A Stray dog is making a name for himself as an underground hero, turning up to at least 10 riots in Greece since 2008

By Stephen C. Webster

Revolutionary-era Americans had the "Join or Die" snake. Iran's green revolution rallied around the death of Neda Agha-Soltan. Ukraine's orange revolution exploded after the poisoning of Victor Yushchenko.

In a Greece struggling amidst the throes of draconian, IMF-led budgetary cutbacks, another symbol of revolution is rising. They call him either "Riot-Dog" or "Rebel-Dog", depending on the source.

With a national debt topping 300 billion Euros, a looming EU-IMF bailout at $140 billion or more and frequent rioting over the country's agreement to a massive austerity plan, the pooch seems to be gaining traction among protesters as an image of solidarity.

The canine's real name is Kanellos and, according to published accounts, he's acquired quite a taste for civil unrest, having made an appearance at virtually every major Greek protest and riot over the last two years.

Russia marked victory in World War II with its biggest military parade since the collapse of the Soviet Union

MOSCOW, May 9, 2010 (AFP) - Troops from four NATO states marched through Red Square for the first time Sunday asRussia marked victory in World War II with its biggest military parade since the collapse of the Soviet Union. In a moment of huge symbolism, soldiers from Britain, France, Poland and the United States paraded on the Moscow square’s famous cobbles along with nuclear-capable missiles that once would have been aimed at Western states.

Britain and the United States were the key allies of the Soviet Union in World War II but became bitter postwarfoes. France and Poland were occupied by the Nazis but their exiled troops played a major role in the Allied effort.

"Sixty-five years ago, Nazism was defeated and a machine that was exterminating whole peoples was halted,"President Dmitry Medvedev said in a speech at the parade.Two dozen world leaders attended the parade for the 65th anniversary of the victory, including Chinese President Hu Jintao, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of state of almost all the ex-Soviet nations.

EL DESFILE MILITAR EN LA PLAZA ROJA

 El desfile militar en conmemoración del 65 aniversario de la victoria sobre el fascismo comenzó a las diez en punto de la mañana. Al acto han asistido veteranos de guerra, los altos dirigentes rusos y jefes de estado y de gobierno de casi 40 países. Este fue el primer desfile del Día de la Victoria transmitido íntegramente en vivo en Español.

En la formación militar en la Plaza Roja estuvieron presentes los representantes de las mejores instituciones de enseñanza y unidades militares de las Fuerzas Armadas de la Federación de Rusia así como oficiales y militares del Ejército del Reino Unido, Estados Unidos, Francia, Polonia y los países miembros de la Comunidad de Estados Independientes. En total, en el desfile  participaron más de 10.500 militares.

Según una anterior tradición recuperada para este desfile, la marcha constó de tres partes: marcha de tropas de a pie, maquinaria militar te tierra (artilleria, carros de combate, lanzamisiles, cañones, etc.) y vuelo en formación de los aparatos (aviones y helicópteros) de las Fuerzas Aéreas.En la apertura de la parada militar se ha llevado a la Plaza Roja la bandera estatal de la Federación de Rusia y el estandarte de la Victoria.

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Chinese President Hu Jintao voiced confidence of Shanghai hosting an "unforgettable" World Expo, which he said would bridge China and the world.

50 countries aimed at finding ways to prevent terrorists from getting their hands on nuclear material.

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama's drive for tougher sanctions on Iran picked up momentum in talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao that also focused on their countries' fractious economic relationship.
Their 90-minute encounter came at the start of a two-day nuclear security summit of nearly 50 countries aimed at finding ways to prevent terrorists from getting their hands on weapons-grade nuclear material.

Ukraine provided the first example by agreeing to give up its highly enriched uranium.

Iran's nuclear program, which the West fears is a cover to build an atomic bomb, is not on the agenda of the summit, but the presence of so many world leaders in one place gave Obama an opportunity to again make his case for fresh sanctions to be imposed on Tehran over its refusal to halt uranium enrichment.

Obama se reúne con Hu en cumbre nuclear

Por Steve Holland

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ucrania aceptó renunciar a su uranio apto para bombas el lunes en el inicio de una cumbre de 47 naciones sobre seguridad nuclear que el presidente estadounidense, Barack Obama, esperaba utilizar para convencer a China de apoyar sanciones más duras contra Irán.
Obama comenzó el inédito encuentro de dos días durante los cuales se celebrará una serie de reuniones entre algunos de los líderes congregados para la cumbre, que busca evitar que terroristas accedan a materiales nucleares.

Obama sostendrá conversaciones con el presidente chino, Hu Jintao, que de alguna forma determinarán si China está preparada para unirse a Estados Unidos, Gran Bretaña, Francia, Rusia y Alemania en una cuarta ronda de sanciones de Naciones Unidas contra Irán.Teherán dice que su programa nuclear es pacífico y no busca construir armas, pero potencias occidentales creen que su desarrollo atómico tiene encubierto el interés de fabricar armamento.

The tragedy has hit home for Chicago's Polish community.

by Kamil Zawadzki

According to the Chicago Tribune, local Polish artist Wojciech Seweryn was among the delegation of Poland's political and intellectual elite en route to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Katyn Massacre.

Seweryn, 70, was a sculptor whose works adorn multiple churches on Chicago's Northwest Side. He was also grand marshall of the annual Polish Constitution Day Parade in 2008.

Seweryn's lifelong dedication to honoring Katyn victims

Pope skirts paedophile scandal as Christians mark Easter

VATICAN CITY (AFP) – Pope Benedict XVI kept silent on the paedophilia scandal rocking the Roman Catholic Church during Easter Sunday addresses as Christians across the world marked the resurrection of Christ.
The leader of the world's one billion Catholics condemned the persecution of Christian minorities in Iraq and Pakistan, but failed to mention escalating allegations of decades of child abuse by the Church's priests.

The dean of the College of Cardinals however rallied around the embattled head of the Roman Catholic Church, telling him in a rain-drenched St Peter's Square: "The people of God are with you and do not allow themselves to be impressed by the idle chatter of the moment."

En la tumba encontrada en Talpiot se encontraron restos óseos marcados con los nombres de Jesús, María, Mariamene o María Magdalena, Judas, José y Mateo.

Especialistas sugieren que tras el primer entierro, los restos de Jesús pudieron ser recuperados y colocados en la tumba. (Cortesía de la revista Quo).

* La revista Quo publica en su edición de abril el reportaje completo 'Misterios de la tumba de Cristo', de Témoris Grecko desde      Jerusalén.

* La Autoridad Israelí de Antigüedades llevó a cabo la investigación pero no le dio seguimiento ni publicidad.

* Discovery Channel y la BBC han realizado documentales sobre este caso.