 USA TODAY | 9/11 attack mastermind on trial Xinhua BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhuanet) -- The self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11th attacks and four other suspects have appeared in a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, home to a US detention facility for suspected terrorists. Five defendants in 9/11 attacks disrupt tribunal Sept. 11 terrorism trial opens at Guantanamo 9/11 defendants ignore judge at Guantanamo hearing |
 Globe and Mail | Syria cease-fire gives nonviolent activists a new beginning Los Angeles Times Bloodshed alienates the silent majority, activists say. The truce, while not perfect, has eased violence and provided peaceful protesters a chance to be heard. A Syrian activist holds a banner that reads, "Stop the killing; we want to build a country ... Syrian troops tear-gas Damascus mourners 5 killed in raid in Syria's Aleppo Bomb kills five in Aleppo, Syria |
 CBS News | Syrian troops tear-gas Damascus mourners gulfnews.com Damascus: Syrian regime troops used tear gas on Saturday to try to disperse a mass funeral attended by thousands of people who took to the streets of Damascus to mourn slain protesters, a rights group said. The protests were staged after deadly blasts ... Syrian cease-fire violations deepen gloom over options for ousting Assad Explosions in two Syrian cities kill at least three Car bombing kills 5 in Aleppo in latest blow to Syrian truce |
 The Associated Press | 9/11 defendants ignore judge at Guantanamo hearing The Associated Press By BEN FOX, AP â€" 2 minutes ago GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) â€" They knelt in prayer, ignored the judge and wouldn't listen to Arabic translations as they confronted nearly 3000 counts of murder. The self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. Guantanamo court hearing for accused 9/11 plotters becomes a 12-hour marathon 9/11 hearing proceeds in bite-sized chunks 9/11 defendants charged in Guantanamo court |
 CBS News | Inside the Guantanamo courtroom CBS News (CBS News) GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - He sat at a table in the front of the courtroom, and again Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the confessed mastermind of September 11th, seemed in charge. Captured in Pakistan in 2003, today Mohammed--known as KSM--is thinner, ... Mohammed Appears in Courtroom With Security, Not Grandeur Sept. 11 terrorism trial at Guantanamo gets off to a silent start 9/11 defendants ignore judge at Guantanamo hearing |
 CTV.ca | Syrian cease-fire violations deepen gloom over options for ousting Assad Washington Post Western hopes for salvaging a nearly four-week-old cease-fire in Syria have all but evaporated, as new assessments raise fresh doubts about the prospects for the UN-brokered accord and the chances for removing the country's repressive leadership in the ... Car bombing kills 5 in Aleppo in latest blow to Syrian truce UN Mission Chief in Syria Cautiously Optimistic Explosions in two Syrian cities kill at least three |
 CBS News | Contentious start to 9/11 military trial CBS News (CBS News) GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - It was a contentious start to a military trial many years in the making. Five alleged al Qaeda plotters managed to disrupt to Saturday's arraignment hearing without ever saying a word. The hearing took place at the US ... 9/11 detainees work to disrupt opening of arraignment at Guantanamo Bay Accused 9/11 plotters defy Guantanamo court 9/11 Defendants Ignore Judge At Guantanamo Hearing |
 CTV.ca | Chen Guangcheng case: Republican senators urge asylum despite deal Washington Post Two Republican senators plan to introduce a congressional resolution urging the Obama administration to grant blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng political asylum despite a tentative deal already struck on Friday to bring him to the United States. Goodspeed Analysis: Chen Guangcheng's escape awakens China's activists Media controls leave most Chinese unaware of activist Chen Eyes on China after Clinton deal on dissident |
 ABC News | 9/11 suspects ignore, disrupt Guantanamo arraignment CNN International Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (CNN) -- Silence from accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others resulted in delays during their arraignment Saturday in Guantanamo Bay. A hearing before a military judge that could have lasted minutes instead ... World watches as 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others go on trial Accused 9/11 plotters defy Guantanamo court Gitmo arraignment: Accused 9/11 plotters showing no interest |
 USA TODAY | Media controls leave most Chinese unaware of activist Chen USA TODAY By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY BEIJING â€" His real-life drama is edge-of-the-seat stuff: blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, long persecuted for helping victims of injustice, escapes the government-paid thugs who turned his village home into a ... For Dissidents, Escape Means Fighting From Afar Chen's Final Escape? Clinton leaves China as dissident Chen awaits departure |
 CTV.ca | Gitmo arraignment: Accused 9/11 plotters showing no interest Los Angeles Times By Richard A. Serrano US NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba -- The arraignment of accused terrorist Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four confederates entered its afternoon session Saturday, with the defendants still sitting quietly in chairs next to their ... Accused 9/11 plotters refuse to co-operate at arraignment, citing 'torture ... 5 charged in 9/11 attack resist Gitmo hearing |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Fears grow over future of blind dissident Chen Guangcheng after Hillary ... Telegraph.co.uk By David Eimer in Beijing Confined to a heavily-guarded hospital room, Chen Guangcheng is pondering what looks like an increasingly uncertain future. On Saturday Hillary Clinton departed Beijing leaving Mr Chen at the mercy of the Chinese authorities ... Chen's victory an isolated case, say Chinese activists Study offer appears to resolve US-China impasse over dissident Chen Guangcheng case puts pressure on Chinese activists |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Euro 2012 should be investigated for corruption, says Yulia Tymoshenko Telegraph.co.uk She has been thrown into jail, humiliated and told to crawl to a telephone if she wants to call her family - but Yulia Tymoshenko yesterday issued a defiant call from her prison cell for the international community to step up pressure on Ukraine's ... Euro fans face 'criminal' police German doctors to treat Tymoshenko at local hospital Euro 2012: German captain Philipp Lahm slams co-hosts Ukraine on human rights |
 Telegraph.co.uk | 9/11 trial begins at Guantanamo with protest by defendants Los Angeles Times By Richard A. Serrano US NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba â€" The arraignment of accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four top Al Qaeda lieutenants opened Saturday in a heavily guarded island courtroom with the so-called “Gitmo 5"†... Alleged Sept. 11 planners disrupt arraignment at Guantanamo hearing Hearing for accused 9/11 mastermind marked by delays 9/11 Defendants Stage Protest at Guantanamo Hearing |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Chen's victory an isolated case, say Chinese activists Christian Science Monitor If China allows activist Chen Guangcheng to leave with his family, it will be an individual victory unlikely to usher in better treatment for other dissidents. By Gillian Wong, Associated Press / May 5, 2012 Even if China makes a rare concession and ... Chen Guangcheng case puts pressure on Chinese activists China agrees to allow dissident to study in U.S., which may save face for Beijing Mistakes and Mixed Signals As China Drama Unfolded |
 The Guardian | Five dead in Syria blast, opposition activists claim The Guardian At least five people have been killed in a bomb blast in Syria's second city Aleppo, according to opposition activists. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Humans Rights said five people were killed in the Aleppo explosion, which wrecked a car ... 5 dead after blast in city of Aleppo, Syrian activists say Car bomb kills five in Syrian city of Aleppo Explosions hit Syria's two main cities, five dead |
 USA TODAY | 5 dead after blast in city of Aleppo, Syrian activists say USA TODAY BEIRUT (AP) â€" An explosion in a car wash in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo killed at least five people on Saturday, activists said, while another blast in the capital destroyed nine cars. By Bassem Tellawi, AP People look at destroyed vehicles ... Explosions in Syria Leave 5 Dead Syrians mourn slain protesters Syrian activists: Explosion in Aleppo kills 5 |
 Los Angeles Times | Explosions hit Syria's two main cities, five dead Reuters By Mariam Karouny | DAMASCUS (Reuters) - An explosion killed at least five people in Aleppo and two blasts hit a Damascus highway on Saturday in further signs that rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad are shifting tactics towards ... Explosions rock Syria's main cities, killing five Syrians mourn slain protesters Explosions in Syria Leave 5 Dead |
CTV.ca | Twitter vs. secret diplomacy in the Chen Guangcheng saga Los Angeles Times The celebrated deal that would have ensured that blind dissident Chen Guangcheng would stay in China began to dissolve publicly with a tweet: “GUANGCHENG TALKED TO ME. WHAT MEDIA REPORTED IS WRONG.†The unsettling Twitter message from Beijing activist ... Clinton Leaves China, But Activist's Story Isn't Over Activists: Chen case does not mean controls easing China dissidents fear things will get 'worse and worse' after Chen case |
CTV.ca | Syrian activists: Explosion in Aleppo kills 5 Fox News BEIRUT â€" An explosion in a car wash in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo killed at least five people on Saturday, activists said, while another blast in the capital destroyed nine cars. Bomb attacks have grown more common in Syria's two largest cities ... Syria activists: Explosion in Aleppo kills 5 |
 msnbc.com | China dissidents fear things will get 'worse and worse' after Chen case msnbc.com Men guarding building G of Chaoyang Hospital, where blind rights activist Chen Guangcheng was reported to be staying, eat ice-cream at the entrance of the hospital in Beijing Saturday. By msnbc.com news services No matter whether China makes a rare ... Clinton leaves China as dissident Chen awaits departure China, US work out deal on blind activist Activists: Chen Case Does Not Mean Controls Easing |
Sydney Morning Herald | Clinton leaves China as dissident Chen awaits departure Reuters By Andrew Quinn and Chris Buckley | BEIJING (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left Beijing on Saturday after a tense week of negotiations with China over the fate of blind rights activist Chen Guangcheng, who plans to travel to the United ... Activists: Chen Case Does Not Mean Controls Easing |
 The Hindu | A London heavyweight brought down by his baggage gulfnews.com Labour's former mayor had powerful forces against him, not the least of which was his own past The record will show that the era of Ken ended just before midnight, 4 May 2012. And that moment did seem to carry some historical significance. Tories triumph in London contest Johnson wins second term as London's mayor London mayor: Boris Johnson wins second term by tight margin |
CTV.ca | Clinton leaves China as dissident Chen awaits departure Reuters By Andrew Quinn and Chris Buckley | BEIJING (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left Beijing on Saturday after a tense week of negotiations with China over the fate of blind rights activist Chen Guangcheng, who plans to travel to the ... Study offer appears to resolve US-China impasse over dissident For China, a Dissident in Exile Is One Less Headache Back Home Mistakes and Mixed Signals As China Drama Unfolded |
