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• Gaddafi's wife and daughter in Tunisia: source (Reuters)
• Yemen transition deal falls through at last minute (Reuters)
• No sign Pakistan knew bin Laden whereabouts: U.S. (Reuters)
• U.S. imposes sanctions on Syria's Assad (Reuters)
• Al Qaeda names Adel as interim chief: Al Jazeera (Reuters)
• Yemen's Saleh Hangs On, Still Able to Draw a Crowd (Time.com)
• Minister slammed for rape comments (AFP)
• 5 foreign journalists freed by Libya and Iran (AP)
• Newspaper columnist slain in Venezuela (AP)
• Arab leaders doing too little, too late: UN chief tells AFP (AFP)
• China general says his military no match for US (AP)
• Stephen Harper unveils cabinet (Reuters)
• Australia police determining owner of buried coins (AP)
• In Ireland, Queen Elizabeth writes new chapter with visit to Bloody Sunday site (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Syria: Has the Regime Turned a Corner Against the Protests? (Time.com)
• Deadly Afghan protests erupt following NATO raid (The Christian Science Monitor)

Gaddafi's wife and daughter in Tunisia: source (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2011 04:32 PM PDT Reuters - The wife and daughter of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi crossed the border into Tunisia, a Tunisian security source said, but it was unclear whether they were on a diplomatic mission or seeking safe haven.

Yemen transition deal falls through at last minute (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2011 11:49 AM PDT Reuters - A deal on a transition of power in Yemen fell through at the last minute on Wednesday, even as Washington stepped up pressure on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to sign a Gulf-brokered agreement to ease him out of office.

No sign Pakistan knew bin Laden whereabouts: U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2011 04:44 PM PDT Reuters - Top U.S. defense officials said on Wednesday there was no evidence Pakistan's leadership was aware Osama bin Laden was in their country before a U.S. military raid killed him, and they cautioned against punitive action against Islamabad over the incident.

U.S. imposes sanctions on Syria's Assad (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2011 12:18 PM PDT Reuters - Washington imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other senior officials on Wednesday in a dramatic escalation of pressure on Syria to halt a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

Al Qaeda names Adel as interim chief: Al Jazeera (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2011 10:49 AM PDT Reuters - Al Qaeda has appointed an Egyptian militant as temporary leader and named a new head of operations following the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. commandos, al Jazeera said Wednesday, citing Pakistani security sources.

Yemen's Saleh Hangs On, Still Able to Draw a Crowd (Time.com) Posted: 18 May 2011 04:20 PM PDT Time.com - He may be an embattled strongman, but Yemen's president of 33 years survives in part because he can still draw hundreds of thousands onto the street

Minister slammed for rape comments (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2011 04:04 PM PDT AFP - Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke was Wednesday battling to save his job after suggesting there was a distinction between "serious rape" and other forms of the crime.

5 foreign journalists freed by Libya and Iran (AP) Posted: 18 May 2011 03:43 PM PDT AP - The Libyan government released four foreign journalists on Wednesday and a fifth reached freedom in Qatar after disappearing while on assignment in Syria, the latest reporters to be freed after being swept up while covering unrest in the Middle East.

Newspaper columnist slain in Venezuela (AP) Posted: 18 May 2011 03:27 PM PDT AP - Venezuelan prosecutors say a newspaper columnist who was also an opposition political activist has been shot to death.

Arab leaders doing too little, too late: UN chief tells AFP (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2011 04:17 PM PDT AFP - Arab leaders faced by uprisings this year have always come out with too little, too late, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said in an interview with AFP on Wednesday.

China general says his military no match for US (AP) Posted: 18 May 2011 03:48 PM PDT AP - Seeking to counter U.S. worries about his country's rapid military growth, a top Chinese general said Wednesday the communist nation's defense clout lags decades behind the U.S., and that China wants warmer relations.

Stephen Harper unveils cabinet (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2011 12:30 PM PDT Reuters - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper kept his veteran finance minister but added fresh faces in two key economic jobs in his new government, saying his priorities remained growth and shrinking the deficit.

Australia police determining owner of buried coins (AP) Posted: 18 May 2011 02:22 AM PDT AP - Police are trying to determine who owns a treasure-trove of gold coins unearthed from a building site on Australia's southwest coast.

In Ireland, Queen Elizabeth writes new chapter with visit to Bloody Sunday site (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 18 May 2011 09:53 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - In keeping with the historic nature of the British queen’s visit to Ireland â€" it's the first by a British head of state since Irish independence â€" Queen Elizabeth II today visited a particularly symbolic shrine of Irish nationhood and culture.

Syria: Has the Regime Turned a Corner Against the Protests? (Time.com) Posted: 18 May 2011 04:20 PM PDT Time.com - A demonstration called for Wednesday apparently fizzled and the President all but declared victory. But is the country's crisis over?

Deadly Afghan protests erupt following NATO raid (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 18 May 2011 09:35 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - At least 11 people were killed and more than 80 injured Wednesday during a demonstration launched in reaction to the alleged killing of four civilians â€" including two women â€" in a night raid conducted by NATO troops in the northeastern province of Takhar, local Afghan official said.

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