 Aljazeera.com | China, SKorea, Japan try to ease NKorea tensions The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) â€" South Korea's president says China, Japan and South Korea all agree that any further provocations from North Korea would be unacceptable. President Lee Myung-bak made the remark Sunday at the fifth trilateral summit, hosted by Chinese ... China, Japan, South Korea leaders OK 3-way free-trade talks |
 CTV.ca | 7 Killed in Syria as More UN Observers Arrive Voice of America May 12, 2012 7 Killed in Syria as More UN Observers Arrive VOA News At least seven people were killed in anti-government-related unrest across Syria Saturday, as more United Nations observers arrived in the country. The opposition Syrian Observatory ... Profile: Syria's Al-Nusra In Syria, Some Protests Come Full Circle Syria says US allied to "terrorists" in country |
 BBC News | Greece crisis: Key talks loom with party chiefs BBC News Greek President Karolos Papoulias is due to meet the heads of Greece's three main parties in a final attempt to form a coalition and avoid fresh elections. All three - conservative New Democracy, far-left Syriza and socialist Pasok - have failed to ... Greek president makes last push to avert elections Greek President calls talks in final bid to avert new polls Greeks in final bid to form coalition and break poll deadlock |
 The Guardian | Greek President calls talks in final bid to avert new polls Hindustan Times Greece's President will meet political party chiefs on Sunday in a final attempt to forge an emergency coalition, and avoid fresh polls, amid heightened fears of a eurozone exit following inconclusive elections. President Carolos Papoulias "will summon ... Greek president makes last push to avert elections President's last-ditch unity effort Greeks in final bid to form coalition and break poll deadlock |
 The Guardian | Syria Bombings Could Signal al-Qaida's Engagement Voice of America May 12, 2012 Syria Bombings Could Signal al-Qaida's Engagement Meredith Buel As repeated bombing attacks hit Syria, concerns are rising that al-Qaida terrorists may be opening a dangerous new chapter in a conflict that has killed thousands of people. Syria militants claim responsibility for blasts Islamist group al-Nusra Front 'behind Damascus blasts' Syria says US allied to "terrorists" in country |
 NEWS.com.au | President's last-ditch unity effort The Press Association Greece's president is to meet political party leaders in a last-chance effort to broker a deal for a coalition government and avoid another general election. Karolos Papoulias took the step on Saturday after socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos ... Greek president makes last push to avert elections Greeks in final bid to form coalition and break poll deadlock CORRECT: Greece Pro-Bailout Parties Languish Further, Leftists Come In First-Poll |
 CBC.ca | Spain protesters rally against austerity measures CBC.ca Demonstrators call themselves \Demonstrators call themselves "los indignados" (the indignant), the movement which spawned similar protests worldwide, has called for 96 hours of continuous protest over government austerity measures, banks, politicians, ... Spain's indignados return to the streets amid fears of crackdown Thousands march against economic gloom in Spain, UK Thousands in Spain revive May 15th protests to rail against cuts, government |
NEWS.com.au | Greek president makes last push to avert elections Reuters * Parties dig their heels over austerity * Radical left seen gaining if new poll held By Karolina Tagaris and Ingrid Melander ATHENS, May 13 (Reuters) - Greece's president will meet party leaders on Sunday in a final bid to cobble together a coalition ... CORRECT: Greece Pro-Bailout Parties Languish Further, Leftists Come In First-Poll Last-ditch talks called to try to avoid new Greek elections Greek President About to Announce New Parliament Vote |
NEWS.com.au | Greek President Takes Over Negotiations To Form Coalition Government Wall Street Journal ATHENS (Dow Jones)--Greece's president will meet Sunday with the top three party leaders that emerged from May 6 elections in a last-ditch attempt to cobble together a coalition and avoid fresh elections. "The president will summon party leaders in a ... Greek president in last-ditch coalition effort COMMENT: Silver lining in the Greek tragedy â€" Lal Khan Greek Leader Will Attempt to Broker a Coalition |
NEWS.com.au | Greece Pro-Bailout Parties Languish Further, Leftists Come In First-Poll Wall Street Journal (Updates with more poll numbers for the Conservatives New Democracy party and the Socialist Pasok in the third paragraph.) ATHENS (Dow Jones)--Greece's pro-bailout parties that backed the previous coalition government continued to languish in polls as ... COMMENT: Silver lining in the Greek tragedy â€" Lal Khan Greece tries last-ditch move for coalition |
Greek president in last-ditch coalition effort CBS News ATHENS, Greece â€" Greece's president will meet with political party leaders Sunday in a last-ditch effort to broker a deal for a coalition government and avoid another general election. Karolos Papoulias took the step Saturday after socialist leader ... Greek president calls last-ditch talks to avert crisis |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Negotiations Seek to End Hunger Strike in Israeli Jails New York Times JERUSALEM (AP) â€" Israelis and Palestinians are negotiating through Egyptian mediators to end a mass Palestinian hunger strike, officials said Saturday. Later in the day, an Israeli envoy planned to meet with the Palestinian president about stalled ... Palestinian FM: Israel's new unity government won't aid peace process Talks progress in bid to end Palestinian prisoners' hunger strike 'US silent on Palestinian hunger strikers in pursuit of votes' |
 BBC News | Profile: Syria's Al-Nusra BBC News By John Davison BBC Monitoring A Syrian jihadist group, the al-Nusra Front, has said it was behind Thursday's bomb attacks in Damascus - the latest and deadliest since the uprising in the country began in March 2011. "We promised the regime in our last ... Syria says US allied to "terrorists" in country Syria says US colluding with al-Qaida terrorists Al-Nusra Front jihadists claim Damascus suicide bombs |
NEWS.com.au | Greek Leader Will Attempt to Broker a Coalition New York Times ATHENS â€" Greece's president will start negotiations Sunday to form a coalition government in a last-ditch effort to avoid new elections and further political turmoil. President Karolos Papoulias's announcement Saturday followed the collapse a day ... Greece lurches towards new vote, hard left leads Greek President Takes Over Negotiations To Form Coalition Government Greek President in Last-Ditch Coalition Effort |
 AFP | Syria violence kills four even as UN mission grows AFP DAMASCUS â€" Violence in Syria killed four civilians on Saturday, one of them a woman, a rights watchdog said, even as a UN mission charged with overseeing a battered truce neared half its planned strength. In Idlib province, a stronghold of rebels ... Islamist group al-Nusra 'behind Damascus blasts' Clashes rage in Syria, opposition meets abroad Little-Known Militants Claim Deadly Syria Bombings |
 BBC News | EU central bankers ponder Greece euro exit BBC News Europe central bankers have been openly expressing views on the possibility of Greece leaving the eurozone as its leaders struggles to form a government. Germany's top banker said it was up to the Greeks to decide, but if they did not keep to their ... Greek president calls top three parties to talks Euro role in doubt as Greece fails to unite Greek president makes last-ditch attempt to forge unity government |
The Guardian | Greek president makes last-ditch attempt to forge unity government The Guardian The Greek president has called the country's leaders to a meeting on Sunday in a final attempt to forge a unity government and avoid another election. Karolos Papoulias, a ceremonial figure, will meet with leaders of the three largest parties â€" the ... Greek President to Try to Form Government Greek president to seek to form unity government Greece's President calls meet for last-ditch coalition effort |
 The Hindu | Greek Political Leaders Fail to Form Government Voice of America May 12, 2012 Greek Political Leaders Fail to Form Government VOA News Greek Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos is expected to turn over the responsibility of forming a unity government to the president of Greece on Saturday after failing to resolve a ... Greek president to seek to form unity government Greece's Syriza remains defiant as last-ditch effort to form coalition ... Greek president in last-ditch coalition effort |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Greece's Leftist Syriza Gains Support And Lands First- Poll Wall Street Journal ATHENS (Dow Jones)--Greece's radical leftist SYRIZA party has gained support since Sunday's May 6 elections and became the country's most popular party, poll showed Saturday, as talks among leaders failed to end the political deadlock and the country ... Greek president to attempt to form unity government Greek President to Meet Party Leaders on Unity Government Greek president in last-ditch coalition effort |
 The Guardian | Greek President Takes Over Negotiations To Form Coalition Government Wall Street Journal ATHENS (Dow Jones)--Greek Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos met the country's president Saturday, in order to return a mandate to form a coalition government after week-long talks among party leaders failed to end the country's political deadlock. Greece lurches towards new vote, hard left leads Greek socialist head hands back coalition mandate to president; new elections ... Greek election nears as socialists fail to do deal |
 Globe and Mail | Indonesian Search Team Prepares to Airlift Crash Bodies Bloomberg Indonesian rescuers are seeking the so-called black box flight recorder as they search for victims from the Russian Sukhoi SuperJet 100 plane that crashed into a mountainside three days ago with 45 people on board. Bad weather is hampering efforts to ... Bodies Of Plane-Crash Victims Arrive Remains retrieved from Russian plane crash 12 bodies found at Russian jet crash in Indonesia |
 Globe and Mail | Greek President to urge unity government to avert new polls Hindustan Times President Carolos Papoulias was under pressure on Saturday to orchestrate a way out of Greece's political impasse as fresh elections appeared increasingly likely. The president must step in after three failed attempts to form a coalition government ... Final push for Greece government falls to president Greek talks on forming a government fail; new election likely Leftist Party's Rise Upends Greek Political Order |
 euronews | Crucial weekend for Greece as coalition talks flounder euronews Attempts to put together a coalition government in Greece suffered another blow after the leader of a popular leftist party refused to join forces with the Socialist PASOK party. PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos failed to convince Alexis Tsipras, ... Final push for Greece government falls to president Greek Political Leaders To Meet In Last-Ditch Effort Greek talks on forming a government fail; new election likely |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Syria: A Suicide Bomber Is Foiled in Aleppo, the State News Agency Says New York Times Security forces in Aleppo killed a suicide bomber driving a stolen minibus crammed with five large canisters of explosives before he could detonate them, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency reported Friday. The agency said the driver had intended to ... Mass Protests Across Syria, Bomb Plot Foiled Al Qaeda-style tactics add wild card element to conflict in Syria In Syria, Some Protests Come Full Circle |
