I’ve been playing and watching a lot of Starcraft 2 lately. It’s a bit of an addiction.
Here are two videos that I was very impressed with. The first is a summary of the pro esports scene focusing on some of the most popular players and a few of their most impressive in game plays. The second is a fan animation in the Starcraft universe.
 Telegraph.co.uk |
Tamils deserve straight talk
Globe and Mail Since last weekend, when thousands of Tamil protesters shut down a major Toronto highway, the talk shows have been boiling with outrage. Video: Sri Lanka ambassador denies shelling – 13 May 09 Al Jazeera 'Dozens killed' in Sri Lanka as UN voices concern AFP CNN International – CTV.ca – Bloomberg – Voice of America all 5,484 news articles |
 USA Today |
Riot police stand guard over Tamil protest
Globe and Mail Dozens of police officers have lined the perimeter of the Queen's Park south lawn as the crowd of Tamil protesters swells for a non protest. Video: Concerns rise over Sri Lanka civilian deaths – 12 May 09 Al Jazeera Sri Lanka Attacks Said to Kill Dozens in Hospital New York Times Reuters India – AFP – Voice of America – Reuters all 4,852 news articles |
 USA Today |
Tamil protesters block road outside UK parliament
The Associated Press LONDON (AP) – Hundreds of pro-Tamil demonstrators blocked traffic and clashed with police in the streets around Britain's Parliament Monday after news filtered out from Sri Lanka that hundreds of their compatriots had died in intense shelling. Video: Human toll of Sri Lankan conflict rises – 11 May 09 Al Jazeera Premier, mayor warn Tamils Toronto Star BBC News – guardian.co.uk – AFP – Reuters all 2,644 news articles |
 Times Online |
Israel comes between Pope and Christians
PRESS TV Israeli police raid a Jerusalem (al-Quds) hotel shutting down a Palestinian Media Center which was meant to cover of an upcoming papal visit. Video: Reaction: Can the Pope contribute to Mideast peace? UPI Pope Backs Palestinian Homeland, Visits Yad Vashem Bloomberg all 1,392 news articles |
 Financial Times |
Israel limits Gaza Christians hoping to see Pope
Reuters JERUSALEM, May 11 (Reuters) – Israel shut a Palestinian media centre in Jerusalem and limited entry to Christians from the Gaza Strip on Monday as Pope Benedict, on a historic visit to the Holy Land, urged open access to the city. Video: Israel: a rabbi urges his colleagues not to meet with Pope Benedict XVI France 24 Pope pledges to remember Jews killed in Holocaust The Associated Press Voice of America – Jerusalem Post – Ynetnews – PRESS TV all 3,874 news articles |
 CTV Montreal |
GM Says It's 'More Probable' to File for Bankruptcy
Bloomberg By Katie Merx and Bill Koenig May 11 (Bloomberg) — General Motors Corp. said it's more probable than previously thought that the largest US automaker will need to file for bankruptcy court protection. Video: Video: GM Bankruptcy More Likely Bloomberg GM CEO Says Still Hope Of Avoiding Chapter 11 Wall Street Journal The Canadian Press – The Associated Press – AFP – Windsor Star all 948 news articles Langue : Français |
 Axis of Logic |
McGuinty tells Tamils to protest legally
Toronto Sun By THE CANADIAN PRESS Premier Dalton McGuinty is telling Tamil-Canadians not to illegally block roads and highways as they protest bloodshed in Sri Lanka. Video: Human toll of Sri Lankan conflict rises – 11 May 09 Al Jazeera McGuinty tells Tamils to protest legally at Ont. legislature … The Canadian Press National Post – CBC.ca – Canada.com – Westmount Examiner all 2,447 news articles |
 Times Online |
Pope says will honour Holocaust dead in Israel
Reuters By Philip Pullella JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Pope Benedict used his first speech in Israel on Monday to remember the six million Jews killed by the Nazis and try to heal fresh wounds over his reinstatement of a bishop who denied the Holocaust. Video: Israel: pope Benedict calls for 2-state solution France 24 Pope Benedict XVI calls for two-state solution on visit to Israel Telegraph.co.uk The Associated Press – New York Times – Times Online – Globe and Mail all 3,644 news articles |
 ABC News |
Pakistan claims 700 Taliban killed in Swat
guardian.co.uk Internally displaced children fleeing a military offensive in Pakistan's Swat valley attend classes inside a tent at a UN refugee camp. Video: Up to 700 Militants Dead in Pakistani Raid The Associated Press Pakistan: Up to 700 militants killed in offensive The Associated Press ABC Online – euronews – Times Online all 3,523 news articles |
