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 CBC.ca | NATO to hand combat role to Afghans as it seeks way out of war Reuters By Matt Spetalnick and Phil Stewart | CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO will hand over the lead role in combat operations to Afghan forces across the country by mid-2013, alliance leaders said on Sunday as they charted a path out of a war that has lost public ... NATO leaders strive to keep resolve intact in the high-stakes end game of ... A closer look at NATO protesters and police van Obama's Afghanistan endgame |
 USA TODAY | Rare eclipse crosses Asia USA TODAY By ERIC TALMADGE, AP TOKYO – Millions of Asians watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies. Ng Han Guan, AP A partial annular eclipse takes place over Beijing, China. Ng Han Guan, AP A partial annular eclipse takes place over Beijing, ... Millions look skyward as rare eclipse passes Asia, heads across US Solar eclipse 2012: Viewers dazzled around the world [watch live video] Solar eclipse projects 'ring of fire' across Asia, Pacific |
 New York Daily News | Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62 New York Daily News Robin Gibb, one of three brothers who sold hundreds of millions of records as the Bee Gees but had mixed feelings about the group's “disco” image, died Sunday in England. He was 62. His representative Doug Wright announced in a statement that Gibb ... Robin Gibb And Bee Gees Gave The World Disco 'Fever' Robin Gibb, founding member of Bee Gees who defined disco era, dies of cancer ... Bee Gees' Robin Gibb dies after long cancer battle |
 ESPN | Dwyane Wade shows flashes of old self as Miami Heat even series against ... SportingNews.com NDIANAPOLIS—For a while there—parts of the second quarter, all of the third, some of the fourth—it looked like the Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade was 24 again. Remember it? The 2006 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks, Wade slithering into the lane, ... Heat Rally Past Pacers 101-93 to Tie NBA Playoff Series at 2-2 LeBron, Wade dominate Game 4 -- why don't they do it more often? James, Wade combine for 70 as Heat win Game 4 |
 6abc.com | Parents make appeals before webcam case sentencing 6abc.com Jane Clementi, right, and her husband, Joseph Clementi, left, attend a symposium on use and misuse of social media at Rutgers University, Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, in Piscataway, NJ Their son, Tyler Clementi, was in his first weeks as a student at Rutgers ... Some gay rights advocates oppose jail time in Rutgers case Gay Rights Voices Urge Leniency in Rutgers Spying Case Rutgers Webcam Spying Case Raises Novel Issues About Deportation, Experts Say |
 Globe and Mail | Resolution of Chen crisis indicates possible maturation in US-China relationship Washington Post For two nations whose exchanges are perennially fraught with tension and distrust, the arrival of blind activist Chen Guangcheng in New York during the weekend marked a tidy conclusion to a month-long diplomatic drama and an encouraging sign for ... Chen Guangcheng enjoys new life in New York Chen Guangcheng Speaks from New York China activist Chen Guangcheng free – but supporters still suffer |
 msnbc.com | Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi dies in Libya after long battle with cancer msnbc.com Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the man convicted of blowing up Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland, died after a long illness. NBC's Richard Engel reports. By NBC News, msnbc.com and news services Updated at 3:30 pm ET: TRIPOLI - The former Libyan intelligence ... Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi welcomed me into his Tripoli home Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, who has died, according to reports. Picture: Getty Twists in the Lockerbie bombing case |
 Daily Beast | Newark Mayor Cory Booker slams Obama campaign attack on Romney's work for Bain ... Washington Post Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, a close ally of President Obama in the upcoming election, slammed the president's campaign Sunday for ads attacking Mitt Romney's work for the Bain Capital private equity firm. Booker, who noted that many of his ... Surrogate for Obama Denounces Anti-Romney Ad Obama-supporting Newark mayor Cory Booker takes campaign to task for attacks Booker walks back 'nauseating' comments |
 Globe and Mail | Italy quake kills 7; survivors huddle in tents, cars CNN A rescuer walks near the town hall in Sant'Agostino village after a powerful earthquake shook Italy's industrial and densely populated Northeast early on Sunday, May 20. Finale Emilia, Italy (CNN) -- Thousands of survivors huddled in tents or in their ... Magnitude-6.0 earthquake kills at least 4 in northern Italy cheese region ... Strong quake kills six in Italy Italy quake kills five, damages historic buildings |
 Toronto Star | Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets Rome News Tribune by ZARAR KHAN,AP ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter for much of Sunday because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials. Pakistan blocks Twitter for a day over 'blasphemous' images Pakistan Censors Twitter Pakistan restores Twitter after block over Prophet cartoons |