Huge crowds descend on Vatican for beatification (Reuters)

Huge crowds descend on Vatican for beatification (Reuters)

Huge crowds descend on Vatican for beatification (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:42 PM PDT

Reuters - Hundreds of thousands of people converged on St Peter's Square in one of the biggest crowds ever seen at the Vatican on Sunday to participate in the beatification of Pope John Paul II.


Manager hails Reds' pride ahead of Newcastle Premiership visit (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:23 PM PDT

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish (pictured) awaits Sunday's encounter with Newcastle United buoyed by the strength in depth he feels he has at Anfield. Liverpool have taken 27 points from their last 14 league games, and are behind only Manchester United and Chelsea in the Premier League form table.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish awaits Sunday's encounter with Newcastle United buoyed by the strength in depth he feels he has at Anfield.

Venezuela's Chavez condemns death of Gadhafi's son (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:20 PM PDT

AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is condemning the killing of one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons and three of his grandchildren in a NATO airstrike in Libya.


Maldives police break up anti-gov't protest (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:41 PM PDT

Maldivian police officers detain a journalist during a protest in Male, Maldives, Sunday, May 1, 2011. Maldives' police have used tear gas and batons to break up the protest demanding that President Mohamad Nasheed step down. Dozens of people have been arrested.(AP Photo/Sinan Hussain)AP - Maldives police used tear gas and batons to break up a protest early Sunday demanding that President Mohamad Nasheed step down. Dozens of people were injured and many were arrested.

Huge crowds descend on Vatican for beatification

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:56 PM PDT

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people converged on St Peter's Square in one of the biggest crowds ever seen at the Vatican on Sunday to participate in the beatification of Pope John Paul II.

U.N. urges all to avoid civilian harm as Taliban begin offensive

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:34 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - The United Nations in Afghanistan has issued a plea for all sides to avoid civilian casualties after the Taliban opened a stepped-up campaign of violence with a suicide bombing that killed four people in the country's southeast.

St. Peter's jammed for John Paul II beatification (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:21 PM PDT

Nuns sing as they wait for the beatification Mass of late Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 1, 2011, in the fastest beatification in modern times. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims jammed St. Peter's Square and the streets around it early Sunday for the beatification of Pope John Paul II, a joyful celebration aimed at giving a morale boost to a church scarred by the priestly sex abuse scandal.

Thai, Cambodian troops clash again at border (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:20 PM PDT

In this photo taken Thursday, April 28, 2011, a Thai ranger, left, watches as his comrades move away the body of a Cambodian soldier at a battlefield in Surin province, northeastern Thailand. Troops from Thailand and Cambodia exchanged fire at the countries' contested border again Saturday, April 30, 2011, marking the ninth straight day of clashes. (AP Photo)AP - Troops from Thailand and Cambodia have exchanged fire again at the countries' disputed border.

Nivea cream marks 100th birthday, wrinkle-free (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 09:40 PM PDT

Tins of Nivea's famous cold cream are seen on display in a Nivea shop in Berlin. With its distinctive smell, texture and iconic blue pot, Nivea cream turns 100 this year as a brand found in bathrooms in 200 countries that is nonetheless battling to keep up with copycat products.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - With its distinctive smell, texture and iconic blue pot, Nivea cream turns 100 this year as a brand found in bathrooms in 200 countries that is nonetheless battling to keep up with copycat products.

Malaysia arrests two Iranians in latest drug haul (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 09:48 PM PDT

Police said Sunday they shut down an international syndicate's bid to distribute drugs in southern Malaysia with the arrest of two Iranian smugglers and 4.5 kilos (10 pounds) of methamphetamine.(AFP/File)AFP - Police said Sunday they shut down an international syndicate's bid to distribute drugs in southern Malaysia with the arrest of two Iranian smugglers and 4.5 kilos (10 pounds) of methamphetamine.

VIDEO: Crowds flock to Rome for beatification

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 07:58 PM PDT

Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe is among the hundreds of thousands of people gathering in Rome to celebrate the beatification of Pope John Paul II.


VIDEO: Tornado death toll reaches 340

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 07:58 PM PDT

The number of people known to have died in the tornadoes which have ravaged the southern US this week has reached 340.


Israel suspends tax transfer to Palestinians: paper

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 09:45 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has suspended tax transfers to the Palestinians in response to their U.S.-backed president's bid to forge an alliance with rival Hamas Islamists opposed to peace talks, an Israeli newspaper said on Sunday.

Saudi Arabia tightens media laws

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 09:27 PM PDT

Royal order threatens fines and closure of publications that jeopardise kingdom's stability or offends clerics.


Swan Lake vs slums: Egypt faces housing challenge (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:15 PM PDT

This Thursday, April 14, 2011 photo shows makeshift housing in a slum on the border of Cairo's upscale Dokki neighborhood and the Bouleq Dakrour area. As Egypt charts a course forward to what many hope will be a democratic nation, officials face the daunting task of keeping the economy stable while undoing a legacy of corruption and cronyism widely seen as favoring companies and a minority of businessmen at the expense of millions. (AP Photo/Matt Ford)onln iAP - From the roof of the house in which he lives, Mohammed Hassan can see some of central Cairo's most prized real estate. A five-star hotel sits in the distance to the right, the towering foreign ministry building seems close enough to touch, and the Nile is a straight shot ahead.

VIDEO: Crowds flock to Rome for beatification

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 07:58 PM PDT

Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe is among the hundreds of thousands of people gathering in Rome to celebrate the beatification of Pope John Paul II.


VIDEO: Tornado death toll reaches 340

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 07:58 PM PDT

The number of people known to have died in the tornadoes which have ravaged the southern US this week has reached 340.


Primer On Funding Trends for Early-Stage Startups

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 08:56 PM PDT

If you are new to the entrepreneurial world of startups, you are likely confused by the terminology


Royal newlyweds spring honeymoon surprise (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 08:46 PM PDT

Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London, following their wedding at Westminster Abbey on April 29.(AFP/Pool/John Stillwell)AFP - Prince William and his new bride sprang a surprise, announcing they would not leave immediately on honeymoon and the prince will return to his day job as a helicopter pilot next week.

Australia to flag 4.5% unemployment in budget (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 08:23 PM PDT

A reclaimer is seen in the Yandicoogina stockyard in Western Australia's Pilbara region. The country's upcoming budget will forecast 500,000 new jobs to be created in two years as the country rides a mining boom, bringing unemployment down to 4.5 percent, Treasurer Wayne Swan said Sunday.(AFP/HO/RIO TINTO/FILES/Christian Sprogoe)AFP - Australia's upcoming budget will forecast 500,000 new jobs to be created in two years as the country rides a mining boom, bringing unemployment down to 4.5 percent, Treasurer Wayne Swan said Sunday.
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