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HEADLINES — Thursday, May 31st, 2012

Titus Bramble Cleared of Sexual Assaults
Sunderland defender Titus Bramble was on Thursday found not guilty of sexually assaulting two women in separate incidents on the same night in September last year....
By Staff Reporter, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 43 minutes ago

London Stocks Close Lower
London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index fell by 0.18 percent to 5,306.95 points at the close on Thursday....
By Staff Reporter, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 43 minutes ago

London Stocks Ended Down on Thursday
London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index fell by 0.18 percent to 5,306.95 points at the close on Thursday. Investor sentiment was undermined by poor US economic indicators and concern about the prospects for progress in the eurozone debt crisis.
Carl De Souza, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 43 minutes ago

Li Na Into French Open Third Round
Defending champion Li Na of China reached the French Open third round on Thursday with an easy 6-0, 6-2 win over France’s Stephanie Foretz Gacon....
By Staff Reporter, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 43 minutes ago

Democratic Reform Irreversible in China: Chen
Chen Guangcheng, the blind Chinese activist whose flight to the US embassy in Beijing sparked a major diplomatic incident, said Thursday that democratic change in China is slow, but irreversible....
By Sebastian Smith, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 44 minutes ago

Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng
Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrives at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
Don Emmert, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 44 minutes ago

Chinese Activist Chen Guangcheng
Chen Guangcheng, the blind Chinese activist whose flight to the US embassy in Beijing sparked a major diplomatic incident, said Thursday that democratic change in China is slow, but irreversible.
Don Emmert, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 44 minutes ago

SpaceX Dragon Capsule Splash Lands in Pacific
US company SpaceX’s cargo vessel Thursday splash landed in the Pacific Ocean, capping a successful mission to the International Space Station and blazing a new path for private spaceflight....
By Kerry Sheridan, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 44 minutes ago

In This May 24 NASA Photo, the SpaceX Dragon Commercial Cargo Craft Approaches the International Space Station (ISS)
In this NASA photo dated May 24, the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft approaches the International Space Station (ISS) on for a series of tests.
-, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 45 minutes ago

In This Grab From a NASA Video, the SpaceX Dragon Capsule Is Seen Moving Away From the International Space Station (ISS)
In this frame grab from a NASA video, the SpaceX Dragon capsule is seen moving away from the International Space Station (ISS). The Dragon cargo capsule owned by US company SpaceX on Thursday made a splash landing in the Pacific Ocean after a landmark mission to the International Space Station, NASA said.
-, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 45 minutes ago

Iraq Plans New Energy Auction After Lacklustre Sale
Iraq on Thursday announced it will hold a fifth energy auction after a landmark sale of energy exploration blocks closed with just three out of a potential 12 awarded....
By W.G. Dunlop and Salam Faraj, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 45 minutes ago

Iraq Oil and Gas Auction
Graphic showing gas and oil exploration blocks in Iraq. Iraq on Thursday opened the last day of a landmark sale of energy exploration blocks by awarding two contracts, already better than a poor start that dampened its hopes of cementing its role as key global supplier.
By Staff Reporter, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 45 minutes ago

Iraqi Oil Minister, Abdelkarim al-Luaybi
Iraqi Oil Minister Abdelkarim al-Luaybi readies to address the fourth licensing round for exploration blocks at the Oil Ministry’s headquarters in Baghdad, on May 30. Iraq on Thursday opened the last day of a landmark sale of energy exploration blocks by awarding two contracts, already better than a poor start that dampened its hopes of cementing its role as key global supplier.
Ali Al-Saadi, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 45 minutes ago

Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki
Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki hits a return to Australia’s Jarmila Gajdosova during their French Open match at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. Wozniacki, seeded nine this year and a quarter-finalist in 2010, breezed past Gajdosova 6-1, 6-4 for a sixth win in six meetings against the Australian.
Patrick Kovarik, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 46 minutes ago

SpaceX Capsule Splash Lands in Pacific Ocean: NASA
The Dragon cargo capsule owned by US company SpaceX on Thursday made a splash landing in the Pacific Ocean after a landmark mission to the International Space Station, NASA said....
By Staff Reporter, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 46 minutes ago

Israel Hands Over Bodies of 91 Palestinians
Israel on Thursday handed over the remains of 91 Palestinians killed during anti-Israeli attacks, some of whom died more than 40 years ago, officials on both sides said....
By Hossam Ezzedine, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 47 minutes ago

79 of the Palestinian Bodies Were Transferred to Ramallah, With the Other 12 Sent to Gaza
Palestinian security forces cover a coffin with the national flag ahead of the funeral procession of 91 Palestinians whose remains were returned by Israel in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday.
Abbas Momani, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 47 minutes ago

Israel Handed Over the 91 Palestinian Bodies Near the West Bank City of Jericho Today
Palestinian security forces place the name of Anan Mohammed Hanani of Nablus on his flag-draped coffin during preparations for the funeral procession of 91 Palestinians whose remains were returned by Israel on Thursday.
Ahmad Gharabli, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 47 minutes ago

Israel Began the Transfer of 91 Palestinian Bodies at Dawn Today
Palestinian security forces carry flag-draped coffins during preparations for the funeral procession of 91 Palestinians whose remains were returned by Israel in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday. Some of the men died more than 40 years ago, officials say.
Ahmad Gharabli, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 47 minutes ago

US Officials, Others Say No to UN Internet Control
US officials, lawmakers and technology leaders voiced firm opposition Thursday to efforts to bring the Internet under UN control, saying it could hurt free expression and commerce....
By Rob Lever, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 47 minutes ago

“Father of the Internet” and Google Scientist Vint Cerf in Hong Kong in 2011
“Father of the Internet” and Google scientist Vint Cerf in Hong Kong in 2011. Cerf said Thursday that proposals to bring the Internet under United Nations' control “holds profound -- and I believe potentially hazardous -- implications for the future of the Internet and all of its users”.
Mike Clarke, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 47 minutes ago

There Are Fears That a UN-Controlled Internet Could “Diminish the Dynamism” of the Web
The world is displayed on a computer screen via Google Earth. US officials, lawmakers and technology leaders offered a resounding “no” Thursday to proposals to bring the Internet under United Nations' control and said they would lead efforts to stop the move.
Jean-Pierre Muller, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 47 minutes ago

Tel Aviv Gig Kicks off Madonna’s MDNA World Tour
US pop icon Madonna was to launch her hotly-anticipated MDNA world tour with a show in Tel Aviv on Thursday, kicking off a roadtrip of more than 80 countries in what will be her longest-ever....
By Hazel Ward, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

Madonna Is Expected to Complete Her New Tour in Australia, Where She Has Not Performed for More Than 20 Years
Madonna (centre) with Arab and Israeli founders of the Peace NGO Forum in Tel Aviv on Wednesday ahead of her concert in the city. Announced in February, the tour -- Madonna’s first first since her wildly successful “Sticky and Sweet” outing in 2008 and 2009 -- will move from Israel to Abu Dhabi and on to Europe and the Americas.
Kevin Mazur, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

Industrial Production in India Contracted 3.5 Percent in March From a Year Earlier
A labourer is seen working at the aluminium wheel laying section of the OREVA E Bike manufacturing facility near Samakhiali of Kutch district, on May 24. Indian economy expanded by a much slower-than-expected 5.3 percent in the January-March quarter, official data showed, adding further pressure on the embattled government.
Sam Panthaky, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

The Rupee Has Hit a Record 56.50 Low Against the Dollar
India’s government has little room to increase spending to spur growth and interest rates cannot be cut significantly because of high inflation, which is sitting at around 7.0 percent.
Sajjad Hussain, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

India Economy
Chart showing India’s quarterly GDP growth rate, down 5.3 percent in the January-March quarter, data showed Thursday.
By Staff Reporter, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

An Indian Drinks Tea at Roadside Shop in Siliguri
An Indian drinks tea at roadside shop in Siliguri on May 26. The Indian economy expanded by a much slower-than-expected 5.3 percent in the January-March quarter, official data showed, adding further pressure on the embattled government.
Diptendu Dutta, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

IMF’s Lagarde ‘Regrets’ Greece Remarks ‘Caused Offense’
The IMF said Thursday that its chief Christine Lagarde regrets upsetting Greeks in remarks she made contrasting Greece’s plight with that of poorer Africans....
By Paul Handley, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

Christine Lagarde Said Greeks “Must Help Themselves Collectively” and Pay Their Taxes
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks at IMF headquarters in Washington in April. The IMF said Thursday that Lagarde regrets upsetting Greeks in remarks she made contrasting Greece’s plight with that of poorer Africans. But as Greeks vented anger online, the IMF did not repudiate her criticisms, especially those saying Greeks needed to pay their taxes.
Alex Wong, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

IMF Adds Weight to Draghi’s Eurozone Banking Union Call
The IMF added its voice Thursday to calls led by ECB head Mario Draghi to set up a centralised eurozone “banking union” complete with common backstops and guarantees....
By Staff Reporter, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

Mario Draghi Earlier Called for the Centralised Eurozone “Banking Union”
Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), speaks in Germany on May 8. The IMF added its voice Thursday to calls led by Draghi to set up a centralised eurozone “banking union” complete with common backstops and guarantees.
Daniel Roland, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 49 minutes ago

12 pm

Murray Survives Injury Scare at French Open 11:31 AM
Andy Murray 11:31 AM
Hunt Sent ‘Congrats’ Texts to Murdoch 11:31 AM
US Stocks Slump Amid Dull Data, Spain Worries 11:30 AM
At 1415 GMT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average Was Down 68.49 Points, or 0.55 Percent, to 12,351.37 11:30 AM
Americans Kidnapped in Egypt’s Sinai Released 11:30 AM
The Tourists Were Abducted Near the Resort of Dahab on the Red Sea 11:30 AM
SpaceX Cargo Ship Leaves Orbit on Way Back to Earth 11:28 AM
The Dragon Capsule Is Set to Splash Down in the Pacific Ocean off California Thursday at 1444 GMT 11:28 AM
China Clamps Down Ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary 11:28 AM
A Dissident Website Is Urging People to Dress in Black on June 3 and 4 to Mark the Anniversary 11:28 AM
Any Mention of Tiananmen Commemorations Is Banned in State Media 11:28 AM
Soldiers Stormed Into Beijing on June 3-4, 1989, Firing on Unarmed People, Killing Hundreds If Not Thousands 11:28 AM
Syria Faces ‘Catastrophic Civil War’: UN’s Ban 11:28 AM
Graphic on the Latest Death Toll in Syria 11:27 AM
Western Countries Have Expelled Syrian Diplomats Following the Houla Slaughter 11:27 AM
Armed Syrian Rebels Today Threatened New Action Against the Syrian Regime Unless It Falls in Line by Midday Tomorrow 11:27 AM
Baghdad Blasts Kill 17, Shatter Relative Calm 11:27 AM
Today’s Blasts Came as Energy Companies Met in Baghdad to Bid on Nationwide Oil and Gas Exploration Blocks 11:27 AM
Map of Central Baghdad Locating Thursday’s Bomb Attacks 11:27 AM
Roadside Bombs and Explosives-Packed Cars Detonated Across a Half-Dozen Neighbourhoods in Baghdad Today 11:27 AM
US Rejects Proposal to Put Internet Under UN Control 11:27 AM
IMF Says No Loan Talks With Spain 11:26 AM
European Stocks Fall Further 11:25 AM
Positive Eurozone Data Helped Markets Stabilise 11:25 AM
Sudan, South Sudan Talk as Tension Flares Over Abyei 11:25 AM
Somalia Has Had No Effective Central Authority Since 1991 11:25 AM
Somali Soldiers Patrol a Stretch of Road Betwwen Mogadishu and Afgoye 11:25 AM

11 am

Pakistan Economy Grows 3.7%, Tax Collection Soars 10:31 AM
Pakistan Ran Up a Budget Deficit of 5% in the Period From July 2011 to April 2012 10:31 AM
Pakistan’s Economy Is Growing at Its Fastest Rate for Three Years 10:31 AM
Mikhail Fridman 10:30 AM
Egypt Ends Decades-Old State of Emergency 10:29 AM
Soldiers Fire on Sadat During a Military Parade in 1981, Killing Him and Ushering in a Decades-Long State of Emergency 10:29 AM
Murray Said He Thought His Back Went Into Spasm, But Made a Stunning Comeback 10:28 AM
Andy Murray Receives Treatment for His Back Injury During the Match Against Jarkko Mieminen 10:28 AM
Indian Guru Blames Rupee Symbol for Currency Woes 10:28 AM
Indian Guru Rajkumar Jhanjhari Has Offered Tweaks to the Rupee Design That He Believes Would Boost the Troubled Economy 10:28 AM
Hindu Guru Rajkumar Jhanjhari Says a Line on the Symbol Has “Slit the Throat” of the New Rupee 10:28 AM
Pakistani Militants Vow Death for ‘CIA Doctor’ 10:27 AM
Aston Villa Wants to Open Talks With Paul Lambert 10:27 AM
Lady Gaga Hits Record 25 Million Twitter Followers 10:26 AM
Lady Gaga Is Consistently the Most Followed Person on Twitter 10:26 AM
US Economic Growth Slows to Just 1.9% 10:26 AM
US Growth Is Sluggish Heading in to November’s Presidential Election 10:26 AM
US Economic Growth Slowed in the First Quarter of 2012 10:26 AM
EU Asks Spain for Details of Bankia Rescue 10:26 AM
The Bankia Rescue Plan Will Be Studied to See If It Fulfills Aid Conditions 10:26 AM
Mali Probes Officers Over Counter-Coup Bid 10:26 AM
Malian Soldiers Patrol the Streets of Bamako 10:25 AM
Zambia Arrests Former President Banda’s Son Over Graft 10:25 AM
Rupiah Banda 10:25 AM
EU Widens Sanctions Against Guinea-Bissau Coup Leaders 10:25 AM
Soldiers of Guinea-Bissau Leave a Building After a Meeting in Bissau 10:25 AM
Americans Kidnapped in Egypt’s Sinai Released 10:25 AM

10 am

Indians in Nationwide Strike Over Fuel Prices 9:30 AM
Last Week, Indian State-Run Oil Firms Announced the Sharpest Jump in Petrol Prices in Nearly a Decade 9:30 AM
India’s Nationwide Strike Today Came as Figures Showed India’s Economic Growth at Its Slowest Rate for Nine Years 9:30 AM
Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney 9:29 AM
Confession in Notorious NY Murder Leaves Doubts 9:29 AM
Relatives of Alleged Etan Patz Murderer Suspect Pedro Hernandez in New York 9:29 AM
Scientists Unravel the Tomato’s Genetic Code 9:28 AM
The Tomato Is Just Eight Percent Different (genetically) to a Potato 9:28 AM
Syria Faces ‘Catastrophic Civil War’: UN’s Ban 9:28 AM
Nepal Supreme Court Judge Shot Dead 9:27 AM
Today’s Assassination Punctured an Uneasy Peace in the Capital 9:27 AM
Judge Rana Bahadur Bam Was Being Driven From a Temple Early in the Day When the Gunmen Pounced 9:27 AM
Baghdad Blasts Kill 16, Shatter Relative Calm 9:26 AM
Prison to Hire Person to Hang Out With Breivik: Media 9:26 AM
Thousands Gather at an Anti-Breivik Protest in Oslo in April 9:26 AM
Norwegian Law Forbids the Keeping of Prisoners Like Breivik in Total Isolation as It Is Considered “Cruel” 9:26 AM
Ireland Votes on EU Fiscal Treaty in Referendum 9:26 AM
Irish Rejection of the European Fiscal Treaty Would Not Be Enough to Bring It to a Halt 9:25 AM
Final Opinion Polls Have Suggested Around 60% of Ireland’s 3.1 Million Voters Would Back the Treaty 9:25 AM
Ireland Is Voting in a Referendum on a Key EU Pact Designed to Shore Up the Troubled Eurozone 9:25 AM
US Economic Growth Slows to Just 1.9% 9:25 AM
Egypt Ends Decades-Old State of Emergency 9:25 AM
German Hostage Killed in Nigeria During Rescue Bid 9:25 AM
The Engineer Was Kidnapped on the Outskirts of Kano in January 9:25 AM
Policemen Walk Outside Their Headquarter in Kano 9:25 AM

9 am

Coulson to Contest Perjury Charges 8:30 AM
Andy Coulson 8:30 AM
BAE Systems to Cut 620 Jobs 8:30 AM
BAE Said It Planned to Cut 330 Positions at Its Site in Newcastle 8:29 AM
Hunt Defends Contacts With News Corp. 8:29 AM
Adam Smith 8:29 AM
Jeremy Hunt Leaves His Central London Home 8:29 AM
Peru Girds for the Worst: A Killer Quake in the Capital 8:28 AM
Lima, Which Has Not Seen a Major Tremor in 250 Years, Is Vulnerable to Both Earthquake and Tsunami Damage 8:28 AM
Peru Lies Along the Pacific Ring of Fire 8:28 AM
Volunteers Dig Through the Rubble After an Earthquake in Peru, Which Sits on the Nazca Tectonic Plate 8:27 AM
Venus Transit May Boost Hunt for Other Worlds 8:27 AM
People Should Not Look Directly at the Sun During the Transit 8:27 AM
The Transit of Venus Before the Sun Will Not Happen Again for 105 Years 8:27 AM
Hungarian WWII Leader Sparks New Emotions 8:27 AM
Advocates for Miklos Horthy Say He Restored Pride and Patriotism to a Country Wounded by the 1920 Treaty of Trianon 8:27 AM
Socialists Say It Is Not Just Jobbik But the Government Which Is Rehabilitating Miklos Horthy 8:27 AM
Polls Say Golden Dawn Could See a Dip in Support in Greece’s New Election But May Retain Seats in Parliament. 8:26 AM
Golden Dawn Leader Nikos Mihaloliakos Has Played Down the Extent of the Holocaust 8:26 AM
Isaac Mizan Saw the Flames of the Furnaces. It Was 1944, and the Nazis Were Burning Bodies in the Auschwitz Death Camp 8:26 AM
Deutsche Bank Chief Josef Ackermann Steps Down 8:26 AM
Josef Ackermann Acted as an Adviser to Angela Merkel During the 2008 Economic Crisis 8:26 AM
European Stocks, Euro Enjoy Respite After Selloff 8:26 AM
German Hostage Killed in Nigeria During Rescue Bid 8:25 AM
The Engineer Was Kidnapped on the Outskirts of Kano in January 8:25 AM
Somalia Conference Opens With Appeal for Aid Drive 8:25 AM
Somali Soldiers Patrol a Stretch of Road Betwwen Mogadishu and Afgoye 8:25 AM

8 am

China ‘Detains Hundreds’ in Tibet Capital 7:29 AM
Tibetans Have Long Chafed Under China’s Rule, Saying Beijing Has Curbed Religious Freedoms and Their Culture 7:29 AM
Residents of Lhasa Say the City Is Under Even Tighter Security Than Usual 7:29 AM
Tibet Detentions 7:29 AM
Hundreds of People Have Been Detained in Lhasa, Tibet, a US-Based Broadcaster Has Reported 7:29 AM
Police Say a Suicide Attacker Was at the Wheel of a Car Which Blew Up in Shuala Today 7:29 AM
The Deadliest Attack Took Place in the North Baghdad Neighbourhood of Shuala 7:29 AM
Facebook Is a ‘Blessing’, Says Ex-Iran Leader: Report 7:28 AM
Rafsanjani Said That If Authorities Ty to Stop One Method of Accessing the Internet, 10 Others Will Pop Up in Its Place 7:28 AM
Zdenek Zeman Has a Cult Following From His Time in Italy as Coach of Foggia 7:27 AM
India Jolted by Weak Growth Data 7:27 AM
Facebook Underwriter Morgan Stanley Defends IPO 7:27 AM
The Chief Executive of Morgan Stanley Defended His Company’s Lead Role in the Disastrous IPO of Facebook 7:26 AM
Brazil Art Scene Booms, Reflecting Strong Economy 7:26 AM
Visitors Look at the Mixed Media Work on Display at the SP-ARTE 2012 in Sao Paulo 7:26 AM
A View of the SP-ARTE 2012 7:26 AM
Rio De Janeiro Residents and Tourists Attend a Public Presentation of Brazilian Painter Candido Portinari 7:26 AM
Felda Seeks to Raise $3 Bln in Biggest Asia IPO of 2012 7:26 AM
The Felda IPO Would Be the Biggest Globally This Year After Facebook, But Could Be a Risk to Malaysian Smallholders 7:26 AM
Palm Oil Fruit Is Carried by a Malaysian Farmer, One of the Voters PM Najib Razak Is Hoping to Court With the IPO 7:26 AM
AIDS Treatment in S.Africa Send Baby Infections Plunging 7:25 AM
Children May Also Develop Resistance to the ARVs Their Mothers Took During Pregnancy 7:25 AM
The Treatment Has Saved Up to 70,000 Children Every Year, According to Officials in South Africa 7:25 AM
Nandi Went Through a State Health Programme Two Years Ago That Keeps HIV-Positive Mothers From Infecting Their Babies 7:25 AM
Mozambique Customs Arrest Rhino Horn Smuggler 7:25 AM
Mozambique Is Worried by the Rise in Poaching Linked to International Crime Syndicates 7:25 AM
Captors Kill German Hostage in Nigeria During Raid 7:25 AM
The Engineer Was Kidnapped on the Outskirts of Kano in January 7:25 AM

7 am

Parents in Court Over Fire Deaths of Six Children 6:31 AM
The Victims, Whose Ages Ranged From 13 to Five, Died After the Fire, Which Police Said Was Started With Petrol 6:30 AM
Bali Bombmaker Pleads for Leniency 6:30 AM
Umar Patek, the Bombmaker Accused of Masterminding the 2002 Bali Attacks That Killed 202 People 6:30 AM
SpaceX Dragon Capsule Released by ISS 6:28 AM
A Successful Reentry Would Make the Dragon the Only Cargo Capsule Capable of Returning Goods to Earth From the ISS 6:28 AM
Syria Rebels Set Friday Deadline for End to Bloodshed 6:28 AM
The Free Syrian Army Says There Is Now No Reason for It to Respect the UN Truce 6:28 AM
More Than 100 People Died in a Massacre Near Houla on May 25-26 6:28 AM
Prospects for a Political Solution in Syria Are Now “Almost Non-Existent”, Says US Diplomat Susan Rice 6:28 AM
Israel Hands Over Remains of 91 Palestinians 6:28 AM
Baghdad Bombings ‘Kill at Least Seven’ 6:27 AM
Current Eurozone Set-Up Is ‘Unsustainable’: Draghi 6:26 AM
Draghi Suggested More Centralisation in the Eurozone as Part of a “Banking Union” 6:26 AM
Mario Draghi Said It Was Necessary to Clarify “What Is the Vision for a Certain Number of Years From Now” 6:26 AM
Iraq Energy Auction Ends With Three Blocks Awarded 6:26 AM
Japan Posts Weaker Than Expected Factory Output Growth 6:26 AM
Japan’s Economy Was Hit by Severe Flooding in Thailand in Late 2011 6:26 AM
Japan’s Industrial Output 6:26 AM
Japan’s Industrial Production Rose by a Slower-Than-Expected 0.2% in April From the Previous Month 6:26 AM
Rare Good News for Eurozone as Inflation Eases to 2.4% 6:26 AM
Inflation Has Exceeded the European Central Bank’s Targets for 18 Months in a Row 6:25 AM
Sudan Denies Armed Police Still in Abyei 6:25 AM
Italian Engineer Kidnapped in Nigeria 6:25 AM
According to Nigerian Police Unidentified Armed Men Snatched the Engineer as He Inspected Road-Draining Works in Ilorin 6:25 AM

6 am

Tycoon Seeks End of BP’s Russia Venture 5:30 AM
China Spy Cloud ‘Threatens Japan Minister’ 5:29 AM
A Spy Scandal Involving a Chinese Diplomat Working at the Embassy in Tokyo Could Cost a Cabinet Minister His Job 5:29 AM
Bedouins Abduct Two US Tourists in Egypt’s Sinai 5:29 AM
SpaceX Dragon Capsule Detaches From ISS 5:28 AM
Jeweller Graff Postpones $1.0 Bln Hong Kong IPO 5:25 AM
Appetite for Luxury and Designer Goods, Especially Among Cashed-Up Chinese, Has Steadily Grown in Asia 5:25 AM
WTO Warns of Asian Protectionism Threat 5:25 AM
Myanmar Democracy Icon Aung San Suu Kyi Also Attended the Forum 5:25 AM
Pascal Lamy Said He Did Not Expect Asia’s “Relative Immunity” to the Global Financial Crisis Would Last Forever 5:25 AM
The Tourists Were Abducted Late on Wednesday Near the Resort of Dahab on the Red Sea 5:25 AM

5 am

Suicide Attack, Explosion Kill 7 Afghan Police 4:28 AM
A Suicide Bomber Has Rammed an Afghan Police Checkpost Killing at Least Five Policemen in Kandahar 4:27 AM
Thomas Cook Travel Group Unveils Widening Losses 4:27 AM
Parents in Court on Fire Murder Charge 4:27 AM
The Victims, Whose Ages Ranged From 13 to Five, Died After the Fire, Which Police Said Was Started With Petrol 4:27 AM
The Move Was to Spread Awareness About Smoking Hazards, Reports Say 4:26 AM
Former Liverpool Manager Kenny Dalglish 4:25 AM
Leaders Must ‘Clarify Vision’ for Eurozone: Draghi 4:25 AM
Iraq Opens Energy Auction Finale With Two Deals 4:25 AM

4 am

Suicide Attack Kills Five Afghan Police 3:37 AM
A Suicide Bomber Has Rammed an Afghan Police Checkpost Killing at Least Five Policemen 3:37 AM
Australia Takes Lead in Afghanistan’s Uruzgan 3:36 AM
Australia Is to Take Leadership of Security in Afghanistan’s Southern Uruzgan Province 3:36 AM
Jeremy Hunt Fights for Job at Leveson Inquisition 3:36 AM
Losses at India’s Crisis-Hit Kingfisher Triple 3:35 AM
Kingfisher Airlines Posted a Net Loss of 11.52 Billion Rupees ($21 Million) in the Three Months to March 3:35 AM
Posco and GE Sign Cooperation Deal 3:35 AM
South Korea’s Posco Is the World’s Third-Largest Steelmaker by Output 3:35 AM
Australia and China Eye Joint Farming Plan 3:35 AM
Rural Conservative Politicians in Australia Have Warned Against Selling Valuable Agricultural Land to Foreign Investors 3:35 AM
India Jolted by Weak Growth Data 3:35 AM
‘Slum Tourism’ Treads Between Aid and Exploitation 3:34 AM
Residents Say They Look Forward to the Daily Influx of Foreigners Witnessing Their Lifestyles 3:34 AM
Recent Years Have Seen “Poverty Tourism” Mushroom Globally 3:34 AM
The So-Called “Poverty Tourism” Is on the Rise in Jakarta 3:34 AM
Pakistani Militants Deny Links With ‘CIA Doctor’ 3:33 AM
Five Killed in Seattle Shooting Spree 3:33 AM
The Shootings Shocked Seattle Which Has Seen as Many Murders This Year as It Did in the Whole of 2011 3:33 AM
Blacks, Whites in US Shunning Diverse Areas: Study 3:33 AM
“The Truth Is, When It Comes to Eliminating Residential Segregation, We Still Have a Long Way to Go,” a Sociologist Said 3:33 AM
Talks in Quebec Student Standoff to Resume 3:32 AM
Last Week Some 1,000 Protesters Were Detained in Some of the Biggest Mass Arrests in the Province’s History 3:32 AM
Ecuadorians File Suit Against Chevron in Canada 3:32 AM
Ecuadorian Court in 2011 Ordered Chevron to Pay $18 Billion in Damages Over ‘Environmental Contamination’ 3:32 AM
Baghdad Bombings Kill at Least Seven 3:32 AM
Germany’s Loss to Switzerland Last Saturday Showed Some Glaring Weaknesses in Their Defence 3:31 AM
Boston Celtics' Rajon Rondo (2nd R) Scored 44 Points With 10 Assists and Eight Rebounds 3:30 AM
SpaceX Cargo Vessel Set to Leave Space Station 3:30 AM
This Frame Grab From a NASA Video Shows the Robotic Arm of the ISS Grappling SpaceX’s Dragon Capsule 3:30 AM
NASA and White House Officials Have Hailed the Event as the Start of a New Era in Spaceflight 3:30 AM
The Release of the Unmanned Dragon Is Set for 5:35 Am Eastern Time (0935 GMT) on Thursday 3:30 AM

3 am

Ordinary Nepalis Vent Anger at Political Elite 2:33 AM
Regular Street Protests Are a Symptom of Growing Public Anger With the Government in Nepal 2:33 AM
Activists Affiliated With the Nepali Congress Party Burn an Effigy of Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai in Kathmandu 2:33 AM
Political Corruption Has Led to Widespread Disillusionment in Nepal 2:33 AM
Nationwide Strike in India Over Fuel Price Hike 2:31 AM
Police Prepare for a Strike Over Petrol Prices in Mumbai 2:31 AM
Activists Burn an Effigy of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh After Stopping a Train During a Strike 2:31 AM
S. Korea Police Arrest Two for Spying for North 2:31 AM
Two People Including a Korean Businessman in New Zealand Have Been Arrested on Suspicion of Spying for North Korea 2:31 AM
China Detains Hundreds in Tibet Capital: Report 2:31 AM
Indonesia Finds Crashed Sukhoi’s Second Black Box 2:30 AM
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 Slammed Into the 7,200-Foot (2,200-Metre) Mount Salak in Western Java 2:30 AM
Indonesian Searchers Have Found the Second “Black Box” of the Crashed Russian Passenger Jet 2:30 AM
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Czech Seventh Seed Tomas Berdych 2:28 AM
Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro 2:28 AM
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Roger Federer, Pictured, Overcame a Mid-Match Wobble to Beat Romania’s Adrian Ungur 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3 2:28 AM
Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska (R) Shakes Hands With American Venus Williams 2:28 AM
Samantha Stosur, Pictured, Beat Irina Falconi 6-1, 6-4 in Paris 2:28 AM
Top-Seeded Victoria Azarenka, Pictured, Defeated German Qualifier Dinah Pfizenmaier 6-1, 6-1 2:28 AM
Devils Defenseman Mark Fayne (R) Missed an Open Shot With Little More Than 10 Minutes Remaining 2:28 AM
New N. Korea Constitution Proclaims Nuclear Status 2:27 AM
North Korea Has Long Been in Confrontation With the United States and Its Allies Over Its Nuclear and Missile Programmes 2:27 AM
Graphic on Known Nuclear Sites in North Korea 2:27 AM
North Korea’s New Constitution Proclaims Its Status as a Nuclear-Armed Nation 2:27 AM
Enrichment ‘Not Step Towards Bomb’: Ahmadinejad 2:27 AM
Iran and the P5+1 Achieved Little in Two Days of Intense Talks in Baghdad Last Week 2:27 AM
Ahmadinejad Said There Had “Been Lies About Our Programme” 2:27 AM
Frenchman Released by Leftist Rebels in Colombia 2:27 AM
Eager to Welcome Langlois, Locals in San Isidro Put on a Celebratory Barbecue 2:27 AM
“They Treated Me Like a Guest,” Langlois Said of His Captors 2:26 AM
The Suspect Was Identified by the Seattle Times as 40-Year-Old Ian Stawicki 2:26 AM
Qantas Dismisses Emirates Buy-in Talk 2:26 AM
An Emirates Plane Lands at Dubai International Airport 2:26 AM
S.Korea Firms Shortlisted for ING Operations 2:26 AM
ING Has Been Trying to Expand Its Non-Banking Business, Especially Life Insurance 2:26 AM
Iraq Wraps Up Energy Auction After Slow First Day 2:25 AM
Iraq Oil and Gas Auction 2:25 AM
Iraqi Oil Minister, Abdelkarim al-Luaybi 2:25 AM
India Reports Weaker Quarterly Growth of 5.3% 2:25 AM
An Indian Drinks Tea at Roadside Shop in Siliguri 2:25 AM
World Ammunition Trade Tops $4 Billion a Year: Aid Group 2:25 AM
The Deadly Trade in Ammunition 2:25 AM
The World Trade in Ammunition Now Tops $4 Billion a Year 2:25 AM

2 am

Assange Loses Extradition Appeal 1:29 AM
Assange Was Not in Court for the Judgement 1:29 AM
Antique Bowl Stolen From Hong Kong Fair: Police 1:28 AM
An Antique Bowl Worth HK$1.35 Million ($174,000) Has Been Stolen From an International Antiques Fair in Hong Kong 1:28 AM
Veteran Leader Says PNG Becoming ‘Laughing Stock’ 1:28 AM
Veteran Papua New Guinean Leader Sir Michael Somare 1:28 AM
EU’s Concern Over Thai Webmaster Guilty Verdict 1:26 AM
Thai Editor of the Popular Prachatai News Website, Chiranuch Premchaiporn Outside the Criminal Court in Bangkok 1:26 AM
Oracle Aims to Dethrone IBM in Business Hardware 1:26 AM
IBM Exhibition Is Seen Here at the CeBIT IT Fair, in March, in Hanover, Central Germany 1:25 AM
India Set to Announce Sluggish Quarterly Growth 1:25 AM
An Indian Drinks Tea at Roadside Shop in Siliguri 1:25 AM
Industrial Production in India Contracted 3.5 Percent in March From a Year Earlier 1:25 AM

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