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• NATO must step up pace in Libya: British general (Reuters)
• Blackwater founder builds foreign force in UAE: report (Reuters)
• 27 killed in Guatemala massacre near Mexico border (Reuters)
• Moroccan forces disperse opposition protest (Reuters)
• Kerry in Pakistan with tough questions, meets army (Reuters)
• A Third Intifadeh? Deadly Nakba Protests Spark Fears of Israel-Lebanon Border Escalation (Time.com)
• Grant sacked by relegated West Ham (AFP)
• Libya dismisses international arrest warrants (AP)
• Massacre in northern Guatemala leaves 27 dead (AP)
• Strong earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea (AP)
• Kerry: US-Pakistan alliance at 'critical moment' (AP)
• Manitoba controlled flood plan appears to be working (Reuters)
• Facebook 'planking' craze claims life in Australia (AFP)
• From College to Parliament: Have Quebec Voters Set Up Canada's Opposition to Fail? (Time.com)

NATO must step up pace in Libya: British general (Reuters) Posted: 15 May 2011 04:47 PM PDT Reuters - NATO must broaden the range of targets it is bombing in Libya or risk failing to remove Muammar Gaddafi from power, Britain's most senior military officer was quoted as saying.

Blackwater founder builds foreign force in UAE: report (Reuters) Posted: 15 May 2011 03:26 PM PDT Reuters - The crown prince of Abu Dhabi has hired the founder of private security firm Blackwater Worldwide to set up an 800-member battalion of foreign troops for the United Arab Emirates, the New York Times said Sunday.

27 killed in Guatemala massacre near Mexico border (Reuters) Posted: 15 May 2011 03:22 PM PDT Reuters - At least 27 people were killed this weekend in a Guatemalan village near the border with Mexico in one of the worst mass killings in a generation, local police said.

Moroccan forces disperse opposition protest (Reuters) Posted: 15 May 2011 05:19 PM PDT Reuters - Moroccan forces used truncheons to disperse a pro-democracy protest on the southern outskirts of the kingdom's capital Rabat on Sunday, wounding several people, a Reuters reporter at the scene said.

Kerry in Pakistan with tough questions, meets army (Reuters) Posted: 15 May 2011 01:04 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. Senator John Kerry met Pakistan's powerful army chief on Sunday to press for answers on Osama bin Laden, but he will also be keen to ensure Pakistani anger over the U.S. raid does not subvert security cooperation.

A Third Intifadeh? Deadly Nakba Protests Spark Fears of Israel-Lebanon Border Escalation (Time.com) Posted: 14 May 2011 11:15 PM PDT Time.com - The presence of tens of thousands ofdispossessed Palestinians standing on the edge of their formerhomeland on the emotional anniversary of the Nakba was more thanenough to ignite tensions

Grant sacked by relegated West Ham (AFP) Posted: 15 May 2011 12:54 PM PDT AFP - Avram Grant was sacked as West Ham United manager on Sunday in the aftermath of the club's relegation from the Premier League, with the Israeli describing it as the saddest day of his 40-year career.

Libya dismisses international arrest warrants (AP) Posted: 15 May 2011 04:52 PM PDT AP - The Libyan deputy foreign minister has dismissed efforts by the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants against three senior leaders.

Massacre in northern Guatemala leaves 27 dead (AP) Posted: 15 May 2011 04:11 PM PDT AP - Assailants killed at least 27 people — decapitating most of the victims — on a ranch in a part of northern Guatemala plagued by drug cartels, national police said Sunday.

Strong earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea (AP) Posted: 15 May 2011 03:16 PM PDT AP - Officials issued a local tsunami alert after a strong earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea on Monday. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Kerry: US-Pakistan alliance at 'critical moment' (AP) Posted: 15 May 2011 05:08 PM PDT AP - U.S. Sen. John Kerry warned Sunday that already shaky U.S.-Pakistani relations have reached a critical juncture as calls grow in the United States to cut some of the billions of dollars in aid to Islamabad following al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden's killing.

Manitoba controlled flood plan appears to be working (Reuters) Posted: 15 May 2011 02:06 PM PDT Reuters - Manitoba's plan to open a dike on the swollen Assiniboine River to avoid a potentially catastrophic unplanned flood appears to be working, officials in the Canadian Prairie province said on Sunday.

Facebook 'planking' craze claims life in Australia (AFP) Posted: 15 May 2011 10:56 AM PDT AFP - A new craze sweeping the Internet known as "planking" claimed a life in Australia Sunday and police fear the tragedy may not be the last.

From College to Parliament: Have Quebec Voters Set Up Canada's Opposition to Fail? (Time.com) Posted: 14 May 2011 11:15 PM PDT Time.com - Quebec voters send fresh-faced lefties to parliament -- if they fail, those seeking independence for the French-speaking territory will claim vindication

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