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Only Hockey, Only VictoryRussia defeated Slovakia 6-2 in Sunday's final to win the world hockey championships title for the fourth time in the modern era and the first time since 2009.
RIA Novosti | 21-May-2012 12:15
Who can provide good solution for European issue?
&$&$Edited and Translated by People's Daily Online&$ &$ From the anti-deflation demonstration and the hard-birth of the new administration after the election in Greece to the U.K. governing alliance’s disastrous defeat in the local election, the world pay close attention to the topic as to what policies the European countries should rely on to get them out of the muddy hole of the debt crisis. Regarding how to get out of the crisis, the group insisting on the deflation and the grou ...
people.com.cn | 21-May-2012 12:09
Sportsday - breaking sports news
Chelsea manager and transfer news, Liverpool and Aston Villa manager updates, England v West Indies, plus more.
news.bbc.co.uk | 21-May-2012 12:08
Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb dies
Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has died aged 62 following a lengthy battle with cancer, his family say.
news.bbc.co.uk | 21-May-2012 12:05
"Ring of Fire" Viewed in Sky’s across Asia
Millions of people across Asia were watching the sky on Monday, as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies. The annular solar eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun, leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was visible across wide areas of the continent on Monday morning. It will move across the Pacific and also be seen in parts of the western United States.
RIA Novosti | 21-May-2012 12:04
Suicide attack targets Yemen army
At least 40 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on soldiers in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, security sources say.
news.bbc.co.uk | 21-May-2012 12:03
Olympic relay torch goes out
An Olympic torch has gone out for the first time during the relay, organisers confirm.
news.bbc.co.uk | 21-May-2012 12:02
Udaltsov Ends Hunger Strike
Russian opposition figurehead, Sergei Udaltsov, who was hospitalized on Sunday, has announced that he is ending his hunger strike.
RIA Novosti | 21-May-2012 12:02
Jittery Investors Drive Moscow Housing Up 17% in April
Jittery investors rushed to the primary real estate market in April in the wake of falling stock prices, driving new housing prices up 16.9 percent over the month amid a deficit of new housing, Noviye Izvestia reported on Monday.
RIA Novosti | 21-May-2012 12:00
MALI: Mali's interim leader Traore to head post-coup transition
Mali’s coup leaders said Sunday they respect a decision by the West African bloc ECOWAS that interim president Dioncounda Traore must head the country's transition until general elections can be held.
france24.com | 21-May-2012 11:56
Insight: Greece party talks framed by unreality, punctuated by insults
Athens (Reuters) - "Gentlemen, we are finished," said the patrician President, calling an abrupt halt to two hours of baiting and cat-calling between furious Greek politicians. "I'm starting to get upset myself now. We are finished." The final collapse of talks to forge a new Greek government triggered repeat elections and fears of a chaotic exit from the euro zone. But it is the manner of that collapse, the acrimony and rancor cited by Karolos Papoulias, that bodes ill for efforts after June polls to pull Greece back from the brink. ...
Yahoo! News | 21-May-2012 11:55
Strauss-Kahn faces new rape case
A French prosecutor orders an initial inquiry into claims that ex-IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn was involved in a "gang rape" in Washington.
news.bbc.co.uk | 21-May-2012 11:54
Japan seeks to get in on act investing in Myanmar
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will start negotiations on an investment treaty with Myanmar on Wednesday, the trade ministry said, as corporations around the world scramble to do business in one of the last frontier markets in response to encouraging political reforms. The earliest possibility for an agreement would be a November summit of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan in Cambodia, although the trade ministry said there was no pre-set schedule. ...
Yahoo! News | 21-May-2012 11:54
NATO summit kicks off in Chicago
CHICAGO, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Heads of state and government of 28 member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO) on Sunday kicked off their 25th summit in Chicago, with the alliance's future commitment to Afghanistan and security capability in the age of austerity dominating the agenda. In his opening remarks at the summit, U.S. President Barack Obama said the alliance has been the "bedrock" of member countries ' common security and freedom. &$
people.com.cn | 21-May-2012 11:54
Bee Gees' Robin Gibb dies after long cancer battle
The legendary singer, who gave hits like Stayin Alive to the world, turning it into a dancing global gospel, succumbed to cancer at a hospital at the age of 62.
dnaindia.com | 21-May-2012 11:51
Datsyuk: I Learned Discipline Playing for Russia
Detroit Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk learned the value of discipline while playing in Russia's world championship-winning ice hockey team, he said Monday.
RIA Novosti | 21-May-2012 11:45
Two killed in Sunni Muslim clashes in Beirut
BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least two people were killed in heavy fighting between rival Sunni Muslim gunmen in Beirut on Monday, medical and security sources said, in the latest violence fuelled by tensions over the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The clashes followed the killing of an anti-Assad Sunni cleric and his colleague at an army checkpoint in north Lebanon on Sunday, triggering angry protests in Sunni districts of northern cities and the capital. ...
Yahoo! News | 21-May-2012 11:44
US-Pakistan rift hits Nato summit
A US-Pakistan row over supply routes to Afghanistan is casting a cloud over the Nato summit in Chicago, as leaders discuss troop withdrawals.
news.bbc.co.uk | 21-May-2012 11:43
Historic buildings marred as quake hits northern Italy
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people.com.cn | 21-May-2012 11:39
Bomber hits Yemen military practice, kills 41
SANAA (Reuters) - A uniformed man blew himself up in the midst of a military parade rehearsal attended by senior officials in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday, killing at least 41 people and wounding more than 60, a police source said. Yemen's defense minister chief of staff were present at the event but were not hurt in the blast, a military source said. The attack coincided with a U.S.-backed Yemeni army offensive against al Qaeda-linked militants in the south of the country, where they control several towns. Troops closed in on one of their strongholds on Sunday in heavy fighting. ...
Yahoo! News | 21-May-2012 11:36
Eurovision evictions 'not unique'
Azerbaijan's demolition of homes to make way for Eurovision is likened to London clearing land for the Olympics by the competition's head.
news.bbc.co.uk | 21-May-2012 11:35
Auchan, Credit Europe Set Up Joint Russia Bank
France’s Auchan hypermarket chain is setting up a joint bank with the Dutch Credit Europe Group in Russia to handle its growing business in the country, Russian Credit Europe Bank said on Monday.
RIA Novosti | 21-May-2012 11:34
Evangelist KA Paul arrested in murder conspiracy case
Raghurami Reddy, superintendent of police, Prakasam, said that Paul was charged under IPC sections 120 B (for hatching criminal conspiracy to abduct) and 307 (attempt to murder).
dnaindia.com | 21-May-2012 11:33
Dutch Court Sentences Pedophile to 18 Years
Dutch court sentences preschool pedophile to 18 years plus psychiatric treatment
ABC News | 21-May-2012 11:33
Mali leader to remain in office
West Africa's regional bloc Ecowas agrees a deal with Mali's junta for Djouncounda Traore to remain as president beyond Monday's deadline.
BBC News | 21-May-2012 11:32
Live - England v West Indies
Live text commentary of the final day at Lord's as England look to chase down 191 to beat West Indies in the first Test.
news.bbc.co.uk | 21-May-2012 11:27
Strong earthquake slams northern Italy
Cars are buried in rubble in Finale Emila after Sunday's earthquake in northern Italy. The magnitude-6.0 quake shook the region, killing at least five people, leaving thousands ...
venezuelastar.com | 21-May-2012 11:27
U.N. atom chief starts talks in Tehran, hopes for deal
VIENNA/DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief began rare talks in Tehran on Monday after voicing hope for a deal to investigate suspected atomic bomb research - a gesture that Iran may count on to get international sanctions relaxed and deflect threats of war. International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Yukiya Amano met the head of Iran's nuclear energy organization, Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani, hours after his pre-dawn arrival, according to ISNA news agency. ...
Yahoo! News | 21-May-2012 11:26
UN mission chief says meeting with Syrian FM "excellent"
DAMASCUS, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Head of UN observer mission in Syria Maj-Gen Robert Mood said Sunday his meeting with Syrian Foreign Minster Walid al-Moallem was "excellent as always." ...
people.com.cn | 21-May-2012 11:24
Court puts off hearing new charge against Ukraine's Tymoshenko
KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - A court in Ukraine on Monday adjourned a trial of jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko on a new charge of tax evasion until June 25, when the European soccer championship will be under way in the country, for medical reasons. Tymoshenko is being treated for back trouble in a clinic in the city of Kharkiv near the prison where she is serving a seven-year sentence for abuse-of-office in a case which the West has condemned as politically motivated. ...
Yahoo! News | 21-May-2012 11:23
New Strauss-Kahn Rape Probe Launched
French prosecutor opens investigation into latest rape allegations against Strauss-Kahn
ABC News | 21-May-2012 11:18
Remains of All 45 Russian Plane Crash Victims ID'd
Remains identified of all 45 people killed in crash of Russian jetliner in Indonesia
ABC News | 21-May-2012 11:16
JUSTICE: Strauss-Kahn gang rape investigation launched
French prosecutors on Monday opened a preliminary investigation into allegations that former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn (pictured) took part in a gang rape in Washington in 2010. He has already been charged in northern France for “pimping”.
france24.com | 21-May-2012 11:16
Beirut clashes kill 2 amid fear of Syria spillover
Street battles between pro- and anti-Syrian groups in the Lebanese capital killed two people overnight and wounded 15 as the spiraling conflict in neighboring Syria spilled across the border.
Yahoo! News | 21-May-2012 11:16
First Single Non-Stop Flight Over the Atlantic
On May 20-21, 1927, U.S. aviator Charles Lindbergh performed a non-stop flight from the United States to France
RIA Novosti | 21-May-2012 11:12
IAEA chief in Iran to press for nuclear cooperation
He held his first meeting with Fereydoon Abbasi Davani, the official in charge of Iran's nuclear energy programme, the ISNA news agency reported.
dnaindia.com | 21-May-2012 11:11
Greece's new prime minister meets party leaders
Greece's newly installed caretaker prime minister is holding talks with party leaders ahead of Wednesday's European Union summit as campaigning gets underway for next month's elections.
Yahoo! News | 21-May-2012 11:11
Malaysian Opposition's Anwar, Ally Face Charges
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar, ally summoned to court to face illegal protest charges
ABC News | 21-May-2012 11:10
West nations considering military operation against Iran: Russian official
MOSCOW, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Russia is concerned that some Western countries are still considering a military operation against Iran as an option, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said here Sunday. "Russia is concerned that the possibility to try to solve the Iranian nuclear problem by military means is still viewed as real, " Ryabkov was quoted by local media as saying, upon his return from the G8 summit held May 18-19 in the United States. "We still hear messages from public and inte ...
people.com.cn | 21-May-2012 11:09
G8 Join Efforts to Cut Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
The G8 countries have acceded to the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-lived Climate Pollutants, the G8 summit declaration said.
RIA Novosti | 21-May-2012 11:09
3 climbers die on Mount Everest, 2 still missing
Three climbers who were among scores who scaled Mount Everest over the weekend died on their descent and two more are missing, a Nepalese official said Monday.
Yahoo! News | 21-May-2012 11:08
Sanaa bomb attack targets military parade
At least 20 people have been killed and 60 wounded in Sana'a after a suicide bomber in military uniform targeted soldiers rehearsing for a military parade in ...
venezuelastar.com | 21-May-2012 11:07
Syria crisis hits Beirut - live updates
o Two die in Beirut clashes o Senior UN official escape bomb blast in Damascus suburbo Build up to first round of Egypt presidential ...
venezuelastar.com | 21-May-2012 11:07
Three climbers die on Everest descent
Nepal -born Canadian and a Korean died on Saturday while descending from the 8,850m (29,035ft) summit.Shrestha said the weather was favourable on Friday and Saturday morning, but a wind storm swept ...
venezuelastar.com | 21-May-2012 11:07
Chicago police clash with Nato summit protesters
Nato summit was marred by clashes between police and protesters, with several people injured and 45 arrests.Thousands of people marched towards McCormick Place in the downtown area of the city, where ...
venezuelastar.com | 21-May-2012 11:07
Ring of fire eclipse dazzles US and Asia
It was the first time they had seen such a spectacle in the US for 18 years; the first time in Tokyo for more than 170. Thousands of people in North America and parts of Asia turned out to take in ...
venezuelastar.com | 21-May-2012 11:05