Israel fires tear gas at Syrian protesters
After live gunfire failed to clear the area, troops fired a series of tear gas canisters at the crowd.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ ... 5-12-10-53====
Army's 101st pays high price for Afghan surge year
The division known as the Screaming Eagles lost 131 soldiers, the most killed in a single deployment for the unit since Vietnam, with many more wounded or injured.
131 x 4 = 52s4
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/ ... 5-11-18-46====
China shops for Latin American oil, food, minerals
China needs the commodities to keep its economy growing and has about $3 trillion [<] in reserves to burn.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/ ... 5-11-49-49====
Few options for Europe's indignant youth
Faced with dwindling jobs, opportunities and benefits and bearing the burden of previous generations' overspending, this "lost generation" of young Europeans is taking the lead away from weakened labour unions and ineffectual politicians in voicing the discontent felt by many from London to Athens.
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews ... 05?sp=true====
Wheat Fields Wilt in Drought as Parched Earth Spreads From China to Kansas
The worst droughts in decades are wilting wheat fields from China to the U.S. to the U.K., overwhelming Russia’s return to grain markets and driving prices to the highest levels since 2008.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-0 ... ansas.html====
Locals in Terenkot city stab an ANA [puppet] soldier to death
...in an apparent act of anger.
http://www.shahamat-english.com/index.p ... s&Itemid=2====
Raging Greeks stage biggest anti-austerity protest
"You got the disease, we got the solution -- revolution"
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews ... 05?sp=true====
