Obama Marks Memorial Day With Country -- CNN
Arlington, Virginia (CNN) -- President Barack Obama led the nation's Memorial Day observances Monday, laying a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknowns and declaring that Americans owe "a debt to our fallen heroes that we can never fully repay."
"The blessings we enjoy as Americans came at a dear cost," Obama told a crowd at the cemetery's Memorial Amphitheater. "To those of you who mourn the loss of a loved one today, my heart goes out to you. ... This day is about you. And the fallen heroes that you loved."
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MIDDLE EAST
Iran plays an increasing role in Syrian crackdown. 11 Syrians killed as UN blasts 'shocking' crackdown. Change appears inevitable in Syria, analysts say.
Aid group in Turkey prepares to send second flotilla to Gaza.
Israeli PM warns over possible terror threats in Sinai.
Yemen battles opponents on two fronts. Islamists seize a Yemeni city, stoking fears. Yemeni forces kill 20 protesters as sit-in smashed.
Report: UK-trained forces help quell Arab Spring.
Iraqi leader reconsiders U.S. troop withdrawal.
ASIA
Sri Lanka war atrocities video credible: U.N. envoy.
Afghan leader Hamid Karzai has scolded the US military for airstrikes against his people, saying it's his last warning.
Pakistan to launch offensive in North Waziristan: report.
cy battlefield focus of India, Pakistan talks.
This is a city built for a million people - but no one lives here: The Mongolian metropolis thrust into the 21st Century in a storm of steel and concrete.
AFRICA
Zuma and Libya hold inconclusive talks after officers defect. Gaddafi snatch squads took hundreds of men and boys from Misrata. NATO chief criticises hesitancy over military commitment in Libya. NATO promises to keep up pressure on Qaddafi. Zuma arrives in Libya on peace mission.
Sudan threatens to occupy 2 more disputed regions.
Nigerian President vows to strengthen democratic rule. Official: Bomb blast rocks northern Nigerian city.
Egypt expels Iranian diplomat.
Morocco police violently disperse protests.
EUROPE
Salad bans as deadly E. coli outbreak spreads through Germany.
Mladic appeals extradition on health grounds. Clashes erupt in Belgrade to protest Mladic arrest. Serbian government to extradite Mladic in the next four days.
Another French minister resigns as sex assault inquiry opens.
Jobs, debt, sexism: Spanish street protests target PM.
Greek opposition sets demands as EU/IMF verdict nears. Ireland may need more cash; Greece nears default (a commentary).
Germany to drop nuclear power by 2022.
AMERICAS
Memorial Day marked by parades, flyovers, flags.
Canada's GDP expands 3.9%.
A U.S. crackdown on employing illegal workers.
US remembers its war dead.
Colombia details scale of land stolen in civil conflict.
Peruvian presidential race virtually tied: report.
Thousands protest power project in Chile.
Younger Castro brother turns 80 in aging regime.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
A US raid captures Taliban in North Waziristan?
Al-qaeda: Yemen on the brink.
Taliban co-founder gave away bin Laden: Report.
The Al Qaeda-Iran connection.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Greek debt fears weigh on euro, curb world stocks.
Merged South American bourses off to slow start.
Lockheed says frequent cyber target from around world.
Beware a manufacturing slowdown.
At I.M.F., a strict ethics code doesn’t apply to top officials.
Oil prices ease.
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