Heading Into Talks With Iran, US Sees Hopeful Signs - New York Times

Sat, 19 May 2012 00:56:27 GMT

CBS News

Heading Into Talks With Iran, US Sees Hopeful Signs New York Times WASHINGTON — American negotiators, heading into a crucial round of talks with Iran over its nuclear program next week in Baghdad, are allowing themselves a rare emotion after more than a decade of fruitless haggling with Tehran: hope. Lift sanctions, Iran tells West before nuke talksAFP WSJ: UN Nuclear Watchdog To Make Surprise Vist To Iran SundayWall Street Journal Poll: Opposition to Iran gaining nuclear weapons widespread in 21 nations ...Washington Post Reuters -Los Angeles Times -The Associated Press all 2,039 news articles »

Suicide blast rocks Syrian city - The Press Association

Sat, 19 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Toronto Star

Suicide blast rocks Syrian city The Press Association A suicide car bomb blast has shaken Syria's eastern city of Deir el-Zour, targeting a military compound in the latest in a wave of blasts to hit the country in recent months, the country's state media reported. State TV said the blast caused casualties ... UN calls for talks to end violence in Syria as Ban Ki-Moon links Al Qaeda to ...Fox News UN: Monitors alone cannot end bloodshed in SyriaXinhua Crackdown on Students Stokes Fury Within SyriaNew York Times The Associated Press -Telegraph.co.uk -Voice of America all 965 news articles »

Report: Car bomb kills 9, wounds 100 in Syria - msnbc.com

Sat, 19 May 2012 11:38:37 GMT

Al-Bawaba

Report: Car bomb kills 9, wounds 100 in Syria msnbc.com A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian firefighters dousing a burning truck at the site of a blast in the eastern city of Deir Zor Saturday. By Ian Johnston, msnbc.com A car bomb in the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor ... Syria car bomb kills nine and injures hundredsThe Guardian Suicide vehicle bomb hits Syrian military compoundThe Hindu Deadly blast hits Syria's biggest city in eastAFP Chicago Sun-Times all 341 news articles »

Explosion at school in Italy kills teenager, injures others - Los Angeles Times

Sat, 19 May 2012 12:40:10 GMT

BBC News

Explosion at school in Italy kills teenager, injures others Los Angeles Times ROME –- A bomb exploded at the entrance of a high school in southern Italy, killing a 16-year-old girl and injuring at least four others as students were arriving at school for Saturday classes. Police were investigating the likelihood of an ... Mafia suspected as bomb attack at Italian school kills teenage girl and wounds ...Telegraph.co.uk Two girls killed in blast outside school in ItalyCNN International One dead, four gravely hurt in Italy school blastAFP The Press Association -San Francisco Chronicle -Reuters all 609 news articles »

Following Obama meeting, France's Hollande promises different approach to ... - Washington Post

Sat, 19 May 2012 04:53:50 GMT

AFP

Following Obama meeting, France's Hollande promises different approach to ... Washington Post New French President Francois Hollande paid his first visit to the White House on Friday, telling President Obama that he would keep his pledge to draw down French combat troops in Afghanistan by year's end and promising that the French would provide ... US, France Talk Growth Before G-8Wall Street Journal Obama, Hollande agree on much - but not AfghanistanReuters Hollande Meets Obama, Reaffirms Early Afghanistan WithdrawalVoice of America New York Times -ABC News all 840 news articles »

G8 leaders united on Iran and Syria - Irish Times

Sat, 19 May 2012 11:15:14 GMT

Irish Times

G8 leaders united on Iran and Syria Irish Times Leaders of the major industrial economies met for dinner at the G8 summit in Camp David last night. Photograph: Guido Bergmann/Reuters Group of Eight leaders agreed in their initial discussions at Camp David last night that Iran needs to disclose more ... G8 leaders broadly united on Iran and Syria: US officialGayToday G-8 Summit opens at Camp David, as Iran and Syria among top topicsFox News Iran, Syria among top for G-8 and NATOThe Associated Press New York Times all 503 news articles »

Saudi Gulf union plan stumbles as wary leaders seek detail - Reuters

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:15:35 GMT

Toronto Star

Saudi Gulf union plan stumbles as wary leaders seek detail Reuters By Andrew Hammond | DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's thrust for a Gulf Union, driven by fear of Arab Spring contagion and spreading Iranian influence, has stumbled on misgivings among smaller neighbors about a loss of sovereignty and increasing ... Tens of thousands join Bahrain protest against unity plans with Saudi ArabiaWashington Post Bahrain protesters decry unity plans with SaudisThe Associated Press Bahrain and Iran in diplomatic row over union proposalBBC News CNN International all 352 news articles »

Diamond Jubilee: Armed Forces stage Windsor parade for the Queen - Telegraph.co.uk

Sat, 19 May 2012 12:35:53 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Diamond Jubilee: Armed Forces stage Windsor parade for the Queen Telegraph.co.uk The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh today watched a parade of thousands of troops in Windsor Castle to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee. Six massed bands led servicemen and women from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force in the uplifting musical ... Military parade for UK queen's JubileeFox News all 2,654 news articles »

China's most-wanted man jailed for life over £3 billion fraud - Telegraph.co.uk

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:45:11 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

China's most-wanted man jailed for life over £3 billion fraud Telegraph.co.uk China's most-wanted man, a flamboyant, billionaire gangster who was angrily pursued by China's most senior leaders for over a decade, was jailed for life today. By Malcolm Moore, Beijing Lai Changxing, a 53-year-old farmer turned master smuggler, ... Chinese Tycoon Gets Life for Bribes and SmugglingNew York Times China Sentences Ex-Fugitive to Life in PrisonWall Street Journal China sentences ex-fugitive Lai Changxing to life in prison for leading $3B ...Washington Post BBC News -The Associated Press -Reuters all 519 news articles »

Malawi's new president vows to repeal ban on gay acts in conservative southern ... - Washington Post

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:56:12 GMT

USA TODAY

Malawi's new president vows to repeal ban on gay acts in conservative southern ... Washington Post BLANTYRE, Malawi — President Joyce Banda declared Friday she wants to repeal Malawi's laws against homosexual acts, going against a trend in Africa in which gays are being increasingly singled out for prosecution. Banda, who assumed the presidency in ... Malawi to overturn homosexual ban, Joyce Banda saysBBC News Malawi president vows to legalise homosexualityThe Guardian Malawi: New President Wants to Repeal Nation's Antigay LawsNew York Times all 412 news articles »