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• Syrian forces relax grip on town of Banias (Reuters)
• Egypt prosecutor extends Mubarak detention: source (Reuters)
• Iran to try U.S. hikers on Wednesday, U.S. says (Reuters)
• Files from Colombia's FARC rebels show ties to Chavez (Reuters)
• Iran tells EU next atom talks must be without pressure (Reuters)
• Osama is Dead, But 'Bin Ladenism' Endures in Southeast Asia (Time.com)
• Film party: Everybody comes to Cannes, or wants to (AP)
• Al-Qaida likely to elevate No. 2 — or name no one (AP)
• Trinidad PM moves to sack Cabinet minister (AP)
• Close to 600 may be dead on Libyan migrant ship (AP)
• China eases trade rules, allows U.S. fund sales (Reuters)
• Harris quietly replaces Stronach as Magna chairman (Reuters)
• 'SlutWalk' coming to Australia (AFP)
• Chileans protest government approval of five Patagonia dams (The Christian Science Monitor)
• A Gay Girl in Damascus: Lesbian Blogger Becomes Syrian Hero (Time.com)
• Young protest leader sees civil war emerging in Syria (The Christian Science Monitor)

Syrian forces relax grip on town of Banias (Reuters) Posted: 10 May 2011 04:20 PM PDT Reuters - Syrian security forces have released 300 people detained in the coastal city of Banias and restored basic services, a rights group said, within hours of the government saying the threat from protests was receding.

Egypt prosecutor extends Mubarak detention: source (Reuters) Posted: 10 May 2011 05:32 AM PDT Reuters - Egypt's public prosecutor has extended the detention of former president Hosni Mubarak by 15 days, a judicial source said on Tuesday.

Iran to try U.S. hikers on Wednesday, U.S. says (Reuters) Posted: 10 May 2011 05:15 PM PDT Reuters - Two Americans held in Iran on spying charges for nearly two years will go on trial on Wednesday, the State Department said on Tuesday, calling on Tehran to quickly resolve the case.

Files from Colombia's FARC rebels show ties to Chavez (Reuters) Posted: 10 May 2011 05:27 PM PDT Reuters - Colombian leftist guerrillas may have tried to assassinate rivals of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and trained his supporters in urban warfare, an analysis of thousands of seized rebel documents showed on Tuesday.

Iran tells EU next atom talks must be without pressure (Reuters) Posted: 10 May 2011 02:22 PM PDT Reuters - Iran's nuclear negotiator has said the next talks with world powers must be held without pressure, which analysts said indicated Tehran would stick to its refusal to address its uranium enrichment drive.

Osama is Dead, But 'Bin Ladenism' Endures in Southeast Asia (Time.com) Posted: 10 May 2011 03:05 PM PDT Time.com - Just over a week after U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden, pundits seem keen to tout the end of "Bin Ladenism," too.

Film party: Everybody comes to Cannes, or wants to (AP) Posted: 10 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT AP - The Cannes Film Festival is like Rick's Cafe Americain, Humphrey Bogart's nightclub in "Casablanca" about which one character proclaims, "Everybody comes to Rick's."

Al-Qaida likely to elevate No. 2 — or name no one (AP) Posted: 10 May 2011 05:15 PM PDT AP - A week after the death of Osama bin Laden, his longtime deputy is considered the front-runner to succeed the iconic al-Qaida founder. But uprisings in the Middle East and changing dynamics within the group could point to another scenario: a decision not to appoint anyone at all to replace the world's most-wanted terrorist.

Trinidad PM moves to sack Cabinet minister (AP) Posted: 10 May 2011 04:59 PM PDT AP - Trinidad's prime minister says one of her Cabinet ministers will be fired after telling conflicting stories about her role in awarding a government contract.

Close to 600 may be dead on Libyan migrant ship (AP) Posted: 10 May 2011 05:11 PM PDT AP - Almost everyone on an overcrowded ship carrying some 600 African migrants to Europe is believed to have died when the vessel broke apart within sight of the Libyan capital, the United Nations said.

China eases trade rules, allows U.S. fund sales (Reuters) Posted: 10 May 2011 05:27 PM PDT Reuters - China on Tuesday pledged easier access for U.S. companies to key sectors of its economy by removing barriers to its huge market in government contracts and offering a foothold to U.S. mutual funds.

Harris quietly replaces Stronach as Magna chairman (Reuters) Posted: 10 May 2011 09:09 AM PDT Reuters - Magna International Inc has quietly named Mike Harris as its new chairman, replacing Frank Stronach, the founder of the Canadian auto parts company, who stepped down last week.

'SlutWalk' coming to Australia (AFP) Posted: 10 May 2011 01:57 PM PDT AFP - Women protesting for the right to wear what they like and behave how they choose without facing sexual harassment are set to hold "SlutWalks" across Australia as the movement goes global.

Chileans protest government approval of five Patagonia dams (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 10 May 2011 07:01 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Chileans in at least nine cities protested Monday after authorities voted to approve the first environmental impact study for a $7 billion hydroelectric project in Patagonia that could flood 14,600 acres of land.

A Gay Girl in Damascus: Lesbian Blogger Becomes Syrian Hero (Time.com) Posted: 10 May 2011 03:05 PM PDT Time.com - Inspiring the Syrian protest movement is an honest and reflective voice of the revolution: a half-American citizen journalist who, in illustrating her country's plight, risks death herself

Young protest leader sees civil war emerging in Syria (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 10 May 2011 05:35 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - A narrow causeway of basalt boulders and steel oil drums stretching across the Kabir River on the Lebanese-Syrian border has become a lifeline for Syrians fleeing a crackdown in the nearby town of Tel Kalakh.

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