Netanyahu says differences with Obama exaggerated (Reuters)

Netanyahu says differences with Obama exaggerated (Reuters)

Netanyahu says differences with Obama exaggerated (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:26 PM PDT

Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied, before a speech on Sunday by President Barack Obama to a pro-Israel group, they were locked in crisis after their public dispute on Middle East peace.


China says dialogue only way to solve Korea crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:44 PM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) leaves a hotel in Mudanjiang in northeastern China, in this picture taken by Kyodo May 20, 2011. REUTERS/KYODOReuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday that dialogue is the only way to resolve the crisis on the Korean Peninsula, but Japan stressed that North Korea must first show sincerity in addressing concerns over its uranium enrichment activities before talks can resume.

Theatre to stage WikiLeaks' Assange life story (AFP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:43 PM PDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, pictured, will have his life story immortalised in a stage play in his home country of Australia, a report said Sunday.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will have his life story immortalised in a stage play in his home country of Australia, a report said Sunday.

VIDEO: Sun sets on UK operation in Iraq

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:30 PM PDT

The UK's military operation in Iraq is to end on Sunday when the Royal Navy stops training Iraqi sailors.


China says dialogue only way to solve Korea crisis

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:44 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday that dialogue is the only way to resolve the crisis on the Korean Peninsula, but Japan stressed that North Korea must first show sincerity in addressing concerns over its uranium enrichment activities before talks can resume.

Netanyahu says differences with Obama exaggerated

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:26 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied, before a speech on Sunday by President Barack Obama to a pro-Israel group, they were locked in crisis after their public dispute on Middle East peace.

Pakistan army denies U.S. troops were in northwest (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2011 09:26 PM PDT

Reuters - Pakistan's military has denied a report that U.S. special forces were embedded with Pakistani troops for intelligence- gathering missions in the northwest of the country.


Tiger bites handler at Australian theme park (AFP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:02 PM PDT

File photo shows a Bengal tiger behind bars at a zoo. A Bengal tiger bit one of its handlers at an Australian theme park on Sunday, with paramedics treating the man for five deep puncture wounds to his thigh and upper calf.(AFP/File/Vanderlei Almeida)AFP - A Bengal tiger bit one of its handlers at an Australian theme park on Sunday, with paramedics treating the man for five deep puncture wounds to his thigh and upper calf.

Ten Learning Steps from Entrepreneur to Manager

Posted: 21 May 2011 09:33 PM PDT

Entrepreneurs often have formidable technical expertise, key to developing a new product or service,


China to ease trade bans on Japan imports (AFP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 09:33 PM PDT

Local residents survey debris in the aftermath of the huge tsunami which hit northeast Japan. Leaders of Japan, China and South Korea Sunday began a trilateral summit, at which Tokyo is expected to offer to share lessons it has learned from its earthquake and tsunami and the ongoing nuclear crisis.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on Sunday said Beijing would ease some bans imposed on Japanese food imports after the March 11 quake and tsunami, as a three-way summit with South Korea got under way.

Why Oil Prices Rose in the Spring of 2008 and Will Rise Again

Posted: 21 May 2011 09:12 PM PDT

I'm not trying to stir up trouble, here. Some could argue that putting things in this way will creat


Pakistan army denies U.S. troops were in northwest

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:53 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Pakistan's military has denied a report that U.S. special forces were embedded with Pakistani troops for intelligence- gathering missions in the northwest of the country.

Saudi female driver alleges detention

Posted: 21 May 2011 08:10 PM PDT

A 32-year-old Saudi Arabian who has crusaded for women to drive in her country said she was stopped for driving a car -- even though there is no law against it.

New alleged al Qaeda tape slams NATO

Posted: 21 May 2011 08:51 PM PDT

A jihadist website on Saturday posted an audio message purportedly from key al Qaeda figure Ayman al-Zawahiri.

The Trouble with Democracy: Albania's Worrisome Vote (Time.com)

Posted: 21 May 2011 09:05 PM PDT

Time.com - The country's two major parties face off on the streets as a crucial mayoral race see-saws from candidate to candidate


Pomp and power politics on Obama's Europe tour (AFP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 08:59 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are seen in Washington, DC. Obama leaves Sunday on a major European tour mixing pomp, personal history and great power diplomacy shaped by the historic uprisings raging through the Arab world.(AFP/File/Chris Kleponis)AFP - US President Barack Obama leaves Sunday on a major European tour mixing pomp, personal history and great power diplomacy shaped by the historic uprisings raging through the Arab world.

Gays in Egypt, Tunisia worry about post-revolt era (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 09:00 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 18, 2001 file photo, some of 52 men accused of breaking laws covering obscenity and public morality cover their faces as they enter a state security court for their trial in Cairo, Egypt. While many of their compatriots savor a new political era, gays in Egypt and Tunisia aren't sharing the joy, according to activists who wonder if the two revolutions could in fact make things worse for an already marginalized community. (AP Photo/File)AP - While many of their compatriots savor a new political era, gays in Egypt and Tunisia aren't sharing the joy, according to activists who wonder if the two revolutions could in fact make things worse for an already marginalized community.

President's autopsy aims to solve Chile mystery (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 09:19 PM PDT

In this Sept. 11, 1973 picture, soldiers and firefighters carry the body of Chile's President Salvador Allende, wrapped in a Bolivian poncho, out the destroyed La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Chile after a coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet that ended Allende's three-year government. Nearly 38 years after Allende died in a military coup and became a Cold War martyr of the international left, his body is being exhumed Monday, May 23, 2011 in an exercise that even now is fraught with political overtones. The hope is that forensics can solve an enduring mystery: whether Chile's socialist leader committed suicide or was murdered by the troops who mounted Pinoche's ferocious attack on the presidential palace. (AP Photo)AP - Nearly 38 years after President Salvador Allende died in a military coup and became a Cold War martyr of the international left, his body is being exhumed Monday in an exercise that even now is fraught with political overtones.

India's Government Aims to Curb Excessive Weddings (Time.com)

Posted: 21 May 2011 09:05 PM PDT

Time.com - A country whose nouveau riche matrimonial excess has spawned an entire service industry looks to beat Britain's royals at their own game


Japan, China, S. Korea: Nuclear Energy Still Important

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:27 PM PDT

Leaders of Japan, China and South Korea pledged to increase their cooperation on nuclear safety and disaster preparedness and reaffirmed the importance of nuclear energy, after a powerful earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March sparked a nuclear crisis.


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