 CBC.ca | Burma Begins New Era as Suu Kyi Joins Parliament TIME By AP / AYE AYE WIN Tuesday, May 01, 2012 Khin Maung Win / AP (NAYPYITAW, Burma) â€" Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in to Burma's military-backed parliament Wednesday, taking public office for the first time since launching her struggle ... Myanmar's Suu Kyi takes oath of office Suu Kyi Sworn In to Myanmar's Parliament Suu Kyi takes seat in parliament |
 Globe and Mail | Invisible man casts shadow over US-China talks BusinessWeek By MATTHEW LEE The blind Chinese lawyer at the center of a diplomatic storm between Washington and Beijing is a taboo topic in each capital. Neither side wants the biggest human-rights issue between the two since Tiananmen Square to disrupt high-level ... Clinton arrives in Beijing, but blind lawyer's case casts shadow Human rights showdown awaits Clinton in Beijing over fate of blind Chinese ... Human Rights Showdown Awaits Clinton in Beijing |
 Christian Science Monitor | Obama: "New day" on horizon for Afghanistan (+video) Christian Science Monitor The President made a secret trip to the Central Asian country on the anniversary of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. By Ben Feller, The Associated Press / May 1, 2012 President Obama delivered an address from Bagram Air Force base in Afghanistan ... Obama in Afghanistan: Defeat of al-Qaeda is withing reach Explosion in Kabul after Barack Obama visits capital In Afghanistan, Obama pledges cooperation, vows to 'finish the job' |
 Bloomberg | Romney Refuses to See China Progress on Yuan Bloomberg The yuan's 23 percent rally against the dollar in the past five years doesn't impress Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who vows on the campaign trail to brand China a “currency manipulator.†The view is more tempered in Washington, ... Obama Approach to Diplomacy Faces Test in China Clinton lands in China as activist case looms CNN chased out of dissident's village |
 Christian Science Monitor | UK Parliament: Murdoch unfit to lead Christian Science Monitor The damning language came amidst further investigation into the phone hacking scandal which has enveloped British media and politics. By David Stringer, The Associated Press / May 1, 2012 In this image from video, News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch ... Report questions Rupert Murdoch's fitness to lead News Corp. Findings Bolster Calls for News Corp. Changes Murdoch criticized in scathing British Parliament report |
 The Associated Press | Obama swoops into Afghanistan on bin Laden death anniversary Reuters By Caren Bohan | BAGRAM AIRBASE, Afghanistan (Reuters) - President Barack Obama marked the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death with a speedy trip to Afghanistan, signing a strategic pact with Kabul on Wednesday and delivering an election-year ... Obama in Afghanistan, sees 'light on the horizon' Obama says defeat of al Qaeda is "within reach" Defying critics, Obama highlights his record on 2 wars, bin Laden, in ... |
 CBS News | Obama vows to bring troops home from Afghanistan CBS News UPDATED 7:37 pm ET (CBS News) -- President Obama on Tuesday reminded Americans that he has wound down two unpopular wars and vowed to bring home soon the remaining troops in Afghanistan. "My fellow Americans, we have traveled through more than a decade ... Barack Obama gives key Afghanistan speech In Surprise Visit to Kabul, Obama Says US Will Stand by Afghans After Troop ... Obama on anniversary of bin Laden's death: Battle not over |
 ABC News | Obama hails troops, signs agreement on surprise Afghanistan trip CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- President Barack Obama thanked US troops for their service and signed an agreement on cooperating with Afghanistan on an unannounced trip there Tuesday, the first anniversary of the US raid that killed ... Obama in Afghanistan on anniversary of bin Laden's death Obama Signs Strategic Afghan Pact on Surprise Visit Obama flies to Afghanistan, signs pact with Karzai |
 Toronto Star | Afghanistan accord heavy on symbolism, light on detail Los Angeles Times KABUL, Afghanistan -- The accord signed by President Obama in his dramatic nighttime visit to the capital of Afghanistan puts a symbolic seal to the endgame of a long and grinding conflict, a pact meant to offer assurances that the United States is not ... Obama, Karzai ink partnership deal Obama flies to Afghanistan, signs pact with Karzai Barack Obama marks anniversary of Bin Laden's death with trip to Kabul |
 CBC.ca | In Kabul, Obama and Karzai sign pact on US aid to Afghanistan Los Angeles Times KABUL -- President Obama arrived late Tuesday in Afghanistan on a previously unannounced visit to sign a long-term partnership with President Hamid Karzai. The pair signed the agreement at the presidential palace in Kabul shortly after Obama's, ... Obama, Karza ink partnership deal Obama in Afghanistan a Year After bin Laden Death Obama lands in Afghanistan in surprise visit |
 The Guardian | Obama in Afghanistan on anniversary of bin Laden's death Reuters By Caren Bohan | KABUL (Reuters) - President Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Tuesday to sign an agreement charting future relations with the country, making the secret trip on the first anniversary of the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin ... Obama lands in Afghanistan in surprise visit Obama Arrives in Afghanistan to Mark bin Laden Death Anniversary Obama Marks Shift in Afghan Relations With Visit to Kabul |
 BBC News | Rupert Murdoch not fit to run business, UK lawmakers rule CNN International By Richard Allen Greene and Dan Rivers, CNN NEW: News Corp. admits "hard truths" in report, calls its response to problems too slow Editor's note: Correction -- in an earlier version of this story, we stated that the committee said that Rupert Murdoch ... UK Report Assails News Corp. News Corp. executives may be in contempt of Parliament. So what? UK lawmakers: Rupert Murdoch unfit to lead company |
Christian Science Monitor | Rupert Murdoch declared unfit to lead. The price of half-truths? Christian Science Monitor A UK parliamentary committee declared Rupert Murdoch 'unfit' to run his global media empire, which could have implications for his stake in the profitable satellite TV network BskyB. By Dan Murphy, Staff writer / May 1, 2012 In this image from video, ... Rupert Murdoch called 'unfit' to lead in UK Parliament's report on phone ... News Corp slams partisan commentary in UK report Alex Salmond questions raised over MP hacking report |
 The Guardian | Le Pen wounds Sarkozy by refusing to endorse Reuters By Geert De Clercq and Alexandria Sage | PARIS (Reuters) - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen delivered a further blow on Tuesday to President Nicolas Sarkozy's re-election hopes by refusing to endorse him and telling her six million supporters to ... Gadhafi ally in exile in France, Sarkozy says Le Pen rebuffs Sarkozy, tells supporters to make own choice in French vote ... Sarkozy fighting for his future, likely to lose |
 TIME | UK lawmakers: Rupert Murdoch Unfit to Lead Company TIME By AP | May 1, 2012 | + AP FILE - This Sunday July 10, 2011 file photo shows Chairman of News Corporation Rupert Murdoch, right, and his son James Murdoch, chief executive of News Corporation Europe and Asia arrive at his residence in central London. Rupert Murdoch not fit to run business, UK lawmakers rule Deeming Rupert Murdoch not 'fit' opens a partisan divide Rupert Murdoch not fit to run a major company, says a British panel |
 The Hindu | French far-right leader refuses to endorse presidential candidate Los Angeles Times PARIS -- France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen told supporters at a rally in central Paris on Tuesday that she would be "voting blank" in Sunday's presidential runoff. Le Pen, president of the National Front, told the crowd of several thousand people ... Le Pen rebuffs Sarkozy, tells supporters to make own choice in French vote Sunday France's Le Pen Will Cast Blank Ballot in French Presidential Election Richard Prasquier, French Jewish CRIF leader, adds to warning on Francois ... |
 Christian Science Monitor | Le Pen rebuffs Sarkozy, tells supporters to make own choice in French vote Sunday Christian Science Monitor French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen refused to support President Nicolas Sarkozy in his reelection bid and released her supporters to vote for whomever they wished this Sunday. By Gérard Bon and Geert De Clercq, Reuters / May 1, ... France's Le Pen Will Cast Blank Ballot in French Presidential Election Le Pen wounds Sarkozy, refuses to endorse Far-right French candidate: I'm voting for no one |
 The Associated Press | UK lawmakers: Rupert Murdoch unfit to lead company The Associated Press By DAVID STRINGER, AP â€" 1 minute ago LONDON (AP) â€" News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch must take responsibility for serious failings that caused Britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal, lawmakers said Tuesday in a scathing report â€" as a narrow majority ... What next for the phone hacking report? Rupert Murdoch not fit to run business, UK lawmakers rule Select committee phone-hacking report: what they said about key figures |
 BBC News | France election: Le Pen vows to abstain in run-off BBC News France's National Front leader Marine Le Pen has vowed to abstain in Sunday's presidential election run-off vote. Ms Le Pen told a mass rally in Paris she could back neither President Nicolas Sarkozy nor the Socialist candidate Francois Hollande and ... France election: Marine Le Pen refuses to endorse Nicolas Sarkozy or Francois ... France's Le Pen won't endorse anyone for president French far-right head to cast blank vote in runoff |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Nine from one family killed in bombardment in Syria Telegraph.co.uk Nine members of a single family were among 10 civilians killed in a dawn bombardment by Syrian government forces on Tuesday of a village in Idlib province in the northwest, according to a rights group. 12 troops were also killed in clashes with rebels ... 23 Killed in Syria Violence Syrian activists: at least 7 killed in village In Syria, Blame Cast by 2 Sides in Attacks |
 BBC News | At Least 10 Killed By Mortar Bombs in Syria Voice of America May 01, 2012 At Least 10 Killed By Mortar Bombs in Syria VOA News Syrian activists say a bombing in the northwestern province of Idlib has killed 10 people, including nine members from the same family. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human ... In Syria, Blame Cast by 2 Sides in Attacks Family killed in new Syria violence activists report 10 killed in Syria hours after new UN truce call |
 CBC.ca | India ferry capsizes; 103 dead, 100 missing The Associated Press By ANUPAM NATH, AP â€" 1 minute ago BURABURI, India (AP) â€" Army divers and rescue workers pulled 103 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday. 100 bodies pulled from river after ferry capsizes in India Indian ferry capsizes drowning more than 100 in Brahmaputra river 103 dead, 100 missing after Indian ferry capsizes |
 The Guardian | Indian ferry capsizes drowning more than 100 in Brahmaputra river The Guardian Army divers and rescue workers have pulled 103 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in a remote part of north-eastern India. At least 100 people were still missing after the boat, carrying about 350 passengers, ... India ferry capsizes; 103 dead, 100 missing Assam boat mishap: Search ops continue, toll may cross 200 Over 100 still missing in Assam's ferry disaster, search operation on |
 USA TODAY | Rescuers continue to look for survivors of doomed ferry in northeast India Xinhua NEW DELHI, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers sitting on rubber boats Tuesday crisscrossed on the wide water to look for possible survivors of a doomed ferry, which capsized and sank in northeast India's turbulent Brahmaputra River, leaving at least 100 ... 103 dead, 100 missing after ferry capsizes in India Search operation on in Assam ferry mishap Assam boat tragedy: PM announces ex-gratia |
