BEIJING (Reuters) - While the blind Chinese rights activist Chen Guangcheng on Sunday enjoyed his first hours in New York after years of jail and detention, relatives and supporters back home remained locked down by security authorities. Chen's escape last month from 19 months of detention in his home village in eastern China and his six-day stay in the U.S. embassy in Beijing exposed embarrassing gaps in the web of security that the ruling Communist Party uses to stifle dissent. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T09:20:24Z
Flash flood kills 19 in Afghanistan; many missing
Flood waters ravaged a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 19 people and destroying hundreds of homes, officials said Sunday.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T09:43:47Z
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
G8 leaders back Greece amid tensions

G8 leaders said they want debt-stricken Greece to 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 : 2012-05-20T09:47:59Z
Strong quake hits North Italy,at least four dead

A boy looks at the damaged old tower of Delle Rocche castle after an earthquake in Finale Emilia

BONDENO, Italy (Reuters) - A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy early on Sunday, killing at least four people, injuring dozens and seriously damaging historic buildings such as churches, bell towers and a mediaeval castle. The quake, which the U.S. Geological Survey recorded at magnitude 6.0, struck at 4:04 a.m. (0204 GMT) while most people were sleeping, and thousands ran into the streets in their night clothes in panic. "I ran out in my underwear," one man told Italian television. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T09:53:19Z

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