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• Eleven killed as Syrian funeral becomes protest (Reuters)
• Yemen opposition signs transition of power deal (Reuters)
• Libya crowd attacks bus carrying foreign journalists (Reuters)
• Spaniards protest before elections despite ban (Reuters)
• Iceland volcano erupts, experts play down flight risk (Reuters)
• The Trouble with Democracy: Albania's Worrisome Vote (Time.com)
• Scientists: Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano erupting (AP)
• Palestinians more skeptical about Mideast talks (AP)
• Inmates hold 15 hostage at Venezuela prison (AP)
• Libya says NATO warplanes raid port, Kadhafi home in Tripoli (AFP)
• Korea's Wi takes PGA lead from woeful Toms (AFP)
• Alberta fire count drops; PM tours devastation (Reuters)
• Latin America's middle class grows, but with a tenuous grasp on status (The Christian Science Monitor)
• India's Government Aims to Curb Excessive Weddings (Time.com)
• Inspired by Arab Spring, Spain's youthful 15-M movement spreads in Europe (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Young and Homeless (Part I): Finding Stability at School (OneWorld.net)

Eleven killed as Syrian funeral becomes protest (Reuters) Posted: 21 May 2011 03:29 PM PDT Reuters - Syrian security forces shot dead 11 mourners in the central city of Homs on Saturday at a mass funeral for people killed in the latest crackdown on protests against President Bashar al-Assad, a rights campaigner said.

Yemen opposition signs transition of power deal (Reuters) Posted: 21 May 2011 12:04 PM PDT Reuters - Yemen's opposition signed a Gulf-brokered transition deal on Saturday that will ease President Ali Abdullah Saleh out of power within a month, provided he ratifies the agreement as promised on Sunday.

Libya crowd attacks bus carrying foreign journalists (Reuters) Posted: 21 May 2011 11:44 AM PDT Reuters - Libyans armed with guns and a knife stormed a bus carrying foreign journalists on Saturday and a soldier fired volleys of gunfire into the air to disperse the crowd, a Reuters journalist on the bus said.

Spaniards protest before elections despite ban (Reuters) Posted: 21 May 2011 02:29 PM PDT Reuters - Tens of thousands of people filled Madrid's Puerta del Sol on Saturday evening to protest high unemployment and austerity measures, defying a ban on demonstrations on the eve of local elections.

Iceland volcano erupts, experts play down flight risk (Reuters) Posted: 21 May 2011 03:42 PM PDT Reuters - Iceland's most active volcano erupted on Saturday and hurled a plume of white smoke far into the air, but experts played down the likelihood it would cause similar disruption to air traffic as a volcano last year.

The Trouble with Democracy: Albania's Worrisome Vote (Time.com) Posted: 20 May 2011 10:35 PM PDT Time.com - The country's two major parties face off on the streets as a crucial mayoral race see-saws from candidate to candidate

Scientists: Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano erupting (AP) Posted: 21 May 2011 05:17 PM PDT AP - Iceland's most active volcano has started erupting, scientists said Saturday — just over a year after another eruption on the North Atlantic island shut down European air traffic for days.

Palestinians more skeptical about Mideast talks (AP) Posted: 21 May 2011 05:17 PM PDT AP - Palestinian officials said Saturday that Israel's dismissive response to President Barack Obama's new Mideast peace proposal proves there's not enough common ground for meaningful negotiations.

Inmates hold 15 hostage at Venezuela prison (AP) Posted: 21 May 2011 05:11 PM PDT AP - Inmates at a Caracas prison seized the warden and 14 other officers and were holding them hostage Saturday to press demands for changes, a government official said.

Libya says NATO warplanes raid port, Kadhafi home in Tripoli (AFP) Posted: 21 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT AFP - NATO warplanes early Sunday carried out raids against the port of Tripoli and the residence of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi near the centre of the capital, a Libyan official said.

Korea's Wi takes PGA lead from woeful Toms (AFP) Posted: 21 May 2011 05:21 PM PDT AFP - South Korea's Charlie Wi has fired a four-under par 66 to grab a one-shot lead after the third round of the US PGA Colonial after David Toms squandered a seven-shot lead to start the day.

Alberta fire count drops; PM tours devastation (Reuters) Posted: 20 May 2011 05:39 PM PDT Reuters - Damp weather helped crews douse the number of wildfires raging across northern Alberta on Friday as Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper toured the town of Slave Lake, where hundreds of homes, businesses and public buildings went up in flames.

Latin America's middle class grows, but with a tenuous grasp on status (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 20 May 2011 01:10 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - With a regular salary as a beauty salon manager, Edgar Ladino supports his two children, leases a compact car, and is able to make rent payments on time.

India's Government Aims to Curb Excessive Weddings (Time.com) Posted: 20 May 2011 10:35 PM PDT Time.com - A country whose nouveau riche matrimonial excess has spawned an entire service industry looks to beat Britain's royals at their own game

Inspired by Arab Spring, Spain's youthful 15-M movement spreads in Europe (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 20 May 2011 11:33 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Tens of thousands of disenchanted and unemployed young Spaniards refused to leave tent cities they raised over the week in plazas throughout the country, defying an official ban on gatherings ahead of this Sunday’s municipal elections.

Young and Homeless (Part I): Finding Stability at School (OneWorld.net) Posted: 21 May 2011 09:07 AM PDT OneWorld.net - EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was produced with support from a New America Media fellowship to report on children in poverty in California, and is part one of a three part series exploring youth homelessness and education.

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