HUGO CHAVEZ News, Jun 02, 2012

Spanish daily: Chavez taking powerful opiate for spreading cancer Fox News Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is taking an opiate "100 times more potent than morphine" to alleviate the severe pain caused by the spread of cancer in his bones, Spanish daily ABC reported Saturday, citing an "intelligence report. See all stories on this topic »

BIG BEN to be renamed to Elizabeth Tower, Jun 02, 2012

Move over Big Ben, make way for Elizabeth Tower Inquirer.net Britain is marking Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne with a four-day holiday weekend of ceremony, symbolism and street parties. AP/Ben Stansall, Pool LONDON—Britain's famed parliament clock tower Big Ben is set to be renamed theElizabeth ... See all stories on this topic »

DIAMOND JUBILEE, Queen Elizabeth II, UK, News, Jun 02, 2012

Diamond Jubilee: Queen Elizabeth II marks six decades on the throne with four ... New York Daily News MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images Families enjoy The Jubilee Family Festival in central London, on June 2, 2012, as Britain celebrates the Queen's diamond jubilee. Elizabeth II is the second-longest reigning monarch in British history, trailing only the ... See all stories on this topic »

SYRIA News, Jun 02, 2012

Annan Warns of Looming 'All-Out War' in Syria Voice of America UN-Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan attends an Arab ministerial committee meeting to discuss the Syrian crisis, in Doha June 2, 2012. UN-Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan attends an Arab ministerial committee meeting to discuss theSyrian crisis ... See all stories on this topic »

HOSNI MUBARAK News, Jun 02, 2012

Mubarak in prison hospital after getting life sentence NECN 001-r-04-(Sound of relatives of protest victims, demanding the death penalty for former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak)--Sound of relatives of protest victims demanding the death penalty for former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. (2 Jun 2012) ... See all stories on this topic »

LATEST World News, Jun 02, 2012

Pressure's on for Jeff Gordon at Dover Tucson Citizen by Chad Leistikow on Jun. 02, 2012, under USA Today Sports Though veteran Mark Martin, 53, will start on the pole for Sunday's FedEx 400, the spotlight is squarely on another NASCAR veteran. As the Sprint Cup Series is about to hit the halfway mark of ... See all stories on this topic »

SPACE, Astronomy News, Jun 02, 2012

Cosmic Smashup Predicted, but Earth Will Survive ABC News NASA has calculated that our entire Milky Way galaxy will crash into a neighboring galaxy with a direct head-on hit — in 4 billion years. Astronomers in a NASA news conference Thursday said that years of observations from the Hubble Space Telescope ... See all stories on this topic »

NEW YORK News, Jun 02, 2012

Bloomberg's Soda Ban will Fall Flat Huffington Post (blog) Speaking via live video stream at the D: All Things Digital conference, Mr. Bloomberg explained that $4 billion is spent on obesity efforts every year in New York City, so the government has a legitimate role in not only making city dwellers healthier ... See all stories on this topic »

NEW YORK Fashion News, Jun 02, 2012

'Mountain Men' Series Premiere: Eustace Conway Butchers A Deer For Dinner (VIDEO) Huffington Post New York City dog guru Justin Silver works with "Beefy," a celebrity skateboarding bulldog who is making his owner's new wife feel like the third wheel, a model agency owner who starts a war of words with Justin over his take on how to handle her ... See all stories on this topic »

MUSIC, Singers, Concerts News, Jun 02, 2012

Beyonce spellbinding at Revel The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Above, the pop singer performs at Madison Square Garden in New York on June 21, 2009. Well, I'm speechless. Lucky for me, I don't have to talk -- all I need to do is type a little about Beyoncé's spellbinding concert at Revel. See all stories on this topic »

FINANCIAL News, Money, Banks, Economic and Financial Crisis, Jun 02, 2012

The UK is praying Spain sorts out its banking crisis Telegraph.co.uk As Spanish bond yields spiralled to unsustainable levels of 6.68pc on Thursday, the country's deputy prime minister, Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, was despatched to Washington for talks with the IMF's managing director, Christine Lagarde, and US treasury ... See all stories on this topic »

ENTERTAINMENT News, Jun 02, 2012

Gaylord Entertainment to sell namesake brand, rights to Marriott International... Vancouver Sun Gaylord Entertainment plans to sell its namesake brand and hotel management rights to Marriott International for US$210-million and convert itself into a real estate investment trust (REIT). Gaylord will continue to own its hotel properties and ... See all stories on this topic »

DIED, Jun 02, 2012

Alaskans mark 100th anniversary of big volcano The Olympian By RACHEL D'ORO | AP • Published June 02, 2012 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Even a century after one of the world's largest volcanic eruptions, a strong wind still whips up the ash that rained down on what became known as Alaska's Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. See all stories on this topic »

WEATHER World News, Jun 02, 2012

K1 Speed Houston Brings Racing to Race Fans! San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Houston, TX (PRWEB) June 02, 2012 Irvine, California (June 1, 2012) - With a dozen indoor karting centers currently in operation or under construction throughout the United States, K1 Speed is the largest indoor go-kart racing company in the country. See all stories on this topic »

GREECE News, Jun 02, 2012

Germany's Bild Newspaper Says Time for Greece to Leave the Euro BusinessWeek By Brian Parkin on June 02, 2012 Greeks are plundering their bank accounts, imports to the country are not longer guaranteed, rumors abound of drachma being printed and energy suppliers are no longer paid, Nikolaus Blome, Bild's chief political ... See all stories on this topic »

EUROPE News, Jun 02, 2012

Treasury Yields Tumble to Records on Jobs Data, Europe BusinessWeek By Cordell Eddings and Susanne Walker on June 02, 2012 Treasuries rallied, pushing 10- and 30-year yields to all-time lows, after the economy added fewer jobs in May than economists forecast, and concern festered that theEuropean sovereign-debt crisis ... See all stories on this topic »

CHINA Sports, Jun 02, 2012

Chinese developer unveils replica of Austrian hamlet as villagers' wariness ... Orlando Sentinel (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) (Vincent Yu, AP / Jun 02, 2012) HUIZHOU, China (AP) — A group of Austrians whose scenic mountain village has been copied down to the statues by a Chinese developer attended Saturday's opening in Chinafor the high-end residential ... See all stories on this topic »

BEST Anything, Jun 02, 2012

BEST VW CEO Winterkorn Shakes Up Management Ranks to Push Growth BusinessWeek By Alex Webb and Ola Kinnander on June 02, 2012 Volkswagen AG (VOW) Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn appointed a new trucks chief, added a top executive for China and replaced three Audi board members as part of a shakeup to push forward with ... See all stories on this topic »

EARTHQUAKE News, Jun 02, 2012

Alaskans mark 100th anniversary of big volcano The Olympian By RACHEL D'ORO | AP • Published June 02, 2012 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Even a century after one of the world's largest volcanic eruptions, a strong wind still whips up the ash that rained down on what became known as Alaska's Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. See all stories on this topic »

LONDON OLYMPICS News, Jun 02, 2012

Ruby Fox helps next wave of U.S. Olympic shooters Tucson Citizen by Jeff Metcalfe on Jun. 02, 2012, under Arizona Republic News At 66, the two-time Olympic pistol shooter and 1984 silver medalist helped to train Brenda Silva and Sandra Uptagrafft for the US Olympic Trials, Sunday-Tuesday at Fort Benning, Ga. See all stories on this topic »

SALES, COUPONS, DISCOUNTS, Jun 02, 2012

San Jose Plumbers Announce San Jose Plumber Service Coupons and Plumbing ... PR Web (press release) San Jose plumbers at Triple A Plumbing are now offering San Jose plumbingcoupons and discounts to save consumers money this summer. San Jose plumbers service is available with a free, in person, no obligation estimate and San Jose plumbing services ... See all stories on this topic »

FASHION News, Shows, Modeling, Jun 02, 2012

Fashion design teacher retires San Antonio Express Photo by Jamie Karutz. SA Life/HEIDBRINK A model wears a patched pants set by Maribel Esquivel, from the Senior Collections, at the Thomas Jefferson High School 11th Annual "All That Style" 2012 Fashion Show. Photo by Jamie Karutz. See all stories on this topic »

PETITION SITE - Save the Asian Unicorn From Extinction!, Jun 02, 2012

 "The gentle saola, affectionately dubbed the "Asian Unicorn," was only discovered 20 years ago. But it is quickly approaching extinction because of poachers.

The few saola placed in captivity quickly died. As a result, the Saola Reserve was implemented in 2011 to provide them a safe haven. However, poachers have still managed to nearly destroy the already tiny population.
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LATEST World News, Jun 01, 2012

Interactive Brokers Group Reports Brokerage Metrics for May 2012 MarketWatch (press release) GREENWICH, Conn., Jun 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) an automated global electronic broker and market maker, today reported its Electronic Brokerage monthly performance metrics for May. See all stories on this topic »

WIKILEAKS News, Jun 01, 2012

Wikileaks chief Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden, British court rules New York Daily News LONDON -- Britain's Supreme Court has endorsed the extradition of WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange to Sweden, bringing the secret-spilling Internet activist a big step closer to prosecution in a Scandinavian court. Assange, 40, has spent the better part ... See all stories on this topic »

TORONTO STAR News, Jun 01, 2012

Media Advisory - Canada's leading media figures join CJF 15th Annual Awards Gala Sacramento Bee By News - Media TORONTO, May 31, 2012 -- /CNW/ - Hosts from Canada's three major networks are among those attending The Canadian Journalism Foundation's 15 th Annual Awards Gala next week on June 7 at The Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto. See all stories on this topic »

FASHION Models News, Jun 01, 2012

Asian Models, Armani Wants Your Resumes Wall Street Journal (blog) By Laurie Burkitt AP Giorigio Armani poses with models after afashion show in Beijing, China, Thursday, May 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A note to Asian models looking for work: send resumes to Giorgio Armani. Of the 185 models strutting Armani's ... See all stories on this topic »

UNITED NATIONS News, Jun 01, 2012

Russia blames Syria massacre on 'militants Atlanta Journal Constitution German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, welcomes President of Russia Vladimir Putin, left, for a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, June 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) Faysal Khabbaz Hamoui, Ambassador of the Permanent ... See all stories on this topic »

FRANCHISE News, Jun 01, 2012

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New Report: Low Investment Franchise Opportunities Still the Most Popular PR Web (press release) Low-investment franchise brands may cost less than some of the big names in franchising but they have a significant presence in the market, according to a new report out today from Franchise Business Review. “When people hear the word 'franchise,' it's ... See all stories on this topic »

ASEAN News, Jun 01, 2012

East Asian Economies Must Cooperate to Boost Resilience to Crises Exchange Morning Post (press release) Bangkok, Thailand, 31 May 2012 – With risks to the global economy multiplying and increasingly interconnected, countries in East Asia must work more closely together to deepen their capacity to withstand crises, particularly unexpected shocks, ... See all stories on this topic »

ARAB League News, Jun 01, 2012

Foreign Policy: Syria Is Not Unsolvable NPR by Anne-Marie Slaughter Syrians chant slogans outside the Othman Mosque in Damascus on May 12, 2012 during the funeral of victims of the twin bombings that happened in Damascus on May 10. Syrians chant slogans outside the Othman Mosque in Damascus on ... See all stories on this topic »

CARIBBEAN News, Jun 01, 2012

American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine Breaks Ground on $30 ... MarketWatch (press release) Members of St. Maarten Government Join AUC Leadership to Mark Largest Single Building Project in DeVry History CUPACOY, St. Maarten, Jun 01, 2012(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) has graduated more ... See all stories on this topic »