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Wife of Lockerbie victim sees no “justice” in convicted bomber's death - MiamiHerald.comMon, 21 May 2012 03:12:49 GMT
 CTV.ca | Wife of Lockerbie victim sees no “justice” in convicted bomber's death MiamiHerald.com A Miami woman whose husband died in the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing, however, sees 'no sense of justice' in the freed bomber's death of cancer. By Douglas Hanks Victoria Cummock's war against Moammar Gadhafi's Libyan regime outlived the notorious ... Libyan's Death Brings Up Debate Over His Release US seeks Lockerbie justice, after convicted bomber's death Megrahi funeral to take place |
Italy quake toll rises to seven - Hindustan TimesMon, 21 May 2012 02:34:15 GMT
 The Hindu | Italy quake toll rises to seven Hindustan Times The seventh victim of Sunday's 5.9-magnitude tremor was an 86-year-old woman who died from a stroke after the quake, Xinhua reported. Four workers, including a young foreign migrant, died in the collapse of three factories near the city of Ferrara in ... Italy quake kills 7; survivors huddle in tents, cars Magnitude-6.0 earthquake kills at least 4 in northern Italy cheese region ... Damage quake in northern Italy causes widespread damage |
Serb nationalist claims upset presidential win - ABC OnlineMon, 21 May 2012 02:22:39 GMT
 BBC News | Serb nationalist claims upset presidential win ABC Online Serb nationalist Tomislav Nikolic has upset the odds to defeat incumbent Boris Tadic in a presidential run-off election. Mr Nikolic, a one-time ally of the late Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic, led with 49.4 per cent in 70 per cent of polling ... Serbia result could strengthen stability Nationalist Tomislav Nikolic wins Serbia vote Serbian nationalist opposition leader declares victory |
Activists: Syrian Troops Kill 34 People in Hama - Voice of AmericaSun, 20 May 2012 12:34:53 GMT
 Voice of America | Activists: Syrian Troops Kill 34 People in Hama Voice of America Syrian army soldiers run after a bomb exploded on a street in the town of Douma near Damascus, May 20, 2012. A Syrian rights group says security forces have attacked a rebellious town in the country's central province of Hama, killing 34 people ... Bomb explodes during UN visit in Syria Damascus Sees Fresh Clashes Syria bomb kills 9, Damascus blames foreign plot |
Pakistan Blocks Access to Twitter Over Cartoon Contest - New York TimesSun, 20 May 2012 14:45:00 GMT
 Globe and Mail | Pakistan Blocks Access to Twitter Over Cartoon Contest New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani government blocked access to the social networking service Twitter for much of Sunday, after publicly holding Twitter responsible for promoting what it described as a blasphemous cartoon contest taking place on ... Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets |
Egypt's Brotherhood flexes muscles in push for presidency - ReutersMon, 21 May 2012 01:01:45 GMT
 Sydney Morning Herald | Egypt's Brotherhood flexes muscles in push for presidency Reuters * Brotherhood's Mursi was latecomer to campaign * Rivals include other Islamists, men who served Mubarak * Brotherhood built up support through social work (Recasts, changes dateline, bylines) By Samia Nakhoul and Yasmine Saleh CAIRO, May 20 (Reuters) ... Muslim Brotherhood Hopeful Rises Before Egypt Election Egyptian detainees start hunger strike Egypt Islamist warns against vote fraud ahead of election |
Lebanon on edge as Syrian conflict spills over - ABC OnlineMon, 21 May 2012 01:39:56 GMT
 CTV.ca | Lebanon on edge as Syrian conflict spills over ABC Online Two members of an anti-Assad group have been shot dead in Lebanon, raising fears the turmoil in Syria is spilling over the border. Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Wahid, a Sunni Muslim cleric, and Muhammed Hussein Miraib, both members of the Lebanon-based March 14 ... Gunbattle in Beirut amid fears of Syria spillover Clashes in Beirut after army kills members of anti-Assad group Protests break out in Beirut after slaying of Sunni cleric |
Fatal Bombing at Italian School Is Thought to Be the Work of One - New York TimesSun, 20 May 2012 23:47:37 GMT
 CTV.ca | Fatal Bombing at Italian School Is Thought to Be the Work of One New York Times BRINDISI, Italy — An official investigating a bomb blast in front of a vocational school here that killed a 16-year-old student and injured five others said on Sunday that investigators suspected the explosion was an “individual act. A Monstrous Act in Brindisi: Why Was an Italian Girls School Bombed? Italy goes from doom to gloom Prosecutors Probe Italy Blast |
Taiwan President Pledges Close Ties With China - Voice of AmericaSun, 20 May 2012 14:00:20 GMT
 Voice of America | Taiwan President Pledges Close Ties With China Voice of America TAIPEI - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou began his second term in office on Sunday with a forecast for deeper relations with old rival China. But he said a formal peace accord was not urgent. His comments came amid two days of street demonstrations. Taiwan's Ma Signals No China Change as Term Starts China should improve human rights record: Taiwan prez Ma |
Chinese fishermen and boats held in North Korea 'freed'- BBC NewsMon, 21 May 2012 01:57:30 GMT
Chinese fishermen and boats held in North Korea 'freed' BBC News The 29 Chinese fishermen and three boats seized in the Yellow Sea by unidentified North Koreans are free, Chinese state media reports. The North Korean foreign ministry notified the Chinese embassy in Pyongyang on Sunday that the men were free, ... China fishermen detained by NKorean boat released North Korea frees Chinese fishermen |
