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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 ...

Russian cruise missiles sent to Syria

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:39:06 -0400

WASHINGTON - Russia has sent advanced anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria in a move that underscores its support to the beleaguered regime of President Bashar Al Assad in the war-torn Arab nation, officials citing credible intelligence reports said here. The New York Times reported Friday that the new missiles sent to Syria have an advanced radar system that makes them "more effective". ...

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 ...

Survey Europes Gays Fear Violence Discrimination

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:15:18 -0400

PARIS The European Union is calling for action following an alarming survey released Friday showing most gays and transgender people in Europe live in fear of discrimination and violence. The new European Union survey is the most far-reaching to date on discrimination and violence against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) people in Europe - and its release coincides with ...

43 killed 70 injured in Iraq bombings

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:01 -0400

As many as 43 people were killed and 70 injured in bomb blasts that occurred in different parts of Iraq Friday. At least eight people were killed and 25 wounded in a roadside bomb blast which took place during a funeral in Madain town, some 30 km from capital city of Baghdad, reported Xinhua citing a interior ministry source. Earlier in the day, some 35 people were killed and 45 injured in two ...

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 ...

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 ...

Syrias Assad says he wont step down

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:10:28 -0400

The Syrian leader's comments, published Saturday in the Argentine newspaper Clarin, highlight the difficulties the U.S. and Russia face in getting the Assad regime and Syria's political opposition to the table at an international conference envisioned for next ...

AP PHOTOS Palestinians in Egypt exiled forgotten

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:10:25 -0400

GEZIRAT AL-FADEL, Egypt (AP) -- In 1948, Suleiman Mamoudi fled by foot with his parents and other families from their village of Bir el-Sabae in Palestine. The 28-year-old and his family walked west for several hundred miles, crossing the Sinai Peninsula before settling in an area around 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of ...

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 ...

Plane catches fire landing in Moscow no injuries

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:47:10 -0400

In this image taken Saturday, May 18, 2013 made available from AP video, passengers leave a Boeing 737 belonging to Russian carrier UTair in Vnukovo airport, outside , Russia, on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Emergency officials said the landing gear of a plane carrying more then 130 people caught on fire as it was landing. All passengers and crew members were safely evacuated. (AP Photo/AP ...

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

>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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sweden shuts out Finland to reach world hockey final

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:47:04 -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 ...

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 ...

How the Ex-Presidents Club Is Making the World Better

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:36:12 -0400

There are now 13 presidential libraries. From the beginning, these institutions have been grand storehouses of history. But in recent years, they've also become home bases for former presidents' efforts to make the world better.That's the context for the George W. Bush Presidential Center. It will be an archive and a museum, certainly, but it will also be a hub for the former ...

Iraq violence kills eight police kidnapped

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:35:55 -0400

Violence in Iraq on Saturday killed eight people including a police officer, his wife and two children, and gunmen also kidnapped five police officers, officials ...

Gunmen seize father of Syrian minister

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:34:15 -0400

GUNMEN have abducted the elderly father of Syria's deputy foreign minister, his office and a Lebanese TV station say. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Armed Syrian opposition groups have targeted top officials in President Bashar al-Assad's regime and their families in the past. The father of Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad was seized on Saturday in the village of ...

North Korea fires short-range missiles South Korea says

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:20:21 -0400

A South Korean man at a Seoul, South Korea, train station watches a TV news broadcast reporting a missile launch conducted by North Korea May 18, ...

Watch OJ Simpsons Former Lawyer Takes Stand

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:18:07 -0400

We do begin with o.J. Simpson's battle for a new trial. Simpson's former attorney took the stand yesterday offering stunning testimony while responding to accusations from simpson that he did ...

Watch Beyonce Second Pregnancy Rumors True

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:18:07 -0400

So it appears the rumors may be true. Beyonce and jay-z may be expanding their family. May be beyonce's pregnancy rumors began flying earlier with clays blue ivy is going to have a new playmate. ...

Eddie Murphy Carol Burnett Tracy Morgan on His Influences

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:18:06 -0400

In a lively and intimate interview with ABC News’ Barbara Walters, actor-comedian Tracy Morgan said that he was inspired early on by Martin Lawrence, Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor, as well as ';Jackie Gleason, watching ‘The Honeymooners,’ and then, on top of that, Carol Burnett.'; ';She showed me the faces,'; he said. ';She always made faces when she ...

Afghan lawmakers block law on womens rights

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:07:58 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage ...

North Korea

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:59:37 -0400

>Are you from South or North Korea? Send us your experiences.(CNN) -- North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, Yonhap ...

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New board to oversee Trinidads Caribbean Airlines

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:45:51 -0400

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -; Trinidad's finance minister has appointed a new interim board to oversee Caribbean Airlines after announcing that the state-owned company posted losses of more than $70 ...

Gunmen seize elderly father of Syrias deputy FM

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:42:11 -0400

DAMASCUS, Syria -; The office of Syria's deputy foreign minister says gunmen have abducted his elderly father in the southern Daraa ...

8 police kidnapped in western Iraq

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:42:08 -0400

BAGHDAD -; Police officials say gunmen have kidnapped eight Iraqi policemen who were guarding a post on the main highway to Jordan and ...

Gloomy Friday in Iraq

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:40:36 -0400

Baghdad, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Dynamite attacks against residential areas of Sunni Muslims on Friday claimed nearly 60 lives, according to official sources. The two deadliest consecutive actions occurred in Saria Mosque, Baquba city, and killed 41 people as they left the temple after ...

AP Impact Myanmar sanctions list languishes

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:38:51 -0400

YANGON, Myanmar -- If you're American and want to do business in Myanmar, there's a list of people and companies you have to steer clear of by law. But it leaves off a former minister's son U.S. officials suspected of brokering arms deals with North Korea, and high-rolling relatives of the man who led the repressive military government for 19 years.The Obama administration ...

Activists Rebel groups clash in northern Syria

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:27:53 -0400

from what rebels say is a helicopter that was shot down at Abu Dhour military airbase which is besieged by the rebels, in the northern province city of Idlib, Syria, Friday May 17, 2013. Rights activists have found torture devices and other evidence of abuse in government prisons in the first Syrian city to fall to the rebels, Human Rights Watch said in a report Friday. (AP Photo/Edlib News ...

Armed Tuareg and Arab groups clash in northern Mali

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:24:49 -0400

Tuareg separatists and local Arab-led gunmen, only days after the African country won a $4.2 billion aid pledge to help it recover from a conflict with Islamists affiliated ...

Aussie gardeners pick of bunch Harry

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:21:01 -0400

With only two days left to finish the garden, Wes Fleming and his team were shocked when Harry requested to see the exhibit on Friday after he'd inspected the entry he's involved with this year.Harry spent time discussing the unique Australian display, which combines several elements of nature and has a strong focus on sustainability."He was very much interested in learning about ...

Germanys Merkel visits Pope urges tougher market controls

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:18:28 -0400

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis on Saturday and, apparently responding to his criticism of a heartless "dictatorship of the economy", called for stronger regulation of financial ...

At EVE Fanfest players celebrate a different world

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:15:02 -0400

"This stuff matters." Jon Lander, the executive producer of CCP Games' EVE Online, tells me this during an interview on the first proper day of the company's Fanfest 2013 event in Reykjavik, Iceland last month. He doesn't seem to mean much by it and at the time I took it as a throwaway comment. We were in the midst of a larger conversation about monetization and his ...

2 Fires North of LA Persist

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:14:56 -0400

A pair of tamed but persistent wildfires still burned in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 after a wild week of burning brush in the area north of Los Angeles. A new fire that broke out Friday, the third major blaze in the area in a week, quickly surged to more than 500 acres, briefly threatened an elementary school and led to the temporary evacuation of about 20 homes. The fire ...

Obama Pivots to Jobs Tour

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:14:55 -0400

Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo After a week filled with political scandals, President Obama turned to promoting his jobs tour in his weekly address Saturday. ';That’s why I like getting out of the Washington echo chamber whenever I can – because too often, our politics aren’t focused on the same things you are. Working hard. Supporting your family and your community. Making ...

Francois Hollande signs Frances same-sex marriage bill into law

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:09:17 -0400

On Friday, France became the fourteenth country to legalize same-sex marriage. A campaign promise by French President Francois Hollande, the bill was hotly contested by conservatives in ...

Blasts targeting Sunnis kill 76 in IraqBombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months.

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:06:41 -0400

Iraq in more than eight months. The major spike in sectarian bloodshed heightened fears the country could again be veering toward civil war. The attacks followed two days of bombings targeting Shiites, including bus stops and outdoor markets, with a total of 130 people killed since Wednesday. Scenes of bodies sprawled across a street outside a mosque and mourners killed during a funeral ...

Eight killed 10 policemen kidnapped in Iraqs Sunni heartland

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:42:32 -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 hatred.Sunni-Shi'ite tensions in Iraq have been amplified by the conflict between mostly Sunni rebels and President Bashar al-Assad's ...

Hopes fade for trapped Indonesian miners

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:42:28 -0400

Hopes are fading for 23 workers trapped for four days after a tunnel collapsed at a mine in Indonesia's Papua province."We continue to carry out these efforts non-stop, 24 hours a day as quickly as can be done safely to do everything possible to save lives," said Freeport Indonesia mine general manager Nurhadi Sabirin."But as more time passes, the possibility of there being ...

Light From the Middle East exhibition highlights Arab talent

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:42:25 -0400

The Yemeni photographer Boushra Almutawakel's Mother, Daughter, Doll series explores the use of the veil by placing Fulla, the Middle Eastern version of Barbie, in various real-life scenarios. Courtesy Boushra ...

Ryder Cup players into last 8 at World Match Play

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:40:21 -0400

KAVARNA, Bulgaria -; Ryder Cup-winning teammates Graeme McDowell, Nicolas Colsaerts and Francesco Molinari are through to the quarterfinals of the World Match Play ...

OJ knew about guns says lawyer

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:35:16 -0400

LAS VEGAS - A former attorney for OJ Simpson testified on Friday that the ex-football star knew two associates would be armed with guns when they accompanied him to a Las Vegas hotel room to recover property from two memorabilia ...

Gitmo prisoner struck in clash named

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:35:13 -0400

Miami - A lawyer is identifying one of the Guantanamo Bay prisoners who was shot with non-lethal rounds in a recent clash at the prison and says the wounds were more significant than portrayed by U.S. ...

Turkey softens opposition to Syria conference

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:31:15 -0400

Turkey has softened its opposition toward a Russia-US brokered international conference on Syria following Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's trip to the United States, local media said ...

Colsaerts advances at World Match Play champs

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:21:55 -0400

Defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts beat Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano to progress to the quarter-finals of the Volvo World Match-Play Championship. Photo by Andrew ...

Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive womens law

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:16:47 -0400

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women's rights in the conservative Muslim country since the Islamist Taliban was toppled over a decade ...

Rome protest turns up heat on new PM Letta

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:16:46 -0400

1 of 2. Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta attends a news conference with European Parliament President Martin Schulz (not pictured) at Chigi palace in Rome May 10, ...

Enraged by kidnapping Egyptian police block Gaza border

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:15:43 -0400

Gaza Strip closed again on Saturday, stranding hundreds of Palestinian travellers, witnesses said. The protest began on Friday when police strung barbed wire across the Rafah border post and chained up the gates, local residents said, a day after the abductions. Gunmen demanding the release of jailed Islamist militants had seized seven policemen and soldiers on a road between the Sinai towns of ...

New rules for olive oil in Europe

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

The European Commission is changing its rules on olive oil served in restaurants to safeguard the consumer, a spokesman said. "We are just making it clear that when you want to have olive oil of a certain quality in a restaurant, you get exactly the one you are paying for," said commission spokesman Oliver Bailly The olive oil market is subject to widespread fraud with cheaper grades ...

Gerard Depardieu compares Vladimir Putin to Pope John Paul II

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:39:47 -0400

French actor and new Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu has compared President Vladimir Putin to the late Pope John Paul II, a staunch ...

Activists Rebel groups kidnap in Syrias Aleppo

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:38:27 -0400

This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows black smoke rising from what rebels say is a helicopter that was shot down at Abu Dhour military airbase which is besieged by the rebels, in the northern province city of Idlib, Syria, Friday May 17, 2013. Rights activists have found torture devices ...

Chance of survivors declines at Indonesian mine

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:38:27 -0400

Korea United at World Table Tennis Championships

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:32:57 -0400

May 17 - Despite the on-going tensions between the two countries, North Korea and South Korea came together in total harmony at the World Table Tennis Championships at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris The meeting saw North Korea and South Korea leave with honours even as they claimed one victory each in their two matches.In their women's doubles meeting South Korea's Park ...

The official FIFA World Cup Magazine - Episode 12

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:31:39 -0400

Brazil (TM) Video Magazine. In the latest edition, we delve into FIFA World Cup qualifying, take a trip around Brasilia and see famous former footballers in different roles. First, we take a closer look at the tightest races on the road ...

Uzbek national pleads not guilty to U.S. terrorism charges

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:22:59 -0400

A Uzbekistan national pleaded not guilty and said little during his first court appearance on Friday, on U.S. charges that he gave support, cash and other resources to help a recognized militant ...

Paul B. Farrell $10 trillion in X-Prizes needed to save the world

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:15:55 -0400

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- Yes, X-Prize billionaires are failing their mission: "Making the Impossible Possible." Now they need at least $10 trillion to save the world, and a far grander vision, the new ...

SKorea NKorea Fires 3 Missiles

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:10:57 -0400

North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions. The North fired two missiles Saturday morning and another in the afternoon, South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said by phone. He ...

App of the Week Buycott

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:10:57 -0400

Chances are you like to know what’s in the food you eat and where the money you pay to buy that food goes. For instance, those tomatoes from the grocery store may come from a manufacturer that supports genetically modified foods, and you may not want any part of that. Ivan Pardo, a 26-year-old Los Angeles-based developer, created Buycott, an app that helps consumers manage where ...

Gay Marriage Legal in France

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:10:56 -0400

French President Francois Hollande has signed a law authorizing gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate. His signature means the first gay marriages may be celebrated in France within about 10 days. Hollande's office said he signed the bill Saturday morning, a day after the Constitutional Council struck down a challenge to ...

Dinos Dancing Across Google Hangouts

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:10:53 -0400

I/O conference , Google didn’t show off all the fun features of the company’s new multiplatform text and video chat service: Hangouts. If you’ve been thinking your chats have been a little too text-heavy, you can now decorate them with some animated animals. In the chat window, you can now punch in codes to add some fun animations. For instance, typing ...

Pat Robertsons Worst Gaffes

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:10:53 -0400

Televangelist Pat Robertson's advice this week to a viewer asking how to forgive her husband for cheating spread quickly across the Internet, as did condemnation for a comment many saw as blaming the victim. "We have gone to counseling, but I just can't seem to forgive, nor can I trust. How do you let go of the anger? How do you trust again?" asked a viewer of ...

Photos Parks and Rec Star Buys Home

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:10:50 -0400

Anna Faris and Chris Pratt have left Washington State for Hollywood. The actors just spent $3.3 million on a Hollywood Hills home, previously owned by Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino. Records show that the couple paid $3.3 million for the 4,710 square foot home- $325,000 over the last asking price of $2.975 million. The 4 beds, 3.5 baths home sits on over half an acre above Nichols ...

Daily life Hunger strikes sprays of filth

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:43:48 -0400

>Editor's note: This story contains graphic language that some readers may find offensive. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (CNN) -- For the 160-plus inmates at the US prison camp here, each sunrise brings a new day that most would rather starve than endure. For the American troops who guard them, each day brings a daily rain of obscenities and filth -- sometimes physical as well as verbal. More than a ...

Opinion Stop force-feeding close Gitmo

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:43:34 -0400

>Editor's note: Vince Warren is the executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, a nonprofit legal and educational organization that works to protect rights guaranteed by the US Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. CCR represented clients in two Guantanamo Supreme Court cases and coordinates the work of hundreds of pro bono attorneys representing prisoners ...

Hard-line Afghan MPs block law protecting women

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:36:00 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan -; An Afghan legislator says conservative lawmakers have blocked a law that aims to protect women's freedoms, saying parts of it violate Islamic ...