John Demjanjuk found guilty of Nazi war crimes
The Guardian
The Guardian
German court sentences 91-year-old Ukrainian to five years for his part in killing 28,060 Jews at Sobibór concentration camp John Demjanjuk was found guilty of being an accessory to mass murder while a guard in Sobibór concentration camp. Photograph: Christof Stache/AFP/Getty Images...
Egyptian activists plan 'Third Intifada'
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Following the February ousting of Egypt's longstanding president Hosni Mubarak, calls have been circulating in Egypt and throughout the region for a 'Third Intifada' to begin May 15. "Unlike the first two Palestinian uprisings, the proposed Third Intifada is meant to involve the entire Arab world,"...
Thousands sleep in open as Spanish quake kills eight
The Independent
The Independent
Thousands of people spent the night outdoors in the south-eastern Spanish city of Lorca in fear of further tremors after Spain's worst earthquakes in 50 years killed eight people and injured dozens. People draped in blankets to protect them from the morning cold queued up for hot drinks handed out...
Like Goebbels, Like Rice, Bush and Clinton
WorldNews.com
WorldNews.com
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. When U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice publicly issued a statement saying that Libyan state troops were being given Viagra and then told to rape women as a weapon of terror, it was reminiscent of another empire that had reached its zenith and was...
Libya rebels make advance; Gadhafi seen on TV
MSNBC
MSNBC
TRIPOLI — Rebels in the port city of Misrata said they took over the local airport Wednesday from Moammar Gadhafi's retreating forces, and the Libyan leader was seen on television after weeks of absence. NATO airstrikes followed. Gadhafi appeared on Libyan state television late Wednesday...
Spain Earthquake 2011: Magnitude 5.3 Temblor Kills At Least 7
Huffington Post
Huffington Post
MADRID — Two earthquakes struck southeast Spain in quick succession Wednesday, killing at least 10 people, injuring dozens and causing major damage to buildings, officials said. It was the highest quake-related death toll in Spain in more than 50 years. The epicenter of the quakes – with...
UN chief calls for ceasefire in Libya
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary general, has called for an "immediate, verifiable ceasefire'' in Libya and urged government forces to stop attacking civilians. Ban said on Wednesday there must also be unimpeded access for humanitarian workers trying to deliver aid to those affected by the fighting....
Despite the sanctions, Assad sends troops into the villages
The Independent
The Independent
The Syrian regime continued its brutal wave of repression yesterday as it sent troops into southern villages around the trouble-hit city of Deraa in spite of EU sanctions announced earlier this week, which targeted top Baathist officials. Shooting was heard as the army moved in on the five villages...
Mississippi Delta braces for historic flood
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
TUNICA, Miss.-The bulging Mississippi River rolled into the fertile Mississippi Delta on Tuesday, threatening to swamp antebellum mansions, wash away shotgun shacks, and destroy fields of cotton, rice and corn in a flood of historic proportions. The river took aim at one of the most poverty-stricken...
