Car bombs target Shi'ites in Iraq, killing more than 60
BAGHDAD - More than 60 people were killed by a series of car bombs targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq, police and medics said, stoking fears of an all-out civil conflict amid some of the worst sectarian violence since U.S. troops pulled out in December 2011. Full Article
Pressure builds on officials to take heat for IRS scandal
WASHINGTON - Pressure was building on Monday for the Obama administration to fire more people linked to the Internal Revenue Service's extra scrutiny of conservative groups, possibly including another top IRS official.
Yahoo vows not to screw up Tumblr
Yahoo's chief executive Marissa Mayer pledged to let Tumblr operate independently in an effort "not to screw it up." The struggling Internet media company plans to buy the popular blogging site for $1.1 billion to expand in social media and reach a younger audience. Full Article
Hezbollah suffers big losses in Syria battle
AMMAN - About 30 Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have been killed in the fiercest fighting this year in the rebel stronghold of Qusair, Syrian activists said. Full Article
Powerful tornadoes hit four central states
A massive storm front swept north through the central United States, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City. Full Article | Video
The road-kill along Hydrogen Highway
LOS ANGELES - The plan was that every Californian would have access to a hydrogen fueling station by the end of 2010. Today, California has just nine hydrogen stations open for the public, and only about 200 fuel cell cars that can use them. Full Article
A handshake across the Himalayas
NEW DELHI - India and China will study new ways to ease tensions along their ill-defined border, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said in his first foreign trip since taking office, which follows a military stand-off between the Asian giants in the Himalayas. Full Article
Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between fostering a U.S. ally in China's backyard and trying to defend human rights when the president of Myanmar becomes the first head of his country to visit the White House in 47 years. Full Article
Breakingviews: Yahoo's Tumblr takeover
May 20 - Antony Currie and Breakingviews columnists discuss how Marissa Mayer's biggest deal as CEO cements how she has gotten the company looking forward rather than backward.
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Conservatives versus the GOP
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For Russia, Syria is not in the Middle East
Moscow considers Syria different from its other allies in the Middle East because the outcome affects Russia's core strategic interests in the Mediterranean – including its global naval strategy and energy exports. Commentary
UK should get on front foot with City
Britain has been playing a defensive game in response to the barrage of misguided financial rules from Brussels. It now needs to sell the City as part of the solution to Europe's problems. The opportunity is huge. It could even help keep Britain in the EU. Commentary
Austerity is a moral issue
Europe’s economic turmoil is dragging the world economy down. Despite this destructive display of unnecessary masochism, many Americans still demand that the U.S. sequester be allowed to continue slashing at public spending. Commentary
Massive, open, online disruption
Massive, open, online classes are transforming higher education and saving students money. So why are so many administrators and professors scared? Because tech is about to disrupt their industry like it's changed so many others. Commentary
The radical force of 'Abenomics'
The financial arithmetic of Abenomics means that tolerable stagnation is no longer an option for Japan. Will the radical steps taken by the government be enough to fix the country's economy? Commentary
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The new Voice of America in China?
They don't get much of it at home, so young Chinese thirsty for politically-charged satire are turning to American comedian Jon Stewart for their fix. Video
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