Tropical Storm Alberto swirled off the South Carolina coast packing maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph) on Sunday, a day after becoming the first tropical storm of the 2012 hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center said.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T06:26:26Z
G8 backs Greece, papers over tensions

Obama noted leaders' agreement growth and jobs must take precedence over austerity

G8 leaders expressed their wish to see Greece stay in the eurozone at a Camp David summit as the group papered over deep-seated divisions about how best to tackle the eurozone crisis.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T06:13:03Z
Israel blasts foreign proposal on settlement goods

A Palestinian demonstrator returns a tear gas canister towards Israeli soldiers during a protest against the expansion of the nearby Jewish settlement of Halamish in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah, Friday, May. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

The Palestinian campaign to boycott goods produced in Jewish settlements in the West Bank has received a boost from abroad with an unprecedented South African proposal to have the name of Israel dropped from labels on merchandise made in the settlements.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T10:05:50Z
Reports: 3 dead after quake in northern Italy
A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook northern Italy early Sunday, killing at least three people and toppling some buildings, emergency services and news reports said.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T06:45:24Z
Kristen Wiig gets an emotional sendoff from 'SNL'

FILE - Kristen Wiig arrives before the 84th Academy Awards on in this Feb. 26, 2012 file photo taken in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Wiig got a musical sendoff Saturday May 19, 2012 on the season finale of

Kristen Wiig got a musical sendoff on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" as the popular and versatile cast member made her exit after seven years.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T06:51:51Z
Sri Lanka president orders ex-army chief freed

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse (C) has ordered the release of ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka

Sri Lanka's president has ordered the release of his jailed electoral rival, ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka, bowing to US-led international pressure three years after the end of the island's long ethnic war.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T06:34:07Z

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