Sunday, June 5, 2011

Exit of wounded Yemeni leader sets off celebration (AP)

Exit of wounded Yemeni leader sets off celebration (AP)

Exit of wounded Yemeni leader sets off celebration (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:41 PM PDT

An anti-government protestor, center, reacts as he and other protestors celebrate President Ali Abdullah Saleh's departure to Saudi Arabia, in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, June 5, 2011. Thousands of protesters are dancing and singing in the Yemeni capital Sanaa after the country's authoritarian leader flew to Saudi Arabia to receive medical treatment for wounds he suffered in a rocket attack on his compound. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)AP - The departure of Yemen's battle-wounded president for treatment in Saudi Arabia set off wild street celebrations Sunday in the capital, where crowds danced, sang and slaughtered cows in hopes that this spelled a victorious end to a more than three-month campaign to push their leader from power.

Bombings kill 24 in northwest Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:23 PM PDT

Pakistani police officer and rescue worker examine the site of a bomb blast in a bus stand in Matani near Peshawar, Pakistan Sunday, June 5, 2011. The bomb explosion killed several people in the latest violence to hit the country since the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The attack also followed reports that another top al-Qaida operative, Ilyas Kashmiri, had been killed in a recent American missile strike along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - A suicide bomber attacked a bakery in Pakistan's northwest on Sunday, killing 18 people, and another bomb in the volatile region left six others dead. The attacks were the latest in a wave of bloodshed to hit Pakistan since the U.S. raid that killed al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden.

Israeli troops battle protesters in Syria, 20 dead (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:15 PM PDT

Israeli riot police officers stand at the ready as pro-Palestinian protesters, not seen, demonstrate along the border between Israel and Syria near the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, Sunday, June 5, 2011. Israeli troops on Sunday battled hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters who tried to burst across Syria's frontier with the Golan Heights, killing a reported 20 people and wounding scores more in the second outbreak of deadly violence in the border area in less than a month. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP - Israeli troops on Sunday battled hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters who tried to burst across Syria's frontier with the Golan Heights, killing a reported 20 people and wounding scores more in the second outbreak of deadly violence in the border area in less than a month.

E. coli outbreak blamed on German veggie sprouts (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:57 PM PDT

AP - The terrifying E. coli outbreak in Europe appears to have been caused by vegetable sprouts grown in Germany, an agriculture official Sunday as the toll climbed to at least 22 dead and more than 2,200 sickened.

Gates says US support troops should go home first (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:10 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, centre, thanks troops at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Walton in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 5, 2011. Gates is beginning two days of farewell visits to remote U.S. troop bases in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, pool)AP - A soon-to-begin U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan should leave combat power intact as long as possible to press an anti-Taliban offensive, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday. He said support troops should go first.

Pope denounces 'disintegration' of Europe families (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:10 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI celebrates a mass at the Hippodrome in Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday, June 5, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI is on two-day visit to Croatia. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)AP - Pope Benedict XVI wrapped up his visit to Croatia on Sunday by denouncing the "disintegration" of family life in Europe and calling for couples to make a commitment to marry and have children, not just live together.

Abortion showdown could cost Indiana $4.3 billion (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:08 PM PDT

AP - A looming showdown over Indiana's new law that cuts funding for the Planned Parenthood organization may test how far Republican-led states are willing to go in pressing their tough new anti-abortion agendas. The stakes are high. The future of health care for more than 1 million poor and elderly Indiana residents hangs in the balance.

Cellphone cancer warning falls lightly on US ears (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:21 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 13, 2003 file photo, an unidentified visitor uses his cellphone as he passes a giant poster at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover, northern Germany. News last week that an arm of the World Health Organization said cellphones might raise the risk of brain cancer has been greeted by Americans mostly with a shrug of the shoulder — one that’s pinning a cellphone to the ear, The Associated Press reports Sunday, June 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer, File)AP - News last week that an arm of the World Health Organization said cellphones might raise the risk of brain cancer has been greeted by Americans mostly with a shrug of the shoulder — one that's pinning a cellphone to the ear.

Palin: I didn't 'mess up' Paul Revere history (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:39 PM PDT

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin stands near her tour bus outside a hotel in Boston, Thursday, June 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - Sarah Palin insisted Sunday that history was on her side when she claimed that Paul Revere's famous ride was intended to warn both British soldiers and his fellow colonists.

Nadal beats Federer again in French Open final (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:45 PM PDT

Rafael Nadal of Spain clenches his fist as he takes the second set in his match against Roger Federer of Switzerland in the men's final of the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday June 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Laurent Baheux)AP - Rafael Nadal is still better on clay than the most successful Grand Slam champion of all time, beating Roger Federer in their fourth French Open final 7-5, 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-1 on Sunday.

Germany says beansprouts may be behind E.coli (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 11:10 AM PDT

A patient, infected with EHEC, lies in his bed in an isolation area of the 'Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf ' (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf - UKE) in the northern German town of Hamburg June 2, 2011. REUTERS/Fabian BimmerReuters - German-grown beansprouts could be the source of the deadly E.coli outbreak that has killed 22 people, made more than 2,000 ill and struck fear into consumers across Europe, officials said Sunday.

Israeli forces kill 18 protesters: Syrian TV (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 10:56 AM PDT

An Israeli policeman scuffles with a Palestinian protester during clashes at Qalandiya checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Ramallah June 5, 2011. REUTERS/Mohamad TorokmanReuters - Israeli troops fired at Palestinian demonstrators in Syria who rushed to the border fence on Sunday in what Israel called a challenge to its sovereignty. Syrian state-run media said 18 were killed.

Greece to tackle austerity plan to win new bailout (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:07 PM PDT

Reuters - Greece's cabinet is about to consider an economic plan imposing yet more austerity on an angry population, as the price of a second bailout partly funded by European taxpayers who have yet to be told the final cost.

Portugal's Social Democrats set to win election: exit polls (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:06 PM PDT

Portugal's Socialist candidate and caretaker Prime Minister Jose Socrates addresses supporters during his last electoral campaign rally in Lisbon June 3, 2011. REUTERS/Jose Manuel RibeiroReuters - Portugal's center-right Social Democrats (PSD) were set to win Sunday's general election with television exit polls giving the party between 37 percent and 42.5 percent of the votes.

Levee breach in southwest Iowa forces mandatory evacuation (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 11:05 AM PDT

Reuters - Officials in a rural corner of southwest Iowa ordered residents to evacuate on Sunday after a levee on the flood-swollen Missouri River broke.

New melanoma drugs a big improvement in survival (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 10:40 AM PDT

Reuters - Two new drugs using very different scientific approaches can extend survival among patients with the deadliest form of skin cancer, offering the first new hope for real progress in many years.

Hackers attack Nintendo's servers in United States (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 09:09 AM PDT

Reuters - Nintendo's U.S.-based servers were attacked several weeks ago but no consumer data was stolen, the company said on Sunday.

Yemen's Saleh has surgery in Saudi, crowds cheer exit (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 10:00 AM PDT

A street is seen littered with rocks in the southern Yemeni city of Taiz June 4, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, wounded in an attack on his palace, underwent surgery in Saudi Arabia and Yemenis seeking his overthrow celebrated what they hoped was the end of his 33-year rule.

Yemen opposition vows to keep out injured Saleh (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:48 PM PDT

Anti-government protesters and tribesmen celebrate in Taez. Yemen's opposition vowed on Sunday to prevent the return of wounded President Ali Abdullah Saleh from a Saudi hospital, as tens of thousands of protesters celebrated despite doubts over who holds power in Sanaa.(AFP/Mohammed Huwais)AFP - Yemen's opposition vowed Sunday to prevent the return of wounded President Ali Abdullah Saleh from a Saudi hospital, as tens of thousands of protesters celebrated despite doubts over who holds the reins of power in Sanaa.

NATO hits Tripoli after Hague meets rebels (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 09:31 AM PDT

Smoke billows from Tajura, a suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli, after NATO warplanes launched intensive air raids. NATO pounded Tripoli on Sunday hours after Britain's top diplomat met rebel chiefs in Libya and Russia voiced concerns the alliance's military operation is sliding towards a land campaign.(AFP/Mahmud Turkia)AFP - NATO pounded Tripoli on Sunday hours after Britain's top diplomat met rebel chiefs in Libya and Russia voiced concerns the alliance's military operation is sliding towards a land campaign.
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