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NATO demonstrators storm Chicago

NormalNews — Mon, 21 May 2012 01:00:15 +0000

A demonstrator gestures during an anti-NATO protest march in Chicago May 20, 2012. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST)

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Millions look skyward as rare eclipse crosses Asia

NormalNews — Mon, 21 May 2012 01:00:12 +0000

Millions of Asians watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies early Monday.

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Booker slams Obama ad attacking Romney’s Bain record

NormalNews — Mon, 21 May 2012 01:00:08 +0000

Newark Mayor Cory Booker slammed the Obama campaign's ad criticizing Mitt Romney's record as the head of Bain Capital, and called for an end to"nauseating" attacks from both sides. "I have to just say from a very personal level, I'm not about to sit here and indict private equity," Booker, a Democrat, said in an [...]

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Afghan Karzai: Thanks for ‘your taxpayers’ money’

NormalNews — Mon, 21 May 2012 01:00:04 +0000

Looking to a day when "the Afghan war as we understand it is over," President Barack Obama met Sunday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to discuss NATO's withdrawal from that strife-torn country by the end of 2014. Obama, who has put the draw-down of combat troops at the heart of his foreign policy, declared that "the [...]

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Russia says West still considering military action on Iran

NormalNews — Sun, 20 May 2012 23:59:00 +0000

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's deputy foreign minister said on Sunday that military action against Iran over its nuclear program was being considered in some Western countries. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was speaking to reporters on a plane on his way back from the G8 summit in Camp David, where the G8 leaders signaled their readiness to tap into emergency oil stockpiles quickly this summer if tougher new sanctions on Iran threatened to strain supplies. ...

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Serb rightist wins presidency, backs EU path

NormalNews — Sun, 20 May 2012 22:25:48 +0000

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic, last in power when Slobodan Milosevic's Serbia was bombed by NATO in 1999, was elected president on Sunday and pledged to keep the former Yugoslav republic moving towards the European Union. In a major upset, rightist Nikolic narrowly defeated liberal leader Boris Tadic, ending his eight years as head of state in a tense run-off election in which fewer than half of Serbia's eligible voters turned out. "There is divine justice," Nikolic told jubilant supporters in the capital, Belgrade. ...

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Italy quake kills at least six, damages historic buildings

NormalNews — Sun, 20 May 2012 21:55:10 +0000

SANT' AGOSTINO, Italy (Reuters) - A strong earthquake in northern Italy killed at least six people, injured dozens and damaged historic buildings including a famed mediaeval castle early on Sunday, waking terrified citizens and sending thousands running into the streets. The quake, which the U.S. Geological Survey recorded at magnitude 6.0, struck at 4:04 a.m. (0204 GMT) and was followed by a series of jolting aftershocks. At least two of them reached magnitude 5.1, sowing fresh panic, further damaging already weakened buildings and causing more structures to collapse. ...

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I’ll Have Another set to go for another at Belmont

NormalNews — Sun, 20 May 2012 21:25:18 +0000

I'll Have Another poked his head out of his stall, started nibbling on his nameplate tacked to a wall and looked up at all the people watching his every move.

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3 charged in carjacking of pastor Marvin Winans

NormalNews — Sun, 20 May 2012 21:23:01 +0000

Three young men were arraigned Sunday in the assault and carjacking of popular Detroit pastor and gospel singing icon Marvin Winans.

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Two more men charged as NATO protests get underway

NormalNews — Sun, 20 May 2012 21:18:32 +0000

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Two more men have been arrested in Chicago for threatening behavior before a NATO summit, bringing to five the number of people charged with terrorism-related activities or possessing explosive devices in the days leading up to the meeting of the military alliance. Chicago resident Sebastian Senakiewicz, 24, was accused of falsely making a terrorist threat, and Mark Neiweem, 28, also of Chicago, was charged with attempted possession of explosives or incendiary devices. At a hearing on Sunday, Senakiewicz's bail was set at $750,000 and Neiweem's at $500,000. ...

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