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Mladic goes on trial for atrocities in Bosnia

Reuters -
By Thomas Escritt and Ivana Sekularac | AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic went on trial for genocide on Wednesday, accused of leading the slaughter of 8000 unarmed Muslim boys and men in Srebrenica in 1995, Europe's worst atrocity ...

FTSE down after Greek talks fail

The Press Association -
A failure by political leaders in Greece to form a coalition government has raised fresh concerns over its future in the eurozone and triggered further losses on the London market.

France Sells EU8 Billion in Debt in First Hollande Auction

Bloomberg -
France sold 8 billion euros ($10.2 billion) in bonds, with borrowing costs falling in the first auction after President Francois Hollande took power.

Tell us: Should the Heat be pushing the panic button?

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By Reid Cherner, USA TODAY The 78-75 loss to Indiana last night squared their playoff series at 1-1. But it was the way the team lost that may have the faithful worried.

FOREX-Greece worries send euro to 4-mth low vs dollar

Reuters -
* Euro hits 4-month low vs dollar, 3-month low vs yen * Greek uncertainty continues, euro could test 2012 low * Dollar, yen firm as investors shun riskier assets By Jessica Mortimer LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - The euro fell to a four-month low against ...

Nebraska state lawmaker wins right to take on Sen. Bob Kerrey

Boston Herald -
By Lisa Mascaro / Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - Upstart state Sen. Deb Fischer triumphed in Nebraska's bitterly contested Republican primary for US Senate on Tuesday night, winning the right to face Democrat Bob Kerrey in November.

Indonesia finds black box from crashed Russian Sukhoi

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| JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's national search and rescue agency has found a black box flight recorder from a Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 that crashed during a demonstration flight killing all 45 people on board, an agency official said on Wednesday ...

UN aims to collect monitors from Syrian town

Reuters -
| BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United Nations aims to collect a monitoring team from the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun on Wednesday, the head of the monitoring mission said, after they spent the night in the hands of rebels following an attack near their ...

Iran nuclear concession would test big power unity

Reuters India -
By William Maclean and Fredrik Dahl | LONDON/VIENNA (Reuters) - Facing an imminent toughening of sanctions, Iran is hinting at a readiness to give some ground in its long nuclear stand-off with world powers, but any flexibility could split their ranks ...

After years of neglect, Palestinians going green

Haaretz -
Officials are encouraging thousands of Palestinian children to collect compost, visit recycling centers, plant trees in hopes that the young generation will learn good habits.

Donors tied to banking desert Obama for Romney

Boston.com -
When the head of JPMorgan Chase met with shareholders to answer for a trading loss of more than $2 billion Tuesday, it was against an evolving political backdrop: Donors from big banks are betting on Mitt Romney to defeat President Obama and repeal new ...

Boehner tees up next round of debt-ceiling fight

Fox News -
House Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday teed up another debt-ceiling brawl, announcing that Republicans will insist on the same kinds of demands that Democrats claim brought the country close to its first-ever default last summer.

US stock index futures point to more losses

Reuters -
US stock index futures pointed to a lower opening on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones down around 0.1 percent, while the Nasdaq 100 fell 0.4 percent at 4:10 am EDT.

Oil falls on euro zone, WTI at six-month low

Reuters -
* Oil prices fall with shares, euro as risk appetite declines * US oil stockbuild four times larger than forecast - API * Coming Up: US EIA petroleum status report Weekly; 1430 GMT * Brent remains neutral above $110.34 -technicals By Jessica Donati ...

Needy States Use Housing Aid Cash to Plug Budgets

New York Times -
Hundreds of millions of dollars meant to provide a little relief to the nation's struggling homeowners is being diverted to plug state budget gaps.

With Ron Paul's infiltrators, clout of state GOP party further erodes

Las Vegas Sun -
Presidential hopeful Ron Paul talks to delegates of the Nevada state GOP convention at John Ascauaga's Nugget on Saturday May 5, 2012.

George W. Bush endorses Mitt Romney

Washington Post -
As presidential endorsements go, this one could hardly have been more low-key. ABC News caught up with former president George W. Bush in an elevator in downtown Washington on Tuesday and asked the question that elicited the sound bite.

FACT CHECK: Romney oversimplifies debt 'inferno'

Atlanta Journal Constitution -
By TOM RAUM AP WASHINGTON - When Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney decried the "prairie fire" of US debt Tuesday, he ignored some of the sparks that set it ablaze.

HTC shares slide as patent dispute delays US shipments

BBC News -
Shares of Taiwan's HTC have fallen after US customs officials held up shipments of its new smartphones. In December, HTC was found guilty of infringing a patent held by Apple and there is a ban on the sale of any HTC phones in the US that use ...

Facebook increases IPO Price, Target to generate $12

Dice News -
Facebook In corporation has increased the price range on its coming IPO to $34 to $38 each share in reply to better than expected demand, a source from market said, giving the best social network a assessment more than $100 billion.

GM pulls paid ads from Facebook

TG Daily -
Just days before its IPO, Facebook's had a big blow: General Motors has decided to pull all of its paid advertising, saying it's just not cost-effective.

Dancing With The Stars 2012: Maria Menounos and Derek Hough eliminated

Daily Mail -
Despite the audience's boos, the 33-year-old star took the result with good grace, smiling and thanking partner Derek Hough. 'No matter which way this goes, it's gonna suck,' host Tom Bergeron said, before telling Derek and Maria the bad news.

Isla Fisher: Sacha Baron Cohen and I Do Not Live a 'Normal' Life

AceShowbiz -
Still, the 'Great Gatsby' actress believes she and the 'Dictator' star are no difference from other married couples in terms that they 'tend to run things by each other in every capacity.

Spurs' win streak hits 15 in 108-92 Game 1 victory

STLtoday.com -
AP | Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 2:52 am | ( Loading… ) comments. San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, center, congratulates teammates Tony Parker, left, of France, and Manu Ginobili, right, of Argentina, during the third quarter of Game 1 of an NBA ...

Kings win again on the road, top Coyotes, 4-0

Boston Herald -
By Lisa Dillman / Los Angeles Times GLENDALE, Ariz. - The Los Angeles Kings' dormant power play stirred to life, as did forward Jeff Carter, and the Phoenix Coyotes picked the second game of the Western Conference finals to look like they had spent too ...

Santana, Pujols lead revived Angels past A's 4-0

Yahoo! Sports (blog) -
By GREG BEACHAM | AP - 5 hours ago ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Ervin Santana took an extra moment to savor the standing ovation while he walked off the Angel Stadium field in the eighth inning.

SpaceX prepares for mission to International Space Station

Telegraph.co.uk -
SpaceX aims to become the first privately-owned company to build spacecraft that will dock with the International Space Station when it launches the Dragon Capsule on May 19.

Beautiful planet: Highest resolution images of Earth ever taken (Video)

Mother Nature Network -
Mesmerizing timelapse of the Earth is the highest resolution single-shot imagery ever taken of our planet from space. By Bryan NelsonWed, May 16 2012 at 1:33 AM EST Few things in life put everything in perspective better than a stunning image of Earth ...

Truvada Receives FDA Approval

AllAfrica.com -
By Paidamoyo Chipunza, 16 May 2012 Truvada -- a common anti-retroviral drug in Zimbabwe -- has been given the nod for use as an HIV-prevention tool in high-risk negative people.

Avoid sunscreens with potentially harmful ingredients, group warns

CNN -
By Danielle Dellorto, CNN A report says many sunscreens contain oxybenzone. The American Academy of Dermatology says the chemical is safe.

Family with Alzheimer's gene to test Genentech drug

San Francisco Chronicle -
A drug designed by South San Francisco's Genentech Inc. to stop Alzheimer's before it has a chance to take hold will be tested on people with a genetic mutation that guarantees they will eventually develop the deadly disease.

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