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Breivik hears witnesses recall turmoil after blast

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:15
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- After testifying for five days, Anders Behring Breivik listened silently as others described the mayhem caused by his bombing of Oslo's government district, a scene one witness described as a "war zone."...

Breivik hears witnesses recall turmoil after blast

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:15
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- After testifying for five days, Anders Behring Breivik listened silently as others described the mayhem caused by his bombing of Oslo's government district, a scene one witness described as a "war zone."...

Fouad Ajami: America's Syria Abdication

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:15
A no-fly, no-drive zone on the border with Turkey would critically alter the terms of engagement. Everyone is waiting on Washington's leadership.


American Scene: Feds announce $40M settlement with construction firm

NEW YORK — A federal prosecutor has announced criminal charges and a $40.5 million settlement related to an investigation of a construction company involved in New York City projects including the New York Mets' stadium and the 9/11 Memorial.

Court papers in Brooklyn show Lend Lease U.S. Construction, a division ...

Angry EU voters, citizens rebel against austerity

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:15
BRUSSELS (AP) -- For more than a year, European Union officials have called for austerity, austerity and more austerity as a means to solve Europe's debt crisis. Now people who don't want to pay the price are taking their fight from the streets to the ballot box....

Angry EU voters, citizens rebel against austerity

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:15
BRUSSELS (AP) -- For more than a year, European Union officials have called for austerity, austerity and more austerity as a means to solve Europe's debt crisis. Now people who don't want to pay the price are taking their fight from the streets to the ballot box....

Angry EU voters, citizens rebel against austerity

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:15
BRUSSELS (AP) -- For more than a year, European Union officials have called for austerity, austerity and more austerity as a means to solve Europe's debt crisis. Now people who don't want to pay the price are taking their fight from the streets to the ballot box....

3 more Secret Service employees ousted in scandal

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:15
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Three more Secret Service employees have been forced out of the government, bringing to nine the number of people who have lost their jobs in the prostitution scandal roiling the agency. President Barack Obama said the employees at the center of the sordid episode were "knuckleheads," but not representative of the agency that protects his family in the glare of public life....

Hannes H. Gissurarson: The Financial Crisis on Trial

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:15
Iceland's former prime minister is found guilty of not holding enough meetings.


Abdul Hafeez Shaikh: Pakistan's Untold Economic Story

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:15
Growth could hit 4% this year, and the Karachi Stock Exchange has doubled in four years.


Jenkins: Wal-Mart Innocents Abroad

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:15
Multinationals in an unfamiliar market face a choice: Play by the local rules or change the rules.


Di Matteo revels in Blues heroics

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:15
Chelsea boss Roberto di Matteo says his side's Champions League semi-final win over Barcelona is an "incredible achievement".
Categories: BBC, News

Yemen: Al Qaeda leader dies in airstrike

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:15
The fourth-most wanted al Qaeda leader in Yemen was killed on Tuesday in an airstrike in the northeastern province of Mareb, the Yemeni government announced.
Categories: CNN, News

Judge approves settlement restoring memorial cross in desert

LOS ANGELES — A veterans group can restore a memorial cross in the Mojave Desert under a court settlement that ends a decade-old legal battle, the National Park Service said Tuesday.

A federal judge approved the lawsuit settlement Monday, permitting the Park Service to turn over a remote hilltop area ...

Gingrich to decide next move after Tues. primaries

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:15
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Newt Gingrich declined to discuss his struggling presidential campaign Tuesday and said he would decide his next steps after the latest primaries, refusing to acknowledge the Republican nominating contest is essentially over....

Apple doubles quarterly profits

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:15
Apple reports better-than-expected results, with profits almost doubling in first three months of the year to $11.6bn (£7.2bn).
Categories: BBC, News

Is the far right gaining in Europe?

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:15
The success of France's anti-euro National Front party in the first round of the country's presidential elections thrust the far right into the headlines.
Categories: CNN, News

October date for Gers cash claim

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:15
Rangers' administrator must wait until October to claim almost £30m in damages and money owed at the High Court in London.
Categories: BBC, News

Lotus may sell to China, says MP

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:15
The owners of car maker Lotus, which employs 1,200 staff, is in talks with a Chinese firm about a possible sale, an MP reveals in the House of Commons.
Categories: BBC, News

AP Sources: Romney to open fundraisers to media

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:15
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is preparing to open some fundraisers to the media....
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