 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Why I won't be going to the London Olympics
| Iran's president stays away but other controversial national leaders will attend, causing a headache for David Cameron President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad applauded Iran's at... (photo: AP / Franklin Reyes) The Guardian
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 We risk being shut out of financial markets, warns Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy
| As Madrid's borrowing costs spiked to levels widely seen as unsustainable, Mariano Rajoy warned that there is a "a serious risk that [investors] will not lend us m... (photo: AP / Thierry Charlier) The Independent
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 Spain borrowing costs set to rise amid Greece fears
Spain's borrowing costs look set to spike on Thursday when the country's treasury sells up to 2.5bn euros (£2bn; $3.2bn) of three- and four-year sovereign bond... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) BBC News
Greece Market Photos Spain Wikipedia: European sovereign-debt crisis |
 Syria accused of new 'massacre,' UN team evacuated
| AFP - Syrian forces were accused of summarily executing 15 civilians, as members of a UN team of observers were evacuated from a shelled town the day after a bomb blast... (photo: AP) France24
Photos Syria UN Violece Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising |
 ECB move on Greek banks adds to woes
| The European Central Bank has stopped offering liquidity to some Greek banks it does not consider solvent, and international concern about the eurozone rose as Athens c... (photo: European Community / EC) Canberra Times
Banks Crisis EU Greek Photos Wikipedia: European Central Bank |
 Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses
| Army leaders said Wednesday they are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder after r... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) The Washington Times
Afghanistan Leaders Medical Photos Troops Wikipedia: Posttraumatic stress disorder |
 Shot soldier Aaron Deans hopes to return to Afghanistan
A soldier who was shot in the back in a Taliban ambush is hoping to return to the front line in Afghanistan. | L/Cpl Aaron Deans, 21, of Washington, was driving an armour... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) BBC News
Afghanistan Ambush Photos Taliban Washington Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
 China TV blames Dalai Lama for Tibet immolations
| ISOLDA MORILLO | Associated Press= BEIJING (AP) — China has released a documentary accusing the Dalai Lama of orchestrating a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, in... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Guardian
China Photos Protests Tibet Wikipedia: Dalai Lama |
 Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali
| Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and u... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore) Al Jazeera
Human Rights Mali Military Photos Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état |
 Half of South Sudan facing food shortages, warns UN
More than half the population of South Sudan are facing food shortages due to the continuing conflict with Sudan, the UN is warning. | It says fighting on the border betw... (photo: UN / /Isaac Billy) BBC News
Food Photos South Sudan War Wikipedia: South Sudan |
 Cannes Film Festival to open amid 'sexism' row
The Cannes Film Festival opens later with US director Wes Anderson's film Moonrise Kingdom. | His movie, which stars Bill Murray, is one of the 22 movies selected to... (photo: AP / Jonathan Short) BBC News
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 Obama, Monti agree to intensify growth, job creation
Tweet WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama and Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti agreed on Tuesday on the need to "intensify" growth and job creation, as Washington prepar... (photo: AP / Junji Kurokawa) The Times Of India
Economy Italy Photos Washington Wikipedia: Italy |
 Child artiste among those killed in Nepal air crash
| Mumbai: Child artiste Taruni Sachdev, 14, and her mother Geeta from Mumbai were among those who were killed in the Nepal plane crash on Monday. | Fourteen-year-old Taru... (photo: AP / Chandeshor Bastokoti) Gulf News
Crash India Mumbai Nepal Photos Wikipedia: Nepal |
 Palestinians march in annual mourning ritual
| RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians are marching in the West Bank to mark the anniversary of their uprooting during the war over Israel's creation. |... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Guardian
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 Iraqis held illegally in 'closed' prison, rights group claims
| Human Rights Watch accuses Iraqi security forces of 'grabbing people outside of the law' and putting them in secret jails Human Rights Watch claims troops controlled by... (photo: US Army file / Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt) The Guardian
Human Rights Iraq Photos Prison Wikipedia: Iraq War |
 UN Envoy Urges Serbia and Kosovo to Overcome Past Feuds
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 3:57 pm | Press Release: UN News | UN Envoy Urges Serbia and Kosovo to Overcome Past Feuds and Seek Stability | New York, May 14 2012 - The United N... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider) Scoop
Kosovo Photos Security Council Serbia UN Wikipedia: Kosovo |
 China may use dissident sect against Dalai Lama: Tibet
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet DHARAMSHALA: The Tibetan government-in-exile on Monday pointed its finger towards a splinter community among Tibetans - the around 5000-strong ... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Times Of India
China Dalai Lama Photos Tibet Wikipedia: Dorje Shugden controversy |
 Newsweek magazine dubs Barack 'first gay president'
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet President Barack Obama has been described as the "The First Gay President" , according to the latest cover of Newsweek magazine. The cover of t... (photo: Public Domain / Pete Souza) The Times Of India
Barack Obama Gay Newsweek Magazine Photos Wikipedia: Barack Obama |
 South Korea president to meet Aung San Suu Kyi
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is visiting Burma, the first time a South Korean leader has visited the country since a bomb attack 29 years ago. | The North Korean ... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon, Pool) BBC News
Asia Burma Photos S. Korea Wikipedia: Lee Myung-bak |
 What happens if Greece exits Europe's single currency
| People walk past a monument featuring a replica of the last edition of the Greek currency, the drachma, in the centre of Athens. Photo: AFP/Aris Messinis | Europe's rul... (photo: EC / EC) Canberra Times
Currency EUrozone Europe Greece Photos Wikipedia: Eurozone |
