11 killed in Syria bombings:
The bombardments, believed to be carried out by warplanes belonging to the US-led coalition, took place at dawn in the town of al-Salhiya, north of al-Raqqa, the main stronghold of the Islamic State in Syria.
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/11-killed-in-syria-bombings-117051001128_1.html


New footage from Syria shows aftermath of Sarin attack which killed 92;
Horrifying new footage from Syria has emerged showing the moment poisonous gas killed 92 people in the northern part of the country.
http://tinyurl.com/kmyhdg6


Syrian drones spot hundreds of US, Jordanian armored vehicles at the border:
The US and Jordanian militaries may be prepping a massive invasion of Syria, intelligence reports gathered from surveillance drones suggest.
http://tinyurl.com/n5hnnco


US decision to arm Kurds in Syria poses threat to Turkey, says Ankara;
The American deal, which is likely to be seen in Turkey as a betrayal of a key regional ally
http://tinyurl.com/l67peg6


US risks a backlash for its growing role in Syrian conflict;
Tuesday's decision to arm the Kurds is a public rebuff to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a week before he meets Trump in Washington.
http://www.nbc29.com/story/35395544/us-risks-a-backlash-for-its-growing-role-in-syrian-conflict


War criminal: Trump extends national emergency order on Syria, condemns 'brutal' regime:
President Trump notified Congress Tuesday that he is extending U.S. sanctions and other national-security actions against Syria due to the government's use of chemical and biological weapons
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/9/donald-trump-extends-national-emergency-order-syri/


+18 graphic video: ISIS beheads Russian spy who infiltrated Islamic State ranks:
ISIS released a propaganda video showing the decapitation of an alleged Russian spy, warning others not to infiltrate its inner circles.
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/18-graphic-video-isis-beheads-russian-spy-infiltrated-islamic-state-ranks/


US Plans to Topple Assad Family Go Back Six Presidents, CIA Doc Reveals:
WikiLeaks discovered that one of these documents includes a secret report involving scenarios for ousting Hafez Assad (Bashar Assad's father) going back all the way to the Reagan administration.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201704101052502201-cia-syria-assessment-1986/


Syria's White Helmets Court Bernie Sanders And Other New Friends:
US Politicians in Bed with Al Qaeda White Helmets
https://friendsofsyria.wordpress.com/2017/05/08/us-politicians-in-bed-with-al-qaeda-white-helmets/


Airstrikes kill sixteen Islamic State members in western Mosul:
Sixteen Islamic State members were killed, a booby-trapping workshop was destroyed in airstrikes in several parts in western Mosul, the War Media Cell said.
http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/airstrikes-kill-sixteen-islamic-state-members-western-mosul/


US Coalition airstrike kills women, children in northern Raqqa: video;
A U.S. Coalition airstrike on the town of Al-Salihiyah in northern Al-Raqqa resulted in the death of 11 civilians, most of them women and children.
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/us-coalition-airstrike-kills-women-children-northern-raqqa-video/


Families pour out of Mosul as Iraqi troops push into last militant-held areas;
More than 22,000 people have fled Mosul since the U.S.-backed forces opened a new front in the northwest of the city on May 4 to try to finally dislodge the militants, the United Nations said on Wednesday
http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/families-pour-mosul-iraqi-troops-push-last-militant-held-areas/


ISIL in serious trouble after losing large part of west Mosul;
Tuesday was another rough day for the Islamic State (ISIL) forces inside western Mosul, as they lost a big chunk of territory to the Iraqi Army and Federal Police after a fierce 48 hour battle.
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isil-serious-trouble-losing-large-part-west-mosul/


34 dead, 2,000 sick with suspected cholera in Yemen;
The World Health Organisation said thirty-four people have died of cholera-related causes and more than 2,000 have been taken ill in less than two weeks in Yemen.
https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2017/5/9/34-dead-2-000-sick-with-suspected-cholera-in-yemen


Apartheid: Israel MPs push forward with bill to create 'Jewish state':
MPs give preliminary approval to define country as 'national home of Jewish people' and degrade Arabic from official language status
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-mps-push-through-bill-create-jewish-state-1147040289


Support For 1,500 Palestinian Hunger Strikers Grows;
Palestinians who are facing degrading treatment in Israeli prisons are continuing a hunger strike they began in April, with Israeli authorities subjecting the strikers to a range of retaliatory punishments.
http://tinyurl.com/ll8pgkg


Poll: Over 40% Of Americans Back Sanctions on Israel For Crimes Against Palestinians;
A new survey conducted by polling firm Nielsen Scarborough has produced some interesting and perhaps unexpected results that are sure to cause worry among the U.S.' powerful Israel lobby.
http://tinyurl.com/k2py3ok


Gideon Levy's Heartfelt Apology to Haaretz Readers:
Gideon Levy is, with Amira Hass, the bravest and most articulate of Israeli journalists.
http://azvsas.blogspot.mx/2017/05/gideon-levys-heartfelt-apology-to.html


Libya general's forces lose 17 in push to take Benghazi;
Haftar is allied with the internationally recognized Parliament in eastern Libya and at odds with the U.N.-backed government in Tripoli.
http://tinyurl.com/mjqf7y5


UAE 'sends US-made aircraft to Libya' despite arms embargo:
Deployment of US-made warplanes to support General Haftar in Benghazi directly contradict American policy on Libya
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-deploy-us-made-warplanes-despite-un-arms-embargo-1789619374


Four United Nations peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic:
One Cambodian peacekeeper was killed and three Cambodian soldiers and one Moroccan peacekeeper were also reported missing
http://tinyurl.com/mg8u2sl


15 militants killed in Afghanistan: -
A total of 15 armed insurgents have been killed and 20 others injured during operations that started in Adraskan district of western Afghanistan's Herat province, 640 km west of Kabul
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-05/10/c_136272102.htm


7 civilians killed in Afghanistan bomb blast:
At least seven civilians, including two women and three children, were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's western Herat province, the police said on Wednesday.
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/7-civilians-killed-in-afghanistan-bomb-blast/404958.html


Trump's Pentagon Blocks US Navy Missions in Disputed South China Sea;
The US Navy has reportedly sent multiple requests to conduct freedom-of-navigation missions in the controversial South China Sea, but the Pentagon has denied them all.
https://sputniknews.com/military/201705031053255816-trump-pentagon-south-china-sea/


South Korea election shakes up US-North Korea dynamic:
Kim Jong Un and North Korea's top brass will have a less hawkish leader to deal with compared to Park, and there are reasons for Pyongyang to be both happy and concerned about it.
http://wtkr.com/2017/05/10/south-korea-election-shakes-up-us-north-korea-dynamic/


Grand jury subpoenas issued in FBI Russia probe: report:
Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas as part of the ongoing probe of Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election, according to a new report.
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/fbi/332670-grand-jury-subpoenas-issued-in-fbi-russia-probe-report


Was U.S. spying on France?
US watched Russia hack French systems during election:
'Look, we're watching the Russians. We're seeing them penetrate some of your infrastructure. Here's what we've seen. What can we do to try to assist?'" Adm. Mike Rogers told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
http://tinyurl.com/k9b7x2e


Germany detains second soldier suspected of planning 'extremist' attack;
Prosecutors believe the three suspects wanted to implicate asylum seekers in their planned attack, in a case that has shocked Germans and stirred a debate about the depth of right-wing radicalism in the country's military.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security-army-arrests-idUSKBN185181


Hungary, Slovakia challenge quotas on asylum-seekers at top EU court:
Hungary and Slovakia told the European Union's top court on Wednesday that sharing out asylum-seekers among member states under a quota system was unlawful, clashing with Germany, France
http://tinyurl.com/mkqpoqg


Tensions Rise As US Announces Military Drills Near Embattled Venezuela;
The involvement of the U.S. military in the drill has raised concerns about the U.S.' true intentions in the area, as it has already worked to covertly destabilize Venezuela's economy.
http://www.mintpressnews.com/tensions-rise-as-us-announces-military-drills-near-embattled-venezuela/227596/


Mexico was second deadliest country in 2016:
As Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan dominated the news agenda, Mexico's drug wars claimed 23,000 lives during 2016 -- second only to Syria, where 50,000 people died as a result
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/09/americas/mexico-second-deadliest-conflict-2016/


Watch: Undocumented in Trump's America:
A look at what it means to be undocumented in the US and how communities are fighting back against deportation.
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/faultlines/2017/05/undocumented-trump-america-170509085355898.html


Chelsea Manning speaks out ahead of prison release:
"I hope to take the lessons that I have learned, the love that I have been given, and the hope that I have to work toward making life better for others," she added, giving thanks for her upcoming release.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-wikileaks-manning-idUSKBN1852AN


Reporter arrested at W.Va. Capitol during visit from Conway and Price:
A reporter was arrested Tuesday at the West Virginia Capitol for allegedly causing a disturbance and yelling questions at federal leaders in town, court records show.
http://tinyurl.com/kqwerbt


Trump defends firing of FBI director, pledges "far better" replacement:
"Comey lost the confidence of almost everyone in Washington, Republican and Democrat alike. When things calm down, they will be thanking me," Trump wrote in a series of posts on Twitter
http://news.trust.org/item/20170510114228-1od2d


Dem Reps: Trump is 'moving' towards impeachment;
Two Democratic members of the House said Wednesday President Trump is marching down the path toward impeachment after firing FBI director James Comey, even if they don't have the votes yet to follow through in the House.
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/332772-dem-reps-trump-is-moving-towards-impeachment


Behind Comey's firing: An enraged Trump, fuming about Russia:
The president deliberated for more than a week before ousting the FBI chief who was investigating Trump associates.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/10/comey-firing-trump-russia-238192


Watch; Russia's Lavrov Trolls The US: "Was Comey Fired? You're Kidding":
Lavrov reacts to the Comey firing news... Shaking his head, he chirped sarcastically "Was he fired? Was he fired? You are kidding?!"
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-05-10/president-trump-meet-russian-foreign-minister-lavrov-today


Donald Trump meets Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov ;
Donald Trump will meet Vladimir Putin's senior diplomat at the White House on Wednesday in a signal that US relations with Russia have improved.
http://tinyurl.com/luzhgn2


Watch Russian foreign minister speak after meeting with Trump;
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov speaks Wednesday following his meeting with President Donald Trump.
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/10/russia-trump-watch-sergey-lavrov-speak-after-trump-meeting.html


Comey heard the news while giving a speech:
Mr. Comey was addressing a group of F.B.I. employees in Los Angeles when a television in the background flashed the news that he had been fired. Mr. Comey laughed, saying he thought it was a fairly funny prank.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/us/politics/comey-trump-fbi-live.html


Grand jury subpoenas for Michael Flynn associates revealed hours before James Comey sacked:
Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas seeking business records from people who worked with former US national security adviser Michael Flynn when he was a private citizen
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/10/grand-jury-subpoenas-michael-flynn-associates-revealed-hours/


Obama administration underreported number of Americans who were unmasked by NSA:
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, confirms that the 654 unmaskings reported last year, was underreported by a factor of more than three times. The correct number was actually 2,232.
http://tinyurl.com/l3takvd