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Chicago protesters break away from nurses’ rally

rushabh — Sat, 19 May 2012 04:44:54 +0000

Hundreds of protesters broke away from a large rally and began marching through Chicago streets Friday, taunting police and shouting about everything from bank bailouts to nuclear power — a prelude to even bigger demonstrations expected after the start of a NATO summit.

LA Police: 2 arrests in Chinese student killings

rushabh — Sat, 19 May 2012 04:39:10 +0000

Two young men were arrested Friday in the killings of two Chinese graduate students who were shot in an apparent robbery attempt last month near the University of Southern California, police said.

Obama presses ailing Europe to focus on growth

rushabh — Sat, 19 May 2012 04:37:29 +0000

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - A growing chorus of world leaders on Friday pushed for a shift toward more pro-growth policies to help ease a European crisis that threatens to oust Greece from the euro zone and reverberate throughout the global economy.

VIDEO: UN monitors targeted by Aleppo protests

rushabh — Sat, 19 May 2012 04:35:56 +0000

Two weeks ago four students were killed when government troops stormed the campus of Aleppo University, sparking wider demonstrations in Syria's main commercial centre, which had been relatively quiet.

G8 leaders broadly united on Iran and Syria: U.S. official

rushabh — Sat, 19 May 2012 04:34:32 +0000

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Group of Eight leaders agreed in their initial discussions at Camp David on Friday that Iran needs to disclose more about its nuclear ambitions and that it was time to focus on a political transition in Syria, a U.S. official said.

‘Adopted’ French minister sparks Korean soul searching

rushabh — Sat, 19 May 2012 04:30:25 +0000

The appointment of Fleur Pellerin as France's first South Korean-born minister has prompted soul searching over social values in the country of her birth where she was adopted at the age of six months.

VIDEO: G8 leaders gather as Greek tragedy looms

rushabh — Sat, 19 May 2012 04:27:01 +0000

Opening the talks at Camp David, President Obama said sorting out the problem was a matter of extraordinary importance.

Eurozone set to dominate G8 talks

rushabh — Sat, 19 May 2012 04:18:16 +0000

US President Obama hosts an opening dinner for G8 leaders, discussing North Korea, Syria and Iran, with the eurozone crisis likely to top Saturday's agenda.

Sri Lanka marks war anniversary

rushabh — Sat, 19 May 2012 04:06:19 +0000

Sri Lanka marks three years since the end of its civil war with a military parade, as critics say more should be done to remember civilian deaths.

Facebook stock finishes flat in debut

rushabh — Sat, 19 May 2012 04:05:32 +0000

In the hours before Facebook's stock began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the first time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg reminded the company's 3,500 employees not to get caught up in the hoopla surrounding its long-awaited initial public offering.