Alibaba buys back 20 percent stake held by Yahoo for $7.1 billion
May 20th, 2012
(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said it is to sell up to half of its stake in Internet entrepreneur Jack Ma's Alibaba Group back to the Chinese company for $7.1 billion, and hand most of the sale proceeds to its shareholders.
Insight: Indonesia tycoon Bakrie gears up for presidential bid
May 20th, 2012
TANGERANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - There are many ways to describe Indonesia's Aburizal Bakrie: multi-millionaire businessman, global mining tycoon, heavyweight contender for the presidency in 2014. One description that does not spring to mind is man of the common people.
Blind Chinese activist Chen rests in NYC
May 20th, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng soaked up the sun in New York City on Sunday as his children played in a garden, a break in a day of meetings to arrange his studies at New York University.
NATO to hand combat role to Afghans as it seeks way out of war
May 20th, 2012
CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO will hand over the lead role in combat operations to Afghan forces across the country by mid-2013, alliance leaders said on Sunday as they charted a path out of a war that has lost public support and strained budgets in Western nations.
Rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse to dim skies
May 20th, 2012
KANARRAVILLE, Utah (Reuters) - The sun and moon will align over the earth in a rare astronomical event on Sunday - an annular eclipse that will dim the skies over parts of Asia and North America, briefly turning the sun into a blazing ring of fire.
Yahoo near selling partial Alibaba stake for $7.1 billion: source
May 20th, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc is nearing a deal on Sunday to sell part of its stake in Alibaba Group back to the Chinese company for $7.1 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Judge in 9/11 Case at Guantanamo Weighs Splitting up Defendants and Holding Multiple Trials
May 20th, 2012
NY Daily News | Ten years later, still trying to pretend that the government didn't stage the attacks.
Seven People Face Terrorism Charges in Northern Ireland
May 20th, 2012
The Guardian | 'Charges against suspected dissident republicans follow one of biggest security operations since IRA's 1994 ceasefire.'
Russia says West still considering military action on Iran
May 20th, 2012
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's deputy foreign minister said on Sunday that military action against Iran over its nuclear program was being considered in some Western countries.
2 More Arrested on Explosive Terror Charges Following Nato Summit
May 20th, 2012
Chicagoist | Police: “Senakiewicz made statements during the course of the ongoing NATO investigation that he was in possession of explosives”
