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North Korea envoy hands over China's Xi a note of peace

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:58:46 -0400

BEIJING - A senior North Korean envoy delivered a letter from his leader Kim Jong-un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him that Pyongyang was ready to take "positive action" to re-join stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks. The letter was handed over by envoy, Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae. Choe told Xi that North Korea is willing to take positive actions to solve problems ...

UK defends security services over Woolwich murder

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:52:28 -0400

LONDON - The British government has defended its spy agencies for failing to prevent murder of a soldier in London despite signs and revelations that the two suspects were well known to MI5. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said it was impossible to control everyone all the time. "Peers and MPs will do a thorough investigation in terms of what the security forces knew but I've seen ...

US bridge collapses sending vehicles into water

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:45:25 -0400

WASHINGTON - A handful of vehicles and some people plunged into a river after a more than half a century old bridge that links Seattle in the US with Canada collapsed, throwing the movement on the highway into disarray. Authorities said there were no deaths in the bridge collapse on the Skagit River in the US state of Washington. Three people were rescued and taken to hospitals, they said. ...

$2.6 mn necklace spirited away at Cannes Film Festival

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:52:38 -0400

CANNES - A second suspected jewellery heist was reported at the Cannes Film Festival, with a single necklace by Swiss jeweller De Grisogono worth nearly $2.6 million reported missing. In the case of the first gem loot at the Cannes Film Festival, thieves literally tore out a safe filled with roughly $1 million-worth of jewels from a hotel room. The second time around the event took place at ...

World becoming dangerous for refugees, warns Amnesty

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:37 -0400

LONDON - Global rights body Amnesty International has said that the world is "increasingly" becoming "dangerous place" for refugees due to inaction on human rights. The London-based group in its annual report cited the increasing number of refugees around the world, and highlighted the lack of support for them, as the key human rights issue for the past year. It said that the number of ...

Foreign policy impotence gripping U.S.

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:16:31 -0400

In an article published May 15, 2013, American historical social scientist Immanuel Wallerstein wrote, "Nothing illustrates more the limitations of Western power than the internal controversy its elites are having in public about what the United States in particular and western European states should be doing about the civil war in Syria." Those limitations are palpable in both language and ...

Friend of Boston bombers had confessed to 2011 triple murders claims FBI

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:03:51 -0400

NEW YORK A Chechen acquaintance of dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has confessed to slashing the throats of three people in a 2011 gruesome triple murder, federal law enforcement officials have said. Ibragim Todashev, who made the confession, was killed early Wednesday during a confrontation with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police in Orlando, Florida, a federal law ...

Drone strikes are legal and extend to US citizens as well, says Obama

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:41:57 -0400

WASHINGTON - In a major counter-terrorism speech, President Barack Obama Thursday defended the covert US drone program and stressed that despite the controversies around it, the strikes are legal and save lives. He also said the use of lethal force extends to U.S. citizens as well. This disclosure comes a day after his administration acknowledged publicly for the first time that four US ...

Two civilians among 13 dead in Pakistan car bomb

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:37:50 -0400

QUETTA, Pakistan - At least 13 people, including two civilians, were killed in a car bomb targeting a police vehicle in western Pakistani city of Quetta Thursday, police officials said. The bombing also injured at least 20 people in the capital of Baluchistan province, riven by Islamist militancy and a violent separatist insurgency. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the ...

Kerry holds talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:37:23 -0400

JERUSALEM - US Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday separately began meetings with Israeli and Palestinian officials but appeared doubtful about his success on getting the two warring sides back to peace negotiations. This is Kerry's fourth trip to the Middle East in as many months of his assuming the office of the top US diplomat. He was been trying to revive a peace process that has been ...

Pakistani plane forced to land near London two held

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:01 -0400

Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday to escort a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane down to land after it was diverted from Manchester. Later, two people were arrested from aboard the aircraft on suspicion of endangering the flight. The Royal Air Force Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort the passenger plane, originally heading from Pakistan's Lahore city to Britain's ...

Two held over Pakistani planes mid-air alert

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:10:01 -0400

Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday for escorting a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane after it was diverted from Manchester. Later, two people were arrested on suspicion of endangering the aircraft's flight. The Royal Air Force Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort the passenger plane, originally heading from Pakistan's Lahore city to Britain's Manchester city. Police boarded ...

Condom handout at Russian WWII monument slammed

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:10:02 -0400

A prominent Russian lawmaker Friday called for public condemnation of a recent handout of condoms by AIDS activists at an monument in honour of soldiers who died in World War II. "The most serious reaction to such things is not the introduction of new administrative bans, but a sharp condemnation by society," said Olga Batalina, head of the Russian parliament's committee on family issues. "This ...

Britain sends up fighters as Pakistani plane diverted

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:30:02 -0400

Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday for escorting a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane after it was diverted from Manchester. The PIA plane was diverted from Manchester to Stansted airport, reported BBC, citing a Manchester airport spokesperson Friday. The plane, flight number PK709, carrying 297 passengers, had reportedly left Lahore at 09.35 a.m. and was due in at Manchester ...

British Open squash Pallikal goes down fighting to World No.2

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:50:01 -0400

India's Dipika Pallikal fought hard before losing to local hope Laura Massaro in the pre-quarterfinals of the Allam British Open Squash Championships here. Fifteenth-ranked Pallikal squandered a great start to go down 11-7, 10-12, 9-11, 6-11 against the World No.2 amid cold and wet conditions surrounding the glass court at the KC Stadium here Thursday night. Her loss ended India's challenge in ...

European golf tour head apologises for using coloured term while referring to Woods-Garcia spat

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:02 -0400

The head of the European golf tour has offered an apology for using the word 'coloured' during a live television interview in which he was referring to the spat between World No.1 Tiger Woods and Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia. European Tour CEO George O'Grady had said that 'most of Sergio's friends are colored athletes in the United States', the New York Post reports. According to the report, ...

Virtuous people not happy all around the world

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:40:02 -0400

Virtuous people are believed to have happier lives, but a new research has revealed that it depends on where you come from. In countries where antisocial punishment is common and where people commonly justify dishonest behavior, virtuous individuals (measured, for example, by how comfortable people are avoiding a fare on public transport or cheating on their taxes) are not as satisfied with life ...

Russia to spend $8 billion on 2018 World Cup

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:30:02 -0400

Russia is expected to spend no more than $8 billion to fund the 2018 football World Cup, a steep fall from the previously estimated $16.6 billion, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said. "All parameters that could have been cut have been cut. The last figure that (Sports Minister Vitaly) Mutko ... came to me with was 250 billion rubles ($7.94 billion)," Xinhua quoted Shuvalov as saying. The ...

Seven Cubans to participate in World Judo Masters

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:30:02 -0400

Five female and two male Cuban judokas will participate in the 2013 World Judo Masters tournament, to be held in Russia's Tuymen city. The team is led by Idalis Ortiz, 2012 Olympic champion in the over 78 kg category, as well as London 2012 silver medallists Yanet Bermoy (52 kg category) and Asley Gonzalez (90 kg), reports Xinhua. Ortiz is ranked world No.1 in her class, while Gonzales is ...

EU regulators seek tax transparency from companies

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:40:01 -0400

The European Commission said Thursday that it is working on a proposal to require corporate giants with operations in the European Union to publicly report profits, taxes paid and subsidies received on a country-by-country basis. Representatives of the 27 member-states agreed to seek ways to prevent multinationals from avoiding their obligations by channeling profits through subsidiaries in ...

UN plans six-day mission to Afghanistan Pakistan

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:10:02 -0400

Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua-ANI): Humanitarian emergency directors from various UN agencies will travel on a six-day mission to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the United Nations said Thursday. During the visit from May 26 to June 1, the directors will see for themselves "the ongoing humanitarian operations in the countries and look into ways in which the humanitarian community can strengthen its response ...

Former England skipper Illingworth says Fiery Fred Trueman better than Anderson

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:50:01 -0400

Former England captain Ray Illingworth has said that although bowling star James Anderson is the best swing bowler in the world now, but his former teammate and Yorkshire legend Fred Trueman was far better. Illingworth's statement comes on the backdrop of the second Test against New Zealand starting at Headingley, where Lancashire cricketer Anderson, on 305 wickets, is expected to cruise past ...

Taliban influence in Afghanistan to grow Russian agency

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:40:01 -0400

The Taliban influence in Afghanistan may grow after international coalition forces pull out, while rising radicalism in Syria could lead to the country's disintegration, Russian military intelligence agency GRU has said. GRU chief Lt. Gen. Igor Sergun said the situation in Afghanistan poses a "serious challenge to international stability" and that the withdrawal of the International Security ...

UN official highlights positive trends in Africa to protect indigenous peoples rights

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:16:36 -0400

23 May 2013 150 A United Nations official today stressed that Africa has taken positive steps to protect the rights of indigenous people, adding that the continent must continue making progress and avoid repeating mistakes made by other regions. "Africa has been consolidating and strengthening the legal framework protecting indigenous people," Senior Specialist on Indigenous Tribal Peoples' ...

DR Congo In Goma Secretary-General hails regional accord as best chance for peace in years

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:16:07 -0400

23 May 2013 150 Arriving today in restive eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged all the leaders of Africa's Great Lakes region to throw their support behind a recently-signed peace accord which aims to ensure security, as well as development, for the long-troubled country. "We have the best chance in many years to bring peace and ...

Greater attention needed for safe childbirths UN urges on inaugural Day to end obstetric fistula

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:15:34 -0400

23 May 2013 150 The prevalence of obstetric fistula - a preventable and treatable condition linked to women's reproduction - among women and girls in developing countries is a denial of their human rights, senior United Nations officials today said urging global action to make childbirth safer. "The persistence of fistula is a result of human rights denied and a reflection of human rights ...

South Sudans President Says Never to ICC

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:15:06 -0400

JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN South Sudan President Salva Kiir said Thursday that he would "never acceptrdquo; the International Criminal Court. He spoke during a visit from new Kenyan president and ICC indictee Uhuru Kenyatta, who pledged the creation of roads, rail and pipelines to deepen economic ties between Kenya and the new nation. It was Uhuru Kenyatta's first visit to South Sudan since ...

Syrias Civil War Fuels Violence in Iraq

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:15:03 -0400

Ominous ties are emerging between skyrocketing sectarian violence in Iraq and Syria's civil war. Analysts say al-Qaida-linked militants are flowing back and forth from both countries and are seeking to use religious differences to bring down the government, not only in Damascus, but also in Baghdad. Iraqis are witnessing the worst violence to rock their country in five years. ...

D.W. Wilsons Ballistics is man’s book about a man’s world

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:10 -0400

, "have the strange power to remind us that our past is real." It would not be much of a leap to imagine this line issuing from the mouth of Archer Cole, one of the pivotal characters in expatriate author D.W. Wilson's debut novel. Archer is a deserter from the U.S. army who winds up in the eastern B.C. area of Invermere during the height of the Vietnam War, where his presence has ...

Hezbollah EU making big mistake

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:28 -0400

BEIRUT -; Hezbollah's deputy chief says the European Union would be making a "big mistake" to label the Lebanese Shiite militant group ...

IMF chief named key witness in French payoff case

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:28 -0400

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde arrives for a second day of the court hearing at a special court house, in Paris, Friday, May 24, 2013. Lagarde faced questioning at a special Paris court Friday over her role in the 400 million euro ($520 million) pay-off to a controversial businessman when she was France's finance minister. (AP Photo/Thibault ...

Rivaroxaban Gains Approval In Europe For ACS Indication

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:36:45 -0400

) has been approved in Europe for the prevention of atherothrombotic events (cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction or stroke) following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The drug was approved at a dose of 2.5 mg twice-daily and should be used in combination with standard antiplatelet therapy. Rivaroxaban is now the only oral anticoagulant to receive an ACS ...

French troops stage Niger raid jihadists threaten new attacks

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:34:09 -0400

French special forces and local troops raided an army base Friday in northern Niger, ending a hostage seizure by Islamist fighters who had staged twin suicide bombings that killed at least 20 ...

Taliban attack international compound in Kabul

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:31:21 -0400

Source: Reuters Taliban militants have launched a large-scale attack involving the United Nations in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul, sparking a five-hour battle with security forces. A plume of smoke hung over Kabul after the attack was launched, with the sound of .50 calibre heavy machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and sniper fire clearly audible throughout the city centre as night ...

IMF searches soul blames Europe

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:22:12 -0400

paper released Thursdayon sovereign-debt restructurings . The study contains the strongest repudiation yet of some of the policy choices the fund helped make over the last three years. The paper, under the yawn-invoking title "Sovereign Debt Restructuring — Recent Developments and Implications for the Fund's Legal and Policy Framework," is everything but boring (at least to ...

IMFs Lagarde escapes formal investigation in French case

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:07 -0400

PARIS (Reuters) - French magistrates decided on Friday not to place IMF chief Christine Lagarde under formal investigation over her role in a 285-million-euros ($368.5 million) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas ...

Green Globe recertifies Cosmo Hotel Hong Kong and Mongkok

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:17 -0400

LOS ANGELES, California - Green Globe announces re-certification of the Cosmo Hotel Hong Kong and Cosmo Hotel Mongkok, located in Hong Kong, SAR. True to their motto "Love Travel, Love our Globe," both properties have integrated innovative environmental practices into the core of the business, and established a socially responsible policy second to none. "We are delighted to be ...

Israeli-Palestinian problem at base troubles in Middle East says Jerusalem Patriarch

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:10 -0400

"There is no doubt that the Palestinian problem is the focus of all conflict in the Middle East for the last one hundred years. This is the truth that we cannot circumvent," said Latin-rite Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem. Speaking at a conference in Beirut on Christians in the Middle East, sponsored by the World Council of Churches, the Patriarch said that the Israeli-Palestinian ...

2 arrested reportedly threatened to destroy plane en route to U.K.

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:36 -0400

LONDON Two passengers on a flight from Pakistan to England today allegedly threatened to "destroy the plane" after an argument with crew, according to a Pakistani official. The British military scrambled fighter jets to intercept the airliner, which was carrying more than 300 people, and it was diverted to an isolated runway at an airport outside London. The two British passengers who ...

Afghanistan capital hit by deadly huge bombing

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:35 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan A Taliban suicide car bomber and five heavily armed gunmen attacked an international aid group's guest house in the Afghan capital on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long battle with security forces in an upscale Kabul neighborhood, authorities said. The International Organization for Migration said four of its workers were wounded, including an Italian ...

Photos Dr. Beach Picks the Top 10 Beaches of 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:15:12 -0400

1.Main Beach, East Hampton, N.Y. Main Beach is located on the east end of New York's Long Island. This idyllic beach is frequented by the rich and famous. This beach was heavily eroded by superstorm Sandy and subsequent winter storms, yet it has for the most part ...

High Court Government didnt handle Iraq abuse case adequately

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:26 -0400

The British government's handling of allegations that British troops abused and killed Iraqi civilians was inadequate, a court ruled. Britain's High Court ruled that the Iraq Historic Allegations Team, an investigative team set up by the Ministry of Defense, did not fulfill the United Kingdom's human rights obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights, the BBC ...

Syrian regime OKs peace talks amid skepticism

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:03:54 -0400

BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's government has agreed to attend a U.S.-Russian-brokered peace conference, according to Moscow. While this development might seem at first glance to be a step toward ending the civil war, strong skepticism persists on both ...

Soldiers slaying prompts UK security review

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:03:52 -0400

Still, counter-terrorism officials said they are reviewing what - if any - lessons can be gleaned from the information they had leading up to the slaying ...

Glow-in-Dark Roach Worlds Smallest Frog Among Top New Species

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:37:51 -0400

A cockroach that glows in the dark, a black fungus that's ruining prehistoric cave art and a frog smaller than a child's fingernail. These are three in a top-ten list of newly discovered species for 2012. An international committee of taxonomists announced their annual picks this ...

World President fires army chief after leaked letter

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:34:11 -0400

Uganda's president has made a major change in the army, removing the chief of the armed forces to the interior ministry and replacing him with a generalin charge of land ...

Fitz The Tantrums On World Cafe

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:30:42 -0400

. Undeniable songs and exciting concerts led the group to festival dates and other high-profile live appearances around the world. The band formed when L.A. studio engineer and musician Michael "Fitz" Fitzpatrick gathered friends such as fellow vocalist Noelle Scaggs to perform songs he'd written following a breakup. The core of the band convened again in 2012 to record the ...

Iranian candidate vows to resist West

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:26 -0400

Tehran, Iran - Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, vowed Friday he will pursue a policy of resistance against the West if ...

Syrian rebels trapped in Qusayr army

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:25 -0400

Qusayr, Syria - Syrian troops have captured much of the rebel stronghold of Qusayr, in central Homs province, squeezing opposition fighters into the north of the strategic town, a military officer told AFP on ...

London attack puts pressure on spooks

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:23 -0400

Tributes are seen near the scene of the attack on a British soldier in Woolwich, south-east London. The soldier was hacked to death on Wednesday by two men shouting Islamic slogans, in what Prime Minister David Cameron said appeared to be a terrorist ...

Zetas suspects admit killing US agent

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:22 -0400

Washington - Three men have pleaded guilty in US federal court for the 2011 killing of a US immigration and customs agent and the attempted murder of a second agent, the Justice Department ...

Two men arrested after Pakistani passenger plane diverted in UK airspace

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:25:53 -0400

Two men were arrested Friday after a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) flight was diverted in UK airspace on its way to Manchester airport. A Ministry of Defense spokesman said, "A Typhoon aircraft has been launched to investigate an incident involving a civilian aircraft within UK ...

A $98 stump of wood for hipsters

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:25:36 -0400

>Editor's note: Each week in "Apparently This Matters," CNN's Jarrett Bellini applies his warped sensibilities to trending topics in social media and random items of interest on the Web. Toronto (CNN) -- I've been camping countless times in the forest -- as one does -- and without fail, there's always plenty of wood just lying around. Plenty of concrete might indicate that, perhaps, you've ...

Indias Tata Steel reports loss on falling demand in Europe

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:23:33 -0400

MUMBAI -- India's Tata Steel, one of the world's biggest steelmakers, on Thursday swung to a quarterly net loss from a profit a year ago due to falling demand in its key European ...

Furlough Friday hits US federal employees

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:22:52 -0400

The first day of US government furloughs imposed by a budget crunch saw more than 100,000 federal workers ordered to stay home Friday, including those at the scandal-plagued Internal Revenue Service ...

British spy services under pressure over soldiers murder

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:22:50 -0400

Britain's intelligence services came under pressure on Friday to explain how they let two Islamic extremists suspected of hacking a soldier to death in London slip through their ...

EU Leader Federal Europe to Become a Reality

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:22:44 -0400

Jose Manuel Barroso, the most powerful leader in the European Union, says Europe will become a united political federation within the next few years. The European Commission president is laying out plans for an "intensified political union" that matches the economic cooperation in the EU. That includes plans for an elected "president of Europe." "This is about the ...

Unrest may spread across Europe warns Red Cross chief

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:16:54 -0400

Rocketing unemployment and poverty in some areas of Europe could lead to widespread civil unrest, unless governments take measures to address the humanitarian consequences of austerity measures, the secretary-general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has ...

Amanda Bynes charged for allegedly tossing bong out window

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:41 -0400

Amanda Bynes, seen here at an awards show in 2011, was arrested at a Manhattan apartment after a building official complained that she was smoking marijuana, police say. (Chris Pizzello/Associated ...

Water running out scientists

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:25 -0400

Surface melt water runs along the Greenland Ice Sheet. Of all the world's fresh water, 70 per cent is locked up in ice and permanent snow cover. Picture: Ian ...

Shes a maniac N Korea says of Park

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:23 -0400

NORTH Korea accused South Korean President Park Geun-Hye of hurting the dignity of its leadership and slammed her as "a confrontation ...

Climbers feared dead on third-highest peak

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:22 -0400

FIVE climbers including two Hungarians and a South Korean are missing on the world's third-highest mountain and feared dead, a mountaineering official said ...

You will always be our hero

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:20 -0400

Rebecca Rigby, mother of their two-year-old son Jack, said: "I love Lee and always will. I am proud to be his wife and he was due to come up this weekend so we could continue our future together as a family."Mrs Rigby, sobbing back tears, added: "He was a devoted father to our son Jack and we will both miss him terribly."Asked about the shock of the attack being on British ...

France tries to win back business

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:15 -0400

THE French government is trying to woo business, amid concerns that it has antagonised the very sector needed to reinvigorate the ...

Suicide bomber hits heart of Kabul

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:13 -0400

A SUICIDE bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke over Kabul in the second major attack in the city in little over a week, police ...

Limbless Aussie preaches in Vietnam

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:11 -0400

THE 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the message he had come to Communist-ruled Vietnam to ...

Holidays or holy-days are a great time to relearn enchantment with the world | Giles Fraser

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:46 -0400

Naxos . We are having a few days of half-term father/son bonding and reading Greek myths together. On this island, Dionysus wooed Ariadne away from Theseus, giving her the stars as a wedding crown. Felix has never been this far from home, and so much of the surrounding culture and geography is being experienced as new and extraordinary. Our friend Dimitrios explains to him the Greek alphabet. He ...

Guatemalan ex-president extradited to U.S. on money laundering charges

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:49 -0400

1 of 4. Former Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo (C), accused of corruption, is escorted before boarding a plane for his extradition to the United States for money laundering, at the Air Force Base in Guatemala City, May 24, ...

Worlds First 3-D-Printed Bullets Join A Growing DIY Arsenal

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:05:57 -0400

. That gun, dubbed "The Liberator," was first created by Defense Distributed, a firm that fashioned the weapon almost entirely from ABS plastic, using an $8,000 3-D printer. The Liberator got ...

Video How new constraints on drones will affect counterterrorism efforts

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:45 -0400

Flash Points: CBS News National Security Correspondent Bob Orr talks with CBS Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate about the "more constrained standards" the president outlined regarding the use of unmanned drone strikes on terrorist targets, exploring what constitutes "sufficient information or evidence" to allow the president to authorize a drone strike under the new ...

Reporters notebook Going undercover inside a Bangladesh garment factory

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:44 -0400

(CBS News) DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Getting inside a garment factory in Bangladesh isn't easy. It's an enormous industry. There are more than 4,000 factories, employing an estimated 4 million people. Garments and textiles make up about 80 percent of Bangladesh's export ...

Photos Michelle Obama Visits D.C. Public School

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:02:22 -0400

Michelle Obama and actress Kerry Washington say goodbye after a visit to Savoy Elementary School in Washington, May 24, 2013. The Savoy School was one of eight schools selected last year for the Turnaround Arts Initiative at the President's Committee on the Arts and ...

The Silence After Sandys New Landscapes

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:02:20 -0400

May 24, 2013 1:22pm As the nation prepares for the unofficial start of summer on Memorial Day, New Jersey’s coastal communities are facing a landscape massively altered in October 2012 ...

Bachelorette Wont Say If Shes Engaged

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:02:20 -0400

ABC's newest "Bachelorette," Desiree Hartsock, says it's not hard to keep the details of her experience on the show a secret from her friends. "Ironically, I'm kind of a private person anyway, so my friends know not to ask," she said in a recent interview. Hartsock has some experience with the matter, although her last reality TV romance ended in ...

Amnesty International says Israel Hamas both guilty of war crimes

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:06 -0400

Gaza last year. The human rights group, which is based in London, released a report Thursday that alleged the Israeli air force carried out bomb and missile strikes on residential areas in Gaza, the Palestinian Ma'an news agency reported. Those strikes were "disproportionate and caused heavy civilian casualties," Amnesty International said. The Israeli navy also carried out ...

Crystal Co. Exec Moves to Hub International in New York

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:56:16 -0400

Chicago-based broker Hub International's Northeast division hired Scott Konrad as senior vice president and not-for-profit business practice leader. Based in Hub's New York City office, Konrad will be responsible to build, brand, grow and lead a specialty practice serving the insurance, risk management, and employee benefit needs of nonprofit organizations throughout Connecticut, New ...

Two held after flight diverted in London

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:53:18 -0400

>Editor's note: Are you there? Share your photos and videos. London (CNN) -- Police arrested two men Friday on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after a flight from Pakistan to the United Kingdom was diverted to Stansted Airport, outside of London. A UK fighter jet was scrambled to escort Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK709 from Lahore as it was diverted from northwestern England's ...

Ex-Guatemala president extradited to US

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:51:16 -0400

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- Ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face charges of laundering $70 million in Guatemalan funds through U.S. bank ...

Osaka mayor under fire from international community

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:50:40 -0400

Osaka mayor under fire from international community . MAY 25, 2013 00:47. . Toru Hashimoto, mayor of Osaka and co-leader of the Japan Restoration Party, has come under mounting criticism from the international community or his absurd remarks about ...

Action

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:31:04 -0400

>Editor's note: This review may contain spoilers.(CNN) -- Drawing level with the "Star Wars" saga and pulling well ahead of "Shrek," "Ice Age" and "Spider-Man" in the sequel stakes, "The Fast and the Furious" could yet challenge Rocky Balboa, Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger for longevity. So what's the appeal? Combining heist movie suspense with regular high-speed chase action, "Fast and ...

Jersey shore eyes record-setting summer post Sandy

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:24:57 -0400

View results SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey used a record-breaking gesture Friday to celebrate its recovery from a record-setting storm, proclaiming to the nation that the Jersey shore is back in business following Superstorm Sandy.Gov. Chris Christie and a host of volunteers carried out a ceremonial ribbon cutting that broke the Guinness World record for the longest such undertaking. ...

Daughter comes forward for World War II medals found in Goodwill store

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:21:59 -0400

It didn't take long for a family member of James Joseph McKenzie to claim his World War II medals.The medals mysteriously turned up in a Goodwill store on Wednesday.This morning, a few hours after the Post-Dispatch published a story on the medals, McKenzie's daughter, Mimi Michelle McKenzie called Goodwill to see if she could take possession of them, said Goodwill President and CEO ...

Ruby says her sworn statements were lies

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:21:27 -0400

MILAN -; The woman who prosecutors allege had sex with Silvio Berlusconi while he was Italy's premier in exchange for money spent her second day on the witness stand Friday, denying her own sworn descriptions of racy escapades at his `'bunga bunga" parties and long lists of expensive jewelry and watches received from the media mogul. Karima el Mahroug, a Moroccan known as Ruby, ...

The Conscientious Objector and Inside Iraq the Untold Stories Launched on Portico

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:16:59 -0400

Net2TV Corporation (www.net2television.com) is offering two award-winning movies on its Portico connected-TV service through Friday, June 7. The feature-length films -- "The Conscientious Objector" and "Inside Iraq: the Untold Stories" -- are critically acclaimed and have won awards at CINEQUEST Film ...

Lack of fresh water could hit half the world’s population by 2050

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:14:47 -0400

Severe water shortages will affect more than half the world's future population of nine billion people by 2050 if governments fail to collaborate on international efforts to protect and conserve life's most vital ingredient, experts have warned. One of the first indications of a future water crisis will be mass migrations of people away from areas without ...

Spy on the worlds web searches with a Google Trends screensaver

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:09:42 -0400

Google is all about searching. Well... not "all" about, but it's what the company is known for. Any firm that logs information about how customers are using its services are usually berated, ...

Turkey aims to curb alcohol sales

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:28 -0400

24 May 2013 Turkey's parliament has passed a law to ban all advertising of alcohol and tighten restrictions on sales in the mainly Muslim but secular ...

Washington bridge collapses after Alberta trucker hits beam say police

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:04:28 -0400

Washington State police say an Alberta trucker was responsible for hitting a steel beam precipitating a bridge collapse on one of the busiest routes in the American northwest. William Scott, 41, was driving an oversized load on the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River when it struck the beam, said State Patrol Sgt. Kirk Rudeen. Scott's wife told CBC News that while his load clipped ...

Church of England unveils plan for women bishops in 2015

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:03:25 -0400

ordination of women bishops by 2015, a widely supported reform it just missed passing last November after two decades of divisive debate. It said the new plan, outlined in a document signed by Archbishop ...

Woman in Berlusconi case denies her own statements

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:45 -0400

MILAN (AP) -- The woman who prosecutors allege had sex with Silvio Berlusconi while he was Italy's premier in exchange for money spent her second day on the witness stand Friday, denying her own sworn descriptions of racy escapades at his "bunga bunga" parties and long lists of expensive jewelry and watches received from the media mogul. Karima el Mahroug, a Moroccan known as Ruby, ...

British police close motorway to deal with suspicious vehicle

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:59:38 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - British police closed one of the country's busiest motorways in both directions on Friday to deal with an incident which highway officials said involved a suspicious ...

RAF Typhoons divert Pakistan International Airlines plane to Stansted - video

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:31 -0400

Essex police have made two arrests for 'suspicion of endangerment to the aircraft' after a Pakistan passenger plane, en-route to Manchester, had to be escorted to Stansted airport by RAF Typhoons. The aircraft has been isolated and passengers have disembarked. No one was hurt during the incident and Stansted airport is operating as ...

Top Bosnia court orders release of president charged with graft

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:55:26 -0400

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that the president of the autonomous Muslim-Croat federation, charged with corruption, had been detained illegally, and ordered a lower court to release him ...

Hollywood Sentinel New Issue Features Art Worlds Most Powerful Jeffrey Deitch

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:55:09 -0400

The new issue of The Hollywood Sentinel launched this weekend, featuring Bruce Edwin's exclusive interview with MOCA Director Jeffrey Deitch. MOCA, The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, is headed by Mr. Deitch, who is considered by many to be the most powerful person in the world of art today. Known as a tough, yet brilliant dealer, Mr. Deitch helped raise the value of his ...

Astana Economic Forum looks at a world in turmoil

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:54:37 -0400

A special World Anti-Crisis Conference was the centre piece of this year’s Astana Economic Forum. The idea was to provide a platform for addressing what is widely perceived to be a faltering global financial system. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Europe was the focus given recent banking disasters, soaring youth unemployment, and the prevailing sense of economic uncertainty throughout the ...

Iran presidential candidate vows policy of resistance against the West if elected

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:54:02 -0400

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, vowed Friday he will pursue a policy of resistance against the West if elected. Addressing his first campaign rally in Tehran, Saeed Jalili said his priority in foreign policy will be to expand Islam's influence in the world and counter "arrogance," a reference to the U.S. ...

Md. Suspect Is Son of Bush Official

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:51:17 -0400

The 20-year-old son of a former aide to President George W. Bush was charged in a Washington, D.C., suburb on Friday, accused by police of killing a man with a hatchet. Claude Alexander Allen III, of Gaithersburg, was arrested by Montgomery County police and online court records show he's been charged with first-degree murder. A phone message left at the Allen household wasn't ...

Free Airline Ticket Scams and Rip-offs

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:51:16 -0400

Every industry falls victim to scams, rackets and rip-offs. Or plain old pipe dreams. Which reminds me of Powerball, which, isn't a rip-off since someone eventually comes up with the winning numbers but it probably won't be you or me (odds of winning: 1 in 175,223,510). You have a better chance at becoming the next American Idol (1 in 103,000) or succumbing to an attack of bees (1 in ...

Missing College Student Found in N.C.

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:51:15 -0400

Pennsylvania State Police are looking for University of Rhode Island college student, Matthew Royer who went missing while driving back home to Skippack Township, Pa., May 16, 2013. Anyone with information is asked to contact PSP Skippack at ...

Photo Amanda Byness Mugshot Revealed

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:51:14 -0400

(Photo credit: Handout) Amanda Bynes was arraigned and released in New York City on Friday morning, just hours after being arrested for tampering with physical evidence, reckless endangerment and criminal possession of marijuana. Despite appearing in her arrest photos wearing a long blonde wig, the former child star is shown in her mugshot sporting a very short hairdo. Bynes, ...

Hradecka wins twice to gain Strasbourg International final

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:46:01 -0400

Lucie Hradecka won a pair of matches Friday that advanced her to the finals of the Strasbourg International tennis tournament in search of her first WTA title. Rain delays pushed Hradecka's quarterfinal match to Friday and she ...

Afghan Taliban attack aid group 2 guards killed

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:40:11 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A Taliban suicide car bomber and five heavily armed gunmen attacked an international aid group's guest house in the Afghan capital on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long battle with security forces in an upscale Kabul neighborhood, authorities ...

Obamas drone speech could improve Pakistan ties

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:40:10 -0400

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- President Barack Obama's decision to impose more restrictive rules governing U.S. drone strikes and his prediction that they will be used less could pave the way for better relations with the new government of key ally Pakistan, officials and analysts said ...

Tunisian feminist faces 6 months in prison

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:40:09 -0400

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- The lawyer of a Tunisian woman who gained notoriety for posting online topless pictures of herself as a protest says she faces six months in prison for carrying a dangerous ...

From Nixon’s historic opening to the new U.S.-China world order Now what

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:13:12 -0400

John J. Metzler NEW YORK -- Dr. Henry Kissinger called for the United States and China to collaborate on a new global order, and a groundbreaking new report, "U.S.- China Economic Relations in the Next Ten Years," underscored the deepening commercial engagement between the two Pacific powers. Indeed with President Barack Obama meeting his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in California in ...

Syria targeted Israeli jeep going to rebel village

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:12:58 -0400

Syria said it targeted an Israeli vehicle that crossed a ceasefire line into its territory earlier this week, because it was heading toward a village with a large rebel ...

World-first stunt on the cards at Nitro Circus

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:30 -0400

FEARLESS BMX rider Matt Whyatt could pull off a world-first stunt when the Nitro Circus Live tour hits Townsville tonight. Whyatt, 21, will use his finely tuned instincts to decide whether he'll add yet another move to his famed "Whyatt Riot" manoeuvre - a backflip and tailwhip combined with a 360 degree spin that he invented."No one else has done my trick yet, but I want to ...

Pleas for Weapons Europe Reluctant to Arm Syrian Rebels

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:08:54 -0400

Despite desperate pleas from top Syrian insurgents, Western leaders remain reluctant to arm them. Though the European embargo is set to expire at the end of the month, political and legal considerations make aid for the rebels ...

Chile blocks worlds highest mine project

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:08:45 -0400

VALLENAR, Chile -; Chile's environmental regulator has stopped construction and imposed sanctions on Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project, citing "serious violations" of its environmental ...

NKorean envoy delivers letter to Chinas president

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:08:43 -0400

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, greets North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae in Beijing Friday, May 24, 2013. The top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Xi on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for ...

Cuba silent on Canadians corruption trial

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:08:41 -0400

Canadian businessman Sarkis Yacoubian goes to court for his corruption trial in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 24, 2013. The trial of Yacoubian, who was president of import company Tri-Star Caribbean which was shuttered in July 2011, is under way nearly two years after he was detained. President Raul Castro has repeatedly spoken of a need to root out entrenched corruption on this Communist-run island, ...

Nigeria military says it rescued hostages in north

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:08:40 -0400

ABUJA, Nigeria -; Nigeria's military says it has rescued women and children taken hostage by Islamic extremists after an attack on a police ...

‘Too early’ to speculate on Causeway’s world heritage status

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:05:42 -0400

Unesco has said it is too early to say if the Giant’s Causeway’s status as a world heritage site is at risk over a golf course development Environmental groups have been involved in a long-running campaign to prevent a hotel, clubhouse and driving range being built close to the internationally renowned tourist attraction.Planning permission has been granted by Environment Minister ...

Barrick fined $16m for Pascua-Lama violations

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:04:25 -0400

Mining machinery and barrels with chemicals sit on the facilities of Barrick Gold Corp's Pascua-Lama project in northern Chile, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Chile's environmental regulator has stopped construction and imposed sanctions on Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project, citing "serious violations" of its environmental ...

Destination Imagination competitors descend on Knoxville from across the globe

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:03:35 -0400

Milan High Red Eye team members get the first look at their invisible "Phantom of the Opera" member, who appears to them at the end of the skit, at the Destination Imagination competition Friday, May 24, 2013. DI is an interactive academic competition held annually in Knoxville that features over 1,200 teams and 16,500 competitors from over 15 countries. Team Milan team members, left to ...

British fighter jets escort diverted Pakistani plane

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:01:43 -0400

LONDON — British fighter jets were scrambled to escort a Pakistan International Airlines plane to a London airport on Friday after an incident onboard, officials said. Police said the plane, which was en route from the Pakistani city of Lahore to Manchester in northwest England, landed safely at Stansted airport outside London after being diverted. ';The plane diverted to Stansted ...

UK ordered to hold inquests into civilian deaths during Iraq war

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:01:04 -0400

judgment that could have an impact on how the British military is able to conduct operations among civilians in the future, the court ruled on Friday that up to 161 deaths should be the subject of hearings modelled upon coroners' inquests.In practice, a series of hearings - possibly amounting to more than 100 - are likely to be held as a result of the judgment, which follows a three-year ...

What The Olive Oil Disaster Tells Us About The European Union

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:04 -0400

Last week the European Union published a law that said that olive oil could no longer be served in restaurants with refillable bottles or in bowls. Instead, only labelled, one use only, bottles could be used. This week the EU withdrew this ...

The World in Photos This Week - An FP Slide Show

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:04 -0400

John Allen to the Middle East; Man bites dog: A good week for the F-35; No timeframe for transferring drone ops to Pentagon; What Obama's moves mean for Pakistan; War on terror: Are we there yet?; and a bit more. - by Gordon ...

Fueled By The Sun Solar Impulse Lands In Dallas And Shatters World Distance Record

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:02 -0400

Powered solely by the Sun, Solar Impulse, which has the wingspan of a jumbo jet and weighs less than a compact car, successfully flew from Phoenix to Dallas on Thursday, May 23, to complete the longest leg of the Across America mission, which will conclude in New York. The 950 mile flight to DFW Airport set a new world distance record in solar ...

Punta Cana hosts 10th annual International Mango Symposium June 6-9

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:58:58 -0400

Santo Domingo. - The country will host the 10th International Mango Symposium from June 6 to 9 in Bavaro, Punta Cana (east), where representatives from 30 countries already confirmed attendance. The event is expected to draw international attention to Dominican Republic's mango production, with exports to US$7.5 million, with Europe as the main destination. Agriculture minister Luis Ramon ...

Saudi to send animal samples to US in coronavirus probe

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:58:20 -0400

(MENAFN - AFP) Saudi Arabia said Friday it would send samples taken from animals possibly infected with a deadly SARS-like virus to the United States for testing in a bid to find the source of disease.The Saudi health ministry has "collected large samples from bats and other animals, including ...

Canada not joining Pacific Alliance trade bloc yet

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:12 -0400

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, front right, was part of the official photo at the Pacific Alliance Summit in Cali, Colombia on Thursday. Canada has observer status for these trade negotiations. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian ...

Ottawa high school helps another halfway around the world

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:03 -0400

Hillcrest High School students are just $600 away from building their second elementary school overseas in five years. The students will participate in their 3rd Annual Walk for Water fundraiser Thursday, in support of Brick by Brick, a school building project in rural Ecuador with Free the ...

Brazil buys robots for World Cup Olympic security

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:49:27 -0400

Brazil will host both Pope Francis and the FIFA World Cup in 2014, and the 2016 Olympic Games will be held in Rio de Janeiro, leading the government to invest in additional security. The Brazilian government contracted iRobot to provide military iRobot 510 PackBot robots. For $7.2 million, Brazil will get about 30 PackBot 510 units, which usually cost about $100,000 to $200,000 each, along with ...

World Briefing | Asia Earthquake in Russias Far East Prompts Evacuations

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:46:42 -0400

An 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck ...

Bahraini protesters clash with police over raid on clerics home

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:46:22 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - Hundreds of Bahraini Shi'ite Muslims angered by a raid last week on a top cleric's home clashed with police on Friday, while thousands more gathered in the cleric's village for a peaceful sit-in against their Sunni-led ...

Algerian jihadi mastermind claims Niger suicide attacks

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:08 -0400

NIAMEY (Reuters) - French special forces and Niger troops shot dead on Friday the last two Islamists involved in a twin attack on a military base and a French uranium mine in Niger, which was claimed by the mastermind of January's mass hostage-taking in ...

Switzerland sees free-trade pact with China in July

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:08 -0400

Swiss President and Defence Minister Ueli Maurer (R) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang listen to national anthems during the second day of an official visit to Switzerland at the government's guesthouse Lohn in the village of Kehrsatz, near the Swiss capital of Bern, May 24, ...

Western Europe wallows in wintry weather

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:22 -0400

13/03/2013 12:06 CET May continues to bring scant springtime sunshine across western Europe. Instead, unsettled and unusual weather conditions have hit large parts of the continent. Heavy rain and melting snow has caused rivers to overflow and forced hundreds of people out of their homes in eastern Norway. In London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Paris temperatures are between five and 10 degrees ...

Actress Bynes accused over pot

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:56 -0400

Actress Amanda Bynes was charged with reckless endangerment after police said that she heaved a marijuana bong out of an apartment window in New York City.She appeared in Manhattan court today wearing a tracksuit and a long, dishevelled blonde wig.The incident happened at her apartment building on West 47th Street last night.Police said that a building official called police to complain that ...

US Man Arrested in Murder of Family in Czech Republic

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:37:41 -0400

United States , the Associated Press reported Friday. The Czech regional police chief in the city of Brno had issued an international arrest warrant for Dahlgren, who'd fled to the United States, ...

Obama Nods to Drones in Naval Academy Speech

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:37:41 -0400

May 24, 2013 12:18pm President Obama gave a nod to his newly articulated drone policy as he addressed the graduating class of the U.S. Naval Academy on Friday. ';We still face threats from al Qaeda affiliates and individuals caught up in its ideology,'; Obama said, addressing the academy’s graduation ceremony in Annapolis, Md. ';Will still need to conduct targeted strikes ...

Hangover Part III The Wolfpack Finds Itself in a New Mess

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:37:40 -0400

, director and co-writer Todd Phillips breaks with the format of the previous two films. This time, the particular mess the Wolfpack finds itself in isn’t the result of a bachelor party gone wrong. Instead, after a hilarious intervention that probably would’ve been even funnier had parts of it not been included in the trailer, Bradley Cooper’s Phil, Ed Helms’s Stu and ...

The Living Is Queasy in Circle Wheel House

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:37:39 -0400

May 24, 2013 11:21am ';The Wheel House'; is a performance piece that uses a circus wheel, fashioned into a home, which two performers (drifters) maneuver through and around while the audience views and, at some performances, travels alongside. The wheel itself is made up to resemble a home with doors and windows, pots and pans, and even curtains, while the drifters perform aerial feats ...

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Turkeys European Union Ministry will provide 9 million euros in grant funds for media and NGOs

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:35:06 -0400

Turkey's European Union Ministry will provide 9 million euros in grant funds for media and NGOs ANKARA - Turkey's European Union Ministry (EU) will provide 9 million euros in grant funds to media and civil society organizations as part of the Turkey-EU joint "Civil Society Dialogue III Grant Scheme."EU Minister Egemen Bagis said in a written statement on Friday that the ...

Lubna ranked 67th among worlds 100 powerful women

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:29:48 -0400

WAM ABU DHABI, May 24th, 2013 (WAM) -- Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Development and International Co-operation has been ranked 67the among the world's strongest women in 2013, according to the annual report released by the Forbes. She was also ranked the first at the Arab level, followed by the Saudi Businessperson Lubna Al-Elian. Forbes is an American business ...

Bulls-eye One block 2 tornadoes

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:27:11 -0400

>Editor's note: John Sutter, the human rights columnist for CNN Opinion, is from Oklahoma City. Follow him on Twitter -- @jdsutter -- for continued updates about the tornado. E-mail him at ctl@cnn.com. Oklahoma City (CNN) -- Nancy ...

Gender pay gap in Middle East between 20-40

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:23 -0400

DEAD SEA, JORDAN // Bringing female workers' pay closer in line with their male colleagues in the Middle East and North Africa is exercising the minds of delegates at the World Economic Forum as estimates put the pay gap at between 20 and 40 per cent. Getting women into the workforce has long been a challenge for policymakers in a region where levels of female joblessness are generally ...

Luxury brands position for U.S. boom as China flags Europe sags

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:45 -0400

A Hermes bag is seen in this file photo. Luxury retailers are preparing for a resurgence in the U.S. market as affluent consumers prepare to spend again. (Fred Lum/The Globe and ...

Japanese World Championship Team Impresses on Day One of Japan Open

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:54:09 -0400

KANAGAWA, Japan, May 24. THE first day of the Japan open long course competition saw members of the country's world championship swim team impress in their first races since being added to the world team roster.With a world-leading 58.84 to her credit from the world championship trials in April, Aya Terakawa cruised to the win in the women's 100 back today with a 59.50. Sayaka Akase ...

3 al-Qaida members 2 soldiers dead in Yemen clash

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:20 -0400

SANAA, Yemen -; A security official says al-Qaida gunmen attacked a military position in a southern province, touching off fighting that left three militants and two soldiers ...

Third term begins for Ecuadors President Correa

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:19 -0400

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2013 file photo, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa gives a thumbs up to supporters as he stands with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, not in picture, on a balcony at the government palace in Quito, Ecuador. On Friday, May 24, 2013, Correa will begin his second presidential term after winning the Feb. 17 election. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, ...

Suicide bomb hits Kabul as Taliban battle police

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:18 -0400

Afghan police aim their weapons after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 24, 2013. A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke billowing over Kabul and setting up a gun battle in the second major attack in the city in little over a week, police said. (AP Photo/Ahmad ...

French help Niger to kill last jihadist bombers

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:17 -0400

Twisted metal lies at the site of a morning car bomb attack inside a military camp in Agadez, in northern Niger, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously on Thursday, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing a total of 26 people and injuring 30, according to ...

Niger defense minister Hostages freed in Agadez

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:12 -0400

Muse Will Play at World War Z Premiere

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:13 -0400

which will be equal parts full-scale concert and film premiere The film features 14 minutes of Muse's music, mostly the song "Isolated System" from the trio's latest ...

Is This Google X’s Plan to Wire the World

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:01 -0400

were flummoxed by Schmidt's prediction. There are many parts of the world without reliable telecommunications infrastructure. How do you wire parts of Africa--or the Indonesian archipelago? In my conversations with Astro Teller, Google X's excellently named director of moonshots, for this ...

European Union Bring on the opposition

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:51 -0400

Many reproach the EU for its poor transparency and democratic deficit. The problem, however, lies elsewhere, believes sociologist Armin Nassehi. What is lacking is a true opposition, transnational and firmly at home within the European Union ...

Cubans Russians Lead in Last Stop for World Diving Series

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:31 -0400

Mexico, May 24 (Prensa Latina) The last stop in the Diving World Series begins today and ends on Sunday at the Pan American Aquatics Complex in Guadalajara, Mexico, with Russian and Cuban duos in the lead for top honors in the male synchronized platform. In the two-day event the first four duos in each branch will compete, while also training for the next world championship, from July 19 to ...

Blitzbokke lose skipper for World Cup

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:23 -0400

Springbok Sevens captain Frankie Horne will miss the IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow next month because of injury. The most experienced Springboks Sevens player ever injured a shoulder during the last round of the Sevens World Series in London and will undergo an operation to fix the damage next week.He has a fractured bone in his shoulder and also suffered ligament damage.Horne made ...

World Lung Foundation Warns U.S. Budget Cuts Will Slow The Fight Against Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:40 -0400

World Lung Foundation (WLF) today warned that the sequestration of the United States Federal Budget will have the unintended consequence of slowing efforts to control and ...

Moscow felt ‘echoes of earthquake’

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:12 -0400

Moscow - A massive undersea earthquake on Friday in Russia's Far East prompted a tsunami warning and was felt in cities including Moscow far to the west, but there were no immediate reports of ...

Arias in limbo as she awaits her fate

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:10 -0400

Phoenix - An Arizona jury failed on Thursday to reach a unanimous verdict on whether Jodi Arias should be put to death for the murder of her ex-boyfriend, prompting the judge to order a rerun of the sentencing phase of the ...

Motorists rescued after bridge collapse

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:07 -0400

Olympia, Washington - Part of a four-lane freeway bridge over a river in rural Washington state collapsed on Thursday, sending vehicles and drivers tumbling into the frigid water, authorities ...

Gay ban lifted by Boy Scouts

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:03 -0400

Jennifer Tyrrell (left), who was removed from her position as a den leader in 2012 for being gay, hugs Pascal Tessier, 16, after a resolution passed to allow openly gay scouts in the Boy Scouts of America at the Boy Scouts' National Annual Meeting in Grapevine, Texas, on ...

List Toyota tops BMW as worlds top auto brand

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:36:54 -0400

Toyota has passed BMW in a ranking of the world's most valuable brands. The list was put together by a keeper of such scores called Brandz. But it's no time for celebration if you're in the auto industry. ...

World stocks to grind higher

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:38 -0400

"This is a classic holiday market reversal," said Neil Shah, a director at London's Edison Investment. When investors and traders return to their desks after the long weekend in the U.S. and the U.K., stocks would continue moving higher, he said. Japan, where the ...

Pakistan aircraft incident rattles U.K.

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:15 -0400

Passengers disembark from a Pakistan International Airlines flightbound for Manchester from Lahore, Pakistan, after it was diverted to Stansted Airport, north of London Friday. Chris Radburn/AP ...

Qatar drops bid to move UN aviation agency HQ from Montreal

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:15 -0400

Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum, left, Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird, centre, and Quebec's Minister for International Relations Jean-Franois Lise, leave the International Civil Aviation Organization's Montreal headquarters following a meeting May 3. The so-called 'Team Montreal' was spearheading counter moves to Qatar's offer to move the UN agency to Doha, which ...

Travel Picks Top 10 golf resorts around the world

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:34:42 -0400

LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - If your idea of a nature hike involves driving an elusive ball over acres of meticulously manicured greens, then bookmark this list of premier putting destinations created with golf enthusiasts in mind, hand-picked by the boutique hotel experts Mr and Mrs Smith (www.mrandmrssmith.com). Fore! Reuters has not endorsed this list: 1. Primland; Virginia, USA Pristine ...

Swiss tax diplomat to quit as U.S. Europe talks heat up

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:34:10 -0400

By Oliver Hirt and Caroline Copley ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's top tax diplomat will step down at the end of August, the finance ministry said on Friday, as talks with foreign governments eager to crack down on funds hidden in Swiss bank accounts enter a critical phase. Michael Ambuehl, state secretary for international financial matters since 2010, will take up a job in September ...

Madrids Catholic Church says it needs exorcists

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:31:20 -0400

ReligionenLibertad, a Catholic website, blames the growing secularization of Spanish society for what it calls an increase in people asking for help with their ...

Threats made aboard diverted Pakistan plane passenger

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:31:04 -0400

London: A passenger aboard a Pakistan International Airlines plane flying from Lahore to Manchester that was diverted under military jet escort to Stansted, northeast of London on Friday said someone had made threats against its crew."We landed safely and then he (the pilot) announced that they had had some kind of threat from someone and that's why he landed the plane," the ...

The UKs immigration crackdown will lead to a loss of international talent | Sarah Mulley

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:27:20 -0400

International students at Wigan College. 'A substantial number of international university students come via the UK FE sector, which has seen numbers fall by almost 50%.' Photograph: Christopher ...