News Headlines - 19 May 2013
▽Syrian Forces Push to Retake Rebel Stronghold - WSJ.com
Syrian government forces, backed by members of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, launched a sweeping operation Sunday to capture a rebel stronghold near the Lebanese border, according to Syrian state media and activists opposed to the regime.
The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported.
▽Yahoo poised to buy Tumblr for rumoured $1.1bn | The Guardian
Marissa Mayer, the former Google executive who is now in charge of Yahoo, is poised to create yet another nothing-to-riches tale in the web industry with the $1.1bn (￡720m) acquisition of the blogging site Tumblr. Mayer called Yahoo's board together on Sunday afternoon to discuss the firm's latest attempt to regain its former glamour and reports indicated the board had given its approval.
Jose Mourinho's fate as Real Madrid coach will be sealed at a directors meeting scheduled for Monday evening. Real have already made their move to make Carlo Ancelotti their next boss after the Italian asked to quit French champions PSG on Sunday.
▽West Bromwich Albion 5-5 Manchester United | guardian.co.uk
West Brom 5 James Morrison 40, Romelu Lukaku 50, Romelu Lukaku 81, Youssouf Mulumbu 81, Romelu Lukaku 86 Man Utd 5 Shinji Kagawa 6, Jonas Olsson 9 o.g., Alexander Buttner 30, Robin van Persie 53, Javier Hernandez 63
