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![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Train driver jumps signal,25 killed Indian Express At least 25 people were killed and over 40 injured when the Bangalore-bound Hampi Express rammed into the rear of a stationary goods train at Penakonda railway station near Anantapur in the early hours of Tuesday, reportedly after the driver overshot a ... 25 killed in Andhra train accident 25 dead as Express jumps signal, hits goods train Hampi express rams goods train, killing at least 25 |
![]() New York Times | Taliban, Afghan neighbors could hamper NATO's exit The Associated Press By DEB RIECHMANN, AP – 1 minute ago KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The NATO summit's plan to "responsibly wind down" the Afghan war is not entirely in the hands of President Barack Obama and his fellow world leaders. The carefully orchestrated exit strategy ... Pakistan's 'tough line' after Chicago Pakistan supply route is crucial to NATO's Afghan exit Two chats and a snub for Zardari |
![]() BBC News | Images Show More Work at North Korean Nuclear Site New York Times SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea warned on Tuesday that it would have to take “countermeasures” if the United States insisted on sanctions, while the latest satellite imagery of the country's nuclear test site suggested heightened preparations for a ... NKorea Vows to Push Ahead With Nuclear... NKorea vows to push ahead with nuclear program Senior US envoy warns DPRK against new nuclear test |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Peaceful nuke energy stressed in Iran before talks Jerusalem Post By JOANNA PARASZCZUK Iran's state-run press accuses Netanyahu of "bullying" P5+1, speculates on proposals to be offered by West in Baghdad. With talks between Iran and the P5 +1 group countries - China, France, Germany, Russia, the UK and the US ... Iran Signals Wider UN Access as Nuclear Talks... Iran signals wider UN access as nuclear talks loom Iran and UN close to deal on nuclear programme as world powers meet for ... |
![]() CBC.ca | Hezbollah appeals for calm after Syria kidnapping USA TODAY BEIRUT (AP) – The leader of Lebanon's Shiite militant group Hezbollah appealed for calm Tuesday after people blocked roads and burned tires in Beirut to protest the kidnapping of 11 Lebanese Shiites in neighboring Syria. The abductions in Syria's ... Abduction of 11 Lebanese Shiites in Syria Stokes New Tensions Hezbollah appeals for calm after kidnaps Syria Conflict Drawing in Lebanon |
![]() Christian Science Monitor | New Russian cabinet packed with Putin loyalists Christian Science Monitor Despite promises of 'substantial renewal,' the new cabinet is filled with faces long seen around the Kremlin who will keep Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev hemmed in. By Fred Weir, Correspondent / May 22, 2012 Russian President Vladimir Putin (l.) ... Putin Ally Is Named to Head Oil Giant Russia slaps big sanctions on anti-Putin protesters Musical Chairs In The Kremlin |
![]() Sydney Morning Herald | How al-Qaeda Is Gaining in Its War Against Yemen TIME By Tom Finn / Sana'a Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Yemeni military police collect evidence at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Sanaa on May 21. Amr Habib stood staring blankly at the pool of blood on the tarmac as paramedics, policemen and forensics in ... Qaeda Ally Says Yemen Bomb Was Payback for Attacks Yemen Soldiers Hold Somber Ceremony After Suicide Attack Somber Yemen parade takes place after huge bomb attack |
![]() CBS News | Egypt army, MPs defer defining president's role Reuters By Marwa Awad | CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army and mainly Islamist politicians have deferred talks on what powers the new president will have until after this week's presidential vote, which is unlikely to produce an outright winner, political sources ... Egypt's election fever comes to Garbage City |
![]() NEWS.com.au | South African gallery closes after controversial work is defaced Los Angeles Times JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- A South African art gallery that displayed a controversial painting showing the country's president with his genitals exposed announced Tuesday it was closing its doors temporarily because of threats. A Racy Painting Stirs Controversy in South Africa Racy Zuma painting vandalised in S. Africa gallery Jacob Zuma painting vandalised in South African gallery |
![]() AFP | Keep calm and tweet: Bulgarians turn to blogs for quake info AFP SOFIA — Twitter's ubiquitous "Keep calm and tweet on" poster caption acquired new meaning for quake-hit Bulgarians Tuesday. Lack of any official information on traditional media for about an hour after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Sofia early ... Magnitude-5.8 Earthquake Srikes Bulgaria, No Casualties 5.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Bulgaria Bulgarian capital shaken by 5.6 magnitude quake |