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http://news.yahoo.com/russia/ en-USCopyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved2012-05-16T10:49:12-04:005http://news.yahoo.com/russia/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/police-uproot-protest-camp-moscow-064652824.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BHnnAsTnfBl5F6XUMj4gDg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/98513669b10ab60d0f0f6a7067008fd9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian youth opposition protesters gather near the monument of Kazakh poet Abai Kunanbaev, top right, in the opposition camp at the Chistiye Prudy, or Clean Ponds, where they vowed to continue the roving protest in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. There are no posters, no tents, no insistent drummers, and no looming police, but the small throng in one of Moscow's most sylvan parks is a remarkable protest gathering all the same.Since the middle of last week, opposition activists have tested authorities and themselves by maintaining an around-the-clock presence in a corner of the park that runs down the middle of Chistoprudny Boulevard, near the pond that gives the street its name.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)" align="left" title="Russian youth opposition protesters gather near the monument of Kazakh poet Abai Kunanbaev, top right, in the opposition camp at the Chistiye Prudy, or Clean Ponds, where they vowed to continue the roving protest in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. There are no posters, no tents, no insistent drummers, and no looming police, but the small throng in one of Moscow's most sylvan parks is a remarkable protest gathering all the same.Since the middle of last week, opposition activists have tested authorities and themselves by maintaining an around-the-clock presence in a corner of the park that runs down the middle of Chistoprudny Boulevard, near the pond that gives the street its name.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)" border="0" /></a>Russian police dispersed a protest camp in central Moscow that had become a rallying point for President Vladimir Putin's foes, briefly detaining about 20 activists in a show of force that comes as part of a broadening crackdown on the opposition.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/police-uproot-protest-camp-moscow-064652824.html2012-05-16T14:49:12ZAssociated Presspolice-uproot-protest-camp-moscow-064652824<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/police-uproot-protest-camp-moscow-064652824.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BHnnAsTnfBl5F6XUMj4gDg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/98513669b10ab60d0f0f6a7067008fd9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian youth opposition protesters gather near the monument of Kazakh poet Abai Kunanbaev, top right, in the opposition camp at the Chistiye Prudy, or Clean Ponds, where they vowed to continue the roving protest in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. There are no posters, no tents, no insistent drummers, and no looming police, but the small throng in one of Moscow's most sylvan parks is a remarkable protest gathering all the same.Since the middle of last week, opposition activists have tested authorities and themselves by maintaining an around-the-clock presence in a corner of the park that runs down the middle of Chistoprudny Boulevard, near the pond that gives the street its name.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)" align="left" title="Russian youth opposition protesters gather near the monument of Kazakh poet Abai Kunanbaev, top right, in the opposition camp at the Chistiye Prudy, or Clean Ponds, where they vowed to continue the roving protest in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. There are no posters, no tents, no insistent drummers, and no looming police, but the small throng in one of Moscow's most sylvan parks is a remarkable protest gathering all the same.Since the middle of last week, opposition activists have tested authorities and themselves by maintaining an around-the-clock presence in a corner of the park that runs down the middle of Chistoprudny Boulevard, near the pond that gives the street its name.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)" border="0" /></a>Russian police dispersed a protest camp in central Moscow that had become a rallying point for President Vladimir Putin's foes, briefly detaining about 20 activists in a show of force that comes as part of a broadening crackdown on the opposition.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/black-box-found-russia-jet-indonesia-crash-000115815--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eIauz7pD9mv2VKxqiKQffg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ca9cc283b150b70d0f0f6a7067008037.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rescuers prepare a body bag containing the remains of a victim of the crash of Sukhoi Superjet-100 on the peak of Mount Salak, West Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Joint teams of Indonesian and Russian experts continued to comb through debris at the bottom of a 1,500-foot (500-meter) ravine on Tuesday afternoon to find the black box of the new passenger jet with 45 people on board that slammed into a cliff atop the dormant Indonesian volcano last week. (AP Photo/Jefri Tarigan)" align="left" title="Rescuers prepare a body bag containing the remains of a victim of the crash of Sukhoi Superjet-100 on the peak of Mount Salak, West Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Joint teams of Indonesian and Russian experts continued to comb through debris at the bottom of a 1,500-foot (500-meter) ravine on Tuesday afternoon to find the black box of the new passenger jet with 45 people on board that slammed into a cliff atop the dormant Indonesian volcano last week. (AP Photo/Jefri Tarigan)" border="0" /></a>Investigators on Wednesday were analyzing the cockpit voice recorder from a Russian passenger jet that slammed into the side of an Indonesian volcano. They hope the final words of the two pilots will help explain what caused last week's crash, which killed all 45 people on board.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/black-box-found-russia-jet-indonesia-crash-000115815--finance.html2012-05-16T13:34:56ZAssociated Pressblack-box-found-russia-jet-indonesia-crash-000115815--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/black-box-found-russia-jet-indonesia-crash-000115815--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eIauz7pD9mv2VKxqiKQffg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ca9cc283b150b70d0f0f6a7067008037.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rescuers prepare a body bag containing the remains of a victim of the crash of Sukhoi Superjet-100 on the peak of Mount Salak, West Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Joint teams of Indonesian and Russian experts continued to comb through debris at the bottom of a 1,500-foot (500-meter) ravine on Tuesday afternoon to find the black box of the new passenger jet with 45 people on board that slammed into a cliff atop the dormant Indonesian volcano last week. (AP Photo/Jefri Tarigan)" align="left" title="Rescuers prepare a body bag containing the remains of a victim of the crash of Sukhoi Superjet-100 on the peak of Mount Salak, West Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Joint teams of Indonesian and Russian experts continued to comb through debris at the bottom of a 1,500-foot (500-meter) ravine on Tuesday afternoon to find the black box of the new passenger jet with 45 people on board that slammed into a cliff atop the dormant Indonesian volcano last week. (AP Photo/Jefri Tarigan)" border="0" /></a>Investigators on Wednesday were analyzing the cockpit voice recorder from a Russian passenger jet that slammed into the side of an Indonesian volcano. They hope the final words of the two pilots will help explain what caused last week's crash, which killed all 45 people on board.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/un-team-syria-evacuated-tense-town-112706926.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/l0aIEZwq6JHz8guzefC79g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/097718deca67cc0d0f0f6a7067004198.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image made from amateur video released by the Shaam News Network and accessed Tuesday, May 15, 2012, purports to show Syrians running from gun shots in Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria. A team of international observers were evacuated Wednesday from a tense town in northern Syria a day after their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb, a U.N. spokesman said. The team's vehicles were struck by the blast Tuesday during a mission in the northern town of Khan Sheikhoun. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) TV OUT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL" align="left" title="In this image made from amateur video released by the Shaam News Network and accessed Tuesday, May 15, 2012, purports to show Syrians running from gun shots in Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria. A team of international observers were evacuated Wednesday from a tense town in northern Syria a day after their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb, a U.N. spokesman said. The team's vehicles were struck by the blast Tuesday during a mission in the northern town of Khan Sheikhoun. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) TV OUT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL" border="0" /></a>A team of international observers was evacuated from a tense town in northern Syria on Wednesday, one day after a roadside bomb hit their convoy and left them stranded overnight with rebel forces, a U.N. spokesman said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/un-team-syria-evacuated-tense-town-112706926.html2012-05-16T13:25:58ZAssociated Pressun-team-syria-evacuated-tense-town-112706926<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/un-team-syria-evacuated-tense-town-112706926.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/l0aIEZwq6JHz8guzefC79g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/097718deca67cc0d0f0f6a7067004198.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image made from amateur video released by the Shaam News Network and accessed Tuesday, May 15, 2012, purports to show Syrians running from gun shots in Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria. A team of international observers were evacuated Wednesday from a tense town in northern Syria a day after their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb, a U.N. spokesman said. The team's vehicles were struck by the blast Tuesday during a mission in the northern town of Khan Sheikhoun. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) TV OUT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL" align="left" title="In this image made from amateur video released by the Shaam News Network and accessed Tuesday, May 15, 2012, purports to show Syrians running from gun shots in Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria. A team of international observers were evacuated Wednesday from a tense town in northern Syria a day after their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb, a U.N. spokesman said. The team's vehicles were struck by the blast Tuesday during a mission in the northern town of Khan Sheikhoun. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) TV OUT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL" border="0" /></a>A team of international observers was evacuated from a tense town in northern Syria on Wednesday, one day after a roadside bomb hit their convoy and left them stranded overnight with rebel forces, a U.N. spokesman said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/assad-says-syrians-support-reform-efforts-124929418.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NopYTomkfpYVB3in_tPbTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/22c4ed6bb119b60d0f0f6a70670075c5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Monday, May 14, 2012 photo, a girl walks past Syrian rebels at Khaldiyeh neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria. The violence around the country is eroding an internationally brokered peace plan that many U.N. observers see as the last hope to calm the 14-month-old crisis. (AP Photo/Fadi Zaidan)" align="left" title="In this Monday, May 14, 2012 photo, a girl walks past Syrian rebels at Khaldiyeh neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria. The violence around the country is eroding an internationally brokered peace plan that many U.N. observers see as the last hope to calm the 14-month-old crisis. (AP Photo/Fadi Zaidan)" border="0" /></a>Syrian President Bashar Assad has told a Russian state news channel that his country supports his reform agenda.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/assad-says-syrians-support-reform-efforts-124929418.html2012-05-16T12:49:29ZAssociated Pressassad-says-syrians-support-reform-efforts-124929418<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/assad-says-syrians-support-reform-efforts-124929418.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NopYTomkfpYVB3in_tPbTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/22c4ed6bb119b60d0f0f6a70670075c5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Monday, May 14, 2012 photo, a girl walks past Syrian rebels at Khaldiyeh neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria. The violence around the country is eroding an internationally brokered peace plan that many U.N. observers see as the last hope to calm the 14-month-old crisis. (AP Photo/Fadi Zaidan)" align="left" title="In this Monday, May 14, 2012 photo, a girl walks past Syrian rebels at Khaldiyeh neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria. The violence around the country is eroding an internationally brokered peace plan that many U.N. observers see as the last hope to calm the 14-month-old crisis. (AP Photo/Fadi Zaidan)" border="0" /></a>Syrian President Bashar Assad has told a Russian state news channel that his country supports his reform agenda.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-dismisses-eu-plea-over-jailed-tymoshenko-123745901--sow.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/w3zlGKb63M.1u3VG92H0sg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-16T123745Z_1_CBRE84F0Z3200_RTROPTP_2_UKRAINE-TYMOSHENKO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A supporter of Ukrainian opposition leader Tymoshenko takes part in a rally in front of Ukraine's specialized supreme court on civil and criminal cases in Kiev" align="left" title="A supporter of Ukrainian opposition leader Tymoshenko takes part in a rally in front of Ukraine's specialized supreme court on civil and criminal cases in Kiev" border="0" /></a>KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov on Wednesday brushed aside Western concerns about his government's treatment of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko as misguided and unwarranted, indicating that Kiev was unlikely to change its mind. The EU has condemned the sentencing of former prime minister Tymoshenko - the top opponent of President Viktor Yanukovich - to seven years in prison last October as politically motivated. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-dismisses-eu-plea-over-jailed-tymoshenko-123745901--sow.html2012-05-16T12:37:45ZReutersukraine-dismisses-eu-plea-over-jailed-tymoshenko-123745901--sow<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-dismisses-eu-plea-over-jailed-tymoshenko-123745901--sow.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/w3zlGKb63M.1u3VG92H0sg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-16T123745Z_1_CBRE84F0Z3200_RTROPTP_2_UKRAINE-TYMOSHENKO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A supporter of Ukrainian opposition leader Tymoshenko takes part in a rally in front of Ukraine's specialized supreme court on civil and criminal cases in Kiev" align="left" title="A supporter of Ukrainian opposition leader Tymoshenko takes part in a rally in front of Ukraine's specialized supreme court on civil and criminal cases in Kiev" border="0" /></a>KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov on Wednesday brushed aside Western concerns about his government's treatment of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko as misguided and unwarranted, indicating that Kiev was unlikely to change its mind. The EU has condemned the sentencing of former prime minister Tymoshenko - the top opponent of President Viktor Yanukovich - to seven years in prison last October as politically motivated. ...</p><br clear="all"/>JAKARTA, Indonesia - Investigators on Wednesday were analyzing the cockpit voice recorder from a Russian passenger jet that slammed into the side of an Indonesian volcano. They hope the final words of the two pilots will help explain what caused last week's crash, which killed all 45 people on board.http://news.yahoo.com/indonesian-searchers-black-box-russian-passenger-jet-slammed-113009761.html2012-05-16T11:30:09ZAssociated Pressindonesian-searchers-black-box-russian-passenger-jet-slammed-113009761LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense spending cuts are putting an increasing strain on relations between the United States and its European allies in NATO, sharpening transatlantic battles over issues ranging from financing Afghan security forces to missile defense. European governments have slashed defense budgets in response to the economic crisis. Coupled with U.S. plans to cut $487 billion of its own projected defense spending over the next decade and shift its focus toward Asia, this will limit NATO's capabilities and force it to scale back its ambitions. ...http://news.yahoo.com/austerity-strain-transatlantic-ties-nato-chicago-summit-093651108--finance.html2012-05-16T09:36:51ZReutersausterity-strain-transatlantic-ties-nato-chicago-summit-093651108--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-nuclear-concession-test-big-power-unity-092917350.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/On7v9wKR2J6XtuKcx7gf_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-16T092917Z_4_CBRE84E0N4300_RTROPTP_2_NUCLEAR-IRAN-TALKS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iran's IAEA ambassador Soltanieh arrives for a meeting in Vienna" align="left" title="Iran's IAEA ambassador Soltanieh arrives for a meeting in Vienna" border="0" /></a>LONDON/VIENNA (Reuters) - Facing an imminent toughening of sanctions, Iran is hinting at a readiness to give some ground in its long nuclear stand-off with world powers, but any flexibility could split their ranks and lead to protracted uncertainty about how to respond. The stakes are high, for the longer the impasse goes on, the closer Iran will get to the technological threshold of capability to develop atomic bombs, raising the odds of last-ditch Israeli military strikes on its arch-foe and the risk of a new Middle East war a troubled global economy cannot afford. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-nuclear-concession-test-big-power-unity-092917350.html2012-05-16T09:29:17ZReutersiran-nuclear-concession-test-big-power-unity-092917350<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-nuclear-concession-test-big-power-unity-092917350.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/On7v9wKR2J6XtuKcx7gf_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-16T092917Z_4_CBRE84E0N4300_RTROPTP_2_NUCLEAR-IRAN-TALKS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iran's IAEA ambassador Soltanieh arrives for a meeting in Vienna" align="left" title="Iran's IAEA ambassador Soltanieh arrives for a meeting in Vienna" border="0" /></a>LONDON/VIENNA (Reuters) - Facing an imminent toughening of sanctions, Iran is hinting at a readiness to give some ground in its long nuclear stand-off with world powers, but any flexibility could split their ranks and lead to protracted uncertainty about how to respond. The stakes are high, for the longer the impasse goes on, the closer Iran will get to the technological threshold of capability to develop atomic bombs, raising the odds of last-ditch Israeli military strikes on its arch-foe and the risk of a new Middle East war a troubled global economy cannot afford. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indonesia-finds-black-box-crashed-russian-sukhoi-091842184.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yZjpNJ7VPbCZpTfYGxiCcw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-16T091842Z_1_CBRE84F0PVZ00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-INDONESIA-SUKHOI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Rescue team stand below as a helicopter lifts up logistical supplies at the peak of Mount Salak, near Sukabumi" align="left" title="Rescue team stand below as a helicopter lifts up logistical supplies at the peak of Mount Salak, near Sukabumi" border="0" /></a>JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's national search and rescue agency has found a black box flight recorder from a Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 that crashed during a demonstration flight killing all 45 people on board, an agency official said on Wednesday. The aircraft crashed on May 9 on the slopes of a dormant volcano about 40 miles south of Jakarta. Those on the flight to show off the passenger jet unveiled in 2007 as part of a drive to restore pride in Russia's aviation industry included Indonesian businessmen, Russian embassy officials and journalists. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/indonesia-finds-black-box-crashed-russian-sukhoi-091842184.html2012-05-16T09:18:42ZReutersindonesia-finds-black-box-crashed-russian-sukhoi-091842184<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indonesia-finds-black-box-crashed-russian-sukhoi-091842184.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yZjpNJ7VPbCZpTfYGxiCcw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-16T091842Z_1_CBRE84F0PVZ00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-INDONESIA-SUKHOI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Rescue team stand below as a helicopter lifts up logistical supplies at the peak of Mount Salak, near Sukabumi" align="left" title="Rescue team stand below as a helicopter lifts up logistical supplies at the peak of Mount Salak, near Sukabumi" border="0" /></a>JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's national search and rescue agency has found a black box flight recorder from a Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 that crashed during a demonstration flight killing all 45 people on board, an agency official said on Wednesday. The aircraft crashed on May 9 on the slopes of a dormant volcano about 40 miles south of Jakarta. Those on the flight to show off the passenger jet unveiled in 2007 as part of a drive to restore pride in Russia's aviation industry included Indonesian businessmen, Russian embassy officials and journalists. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-plane-crash-probe-focuses-black-box-052330444.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EHYlxAEGLkLgaVcnM0PKeA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337144669382-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The cockpit black box from the Russian jet crash last week has been found, but processing the data may take three weeks" align="left" title="The cockpit black box from the Russian jet crash last week has been found, but processing the data may take three weeks" border="0" /></a>Indonesian investigators on Wednesday expressed hope that the newly found cockpit voice recorder from a Russian airliner would help answer why the plane crashed into a mountain.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russian-plane-crash-probe-focuses-black-box-052330444.html2012-05-16T07:44:54ZAFPrussian-plane-crash-probe-focuses-black-box-052330444<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-plane-crash-probe-focuses-black-box-052330444.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EHYlxAEGLkLgaVcnM0PKeA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337144669382-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The cockpit black box from the Russian jet crash last week has been found, but processing the data may take three weeks" align="left" title="The cockpit black box from the Russian jet crash last week has been found, but processing the data may take three weeks" border="0" /></a>Indonesian investigators on Wednesday expressed hope that the newly found cockpit voice recorder from a Russian airliner would help answer why the plane crashed into a mountain.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nato-invites-pakistan-summit-chicago-155812122.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/__ibprZCwI7eJ.UwHGltJQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e68b0164b1efba0d0f0f6a7067007198.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Oil tankers, which were used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, are parked at a compound in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. NATO on Tuesday invited Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to the alliance's summit in Chicago, after signs that the country could be moving to reopen its Afghan border to NATO military supplies. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)" align="left" title="Oil tankers, which were used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, are parked at a compound in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. NATO on Tuesday invited Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to the alliance's summit in Chicago, after signs that the country could be moving to reopen its Afghan border to NATO military supplies. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)" border="0" /></a>NATO has invited Pakistan's president to the upcoming Chicago summit on Afghanistan, the strongest sign yet that Islamabad is ready to reopen its western border to U.S. and NATO military supplies heading to the war in the neighboring country.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nato-invites-pakistan-summit-chicago-155812122.html2012-05-16T05:32:55ZAssociated Pressnato-invites-pakistan-summit-chicago-155812122<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nato-invites-pakistan-summit-chicago-155812122.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/__ibprZCwI7eJ.UwHGltJQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e68b0164b1efba0d0f0f6a7067007198.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Oil tankers, which were used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, are parked at a compound in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. NATO on Tuesday invited Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to the alliance's summit in Chicago, after signs that the country could be moving to reopen its Afghan border to NATO military supplies. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)" align="left" title="Oil tankers, which were used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, are parked at a compound in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. NATO on Tuesday invited Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to the alliance's summit in Chicago, after signs that the country could be moving to reopen its Afghan border to NATO military supplies. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)" border="0" /></a>NATO has invited Pakistan's president to the upcoming Chicago summit on Afghanistan, the strongest sign yet that Islamabad is ready to reopen its western border to U.S. and NATO military supplies heading to the war in the neighboring country.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-small-stick-approach-south-china-sea-023333233.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/03pviS7Utx9bfjiBsiqauQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-16T025825Z_1_CBRE84F089G00_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-SEA-PARAMILITARY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A combination file photo shows two Chinese surveillance ships which sailed between a Philippine warship and eight Chinese fishing boats to prevent the arrest of any fishermen in the Scarborough Shoal" align="left" title="A combination file photo shows two Chinese surveillance ships which sailed between a Philippine warship and eight Chinese fishing boats to prevent the arrest of any fishermen in the Scarborough Shoal" border="0" /></a>HONG KONG (Reuters) - In a month-long standoff between China and the Philippines over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, Beijing has so far refrained from sending warships from its increasingly powerful and modern navy to enforce its territorial claims. Instead, China has deployed patrol vessels from its expanding fleet of paramilitary ships to Scarborough Shoal, known in Chinese as Huangyan Island. Naval experts say the intent is to minimize the risk of conflict and contain any regional backlash. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-small-stick-approach-south-china-sea-023333233.html2012-05-16T03:23:38ZReuterschinas-small-stick-approach-south-china-sea-023333233<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-small-stick-approach-south-china-sea-023333233.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/03pviS7Utx9bfjiBsiqauQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-16T025825Z_1_CBRE84F089G00_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-SEA-PARAMILITARY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A combination file photo shows two Chinese surveillance ships which sailed between a Philippine warship and eight Chinese fishing boats to prevent the arrest of any fishermen in the Scarborough Shoal" align="left" title="A combination file photo shows two Chinese surveillance ships which sailed between a Philippine warship and eight Chinese fishing boats to prevent the arrest of any fishermen in the Scarborough Shoal" border="0" /></a>HONG KONG (Reuters) - In a month-long standoff between China and the Philippines over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, Beijing has so far refrained from sending warships from its increasingly powerful and modern navy to enforce its territorial claims. Instead, China has deployed patrol vessels from its expanding fleet of paramilitary ships to Scarborough Shoal, known in Chinese as Huangyan Island. Naval experts say the intent is to minimize the risk of conflict and contain any regional backlash. ...</p><br clear="all"/>European Union naval forces in attack helicopters conducted their first onshore raid on a suspected pirate lair in Somalia. A pirate said the strike destroyed a supply center and set back operations.http://news.yahoo.com/eu-navy-helicopters-strike-pirate-supply-center-173333489.html2012-05-16T00:11:56ZAssociated Presseu-navy-helicopters-strike-pirate-supply-center-173333489Negotiators from Iran and UN's nuclear watchdog agency have made enough progress during two days of technical talks in Vienna that they will resume next Monday.http://news.yahoo.com/iran-nuclear-talks-negotiators-cite-progress-ahead-baghdad-220239596.html2012-05-15T22:02:39ZChristian Science Monitoriran-nuclear-talks-negotiators-cite-progress-ahead-baghdad-220239596<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-official-says-talks-iaea-good-environment-constructive-081545405.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4K36HI3bKZldBHxa88l8VA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T214830Z_3_CBRE84E0N4300_RTROPTP_2_NUCLEAR-IRAN-TALKS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iran's IAEA ambassador Soltanieh arrives for a meeting in Vienna" align="left" title="Iran's IAEA ambassador Soltanieh arrives for a meeting in Vienna" border="0" /></a>VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog ended two days of talks on Tuesday by agreeing to meet again next week, just two days before Tehran resumes negotiations with world powers concerned it may be seeking to develop atomic bomb capability. While both sides were upbeat about the discussions, which will continue on Monday, there was no word on whether the U.N. agency had made progress towards one of its main aims - to secure access to a suspect military site near Tehran. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-official-says-talks-iaea-good-environment-constructive-081545405.html2012-05-15T21:48:30ZReutersiran-official-says-talks-iaea-good-environment-constructive-081545405<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-official-says-talks-iaea-good-environment-constructive-081545405.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4K36HI3bKZldBHxa88l8VA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T214830Z_3_CBRE84E0N4300_RTROPTP_2_NUCLEAR-IRAN-TALKS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iran's IAEA ambassador Soltanieh arrives for a meeting in Vienna" align="left" title="Iran's IAEA ambassador Soltanieh arrives for a meeting in Vienna" border="0" /></a>VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog ended two days of talks on Tuesday by agreeing to meet again next week, just two days before Tehran resumes negotiations with world powers concerned it may be seeking to develop atomic bomb capability. While both sides were upbeat about the discussions, which will continue on Monday, there was no word on whether the U.N. agency had made progress towards one of its main aims - to secure access to a suspect military site near Tehran. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indonesia-team-finds-crashed-russian-jets-black-box-170457122.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fs1aUFy6Huo6m.XMr5mGiA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337107335769-5-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Indonesian military officer displays the charred black box of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100" align="left" title="An Indonesian military officer displays the charred black box of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100" border="0" /></a>A search team in Indonesia found Tuesday the black box of a Russian jet that could explain how a veteran pilot crashed the new plane into a dormant volcano last week, killing all 45 aboard.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/indonesia-team-finds-crashed-russian-jets-black-box-170457122.html2012-05-15T21:39:41ZAFPindonesia-team-finds-crashed-russian-jets-black-box-170457122<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indonesia-team-finds-crashed-russian-jets-black-box-170457122.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fs1aUFy6Huo6m.XMr5mGiA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337107335769-5-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Indonesian military officer displays the charred black box of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100" align="left" title="An Indonesian military officer displays the charred black box of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100" border="0" /></a>A search team in Indonesia found Tuesday the black box of a Russian jet that could explain how a veteran pilot crashed the new plane into a dormant volcano last week, killing all 45 aboard.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/canada-living-life-oreilly-ice-hockey-worlds-210631113--nhl.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dL.EbRlgrCtuiVT5eXHD2w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337115877115-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Canada's Ryan Nugent-Hopkins shoots against Belarus' goalie Dmitri Milchakov" align="left" title="Canada's Ryan Nugent-Hopkins shoots against Belarus' goalie Dmitri Milchakov" border="0" /></a>Olympic champions Canada's impressive form at the world championships continued here on Tuesday as they rounded off their preliminary group campaign with their sixth win out of seven a 5-1 thrashing of Belarus.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/canada-living-life-oreilly-ice-hockey-worlds-210631113--nhl.html2012-05-15T21:06:31ZAFPcanada-living-life-oreilly-ice-hockey-worlds-210631113--nhl<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/canada-living-life-oreilly-ice-hockey-worlds-210631113--nhl.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dL.EbRlgrCtuiVT5eXHD2w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337115877115-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Canada's Ryan Nugent-Hopkins shoots against Belarus' goalie Dmitri Milchakov" align="left" title="Canada's Ryan Nugent-Hopkins shoots against Belarus' goalie Dmitri Milchakov" border="0" /></a>Olympic champions Canada's impressive form at the world championships continued here on Tuesday as they rounded off their preliminary group campaign with their sixth win out of seven a 5-1 thrashing of Belarus.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/putin-praised-leaders-ex-soviet-states-204019897.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7Yrpn81ZSxNlwMUoDM4Cbg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T204019Z_1_CBRE84E1LFC00_RTROPTP_2_RUSSIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russia's President Putin chairs the CSTO summit at the Kremlin" align="left" title="Russia's President Putin chairs the CSTO summit at the Kremlin" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin won praise from leaders of former Soviet republics on Tuesday and called for closer integration among the now-independent states once ruled by Moscow. He pointedly decided to snub a G8 summit in the United States this weekend and instead made the one-day conference of post-Soviet leaders the first meeting with foreign heads of state of his new presidential term. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/putin-praised-leaders-ex-soviet-states-204019897.html2012-05-15T20:40:19ZReutersputin-praised-leaders-ex-soviet-states-204019897<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/putin-praised-leaders-ex-soviet-states-204019897.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7Yrpn81ZSxNlwMUoDM4Cbg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T204019Z_1_CBRE84E1LFC00_RTROPTP_2_RUSSIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russia's President Putin chairs the CSTO summit at the Kremlin" align="left" title="Russia's President Putin chairs the CSTO summit at the Kremlin" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin won praise from leaders of former Soviet republics on Tuesday and called for closer integration among the now-independent states once ruled by Moscow. He pointedly decided to snub a G8 summit in the United States this weekend and instead made the one-day conference of post-Soviet leaders the first meeting with foreign heads of state of his new presidential term. ...</p><br clear="all"/>TORONTO (Reuters) - Globalive's Wind Mobile, one of Canada's more recent wireless entrants, grew at a much slower pace in the first quarter than a year earlier, suggesting established operators are managing to blunt the threat posed by newcomers offering lower rates. The slowdown comes as Wind, facing stiff competition on the lower end of the market, pushes to sell more expensive phones and data plans. ...http://news.yahoo.com/canadas-wind-mobile-growth-slows-sharply-193313340--sector.html2012-05-15T19:33:13ZReuterscanadas-wind-mobile-growth-slows-sharply-193313340--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-iaea-talks-resume-may-21-155544862.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6XSfdzUXEgWegbKx0GuGiQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337097322826-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief inspector Herman Nackaerts" align="left" title="International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief inspector Herman Nackaerts" border="0" /></a>Talks between the UN atomic agency and Iran saw a "good exchange of views" and will resume on Monday, two days before world powers meet Tehran representatives in Baghdad, the watchdog's chief inspector said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-iaea-talks-resume-may-21-155544862.html2012-05-15T17:19:44ZAFPiran-iaea-talks-resume-may-21-155544862<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-iaea-talks-resume-may-21-155544862.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6XSfdzUXEgWegbKx0GuGiQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337097322826-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief inspector Herman Nackaerts" align="left" title="International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief inspector Herman Nackaerts" border="0" /></a>Talks between the UN atomic agency and Iran saw a "good exchange of views" and will resume on Monday, two days before world powers meet Tehran representatives in Baghdad, the watchdog's chief inspector said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russias-patriarch-launches-facebook-page-171146249.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/P4hQWnPuFslfKFpF0FM_jg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T171146Z_1_CBRE84E1BRQ00_RTROPTP_2_RUSSIA-PUTIN-INAUGURATION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Putin attends a service, conducted by Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, to mark start of his term as Russia's new President at the Kremlin in Moscow" align="left" title="Putin attends a service, conducted by Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, to mark start of his term as Russia's new President at the Kremlin in Moscow" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Facebook page dedicated to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill was launched on Tuesday to feed growing interest in the divisive religious figure who has embodied the church's thickening ties with newly inaugurated President Vladimir Putin. Kirill has openly supported Putin, whose campaign and election to a six-year term in March was dogged by regular street protests against his rule. The silver-haired Kirill, who has warned against "manipulation" on the Internet, is shown at the top of the page deep in prayer over a large golden chalice and crucifix. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russias-patriarch-launches-facebook-page-171146249.html2012-05-15T17:11:46ZReutersrussias-patriarch-launches-facebook-page-171146249<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russias-patriarch-launches-facebook-page-171146249.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/P4hQWnPuFslfKFpF0FM_jg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T171146Z_1_CBRE84E1BRQ00_RTROPTP_2_RUSSIA-PUTIN-INAUGURATION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Putin attends a service, conducted by Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, to mark start of his term as Russia's new President at the Kremlin in Moscow" align="left" title="Putin attends a service, conducted by Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, to mark start of his term as Russia's new President at the Kremlin in Moscow" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Facebook page dedicated to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill was launched on Tuesday to feed growing interest in the divisive religious figure who has embodied the church's thickening ties with newly inaugurated President Vladimir Putin. Kirill has openly supported Putin, whose campaign and election to a six-year term in March was dogged by regular street protests against his rule. The silver-haired Kirill, who has warned against "manipulation" on the Internet, is shown at the top of the page deep in prayer over a large golden chalice and crucifix. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-puts-off-tymoshenko-appeal-hearings-094641877--sow.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BKlfftzaRIUtsNDZDTyMdw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T094641Z_1_CBRE84E0R6300_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-UKRAINE-TYMOSHENKO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Yevgenia Tymoshenko, daughter of jailed Ukranian former Prime Minister and opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, addresses supporters of opposition parties in Kiev" align="left" title="Yevgenia Tymoshenko, daughter of jailed Ukranian former Prime Minister and opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, addresses supporters of opposition parties in Kiev" border="0" /></a>KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine, threatened with a political boycott of the European soccer championship it co-hosts next month over the jailing of opposition politician Yulia Tymoshenko, on Tuesday put off a ruling on her appeal until the tournament is under way. The European Union has condemned Tymoshenko's abuse-of-office conviction last October and her seven-year prison sentence as politically motivated. It has called for her release and shelved landmark association and free trade deals with Ukraine over the issue. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-puts-off-tymoshenko-appeal-hearings-094641877--sow.html2012-05-15T16:31:47ZReutersukraine-puts-off-tymoshenko-appeal-hearings-094641877--sow<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-puts-off-tymoshenko-appeal-hearings-094641877--sow.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BKlfftzaRIUtsNDZDTyMdw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T094641Z_1_CBRE84E0R6300_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-UKRAINE-TYMOSHENKO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Yevgenia Tymoshenko, daughter of jailed Ukranian former Prime Minister and opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, addresses supporters of opposition parties in Kiev" align="left" title="Yevgenia Tymoshenko, daughter of jailed Ukranian former Prime Minister and opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, addresses supporters of opposition parties in Kiev" border="0" /></a>KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine, threatened with a political boycott of the European soccer championship it co-hosts next month over the jailing of opposition politician Yulia Tymoshenko, on Tuesday put off a ruling on her appeal until the tournament is under way. The European Union has condemned Tymoshenko's abuse-of-office conviction last October and her seven-year prison sentence as politically motivated. It has called for her release and shelved landmark association and free trade deals with Ukraine over the issue. ...</p><br clear="all"/>European Union naval forces and attack helicopters conducted their first onshore raid on a suspected pirate lair in Somalia Tuesday. A pirate said the strike destroyed a supply center and set back their operations.http://news.yahoo.com/somali-pirate-eu-airstrike-destroyed-equipment-115425398.html2012-05-15T16:00:06ZAssociated Presssomali-pirate-eu-airstrike-destroyed-equipment-115425398<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nato-invites-pakistan-summit-133841161.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ds0NdxxfARCe_ElM_9wwlA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ea34f92cb12ab70d0f0f6a706700efc2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Oil tankers, which were used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, are parked at a compound in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. NATO on Tuesday invited Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to the alliance's summit in Chicago, after signs that the country could be moving to reopen its Afghan border to NATO military supplies. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)" align="left" title="Oil tankers, which were used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, are parked at a compound in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. NATO on Tuesday invited Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to the alliance's summit in Chicago, after signs that the country could be moving to reopen its Afghan border to NATO military supplies. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)" border="0" /></a>NATO on Tuesday invited Pakistan's president to the upcoming Chicago summit on Afghanistan, the strongest sign yet that Islamabad is ready to reopen its western border to U.S. and NATO military supplies heading to the war in the neighboring country.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nato-invites-pakistan-summit-133841161.html2012-05-15T15:44:00ZAssociated Pressnato-invites-pakistan-summit-133841161<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nato-invites-pakistan-summit-133841161.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ds0NdxxfARCe_ElM_9wwlA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ea34f92cb12ab70d0f0f6a706700efc2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Oil tankers, which were used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, are parked at a compound in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. NATO on Tuesday invited Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to the alliance's summit in Chicago, after signs that the country could be moving to reopen its Afghan border to NATO military supplies. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)" align="left" title="Oil tankers, which were used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, are parked at a compound in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. NATO on Tuesday invited Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to the alliance's summit in Chicago, after signs that the country could be moving to reopen its Afghan border to NATO military supplies. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)" border="0" /></a>NATO on Tuesday invited Pakistan's president to the upcoming Chicago summit on Afghanistan, the strongest sign yet that Islamabad is ready to reopen its western border to U.S. and NATO military supplies heading to the war in the neighboring country.</p><br clear="all"/>The European Union naval force patrolling the Indian Ocean on Tuesday carried out its first air strikes against pirate targets on shore, with a pirate reporting that the raid destroyed speed boats, fuel depots and an arms store.http://news.yahoo.com/eu-carries-first-air-strikes-somali-pirates-124655225.html2012-05-15T13:47:20ZAssociated Presseu-carries-first-air-strikes-somali-pirates-124655225BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO said on Tuesday it had invited Pakistan to a summit in Chicago next week, lifting a veiled threat that it might exclude the country from the talks on the future of Afghanistan. "Allies decided to invite President (Asif Ali) Zardari of Pakistan to Chicago to the meeting on Afghanistan, which will include ISAF contributor nations, as well as Japan, Russia, other countries from the region and international organizations," NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said in a statement. ...http://news.yahoo.com/nato-invites-pakistan-chicago-summit-133830346.html2012-05-15T13:38:30ZReutersnato-invites-pakistan-chicago-summit-133830346BRUSSELS - NATO says it will invite Pakistan's president Asif Ali Zardari to the alliance's summit in Chicago, after the country's foreign minister proposed reopening its Afghan border to NATO military supplies.http://news.yahoo.com/nato-invites-pakistani-president-summit-fm-suggests-unblocking-122300969.html2012-05-15T12:23:00ZAssociated Pressnato-invites-pakistani-president-summit-fm-suggests-unblocking-122300969<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/foreign-force-strikes-somali-pirate-land-101811721.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/p4lLm7dmBy6lJ_rGamj2qw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337076975274-3-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The EU says Somali piracy is threatening the economy of neighbouring countries" align="left" title="The EU says Somali piracy is threatening the economy of neighbouring countries" border="0" /></a>A helicopter gunship swooped over the Somali coast to strike at a pirate stronghold Tuesday in a major escalation of an international effort to protect vital shipping lanes.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/foreign-force-strikes-somali-pirate-land-101811721.html2012-05-15T11:46:55ZAFPforeign-force-strikes-somali-pirate-land-101811721<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/foreign-force-strikes-somali-pirate-land-101811721.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/p4lLm7dmBy6lJ_rGamj2qw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337076975274-3-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The EU says Somali piracy is threatening the economy of neighbouring countries" align="left" title="The EU says Somali piracy is threatening the economy of neighbouring

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