http://www.newsmeat.com/NEWSMEAT publishes daily news and Americas most popular campaign donor search engine.Copyright 2007 Polity Mediaen-ushttp://www.newsmeat.com/images/nmlogo.gifhttp://www.newsmeat.com/Mon, 21 May 2012 02:16:20 -0400HeadlinesA South Korean mountaineer has gone missing after climbing the world’s highest mountain, according to Seoul’s foreign ministry....http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583752&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281By Staff ReporterMon, 21 May 2012 05:28 GMTAFP Asian Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583752&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A general view from Everest Base Camp towards the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal, taken in 2009. A South Korean mountaineer went missing on Saturday, after climbing the world’s highest mountain, according to Seoul’s foreign ministry.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583751&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Pemba Dorje SherpaMon, 21 May 2012 05:28 GMTAFP Asian Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583751&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Millions turned their eyes to the sky on both sides of the Pacific as a solar eclipse created a "ring of fire" from Asia to the western United States, where it was greeted with whoops in California....http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583729&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281By Michael ThurstonMon, 21 May 2012 05:27 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583729&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 An annular solar eclipse is seen through clouds in Hong Kong on May 21. A few thousand optimistic early birds gathered on the Victoria Harbour waterfront in Hong Kong hoping to catch a glimpse of the spectacle, but heavy cloud cover gave them only a brief window of less than a minute.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583728&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Philippe LopezMon, 21 May 2012 05:27 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583728&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A partial solar eclipse can be seen from the coastal town of Gumaca, Philippines, on May 21. The eclipse was visible from parts of China early Monday before moving westwards across Taiwan and Japan, and was continuing across the Pacific ending in Texas late Sunday local time.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583718&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Ted AljibeMon, 21 May 2012 05:27 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583718&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Graphic showing the path of a solar eclipse that traversed the northern Pacific on Monday.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583708&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281By Staff ReporterMon, 21 May 2012 05:27 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583708&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 An annular solar eclipse seen from Tokyo, Japan, on May 21. Millions turned their eyes to the sky on both sides of the Pacific as a solar eclipse created a "ring of fire" from Asia to the western United States.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583698&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Kazuhiro NogiMon, 21 May 2012 05:27 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583698&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Australian marine pilots on Monday called for a review of how ships pass by the Great Barrier Reef, warning of the risk of a major environmental disaster on the tourist attraction....http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583688&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281By Staff ReporterMon, 21 May 2012 05:27 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583688&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A picture from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority shows an Algal overgrowth section of the reef.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583687&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281By Staff ReporterMon, 21 May 2012 05:27 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583687&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 An image from NASA’s Earth Obeservatory Internet site of the Great Barrier Reef, extending for 2,000km along the northeastern coast of Australia.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583677&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281By Staff ReporterMon, 21 May 2012 05:27 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583677&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 This photo released by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, shows the Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier ID Integrity drifting off the Great Barrier Reef near the coast of Australia. It took close to 48 hours for tugs to reach and secure the vessel as it drifted in the Coral Sea.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583667&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281By Staff ReporterMon, 21 May 2012 05:27 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583667&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 The solar eclipse that inspired awe on Monday also sent ring-tailed lemurs at a Japanese zoo into a frenzy, as they were fooled into thinking it was nighttime, an official said....http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583657&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281By Staff ReporterMon, 21 May 2012 05:26 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583657&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Ring-tailed lemurs can be seen in the foreground as children watch a solar eclipse at the Japan Monkey Center in Japan’s Aichi prefecture on May 21. The once-in-a-lifetime event sent the primates into evening behaviour, which involves a round of brisk exercise to keep their body temperature up, an official said.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583656&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Jiji PressMon, 21 May 2012 05:26 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583656&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Pakistan restored access to Twitter after briefly blocking the microblog over "blasphemous" posts about a Facebook competition involving caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed....http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583640&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281By Staff ReporterMon, 21 May 2012 05:26 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583640&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A Pakistani is seen reading a message on his cellphone refering to the blocked social networking site Twitter, in Quetta. The website, which is widely used in Pakistan, was blocked by the telecoms authority on the orders of the IT ministry, with authorities accusing Twitter of refusing to remove "blasphemous material" about a Facebook contest.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583639&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Banaras KhanMon, 21 May 2012 05:26 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583639&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A Pakistani is seen using his laptop computer to try to enter social networking website Twitter, in Quetta. Pakistan restored access to Twitter on Sunday after briefly blocking the microblog over posts that Islamabad said promoted a Facebook contest involving caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583629&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Banaras KhanMon, 21 May 2012 05:26 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583629&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Thailand’s economy posted double-digit growth in the first quarter of 2012, rebounding sharply from the fallout of last year’s devastating floods, latest official data showed....http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583619&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281By Staff ReporterMon, 21 May 2012 05:25 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583619&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A vendor is seen sorting her stall at a ‘fresh market’ in Bangkok, on May 14. Thailand’s economy posted double-digit growth in the first quarter of 2012, rebounding sharply from the fallout of last year’s devastating floods, according to the latest official data.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583608&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Pornchai KittiwongsakulMon, 21 May 2012 05:25 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583608&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 people, died almost three years after being freed from jail on compassionate grounds....http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583598&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281By Dominique SoguelMon, 21 May 2012 05:25 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583598&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Mohammed al-Megrahi, brother of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 people, stands outside the family house in Tripoli where his brother died this morning.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583597&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Gianluigi GuerciaMon, 21 May 2012 05:25 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583597&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A policeman walks away from the cockpit of the 747 Pan Am airliner that exploded and crashed over Lockerbie, Scotland, in December 1988. Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted over the bombing in which 270 people were killed, has died.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583587&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Roy LetkeyMon, 21 May 2012 05:25 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583587&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Slain Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi’s son Seif al-Islam (R) is seen with freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi upon their arrival in Tripoli on August 20, 2009. Megrahi, the only person convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing over Scotland in which 270 people were killed, has died, his brother told AFP.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583577&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281-Mon, 21 May 2012 05:25 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583577&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Protesters clashed with riot police as an anti-NATO protest turned ugly in Chicago when a few hundred demonstrators demanding an end to war ignored orders to clear the streets....http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583421&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281By Mira ObermanMon, 21 May 2012 04:28 GMTAFP American Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583421&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Protesters and Chicago Police confront each other near the NATO conference venue in Chicago.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583420&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Spencer PlattMon, 21 May 2012 04:28 GMTAFP American Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583420&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Police look on as protesters pass during the NATO summit in Chicago. An AFP correspondent saw about a dozen protestors roughly hauled away as they tried to muscle through a police cordon around a convention center where NATO leaders have gathered for a two-day summit.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583410&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Cengiz YarMon, 21 May 2012 04:28 GMTAFP American Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583410&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Protesters and Chicago Police confront each other near the NATO conference venue in Chicago. Scuffles broke out at a Chicago protest which turned ugly late Sunday when a few hundred anti-NATO demonstrators demanding an end to destructive wars refused police calls to clear the streets.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583400&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Spencer PlattMon, 21 May 2012 04:28 GMTAFP American Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583400&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 US President Barack Obama and NATO allies put up a united front Sunday to persuade a war-weary public that the Afghan conflict will end in two years, as President Hamid Karzai vowed Afghanistan will no longer be a "burden."...http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583319&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281By Laurent ThometMon, 21 May 2012 04:26 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583319&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 US President Barack Obama (C), escorts British Prime Minister David Cameron (2ndR) after posing for the family photo during the NATO Summit on May 20, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. While NATO said the war effort was track, it faced more uncertainty over the reopening of key supply routes into Afghanistan, closed in November after botched US air strikes killed 24 Pakistani troops.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583308&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Kevork DjansezianMon, 21 May 2012 04:26 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583308&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Graphic showing NATO member countries meeting May 20-21. While NATO said the war effort in Afghanistan was track, it faced more uncertainty over the reopening of key supply routes into Afghanistan, closed in November after botched US air strikes killed 24 Pakistani troops.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583298&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281By Staff ReporterMon, 21 May 2012 04:26 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583298&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Protesters march down a street on the first day of the NATO summit on May 20, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Thousands of protestors have taken to the streets in recent days calling for an end to war in Afghanistan. Although the rallies have been largely peaceful, scuffles broke out Sunday when some hardcore demonstrators refused police orders to disperse.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583288&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Spencer PlattMon, 21 May 2012 04:26 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583288&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Brandon Cronenberg fought the film bug for a long time before deciding to walk in his father’s footsteps, the Canadian told AFP as he made a keenly-awaited big screen debut in Cannes....http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583267&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281By Emma CharltonMon, 21 May 2012 04:26 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583267&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 US actor Caleb Landry Jones at the screening of "Antiviral" at the 65th Cannes film festival on May 19. Jones plays the role of Syd, an employee at a clinic which injects paying customers with diseases culled from the bodies of celebrities as a means of offering them an intimate bond with their idols.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583266&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Anne-Christine PoujoulatMon, 21 May 2012 04:26 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583266&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Canadian director David Cronenberg at the screening of "Antiviral" directed by his son Brandon at the 65th Cannes film festival on May 19. Brandon fought the film bug for a long time before deciding to walk in his father’s footsteps, the Canadian told AFP.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583256&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Anne-Christine PoujoulatMon, 21 May 2012 04:26 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583256&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Director Brandon Cronenberg (R), actor Caleb Landry Jones (2nd L) and actress Sarah Gadon (2nd R) pose during a photocall for "Antiviral" at the Cannes film festival on May 20. Cronenberg premiered his first feature film, "Antiviral", in the festival’s new talent section.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583246&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Valery HacheMon, 21 May 2012 04:25 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583246&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Chinese property group Wanda said it had agreed to buy US cinema chain AMC Entertainment for $2.6 billion in a deal which will create the world’s largest movie theatre owner....http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583236&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281By Staff ReporterMon, 21 May 2012 04:25 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583236&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 This file photo shows the entrance to one of the Wanda International Cinemas in Beijing, in 2009. Chinese property group Wanda says it has agreed to buy US cinema chain AMC Entertainment for $2.6 billion in a deal which will create the world’s largest movie theatre owner.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583235&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Frederic J. BrownMon, 21 May 2012 04:25 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583235&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Embattled Australian flag carrier Qantas said on Monday it will axe 500 jobs in its heavy maintenance and engineering operations as part of a restructuring to help slash costs....http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583225&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281By Staff ReporterMon, 21 May 2012 04:25 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583225&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 This file photo shows Qantas airplanes at Melbourne airport, in 2007. Qantas said on Monday it will axe 500 jobs in its heavy maintenance and engineering operations as part of a restructuring to help slash costs.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583214&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Anoek De GrootMon, 21 May 2012 04:25 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=125583214&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281