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Vegas grocer accused of war crimes sent to Bosnia

Meer: Vegas grocer accused of war crimes sent to Bosnia | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 09:16:06
A man accused of commanding a police squad that rounded up Bosnian Muslims for slaughter in 1995 fashioned a new life in Las Vegas as a modest grocery store owner before being arrested and deported to his native country, a lawyer and U.S. officials said Thursday.
http://news.yahoo.com/vegas-grocer-accused-war-crimes-sent-bosnia-212154591.html

New York's last French church fights to survive

Meer: New York's last French church fights to survive | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 09:16:06
It has long served as the spiritual home of New York's French-speaking Catholics, but the Church of St. Vincent de Paul is nearing its end as the faithful grow fewer and the building lies in disrepair.
http://news.yahoo.com/yorks-last-french-church-fights-survive-065059020.html

Jail for 2 blamed for New Zealand cargo ship spill

Meer: Jail for 2 blamed for New Zealand cargo ship spill | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 09:16:06
The captain and the navigating officer of a ship that ran aground on a New Zealand reef have each been sentenced to seven months in jail.
http://news.yahoo.com/jail-2-blamed-zealand-cargo-ship-spill-065158997--finance.html

US looks forward to working with new Egyptian leader

Meer: US looks forward to working with new Egyptian leader | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 09:16:06
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States pledged on Thursday to "stand with the Egyptian people" and said it looked forward to working with their democratically elected government. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Egypt marked "another important milestone in their transition to democracy" by holding its first free election for president in two days of balloting. "We look forward to working with Egypt's democratically elected government," she said in a statement. ...
http://news.yahoo.com/us-looks-forward-working-egyptian-leader-065506954.html

U.S. looks forward to working with new Egyptian leader

Meer: U.S. looks forward to working with new Egyptian leader | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 09:16:06
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States pledged on Thursday to "stand with the Egyptian people" and said it looked forward to working with their democratically elected government. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Egypt marked "another important milestone in their transition to democracy" by holding its first free election for president in two days of balloting. "We look forward to working with Egypt's democratically elected government," she said in a statement. ...
http://news.yahoo.com/u-looks-forward-working-egyptian-leader-023150515.html

Egypt counts votes, Brotherhood says ahead

Meer: Egypt counts votes, Brotherhood says ahead | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 09:16:06
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood said on Friday its candidate was leading the early count in Egypt's first free presidential election that exposed a rift in the nation between supporters of Islamists and backers of men who served deposed autocrat Hosni Mubarak. The Brotherhood said Mohamed Mursi was ahead based on a small sample of results shortly after voting ended in an election that marks the final step in a messy and often bloody transition to democracy, overseen by a military council. The overall result will not be clear for some time. ...
http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-counts-votes-brotherhood-says-ahead-003746558.html

Egypt election looks fairer than last: expert

Meer: Egypt election looks fairer than last: expert | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 09:16:06
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's first open leadership contest looks better managed than an earlier parliamentary vote, making it harder to influence the outcome by hustling voters, stuffing ballots and other abuses, an election observer said on Thursday. The state election body has toughened oversight of polling stations and improved voting and counting procedures since the legislative vote that ended in January, said election specialist Ossama Kamel, a consultant to several international groups. ...
http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-election-looks-fairer-last-expert-065803678.html

Dinosaur with tiny arms unearthed in Argentina

Meer: Dinosaur with tiny arms unearthed in Argentina | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:56:04
Argentine experts have discovered the near-complete remains of a new species of Jurassic-era dinosaur that stood on its rear legs and had tiny arms, according to a leading paleontologist.
http://news.yahoo.com/dinosaur-tiny-arms-unearthed-argentina-031212536.html

Australia assures on beef after US E-coli scare

Meer: Australia assures on beef after US E-coli scare | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:56:04
Australia moved to assure its meat export partners and domestic market that its beef was safe after it was linked to an E-coli contamination scare in the United States.
http://news.yahoo.com/australia-assures-beef-us-e-coli-scare-062707486.html

AP: Churches to raise money to fight gay marriage

Meer: AP: Churches to raise money to fight gay marriage | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:49:26
Scores of Maine churches will pass the collection plate a second time at Sunday services on Father's Day to kick off a fundraising campaign for the lead opposition group to a November referendum to legalize same-sex marriages.
http://news.yahoo.com/ap-churches-raise-money-fight-gay-marriage-063201564.html

Backlash against African migrants in Israel

Meer: Backlash against African migrants in Israel | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:49:26
Recent rapes blamed on African migrants have ignited a political and emotional backlash against their ballooning numbers, with Israelis and their leaders stridently -- and in an alarming new development, violently -- calling for their expulsion.
http://news.yahoo.com/backlash-against-african-migrants-israel-063628471.html

After NYC beer museum tour, hop on over to its bar

Meer: After NYC beer museum tour, hop on over to its bar | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:42:46
A museum exhibit aims to show that where there's beer, there's history.
http://news.yahoo.com/nyc-beer-museum-tour-hop-over-bar-062542798.html

This is pop? A look at wacky Eurovision contenders

Meer: This is pop? A look at wacky Eurovision contenders | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:42:46
A memorable melody. Distinctive stage presence. Some horse-trading of votes.
http://news.yahoo.com/pop-look-wacky-eurovision-contenders-062634336.html

Man arrested in disappearance of NYC boy Etan Patz

Meer: Man arrested in disappearance of NYC boy Etan Patz | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:42:46
Authorities in New York City say they've cracked a 33-year-old case that helped focus national attention on missing children -- the disappearance of Etan Patz (EH'-tahn payts).
http://news.yahoo.com/man-arrested-disappearance-nyc-boy-etan-patz-062636922.html

Fire damage raises questions about sub's future

Meer: Fire damage raises questions about sub's future | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:42:46
The severity of a fire that swept through a nuclear-powered submarine in dry dock at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is triggering questions about whether the 22-year-old USS Miami can be salvaged.
http://news.yahoo.com/fire-damage-raises-questions-subs-future-062904710.html

NJ Muslims angry over NYPD surveillance findings

Meer: NJ Muslims angry over NYPD surveillance findings | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:42:46
Muslim leaders in New Jersey say they are angry but uncertain what their next step will be after the state's attorney general found that New York City police did not violate any laws in its surveillance of businesses, mosques and student groups in New Jersey.
http://news.yahoo.com/nj-muslims-angry-over-nypd-surveillance-findings-063032889.html

Brotherhood, Mubarak's last PM seen in Egypt run-off

Meer: Brotherhood, Mubarak's last PM seen in Egypt run-off | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:36:07
CAIRO (Reuters) - A Muslim Brotherhood official said on Friday the group's candidate in the first free presidential election in Egypt would enter a run-off vote next month with the last prime minister to serve Hosni Mubarak before he was ousted in a popular uprising. "It is clear that the run-off will be between (the Brotherhood's) Mohamed Mursi and Ahmed Shafiq," he told Reuters, adding that the group's governing body was meeting to determine campaign strategy for the run-off. With most votes counted, he said Mursi had 25 percent and Shafiq had 23 percent.
http://news.yahoo.com/brotherhood-mubaraks-last-pm-seen-egypt-run-off-061315464.html

Lady Gaga won't change show for protests: manager

Meer: Lady Gaga won't change show for protests: manager | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:36:07
Lady Gaga's manager says the pop diva has no plans to tone down her act, even if that prevents her from performing in some countries on her Asian tour.
http://news.yahoo.com/lady-gaga-wont-change-show-protests-manager-061446322.html

Brotherhood, Mubarak's last PM set for Egypt run-off: source

Meer: Brotherhood, Mubarak's last PM set for Egypt run-off: source | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:36:07
CAIRO (Reuters) - A Muslim Brotherhood official said on Friday the group's candidate in the first free presidential election in Egypt would enter a run-off vote next month with the last prime minister to serve Hosni Mubarak before he was ousted in a popular uprising. The vote marks the final step in a messy and often bloody transition to democracy, overseen by a military council that has pledged to hand over power to a new president by July 1. "It is clear that the run-off will be between (the Brotherhood's) Mohamed Mursi and Ahmed Shafiq," the official told Reuters. ...
http://news.yahoo.com/brotherhood-mubaraks-last-pm-set-egypt-run-off-061814798.html

Exclusive: China leadership rules Bo case isolated, limits purge: sources

Meer: Exclusive: China leadership rules Bo case isolated, limits purge: sources | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:29:30
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao has demanded senior Communist Party officials stifle tensions over the ousting of ambitious politician Bo Xilai and show unity as they prepare for a change of leadership, sources briefed on recent meetings said. Hu urged the party to close ranks at a meeting of about 200 officials early this month at a Beijing hotel, declaring the downfall of Bo - China's biggest political scandal in two decades - to be an "isolated case", the three sources said. ...
http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-china-leadership-rules-bo-case-isolated-limits-060716969.html

UN panel claims evidence of illegal killings, torture by Syrian forces, armed opposition

Meer: UN panel claims evidence of illegal killings, torture by Syrian forces, armed opposition | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:29:30
BEIRUT - The Syrian regime and an increasingly organized rebel force are carrying out illegal killings and torturing their opponents, but government forces are still responsible for most of the violence stemming from the country's uprising, a U.N. panel says.
http://news.yahoo.com/un-panel-claims-evidence-illegal-killings-torture-syrian-083236452.html

Mich school honors late hoops star at graduation

Meer: Mich school honors late hoops star at graduation | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:09:33
Jocelyn Leonard stood near the front of the gym, leading the choir at Fennville High School.
http://news.yahoo.com/mich-school-honors-hoops-star-graduation-025112341--spt.html

Facebook market makers' losses total at least $100 million

Meer: Facebook market makers' losses total at least $100 million | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:09:33
(Reuters) - Claims by four of Wall Street's main market makers against Nasdaq over Facebook's botched IPO are likely to exceed $100 million, as they and other traders continue to deal with thousands of problems with customer orders. A technical glitch delayed the social networking company's market debut by 30 minutes on Friday and many client orders were delayed, giving some investors and traders significant losses as the stock price dropped. The exchange operator is facing lawsuits from investors and threats of legal action from brokers. ...
http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-market-makers-losses-total-least-100-million-024559858--sector.html

Trainer O'Neill suspended by Calif. racing board

Meer: Trainer O'Neill suspended by Calif. racing board | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:09:33
a ban that won't take effect until after his superstar colt, I'll Have Another, tries to win the Triple Crown.
http://news.yahoo.com/trainer-oneill-suspended-calif-racing-board-232951876--spt.html

Hurricane warning issued for Mexico ahead of Bud

Meer: Hurricane warning issued for Mexico ahead of Bud | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:09:33
Hurricane Bud strengthened into a major storm Thursday night as it churned toward an area of beach resorts and small mountain villages on the Pacific coast stretching south from Puerto Vallarta.
http://news.yahoo.com/hurricane-warning-issued-mexico-ahead-bud-210656021.html

Times-Picayune to cut paper to 3 days a week

Meer: Times-Picayune to cut paper to 3 days a week | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:09:33
The Times-Picayune, one of the nation's oldest newspapers, will no longer offer print editions seven days a week and instead plans to offer three printed issues a week starting in the fall. The change means New Orleans would become the largest metro area in the nation without a daily newspaper in the digital age.
http://news.yahoo.com/times-picayune-cut-paper-3-days-week-165211903.html

England look to add to Windies' woes

Meer: England look to add to Windies' woes | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:09:33
England will take an unbeatable lead in their three-match series against the West Indies if they win the second Test at Trent Bridge starting on Friday.
http://news.yahoo.com/england-look-add-windies-woes-033429498--spt.html

Police blockade Papua New Guinea's Parliament

Meer: Police blockade Papua New Guinea's Parliament | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:09:33
Police in Papua New Guinea blockaded Parliament on Friday, a day after Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's government leveled sedition charges against the country's chief justice.
http://news.yahoo.com/police-blockade-papua-guineas-parliament-020849051.html

Hurricane Bud takes aim at Mexico's Pacific coast

Meer: Hurricane Bud takes aim at Mexico's Pacific coast | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:09:33
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane Bud, the first Pacific hurricane in the 2012 season, strengthened into a major Category 3 storm on Thursday as it headed toward Mexico's coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. With maximum sustained winds of 115 mph, Bud is threatening heavy rains and a storm surge around the port city of Manzanillo, the Miami-based center said. Mexico has no significant oil installations on the Pacific coast, but Bud could hit near the popular tourist town of Puerto Vallarta. The hurricane is expected to weaken before making landfall on Friday. ...
http://news.yahoo.com/hurricane-bud-strengthens-major-storm-off-mexico-025308191.html

Chen Guangcheng, in US, pledges to keep speaking out

Meer: Chen Guangcheng, in US, pledges to keep speaking out | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | | 2012-05-25 08:09:33
Blind activist Chen Guangcheng vowed to keep speaking out against rights abuses in China as he settles into a new life in New York following his dramatic escape from illegal detention.
http://news.yahoo.com/chen-guangcheng-us-pledges-keep-speaking-034355145.html

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