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China's Chen 'set to fly to US'

BBC News - 1 hour 16 sec ago

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, whose stay at the US embassy sparked a diplomatic crisis, says he is at Beijing airport expecting to go to the US.

Olympic torch relay sets off

BBC News - 1 hour 12 min ago

Sailor Ben Ainslie is the first torchbearer as the Olympic flame begins its 70-day tour of the UK in the build up to the London 2012 games.

Sri Lanka marks three years since war's end

Al Jazeera - 1 hour 12 min ago

Foreign minister says country is conducting its own inquiry into alleged war crimes, as troops march through Colombo.

The Saturday Profile: From Field to Congress, Romário Leaves His Mark

World News (NY Times) - 1 hour 15 min ago

Romário de Souza Faria, a former soccer star known for his nighttime escapades and public quarreling, is stirring up Brazilians in a new realm: politics.

Alexis Tsipras, Greek Political Star, Puts Europe on Edge

World News (NY Times) - 1 hour 15 min ago

The left-wing leader Alexis Tsipras, who pledges to repudiate Greece’s austerity-for-loans bailout deal, says the country’s problem is a European one, necessitating a European solution.

IHT Rendezvous: Mongolia Wrestles With Dinosaurs, NATO and Politics

World News (NY Times) - 1 hour 34 min ago

Two events on Sunday, the sale of a Tyrannosaurus skeleton and a NATO summit in Chicago, promise to raise the global profile Mongolia.

Private rocket set for first space mission

Al Jazeera - 1 hour 37 min ago

SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral ends NASA's decades-long dominance and marks debut for commercial space operators.

China dissident 'at Beijing airport'

Al Jazeera - 1 hour 39 min ago

Lawyer Chen Guangcheng tells reporters he believes he could be on his way to New York but is still without his passport.

Pentagon Study Says China Military Getting Stronger

World News (NY Times) - 1 hour 42 min ago

The annual appraisal of China’s military modernization also suggests Beijing leaders want to project power while avoiding confrontation with neighbors and the United States.

Currents: Obama Finds Middle Way on Gay Vows

World News (NY Times) - 1 hour 42 min ago

President Obama declined to define same-sex marriage as a constitutionally protected federal right even as he endorsed it in a personal capacity.

Private spaceship set for launch

BBC News - 1 hour 45 min ago

California's SpaceX company is preparing to launch to the space station - the first resupply mission to the orbiting outpost by a private company.

Caustic Comedian Alters Italy’s Political Map

World News (NY Times) - 1 hour 47 min ago

Beppe Grillo has used a deft mixture of mordant humor, righteous anger and grass-roots organization to quickly become a potent force in Italy’s fractious political arena.

IHT Rendezvous: Can Europe Be Saved? Should It?

World News (NY Times) - 1 hour 57 min ago

These are the best of times for the Eurosceptics, with all their dire warnings about Eurocrats getting ahead of the popular will seeming to be coming true. Were they right? We want to hear your view.

House Rejects a Bid to Bar Some Indefinite Detentions

World News (NY Times) - 2 hours 24 min ago

The House beat back an unusual coalition of liberal and conservative lawmakers and approved a contentious $642 billion Pentagon policy bill.

Facebook fails to set stock market alight

Al Jazeera - Sat, 19 May 2012 - 12:55am

Social-networking phenomenon valued at $104bn on closely watched debut, but shares settle back to $38 opening price.

India Ink: The Cartoon That Taught Indians The Meaning of "Many"

World News (NY Times) - Sat, 19 May 2012 - 12:51am

Documentary filmmaker Vijaya Mulay talks about the 1974 animation film -"Ek Anek Aur Ekta"- that was created to spread the message of unity in diversity

Greece and Germany in War of Words Over Euro Crisis

World News (NY Times) - Sat, 19 May 2012 - 12:38am

A telephone conversation on Friday between Germany’s chancellor and Greece’s president became the latest flashpoint in the unfolding crisis over Greece’s membership in the euro.

Thousands flee DR Congo violence

Al Jazeera - Sat, 19 May 2012 - 12:37am

Border refugee camps "over-stretched and over-congested", UN officials say, as numbers swell daily in Uganda and Rwanda.

Burlington Journal: Vermont’s Refugee Rebuild After Irene Floods

World News (NY Times) - Sat, 19 May 2012 - 12:37am

Refugees from Africa and South Asia are rebuilding their livelihoods after last summer’s devastating flood that ruined 10,000 acres of land.

UN to bolster Syria observer mission