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 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 Beirut clashes kill 1 amid fear of Syria spillover  Lebanese security officials say overnight clashes in Beirut between Sunni groups that support and oppose the regime in Damascus have killed one person and wounded 10.Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T05:58:11Z Radical Islamists urge bigger role for Islam in Tunisia  KAIROUAN, Tunisia (Reuters) - Waving black flags embossed with Islamic verses, thousands of radical Islamists rallied in the central Tunisian town of Kairouan on Sunday to demand a wider role for religion in a country long considered one of the Arab world's most secular. Draping their banner from the town's ancient mosque, supporters of Ansar al-Sharia, or the Partisans of Islamic Law, one of the most radical Islamist movements in Tunisia, turned out in a show of force likely to cause alarm among secularists. ...Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T05:31:08Z Alibaba in talks to raise $2.3 billion equity for Yahoo deal: sources  SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese Internet firm Alibaba Group is in talks with existing shareholders, including Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings, to raise about $2.3 billion in equity to partly finance its deal with Yahoo Inc., two sources said. Entrepreneur Jack Ma is buying back up to half of a 40 percent stake in his Alibaba Group from Yahoo for $7.1 billion, in a deal that moves the Chinese e-commerce leader closer to a public listing. Alibaba is looking to raise about a third of the $7.1 billion through issuance of equity to shareholders, one of the sources told Reuters. ...Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T06:17:56Z 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 Millions look skyward as eclipse crosses Asia, US  Skywatchers from Mount Fuji to the Grand Canyon enjoyed a treat: the moon nearly blotting out the sun to create a dramatic "ring of fire" over a narrow strip of eastern Asia and the western United States.Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T06:28:12Z Miss. prison riot leaves guard dead, 6 hurt Authorities 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 : 2012-05-21T05:21:52Z NATO allies focus on ending unpopular Afghan war  US President Barack Obama and NATO allies will focus Monday on logistical aspects of ending the protracted Afghan war after President Hamid Karzai vowed his country will no longer be a "burden" for the international community.Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T05:40:39Z Dominican ruling party candidate headed for win  A governing party official appeared headed for a first-round win in the Dominican Republic's presidential election as supporters of his opponent complained of rampant vote-buying and other forms of fraud.Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T05:18:51Z Miss. prison riot leaves guard dead, 8 hurt A prison guard was killed Sunday during a riot that also injured five other correctional officers and hurt three inmates at a privately run facility in Mississippi that holds illegal immigrants, authorities said. Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T06:25:30Z |