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Millions look skyward as rare eclipse crosses Asia5/20/2012 5:38 PM

An annular solar eclipse is seen in the sky over Yokohama near Tokyo Monday, May 21, 2012. The annular solar eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was visible to wide areas across the continent Monday morning. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)Millions of Asians watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies early Monday.
Wind blown5/20/2012 5:32 PM

Wind blownBritish actress Lily Cole arrives for the screening of "Confession of a Child of the Century" presented in the Un Certain Regard selection at the 65th Cannes film festival in Cannes.
NATO to embrace pivot to Afghanistan support role in 20135/20/2012 5:31 PM
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Western leaders gathering this weekend to define their path out of Afghanistan will announce a pivot in the NATO mission next year, formally putting Afghan soldiers in charge of combat operations across the country, U.S. and NATO officials said on Sunday. The leaders are expected to endorse a U.S. decision - telegraphed by the Pentagon earlier this year - to shift foreign troops to a support role in mid-2013. ...
Pakistan restores Twitter after block over Prophet cartoons5/20/2012 5:30 PM

A Pakistani resident uses a computer to try to enter social networking website TwitterPakistan restored access to Twitter after briefly blocking the microblog over "blasphemous" posts about a Facebook competition involving caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.
Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 625/20/2012 5:28 PM

FILE - In this May 24, 2007, file photo, Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees arrives at Grosvenor House in London, to attend the Ivor Novello Awards. A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Gibb has died at the age of 62. (AP Photo/Max Nash, File)Robin Gibb, a founding member of the Bee Gees who helped propel the group to international stardom, has died. He was 62.