May Recap (part 1)

Mayday! Mayday!
Thousands join May Day protests in Europe

May Day riot breaks out in downtown Santa Cruz; windows broken on dozens of businesses, porch of cafe set on fire

18 businesses damaged in California protest



On the heels of the Times Square bomber:
Bomb scare disrupts Pittsburgh Marathon
Microwave Oven Detonated On Pittsburgh Marathon Route

NY bomb suspect 'nearly escaped US' on Dubai flight



Greece's going under...
Greece sees rescue deal on Saturday, thousands protest
Greece police tear gas anti-austerity protesters

'Collapse or salvation' the stark choice faced by Greece as it faces £26billion budget cuts over TWO years

Greece's problems 'tip of the iceberg' warns Dr Doom

Protestors storm Acropolis over Greece spending cuts
3 dead as anti-austerity riots erupt in Athens
Greek riots turn deadly: What it means

Europe Crisis Deepens As Chaos Grips Greece

New clashes in Greece after austerity bill passed

Hundreds hold vigil at firebombed Athens bank

Gloom in Greece despite EU loan relief

IMF OKs Greece loan as Europe tries to stem crisis

Europe Austerity Push Deepens After Rescue Message



...and Europe's going with it.
Election row spills into Albania's streets
Tens of thousands attend Albania election protest

Lithuania detains woman suspected of terrorism

Protesters attempt to storm Irish parliament

Cameron takes the helm as new PM

Child is sole survivor of Tripoli air crash

Former German soldier sentenced for anti-Semitic graffiti
(As in third reich. Nothing 'neo' with this nazi.)

Europe, Nationalism and Shared Fate

Arrest of 13 CIA Agents Sought in Spain

Polish bank claims Europe's first biometric cash point

Euro Breakup Talk Increases as Germany Loses Proxy
The face of Europe is now changed for ever
Euro breakup talk spreads as Germany loses its proxy
President Nicolas Sarkozy 'threatened to pull France out of euro'



And Russia...
puts the squeeze to Ukraine:
Putin stuns Ukraine with surprise gas deal
Ukraine’s Leaders Trying to Resist Gazprom-Naftohaz “Merger”
Ukraine president resists Russian gas takeover

The 1940 Katyn Murders: Russia Posts Its Files Online


But they do know how to deal with pirates:
Somali pirates hold Russian crew after oil tanker seized; warship in pursuit
Russian forces storm oil tanker, 1 pirate killed
Russia says pirates who held tanker are freed
Russia says freed pirates didn't reach land

Russia jails 'pirate' over Arctic Sea ship mystery


Foreign troops to join Russia's Victory Day parade
(This business makes me extremely ill.)
Vladimir Putin snubs Britain and US over VE Day celebrations
Anger as NATO troops join Red Square parade
U.S. troops march in Red Square for first time in Victory Day parade


Russia coal mine blasts kill 32, 58 still trapped

Russia and Turkey Sign Pact for Nuclear Reactor

Turkey, Russia, Iran could form 'rejected coalition,' says expert

'Russia to sell Syria weapons'



The Mideast tenderbox
Hillary Clinton to Reveal Size of U.S. Nuclear Arsenal; Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Criticizes U.S.
Pentagon reveals secret: US has 5,113 nuclear warheads, thousands more awaiting dismantling

US and Russia to propose ban on WMD in Middle East

Bombs target buses of Christian students in Iraq

Usama Bin Laden Is Living Comfortably in Iran, Documentary Asserts
(Me, I think he's a corpse by now, but sans prof...)

Egyptian protesters clash with police

Turkish FM in new tirade against Israel

Iran begins new military maneuvers in Persian Gulf

Israel: Hezbollah stockpiling missiles

Five world powers urge nuclear-free zone in Middle East

Egypt Christians want action on insulting novel

Panel faults Obama on arms reduction treaty

Bolton: Obama Pressuring Israel on Nuke Program

White House silent as PA decides to move offices to east Jerusalem

Lawyers in Egypt call for Arabian Nights to be banned
(boy, lots of calls for bannination in Egypt.)

Lebanon charges army colonel with spying for Israel

At least 99 killed in attacks across Iraq

'Israel fought its own battles'

Archaeologist: Stop Muslim Temple Mount Denial, 'Barbaric' Digs

Ancient water bridge found in Jerusalem

Egypt extends emergency rule

Russia and Turkey Sign Pact for Nuclear Reactor

Babylon ruins torn between preservation and profit

Israel slams Russia's Hamas stance

Turkey, Russia, Iran could form 'rejected coalition,' says expert

'Dr. Doom' Roubini to Synagogue Audience: Israeli Air Strike on Iran 'Would Lead to Another Global Recession'

PA Finds Bibi's Biblical Reference 'Distasteful'
(I'm sure.)

'Russia to sell Syria weapons'



Asian hotspot building...
China May ‘Crash’ in Next 9 to 12 Months, Faber Says

Report: China, Iran, North Korea have formed strategic alliance



More fun abroad!
Defeated Sudan candidate says armed, makes demands

Naxals blow up railway track; torch 2 buses - India

Pakistan, India to hold July talks

Nigeria: Fire hits Shell pipeline; Eni fixes flow

Nigeria's young people pray for fair elections
Goodluck Jonathan sworn in as Nigeria's president
(Dunno much about him, I just think more people should be named "Goodluck.")


Two killed in Ethiopia bomb attack: official

Police Officer Is Killed as Shooting and Explosions Strike Bangkok
Thai PM defends crackdown as bodies lie on streets
Thailand rejects protesters' call for ceasefire and talks

Kenya's top sleuth is dead

Haitian police break up violent protest at palace

Chile holds Pakistani over explosive at U.S. embassy

Somali pirates seize Greek ship

Venezuela to take over Gruma's local unit

Ukrainian minister backs Georgia on rebel region

Government Backers Retake Buildings in Kyrgyzstan



Immigration brouhaha:
Ezra Klein - Is a biometric, national ID card an immigration game changer?
Democrats: BELIEVE in biometric Social Security cards

Immigration protesters block Los Angeles street

American Thinker: Is America Conquered When the American Flag Is 'Offensive'?



More fun things here!
Did DHS pressure teen to get abortion? - Philadelphia

Judge lifts stay in Mich. militia case

Roubini Urges Goldman Sachs Breakup, Possible CDO Ban: Books

Ga. Seniors Told They Can't Pray Before Meals

The United States of Apocalypse

University of California at San Diego Student Tells David Horowitz She's Up For Another Holocaust

NOURIEL ROUBINI TELLS FOX BUSINESS THE ECONOMY “IS UNSUSTAINABLE”



And the oil just keeps coming.
Fla. tourism businesses brace as oil slick nears
Yah. Empty businesses and the oil's not here yet. Just as the summer job season was opening. *sigh*

Huge BP spill means a high-stakes hurricane season

Ten-mile oil plume found beneath surface of Gulf of Mexico



Climate chaos!
At least 19 dead as storms pound Southeast
Flood victim found in field; Tenn. toll hits 18
Dean: Nashville flood damage to top $1 billion
Nashville Flooding: At Least 29 Dead From Flash Flooding in the South
Coast Guard: Historic flooding expected in Ky.
Tennesseans Clean Up From Fatal Floods

Jordan River to run dry by next year

Severe storm kills 54 in India

Death toll from Tajikistan's floods rises to 24

5 dead as tornadoes rip through Southern Plains

Israel to ban fishing in the Sea of Galilee

Aral Sea, ecological disaster: And it's good night from the Aral Sea


Tectonic chaos!
New volcano ash flight ban ordered
Eyjafjallajokull volcano calms down, but ash production rising
UK air passengers face more ash disruption
Ash Cloud From Iceland Volcano May Cause Further Disruption This Week Met Office And Airlines Warn
Air travel hit as volcano hurls up new ash cloud
Volcano shuts down Iceland's main airport
Report: 5 Moroccan airports closed because of Icelandic volcano ash
European air traffic back to normal but ash cloud at Eyjafjallajokull higher Thursday

Will Iceland’s Katla Volcano Blow Next?

Moderate quake rattles Puerto Rico

Plagues of biblical proportions!
Farmers count cost of locust swarms
Back Paddock Locusts crash wedding party

Grasshoppers or beetles - pick your poison

Locust menace threatens crops

Devastating slide in Quebec ‘was like the end of the world’