slightly inappropriate? by Chris Matyszczyk May 20, 2012 10:10 AM PDT Who could not be moved by the fact that Facebook CEO Mark ...Mark Zuckerberg Masters The Priva […]
NEWS.com.auLockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in LibyaLos Angeles TimesCAIRO -- Abdel Basset Ali Megrahi, convicted in the 1988 bombing of an American airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, died at home in Tripoli on Sunday nearly three years after passions around the case were reawakened when he was freed on compassionate ...Lockerbie bomber dies in TripoliCNNAbdelb […]
The GuardianChen Guangcheng's family and friends 'still at risk' in ChinaThe GuardianSupporters of Chen Guangcheng have warned that his family and friends in China are still at risk after the blind activist arrived in New York to begin a new life in the United States. Chen — whose daring escape from house arrest last month prompted a ...Chen […]