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 Ultra-Orthodox hold large NYC meeting on Net risks  Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attended a rally Sunday at the New York Mets' stadium on the dangers of the Internet and how to use modern technology in a religiously responsible way.Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T04:01:44Z NATO shifts to help an elusive Afghanistan peace  President Barack Obama and NATO allies declared Sunday that the end of the long and unpopular Afghanistan war is in sight even as they struggled to hold their fighting force together in the face of dwindling patience and shaky unity.Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T03:58:13Z Alibaba buys back 20 percent stake held by Yahoo for $7.1 billion  SHANGHAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chinese Internet entrepreneur Jack Ma is buying back up to half of a 40 percent stake in his Alibaba Group from Yahoo Inc for $7.1 billion, in a deal that moves the Chinese e-commerce leader closer to a public listing. Under the agreement, Yahoo will sell half of its stake in Alibaba for at least $6.3 billion in cash and up to $800 million in new Alibaba preferred stock. ...Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T05:07:47Z Study: 2,000 convicted then exonerated in 23 years  More than 2,000 people who were falsely convicted of serious crimes have been exonerated in the United States in the past 23 years, according to a new archive compiled at two universities.Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T04:12:27Z MS prison riot leaves guard dead, 6 hurt Officials say a riot at a privately run federal prison in southwest Mississippi that left one guard dead and five other correctional officers and an inmate injured has been brought under control. Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T04:37:21Z Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter for several hours because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials. Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T04:20:02Z Eclipse 'ring of fire' wows Asian, US sky-gazers  Millions turned their eyes to the sky on both sides of the Pacific as a solar eclipse created a "ring of fire" from Asia to the western United States, where it was greeted with whoops in California.Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T04:43:17Z Asia stocks mixed after G8 vague on Europe fix Asian stock markets struggled for direction Monday, with investors unconvinced that the world's major economies nailed a solution to the European debt crisis following a summit in Washington. Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T04:06:28Z NATO to endorse Afghan exit plan, seeks routes out CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO leaders will endorse plans to hand over combat command in Afghanistan by mid-2013 on Monday and seek practical progress in opening routes to bring an international army of more than 130,000 back home from an unpopular, resource-draining war. The strategy for a gradual exit from Afghanistan is aimed at holding together the multinational force and maintaining security in spite of France's decision to withdraw its troops earlier than scheduled. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T05:02:46Z AP Photos: Millions view 'ring of fire' eclipse  Millions of early risers in Asia turned their attention skyward to view a rare "ring of fire" eclipse as it crossed their skies Monday morning.Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T05:20:03Z |