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Video : Barcelona 3 - 1 Man Utd (Saturday, 28 May 2011 Champions League)

Barcelona 3-1 Man Utd (HT 1-1) Pedrito 27 Messi 54 Villa 69 Rooney 34

2011 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull / Icelandic eruption: Grimsvotn volcano

Icelandic eruption: Grimsvotn volcano Barely a year after a similar eruption in Iceland forced the biggest closure of European airspace since World War II, the eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano, under the Vatnajokull glacier in southeast Iceland on May 21, 2011 has caused hundreds of travel delays. The ash cloud forced U.S. President Barack Obama to shorten a visit to Ireland and has raised some fears of a repeat of last year's huge travel disruptions across Europe when emissions from Eyjafjalljokull stranded millions of passengers. Although this disruption is said to be stronger than that of Eyiafjalljokull, it is not expected to have the same impact. Take a look back at two Big Picture posts from the 2010 Icelandic volcano eruption: Iceland's disruptive volcano and More from Eyiafjallajokull. -- Paula Nelson (24 photos total)

Vesak Day 2011 / Vesakha Day 2011

Vesākha (Pali; Sanskrit: Vaiśākha वैशाख) is an annual holiday observed traditionally by Buddhists in Bangladesh , India , Nepal , Sri Lanka , and the South East Asian countries of Singapore , Vietnam , Thailand , Cambodia , Laos , Malaysia , Burma , and Indonesia . [1] Sometimes informally called " Buddha's Birthday ", it actually encompasses the birth, enlightenment ( nirvāna ), and passing away ( Parinirvāna ) of Gautama Buddha . [2] The exact date of Vesākha varies according to the various lunar calendars used in different traditions. In Theravada countries following the Buddhist calendar , it falls on the full moon Uposatha day (typically the 5th or 6th lunar month). Vesākha Day in China is on the eighth of the fourth month in the Chinese lunar calendar . The date varies from year to year in the Western Gregorian calendar, but falls in April or May.

Libya: rebellion continues

Libya: rebellion continues Libya is entering the third month of fighting since a rebellion began in February. Today prosecutors from the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued arrest warrants for Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy, his son Saif al-Islam Khadafy, and his brother-in-law Abdullah Al-Sanousi for organizing attacks on civilians during the uprising. Last week, rebels pushed out government troops from the Misrata airport, ending the shelling of that city. Despite air support from NATO, a grinding stalemate endures. Collected here are pictures of the rebellion and daily life in the country of over six million. -- Lane Turner

Victory Day

Victory Day Victory Day [ 1 ] or 9 May marks the capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union in the Second World War (also known as the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union and all post-Soviet states ). It was first inaugurated in the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union , following the signing of the surrender document late in the evening on 8 May 1945 (after midnight, thus on 9 May, by Moscow Time ). It happened after the original capitulation that Germany earlier agreed to the joint Allied forces of the Western Front . The Soviet government announced the victory early on 9 May after the signing ceremony in Berlin. [ 2 ] Though the official inauguration happened in 1945 (which means it has been celebrated since 1946), the holiday became a non-labour day only in 1965 and only in some of the countries. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the song, see Den Pobedy .

Osama bin Laden killed

Osama bin laden killed Osama bin Laden is dead. He was 54. The leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist network had eluded capture for a decade since the attacks on September 11, 2001. U.S. forces and CIA operatives killed him in a firefight in his hideout compound in the city of Abbotabad, Pakistan. He was buried at sea. -- Lane Turner

OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD

Reaction to bin Laden's death   Live inside the kill site: