Sunday 20th May, 2012

• G8 stands behind Greece and commits to spur growth

  MENAFN

  President Barak Obama hosting the leaders stressed on the importance of stability in Europe and the 17-nation currency bloc, where the failure to contain the crisis in Europe will have adverse ...

• At Least 3 Killed In North Italy Earthquake [PHOTOS]

  IBTimes

  A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy early Sunday, killing at least three people and causing serious damage to the area's cultural heritage. The 6.0 magnitude quake ...

• Denmark to ban labeling West Bank products as 'Made in Israel', report says

  Haaretz

  Report comes after South Africa says only recognizes State of Israel within borders demarcated by UN in 1948; move is in line with U.K. recommendation from ...

• Freedom House produces more rubbish about Russia

  Pravda

  According to Freedom House, whose budget is presumably based on the grants from the US government, the state of affairs with the freedom of press did not worsen in 2011 for the first time in eight ...

• Powerful quake kills at least 4 in northern Italy

  Richmond Times-Dispatch

  SANT'AGOSTINO DI FERRARA, Italy (AP) -- One of the strongest earthquakes to shake northern Italy rattled the region around Bologna early Sunday, a magnitude-6.0 temblor that killed at least ...

• Clarke: European banking in tatters

  IC Wales

  Ken Clarke has delivered a stark warning about the consequences of Greece crashing out of the eurozone, saying Europe's banking system was already "in ...

• Italy bomb attack was probably isolated act - investigator

  West Australian

  BRINDISI, Italy (Reuters) - The bomb attack which killed a teenaged girl and wounded 10 others in the southern Italian town of Brindisi was probably done by an individual with no links to the mafia, ...

• Resilient Chelsea toast of European press

  UEFA

  From incredulous praise for Chelsea FC to sympathy for FC Bayern Mnchen, UEFA.com reviews the press reaction in England, Germany and Europe to the UEFA Champions League ...

• Italy school bombing 'likely an isolated act'

  West Australian

  AFP ©

  Police search the site of a blast near a school in Brindisi, Italy May 19. The public prosecutor responsible for the investigation of the bombing that killed a 16-year-old girl ...

• Italy bombing revives memories of dark era

  San Diego Union-Tribune

  Children add messages of solidarity for the victims of the explosive device that went off near the "Francesca Morvillo Falcone" high school in Brindisi, during a demonstration at the tree ...

• Italy arrests two in school bomb attack

  SBS

  Two men have been arrested in Italy over a bombing at a school that killed a teenager after police said they identified them from security ...

• Greece to hold new elections June 17 after dissolving parliament

  New York Post

  ATHENS -- Greek President Karolos Papoulias dissolved the country's two-day-old parliament Saturday, paving the way for fresh elections June 17, which are shaping up as a game of chicken over ...

• At least four dead as strong quake rattles Italy

  Mail and Guardian

  The damaged clock tower of Finale Emilia, Italy, on May 20. (AP) A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy early on Sunday, killing at least four people, injuring dozens and ...

• Ukraine ready to reply to Europe’s accusations

  Itar Tass

  KIEV, May 20 (Itar-Tass) - Ukraine is ready to give replies to all accusations from Europe, but it is worried at their tonality, said on Sunday President Viktor Yanukovich in an interview, aired ...

• US shale gas production boom, Europe glut to alter the energy and oil landscape

  IOL

  A boom in North American shale gas production in the past five years has resulted in sharp falls in domestic power and gas prices there and could turn North America from a gas importer into a large ...

• 6 dead in North Italy quake

  Channel News Asia

  FERRARA, Italy: A powerful earthquake shook Italy's industrial and densely populated northeast early Sunday, killing at least six people, felling homes and factories and toppling church ...

• Turkish Prime Minister to Visit Pakistan

  Bahrain News Agency

  Islamabad, May 20 (BNA) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will arrive here later today for a three-day visit to Pakistan on the invitation of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani for ...

• Slovaks Admit Russia the Favorite in Hockey Final

  RIA Novosti

  No one, least of all Slovakia, is under any illusions as to who are the favorites going into Sunday's world hockey championship final against Russia. "Russia is the big favorite," ...

• Stocks: Storm clouds still gathering over Greece

  CNN Money

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Facebook is finally public, but that won't solve Greece's problems.Investors are likely to continue to bail out of stocks and continue the move into U.S. Treasuries ...

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