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Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T16:38:50Z Senators decry convicted Lockerbie bomber\'s death in freedom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Charles Schumer on Sunday criticized the Scottish government for allowing convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Bassett al-Megrahi to die a free man in what he said "smelled of a deal for oil." Schumer, a New York Democrat, said on CNN that the death of Megrahi, reported on Sunday by the former Libyan intelligence officer's brother, meant the full truth about the bombing of a Pan Am airliner in 1988 over Scotland may never be known. He has questioned whether Megrahi was released from prison as part of a deal for Libyan oil. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T16:55:32Z Italy PM Monti shortens U.S. trip after bomb and quake ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Sunday he would return home early from the United States following a bomb that killed a teenager in the south on Saturday and an earthquake that struck northern Italy on Sunday. Monti said in Chicago, where he is attending a NATO summit, that he would stay for only the first session, leave on Sunday night and be in Rome by Monday. His comments were broadcast on Italian television. (Reporting By Philip Pullella) Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T16:50:48Z Syrian army shelling kills 16 in Hama: rights groups BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian army shelling killed 16 people, including children, on Sunday in the town of Souran in the central province of Hama, the British-based rights group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "The army shelled the town and then stormed it," the head of the rights group Rami Abdelrahman told Reuters, citing residents. Hama has been a focal point of Syria's 14-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. (Reporting by Oliver Holmes; Editing by Louise Ireland) Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T14:22:26Z Fourth person arrested for plotting NATO attacks: police CHICAGO (Reuters) - A fourth man was arrested on a terrorism-related charge ahead of the NATO summit that gets underway here on Sunday, adding to event security concerns after the arrests of three others who police said considered targeting U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election headquarters. Chicago-resident Sebastian Senakiewicz, 24, was arrested Thursday and charged with one count of terrorism/false threat, Chicago Police Department spokesman Mike Sullivan said on Sunday. He remains in custody and has a bond hearing later on Sunday. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T14:45:56Z Sudan releases four foreigners arrested in border area KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has released four foreigners who were detained three weeks ago near the border with South Sudan following weeks of heavy clashes between the two African neighbors, officials said on Sunday. Sudan accused the four - a Briton, a Norwegian, a South African and a South Sudanese - of entering an oil-producing border area illegally to spy for South Sudan. South Sudanese officials had denied Sudan's allegations, saying the men were working with the United Nations and aid groups clearing mines, and had got lost in the remote territory. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T15:08:28Z Lockerbie bomber Megrahi has died in Libya: brother
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T16:28:13Z Ruling party in Dominican election seeks four more years Santo Domingo (Reuters) - Voting is underway in presidential elections in the Dominican Republic where the ruling party candidate Danilo Medina is looking for revenge 12 years after he lost in a landslide to opposition candidate Hipolito Mejia. Most opinion polls appear give him the edge, showing Medina of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) leading by a margin of 5 percentage points over Mejia for the opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD). ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T13:54:07Z Party leaders refuse to budge on debt positions Republicans and Democrats aren't budging when it comes to their already hardened positions on spending cuts versus tax increases to deal with the nation's debt. Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T16:22:11Z UK\'s Cameron: Megrahi should have never been freed CHICAGO (Reuters) - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight, should have never been released from prison, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday. "I've always been clear he should never have been released from prison," Cameron said on Sunday in Chicago where NATO leaders gathered for a summit. "Today is a day to remember the 270 people who lost their lives in what was an appalling terrorist act. Our thoughts should be with them and their families for the suffering they've had. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T15:33:28Z Romney, US Sen. Brown play down past connections
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T13:59:49Z Libya\'s NTC says Megrahi death will not shut Lockerbie file TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's National Transitional Council said on Sunday the death of Abdul Basset al-Megrahi, convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, will not end the government's investigation into the attack. "We would have liked to uncover more truths but his death will not shut the Lockerbie file," NTC spokesman Mohamed al-Harizy told Reuters. "The Libyan government will continue to investigate the crimes committed by the Gaddafi regime using other witnesses." (Reporting by Taha Zargoun; Writing By Hadeel Al-Shalchi) Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T16:48:47Z Wall Street Week Ahead: Market is oversold, but major signs say "sell"
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T14:29:50Z U.N. seeks Iran nuclear deal before Baghdad talks VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear supervisor flies to Tehran on Sunday looking for a deal to inspect suspected weapons sites - a potential breakthrough that Iran may hope could persuade the West to start lifting sanctions and deflect threats of war. But though IAEA chief Yukiya Amano scheduled Monday's talks with Iran at such short notice that diplomats said agreement on new inspections may be near, few see Tehran convincing Western governments to ease back swiftly on punitive measures when its negotiators meet big power officials in Baghdad on Wednesday. Amano, director general of the U.N. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T15:15:30Z Factbox: Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies (Reuters) - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland, has died, his brother said. Here are some details about Megrahi: MEGRAHI - RELEASED FROM PRISON: Megrahi was sentenced to life in prison in 2001 for his part in blowing up New York-bound Pan Am Flight 103 in December 1988, killing 259 people on board and 11 people on the ground in Lockerbie, Scotland. Judges ruled in 2003 that he must serve a minimum of 27 years before he could apply for parole. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T13:43:52Z Bahraini activist granted bail but not released
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T17:04:42Z Lebanese soldiers kill two anti-Assad activists BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese soldiers shot dead two members of an alliance against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in northern Lebanon on Sunday, security sources said, in the latest incident to raise fears Syria's turmoil was spilling over the border into its neighbor. Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Wahid, a Sunni Muslim cleric, and Khaled Miraib, both members of the Lebanon-based March 14 political alliance, were shot in their car as they sped through a Lebanese army checkpoint without stopping, the sources said. Residents of the northern region of Akkar blocked off roads to protest against the deaths. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T14:57:49Z NATO chief sees financial aid for Afghan forces
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T15:52:09Z Lone bomber, not mafia, sought for Italy school attack BRINDISI (Reuters) - A bomb attack which killed a teenage girl and wounded 10 other people in the southern Italian town of Brindisi was probably done by an individual operating alone, a senior official said on Sunday, playing down initial suspicions of mafia involvement. Saturday's attack on the Francesca Morvillo Falcone school, a vocational training institute named after the wife of a famed anti-mafia judge, horrified Italy and sparked speculation it was the work of southern Italy's organized crime gangs. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T16:09:18Z Italy PM Monti shortens U.S. trip after bomb and quake ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Sunday he would return home early from the United States following a bomb that killed a teenager in the south on Saturday and an earthquake that struck northern Italy on Sunday. Monti said in Chicago, where he is attending a NATO summit, that he would stay for only the first session, leave on Sunday night and be in Rome by Monday. His comments were broadcast on Italian television. (Reporting By Philip Pullella) Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T16:51:48Z Obama wants new banking rules put in place soon
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T16:06:20Z George Will Slams New York Times for Joe Ricketts Story
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T17:12:53Z NATO chief insists no rush to exits in Afghanistan
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T17:07:48Z Egypt\'s Brotherhood goes all out for presidency TANTA, Egypt (Reuters) - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood planned a mass climax to its presidential campaign on Sunday, hoping to sway undecided voters and clinch victory in this week's election when Egyptians will choose their leader freely for the first time. On the last day of official campaigning, the Brotherhood told Egyptians to "book your place anywhere in Egypt" for evening rallies in support of its candidate Mohamed Mursi. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T14:33:26Z U.S. army instructor shot in Yemen attack: security source SANAA (Reuters) - A U.S. military instructor helping train Yemeni coastguards was shot and seriously wounded in an attack by unidentified assailants in the Red Sea city of Hudaida on Sunday, a Yemeni security source said. The source said two other U.S. instructors, who were travelling in the same car, were not hurt in the attack, which happened before noon on the group's journey to work. A caller told Reuters by telephone - not the group's usual method of communication - that the al Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Sharia group was behind the attack. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T14:49:56Z Iran economy minister says EU embargo to push up oil price - CNN
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T17:23:06Z Party leaders refuse to budge on debt positions Republicans and Democrats aren't budging when it comes to their already hardened positions on spending cuts versus tax increases to deal with the nation's debt. Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T16:22:11Z NATO chief: No "rush for the exits" in Afghan war
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T16:49:22Z Low turnout, fraud row mar Serb presidential vote BELGRADE (Reuters) - Voter apathy and accusations of fraud marred a presidential run-off in Serbia on Sunday, where pro-Western incumbent Boris Tadic is vying with rightist Tomislav Nikolic for the right to lead the nation into talks on joining the EU. Seven hours after polls opened, just 23.2 percent of the 6.7 million Serbs eligible to vote had done so. Tadic began the day as the frontrunner, but analysts have said a low turnout might favor Nikolic, whose supporters are considered more disciplined voters. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T15:17:49Z North Korea releases detained Chinese fishermen BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea released a number of Chinese fishermen and boats on Sunday two weeks after seizing them, ending a rare public dispute between the two allies, Chinese state media reported. The boats were taken in the Yellow Sea between China and North Korea on May 8 - although it remains unclear whether the action was authorized by the North Korean government. The North Koreans who took the boats had demanded 1.2 million yuan ($189,800) for releasing the fishermen, then cut their price to 900,000 yuan, the owner of one of the captured vessels said last week. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T15:59:12Z U.S. banking laws unable to stop JPMorgan loss: Republican Boehner
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T15:44:08Z U.S. banking laws unable to stop JPMorgan loss: Republican Boehner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banking reforms could not have prevented JPMorgan Chase & Co's trading losses, and those involved in the activities that went awry should be held accountable, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said in an interview aired on Sunday. "I don't believe there's anything in Dodd-Frank (financial reform law) that would've prevented this activity at JPMorgan," said Boehner, the top Republican U.S. officeholder. He made the comments Friday in an interview for ABC's "This Week. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T15:23:43Z APNewsBreak: 22 states join campaign finance fight
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 NATO chief: No "rush for the exits" in Afghan war
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T16:49:22Z No politics, just bloc vote, says INC member - Inquirer.net (blog)
Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 16:31:56 GMT Marco Rubio calls Obama most \'divisive figure\' in US politics - msnbc.com
Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 04:30:38 GMT Iran economy minister says EU embargo to push up oil price - CNN
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T17:23:06Z Party leaders refuse to budge on debt positions Republicans and Democrats aren't budging when it comes to their already hardened positions on spending cuts versus tax increases to deal with the nation's debt. Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T16:22:11Z Low turnout, fraud row mar Serb presidential vote BELGRADE (Reuters) - Voter apathy and accusations of fraud marred a presidential run-off in Serbia on Sunday, where pro-Western incumbent Boris Tadic is vying with rightist Tomislav Nikolic for the right to lead the nation into talks on joining the EU. Seven hours after polls opened, just 23.2 percent of the 6.7 million Serbs eligible to vote had done so. Tadic began the day as the frontrunner, but analysts have said a low turnout might favor Nikolic, whose supporters are considered more disciplined voters. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T15:17:49Z Wall Street Week Ahead: Market is oversold, but major signs say "sell"
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T14:29:50Z Egypt\'s Brotherhood goes all out for presidency TANTA, Egypt (Reuters) - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood planned a mass climax to its presidential campaign on Sunday, hoping to sway undecided voters and clinch victory in this week's election when Egyptians will choose their leader freely for the first time. On the last day of official campaigning, the Brotherhood told Egyptians to "book your place anywhere in Egypt" for evening rallies in support of its candidate Mohamed Mursi. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T14:33:26Z Michelle Obama: keeping out of politics - Stuff.co.nz
Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 17:00:26 GMT North Korea releases detained Chinese fishermen BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea released a number of Chinese fishermen and boats on Sunday two weeks after seizing them, ending a rare public dispute between the two allies, Chinese state media reported. The boats were taken in the Yellow Sea between China and North Korea on May 8 - although it remains unclear whether the action was authorized by the North Korean government. The North Koreans who took the boats had demanded 1.2 million yuan ($189,800) for releasing the fishermen, then cut their price to 900,000 yuan, the owner of one of the captured vessels said last week. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T15:59:12Z Culver in politics again, resurfacing for Obama - San Antonio Express
Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 15:13:51 GMT U.S. banking laws unable to stop JPMorgan loss: Republican Boehner
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T15:44:08Z Factbox: Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies (Reuters) - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland, has died, his brother said. Here are some details about Megrahi: MEGRAHI - RELEASED FROM PRISON: Megrahi was sentenced to life in prison in 2001 for his part in blowing up New York-bound Pan Am Flight 103 in December 1988, killing 259 people on board and 11 people on the ground in Lockerbie, Scotland. Judges ruled in 2003 that he must serve a minimum of 27 years before he could apply for parole. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T13:43:52Z George Will Slams New York Times for Joe Ricketts Story
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T17:12:53Z NATO chief insists no rush to exits in Afghanistan
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T17:07:48Z Libya\'s NTC says Megrahi death will not shut Lockerbie file TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's National Transitional Council said on Sunday the death of Abdul Basset al-Megrahi, convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, will not end the government's investigation into the attack. "We would have liked to uncover more truths but his death will not shut the Lockerbie file," NTC spokesman Mohamed al-Harizy told Reuters. "The Libyan government will continue to investigate the crimes committed by the Gaddafi regime using other witnesses." (Reporting by Taha Zargoun; Writing By Hadeel Al-Shalchi) Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T16:48:47Z Obama wants new banking rules put in place soon
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T16:06:20Z Political Rewind: Betting on iGaming, Controversy over Nation of Islam, Cuts ... - Patch.com
Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 10:58:51 GMT Lebanese soldiers kill two anti-Assad activists BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese soldiers shot dead two members of an alliance against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in northern Lebanon on Sunday, security sources said, in the latest incident to raise fears Syria's turmoil was spilling over the border into its neighbor. Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Wahid, a Sunni Muslim cleric, and Khaled Miraib, both members of the Lebanon-based March 14 political alliance, were shot in their car as they sped through a Lebanese army checkpoint without stopping, the sources said. Residents of the northern region of Akkar blocked off roads to protest against the deaths. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T14:57:49Z Politics crippling Latin American universities - MiamiHerald.com
Publ.Date : Sat, 19 May 2012 23:33:34 GMT NATO chief sees financial aid for Afghan forces
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T15:52:09Z OPINION: Economics, politics shouldn\'t be mixed - The Westerly Sun
Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 12:11:29 GMT The political broom - Berkshire Eagle
Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 15:31:46 GMT Bahraini activist granted bail but not released
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T17:04:42Z U.S. banking laws unable to stop JPMorgan loss: Republican Boehner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banking reforms could not have prevented JPMorgan Chase & Co's trading losses, and those involved in the activities that went awry should be held accountable, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said in an interview aired on Sunday. "I don't believe there's anything in Dodd-Frank (financial reform law) that would've prevented this activity at JPMorgan," said Boehner, the top Republican U.S. officeholder. He made the comments Friday in an interview for ABC's "This Week. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T15:23:43Z POLITICS: Murray kicks off re-election campaign in Plymouth - Wicked Local
Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 14:28:13 GMT Romney, US Sen. Brown play down past connections
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T13:59:49Z Lone bomber, not mafia, sought for Italy school attack BRINDISI (Reuters) - A bomb attack which killed a teenage girl and wounded 10 other people in the southern Italian town of Brindisi was probably done by an individual operating alone, a senior official said on Sunday, playing down initial suspicions of mafia involvement. Saturday's attack on the Francesca Morvillo Falcone school, a vocational training institute named after the wife of a famed anti-mafia judge, horrified Italy and sparked speculation it was the work of southern Italy's organized crime gangs. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T16:09:18Z APNewsBreak: 22 states join campaign finance fight
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T13:02:04Z Italy PM Monti shortens U.S. trip after bomb and quake ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Sunday he would return home early from the United States following a bomb that killed a teenager in the south on Saturday and an earthquake that struck northern Italy on Sunday. Monti said in Chicago, where he is attending a NATO summit, that he would stay for only the first session, leave on Sunday night and be in Rome by Monday. His comments were broadcast on Italian television. (Reporting By Philip Pullella) Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T16:51:48Z Greek politics, Spain banks test eurozone survival - Boston.com
Publ.Date : Sat, 19 May 2012 07:01:23 GMT U.S. army instructor shot in Yemen attack: security source SANAA (Reuters) - A U.S. military instructor helping train Yemeni coastguards was shot and seriously wounded in an attack by unidentified assailants in the Red Sea city of Hudaida on Sunday, a Yemeni security source said. The source said two other U.S. instructors, who were travelling in the same car, were not hurt in the attack, which happened before noon on the group's journey to work. A caller told Reuters by telephone - not the group's usual method of communication - that the al Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Sharia group was behind the attack. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T14:49:56Z U.N. seeks Iran nuclear deal before Baghdad talks VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear supervisor flies to Tehran on Sunday looking for a deal to inspect suspected weapons sites - a potential breakthrough that Iran may hope could persuade the West to start lifting sanctions and deflect threats of war. But though IAEA chief Yukiya Amano scheduled Monday's talks with Iran at such short notice that diplomats said agreement on new inspections may be near, few see Tehran convincing Western governments to ease back swiftly on punitive measures when its negotiators meet big power officials in Baghdad on Wednesday. Amano, director general of the U.N. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T15:15:30Z |
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