![]() Globe and Mail | Recommended: Blind Chinese activist Chen set to leave for US msnbc.com In Behind the Wall, NBC News correspondents and producers examine events and trends in China, both big and small. Uncredited / AP In this photo released by the US Embassy Beijing Press Office, blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng sits in a chair at the US ... Chen leaves China on flight bound for US Chen's departure followed month of international intrigue Chen 'happy' to leave China, worried about relatives |
![]() Boston.com | Obama: G-8 leaders put focus on eurozone crisis Boston.com CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) ? The United States and other members of the Group of Eight industrial nations agree that Europe's financial crisis must be addressed with a mix of growth and austerity measures, President Barack Obama said Saturday as leaders ... At Camp David, Obama calls Iranian nuclear program a 'grave concern' for US ... G-8 leaders hope Greece remains in eurozone World leaders get down to business, in camp casual, at G8 summit |
![]() Globe and Mail | No liftoff for SpaceX: Launch aborted early Saturday VentureBeat The launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket came to an abrupt halt early Saturday. The rocket's computer detected too-high levels of pressure in engine number five, causing the launch to stop a half-second before liftoff. The Falcon 9 rocket held cargo ... Possible rocket engine problem triggered SpaceX launch abort SpaceX's Historic Launch Aborted at Last Second Historic SpaceX Launch Scrapped |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Three anti-NATO protesters face terrorism charges Reuters By Eric Johnson | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three anti-NATO protesters arrested in a late-night raid days before start of the 60-nation summit have been charged with terrorism for possession of explosive devices, police and their attorney said on Saturday. Exclusive: 'NATO 3' allegedly planned to attack police stations 3 men charged with terror conspiracy ahead of Chicago NATO summit; downtown ... 3 men charged with terror conspiracy ahead of NATO |
![]() NEWS.com.au | Student dies, 7 hurt in blast near Italian school The Associated Press By FRANCES D'EMILIO, AP ? 1 minute ago ROME (AP) ? A bomb exploded Saturday outside an Italian high school named after a slain anti-Mafia prosecutor, killing a student and wounding several others, officials said, and rattling a country already tense ... Fatal School Bombing Stokes Worries of New Italy Violence Bomb explodes outside Italian school Bomb explodes at school in Italy, killing and wounding students |
![]() Christian Science Monitor | As Facebook millionaires party, what future for new shareholders? Christian Science Monitor An expected 'pop' in share prices never came as Facebook went public this week. But Facebook's IPO was a measured affair, lacking in irrational exuberance, and laying the groundwork for the network's main challenge: Turning 'friends' into consumers. Facebook's $16bn IPO means nothing today Taking stock after the Facebook IPO FACEBOOK IPO LIVE: The social network goes public |
![]() The Associated Press | Michelle Obama host G-8 spouses at White House Boston.com WASHINGTON?While President Barack Obama hosts world leaders at Camp David, Michelle Obama is entertaining their spouses at the White House. The first lady and the spouses of six of the Group of Eight leaders were led on a tour of the White House, ... Michelle Obama hosts G-8 spouses at White House |
![]() New York Daily News | Mary Richardson Kennedy laid to rest in emotional funeral New York Daily News Two divided families united in mourning Saturday for an emotional farewell to Mary Richardson Kennedy just three days after her shocking suicide. Dozens of family members and friends ? including Caroline Kennedy, John McEnroe, Edward James Olmos and ... Kennedy Relatives Say Goodbye Kennedy kin, celebs say farewell to Mary Richardson Kennedy Ex-sister-in-law remembers Mary Kennedy as 'brilliant,' 'beautiful' |
Cool weather aids in fight against Colo. wildfire The Associated Press By DAN ELLIOTT, AP ? 12 minutes ago LIVERMORE, Colo. (AP) ? Lower temperatures and higher humidity Saturday were expected to help crews assigned to a wildfire that has scorched 12 square miles in northern Colorado. The fire, which started Monday about ... |
![]() WBIR-TV | Hawaii to Ariz.: Prove need to verify Obama's birth WBIR-TV PHOENIX - The attorney general's office in Hawaii is telling Arizona's secretary of state that if he wants confirmation of President Obama's birth records, he'll have to prove he legitimately needs it. Special Assistant Joshua Wisch said late Friday ... Arizona Goes Birther: Secretary Of State Says It's 'Possible' Obama Won't Be ... Once again, Arizona is the nation's laughingstock Hawaii to Arizona: Prove need to verify Obama's birth |