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Search for survivors nearly over in Oklahoma as damage estimate is $2bn

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:06:51 -0400

MOORE, Oklahoma - Rescue workers were combing through the battered remains of buildings left behind in the path of the gigantic tornado that killed two dozen people, including nine children, in Oklahoma on Monday. Officials say the search for survivors is nearly over as efforts turn towards recovery. Gary Bird, fire chief of the badly hit Moore suburb, said he was "98% sure" there were no ...

Florida man known to Boston bombing suspects shot dead by FBI

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:03:15 -0400

MIAMI - A man known to the Boston Marathon bombers was shot and killed Wednesday by an Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent after he turned violent during questioning, the investigating agency said. The Orlando Sentinel newspaper identified the man as Ibragim Todashev, 27. He was killed in the early morning incident in Orlando, Florida. The FBI said the shooting occurred in Orlando, ...

Senate panel approves plan to ease hiring of foreign techies

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:41 -0400

WASHINGTON - A US Senate panel has cleared a proposed legislation that relaxes restrictions on IT companies to hire foreign techies, thus clearing one of the major hurdles to ushering changes in American immigration law in a generation. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill after its authors won a bipartisan support with three Republicans joining 10 Democrats in the 18-member ...

Eight candidates for Iranian presidential race

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:52 -0400

TEHRAN - Iran has approved eight candidates for the presidential election due next month, rejecting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's top aide in a major setback to the hawkish leader of the Islamic republic. Ahmadinejad criticised the decision to remove Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei from the final candidate list and said it was an act of "oppression". He announced plans to take up the case with ...

Top North Korean official visits China

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:56:15 -0400

PYONGYANG, North Korea - In an indication that North Korea may give diplomacy a chance to end regional tension, its leader Kim Jong Un Wednesday sent a special envoy to China to win the confidence of its most important ally. The trip by Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae, a senior Workers' Party official and the military's top political officer, comes after months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give ...

Construction begins on new island off Jumeirah Beach in Dubai

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:26:18 -0400

Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ...

ICC withdraws Asad Rauf from Champions Trophy because of spot-fixing allegations

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:20:01 -0400

International Cricket Council (ICC) has withdrawn umpire Asad Rauf from officiating in the Champions Trophy, which is slated to start from June 6. Explaining the decision, ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said: "In the wake of reports that the Mumbai Police are conducting an investigation into Asad Rauf's activities, we feel that it is in Asad's best interests as well as those of the ...

Pakistani umpire Rauf withdrawn from Champions Trophy

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:40:01 -0400

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday withdrew Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf from next month's Champions Trophy in England and Wales after his name cropped up in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal. ICC said it took the decision after media reports indicated that the 57-year-old umpire was under investigation by Mumbai Police. Rauf, who is an ICC Elite Panel umpire, has ...

Google wants rational tax system following criticism over firms lesser tax transparency

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:03 -0400

Google chairman Eric Schmidt has called for a more rational and predictable international tax system following widespread criticism over the company's failure to have a more transparent tax payment system. The move comes after Labour Party leader Ed Miliband targeted his rebuke towards Schmidt at the Google Big Tent Conference, the Guardian reports. UK Prime minister David Cameron's aides have ...

Leona Lewis heart-broken after first breakup

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:01 -0400

Leona Lewis has revealed that she thought her world had come to an end following her split with first boyfriend. The 'Bleeding Love' hit maker, who was in a 10-year relationship with A'n'R scout Lou Al-Chamaa until 2010, told Stylist magazine that she was not sure if she would be able to get over the breakdown of her first romance, Contactmusic reported. Bu Lewis now believes that the split has ...

Tamara Ecclestone opens up about relationship with new beau

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:50:04 -0400

Tamara Ecclestone, who started dating her new boyfriend Jay Rutland in January after being introduced by mutual friends, shocked the world by announcing that she was engaged to him just one month later. The F1 heiress told the Mirror that the couple's engagement has been very sudden and she knows that there are people who won't understand that and will read things into it. She said that, ...

Lydia Davis pips Indian writer U.R. Ananthamurthy to win Booker International Prize 2013

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:00:02 -0400

American short story writer Lydia Davis, whose works can be as brief as a single sentence, has won the fifth Man Booker International Prize topling other authors including an Indian named U.R. Ananthamurthy. The influential American writer accepted the 60,000 pounds honour, which is presented every two years to a living, non-UK author for a body of work published in English, at a ceremony held ...

ICC launches Champions Trophy website

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:50:01 -0400

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday launched the official event website for the Champions Trophy, which will be held in England and Wales June 6-23. The site will be accessible at www.icc-cricket.com. The site will have short-form highlights from all tournament matches as well as exclusive behind-the-scene content. The official match centre will be informative and interactive, ...

Singapores exports continue to fall

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:30:02 -0400

Singapore's external trade continued to fall in the first quarter of this year, with declines for total trade, non-oil domestic exports (NODX) and non-oil re-exports (NORX), the city-state's trade promotion agency, International Enterprise Singapore, said Thursday. This is the third consecutive quarter of decrease for both total trade and NODX. According to the data, the NODX, a key gauge of the ...

Angela Merkel tops Forbes Most Powerful Women list for third successive year

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:20:02 -0400

German chancellor Angela Merkel has been named as the most powerful woman in the world for the third successive year by business magazine Forbes. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was ranked second with Melinda Gates, co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation in third. According to the Independent, the Queen, rankedat 40, is the oldest woman on the list and has dropped 12 places ...

Cheruiyot to miss World championships for pregnancy

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:50:01 -0400

Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot will not be able to defend her 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres titles at this year's Moscow World championships as she is expecting her first child. The runner said in a statement Wednesday that she felt it was "the right time to start a family" at the age of 29, reports Xinhua. Cheruiyot plans to return for the 2014 season and compete in the 2015 World championships in ...

Pakistan one of worlds most negative nations Poll

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:30:05 -0400

Pakistan has been viewed as one of the most negative countries in the world in a new poll. The south Asian country was ranked after Israel, North Korea in terms of how they are viewed globally. This year's annual Country Ratings Poll for the BBC World Service found that 55 percent of respondents viewed Pakistan as a negative country as compared to only 15 percent who had a mainly positive ...

Iran upgrading nuclear program IAEA

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:00:03 -0400

Tehran has reportedly upgraded its nuclear program by adding advanced uranium enrichment facilities and building a plutonium-producing reactor according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The IAEA report reflects the increased international concerns about the potential proliferation dangers it represents as the completion date approaches, the Huffington Post reports. According to ...

Gisele Bundchen crowned most powerful model in world

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:00:02 -0400

Gisele Bundchen has been named as the most powerful model in the world by Forbes magazine. The 32-year-old, who is the only model named to the magazine's newly released 2013 'World's Most Powerful Women' list, has been ranked No. 95 out of the 100 influential women including iconic entrepreneurs, CEOs, politicians and philanthropists, the Huffington post reported. Bundchen made the list last ...

Kazakhstan defeat India in volleyball tourney

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:30:01 -0400

Kazakhstan defeated India 3-2 in the China International men's volleyball tournament here. Kazakhstan won 25-12, 23-25, 24-26, 25-20, 15-7 Wednesday, reports Xinhua. "Our team is so young that they didn't cooperate well and made mistakes, but I am satisfied with their performance," said Gilyazutdinov Rafael, assistant coach of Kazakhstan team. "Our setup was bad today and that is why we lost ...

Finance head Carrion to run for IOC president

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:30:01 -0400

Finance Commission head Richard Carrion has joined the race to succeed International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge. The Puerto Rican will run against Thomas Bach, Ng Ser Miang and Wu Ching-kuo, who has yet to officially declare his intention to run, reports Xinhua. Carrion, 60, has no sporting background. He is chairman of a financial holding company and since 2002 has ...

British soldier hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack in busy London street

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:00:05 -0400

Two suspected terrorists hacked a man believed to be a British soldier to death on a busy London street on Wednesday. One of the men yelled 'Allahu Akbar', in an attack that was caught on video and left the nation shocked and horrified. According to Fox News, the victim was killed on the spot, and the attackers waited at the scene until police arrived and shot both. One attacker, his hands ...

European leaders hold summit on tax evasion

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:10:01 -0400

The heads of state and government of the European Union held a summit Wednesday in an effort to make more progress in fighting tax evasion and tax fraud. EU leaders are targeting tax crimes both within the borders of their countries and in foreign tax havens despite the reluctance of Austria and Luxembourg. The leaders of the EU's 27 member states are expected to give the go ahead to the ...

Italy has lowest graduate share in Europe

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:40:01 -0400

Italy has the lowest graduation rates in Europe with just one-fifth of people aged 30-34 holding a university degree, according to a study. A total of 31 percent of Italian families cannot afford to pay for their children's university studies, and must take out loans or have their offspring seek jobs to help fund tuition and living costs, said the report by charity Save the Children. It said ...

UN urges collective efforts to achieve water secure world on Day for Biological Diversity

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:17:08 -0400

22 May 2013 150 Unless greater efforts are made to reverse current trends, the world will run out of freshwater, the United Nations said today marking the International Day for Biological Diversity and urging stronger scientific alliances to understand and protect natural resources. "We live in an increasingly water insecure world where demand often outstrips supply and where water quality ...

Amid turmoil in Mideast UN envoy urges concerted action to resume Israeli-Palestinian talks

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:15:56 -0400

22 May 2013 150 While international attention is understandably on the tragedy that continues to unfold in Syria, it is equally important to ensure the resumption of negotiations aimed at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a senior United Nations envoy stressed to the Security Council today. "Ending the conflict in Syria is a matter of great urgency and must be the top priority of ...

International community must help Darfur become self-sufficient 8211 UN official

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:15:43 -0400

22 May 2013 150 The United Nations humanitarian chief today stressed the international community must do more to ensure the people of Sudan's Darfur region can better provide for themselves. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos, who is currently on a four-day visit to Darfur, said she was disappointed that after 10 years of humanitarian operations, the region is ...

UN agency to open nuclear emergency preparedness centre in Fukushima

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:15:33 -0400

22 May 2013 150 Experts from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are heading to Japan to launch an emergency preparedness and response centre in Fukushima, the coastal city devastated two years ago when a massive earthquake and tsunami set off meltdowns at a nuclear power plant. The IAEA, supported by the Government of Japan, will designate a new Response and ...

Council of Europe Concerned About Russias Human-Rights Record

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:15:20 -0400

MOSCOW Thorbjorn Jagland, secretary general of the Council of Europe, has told President Vladimir Putin that the human rights body is concerned about Russia's law requiring non-governmental organizations to register as foreign agents. Jagland said Europe will watch how the Kremlin implements the law that went in effect last November, a measure requiring non-governmental organizations ...

Boston bombing probe Man shot dead by FBI

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:50:02 -0400

An FBI agent shot and killed a 27-year-old alleged friend of slain Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in Florida, a day after questioning him as part of the investigation into the April 15 attack, media reports said. The victim, identified as Ibragim Todashev, was shot at a condominium complex Wednesday in Orlando, Florida. The FBI confirmed a man died while one of its agents was ...

Streamlined News Japans World Team Racing Together This Weekend

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:21:12 -0400

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 23. MOST of the members of Japan's world championship swim team will race this weekend at the Japan Open in Kanagawa, one of the few meets the team will race in together before heading to Barcelona. On the men's side, Kosuke Hagino will be the busiest swimmer, scheduled to race in four events. He is slated to swim five individual events in the world ...

Clashes in Lebanon feed fear of Syria spillover

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:20:30 -0400

In this image from amateur video obtained by a group which calls itself Ugarit News, shows rebel fighters celebrating after purportedly capturing an army base in Nairab, northwestern Syria, Thursday, May 23, 2013. The video is consistent with independent AP reporting. Rebel fighters captured an army base late Wednesday, a rare victory after a series of battlefield setbacks, the Britain-based ...

Embattled Toronto mayor fires chief of staff

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:20:28 -0400

While the firing comes amid a scandal involving a video purportedly showing the mayor smoking crack cocaine, City Councillor Jaye Robinson said it had to do with football. Ford was fired as coach of a Catholic high school football team on ...

Life-sized Star Wars X-Wing fighter is worlds largest LEGO model

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:17:03 -0400

The world's largest LEGO model is on display at Times Square in New York. It took 32 master builders, over five million LEGO bricks, and more than 17,000 hours to put together a full-scale replica of a Star Wars X-Wing fighter, but the finished model was well worth it. It's currently the world's largest LEGO model and it's sitting in the middle of Times Square in New York ...

Far Above The World Chris Hadfields Awesome Bowie Cover From Space

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:12:34 -0400

I'm sure everyone's seen this and that, as usual, I'm the last person to pick up on a new cultural meme. (What's this 'Gangnam Style' thing anyway?). But if not, this video is totally awesome. At least for space cadets and Bowie fans like me. It's not too shabby a cover but he made it in space. IN SPACE. If I had $40m, I'd go to the International Space ...

Two more arrested over London soldier murder

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:09:40 -0400

British police investigating the brutal murder of a soldier by suspected Islamists in London said on Thursday they had arrested two alleged ...

La Mer supports World Oceans Day with limited-edition jar

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:58:26 -0400

CRME de La Mer There are some products that I wish I could bathe myself in, and one of them is La Mer. When I use my favorite Crme de La Mer, however, I am careful about putting just the right amount on my skin, because I dread going to the store counter for a new bottle. But now that I think of it, who can put a price on such an effective product really, especially when it gives optimum ...

Pocket dial records murder talk

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:55:04 -0400

Florida man Scott Simon has charged with first-degree murder after he pocket dialled 911 and was recorded saying he would kill a man who was shot dead soon after. Picture: Broward Sheriff's ...

World Turtle Day Time To Celebrate Raise Awareness About Shelled Reptiles

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:53:29 -0400

World Turtle Day , an annual event created to celebrate and increase awareness of turtle species around the world. "Turtles are not as popular as cats and dogs, so interest, awareness and understanding is pretty slim," says Susan Tellem, cofounder ...

Europe drops plans to ban refillable olive oil jugs in restaurants

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:53:23 -0400

The commission wanted to ban restaurateurs from giving customers olive oil in refillable glass jugs or dipping bowls. Photograph: Brian ...

Mind Control Worlds first 3D printed object created using brain waves

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:53:13 -0400

A Chilean tech company has laid claim to creating the first physical object using the power of the mind. George Lakowsky, the Chief Technical Officer for Thinker Thing, a self-described "creative group" successfully created the object using a brain-computer interface headset according to technology ...

US and Israel raise hopes of peace restart in the Middle East

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:53:13 -0400

May 23, 2013: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. The United States and Israel are raising hopes for a restart of the Middle East peace process after more than four years of hardly any ...

June at 1book140 Whodunnits vs International Novels

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:52:51 -0400

#1book140 , opinion is divided between Whodunnits and novels with international themes. Since it wouldn't be democracy without at least two parties, let's start by nominating both. To nominate a book, add your suggestions in the comments below. eaders on Twitter have already suggested whodunnits and international novels by Raymond Chandler, Gabriel Garcia Mrquez, and Graham Greene. A ...

Utah boy 15 arrested on suspicion of killing younger brothers

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:52:34 -0400

(Reuters) - A 15-year-old Utah boy was arrested on Thursday on suspicion he stabbed to death his two younger brothers, ages 10 and four, at the family home while their mother was out running errands, law enforcement officials ...

Violence in Russias North Caucasus kills four

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:52:34 -0400

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Police killed two suspected Islamic militants on Thursday after one of them threw a grenade at a group of officers and two others died in a separate shootout in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region, Interfax ...

Kenya seeks African help to drop Hague charges against Kenyatta

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:52:33 -0400

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Kenya has asked other African countries to urge the International Criminal Court (ICC) to drop crimes-against-humanity charges against its new president and his deputy, according to an African Union document seen on ...

One dead around 10 injured in Guinea opposition protest

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:52:33 -0400

CONAKRY (Reuters) - One person was killed and around 10 injured when security forces and supporters of Guinea's president clashed with protesters marching in the capital on Thursday against planned legislative ...

U.N. aid chief says Sudanese rebels obstructing aid deal

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:52:33 -0400

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese insurgents are obstructing a deal to deliver much-needed aid into areas under their control in two Sudanese states where almost a million people have been forced from their homes, the U.N. aid chief said on ...

South Sudan leader says International Criminal Court designed to humiliate African leaders

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:51:05 -0400

South Sudan's president is criticizing the International Criminal Court, saying the court is designed to humiliate African leaders. Salva Kiir spoke Thursday during a visit by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who faces ICC charges related to Kenya's post-election violence in 2007-08 that killed more than 1,000 people. Kiir said that South Sudan -- the world's newest country -- ...

London attack investigation nets 2 more arrests

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:50:43 -0400

Scotland Yard said counterterrorism officers arrested a man and a woman -; both 29 -; on Thursday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. Both suspects are in custody at a south London police station. Two ...

New Pic Ewan McGregor Unrecognizable

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:47:57 -0400

(Photo credit: KMM/X17online.com) No, that’s not a photo of Jennifer Aniston’s fiance, Justin Theroux. It’s ';Big Fish'; star Ewan McGregor. So, why the darker ‘do and facial hair? It’s likely for a role: McGregor recently signed on to star in the indie Western ';Jane Got A Gun,'; opposite Natalie Portman. In the movie McGregor, 42, will play the ...

Teacher confronted terrorists

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:46:40 -0400

>Were you there? Send us your photos, videos(CNN) -- Wednesday afternoon, former teacher Ingrid Loyau-Kennett was just a passenger on a bus passing through southeast London. Thursday she was being hailed as one incredibly brave woman who confronted a man seconds after he hacked a British soldier to death in broad daylight. READ MORE: Cameron condemns brutal hacking death, says Britain stands ...

Aliyev said Azerbaijan needed support of international community to end Armenian…

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:44:52 -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 ...

Cornet advances to Strasbourg International semis

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:42:13 -0400

Alize Cornet and Eugenie Bouchard advanced but two other quarterfinals were rained out Thursday at the Strasbourg international tennis tournament in France. Cornet, seeded No. 3, defeated seventh-seeded Chanelle Scheepers 6-3, 6-1 by amassing seven breaks. Cornet won nearly two-thirds of the points when receiving serve and won in a lopsided score despite dropping serve three times. The decision ...

More arrests

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:38:31 -0400

>Are you from the area affected, or London in general? What is your reaction to the incident? Send us your images, video and experiences. London (CNN) -- British police have arrested two more people as part of the probe of the brutal cleaver attack that killed a British soldier. A man and a woman, both 29, were arrested Thursday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, Metropolitan Police said. ...

Military calls UK attack victim a model soldier

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:36:21 -0400

LONDON (AP) -- Britain's military says the soldier brutally murdered in a suspected terrorist attack was a popular drummer and machine gunner, a father, and a passionate fan of Manchester ...

London attack

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:20:41 -0400

Merkel named worlds most powerful woman for seventh time

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:07:10 -0400

BERLIN // German chancellor Angela Merkel topped Forbes' annual global ranking of the most powerful women for the seventh time in eight years. Merkel, 58, outranked competition including President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil, who scored second, as well as third and fourth-placed Melinda Gates and Michelle Obama, Forbes said. In compiling this year's list, Forbes said it sought women who ...

Eugenie Bouchard advance to Strasbourg International semi-finals

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:06:47 -0400

Eugenie Bouchard, of Canada, returns to Jelena Jankovic, of Serbia, at the Family Circle Cup tennis tournament in Charleston, S.C., Friday, April 5, 2013. (Mic Smith/The Associated ...

Swedens riots raise questions about inequality

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:05:03 -0400

For some, the real reason for the unrest is the high unemployment and isolation of youths in the southern and western Stockholm suburbs where the violence occurred - ones who see little future for themselves or access to Sweden's ...

Canada terror suspect Lawyer must use holy book

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:04:59 -0400

TORONTO -; A man accused of plotting to derail a train in Canada with support from al-Qaida is asking to be represented by a defense attorney willing to use the "holy book" as a reference in his ...

Israel says Iran unaffected by world pressure

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:04:58 -0400

JERUSALEM -; Israel's prime minister says a new report by the U.N. atomic agency shows that international pressure is having no effect on halting Iran's suspect nuclear ...

AP PHOTOS Egypts languishing Islamic antiquities

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:04:57 -0400

In this photo taken Sunday, May 12, 2013, Egyptians walk by the medieval fortress wall in the historic Fatimid Cairo, Egypt. Cairo, the Arab world's most populated city, is often referred to as an open-air museum of Islamic antiquities and the city of 1,000 minarets. But its rich history and contributions to Islamic art has languished. (AP Photo/Nasser ...

Turks and Caicos recovers cash land amid probe

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:04:56 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -; Officials in the Turks and Caicos Islands have recovered $19.5 million and more than 2,500 acres (1,000 hectares) of real estate as they continue to seize assets improperly obtained by corrupt ...

Woman who berated knifemen hailed

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:58:05 -0400

LONDON - A middle-aged cub scout mistress who gave two bloodied knifemen a stern talking to as a British soldier lay dead on the street was hailed as a hero for embodying the "spirit of ...

See How Argo Group International Holdings Ranks Among Analysts Top Picks With Strong Buyback Activity

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:56:02 -0400

The Online Investor for strong stock buyback activity. To make that list, a stock must have repurchased at least 5% of its outstanding shares over the trailing twelve month period. In forming the rank, the analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses were tallied, and averaged; then, the list of stocks with strong buyback activity was ranked according to those averages. Investors are often ...

Coburn No I dont oppose tornado aid

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:55:06 -0400

>Editor's note: Tom Coburn, a Republican, is a US senator from Oklahoma and the ranking member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency.(CNN) -- Millions of Americans have been shocked by the devastation caused by the tornadoes in Oklahoma. Having toured the area, it's impossible to put the scope of the damage in ...

World markets roiled by Nikkeis 7.3-percent dip

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:53:21 -0400

LONDON/HONG KONG--Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two years ...

Bankers demand faster action on Europe banking union

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:52:52 -0400

By Aimee Donnellan and Mette Fraende Thu May 23, 2013 2:52pm EDT COPENHAGEN, May 23 (IFR) - Bankers called Thursday for faster implementation of the proposed banking union in Europe, saying the delay is stalling the region's recovery and hampering its financial sector. Plans for a bank union in the 17-nation eurozone have moved painstakingly slowly, prolonging the existence of so-called bad ...

Russia leads Europe in bank card fraud

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:48:41 -0400

Russia Russia was top among European countries in the rate of growth of bank card fraud in 2012. Damage evaluations increased by 35%, according to a study by FICO. Back in 2006, the volume of Russia's part in total European losses was no more than 2% which accounted for 12.6 million euros. Today the situation has changed and according to Euromonitor International statistics, Russia now ...

Syria opposition open key talks on peace initiative

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:44:03 -0400

ISTANBUL (AFP) - Syria's main opposition group met for key talks in Istanbul on Thursday to debate whether to join a new US-Russian peace initiative to end the two-year civil war, while the regime vowed to crush the insurgency.Holding its seventh general assembly meeting since its creation last November, the National Coalition is expected to choose a new president, discuss incorporating new ...

The Anti-Globalization Movement and the World Social Forum. Is “Another World” Possible

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:40:54 -0400

The World Social Forum operating under the banner of "Another World is Possible" was founded in 2001 at its inaugural venue of Porto Alegre. Brazil. From the outset in 2001, the WSF has been upheld as an international umbrella representing grassroots people’s organizations, committed to reversing the tide of globalization. Its stated intent is to challenge corporate capitalism ...

Murder plot recorded by 911

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:38:26 -0400

Florida man Scott Simon has been charged with first-degree murder after he pocket dialed 911 and was recorded saying he would kill a man who was shot dead soon after. Picture: Broward Sheriff's ...

Manila tells Dan Brown to go to hell

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:38:25 -0400

PHILIPPINE authorities have reacted angrily over Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown's portrayal of Manila as "the gates of hell" in his latest ...

Vendor uses toilet puts food on floor

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:38:25 -0400

A US food vendor has been fired after being filmed taking a tray of snow cones into a bathroom and putting it on the floor while using the ...

Miners Vale Rio Tinto neglecting locals

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:38:24 -0400

MINING giants Vale and Rio Tinto have neglected thousands of Mozambicans who have been moved from mining areas and resettled without proper homes or income, Human Rights Watch has ...

Cyclist takes pet cat for a spin

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:38:24 -0400

Cyclist Rudi Saldia turns heads as he rides around Philadelphia with Mary Jane perched on the bike courier's shoulder. "On the shoulder, she loves it. She's in total zen mode", says Mr Saldia. Picture: AP Photo/Matt ...

Man shot by FBI not a violent person

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:38:22 -0400

Ibragim Todashev, who was killed after attacking an FBI agent during questioning over a triple murder linked to Boston suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was not a a violent person, his father has said. Picture: AP/ Orange County Corrections ...

Obama to open up on drone strikes

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:38:18 -0400

US President Barack Obama is set to at least partially lift the veil of secrecy surrounding US-directed drone strikes around the ...

South Sudan says war crimes court persecutes Africans

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:35:33 -0400

South Sudan President Salva Kiir waits for the arrival of his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta, who is on his first visit to the region as head of state, in Juba May 23, ...

Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes in sea off Tonga USGS

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:35:31 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck in the sea 177 miles southwest of Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on ...

Insight In attackers argot Londoners shocked to hear one of their own

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:35:24 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - In the lurid scene of the red-handed knifeman describing his motives for hacking to death a British soldier in broad daylight, perhaps the most chilling aspect for Londoners was the man's unmistakably familiar ...

Slain London soldier was 25-year-old drummer father

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:33:14 -0400

brutally killed in a knife attack in Southeast London Wednesday was remembered by British military officials as a popular, well-liked drummer and loving father of a 2-year-old ...

Lagarde quizzed over pay-off deal

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:33:04 -0400

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde faced questions at a special Paris court today over her role in the EUR400m pay-off to a controversial businessman when she was France's finance minister.The court hearing threatens to sully the reputations of both Ms Lagarde and France.The payment was made to well-connected entrepreneur Bernard Tapie as part of a private arbitration ...

Saved After Month of Alleged Torture

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:30:34 -0400

A New York City businessman was rescued this week after being held for more than a month in an abandoned warehouse, where his alleged abductors tortured him for weeks in a plot to extort his family for millions in ransom, prosecutors said. Pedro Portugal, an accountant and father, was abducted off a Queens street in broad daylight last month, when he was forced into an SUV by a two men ...

Amphibians Vanishing at Alarming Rate

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:30:34 -0400

A new study has determined for the first time just how quickly frogs and other amphibians are disappearing around the United States. The U.S. Geological Survey says populations of frogs, salamanders and toads have been vanishing from occupied sites at a rate of 3.7 percent a year. That puts them on a path to disappearing from half the occupied sites nationwide in 20 years. USGS ecologist ...

Extremely Active Hurricane Forecast

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:30:33 -0400

May 23, 2013 1:46pm Get ready for an ';extremely active'; active Atlantic hurricane season, government forecasters said today. Between now and the end of the Atlantic hurricane season (Nov. 30) the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration predicts 13 to 20 named storms, of which seven to 11 could become hurricanes. Three to six of those hurricanes could be major, with winds 111 ...

Latest developments

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:04:05 -0400

>Editor's note: Are you from the area affected, or London in general? What is your reaction to the incident? Send us your images, video and experiences.(CNN) -- The brutal killing of a British soldier Wednesday near a military barracks in the Woolwich neighborhood of southeast London has shocked the United Kingdom. Prime Minister David Cameron said the act appears to have been a terrorist ...

Latest developments

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:04:05 -0400

Teacher who confronted terrorists

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:03:53 -0400

Dont-miss spots in the Smokies

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:03:40 -0400

>Editor's note: CNN.com's weekly Summer in the Park series turns to rangers at the United States' most popular national parks to get insider recommendations for your visits, whether you have just one day or can stay longer. The series will run through Labor Day.(CNN) -- The boundary between Tennessee and North Carolina might be one of the loveliest border crossings ever: It's the crest of the ...

Dont-miss spots in the Smokies

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:03:40 -0400

UN World Bank Say Development is Key to Congo Peace

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:51:07 -0400

GOMA -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been visiting the war-weary city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), accompanied by the president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim. Both men stressed they see investing in development as the way out of Congo’s conflicts. The front lines outside Goma were silent on Thursday morning as Ban and Kim conducted their ...

Italys Berlusconi in tax fraud scheme as PM judges say

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:49:15 -0400

Reuters © People of Freedom party member Silvio Berlusconi gestures as he makes an address on stage in Brescia May 11, 2013. REUTERS/Alessandro ...

Indias Tata Steel reports loss on Europe woes

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:49:03 -0400

MUMBAI (AFP) - 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 market.Tata Steel reported a consolidated net loss of 65.29 billion rupees ($1.18 billion) for the fourth fiscal quarter which ended March, compared to a profit of 4.33 billion rupees in the same period a ...

Eleven die in surge of Iraq violence

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:48:45 -0400

BAGHDAD // Attacks in Iraq yesterday killed 11 people, including four soldiers, officials said. It was the latest in a wave of violence that has left 420 people dead so far this month. Gunmen attacked a checkpoint in Taji, north of Baghdad, killing the four soldiers and wounding five others, security and medical officials said. Near Baquba, also north of the capital, a roadside bomb in a market ...

15 injured in clash with security forces in Guinea

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:46:15 -0400

CONAKRY, Guinea -; A government spokesman says at least 15 people were injured, four of them by bullet wounds, during a protest in Guinea's capital between opposition parties and security forces. The clashes are the latest iteration in the ongoing fight between the country's opposition and the ruling party over the details of a much-delayed parliamentary ...

86 sentenced in Macedonia highway toll scam case

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:46:14 -0400

SKOPJE, Macedonia -; A criminal court in Macedonia's capital has sentenced 86 employees of a road management company to prison terms ranging from eight months to more than six years for involvement in a massive highway toll ...

Appellate court Berlusconi ran illegal scheme

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:46:13 -0400

MILAN -; A Milan appeals court has explained why it upheld Silvia Berlusconi's tax fraud conviction, saying the politician illegally purchased the rights to broadcast U.S. movies on his private TV network, then falsely declared the payments to avoid ...

Google Trends Lets You Track What The World Is Searching For

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:45:12 -0400

Google likes to remind us just how much they know about the things we like, the things we're interested in, and the people we'd like to see experience some sort of wardrobe malfunction. Earlier this month, Google's YouTube released a data map which ...

It’s World Turtle Day

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:45:11 -0400

turtle crossing a busy road - pick it up and send it in the direction it was originally going on the other side of the road, advises the advocacy group American Tortoise Rescue (ATR), which is celebrating their 13thannualWorld Turtle Day2013 today.Picking up the tortoise and turning it around will only cause the slow moving animal to try crossing the road again, according to ...

Muslim hardliners ID London terror suspect

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:42:11 -0400

LONDON -- Two Muslim hardliners say the man seen wielding a bloody butcher's knife after the killing of a British soldier is a Muslim convert who took part in demonstrations with the banned radical group al-Muhajiroun.Former al-Muhajiroun head Anjem Choudary identified the man as Michael Adebolajo, a Christian who converted to Islam around 2003 and took part in several of the group's ...

Hurricane forecast Another busy Atlantic season

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:42:09 -0400

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season.Thursday's outlook calls for 13 to 20 named storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major hurricanes.The prediction by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is more than what's considered an average Atlantic season. Last year was the third-busiest on ...

Cayman opposition will lead coalition govt

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:42:08 -0400

A former Cayman Islands premier who faces 11 criminal charges and was ousted from leadership last year went into Wednesday's general elections with an outside chance of returning to power in the British Overseas ...

Japan’s Nikkei Index Falls 7.3 for Several Reasons Europe and U.S. Indexes Dip after Japanese Nosedive JPMorgan Voters Keep CEO Dimon

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:39:06 -0400

YahooFinance ) The Japanese stock market’s single-largest, one-day loss since the 2011 tsunami featured a 7.3 percent plunge yesterday that was blamed on lower-than-expected Chinese manufacturing figures for April, the Federal Reserve's lack of a clear message on continuing quantitative easing and spiking Japanese bond prices.Elsewhere in the Far East, markets generally pulled back. ...

Five Obstacles To A Healthier World

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:38:03 -0400

Runners in the Zurich Marathon (Credit: Wikipedia) Imagine a community in which "great health" is as important as education or social status, or where health education is as important as mathematics. In this community, well-being would be a priority that would be appreciated, pursued and rewarded. That's the vision of leaders at the World Economic Forum. In collaboration with ...

Strife in Iraq Worse and worse

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:36:52 -0400

A WIDENING arc of violence across Iraq is raising fears that the country could fracture under the weight of sectarian and political strife. Attacks in the past week stretched from north of Baghdad, the capital, to the normally calm southern city of Basra, killing more than 200 people. The targets included Sunni mosques as well as Shia districts and Iraqi security forces. On May 20th alone, at ...

Tax-Avoiding Corporations Siphoning Billions from Worlds Poorest

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:35:50 -0400

Some of the world's wealthiest corporations-utilizing secretive tax havens backed by powerful governments-are siphoning of billions of dollars of potential revenue from the very same poor countries that foreign investment is so often said to be helping.According to a new report by ActionAid International, ...

Ghitis The real enemy in London

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:33:08 -0400

>Editor's note: Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist for The Miami Herald and World Politics Review. A former CNN producer and correspondent, she is the author of "The End of Revolution: A Changing World in the Age of Live Television. " Follow her on Twitter: @FridaGColumns.(CNN) -- When a man with hands drenched in blood stands just feet away from the body of a person he just hacked to ...

Britain names soldier killed in London he had served in Afghanistan

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:32:02 -0400

Manchester United fan and a drummer in the military band, he had also served in Germany and Cyprus but was at the time of his death working in London. "An extremely popular and witty soldier, Drummer Rigby was a larger than life personality within the Corps of Drums and was well known, liked and respected across the Second Fusiliers," said a statement from the ministry of defence. ...

Obama to address drones Guantanamo in major security speech

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:28:29 -0400

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about tornadoes and severe weather affecting Oklahoma, at White House on May 21, 2013. Obama will deliver a key speech on U.S. counterterrorism policy this afternoon. (Larry ...

Twitter launches feature to make sure its really you

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:28:28 -0400

In addition to a password, Twitter users will have to enter a six-digit code sent to their smartphone if they enable the new security feature. ...

Kenyan police clear truckers blocking east Africas main trade route

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:23:51 -0400

MOMBASA (Reuters) - Kenyan police cleared the only highway from the Indian Ocean port city of Mombasa to the capital Nairobi on Thursday, two days after striking truck drivers blocked it and threatened to choke the main trade artery in east ...

Berlin hopes efforts on youth jobs will help its image in Europe

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:23:50 -0400

BERLIN (Reuters) - German alarm that their country is blamed for austerity measures compounding the problems in the euro zone helps explain Berlin's bilateral efforts to tackle youth unemployment in some of the countries worst ...

Way of the World Some Cracks in the Cult of Technocrats

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:22:23 -0400

NEW YORK -- We are living in the age of the technocrats. In business, Big Data, and the Big Brains who can parse it, rule. In government, the technocrats are on top, too. From Washington to Frankfurt to Rome, technocrats have stepped in where politicians feared to tread, rescuing economies, or at least propping them up, in the ...

Amazon Set To Take Over The World With Kindle In June

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:19:20 -0400

Amazon hasn’t been able to effectively compete with Apple just yet as its Kindle Fire devices are only available in a select few countries. That’s all going to change next month. Amazon announced today that ...

Sudan South Sudan vow to keep oil flowing differ on pumping problem

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:18:51 -0400

KHARTOUM/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Sudan and South Sudan's oil ministers on Thursday vowed to continue cross-border oil flows but gave contradictionary opinions whether a technical problem at a pumping station which had cut output had been ...

Lyft Gears Up for International Expansion on Anniversary

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:17:48 -0400

IDG News Service (San Francisco Bureau) - Lyft, the ridesharing service known for its fleet of pink mustache-festooned cars, is eyeing international expansion supported by its biggest funding round yet. The company will be looking at entering new markets, including overseas, between now and the end of 2014, Lyft co-founder John Zimmer said Wednesday. Specific countries of interest were not ...

Top Research Reports Explore Ad Effectiveness in a Social World Hidden Influences on Creativity

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:17:19 -0400

How does advertising perform in a social-media world? How can you build a cohesive social strategy? And what are the hidden influences that shape your organization's creativity? Ad Age is releasing three papers that address these pressing business ...

Frustrated family of American found dead in Singapore withdraw inquiry

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:17:02 -0400

The parents of Shane Todd, the American engineer found dead in his Singapore apartment on June 24, 2012, announced Wednesday that they are withdrawing from the official inquiry into their son's death and will leave Singapore immediately. "We no longer have confidence in the transparency and the fairness of the system," the Todds said in a statement released to CBS ...

Brad Pitt surprises fans at World War Z screening in New Jersey

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:16:52 -0400

Actor Brad Pitt speaks at a Paramount Pictures presentation to promote his upcoming film "World War Z" during CinemaCon at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 15, 2013, in Las ...

Google goes to Galapagos islands

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:16:44 -0400

Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.Soon it will take only the click of a mouse or finger swipe on a tablet to explore some of the Galapagos Islands' most remote areas, surrounding waters and ...

Ga. Teens Remarkable Road to Top of the Class

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:14:16 -0400

PHOTO: High school senior Chelesa Fearce, 17, has overcome homelessness to become a star student and valedictorian at Charles Drew High School in Clayton County, ...

Windows Targets iPad With Snarky Ad

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:14:13 -0400

After Siri seemingly gives up and opens the GarageBand piano, the ad ends with a rather rough rendition of Chopsticks (a play on Apple’s iPad mini commercial) and a graphic showing the iPad priced at $699 and the Windows 8 Asus tablet at $449, both tablets in 64 GB ...

Jennifer Aniston Strips Down for Millers

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:14:10 -0400

May 23, 2013 11:20am For years, Jennifer Aniston has been known for her fit physique and, now, she’s showing it off in a big way. In her new movie, ';We’re the Millers,'; Aniston, 44, plays an exotic dancer alongside Jason Sudeikis, who stars as a drug dealer. In the below trailer, the former ';Friends'; star shows off her moves, and strips down to her ...

Iraqi justice troubles Amnesty International

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:08:36 -0400

Amnesty International reports. Amnesty published its 328-page "State of the World 2013" report, highlighting the rights record of 155 countries and territories. In a forwarding statement, the rights group said the world is "an increasingly dangerous place" where governments are more interested in protecting their borders than the rights of their citizens. On Iraq, the report ...

SRA International promotes David Keffer to corporate controller role

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:08:03 -0400

SRA International Inc. promoted its chief financial officer to corporate controller, the Fairfax-based company announced Wednesday. David Keffer will lead the companys accounting organization, including financial reporting, treasury and cash management, accounting systems, and financial planning and analysis. He previously was CFO of the Intelligence, Homeland Security and Law Enforcement, and ...

UK attack suspects part of previous investigations

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:02:23 -0400

LONDON (AP) -- Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had been part of previous investigations by security services, a British official said Thursday, as investigators searched several locations and tried to determine whether the men were part of a wider plot to instill terror on the streets of ...

10 Things to See A week of top AP photos

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:02:21 -0400

Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should ...

Latest developments on the attack

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:53:58 -0400

Kim Kardashian’s Carry-on During Kanye’s World Tour Will Be an Infant Child

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:34:04 -0400

the exclusively obtained diary entries of Knorth Kardashian West , the unborn child of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. Today's entry concerns travel plans. Diary, The fuck I'm going on tour in the months immediately following my birth. Is my mother out of her bronzer-dusted mind? "Go on a world tour"--what am I, some Provigil-riddled stagehand? I finish a morning calisthenics ...

Fifa World Cup-themed mall for Qatar attracts retailers

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:33:29 -0400

A Fifa World-Cup themed shopping mall in Doha has attracted an "extreme" amount of interest from the region's biggest retailers, more than two years ahead of its scheduled opening. Mall of Qatar, a 162,000 square metre mall located in Doha next to a future venue for the 2022 World Cup, is due to open in September 2015. The cost of the project is estimated at 3 billion Qatari rials ...

World sets sail for Townsville regatta

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:33:25 -0400

ALL eyes will be on the prize when yachting crews from around the world descend on Townsville for its inaugural regatta in 100 days. Mayor Jenny Hill and event director Demelza McCloud have unveiled the trophy for the Sail Townsville regatta and festival which starts in August.Cr Hill said the event had the potential to grow into a major festival and could even provide a Townsville link to the ...

UAE gives billions to help heal the world

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:33:02 -0400

ABU DHABI // Turmoil in the Arab world signalled a turning point in the amount spent on foreign aid by the UAE, whose efforts have been recognised worldwide. The country donated Dh7.2 billion in 2011- a jump from Dh2.8bn in 2010 - and provided assistance to more than 120 countries. Of that, Dh625.3 million was dedicated to humanitarian assistance in more than 30 countries, most of them Arab. A ...

Gunmen kill 7 Iraqi soldiers in central Iraq

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:30:25 -0400

BAGHDAD -; Gunmen killed at least seven soldiers in central Iraq on Thursday, officials said, in the latest episode of violence to hit the country in a particularly bloody ...

Violence in Somalia scares investors aid workers

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:30:24 -0400

MOGADISHU, Somalia -; A spate of attacks by Islamic insurgents in Somalia's capital is forcing investors, businessmen and aid workers to have second thoughts about expanding operations in ...

Togo police fire tear gas at protesters

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:30:23 -0400

LOME, Togo -; Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the latest confrontation between the ruling party and Togo's increasingly active opposition. Demonstrators were gathering to protest the death of an opposition member, who died in ...

Massive fuel-depot fire breaks out in Brazil

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:30:21 -0400

RIO DE JANEIRO -; A massive fire broke out Thursday at a fuel depot on the northern outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, sending bright orange flames leaping high into the air and thick black smoking rolling upward and enveloping the ...

UN chief visits Goma Congo

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:30:20 -0400

The town of Kanyaruchinya is seen from the last United Nations peacekeeper outpost along the road leading north, into M23 rebel territory, from Goma in eastern Congo, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon arrived in Congo's capital far to the west for a two-day visit expected to take him to Goma, where a new U.N. military brigade is being formed to attack rebel groups ...

2 brown bears rescued from captivity in Kosovo

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:30:18 -0400

Male brown bear Ari and female bear Arina in a bear sanctuary, after being rescued from a decade of captivity in a privately run illegal zoo, Thursday, May 23, 2013, in the village of Mramor near the Kosovo capital Pristina . Two brown bears, Ari and Arina have been released into a bear Sanctuary, in Kosovo after being rescued from a decade of captivity in a 20 square meter cage to amuse visitors ...

British soldier ‘hacked to death’ by unidentified assailants

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:25:33 -0400

The assailants were not unidentified. One of them even gave an interview after the murder, bloody hands and meat cleaver included. The media is walking on eggshell not to say that they are Muslims and in fact the brutal murder was accompanied with 'Allah hu Akbar" as usual. What is it that our leaders are not telling us about Islam and multiculturalism? Do we owe these people ...

Hapag-Lloyd to Revise Europe-Americas Service

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:24:14 -0400

will revise the port calls of its SW2 service, effective week 22 (May 27 to June 2). The carrier will cancel the call at Jamaica southbound, starting with the Celina Star sailing with an estimated time of shipping from Le Havre, France, on June 3. The new port rotation is as follows: Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Hamburg, Germany; Antwerp, Belgium; Le Havre; Cartagena, Colombia; Manzanillo, Mexico; ...

Instinct guided mom before twister

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:23:43 -0400

No one can know how many decisions were made by residents all across the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore as Monday's monster tornado bore down from the west. Decisions made just before the sky began to spin, big or small, bad or good, often made in a flash. Decisions that, for many, were in fact life or ...

High-priced necklace stolen in second Cannes theft jeweller

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:18:58 -0400

Thieves have made off with a high-priced necklace made by Switzerland's De Grisogono in the second jewellery theft at this year's Cannes Film Festival, the company said on ...

WHO voices deep concern over spread of SARS-like virus

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:18:57 -0400

The World Health Organisation (WHO) voiced deep concern on Thursday over the SARS-like virus that has killed 22 people in less than a year, saying it might potentially spread more widely between ...

Riots hit Stockholm suburbs for fourth night

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:18:56 -0400

Rioters torched cars and attacked local police stations in 15 immigrant-populated Stockholm suburbs in a fourth night of riots on Thursday, shattering Sweden's image as a peaceful and egalitarian ...

Ecuador satellite collides with Russian space junk

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:18:55 -0400

A small Ecuadoran satellite collided in orbit with the remains of a Russian rocket, but it is too soon to know how much damage it might have sustained, Quito's space agency said ...

Iran denies its drone violated Bahrains airspace

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:15:17 -0400

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran denied on Thursday that one of its drones had violated the airspace of Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, Iranian media reported. Bahrain's Information Minister Samira Rajab told Reuters on Thursday that an unmanned spy drone was found in the Gulf waters between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The incident could further inflame tensions between the two ...

‘There was no Muslim terrorism in the UK until Iraq’ – Oxford imam

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:14:41 -0400

War British Muslims "disown" the Woolwich murderers, and such extremists should be "totally demolished" in UK society - but in order to do that, the UK must change its "illegal" foreign policy, imam of the Oxford Islamic Congregation Dr. Taj Hargey told ...

Markets fall as Japan stocks slide

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:12:42 -0400

23 May 2013 Financial markets around the world have fallen after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two years ...

Man 80 climbs Mt. Everest with 81-year-old hot on heels

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:11:39 -0400

Yuichiro Miura, 80, right, and his son, Gota, pose at their South Col camp before they climbed the world's tallest mountain on Thursday. (Miura Dolphins Co. Ltd./Associated ...

30 cars restaurant torched on 4th night of Sweden riots

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:11:38 -0400

Groups of youths have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital that started following a fatal police shooting. Police spokesman Kjell Lindgren says at least 30 cars were set ablaze across western and southern Stockholm early Thursday. Firefighters said they have "never before seen so many fires ...

Pussy Riot member denied parole despite Paul McCartney plea

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:11:34 -0400

Opposition activists attending an anti-government rally in March demanded the release of political prisoners, while brandishing the portraits of jailed Pussy Riot members Maria Alekhina, left, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. (Andrey Smirnov/AFP/Getty ...

Video Undercover investigation Bangladesh factory conditions revealed

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:09:27 -0400

Poor quality cement and iron rods have been blamed in a government committee report for a massive building collapse in Bangladesh in which more than 1,000 people were killed. CBS News' Holly Williams recently went undercover in that country to investigate unsafe working ...

UK hacking suspect named

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:04:53 -0400

On Twitter Abu Nusaybah said the suspect who has been named as Michael Adeboloja was his friend. "I am absolutely shocked," he wrote. "I grew up with him. "I haven't seen pictures of other 'suspect' so I don't know him - Too much blood being shed around the world we all need to change. "I don't (want the) media to twist my silence as I knew him, ...

Everest 80-year-old becomes oldest man to climb worlds highest mountain – video

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:03:14 -0400

Yuichiro Miura, 80, from Tokyo, becomes the oldest man ever to reach the summit of Everest. His family wait anxiously at the phone on Thursday for him to call, confirming his record-breaking achievement. Miura says it was 'the best feeling in the world' to reach the summit but now feels 'the most tired he has every ...

UPDATE 2-Tata Steel says no assets up for sale in Europe

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:02:43 -0400

Thu May 23, 2013 12:02pm EDT * Reports third straight quarterly loss * Sees no further writedown after $1.6 bln charge last year (Adds CFO comments) NEW DELHI/MUMBAI May 23 (Reuters) - India's Tata Steel Ltd said it expected to take no further charges in Europe and has put no European assets up for sale, following a $1.6 billion writedown for the region in the past financial year due to ...

Prominent Chechen advocate shot dead in Turkish capital

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:02:37 -0400

ANKARA (Reuters) - A prominent figure in the Chechen diaspora in Turkey was shot at his Ankara office late on Wednesday, a North Caucasus refugee association said, the latest in a series of killings of Chechens and their sympathizers in the country in recent ...

Congo has chance for peace U.N. ready to enforce Ban Ki-moon

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:02:33 -0400

1 of 5. U.N. peacekeepers patrol the streets during the visit of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim to Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo's war-torn east, May 23, ...

The wide world of hacking in China

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:01:29 -0400

The Chinese have been known to be experts at hacking for quite some time. But what might surprise some is that it's an epidemic across the country in all levels of ...

The ‘best architect in the world’ coming to RTP

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:59:24 -0400

The "best architect in the world?" That is the only hint Research Triangle Park spokesperson Erin Monday would give me about a special visitor coming to the park next week. I am betting this "big deal" meeting has something to do with a planned park redesign. As Monday will tell you, the original RTP as you know it today emerged from dark days, when it suffered from ...

Finding Cheap Gas Memorial Day Weekend

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:54 -0400

With Memorial Day weekend fast approaching, the summer driving season is starting to heat up, and more cars on the road means gas prices are expected to go up. Some analysts wonder whether the high gas prices we were seeing early in the year could mean record highs for 2013. But the hunt for cheap gas doesn't have to be difficult. Like many things these days, there's an app ...

Watch Baseball Player Jumps Over Catcher to Score

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:53 -0400

-- -- -- we're gonna mix it up I have long said with the sport of baseball that he is a little more hurtling us both take a look high school player in California. Writing some strong. This ...

Britain vows to hunt all involved

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:52 -0400

>Are you there? Send us your photos, videosLondon (CNN) -- A gruesome cleaver attack on a British soldier left London reeling Thursday, as Britain grappled with questions over who was responsible and whether Islamist extremism was to blame. The scene revealed through cell phone camera footage and witness accounts Wednesday was bloody, and for many hard to believe. A meat cleaver-wielding man ...

Jerry Lewis Still Not Laughing at Woman

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:52 -0400

Ladies? Don't make him laugh. Asked who his favorite female comics were Thursday at a Cannes Film Festival press conference, Jerry Lewis listed Cary Grant and Burt Reynolds. He then added: "I don't have any." In 1998, Lewis famously said that watching women do comedy "sets me back a bit" and that he has trouble with the notion of would-be mothers as comedians. ...

Watch Douglas Damon on Risk of Making Candelabra

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:52 -0400

Now to one of the year's most highly anticipated movies "behind the candelabra" about liberace and his much younger male lover premiering this weekend and the man behind the movie jerry weintraub ...

Did Andrew Garfield as Spiderman Play Basketball With Kids

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:52 -0400

(Photo credit: Bobby Bank/Getty Images) For the past few weeks, Andrew Garfield has been filming ';Spider-Man 2″ in New York City ...

Push for PE to Fight Childhood Obesity

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:48 -0400

report out today makes some ambitious recommendations for physical education requirements in schools, including at least 30 minutes a day of movement during school hours. In the report, the Institute estimates that just half of school-age children get 60 minutes of daily moderate-to-vigorous activity. They suggest that schools make physical education a core subject and add the movement time ...

Borders Gift Card Holders Left With Squat

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:46 -0400

(Image credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) A judge ruled on Wednesday that customers who hold $210.5 million in gift cards from the defunct Borders chain aren’t eligible for refunds. About 17.7 million gift cards were outstanding when Borders began liquidating its stores in July 2011 after failing to attract offers for the company. Judge Andrew Carter for the U.S. District Court in ...

Act to avert prolonged stagnation US to Europe

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:35 -0400

stagnation that would undermine economic growth in America. "Decisive action is needed now to restart demand and avoid the risk of protracted ...

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

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:55:08 -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 ...