News Headlines - 02 May 2012

▽The New York Times Announces Strong Circulation Gains - MarketWatch
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-new-york-times-announces-strong-circulation-gains-2012-05-01
For the ABC reporting period, total average digital circulation for Monday-Friday was 807,026 and for Sunday it was 737,408. This category of circulation includes all paid and verified digital subscription copies as well as paid subscriptions to replica editions and e-readers including Amazon's Kindle and the Barnes & Noble NOOK.

▽Osama bin Laden death anniversary: seven killed in Taliban attack after Barack Obama visits Afghanistan - Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/9240758/Osama-bin-Laden-death-anniversary-seven-killed-in-Taliban-attack-after-Barack-Obama-visits-Afghanistan.html
A Taliban suicide attack on a fortified housing compound for foreign workers killed at least seven people just hours after Barack Obama had visited the Afghan capital on the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death

▽Death of MI6 spy Gareth Williams 'may never be explained' says coroner - Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9240940/Death-of-MI6-spy-Gareth-Williams-may-never-be-explained-says-coroner.html
Dr Wilcox has already said there is insufficient evidence to draw a conclusion of 'unlawful killing.'
Instead she is delivering a narrative verdict, a statement of the facts that allows her to make findings and recommendations but will not deliver a definitive verdict on the circumstances surrounding his death.

▽Euro area unemployment at new high - The Press Association
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5ilSk0UHWrTclhgW_sLTot4bRygHA?docId=N0042761335951316282A
Record unemployment figures for the 17 countries that use the euro are set to increase the pressure on Europe's leaders to switch from a focus on harsh austerity measures to push for a pro-growth strategy.

▽'Supermoon' Alert: Biggest Full Moon of 2012 Occurs This Week - Space.com
http://www.space.com/15474-supermoon-full-moon-2012.html
The moon will officially become full Saturday (May 5) at 11:35 p.m. EDT. And because this month's full moon coincides with the moon's perigee — its closest approach to Earth — it will also be the year's biggest.