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Spain's Socialists punished in local elections (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 04:08 PM PDT

A monk of the Carthusian Monastery of Miraflores in Burgos, northern Spain, votes at a Burgos polling station during Spain's regional and municipal elections May 22, 2011. REUTERS/Felix OrdonezReuters - Spain's ruling Socialists suffered a crushing defeat in local elections on Sunday, punished by voters after a week of protests over the EU's highest unemployment level and a stagnant economy.

Spain's Socialists trounced amid economic woes (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 04:04 PM PDT

A man votes with a sticker on his shirt reading ' We are Indignant, Take to the streets' at a polling station in Madrid Sunday May 22, 2011. Protesters camped out in the central Puerta de Sol square are using the same slogan. The ruling Socialist Party is bracing itself for stinging losses as voting begins amid protests in regional and municipal elections throughout Spain. The elections are a key test of how the party's support has crumbled due to soaring unemployment and its handling of the financial crisis, a prelude to general elections next year.(AP Photo/Paul White)AP - Spain's ruling Socialists suffered a crushing defeat to conservatives in local and regional elections Sunday, yielding power even in traditional strongholds against a backdrop of staggering unemployment and unprecedented sit-ins by Spaniards furious with what they see as politicians who don't care about their plight.

Dutch "Iceman" controls body through meditation (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 03:55 PM PDT

In this Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 photo, provided by Enahhm Hof, Wim Hof of the Netherlands, known as the Iceman, prepares for a performance in a tank of ice for German Television, in Inzell, Germany. Hof, 52, earned his nickname by feats such as remaining in a tank of ice on Japanese television for almost 2 hours; swimming half the length of a football field under a sheet of ice in the Arctic while holding his breath; and his current Guinness World Record for running a half-marathon barefoot in the snow in Finland in deep subzero conditions. (AP Photo/Enahm Hof) MANDATORY CREDIT - EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO SALESAP - The sun beams down on a warm Dutch spring morning, and the Iceman's students look wary as they watch him dump bag after bag of ice into the tub of water where they will soon be taking a dip.

Greece: return to bond markets in 2012 unlikely (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 03:44 PM PDT

AP - Greece's prime minister admitted for the first that his country might not be able to tap the markets for its borrowing needs next year as the head of the eurogroup urged the debt-ridden country to set up an independent privatization body overseen by the European Union to bring down its ballooning debt level.

Scientists: Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano erupting (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 03:34 PM PDT

Sheep are seen at a farm during the ash fallout in Mulakot May 22, 2011 . Ash from a massive plume of smoke from an eruption of Iceland's most active volcano could spread south to parts of Europe next week, but experts on Sunday still hoped the impact on air travel would be limited. The eruption at Grimsvotn has so far hit only Iceland, which closed its international airspace. A thick cloud of ash blocked out the daylight at towns and villages at the foot of the glacier where the volcano lies and covered cars and buildings. REUTERS/ Ingolfur Juliusson (ICELAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER ANIMALS)AP - Iceland's most active volcano has started erupting, scientists said Saturday — just over a year after another eruption on the North Atlantic island shut down European air traffic for days.

Lagarde leads IMF race, competition from Mexico (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 03:27 PM PDT

Reuters - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's candidacy for IMF chief gained momentum in Europe on Sunday while Mexico put forward its own candidate, ensuring competition for the top job.

Spain's Socialists suffer local election thumping (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 03:01 PM PDT

Supporters of the opposition party Partido popular (PP) wave PP and Spanish flags in celebration in front of the PP headquarters in Madrid. Spain's ruling Socialists reeled from spectacular local election losses Sunday as protesters vented outrage over the highest jobless rate in the industrialized world.(AFP/Dani Pozo)AFP - Spain's ruling Socialists reeled from spectacular local election losses Sunday as protesters vented outrage over the highest jobless rate in the industrialized world.

Greens thump Merkel's party in historic state vote (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 01:56 PM PDT

Top candidate of the Greens for the state elections in Bremen Karoline Linnert, celebrates after public broadcaster ARD released the first exit polls in Bremen, Germany, Sunday, May 22, 2011. The Social Democrats in Bremen state are forecast to retain their lead with an almost unchanged share of 38 percent of the vote, but their junior partner, The Greens, surged by 6 percent to 22.5 percent. It says the chancellor's Christian Democrats lost about 6 percent, getting 20 percent of the votes for the state legislature. (AP Photo/dapd, Jens Schlueter)AP - Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party slipped behind the environmentalist Greens to third place in a state election Sunday, its worst result in Bremen in over 50 years, exit polls showed.

Fears of more flight chaos as Iceland sees new eruption (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 01:22 PM PDT

An image released by the NASA Modis shows smoke billowing from the Grimsvoetn, Iceland's most active volcano. Safety experts warned Sunday that ash from an erupting Icelandic volcano that closed the country's airspace may blow across large swathes of western Europe, raising fears of new flight chaos.(AFP/NASA)AFP - Safety experts warned Sunday that ash from an erupting Icelandic volcano that closed the country's airspace may blow across large swathes of western Europe, raising fears of new flight chaos.

Europe air routes still open despite Iceland volcano (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 01:17 PM PDT

A policeman gives directions at a roadblock at the town of Kirkjubaejarklaustur May 22, 2011. Iceland's most active volcano erupted on Saturday, hurling a plume of ash and smoke far into the sky, which aviation officials were closely monitoring after another volcano shut European airspace for days last year. REUTERS/Ingolfur JuliussonReuters - Ash from a massive plume of smoke from an eruption of Iceland's most active volcano could spread south to parts of Europe next week, but experts on Sunday still hoped the impact on air travel would be limited.

Italian toddler left by dad in hot car dies (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 10:21 AM PDT

AP - A Italian toddler died after her father forgot to drop her off at day-care and left her in his hot car for five hours.

Rescuers say 1 of Scottish loch whales has died (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 09:23 AM PDT

AP - Rescue workers say 60 pilot whales that risked becoming beached on a Scottish island may have been accompanying a sick member of their pod.

Obamamania transforms Irish hamlet of Moneygall (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 08:55 AM PDT

A painting of U.S. President Barack Obama stands next to a replica pint of Guinness in a shop in Moneygall, Ireland, Saturday, May 21, 2011. Obama is expected to visit the pub in the village of Moneygall, the ancestral homeland of his great-great-great grandfather, as part of his 24 hour visit to Ireland on Monday. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - Ever since the American president announced on St. Patrick's Day he would visit his ancestral Irish home, the village of Moneygall has been suffering an incurable case of Obamamania.

British military ends its 8-year mission in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 04:43 AM PDT

A soldier inspects the remains of a vehicle used in a bomb attack in Baghdad's Sadr city May 22, 2011. A string of bombings and explosions killed at least 13 people and wounded 74 in the Baghdad area on Sunday, including a suicide bombing targeting Iraqi soldiers north of the capital, security officials said. REUTERS/Kareem RaheemAP - British operations in Iraq are officially ending, more than eight years after the country joined the U.S.-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein.

Obama says he'd repeat bin Laden raid (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 01:57 AM PDT

AP - U.S. President Barack Obama says he would order another covert military raid like that which killed Osama bin Laden if it was necessary to stop terrorist attacks.

EU to open office in Benghazi (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 01:53 AM PDT

AP - The European Union is establishing formal diplomatic contacts with the Libyan opposition by opening an office in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi.

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