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 CTV.ca | White House says it doesn't expect to resolve supply line debate with Pakistan ... Fox News CHICAGO – The White House says it is not expecting to finish negotiations with Pakistan over reopening key supply lines during the NATO summit. Deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes says the US does believe the issue will be resolved but says ... Chicago protests on eve of NATO summit raucous, peaceful Afghanistan Commitment Tests Obama's Influence in NATO NATO leader: Summit focused on Afghanistan's future, European missile defense |
 Sydney Morning Herald | As Chen Guangcheng arrives in the US, concern persists over family members ... Washington Post The blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng, who had been at the center of a diplomatic row between the US and Chinese governments, completed a four-week journey from confinement in a rural Chinese village to the freedom of New York, ... Blind Chinese activist Chen arrives in New York Chinese activist who fled house arrest now in US Chinese activist who fled house arrest lands in US |
 USA TODAY | Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg weds one day after IPO USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A day after the historic Facebook IPO, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status Saturday to "married." By Allyson Magda, Handout via AP This photo provided by Facebook shows Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and ... Status: married. Surprise update as Mark Zuckerberg weds Priscilla Chan From opening bells to wedding bells: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg ... Mark Zuckerberg Surprises Party Guests with New Marriage |
 USA TODAY | Obama: G-8 leaders put focus on eurozone crisis BusinessWeek The United States and other members of the Group of Eight industrial nations agree that Europe's financial crisis must be addressed with a mix of growth and austerity measures, President Barack Obama said Saturday as leaders gathered for a shirt-sleeve ... G-8 leaders endorse policy of economic growth World leaders back mix of austerity and growth David Cameron: 'Good progress on eurozone' |
 Daily Mail | In Largely Symbolic Move, NAACP Votes to Endorse Same-Sex Marriage New York Times The board of the NAACP voted to endorse same-sex marriage on Saturday, putting the weight of the country's most prominent civil rights group behind a cause that has long divided some quarters of the black community. The largely symbolic move, ... NAACP board endorses gay marriage as a civil right President Barack Obama's shifting stance on gay marriage NAACP endorses gay marriage |
 msnbc.com | Season's 1st Atlantic tropical storm forms off S.Carolina Reuters (Adds tropical storm warning, updates position, strength) By Jane Sutton MIAMI May 19 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Alberto formed off the South Carolina coast on Saturday, bringing an early start to the Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters at the US ... Tropical Storm Watch Issued For Parts Of SC Coast First tropical storm of the season forms off SC |
 CBC.ca | Syria bomb kills 9, Damascus blames foreign plot Reuters By Joseph Logan | BEIRUT (Reuters) - A car bomb killed nine people at a Syrian military post in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, an attack the government said was the latest proof that an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad was a ... Car bomb in eastern Syrian city kills 9 Powerful car bomb hits Syrian city of Deir al-Zour Suicide blast hits Syria as G8 calls for end to violence |
 CTV.ca | Italy bomb blast kills girl outside school Los Angeles Times The attack at the entrance of a high school in Brindisi injures at least four others. Police suspect organized-crime involvement. Police work at the scene of a bomb blast outside a school in Brindisi, Italy. A 16-year-old girl was killed. Italy hunts for clues in deadly school bomb attack Bomb kills 1 student, wounds 7 in Italy 1 Student Is Killed and 5 Are Injured in Bombing at Italian School |
 BBC News | UK special forces 'to stay in Afghanistan after 2014' BBC News A small number of British soldiers could remain in Afghanistan after forces withdraw in 2014, a senior government official has said. The official made the disclosure ahead of a Nato summit in Chicago, which is expected to focus on Afghanistan. Charting Obama's Journey to a Shift on Afghanistan UK may keep troops in Afghanistan post-2014 to fight terrorism UK force 'may stay in Afghanistan' |
 New York Times | Amid New York's Political Elite, Council Speaker Weds Her Longtime Partner New York Times The two brides — one in a cream-colored pantsuit, the other in a floor-sweeping gown — walked down the aisle to the strains of Beyoncé and Bruce Springsteen. In a room bedecked with wildflowers, and sprinkled with a who's who of New York elected ... Quinn Confronts Banks in Bid to Become NYC's First Gay Mayor New York City's most senior openly gay official weds NYC's council speaker weds longtime partner |