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Monday, May 30, 2011 12:05 AM PDT

Today's Top Stories: Obama tours twister-ravaged neighborhood in Joplin Clashes erupt in Belgrade to protest Mladic arrest NATO apologizes for Afghan civilian deaths AP Exclusive: Syria to end nuclear secrecy US soldiers in Afghanistan mark Memorial Day Lockheed attack highlights rise in cyber espionage Shuttle Endeavour leaves space station — forever Singer Sean Kingston crashes watercraft in Fla. Man celebrates 85 years of living with diabetes Wheldon wins stunning Indy 500 when leader crashes Obama vows national response to Missouri tornado Strauss-Kahn assembles crisis team to fight back Lockheed says frequent cyber target from around world French ex-Minister in Libya, would defend Gaddafi EU, IMF to judge Greece as protests swell Six killed as Yemeni forces fire at protesters in Taiz Belgrade protest against Mladic arrest turns violent Ireland may need more EU/IMF cash: minister Mladic denies Srebrenica role, thousands protest arrest ISAF apologises for Afghan civilian deaths Obama tours twister-ravaged neighborhood in Joplin Sun, 29 May 2011 08:51 pm PDT AP - Face to face with the legions of homeless and the bereaved, President Barack Obama on Sunday toured the apocalyptic landscape left by Missouri's killer tornado, consoled the community and committed the government to helping rebuild shattered lives. Full Story Top Clashes erupt in Belgrade to protest Mladic arrest Sun, 29 May 2011 04:56 pm PDT AP - Protesters throwing stones and bottles clashed with baton-wielding riot police Sunday in Belgrade after several thousand Serbian nationalist supporters of jailed war-crimes suspect Ratko Mladic rallied outside the parliament building to demand his release. Full Story Top NATO apologizes for Afghan civilian deaths Sun, 29 May 2011 11:50 pm PDT AP - NATO officials apologized Monday for an airstrike that inadvertently killed a group of women and children, saying that they thought there were only insurgents inside the targeted compound when they ordered the strike. Full Story Top AP Exclusive: Syria to end nuclear secrecy Sun, 29 May 2011 11:42 am PDT AP - In a major turnaround, Syria is pledging full cooperation with U.N. attempts to probe strong evidence that it secretly built a reactor that could have been used to make nuclear arms, according to a confidential document shared with The Associated Press on Sunday. Full Story Top US soldiers in Afghanistan mark Memorial Day Sun, 29 May 2011 06:52 pm PDT AP - Nearly a decade later, after more than 1,400 killed in combat, some U.S. troops paused for a moment Sunday to remember what brought America to Afghanistan and to honor the lives that continue to be lost. Full Story Top Lockheed attack highlights rise in cyber espionage Sun, 29 May 2011 06:07 pm PDT AP - This cyber attack didn't go after people playing war games on their PlayStations. It targeted a company that helps the U.S. military do the real thing. Full Story Top Shuttle Endeavour leaves space station — forever Sun, 29 May 2011 11:53 pm PDT AP - Endeavour and its crew of six departed the International Space Station late Sunday and headed home to wrap up NASA's next-to-last shuttle flight. Full Story Top Singer Sean Kingston crashes watercraft in Fla. Sun, 29 May 2011 11:31 pm PDT AP - Authorities say rapper Sean Kingston is hospitalized after crashing a personal watercraft into a Miami Beach bridge. Full Story Top Man celebrates 85 years of living with diabetes Sun, 29 May 2011 05:50 pm PDT AP - When Bob Krause turned 90 last week, it was by virtue of an unflagging determination and a mentality of precision that kept his body humming after being diagnosed with diabetes as a boy. Full Story Top Wheldon wins stunning Indy 500 when leader crashes Sun, 29 May 2011 06:54 pm PDT AP - Dan Wheldon was zipping toward the final corner of Sunday's Indianapolis 500, surely figuring the best he could do was another runner-up finish. Full Story Top Obama vows national response to Missouri tornado Sun, 29 May 2011 04:01 pm PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama promised victims of the deadliest U.S. tornado in 65 years that the federal government would help them rebuild, saying on Sunday it was a national tragedy. Full Story Top Strauss-Kahn assembles crisis team to fight back Sun, 29 May 2011 10:40 am PDT Reuters - Faced with a legal and media onslaught, Dominique Strauss-Kahn is pulling together a crack team of investigators, former spies and media advisers to fight back against charges he sexually assaulted a hotel chambermaid. Full Story Top Lockheed says frequent cyber target from around world Sun, 29 May 2011 10:15 am PDT Reuters - Lockheed Martin Corp, the U.S. government's top information technology provider, said on Sunday that a "tenacious" cyberattack on its network last weekend was part of a pattern of frequent attacks on it from around the world. Full Story Top French ex-Minister in Libya, would defend Gaddafi Sun, 29 May 2011 03:55 pm PDT Reuters - Former French foreign minister Roland Dumas visited Libya as a lawyer to prepare a legal case on behalf of victims of NATO bombing and said he was prepared to defend leader Muammar Gaddafi if he is sent to The Hague. Full Story Top EU, IMF to judge Greece as protests swell Sun, 29 May 2011 06:33 pm PDT Reuters - European Union and IMF officials are expected to deliver their verdict this week on Greece's faltering drive to bring its budget deficit under control, but ordinary Greeks have warned that their patience is running thin. Full Story Top Six killed as Yemeni forces fire at protesters in Taiz Sun, 29 May 2011 03:51 pm PDT Reuters - Yemeni forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh opened fire on protesters in the southern city of Taiz on Sunday, killing at least six people and wounding 120, hospital sources said. Full Story Top Belgrade protest against Mladic arrest turns violent Sun, 29 May 2011 01:55 pm PDT Reuters - Serbian nationalists attacked police in Belgrade on Sunday at a rally where about 10,000 protesters demanded President Boris Tadic and his government quit over the arrest of Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic. Full Story Top Ireland may need more EU/IMF cash: minister Sun, 29 May 2011 07:15 am PDT Reuters - Ireland may have to ask for another loan from the European Union and International Monetary Fund because it will struggle to return to debt markets to raise funds next year, a government minister said on Sunday. Full Story Top Mladic denies Srebrenica role, thousands protest arrest Sun, 29 May 2011 08:11 pm PDT AFP - Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic insists he was not responsible for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, his son said, as thousands protested in Belgrade against the ex-army chief's arrest. Full Story Top ISAF apologises for Afghan civilian deaths Sun, 29 May 2011 10:42 pm PDT AFP - Foreign forces in Afghanistan apologised Monday for the deaths of nine Afghan civilians after President Hamid Karzai criticised an air strike which he and officials said killed 14, including children. Full Story Top

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