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Meltdown, volcano: Weary Icelanders ask, what next? HVOLSVOLLUR, Iceland (AP) — It took Sigurdur Thorhallsson more than a decade to turn a patch of flat land wedged between glacier and ocean into a field fit to grow fodder grass. It took Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano just minutes to wreck it.
May 1, 2010 at 23:15
Expert: Surface area of gulf oil spill has tripled VENICE, Louisiana (AP) — The surface area of a catastrophic Gulf of Mexico oil spill quickly tripled in size amid growing fears among experts that the slick could become vastly more devastating than it seemed just two days ago.
May 1, 2010 at 23:06
Agence France-Presse: Clashes as workers across the world march on May Day ATHENS — Hundreds of thousands of people joined May Day marches across the world Saturday, as police and protestors clashed in debt-riven Greece and a bomb killed a World War II veteran in Russia.

In Athens several dozen youths, some armed with sticks, charged a line of anti-riot forces, prompting police to respond with tear gas as thousands of protestors swarmed the city to protest budget cuts forced by the debt crisis. Read the story here.
May 1, 2010 at 22:26
Workers demand better jobs, pay on May Day ISTANBUL (AP) — Tens of thousands of workers marched in cities from Hong Kong to Istanbul Saturday to mark international worker's day, demanding more jobs, better work conditions and higher wages.
May 1, 2010 at 21:36
Rough seas again thwart cleanup of oil catastrophe VENICE, Louisiana (AP) — The surface area of a catastrophic Gulf of Mexico oil spill quickly tripled in size amid growing fears among experts that the slick could become vastly more devastating than it seemed just two days ago.
May 1, 2010 at 20:38
Racist killings down by half in Russia MOSCOW, May 1 (Reuters) - The number of deaths from racist crime in Russia fell by half in the first four months of this year compared to last year, a watchdog said on Saturday.
May 1, 2010 at 20:28 | Reuters
Voice of Russia: List of Top 100 Russian politicians unveiled The list of 100 leading Russian politicians that has just been unveiled in Moscow testifies to the growing role of the judiciary and oversight agencies and also to the growing clout of politicians dealing with domestic affairs and information. The top list is compiled each month by a blue-ribbon panel of political analysts, media experts and party representatives. Read the story here.
May 1, 2010 at 20:02
Russia investigates another prison death MOSCOW (AP) — Russian investigators say they are looking into the death of a woman who was in jail awaiting trial on fraud charges.
May 1, 2010 at 19:23
Merkel would welcome voluntary bank help for Greece BERLIN, May 1 (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would welcome a contribution from Germany's private sector to support a Greek rescue package and acknowledged the public outrage over the damage caused by market speculation.
May 1, 2010 at 18:57 | Reuters
Lutsk city council calling for early parliamentary elections, urges Yanukovych to withdraw his signature from Kharkiv agreement Lutsk city council has called for early elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and urged Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to withdraw his signature from the Kharkiv agreement.
May 1, 2010 at 18:51 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukrainian environmentalists requesting from parliament information on Black Sea Fleet's ecological threats Ukrainian environmentalists have signed a letter addressed to the Verkhovna Rada's leadership, requesting the information about possible threats, which the Russian Black Sea Fleet may pose to Crimea's environment.
May 1, 2010 at 18:48 | Interfax-Ukraine
Medvedev instructs defense minister to draw up social development plan for Sevastopol naval base Sochi, May 1 (Interfax) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has instructed Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov to draw up a social development plan for the Black Sea Fleet naval base in Ukraine
May 1, 2010 at 17:42 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tymoshenko's bloc to initiate vote of non-confidence in Lviv, Ternopil regional governors Ukraine's opposition leader and former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said that her bloc's faction in Lviv and Ternopil regional councils will initiate a vote of non-confidence in regional governors due to their anti-Ukrainian actions.
May 1, 2010 at 17:38 | Interfax-Ukraine
Rare Russian opposition rally says Putin is Stalin MOSCOW, May 1 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Russian opposition activists rallied in Moscow on Saturday, shouting slogans comparing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in a rare protest approved by the authorities.
May 1, 2010 at 17:27 | Reuters
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Russia's Ukraine Gas bombshell draws outcry, skepticism Ukrainians and energy experts are still reeling from Russia's offer to merge its Gazprom gas monopoly with Ukraine's state energy firm, Naftogaz.
Ties between Moscow and Kyiv have significantly warmed since Kremlin ally Viktor Yanukovych became Ukrainian president in February. Both sides have already signed a deal on gas pricing and a landmark lease extension for a Russian naval base in Ukraine's Crimea. Read the story here.
May 1, 2010 at 17:19