Voting starts in France, Sarkozy headed for defeat

Voting starts in France, Sarkozy headed for defeat


Voting starts in France, Sarkozy headed for defeat

Posted: 05 May 2012 11:07 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - Voting started in mainland France on Sunday in an election that could make Nicolas Sarkozy the 11th European leader to be swept from office by the economic crisis and crown Francois Hollande as France's first Socialist president in 17 years.


Thailand investigates deadly petrochemical estate blast

Posted: 05 May 2012 10:27 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities were investigating on Sunday a blast that killed 12 people and wounded at least 105 at one of the world's biggest petrochemical hubs. Explosions sparked a fire at a chemical factory at the sprawling Map Ta Phut complex - Thailand's biggest industrial estate - on Saturday, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people and workers from the area in Rayong province, about 180 km (110 miles) east of Bangkok. ...


Clinton warns against undermining Grameen Bank

Posted: 05 May 2012 10:55 PM PDT

Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, center, applauds as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Bangladesh Foreign Minster Dipu Moni pose for photographs after signing an agreement in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, May 5, 2012. Clinton is in Bangladesh to press tolerance, democracy and development in one of the world's most impoverished nations that is now in the throes of political turmoil. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday urged the government of Bangladesh not to do anything that could undermine the effectiveness of the internationally acclaimed Grameen Bank micro-lender.



Israeli leader expected to declare early elections

Posted: 05 May 2012 10:26 PM PDT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to declare that early elections will be held less than four months from now, a move that would give him a referendum on his leadership that would help him fend off both Israeli and international critics.


Bangladesh calls truce during Clinton visit

Posted: 05 May 2012 10:53 PM PDT

Opposition and government halt standoff over missing politician in bid to make good impression on US secretary of state.


Kentucky Derby Brings Out Eclectic List of Celebs Dressed Oddly

Posted: 05 May 2012 09:55 PM PDT

The Kentucky Derby is not just for horses. It?s also for the very wealthy of Louisville to entertain celebrities. It?s like the White House Correspondents dinner, but with a mane and horseflies. Some of the bold faced names ranged from A listers like Cyndi Lauper and Debra Messing to tabloid magnet Ashton Kutcher ( in ...


French to vote in presidential poll

Posted: 05 May 2012 10:50 PM PDT

Country's 46 million voters to choose between Socialist challenger Francois Hollande and incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy.


Thailand investigates deadly petrochemical estate blast

Posted: 05 May 2012 10:27 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities were investigating on Sunday a blast that killed 12 people and wounded at least 105 at one of the world's biggest petrochemical hubs.


US eyes more cuts in India's oil imports from Iran

Posted: 05 May 2012 10:11 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Bangladesh Foreign Minster Dipu Moni leave after a joint press conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, May 5, 2012. Clinton is in Bangladesh to press tolerance, democracy and development in one of the world's most impoverished nations that is now in the throes of political turmoil. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will use a two-day visit to India this week to urge further reductions in Indian imports of Iranian oil.



Hospital Associations "Declares War" on Patient Empowerment

Posted: 05 May 2012 09:50 PM PDT

A firestorm has been triggered by the American Hospital Association?s (AHA)??68 page letter (PDF) commenting on the Stage 2 Meaningful Use proposed requirements. [Part of the federal stimulus was incentive payments to healthcare providers to adopt Electronic Health Records. In order to receive incentive payments, healthcare providers need to demonstrate they are meeting "Meaningful Use" ...


Why "The Avengers" Is So Good-And How An Old Timer Steals the Show

Posted: 05 May 2012 09:26 PM PDT

Finally saw ?The Avengers? last night, 7pm, at the AMC Square. Sold out. All the shows were sold out. I can?t tell you exactly what happens plot wise, other than Nick Fury calls in his favorite Marvel super heroes to fight something?aliens, I guess. Loki, half brother (or step, not sure) of Thor, is the ...


Voting begins in crucial Greek elections

Posted: 05 May 2012 10:05 PM PDT

Two main parties expected to be punished in parliamentary poll amid widespread anger over continuing economic crisis.


VIDEO: Greeks go to the polls

Posted: 05 May 2012 09:29 PM PDT

The people of Greece, where the eurozone crisis first erupted, have begun voting in parliamentary elections.


VIDEO: Greeks go to the polls

Posted: 05 May 2012 09:29 PM PDT

The people of Greece, where the eurozone crisis first erupted, have begun voting in parliamentary elections.


Angry Greeks vote in cliffhanger election

Posted: 05 May 2012 10:50 PM PDT

A girl smokes a cigarette before the arrival of Greek Socialist PASOK party leader Evangelos Venizelos during a rally in AthensATHENS (Reuters) - Angry Greek voters headed to the polls on Sunday for an election shrouded in uncertainty that could reignite Europe's debt crisis and renew doubts about the country's future in the euro zone. At stake in the first general election since the debt crisis exploded at the end of 2009 is whether Greece sticks to the terms of deeply unpopular EU/IMF bailouts which saved it from bankruptcy but propelled it into a deep, protracted recession. ...



Hardline Myanmar vice president resigns, says report

Posted: 05 May 2012 08:29 PM PDT

Myanmar's Vice President Tin Aung Myint Oo sprinkles fragrant water at a plaque during the opening ceremony of a children's hospital in YangonYANGON (Reuters) - A former top general close to Myanmar's retired dictator Than Shwe has resigned as vice-president, Burmese media reported, ending the hardliner's role in the reformist government. Tin Aung Myint Oo, 61, submitted his resignation on May 3 for health reasons after returning from Singapore for medical treatment, the Myanmar language service of Voice of America reported on Sunday. The report could not be immediately confirmed. ...



South Korean karaoke bar fire kills nine, injures 25

Posted: 05 May 2012 09:15 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - Nine people were people were killed, including three migrant workers, and 25 others injured when a fire swept through a karaoke bar in South Korea's southern port city of Busan, police said on Sunday. The fire broke out in one of the 28 rooms of the karaoke lounge on the third floor of a six-storey building late on Saturday. The victims included three Sri Lankan men. (Reporting by Sung-won Shim; Editing by Jeremy Laurence)


Clinton to press India on Iran oil imports

Posted: 05 May 2012 09:05 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Bangladesh Foreign Minster Dipu Moni leave after a joint press conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, May 5, 2012. Clinton is in Bangladesh to press tolerance, democracy and development in one of the world's most impoverished nations that is now in the throes of political turmoil. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will use a two-day visit to India this week to urge further reductions in Indian imports of Iranian oil.



5 killed in Syria's increasingly restive Aleppo

Posted: 05 May 2012 01:33 PM PDT

In this picture taken with a mobile phone, anti-Syrian regime mourners shout slogans against their president Bashar Assad as they carry the body of Malek Shouraba, who was killed by Syrian security forces along with four protesters on Friday, while they were attending the funeral of activist, Odai Junblat, during his funeral procession, in Kfar Suseh area in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday May 5, 2012. (AP Photo)A bomb struck a car wash Saturday in Aleppo, killing at least five people, a day after government troops opened fire to break up large protests against a violent university raid in Syria's largest city.



Angry Greeks vote in cliffhanger election

Posted: 05 May 2012 10:50 PM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Angry Greek voters headed to the polls on Sunday for an election shrouded in uncertainty that could reignite Europe's debt crisis and renew doubts about the country's future in the euro zone.