At least 11 Albanian university students killed in bus crash

At least 11 Albanian university students killed in bus crash


At least 11 Albanian university students killed in bus crash

Posted: 21 May 2012 01:21 PM PDT

TIRANA (Reuters) - At least 11 Albanian university students were killed and 22 others injured when their bus plunged hundreds of feet into a ravine on Monday, police said.


Catholics File Suits on Contraceptive Coverage

Posted: 21 May 2012 01:04 PM PDT

Forty-three groups are challenging the Obama administration's rule that employees receive health insurance coverage for contraception.


SpaceX to attemp another lift-off

Posted: 21 May 2012 01:09 PM PDT

The US firm SpaceX will try again on Tuesday to launch its re-supply mission to the space station.


Mexico says Zetas cartel ordered beheadings

Posted: 21 May 2012 12:10 PM PDT

Officials say leaders of Zetas drug gang told underling nicknamed El Loco to leave 49 mutilated bodies in town square.


12 students die in Albania bus crash

Posted: 21 May 2012 12:25 PM PDT

A bus carrying Albanian university students plunged hundreds of feet into a ravine Monday, killing at least 12 people according to police.


Four die on Mt. Everest

Posted: 21 May 2012 12:20 PM PDT

Three people died while coming down the southern slope of the mountain during the weekend after reaching Mt. Everest's 8848-meter (29,028 foot) summit, officials said.


China couple marries underwater

Posted: 21 May 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Two couples in China held their wedding ceremonies underwater in an aquarium.


Man armed with grenades arrested at Nigeria state radio

Posted: 21 May 2012 12:44 PM PDT

ABUJA (Reuters) - A man armed with grenades and several rounds of ammunition was stopped as he tried to enter a government building in the capital Abuja where two ministers were giving a news conference on Monday, a government security officer said.


Beirut tense after violent clashes linked to Syrian unrest

Posted: 21 May 2012 12:18 PM PDT

BEIRUT — Lebanon's capital was badly shaken Monday after a night of fighting in which factions for and against the embattled president of neighboring Syria clashed, stoking fears that Syrian unrest could spark serious violence here.

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General Fonseka Is Released From Prison in Sri Lanka

Posted: 21 May 2012 12:17 PM PDT

Gen. Sarath Fonseka, who led the military campaign that ended two decades of civil war, then ran unsuccessfully for president, was freed after nearly two years in prison.


We won't desert Afghans - Cameron

Posted: 21 May 2012 12:59 PM PDT

Speaking at a Nato summit in Chicago, Prime Minister David Cameron says Britain will not desert the people of Afghanistan when troops end their combat role there in 2014.


Six people hurt in gas explosion

Posted: 21 May 2012 01:26 PM PDT

Three police officers, a paramedic, a gas engineer and an elderly man are seriously injured in a gas explosion in Gateshead.


Power cuts spark Myanmar's biggest protest in five years

Posted: 21 May 2012 12:39 PM PDT

YANGON (Reuters) - Hundreds rallied for a second day in one of Myanmar's biggest cities on Monday to protest against chronic power outages, in the largest demonstrations since the army crushed a monk-led uprising nearly five years ago.


The Appraisal: For Smokers, Apartment-Hunting Is Even Tougher

Posted: 21 May 2012 12:40 PM PDT

Landlords can stipulate a smoking policy, leaving those unwilling to take their cigarette breaks outside with fewer options.


General Fonseka Is Released From Prison in Sri Lanka

Posted: 21 May 2012 12:17 PM PDT

Gen. Sarath Fonseka, who led the military campaign that ended two decades of civil war, then ran unsuccessfully for president, was freed after nearly two years in prison.


No Resolution on Euro Bonds

Posted: 21 May 2012 12:06 PM PDT

EU leaders headed for a potential showdown this week after France and Germany appeared no closer to a compromise on reviving euro-zone growth.


NATO Firms Up Afghan Exit Plan

Posted: 21 May 2012 12:54 PM PDT

Leaders of the NATO Monday signed off on a plan to give Afghan forces the lead in combat operations next year, setting the stage for winding down the war in 2014.


Zimbabwe Denies State-Sponsored Violence Claims

Posted: 21 May 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Zimbabwe's justice minister rejected allegations that the country has state-sponsored violence and he vowed not to recognize gay rights after meeting with the U.N. human-rights chief.


Leftist Greek Party Seeks Support

Posted: 21 May 2012 11:35 AM PDT

The head of Greece's radical left party travelled to Paris to consolidate support from political allies for rejecting the terms of the country's bailout package.


Syrian opposition party to declare new leader

Posted: 21 May 2012 11:25 AM PDT

Syrian National Council to replace Burhan Ghalioun after fresh election in bid to solve wide divisions in bloc.


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