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Telegraph.co.ukCrackdown on Students Stokes Fury Within Syria
New York Times
Antigovernment anger in Syria escalated on Friday over the harsh repression of students in Aleppo, the country's largest city, where activists reported what they called the most extensive protests there yet in the 15-month-old nationwide uprising ...
Syrian Attacks Continue as Mass Protests SpreadVoice of America
Syrian protesters hit with gunfire in AleppoSan Francisco Chronicle
Regime forces fire on massive Syrian protestsABC Online Fox News -The Guardian -The Associated Press all 939 news articles » 
NEWS.com.auIAEA chief to visit Tehran for talks
Xinhua
BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhuanet) -- The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano is travelling to Tehran on Sunday for talks with senior Iranian officials. This surprise development comes as the IAEA and Iran appear to be making headway ...
Heading Into Talks With Iran, US Sees Hopeful SignsNew York Times
World powers forge joint approach to Iran talksLos Angeles Times
WSJ: UN Nuclear Watchdog To Make Surprise Vist To Iran SundayWall Street Journal Jerusalem Post -The Associated Press -Washington Post all 1,983 news articles » 
ABC NewsFrance's Hollande Sticking to Early Afghan Pullout
ABC News
In his first visit to the Oval Office, French President Francois Hollande declared he will withdraw all French combat troops from Afghanistan by year's end, making clear to President Barack Obama the timeline for ending the US-led war will not trump a ...
US president Obama meets with French Hollande before G8 summitXinhua
Obama, Hollande agree on much - but not Afghanistan |Reuters
Hollande stays firm on Afghan strategy, exitMinneapolis Star Tribune Wall Street Journal -Voice of America all 856 news articles » 
New York TimesChicago Protests Draw Thousands Before NATO Event
New York Times
CHICAGO ? Several thousand demonstrators, many of them nurses, filled a plaza in the heart of downtown Chicago on Friday for the first major rally in what is expected to be a weekend of protests as President Obama and foreign leaders gather in the ...
Hotels have reservations about NATO's profit potentialChicago Sun-Times
News Analysis: Chicago summit to focus on Afghanistan, sharing expertise among ...Xinhua
Storify: National Nurses United protestThe Depaulia San Francisco Chronicle -Fox News -Chicago Tribune all 1,763 news articles » 
New York TimesRising Greek Political Star, Foe of Austerity, Puts Europe on Edge
New York Times
ATHENS ? At 37, and looking not a bit his years, Alexis Tsipras is clearly enjoying his moment. He vaulted to prominence less than two weeks ago, when his previously obscure left-wing party placed second in national elections with the promise of ...
Locals brace for final act of Greek tragedySydney Morning Herald
A story of hope somehow defying logicFinancial Times
Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras: 'It's a war between people and capitalism'The Guardian Wall Street Journal -The Associated Press -Reuters all 8,560 news articles » 
Christian Science MonitorAs its banking woes mount, Spain ponders where to go from here
Christian Science Monitor
Its banks struggling, Spain has moved closer to needing a bailout. But some argue the takeover of Bankia and other measures could mark the beginning of movement toward greater stability. By Andrés Cala, Correspondent / May 18, 2012 A sign of Spain's ...
Greek politics, Spanish banks test fragile eurozone's survivalMiamiHerald.com
News Summary: Spanish banks feels the squeezeWashington Post
FOREX-Euro rallies from 4-month low versus dollarReuters The Associated Press -Wall Street Journal -BBC News all 2,089 news articles » 
BBC NewsMalawi's new president vows to repeal ban on gay acts in conservative southern ...
Washington Post
BLANTYRE, Malawi ? President Joyce Banda declared Friday she wants to repeal Malawi's laws against homosexual acts, going against a trend in Africa in which gays are being increasingly singled out for prosecution. Banda, who assumed the presidency in ...
Malawi president vows to legalise homosexualityThe Guardian
Malawi to overturn homosexual ban, Joyce Banda saysBBC News all 349 news articles » 
BBC NewsOlympic torch arrives in UK
Xinhua
BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Sparks flew as the Olympic torch arrived in England Friday and was lit for its very own welcoming ceremony. Next up is a 70-day torch relay spanning 8000 miles across the UK and Ireland before landing in London for this ...
Flame lights up countdown to GamesThe Press Association
Olympic torch to set off on its 70-day journeyBBC News
Olympic flame arrives in BritainThe Associated Press Reuters all 3,563 news articles » 
The GuardianBurma's Aung San Suu Kyi to address parliament on June visit
The Guardian
Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese pro-democracy leader and Nobel peace prize winner, is to visit Britain next month in her first trip outside the south Asian state for 24 years. She will address both houses of parliament as a guest of the British ...
Burma's Suu Kyi to visit Dublin as part of Europe tripIrish Times
US firms eye Myanmar as sanctions suspendedReuters
Myanmar welcomes easing of US economic sanctionsBusinessWeek Los Angeles Times -Washington Post all 1,264 news articles » 
Boston.comBus plunges off bridge in Vietnam, killing 34
Boston.com
A crowded overnight bus plunged off a bridge into a river in central Vietnam, killing 34 people and injuring 21 others in one of the country's deadliest road accidents. The 50-seat coach lost control and ripped through the bridge's guardrails Thursday ...
Vietnam bus crash leaves 34 deadScotsman
Vietnam bus plunges off bridge into river; 34 deadThe Associated Press
Bus plunges into Vietnam river bank; 34 killedUSA TODAY Xinhua all 471 news articles »
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