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Greece: Initial coalition efforts fail
Full Article NZ Herald
The leader of the Greek conservative party that gained the most votes in parliamentary elections says his efforts to form a coalition government with other parties have failed. Now, the leftist party that came in second will get a chance to cobble together a ruling alliance. Conservative leader Antonis Samaras said his attempts to convince the...
Greece's conservative leader of New Democracy's Antonis Samaras arrives at the headquarters of his party in Athens, Monday, May 7, 2012.
photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis

Bureaucratic War Criminals and Their Crimes
Full Article WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Harkening back to former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and then back further to Heinrich Himmler-the ruthless practitioner of the Nazi's Schutzstaffel (SS) that terrorized much of Europe during World War II, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told thousands of sometimes cheering, sometimes...
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta addresses troops at Ft. Benning, Ga., May 4, 2012.
photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett

Afghan consulate deemed unsafe
Full Article The Australian
IN another sign of deteriorating security, the US is considering abandoning plans for a consulate in Afghanistan's north because the building chosen is deemed too dangerous to occupy. The US spent $US80 million ($A79.02 million) on the project despite glaring security deficiencies in the former hotel, according to a copy of a document drafted...
Afghan consulate deemed unsafe
photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod

Vladimir Putin to be sworn in as president for third term
Full Article The Daily Telegraph
Vladimir Putin will take office as Russian president for a historic third term today, facing the challenges of a fast-changing society and an outburst of protests against his 12-year domination. Image 1 of 3 Vladimir Putin quits as head of Russia's ruling party Photo: EPA Image 1 of 3 Vladimir Putin...
Russian riot police detain a protester as they disperse opposition rally in downtown Moscow on Sunday, May 6, 2012.
photo: AP / Ivan Sekretarev

Francois Hollande celebrates French presidential win
Full Article BBC News
French socialist Francois Hollande has been celebrating victory in the country's presidential election. Mr Hollande - who polled just under 52% of votes in Sunday's run-off election - said he was "proud to have been capable of giving people hope again". Centre-right incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy is the first French president not to...
French president-elect Francois Hollande waves to crowds gathered to celebrate his election victory in Bastille Square in Paris, France, Sunday, May 6, 2012.
photo: AP / Francois Mori

Greece set for deadlock after vote against austerity
Full Article The Hindu
Greece was poised for political gridlock after voters punished traditional governing parties in general elections on Sunday, turning to smaller anti-bailout groups and putting the indebted country’s future in the euro zone at risk. The two main parties that backed the bailout, the conservative New Democracy and socialist Pasok, said they...
Women casts their ballots at a polling station in Athens, Sunday, May 6, 2012.
photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis

Anti-Putin protesters clash with police, over 250 arrested
Full Article CNN
May 7, 2012 -- Updated 0021 GMT (0821 HKT) Moscow (CNN) -- An anti-government protest in Moscow turned violent Sunday, with some demonstrators clashing with police after they veered off their agreed-upon route. More than 250 people were arrested -- including leading opposition figure Boris Nemtsov, leftist radical group leader Sergei Udaltsov and...
Russian riot police detain a protester as they disperse opposition rally in downtown Moscow on Sunday, May 6, 2012.
photo: AP / Ivan Sekretarev

Lawyers say 9/11 hearing protected by 'veil of secrecy'
Full Article BBC News
Defence lawyers for five men accused of plotting the 11 September 2001 attacks have challenged the fairness of the military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay. The defendants, who include the alleged mastermind of 9/11, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, were formally charged with murder and other offences on Saturday. None of the defendants has yet entered a formal...
File - A U.S. Navy ship's serviceman, a Joint Detention Group barber attached to the Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion, speaks to a detainee about trimming his beard at Camp VI, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Feb. 10, 2011.
photo: US Navy / MCS1 David P. Coleman

Deadly unrest fuels suspicion on eve of Syria vote
Full Article Khaleej Times
Syria's authorities and the opposition traded accusations Sunday over who was behind blast that rocked Damascus and Aleppo, on the eve of parliamentary polls designed to boost the regime's legitimacy. Overnight violence in Damascus province killed three people, a rights watchdog said, as the authorities made final preparations for a vote it says is...
People look at destroyed vehicles after an explosion on al-Thawra Street in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, May 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi

France votes in presidential showdown
Full Article Yahoo Daily News
French voters turned out in numbers Sunday to give their verdict in a hard-fought presidential battle between right-wing incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and his Socialist challenger Francois Hollande. Opinion polls and electioneering were banned in the final 32 hours before polling stations opened, but Hollande began the day as firm favourite despite...
Socialist Party candidate for the presidential election Francois Hollande meets a resident with his companion Valerie Trierweiler, center, as he tours Tulle, central France, after voting in the second round of the presidential election, Sunday, May 6, 2012.
photo: AP / Bob Edme


Government ministers attend a cabinet meeting at the Greek Parliament in Athens, Friday, March 9, 2012.
Greece's government is still up in the air in the aftermath of yesterday's elections. The conservative party New Democracy announced earlier today that it will not be able to form a coalition government that would allow Greece to form a new...
photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis
 Hiroshima aftermath. During World War II, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, were destroyed by atomic bombs dropped by the United States military on August 6 and August 9, 1945, respectively, killing at least 120,000 people outright, and around
Those familiar with naval history during World War II easily recognize the name Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander of the Japanese Imperial Fleet. In May 1942, following his victorious attack on Pearl Harbor, Yamamoto sought to draw the US Pacific...
photo: USAF file
Vladimir Putin takes the oath of office during his inauguration as new Russia's president in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on Monday, May 7, 2012
Putin, 59, was sworn in with his right hand resting on the Russian constitution in a glittering ceremony in the Kremlin's former throne room attended by 2,000 dignitaries who applauded his every step along a long red carpet to the podium. Outside the...
photo: AP / Novosti Kremlin
French and Greek elections renew fears for euro's future
Paralysis in Greece raises doubts about eurozone membership, and Germany's Merkel can no longer count on French support Angela Merkel's coalition was defeated in a regional election on Sunday. Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images...
photo: ABr / Abr
	Iran government denies plans to treble gasoline price
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's government denied on Monday it would treble the price of gasoline as part of subsidy reforms that have been commended by the IMF but caused anger at home among a population struggling under Western trade sanctions. In a...
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb
African heads clamp down to get back to civilian rule
DAKAR: West African presidents have threatened tougher action against coup leaders in Mali and Guinea-Bissau who have resisted efforts to fully restore civilian rule. Guinea-Bissau’s ruling military junta, hit with EU sanctions on Thursday, has...
photo: EC / EC
Changes help Indianapolis shelter reduce its euthanasia rate
Zeus barely hesitated before lunging at another dog in a fit of playful roughhousing. A few years ago, the well-mannered pit bull mix, still adjusting to life inside the Indianapolis Animal Care and Control shelter, likely would have faced a death...
photo: WN / Imran Nissar

Ultra-nationalists set to enter Greek Parliament; updated 08 May 2012; published 07 May 2012
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Ultra-nationalists set to enter Greek Parliament
NZ Herald 07 May 2012, The leader of the Greek conservative party that gained the most votes in parliamentary elections says his efforts to form a coalition government with other parties have failed. Now, the leftist party that came in second will get a chance to cobble together a ruling alliance. Conservative leader Antonis Samaras said his attempts to convince the...

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New Military Photo Scandal: Panetta Apologizes; updated 04 May 2012; published 18 Apr 2012
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New Military Photo Scandal: Panetta Apologizes
WorldNews.com 07 May 2012, Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Harkening back to former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and then back further to Heinrich Himmler-the ruthless practitioner of the Nazi's Schutzstaffel (SS) that terrorized much of Europe during World War II, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told thousands of sometimes cheering, sometimes...

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'NATO needs Afghanistan as launch pad for regime changes'; updated 07 May 2012; published 02 May 2012
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'NATO needs Afghanistan as launch pad for regime changes'
The Australian 07 May 2012, IN another sign of deteriorating security, the US is considering abandoning plans for a consulate in Afghanistan's north because the building chosen is deemed too dangerous to occupy. The US spent $US80 million ($A79.02 million) on the project despite glaring security deficiencies in the former hotel, according to a copy of a document drafted...

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Vladimir Putin's presidential inauguration ceremony in Kremlin; updated 07 May 2012; published 07 May 2012
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Vladimir Putin's presidential inauguration ceremony in Kremlin
The Daily Telegraph 07 May 2012, Vladimir Putin will take office as Russian president for a historic third term today, facing the challenges of a fast-changing society and an outburst of protests against his 12-year domination. Image 1 of 3 Vladimir Putin quits as head of Russia's ruling party Photo: EPA Image 1 of 3 Vladimir Putin...

Socialist Hollande wins French election; updated 07 May 2012; published 07 May 2012
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Socialist Hollande wins French election
BBC News 07 May 2012, French socialist Francois Hollande has been celebrating victory in the country's presidential election. Mr Hollande - who polled just under 52% of votes in Sunday's run-off election - said he was "proud to have been capable of giving people hope again". Centre-right incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy is the first French president not to...

Ultra-nationalists set to enter Greek Parliament; updated 08 May 2012; published 07 May 2012
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Ultra-nationalists set to enter Greek Parliament
The Hindu 07 May 2012, Greece was poised for political gridlock after voters punished traditional governing parties in general elections on Sunday, turning to smaller anti-bailout groups and putting the indebted country’s future in the euro zone at risk. The two main parties that backed the bailout, the conservative New Democracy and socialist Pasok, said they...

Hundreds arrested in violent anti-Vladimir Putin riots in Russia - Rough Cuts; updated 17 Mar 2012; published 06 Mar 2012
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Hundreds arrested in violent anti-Vladimir Putin riots in Russia - Rough Cuts
CNN 07 May 2012, May 7, 2012 -- Updated 0021 GMT (0821 HKT) Moscow (CNN) -- An anti-government protest in Moscow turned violent Sunday, with some demonstrators clashing with police after they veered off their agreed-upon route. More than 250 people were arrested -- including leading opposition figure Boris Nemtsov, leftist radical group leader Sergei Udaltsov and...

Some 9/11 families watched the arraignment via closed circuit; updated 07 May 2012; published 07 May 2012
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Some 9/11 families watched the arraignment via closed circuit
BBC News 06 May 2012, Defence lawyers for five men accused of plotting the 11 September 2001 attacks have challenged the fairness of the military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay. The defendants, who include the alleged mastermind of 9/11, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, were formally charged with murder and other offences on Saturday. None of the defendants has yet entered a formal...

Turkey talks tough as Syrian violence boils over border; updated 08 May 2012; published 10 Apr 2012
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Turkey talks tough as Syrian violence boils over border
Khaleej Times 06 May 2012, Syria's authorities and the opposition traded accusations Sunday over who was behind blast that rocked Damascus and Aleppo, on the eve of parliamentary polls designed to boost the regime's legitimacy. Overnight violence in Damascus province killed three people, a rights watchdog said, as the authorities made final preparations for a vote it says is...

Socialist Hollande wins French election; updated 07 May 2012; published 07 May 2012
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Socialist Hollande wins French election
Yahoo Daily News 06 May 2012, French voters turned out in numbers Sunday to give their verdict in a hard-fought presidential battle between right-wing incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and his Socialist challenger Francois Hollande. Opinion polls and electioneering were banned in the final 32 hours before polling stations opened, but Hollande began the day as firm favourite despite...

Obama Admin Cites 'Int'l Permission,' Not Congress, As 'Legal Basis' For Action In Syria; updated 07 May 2012; published 07 Mar 2012
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Obama Admin Cites 'Int'l Permission,' Not Congress, As 'Legal Basis' For Action In Syria
Richmond Times Dispatch 06 May 2012, The question was pointed and the questioners unyielding. If Israel decided to bomb Iran's uranium enrichment facilities, would the U.S. help secure overflight rights from Saudi Arabia? The press secretary at the podium in the Pentagon took his time. He looked his anticipatory audience squarely in the eyes and said, "I'll have to get back to you."...

Two dead, 300 injured, 170 arrested as violence breaks out in Egypt; updated 07 May 2012; published 05 May 2012
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Two dead, 300 injured, 170 arrested as violence breaks out in Egypt
The Associated Press 06 May 2012, CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's military officials moved swiftly Saturday to prosecute protesters they blamed for an attack on the Defense Ministry, in an attempt to put down increasingly violent protests against their authority just weeks before the country's presidential election. The fierce street battles on Friday raised to new heights the tension...

President Barack Obama's Remarks at the Ready to Go Rally in Columbus, Ohio; updated 08 May 2012; published 05 May 2012
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President Barack Obama's Remarks at the Ready to Go Rally in Columbus, Ohio
The Tribune San Luis Obispo 06 May 2012, President Barack Obama officially kicked off his re-election campaign Saturday by blasting the economic policies of likely GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney and arguing that Americans will be better off with four more years guided by his vision for the country. Speaking at Ohio State University, Obama blamed the trickledown policies of the past...

9/11 Terror Suspects to Stand Trial in Guantanamo Bay - Bush & Cheyney not amongst them!; updated 06 May 2012; published 05 Apr 2012
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9/11 Terror Suspects to Stand Trial in Guantanamo Bay - Bush & Cheyney not amongst them!
Yahoo Daily News 06 May 2012, GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Five Guantanamo prisoners accused of plotting the September 11 attacks defiantly refused to answer a U.S. military judge's questions on Saturday in a chaotic court hearing where they deferred entering pleas. Star defendant Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the confessed architect of the hijacked plane attacks,...





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