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Missile launched from North Korea

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:23:08 -0400

North Korea has fired three short-range missiles from its east coast. South Korean officials have been carefully monitoring the missile firings as tensions rise again in the Korean Peninsula. The missiles were fired on Saturday morning and afternoon in a north-east direction. Analysts have said the missiles were not as dangerous as the intermediate-range missiles which Pyongyang had ...

Iraq seeing more violence

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:20:47 -0400

Violence has erupted in many areas of Iraq. On Saturday morning eight people, including a police officer, his wife and children, were killed by gunmen who also kidnapped ten security force personnel in the Rashid area, south of Baghdad. The gunmen first broke into the home of the local administrator, killing one of his guards. They then moved on to the nearby house of Captain Adnan ...

Mobile phones can be tracked says US judge

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:18:32 -0400

A federal judge in the US has given law agents permission to track people's mobile phones without a warrant. New York judge Gary Brown has ruled that law enforcement agents can conduct cell phone surveillance against people who forget to turn their phones off. In a written ruling, he said: "Given the ubiquity and celebrity of geo-location technologies, an individual has no legitimate ...

Sex assaults convince top general to take action

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:16:25 -0400

A top general has warned that Washington is facing a crisis due to the scandal of sexual assaults in the country's military. The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey has called for the Obama administration to heed his warning, saying the country is in danger of losing women soldiers. During the week, US President Barack Obama met with General Dempsey, Defense ...

Multi-million dollar cigarette smuggling ring with terror links busted

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:38:55 -0400

NEW YORK - Authorities in New York are claiming to have busted a multi-million cigarette smuggling ring and arrested at least 16 Palestinian immigrants having alleged links with known terror organisations. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly Thursday said that the 16 members of the criminal ring in New York City, Albany County and Schenectady County ...

US president calls for more embassy security funding

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:34:14 -0400

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has called for more security at American embassies around the world, urging Congress to help him "as a partner" to fully fund the State Department in this regard. By seeking Congress support for stepping up the security at embassies, Obama has turned the tables on Republicans amid criticism that the government's response to Benghazi attack on a US ...

Bomb blasts in Iraq kill scores of people

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:20:50 -0400

BAGHDAD - Scores of people were killed in Iraq Friday, in a day marked by several bombings including two outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba after Friday prayers, killing at least 43 worshipers in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence. One bomb exploded as worshippers were departing the Saria mosque in the city of Baquba while a second ...

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled note in boat as munhunt was on

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:44:22 -0400

NEW YORK - Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled a note in a boat he hid in while the manhunt was on, saying the attacks were retribution for U.S. military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, and described the victims as "collateral damage". Tsarnaev wrote the note with a marker in the boat, describing the Boston victims "collateral damage" in the same way Muslims have been ...

Sectarian Violence Kills 11 in Iraq

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:15:06 -0400

It was a violent day in Iraq Saturday with at least 11 people killed and 10 policemen kidnapped as hatred simmers between the ruling Shi'ite majority and the Sunni minority. Gunmen broke into the home of an anti-terrorism policeman in the Baghdad suburb of Rasheed, killing him, his wife, and two children. Another security officer was killed elsewhere in Rasheed. Police say gunmen killed a ...

Pope Church Must Help Poorest Not Dissect Theology

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:15:04 -0400

VATICAN CITY Pope Francis shared personal moments with 200,000 people on Saturday, telling them he sometimes nods off while praying at the end of a long day and that it "breaks my heartrdquo; that the death of a homeless person is not news. Francis, who has made straight talk and simplicity a hallmark of his papacy, made his unscripted comments in answers to questions by four people at a ...

Prayers for Panchen Lamas release mark International Tibet Solidarity Day in Dharamsala

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:30:02 -0400

Observing the 18th year of disappearance of their spiritual leader, the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Cheoki Nyima, scores of exiled Tibetans participated in prayer meetings here on Friday to mark the International Tibet Solidarity Day. International Tibet Solidarity Day marks the anniversary of the disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Cheoki Nyima who went missing in 1995. Panchen Lama is ...

Campbell-Brown leads Caribbean contingent in Diamond League

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:40:02 -0400

Three-time Olympic gold medallist and four-time World champion Veronica Campbell-Brown will lead about three dozen Caribbean athletes in the Adidas Grand Prix here next week. The Grand Prix, the third meet of the glitzy, multi-million dollar Diamond League, will be held May 25 at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island here, reports CMC. It will feature dozens of international superstars, including ...

Hurdler Merritt gears up for new Diamond League season

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:40:01 -0400

American hurdler Aries Merritt, who won his first Olympic gold in London and set a world record in the men's 110m hurdles last year, has geared up for the 2013 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League Shanghai leg. "I will try to start the season in my best form and hopefully I'll be in my best so I won't disappoint the fans that come to watch the competition," ...

New boxing champion accused of doping

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:03 -0400

Hours after winning the World Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight title, Guillermo Jones was hit by a scandal when a former champion accused him of doping to give himself unnatural stamina in the knockout win over Denis Lebedev. Panamanian fighter Jones, 41, reclaimed the belt when the referee stopped the fight in the 11th round after Lebedev was knocked down Friday. At the time, the Russian ...

UN agency says 1.5 mln people have fled from war-torn Syria

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:02 -0400

The United Nation's refugee agency has said that more than 1.5 million people have fled the conflict in Syria. Most of the people have fled to Jordan and Lebanon, but not have all been registered yet, meaning the true total is likely to be far higher, UNHCR said. The agency said that the situation in Syria has deteriorated dramatically over the past four months. According to the BBC, the UN ...

Pak team management players calling for retirement of nothing left to offer Afridi

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:02 -0400

The Pakistan team management and some players of the national team have said that former captain Shahid Afridi should retire from international cricket as he is 'finished' and has 'nothing left to offer anymore'. Afridi was handed an Rs. 360,000 monthly contract by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) despite being overlooked for the ICC Champions Trophy that takes place in England and Wales next ...

America Ferrera graduates 10 years after starting college

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:20:02 -0400

Actress America Ferrera graduated from the University of Southern California, 10 years after beginning her International Relations course. "Graduation day! Congratulations to everyone in the Class of 2013!" she said Friday on Twitter. Ferrera tweeted the joy of her achievement this week: "At last it's happening! It's taken me 10 years, but I feel great." Born in Los Angeles of Honduran ...

Federer Nadal in semis of Italian Open tennis

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:20:02 -0400

World No.3 Roger Federer moved one step closer to his first title this season when he beat Jerzy Janowicz 6-4, 7-6 (2) to advance to the semifinals of the Italian Open tennis. Both player, facing off for the first time, held serve until Federer broke Janowicz's final service game of the first set here Friday, reports Xinhua. The world 24-ranked Pole fought back in the second set and broke ...

English officials to purely oversee anticipated India-Pak fixture at Champions Trophy

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:20:02 -0400

The anticipated India vs Pakistan fixture of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, to take place at Edgbaston on June 15, is set to be purely overseen by English match officials, according to the International Cricketing Council (ICC). A list released by the ICC has seen former England wicket-keeper Ian Gould and Richard Kettleborough appointed as the on-field umpires with Nigel Llong monitoring ...

Bomb-detecting robots to boost security at Football World Cup 2014 in Brazil

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:07 -0400

To increase the security at the upcoming Football World Cup in Brazil in 2014, the Brazil government will reportedly use a fleet of robots that are usually used to neutralize roadside bombs and inspect areas for traces of explosives. The battle-tested remote controlled iRobot 510 Packbots are able to climb stairs, submerge in a metre of water and have multiple high-resolution cameras and are the ...

15 killed 57 wounded in bombings in Baghdad

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:03 -0400

Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): At least 15 people were killed and 57 others wounded in three roadside bomb attacks on Friday in Iraq 's capital city of Baghdad, a police source said. A roadside bomb exploded in the Amiriya district in western Baghdad, killing 12 people and wounding 32 others, the police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. Another roadside bomb in the Doraa district in ...

At least 30 countries in Africa at risk of yellow fever WHO

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:01 -0400

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India-EU BTIA conclude another round of negotiations

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:10:03 -0400

Chief negotiators of India and the European Union (EU) met here from May 15 to May 17 and concluded another round of negotiations for the India-EU Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA). An official press release said that all issues were put on the table for discussions. Negotiators on both sides felt that some positive movements have been accomplished, though they admitted that ...

Syrian refugees now exceed 1.5 million UNHCR

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:10:01 -0400

The number of Syrian refugees, who are either registered or awaiting registration, has surpassed 1.5 million, while the actual number is much higher, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The increasingly widening gap between needs and available resources is a growing challenge, reported Xinhua citing UNHCR's spokesperson Dan McNorton Friday . "Over the past four months, we have seen a ...

UN chief regrets experts inability to visit Syria

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:01 -0400

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed regret over the inability of experts, investigating the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria, to visit the country. "It is regrettable that the team in charge of this investigation was unable to visit Syria and conduct its inquiry on the spot," reported Xinhua citing the UN chief while talking to reporters after meeting Russian foreign ...

Russia counting on UN for post-ISAF Afghanistan plans

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:10:01 -0400

Moscow is counting on the UN to develop proposals regarding the international presence in Afghanistan after 2014, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. "We consider it important to start discussing in advance what forms of (international) presence there will be in Afghanistan after 2014; we will count on the proposals that the (UN) secretary general is planning to prepare together ...

UN envoy urges uniting for youth with first in series of virtual Google Hangouts

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:20:21 -0400

17 May 2013 150 The United Nations special envoy on youth went online today to encourage young people to join the UN's work, and detailed some of the initiatives he will undertake to work with and for youth. "Engage with the United Nations," said the Secretary General's Special Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, as he urged participants in a Google Hangout - the first in a series meant to ...

Papua New Guineas plans to resume death penalty major setback - UN

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:19:08 -0400

17 May 2013 150 The United Nations human rights office today expressed serious concern over Papua New Guinea's announcement that it will resume the death penalty more than half a century since it last carried out an execution, stressing this would represent "a major setback" for the country. "The High Commissioner has written to the Prime Minister stating her concerns about the planned ...

Nigerian rebels could face war crimes charges for population cleansing - UN rights office

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:18:28 -0400

17 May 2013 150 Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to ethnic and religious cleansing, the top United Nations human rights official said today. In a press briefing in Geneva, the spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Rupert Colville, reiterated calls on Boko Haram and ...

Syria conference should be held as soon as possible Ban says during visit to Russia

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:17:12 -0400

17 May 2013 150 Stressing that a political solution is the only way to end the Syria crisis, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that an international conference proposed by Russia and the United States should be held as soon as possible so as not to lose momentum. "It is my sincere hope that we can convene an international conference on Syria as soon as possible to help parties come to ...

UN Security Council condemns temporary detention of peacekeepers looting in Golan

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:16:56 -0400

17 May 2013 150 Members of the Security Council have 8216;strongly condemned' the looting of a UN observation post in the Golan Heights and the temporary detention of three peacekeepers, the third such incident in the past two months. The Security Council, in a press statement released on 16 May, "strongly condemned the incident on May 15 in which a group of anti-government armed elements ...

Countries must repeal laws that discriminate against LGBT individuals - UN officials

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:16:09 -0400

17 May 2013 150 Marking the International Day Against Homophobia, United Nations officials today issued a call on Governments worldwide to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and strike laws that discriminate against them. "The fight against homophobia is a core part of the broader battle for human rights for all," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ...

China opposes EUs aviation emissions levy

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:50:01 -0400

China has opposed the European Union's (EU) unilateral decision to incorporate international flights originating from countries outside of the EU into its carbon trading scheme, reported Xinhua. On Thursday, the European Commission, an executive body of the EU, said eight Chinese carriers could face fines totalling 2.4 million euros, or about $3 million, and the two Indian airlines could face ...

73 killed 148 injured in Iraq attacks

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:40:01 -0400

A wave of bombing attacks struck war-torn Iraq Friday, leaving as many as 73 people dead and 148 injured, police and officials said. At least 41 people were killed and 56 injured in two blasts, which hit almost simultaneously in Baquba, capital city of Diyala province, after the Friday prayer, reported Xinhua citing the city's mayor Abdullah Hayali. The two roadside bombs exploded near the ...

Pedestrian struck killed by bus at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:28:32 -0400

A bus struck and killed a pedestrian at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Saturday afternoon.The Broward Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that the private charter bus hit the person on Terminal Drive outside the lower level of Terminal 4.BSO Fire Recue personnel responded to the crash and declared the pedestrian dead at the scene. 10 passengers on the bus were not ...

Wave Of Violence Strikes Across Iraq Twin Bomb Blasts At Sunni Mosque Deadliest At Least 43 Killed

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:26:23 -0400

Twin bomb blasts hit a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba, some 50 kilometers (31 miles) to the northeast of Baghdad, on Friday, killing at least 43 people, the deadliest incident in a spate of sectarian violence across the ...

Carrington reigns supreme at World Cup

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:20:58 -0400

New Zealand kayaker Lisa Carrington reigned supreme in the K1 500 event at the second World Cup in the Czech Republic today. The win has huge significance for the Olympic K1 200 champion, as she strives to master the longer distance as well as her specialist race. Carrington went on to win the heats and semi-finals in the 200 to secure her place in tomorrow's decider. Meanwhile, Ben Fouhy ...

The world’s best wines can be found in a Filipino-owned vineyard

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:15:27 -0400

EDOUARD Miailhe brings new blood to the estate. In Southwest France, there's a Filipino-owned vineyard which carries some of the world's best wines. With a Philippine banner hoisted outside, this estate has been visited by the likes of former President Gloria Arroyo, former Cabinet member Vince Perez and banker Aurelio Montinola ...

Church must help the poorest not dissect theology pope says

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:11:03 -0400

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis shared personal moments with 200,000 people on Saturday, telling them he sometimes nods off while praying at the end of a long day and that it "breaks my heart" that the death of a homeless person is not ...

Sheriffs Sue to Shoot Down Gun Control

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:58:27 -0400

Aurora , Colo., and Newtown, Conn., massacres, are being challenged by a delegation of sheriffs who say the laws are unconstitutional. In March, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed off on some of the toughest gun control legislation in the country, including a law mandating universal background checks for the purchase of firearms and another restricting the size of high-capacity magazines. A ...

Tons of metal tossed around like toy things

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:57:05 -0400

>Are you there? Stay safe and share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said Saturday. Officials from the federal National Transportation Safety Board arrived at the site ...

Up to 60 injured after car drives into parade crowd in Damascus

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:40:42 -0400

The injuries ranged from critical to superficial. Three of the victims were flown by helicopter to regional hospitals. Another 12 to 15 were taken by ambulance. The rest were treated at the scene in Damascus, about a half-hour east of Bristol. The status of the driver wasn't released. Multiple witnesses described him as an elderly man. Authorities are still investigating, but Harris says ...

Member of Pakistani cricket stars party killed

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:36:57 -0400

Police officer Sarfaraz Nawaz says Zohra Shahid was gunned down outside her home in the city of Karachi in southern Sindh province. Shahid was the vice president of former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in ...

Assad Syria transition talks are internal matter

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:36:57 -0400

FILE - This Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009 file photo shows Syrian President Bashar Assad, seen, during a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, unseen, at the presidency in Tehran, Iran. Syrian President Bashar Assad says he won't step down before elections are held in his war-ravaged country. The Syrian leader's comments, published Saturday in the Argentine newspaper ...

20 flights without bags after Egypt airport strike

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:36:57 -0400

CAIRO -; Egyptian officials say baggage handlers in Cairo's airport have gone on strike to protest a colleague's death, leaving passengers on 20 international flights from Europe and Arab countries waiting several hours for ...

Wilko European success eclipses World Cup win

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:36:14 -0400

Jonny Wilkinson described winning the Heineken Cup with Toulon as a bigger achievement than his Rugby World Cup triumph 10 years ago. Wilkinson captained Toulon to a ...

HC better than World Cup - Wilko

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:35:19 -0400

Jonny Wilkinson believes that winning the Heineken Cup ranks as a better achievement than winning the World Cup. The Toulon fly-half on Saturday played a huge role in the French club's 16-15 victory over Clermont-Auvergne in the final of Europe's premier domestic competition, a performance that in some aspects mirrored his showing in England's triumphant 2003 World Cup ...

Bonnie Belts out British entry

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:31:30 -0400

Engelbert Humperdinck , who represented the UK last year, finished in second to last place with just 12 points for his ballad Love Will Set You Free.The current favourite to win is Denmark's entry Only Teardrops by Emmelie de Forest, with odds of 4/6. Bookies say it could lead to the biggest payout ...

On the sidelines of the International Conference of Public AdministrationA seminar on Middle Eastern womens role in public administration kicks off Wednesday.

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:27:47 -0400

Manama, May 18th (BNA) -Within the framework of Bahrain Institute of Public Administration (BIPA) arrangements to host the 29th International Conference of Public Administration, scheduled for June 1 to 6, 2013 in the Kingdom of Bahrain, a seminar will be held on the fifth day of the Conference on the role of Middle Eastern women in the public administration sector. The seminar will be attended ...

Cop honoured by Obama accused of rape

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:17:32 -0400

DeCoatsworth was invited to sit between First lady Michelle Obama and Joe Biden's wife Jill during the president's address to a joint session of Congress three years ago. Picture: AP/Ron ...

Dazed Kai arraigned for murder

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:17:30 -0400

The viral phenomenon, whose real name is Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, appeared "slightly dazed" as he appeared via video at a court arraignment.McGillvary was arrested for murder on Thursday over the beating death of 73-year-old lawyer Joseph Galfy Jr in New Jersey.The pair had reportedly met in New York's Times Square last weekend. Galfy was later found dead in his bedroom, wearing ...

What Obama must say to black grads

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:46:42 -0400

>Editor's note: Paul Butler is a law professor at Georgetown University. He is the author of "Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice. "(CNN) -- "My brothers. "That is how President Obama should begin one of the most significant speeches of his presidency: the commencement address at Morehouse College this ...

McDowell beats Colsaerts at World Match Play

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:40:55 -0400

KAVARNA, Bulgaria -; Graeme McDowell reached the semifinals of the World Match Play Championship after knocking out defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts, whose day include the bizarre moment of taking a penalty drop inside a ...

Tech fair broadens and brightens seniors world

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:40:51 -0400

The 72-year-old Chula Vista resident will soon be able to see her grandchildren in Ohio on a daily basis. She'll be able to comparison shop without leaving her home. And, she will reconnect with old friends all over the country. All these life improvements are thanks to what she learned at Saturday's Technology Fair for the over-50 ...

Scientists create worlds tiniest drops of liquid in biggest atom smasher

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:38:13 -0400

News from the biggest beat in the cosmos, going out 13.7 billion light-years and taking in everything from astronomy to zoology. Join the adventure ...

Dominant pitching sends UW-Stevens Point to Division III World Series

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:36:42 -0400

Whitewater - With a berth in the NCAA Division III World Series on the line Saturday, UW-Stevens Point coach Pat Bloom hoped to get five solid innings from his starting pitcher and then hand the ball over to a bullpen that had been outstanding in recent weeks. Max Frederick, a junior right-hander from New London who entered the day with a 2-3 record and a 5.22 ERA, came close to giving the ...

Tory party out of control over Europe says Lord Howe

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:35:34 -0400

Lord Howe has accused David Cameron of running scared of his backbenchers and endangering Britain's future in Europe. Photograph: David Fisher/Rex ...

At Google we aspire to do the right thing. So we welcome a debate on international tax reform | Eric Schmidt

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:35:13 -0400

At a time when families are having to tighten their belts and funding for vital public services is under pressure, corporate taxation is rightly a hot topic. And as a company that has always aspired to do the right thing, we understand why Google is at the centre of that debate. In the interests of moving the argument forward - away from accusation and toward action - here are three principles we ...

Probe opened into US train crash major disruption seen

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:32:49 -0400

US authorities opened an investigation on Saturday into a rush-hour collision between two commuter trains that injured 60 passengers and severed a key rail link in the northeastern United ...

Syrian president welcomes US-Russian peace initiative but wont step down

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:32:48 -0400

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Saturday he welcomed a US-Russian peace initiative to end Syria's civil war but had no plans to resign, in an interview with an Argentine ...

Powerball lottery could surpass $600M

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:26:59 -0400

(Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press) A little more than a year after three tickets split a world-record lottery prize, the jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing was nearing historic territory. Should nobody pick the correct six numbers, the prize money will roll over to next week's drawing and almost certainly eclipse the $656 million US doled out to winners in Illinois, Kansas and ...

Reporter remembers fear in Videlas Argentina

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:23:56 -0400

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- It was just about a day after Argentine strongman Jorge Rafael Videla had seized power in March of 1976, and the bloodletting was already ...

Aussies and pope-like Putin praised

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:21:41 -0400

WHILE you were sleeping Prince Harry had some budding praise for a bunch of Australians and Gerard Depardieu believes Vladimir Putin is ...

France detains suspect in Toulouse killings investigation

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:19:32 -0400

Anti-terror judges have put the unnamed 25-year-old detained man under formal investigation to determine whether he helped Merah steal a scooter that was used in the ...

Video Plane catches fire on Moscow runway

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:18:20 -0400

A plane carrying 140 people caught on fire when landing at an airport in Moscow, Russia. No one was injured. Video shows passengers fleeing the aircraft via emergency exits, then jumping from the wing, while firefighters attempt to extinguish the ...

Its going to be a traumatic time

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:14:01 -0400

>Are you in the affected area? Send us your images and videos, but please stay safe. Granbury, Texas (CNN) -- Scores of people stood outside a north Texas church Saturday morning, waiting to be escorted to their neighborhood for the first time since tornadoes devastated it three days earlier. They weren't going to like what they were about to see, Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds told ...

Suspected US drone in Yemen kills 4 militants

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:47:28 -0400

Yemeni forces battled al-Qaida in Abyan province last year, routing out militants from major cities that al-Qaida had overrun during the country's 2011 political turmoil. The militants fled to surrounding mountainous ...

Iraq on the brink as sectarian strife grows

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:45:34 -0400

BAGHDAD // Fears of a civil war in Iraq grew yesterday after gunmen killed a police officer and his family in Baghdad and a Sunni imam in the Shiite-majority south. Yesterday's attacks, in which two soldiers were also killed and eight police officers kidnapped, followed three days of bombings and other violence that killed 130 people. A market, a mosque and bus stops in both Shiite and ...

Sweden Switzerland advance to world hockey championship final

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:45:14 -0400

Sweden's Loui Eriksson (right) celebrates a goal against Finland during their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship semi-final match at the Globe Arena in Stockholm May 18, 2013. (ARND ...

I wont step down insists Assad

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:38:21 -0400

The Syrian leader's comments, published today in the Argentinian newspaper Clarin, highlight the difficulties the US and Russia face in getting the Assad regime ...

Rome protest turns up heat on new leader Enrico Letta

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:13 -0400

ROME--Thousands of people protested in Rome on Saturday against austerity policies and high unemployment, urging new Prime Minister Enrico Letta to focus on creating jobs to help pull the country out of ...

3D printers making their way into world of art

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:04 -0400

"A reporter said: 'She's like something out of a computer game' and he was right," recalls Francis Bitonti. Bitonti is referring to the dress von Teese wore that was made from a nylon mesh material embellished with 12,000 Swarovski crystals. The New York-based architect and designer created the dress in cooperation with Michael Schmidt. It was made using a 3D printer, ...

Stations under siege

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:34:31 -0400

>"Do you remember lying in bedWith your covers pulled up over your headRadio playing so no one can see ... "-- The Ramones, "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?"Columbus, Ohio (CNN) -- In this capital city and college town, there is a shrine to a disc jockey. His name was Andy Davis, better known as "Andyman," and he manned the evening drive-time shift at WWCD-FM. He was a bear of a man, a ...

Stations under siege

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:34:31 -0400

Stations under siege

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:34:31 -0400

Switzerland beats US faces Sweden for world title

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:27:50 -0400

STOCKHOLM (AP) -- The United States was upset 3-0 by Switzerland in the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship Saturday. The Swiss will face Sweden in Sunday's final after the Swedes defeated co-host Finland 3-0 in the earlier semifinal. Switzerland is guaranteed its first medal in 60 ...

North Korea Fires Three Short-Range Missiles Says The South

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:27:44 -0400

After a relatively calm few weeks, North Korea fired three short-range missiles Saturday, a South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman said. NPR's Louisa Lim reports that North Korea fired the missiles in defiance of international sanctions. She filed this report for our Newscast ...

Who needs radio Ill take the Web

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:23:50 -0400

>Editor's note: Jordan Valinsky is a staff writer for Betabeat, the tech blog for the New York Observer.(CNN) -- Listening to the radio was something I did -- when I was a teenager. Just take my middle and high school years where every morning, at 6:55, I flipped on my Walkman and began the trudge down the hill to the bus stop. It was tuned to B94, which was Pittsburgh's "Today's Hit Music" ...

Europe and the US should heed Latin America on drugs

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:22:05 -0400

drugs . There is a growing belief that the current punitive-based approach has failed. It has visited a savage level of violence on Latin America as narco cartels, moving cocaine and cannabis into the US, have butchered and bribed their way through the continent. The killing and corrupting of public officials - judges, police, politicians - threatened, and still threatens, to demolish the ...

Israel warns against Russian arms supply to Syria

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:21:20 -0400

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Saturday that advanced weapons supplied by Russia to war-torn Syria could end up in the wrong hands and be used against the Jewish ...

At least four suspected militants killed in Yemen drone strike

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:21:19 -0400

ADEN (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and a number of others wounded in a drone strike on a vehicle carrying suspected al Qaeda members in southern Yemen, a local official said on ...

Thirteen killed 10 police kidnapped in Iraq violence

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:21:15 -0400

RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq on Saturday, security sources said, apparently viewing them as collaborators with the Shi'ite-led government of a nation plagued by sectarian ...

Irans Destabilizing Activities in The Middle East Under Scrutiny

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:21:04 -0400

making headlines around the world, Iran is also prominent for its destabilizing activities in the Middle East, according to the United States in America. In her written testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Under Secretary Wendy Sherman says Iran is the world's foremost state sponsor of terrorism, which it uses as a strategic tool of its foreign policy. Beyond its ...

Pope Francis leads pep rally at Vatican meets with German Chancellor Merkel

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:17:36 -0400

Pope Francis toured St. Peter's Square to greet tens of thousands of people attending a rally of prayer, music and speeches Saturday, and he embraced the brother of a Pakistani politician who was assassinated in his country after calling for greater religious freedom for Christians ...

Toulon crowned champions of Europe

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:44:34 -0400

Toulon claimed their first Heineken Cup title after beating Clermont 16-15 in a thrilling all-French final in Dublin on Saturday. Toulon become the third French team to win European club rugby's top prize, following in the footsteps of Toulouse and Brive. RCT were outscored two tries to one but kept themselves in the game thanks to a disciplined, committed and clinical defensive effort. ...

Indie films invade the Cheyenne International Film Festival.

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:40:40 -0400

May 18--"Only Daughter" was born out of frustration. Director Aaron Wiederspahn was tired of navigating the Hollywood production maze with his other projects, constantly waiting around for more money or a bigger name to sign on. He wanted a fast project he could maintain control of from start to finish. He began outlining the story of a daughter looking for a father she never knew, ...

Russia reign supreme in Europe

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:39:33 -0400

Russia , the triumph was a repeat of their competition wins in 1985 (as the former Soviet Union) and 2006, and they took the title from 2011 and 2012 victors the Netherlands. They did so from a field of hopefuls that lacked heavyweight regulars Spain, Germany, England and France, but there was nothing straightforward about their ...

March for Orphans Brings Attention to Broken International Adoption System

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:37:52 -0400

WASHINGTON – About 500 people, representing 37 states, gathered Friday in Washington, D.C., for the "Step Forward for Orphans March." The marchers had firsthand experience with the brokenness of the international adoption system. Some came with the children they struggled to adopt, others marched with photos of the children they have adopted, or want to adopt but are unable to due ...

Klitschko leads 15000 in rally for Ukraines jailed ex-PM

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:37:33 -0400

Ukrainian world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko led 15,000 protesters through the streets of Kiev on Saturday demanding the immediate release of jailed former prime minister Yulia ...

Pope discusses crisis with Merkel

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:32:26 -0400

German chancellor Angela Merkel, mindful of the importance of Christian voters in September elections, has met with Pope Francis during a quick trip to Rome which focused on helping victims of Europe's economic crisis and emphasising the continent's Christian ...

US Airways plane makes unusual belly landing at Newark airport

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:31:21 -0400

(Fotolia) NEWARK, N.J. - A US Airways flight made an emergency landing on its belly at Newark Liberty International Airport early on Saturday after the plane’s landing gear failed to deploy, but no one was injured, airline and government officials said. Piedmont Airlines flight 4560, operating for US Airways from Philadelphia with 34 passengers and three crew members, landed safely at 1 ...

AP PHOTOS Palestinians in Egypt exiled forgotten - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois Missouri News Sports

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:30:24 -0400

(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra). In this Friday, May 17, 2013 photo, Palestinian refugee Sulaiman al-Namodi, 92, sits outside of his house in Gezirat al-Fadel village, Sharqiya, about 150 kilometers (93 miles) east of Cairo, ...

Toulon 16 Clermont Auvergne 15 Heineken Cup final match report - Jonny Wilkinsons boot gives Toulon the edge over French rivals to become champions of Europe

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:29:41 -0400

Toulon were crowned champions of Europe for the first time on today when, aided by the boot of Jonny Wilkinson, they came from behind to beat Clermont Auvergne 16-15 in an all-French final at Dublin's Aviva ...

Poos to blame Cops probe football stink

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:26:03 -0400

A BRITISH football club are reported to be calling in police after someone smeared excrement in the away team's dressing room ahead of a crucial league ...

Fitzgerald family praises Bazs Gatsby

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:26:02 -0400

AUSTRALIAN film maker Baz Luhrmann has received the ultimate critics review of his The Great Gatsby film - from the granddaughter of the novelist F Scott ...

Afghan MPs stall on womens rights

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:25:59 -0400

The Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) law, which was passed by a presidential decree in 2009, is seen as a benchmark piece of legislation marking progress since the fall of the Taliban regime nearly 12 years ago.But ratification by parliament was postponed after several MPs branded the bill as against Sharia law - the Islamic teachings drawn from the Koran, the Prophet Mohammad and ...

Ivory Coast arrests militia chief accused over massacre

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:23:53 -0400

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Authorities in Ivory Coast on Saturday arrested a militia leader accused of participating in one of the worst massacres committed during the West African nation's post-election violence in 2011, a military official and witness ...

Attacks kill 16 people in Iraq 8 policemen kidnapped on road to Syrian Jordanian border

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:22:53 -0400

Iraqis gather at the scene of a bomb attack in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, May 17, 2013. A bomb killed dozens of people at a Sunni mosque in central Iraq, hitting worshippers as they were emerging from Friday prayers, security officials said. The attack in Baqouba comes after two days of attacks, many in Shiite districts, left tens of people dead. Attacks against Sunni mosques ...

Pope and Merkel mindful of Christian vote discuss a Europe focused on values assistance

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:22:42 -0400

Pope Francis meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a private audience at the Vatican, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, ...

Photos Lost Aston Martin Fetches $492K at Auction

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:20:29 -0400

Auction house Bonhams had on the block a Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon that was discovered in a garage after it was left there for about 30 years. The car was auctioned off for $492,948 including buyer's ...

Aliyev said Azerbaijan needed support of international community to end Armenian invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:18:04 -0400

Aliyev said Azerbaijan needed support of international community to end Armenian invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh. VIENNA - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev asked the international community to lend its support for ending the Armenian invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh.Armenia insists on not leaving Nagorno-Karabakh, internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, even after United Nations Security ...

Semis set at World Match Play Championships

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:16:10 -0400

Graeme McDowell reached the semifinals of the World Match Play Championship in Bulgaria with a 2-and-1 win Saturday over Nicolas Colsaerts. McDowell, who lost to Colsaerts in last year's championship match, will face Branden Grace in Sunday's semis. The other two semifinalists ...

World Customs Organization concludes 3-day 2013 WCO IT in Dubai

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:12:31 -0400

WAM DUBAI: The 2013 WCO IT Conference and Exhibition, held under the patronage of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has concluded its activities for this year with the announcement of a number of findings and recommendations that were deliberated upon or proposed during the three day event. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin ...

TRA celebrates World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:12:27 -0400

WAM ABU DHABI: The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has organized an awareness workshop titled "usage of ICTs while driving: Safety or disaster on the road", in celebration of the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, observed this year on 17th May under the theme: "ICTs and Improving Road Safety". Participating in the occasion were Abu Dhabi ...

Brazile Pointing a gun at democracy

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:11:03 -0400

>Editor's note: Donna Brazile, a CNN contributor and a Democratic strategist, is vice chairwoman for voter registration and participation at the Democratic National Committee. She is a nationally syndicated columnist, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and author of "Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pot in America. " She was manager for the Gore-Lieberman presidential campaign in ...

Its not voyeurism its art

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:06:29 -0400

>Editor's note: Arne Svenson is a fine art photographer and a former therapist/educator working with severely disabled children. (CNN) -- Photographer Arne Svenson's show, "Neighbors," consists of photographs taken of the residents of a building near his studio in New York through the windows of their apartments. A few residents, unaware they were being photographed, have raised objections. In ...

Cannes helps actors Bejo and Rahim cross borders

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:47:07 -0400

Actress Berenice Bejo poses for portraits at during the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Laurent ...

We deserve a more perfect world lets free our imagination

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:44:10 -0400

As the title of the article suggests, this is an imaginary account of how an ideal world situation should be like, where life is ultimately not just about competition and rushing about but also about taking out time and space for oneself, wherein one can discover one's own inner calling. It can begin by mere imagination but it has to transcend just that and become reality for the world to ...

Damage to tracks trains staggering

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:43:36 -0400

European Union to ban refillable olive oil jugs

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:40:41 -0400

Restaurants must use pre-packaged oil in a tamper-proof bottle from now on, while opponents claim the move will largely harm small-time ...

Iraq 10 policemen kidnapped west of Baghdad amid clashes

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:40:39 -0400

Suspected Sunni militants abducted the 10 policemen on a desert road near Ramadi, one of the main centers of the Sunni protest movement in ...

Why a Middle East role is essential for the nuclear nonproliferation regime

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:40:39 -0400

CAMBRIDGE --The meeting of the preparatory committee (PrepCom) for the2015 nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conferencepredictably ended in failure to lay the ground for the event earlier this month. The core reason was the inability to convene a meeting in Helsinki last December on the establishment of a Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone (WMDFZ) in ...

Sweden Storms Into World Hockey Final

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:32:54 -0400

MOSCOW, May 18 (R-Sport) - Sweden reached the world hockey championship final on Saturday as two goals from Dallas Stars wing Loui Eriksson propelled the eight-time champion to a 3-0 semifinal win over an ill-disciplined Finland. Sweden went ahead at 10:33 in the first period with Ilari Melart off the ice for cross-checking; Eriksson converting Henrik Sedin's assist. The same combination ...

Photos Top images from around the globe

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:32:06 -0400

Here are the the Top 40 earners in the (American) sporting world, according to Sports Illustrated. You will note, there aren’t any women nor are there any hockey ...

Downing Street insider Lord Feldman taking legal advice as he denies calling anti-Europe anti-gay marriage Tory activists mad swivel-eyed loons

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:30:18 -0400

The comments, reported in a number of newspapers this morning, had allegedly come from a close aide to David Cameron.And the party's co-chairman Lord Feldman has rebuffed internet rumours that it was him that made the comments, reported ...

Rugby New world order as players flex muscle

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:30:18 -0400

Adrian Petersen. Photo / Getty ImagesWorld rugby will get its integrated season after the next World Cup. Super Rugby will shift to a March start and won't break for test matches, the June window will be shifted to July and all players will have a 14 to 16-week off-season. Other innovative plans are being discussed, such as building a world series of tests in years that fall between the World Cup ...

Union leads march in Rome calling for job creation

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:28:33 -0400

ROME (AP) -- A union of Italian metal workers has led thousands of people in a march through the heart of Rome to press the new government for measures to spur job ...

Taxes on some wealthy French top 100 pct of income paper

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:27:45 -0400

PARIS (Reuters) - More than 8,000 French households' tax bills topped 100 percent of their income last year, the business newspaper Les Echos reported on Saturday, citing Finance Ministry ...

Bollywood actor in terrorist jail cell

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:26:22 -0400

BOLLYWOOD superstar Sanjay Dutt, who is in jail for arms possession, is being held in a cell built for militants where he cannot see daylight and wants to be transferred, a report said ...

France signs gay marriage in to law

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:26:19 -0400

The French leader made the historic move after it was cleared by the constitutional council, which turned down a challenge by the right-wing opposition.Hollande, who had made ''marriage for all'' a key election pledge, made the announcement saying it was ''now time to respect the law and the Republic'' after the top French institution cleared the bill on ...

Video The Beatles Bringing down the Soviet Union

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:22:55 -0400

A new book about the cold war says the west had four secret weapons to bring down the Soviet Union: John, Paul, George and Ringo. Author and former British spy, Leslie Woodhead joins in studio 57 to talk about how the Beatles helped undermine communism and win the cold ...

Whats for lunch In Japanese schools its always healthy

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:22:53 -0400

(CBS News) In the long-running battle over school lunches, the United States is losing. American kids often reject healthy alternatives in favor of pizza and junk food, but it's different in other countries. In Japan, healthful lunches aren't just a goal for Japanese kids. In fact, they're required. Child obesity is almost unheard of in Japan, and part of that can be attributed to ...

Russias Karjakin wins Norway chess tournament

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:10:20 -0400

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) -- Russia's Sergey Karjakin has won the (EURO)100,000 ($130,000) Norway chess tournament after drawing against Veselin Topalov of ...

In the past few years the U.S. the NATO leader has raised the question of the need for Europe to increase defense spending. Does Europe need to worry that much about its own security NATO made the most recent attempt to exert pressure on the Europeans

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:09:45 -0400

, at the meeting of the committee for Foreign and Security Policy of the European Parliament, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced the need to increase defense spending on Europe. Rasmussen did not clarify the reasons for such actions. The official explained the need to increase defense spending with a higher security level that Europe needs ...

FBI executes search warrant in ricin letter case

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:45:09 -0400

SPOKANE, Wash. -; The FBI and other law enforcement agencies are executing a search warrant Saturday in the case of two letters containing the deadly poison ricin that were intercepted this week at a post office in Washington ...

Journalist found dead in eastern Congo

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:45:04 -0400

GOMA, Congo -; A Congolese official says the body of a journalist was found on the bank of the Ngezi River near the provincial capital of Bunia in eastern ...

I Long For A Better World

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:42:55 -0400

this piece as an oped piece. The flow of the piece was inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech. I, in no way, shape or form, am suggesting in the slightest way that this piece is anywhere near as great as Dr. King's speech. I am a musician. I have produced and published nine CDs. My wife still works full time, so you can see that they haven't sold ...

Gunmen kill anti-terror policeman and family as Iraq violence continues

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:38:35 -0400

a wave of violence continued to grip the country . Attackers also shot dead a Sunni cleric in the Shiite-majority south.The attacks follow three days of bombings and other violence that killed 130 people, targeting a market, a mosque and bus stops in both Shiite and Sunni areas in scenes reminiscent of retaliatory attacks between the two groups that pushed the country to the brink of civil war in ...

Health Minister leaves the Kingdom to participate in the Meeting of World Health Assembly

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:35:08 -0400

Manama, May 18th (BNA) -Minister of Health, Sadiq Abdul Karim Al Shehabi left the Kingdom to Genve to participate in the (66) meeting of World Health Assembly of World Health Organization (WHO), which will be held during the period from May 20 to 28, 2013. The Assembly's works will be opened on Monday May 20th, 2013 with appointing the Credentials Committee, electing the sixty-sixth ...

Pool tragedy response criticised

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:30:48 -0400

hearts to think that if she had been seen, would she still be with us?"Where were the lifeguards? Even if they didn't see her when she was pulled out of the pool, why did they not come forward and start resuscitation? Why was it left to other people?"I can't get my head around that one. I need to know why to put Chloe at rest and try to help my son as best I can."Travel ...

Nigerian military declares 24-hour curfew in parts of northeast Nigerian city

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:28:57 -0400

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Nigeria's military declared a 24-hour curfew Saturday on neighborhoods in a northeastern city that's the spiritual home of an Islamic extremist network as soldiers continued the government's emergency campaign against insurgents in the region. A statement Saturday on behalf of Lt. Col. Sagir Musa named 11 areas of Maiduguri where people must remain ...

Switzerland close to deal in U.S. tax dispute finance minister

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:25:10 -0400

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland is on the brink of a deal to settle a long-running dispute with U.S. authorities over Swiss banks accused of helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars of tax, the finance minister said on ...

Planes miraculous crash landing

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:24:31 -0400

TERRIFIED passengers had a miraculous escape when a pilot was forced to make a crash landing in New York after his plane's landing gear ...

Nigerian military says 10 rebels killed 65 arrested

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:22:21 -0400

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa's top oil ...

Photos Rescued Kittens Cuddle Up

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:18:53 -0400

Kittens Marple and Kojak cuddle up after being rescued from Parc Prison in Bridgend, South Wales. They are two of the six kittens born in a van parked inside high security ...

Boxer leads Tymoshenko rally in Ukraine

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:18:14 -0400

UKRAINIAN world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko has led 15,000 protesters through the streets of Kiev demanding the immediate release of jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. The demonstrators chanted "Freedom for Yulia" and waved the flags of the three main parties opposed to Tymoshenko's rival, President Viktor Yanukovych. The event on Saturday was held after the European ...

Kanye West Premieres New Slaves With Video Projections Around the World

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:44:43 -0400

Kanye West gave the world its first official taste of his new album on Friday night by projecting the new song, "New Slaves," along with visuals on buildings across the globe. The video was projected at various times throughout the night on 66 buildings in cities including New York, Toronto, Chicago, London, Paris and Berlin. In West's hometown of Chicago, it was projected on a ...

Maltese doctors mark World Family Doctors Day

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:41:57 -0400

World Family Doctors Day is a chance to celebrate what family doctors do in supporting health care for all people in their local communities, their countries and around the ...

Man arrested after plane bomb threats

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:40:18 -0400

Beijing - Chinese police have arrested a man who allegedly made bomb threats which caused delays or diversions to Shanghai, news reports said on ...

Ahmadinejad cancels Thailand trip due to busy schedule

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:36:27 -0400

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who was due to address a water security forum in Thailand has cancelled the trip because of his busy schedule, a member of the president's media office said ...

OIC condemns Terrorist Attacks in Iraq

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:35:51 -0400

Jeddah, May 18th (BNA) -Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned the continued terrorist attacks that aimed places of worship in Kirkuk, Baquba, and worshipers in the cities and residential areas in Baghdad, which resulted in numerous deaths and injuries of innocent civilians. In its statement issued today, the (OIC) General Secretariat condemned these terrorist attacks, and renewed ...

The world of wearable computers

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:30:51 -0400

FORTUNE -- Computers one wears, rather than carries in a briefcase, backpack or pocket, are at an "inflection point" -- a market poised to explode from $3 billion to $5 billion today to as much as $30 billion to $50 billion in three to five years. That's according to aCredit Suisse report snaggedFriday ...

WHO concerned coronavirus spreading person to person

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:30:24 -0400

The World Health Organization has issued a blunt assessment of the coronavirus outbreak in Saudi Arabia, acknowledging for the first time that there are concerns the virus may be spreading from person to person, at least in a limited way. The statement called for urgent investigations to find the source of the virus and how it is infecting people. And it reminded countries they have a duty to ...

France gets Pentagon backing to buy U.S.-made drones paper

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:29:04 -0400

Le Monde newspaper said on Saturday. With its current hardware increasingly outdated, France is urgently trying to build up a modern fleet of drones for surveillance operations in countries such as Mali. Le Monde said France intended to eventually buy a total of five or seven Reapers, built by privately held General Atomics, for 300 million euros ($385 million). The French-led military ...

64 climbers including Saudi Arabian woman scale Mount Everest from Nepal

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:28:39 -0400

The Supreme Court of Canada today upheld the acquittal of a Saskatchewan woman who was charged with abandoning a child after giving birth in a Wal-Mart ...

World Nomads Tunisia FIAFs Biennial Celebration Highlights The Countrys Changing Art Landscape

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:23:11 -0400

World Nomads festival is echoing this sentiment by choosing Tunisia as their country of focus for the 2013 biennial celebration. For the fifth edition of the festival, ...

Interview Bashar al-Assad on Syria and the international community – video

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:23:06 -0400

Bashar al-Assad speaks to Argentinian newspaper Clarin about the ongoing civil war in Syria. The president says the country's crisis has become so deadly because of international interference. Assad claims Barack Obama's reluctance to intervene further is not down to principles but less finance and a lack of opportunity for America to benefit from Syrian peace. When asked if he would ...

Supporters and opponents of Ukraine president clash in Kiev

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:22:22 -0400

KIEV (Reuters) - Supporters and opponents of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich scuffled as both sides held large rallies in the capital Kiev on Saturday, police and local media ...

Armed groups bomb Libyan military posts in Benghazi

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:22:22 -0400

BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Armed groups attacked military posts in Libya's second city Benghazi with bombs and a rocket-propelled grenade, an army commander said on ...

Europe Weekly donors dig deep for Mali

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:21:30 -0400

International donors meet in Brussels with a view to raising funds for Mali; French President Franois Hollande calls in on the European Commission for talks, whilst tax evasion and fishing reform are also on the agenda. That’s all in this edition of Europe ...

This week in the world of progressive state blogs No epidurals in Alabama expanding Medicaid

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:21:15 -0400

Each Saturday, this feature links and excerpts commentary and reporting from a dozen progressive state blogs in the past seven days around the nation. The idea is not only to spotlight specific issues but to give readers who may not know their state has a progressive blog or two a place to become regularly informed about doings in their back yard. Just as states with progressive lawmakers and ...

Video Shane Todd Suicide or cyber-espionage

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:20:57 -0400

Was death of an American computer engineer in Singapore a suicide -- or, as his parents contend, murder? The mystery has possible links to the dark world of cyber-espionage. Seth Doane reports from ...

Video Could Cyber-espionage lead to murder

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:20:57 -0400

Video Healthy launches for Japanese kids

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:20:57 -0400

While American kids often leave the healthy option, nutritious lunches aren't just a goal for Japanese kids-- they're required. Lucy Craft ...

American engineers death suicide or cyber-espionage

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:20:52 -0400

(CBS News) The death of an American computer engineer, Shane Todd, in Singapore has created quite a stir. His parents contend he was murdered, but authorities say it was suicide. The mystery seems to have links to the dark world of cyber-spying and could possibly involve China. Rick and Mary Todd traveled from Montana to Singapore to prove that their son was actually the victim of a web of ...

Head of Arab League Nabil el-Araby announced the names to represent Assad regime at International Syria Confer…

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:16:19 -0400

Head of Arab League Nabil el-Araby announced the names to represent Assad regime at International Syria Conference CAIRO - Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil el-Araby announced the names of the attendees to represent the Assad regime at the International Syria Conference to be held at the end of May.Nabil el-Araby held a press conference in the Egyptian capital of Cairo and stated that ...

Canada uneasy about oil-sands byproduct accumulation

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:14:23 -0400

A member of the Canadian Parliament said he wants an investigation with the United States into a three-story mound of coke piling up at a refinery in Ontario. The coke is a by-product of the refining of oil sands and has been piling up quickly at the Marathon refinery in Windsor along the Detroit River. "Here's a little bit of Alberta," said Brian Masse, one of Windsor's ...

Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:08:46 -0400

Flourishing turtle tourism is providing good livelihoods for people in formerly dead-end farming towns, with the Trinidad-based group Turtle Village Trust saying it brings in some $8.2 million annually. The inflow of visitors, both domestic and foreign, to Trinidad's northeast coast jumped from 6,500 in 2000 to over 60,000 in 2012. Officials with the U.S.-based Sea Turtle Conservancy say ...

Merkel and Pope talk about a strong Europe

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:48:36 -0400

Pope Francis meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a private audience at the Vatican, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, ...

Native American tale Jimmy P comes to Cannes with international pedigree

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:45:11 -0400

CANNES, France - It took an international production starring a Puerto Rican and a Frenchman to bring the Native American tale "Jimmy P.: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian" to the big screen. The film, an English language one from French director Arnaud Desplechin, made its premiere Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival, where it's among 20 movies competing for the prestigious ...

Politics bribery charges swirl around Ugandan oil

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:44:55 -0400

KAMPALA, Uganda -; Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency ...

Rescuers spot bodies at collapsed Indonesian mine

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:44:50 -0400

In this photo taken and released by PT Freeport Indonesia Friday, May 17, 2013, the Indonesian unit of Arizona-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, rescuers gather inside a tunnel that collapsed on Tuesday morning as they continue their attempt to rescue trapped workers at Big Gossan mining area in Mimika, Papua province, Indonesia. Mining activities at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper ...