Disco Queen Donna Summer dies at 63
2012-05-18T07:34:20Z
the Queen of Disco.

Early political spats suggest nothing off-limits
2012-05-18T07:32:49Z
The early border skirmishes of Campaign 2012 are reviving questions about one candidate's former pastor and shining a spotlight on the other's high school hijinks.

French leader faces likely NATO ire on Afghanistan
2012-05-18T07:34:39Z
For President Barack Obama's relationship with France, it's out with "Sarkozy the American" and in with Francois Hollande the Socialist.

Wake planned Friday for Mary Richardson Kennedy
2012-05-18T07:29:51Z
As someone who lived at the edge of the spotlight that shines on the Kennedys, Mary Richardson Kennedy had been there long enough to become a partner in their rituals of grief — she was there when the clan buried Michael Kennedy, killed in a New Year's Eve skiing accident in 1997, and John F. Kennedy Jr., who died in a plane crash in 1999.

9/11 families upset over ground zero museum delays
2012-05-18T07:29:14Z
They were promised a place to mourn their loved ones, display their photographs and educate their children and the children of strangers about exactly what was lost on 9/11. But today, family members of those killed have no completion date for the museum that is to be built alongside the Sept. 11 memorial at ground zero — and many are upset.

Cameron urges G8 action to stop eurozone crisis from spreading
2012-05-18T07:26:28Z
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron will tell leaders of some of the world's biggest economies on Friday that they must work together to stop the economic crisis afflicting the euro zone from spreading worldwide. Cameron's message to other Group of Eight leaders, who begin a summit on Friday at the U.S. presidential retreat of Camp David, Maryland, would be that "we need to work together to protect ourselves against global contagion from the economic crisis and to promote global trade," an aide to Cameron said. ...

Greece needs growth as well as debt cuts: French PM
2012-05-18T07:17:44Z
PARIS (Reuters) - Greece's European partners took too long to help the country and the goal must now be to spur economic growth as well as cutting the debts of the euro zone country, French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Friday. "Greece needs to revive its economy. There are unused (EU) structural funds and what's needed now is help to secure that revival alongside putting its accounts back in shape," he told France Inter radio. "We waited too long before helping Greece. This has been going on for two years now and only gets worse," he said. ...

G8 leaders look to head off euro zone crisis
2012-05-18T07:16:07Z
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of major industrial economies meet this weekend to try to head off a full-blown crisis in Europe where fears are growing that Greece could leave the euro zone bloc, threatening the future of the common currency. President Barack Obama, the G8 host, has urged European leaders repeatedly to do more to stimulate growth, fearing contagion from the euro crisis that could hurt the U.S. economy and his chances of re-election in November. ...

Peru's famed hostage raid investigated
2012-05-18T07:11:45Z
Peruvians traumatized by years of guerrilla violence cheered in 1997 when government troops raided the Japanese ambassador's residence to rescue hostages held for 126 days by leftist rebels.

Liverpool in approach for Wigan coach Martinez
2012-05-18T07:09:37Z
Liverpool were given permission by Wigan Athletic on Thursday to talk to coach Roberto Martinez about becoming the next manager at Anfield, a day after Kenny Dalglish was sacked.