AFPPolice: Beersheba shooter former Border GuardJerusalem PostItamar Alon kills himself, 4 others in revenge shooting at bank; Police had asked court to strip him of gun after 2011 incident. Police and EMS workers outside Beersheba bank where shooting took place, May 20, 2013 Photo: Rotem Regev. A gunman opened ...Five dead in botched Israeli bank heist after robber takes woman hostage before ...Daily MailIsrael bank shooting leaves four deadBBC NewsBank shooter: Hero turned villainYnetnewsNew York Times … [Read more...]

Obama meets visiting Myanmar presidentXinhuaWASHINGTON, May 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday lauded Myanmar's efforts made over the past two years in holding elections and in solving the country's longstanding ethnic conflicts. Obama made the statement at a press ...Obama: 'Deep concern' over Burma violenceBBC NewsMyanmar Visit to US Marks Shift in PoliticsWall Street JournalObama Praises Burma Reforms, Calls For End to Attacks on Muslims - VOAVoice of AmericaReuters … [Read more...]

Montreal GazetteGuatemala's top court annuls Rios Montt genocide convictionReutersBy Mike McDonald. GUATEMALA CITY | Tue May 21, 2013 12:43am EDT. GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's highest court on Monday overturned a genocide conviction against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt and reset his trial back to when a ...Guatemalan Court Overturns Genocide Conviction of Ex-DictatorNew York TimesGuatemala ex-leader Rios Montt's genocide conviction overturnedBBC NewsGuatemalan court overturns Rios Montt convictionLos Angeles TimesFox News … [Read more...]

NDTVDetained Chinese Fishermen, Boat Released by North Korea - VOAVoice of AmericaOfficials in Beijing say 16 Chinese fishermen who were seized for ransom in North Korea have been released. The official Xinhua news agency reported the development Tuesday, quoting a Chinese consular official in Pyongyang who spoke with the owner of ...Pyongyang Frees Chinese Fishermen; North Fires Two MissilesWall Street JournalNorth Koreans 'free Chinese fishing crew'BBC NewsNorth Korea Releases Chinese Fishing CrewNew York TimesBloomberg … [Read more...]

AFPIsrael claims iconic Gaza photo 'a fake'Irish IndependentIT WAS the searing image that came to define the Palestinian intifada: a 12-year-old boy cowering in terror next to his father in the middle of a gunfight just minutes before being killed by an Israeli soldier's bullet.Israel's focus on al-Dura is harmful propagandaHaaretzAl-Dura says he is willing to exhume son's bodyJerusalem PostIsraeli Report Casts New Doubts on Shooting in GazaNew York TimesBBC News … [Read more...]