Cardinal's presence felt at Pa. church-abuse trial
2012-05-19T19:13:55Z
Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua died just weeks before his longtime aide went on trial in the alleged cover-up of sexual assaults by priests within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Champions League Final: Live Report
2012-05-19T19:08:33Z
21 mins: It's all Bayern here - Robben cuts into the box from the left and fires it low towards the goal but Cech saves it with his foot. That's the nearest they've come to a goal so far.

Italy's Monti shows G8 bank guarantee plan: report
2012-05-19T19:03:22Z
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti took a plan to create a European system to guarantee bank deposits to the G8 summit, the Corriere della Sera newspaper said on Saturday, as savers' anxiety built in debt-ridden euro zone countries. The proposal aims to guarantee bank deposits "with a view to ... stopping the hemorrhaging of funds from one country to another, from the south to the north," the newspaper reported, without citing any sources. ...

Cameron calls for euro contingency plans
2012-05-19T18:59:37Z
CAMP ROUND MEADOW, Maryland (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron urged countries on Saturday to put in place strong contingency plans to deal with fallout from the euro zone debt crisis as fears grow that Greece could be forced out of the European single currency. Cameron, speaking at a summit of the Group of Eight major economies, also appeared to hint that the European Central Bank should follow the example of the Bank of England by embarking on an asset purchase program to try to boost the economy. ...

Records: Joplin twister was costliest since 1950
2012-05-19T18:59:02Z
The cost of 30 manhole covers that got sucked away: $5,800. A new concession stand at the destroyed high school: $228,600. Shelter and care for more than 1,300 homeless pets: $372,000.

Syria bomb kills 9, Damascus blames foreign plot
2012-05-19T18:58:42Z
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A car bomb killed nine people at a Syrian military post in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, an attack the government said was the latest proof that an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad was a foreign plot. The official SANA news agency said the blast had been the work of a suicide bomber, and had also wounded about 100 people, including guards, at what it called military installations. International pressure and an U.N.-backed peace plan has failed to quell Syria's turmoil. ...

Google gets China OK for Motorola deal
2012-05-19T18:54:25Z
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.

Leinster beat Ulster to retain European Cup
2012-05-19T18:47:58Z
Leinster were crowned European club kings for the third time in four seasons as they proved themselves one of the finest club sides ever at Twickenham on Saturday.

Prosecutors: Trio planned to attack Obama's HQ
2012-05-19T18:45:59Z
Three men accused of making Molotov cocktails had been planning to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home and other targets during this weekend's NATO summit, prosecutors said Saturday.

Mary Kennedy is mourned at private funeral in NY
2012-05-19T18:45:26Z
Family and friends gathered Saturday at a modest stone church in a hamlet north of New York City for the funeral of Mary Richardson Kennedy, the latest member of that charmed and cursed family to fall victim to tragedy and inner demons.