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• Al Qaeda confirms bin Laden is dead, vows revenge (Reuters)
• U.N. rights investigators seek facts on bin Laden death (Reuters)
• New EU sanctions on Syria as 27 protesters killed (Reuters)
• Britons punish Lib Dems for coalition role (Reuters)
• U.S. drone in Yemen missed al Qaeda's al-Awlaki: report (Reuters)
• Syria's Assad Bashes Heads, Hoping His Regime's Strategic Importance Buys It a Pass (Time.com)
• Separatists win in Scotland, Lib Dems sink in UK (AP)
• Witnesses: Syrian forces kill 30 protesters (AP)
• Costa Rica finds body of US student missing at sea (AP)
• Reporter shot dead in Algerian militant stronghold (Reuters)
• Singapore votes amid simmering discontent (AFP)
• 7 injured after horse jumps into Australian crowd (AP)
• Why six MLB clubs stay in Venezuela despite rising crime and bitter politics (The Christian Science Monitor)
• The Revolution Will Be YouTubed: Syria's Video Rebels (Time.com)
• Libya's western rebels run tighter operation than eastern brethren (The Christian Science Monitor)

Al Qaeda confirms bin Laden is dead, vows revenge (Reuters) Posted: 06 May 2011 04:14 PM PDT Reuters - Al Qaeda confirmed on Friday that Osama bin Laden was dead, dispelling doubts by some Muslims the group's leader had really been killed by U.S. forces, and vowed to mount more attacks on the West.

U.N. rights investigators seek facts on bin Laden death (Reuters) Posted: 06 May 2011 09:05 AM PDT Reuters - U.N. human rights investigators called on the United States on Friday to disclose whether there had been any plan to capture Osama bin Laden and if he was offered any "meaningful prospect of surrender and arrest."

New EU sanctions on Syria as 27 protesters killed (Reuters) Posted: 06 May 2011 01:23 PM PDT Reuters - Syrian security forces killed 27 protesters on Friday demanding an end to President Bashar al-Assad's rule, rights campaigners said, and the European Union agreed to impose sanctions in response to his crackdown.

Britons punish Lib Dems for coalition role (Reuters) Posted: 06 May 2011 02:56 PM PDT Reuters - British voters punished the Liberal Democrats for their role in a deficit-cutting government on Friday, rejecting the party's efforts to reform the electoral system and deserting it in local elections.

U.S. drone in Yemen missed al Qaeda's al-Awlaki: report (Reuters) Posted: 06 May 2011 04:27 PM PDT Reuters - The drone aircraft attack that killed two midlevel al Qaeda militants in Yemen on Thursday was targeting the leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, a U.S.-born radical known for encouraging attacks on the United States, U.S. media reported.

Syria's Assad Bashes Heads, Hoping His Regime's Strategic Importance Buys It a Pass (Time.com) Posted: 06 May 2011 03:35 PM PDT Time.com - The limited Western response to the Syrian regime's bloody suppression of protests is based on fear of the consequences of regime-change. But activists don't buy that logic

Separatists win in Scotland, Lib Dems sink in UK (AP) Posted: 06 May 2011 02:59 PM PDT AP - The Scottish National Party won a majority of seats in Scotland's parliament and promised Friday to hold a vote on independence, while the Liberal Democrats suffered an enormous defeat in Britain, losing more than 600 local seats.

Witnesses: Syrian forces kill 30 protesters (AP) Posted: 06 May 2011 04:03 PM PDT AP - Syrian security forces opened fire Friday on thousands of protesters demanding regime change, killing more than 30 people in a sign that President Bashar Assad is prepared to ride out a wave of rapidly escalating international outrage.

Costa Rica finds body of US student missing at sea (AP) Posted: 06 May 2011 04:35 PM PDT AP - Costa Rican rescuers on Friday found the body of a third U.S. high school student who was swept out to sea while taking a beach break during a religious mission.

Reporter shot dead in Algerian militant stronghold (Reuters) Posted: 06 May 2011 03:30 PM PDT Reuters - A journalist was shot dead on Friday in an area of Algeria where insurgents linked to al Qaeda are active, a security official said.

Singapore votes amid simmering discontent (AFP) Posted: 06 May 2011 04:49 PM PDT AFP - Singapore goes to the polls on Saturday with the opposition eyeing a boost in its number of parliamentary seats amid voter discontent over the cost of living, immigration policies and other concerns.

7 injured after horse jumps into Australian crowd (AP) Posted: 06 May 2011 02:19 AM PDT AP - Seven people have been taken to a hospital after a horse jumped over a high fence into a crowd of about 50 spectators during the Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool race track.

Why six MLB clubs stay in Venezuela despite rising crime and bitter politics (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 06 May 2011 12:25 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - A tall, lanky infielder drops the ball three times before he finally gains control of the grounder. Pitches sail past the catcher’s mitt. Balls roll agonizingly deep into the outfield.

The Revolution Will Be YouTubed: Syria's Video Rebels (Time.com) Posted: 06 May 2011 03:35 PM PDT Time.com - An up-close look at the video rebels documenting the country's uprising in the face of immense repression by the regime

Libya's western rebels run tighter operation than eastern brethren (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 06 May 2011 12:13 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The signs of sharp rebel organization are everywhere in Libya’s remote western mountains, contrasting with the rag-tag nature of their rebel brethren who control eastern Libya.

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