Saturday, May 12, 2012

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Greek President to Try to Form Government

Move comes after radical left, socialist, and conservative leaders failed to gather enough support to form a new government.

Greece's President Karolos Papoulias (right) welcomes Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos for talks at his office May, 12 2012.

Activists: 3 Killed in Syria

Meanwhile, an unknown militant group claims responsibility for massive twin bombings in Damascus Thursday that killed 55 people

A person holds up a picture of Dima Farah, who was killed in Thursday's (May 10, 2012) suicide bomb attack, in front of her coffin during her funeral at the Mar Elias monastery in Damascus, May 12, 2012.

Suicide Bombings in Syria Could Signal al-Qaida's Engagement

Until now, Syrian groups fighting Assad's government were mostly secular nationalists, but that seems to be quickly changing

Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad after Friday prayers in Yabroud, near Damascus, May 11, 2012.

Bodies Retrieved from Indonesian Crash Site

More bags containing body parts arrived in Jakarta Saturday as clearer weather allows crews to expand search for plane crash victims

Indonesian soldiers carry a victim of Wednesday's plane crash at Cijeruk in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, Saturday, May 12, 2012.

Pakistan Blast Kills Police Officer

Deputy police superintendent says attack occurred as police vehicle escorting van of prisoners

Pakistani police, rescue workers and civilians push back a police vehicle which was hit by roadside bomb, in Peshawar, Pakistan, May 12, 2012.

UN: Bed Nets Sharply Reduce Malaria Deaths Among Sudanese Refugees

United Nation Foundation's five-year 'Nothing-But-Nets' campaign hopes to end fatalities from the infectious disease by 2015

A Sudanese women gets help setting up a bed net (file photo).

Nigerian 'Gold Rush' Poisoning Children

MSF says at least 4,000 children suffering from lead poisoning from artisanal gold mining in Zamfara State in Nigeria

Local health workers clean up a family compound contaminated by lead in the village of Dareta in Gusau, Nigeria, June 10, 2010 (file photo).

Cambodian-American Photographer Chronicles Displaced

Pete Pin says his work is exploration of psychological disconnection, legacy of Khmer Rouge

Pete Pin is a Cambodian-American photographer based in New York working on a long term project to chronicle the lives of Cambodians in America.

US Surfer Rides Biggest Wave, Breaks Guinness Record

Forty-four year old Hawaiian Garret McNamara is recorded riding swell off coast of Portugal measuring 23.7 meters high

Garrett McNamara of Hawaii is pictured with his winning surfboard which he rode in his November 10, 2011, quest, in this photograph released on May 11, 2012.

US Fencers Prepare for Olympics

US is the only country to have maximum of 16 fencers qualified for London Olympic Games

Nzingha Prescod trains at the Fencers Club in New York City.
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