Latest World News
- May 19 2012 13:24: Yemen clashes kill 34 militants, soldiers: officials - World News Headlines - Yahoo! News
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - At least 22 al Qaeda-linked militants and 12 Yemeni soldiers were killed in clashes and air strikes overnight during a U.S.-backed offensive against insurgents in the south of the country, officials said on Saturday. Fighting erupted late on Friday and carried on into Saturday on the outskirts of the southern city of Jaar, held by Islamist militants who have stepped up their campaign during months of political turmoil. Government troops, backed by U.S. ...
Latest U.S. News
- May 19 2012 13:16: Georgia woman with flesh-eating disease in "critical" condition - U.S. News Headlines - Yahoo! News
(Reuters) - A Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating bacterial infection was in critical condition at Augusta Hospital on Saturday, a hospital spokeswoman said. The spokeswoman said she could not comment on whether Aimee Copeland had undergone surgery to remove her hands and right foot, amputations that Copeland's father had said were pending on Friday. Surgeons had amputated the 24-year-old's left leg at the hip. "All I can say is Aimee is still in critical condition," hospital spokeswoman Barclay Bishop said. ...
Latest Business News
- May 19 2012 13:11: Google gets China OK for Motorola deal - Business News Headlines - Yahoo! News
Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week.
Latest Tech News
- May 19 2012 13:11: Google gets China OK for Motorola deal - Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsAuthorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week.
Latest Entertainment News
- May 19 2012 13:30: Ed Westwick: TV Romeo turned movie star - Entertainment News Headlines - Yahoo! News
From the Upper Eastside to the south of France - via medieval Italy - Ed Westwick is on the move.
Latest Sports News
- May 19 2012 13:31: Djokovic beats Federer, meets Nadal in final - Sports News Headlines - Yahoo! News
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic edged Roger Federer on Saturday to set up another meeting with rival Rafael Nadal in the Italian Open final.
Latest Science News
- May 19 2012 13:27: Viewing events, eyewear urged for 'Ring of Fire' - Science News Headlines - Yahoo! News
The western United States and eastern Asia will be treated this weekend to a rare solar spectacle when the moon slides across the sun, creating a "ring of fire."
Latest Politics News
- May 19 2012 13:33: Obama opens up Camp David for rustic VIP sleepover - Politics News Headlines - Yahoo! News
CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Eight of the world's most powerful people spent Friday night in the woods. In a sort of VIP sleepover, G8 leaders bedded down in rustic cabins in rural Maryland, where the U.S. presidential retreat, Camp David, is hosting by far the largest international summit in its 70-year history. President Barack Obama welcomed his peers from Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and Canada to the verdant compound on Friday evening, describing the weather as "perfect" with clear skies visible through tall oak and poplar trees. ...
