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Virginia hikers hit by runaway car

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:21:55 -0400

A parade in the US state of Virginia has been ended by an horrendous car crash. Over 50 people were injured in an incident where a car ploughed into the crowd whose members had been hiking through the area. More than a dozen people were seriously injured in the crash, which took place during the Trail Days festival in the town of Damascus in northern Virginia. Ambulances ferried the ...

Israel concerned Russian arms will reach enemies

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:24:01 -0400

Israel has warned Russia about sending arms to Syria. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni has spoken on Channel Two television's Meet the Press to condemn shipments of arms from Russia that she said may be used against Israel. She said: "These are not just any weapons, they are tie-breakers, and that's why there is a responsibility with all world powers, certainly Russia, not to supply such ...

Syrian bomb disposal experts on high alert

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:19:24 -0400

At least eight people have been killed and ten others injured in a bomb attack in the Syrian capital, Damascus. The incident took place in the north of the city, where cars and buildings were set alight by a bomb. The bomb had been concealed in another car which was parked near a school in the Rukn Eddin neighbourhood. Another explosive device was defused by military experts who had ...

Iranian spies die in dawn hanging

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:27:54 -0400

Two spies have been hanged in Iran following a Revolutionary Court judgement. Press TV has reported the spies, who worked for the US Central Intelligence Agency and the Israeli spy agency, the Mossad, were hanged at dawn on Sunday. Sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court, the men have been named as Mohammad Heidari, a Mossad agent and Kourosh Ahmadi, who was convicted of working for ...

Texas takes on large oil firms

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:26:06 -0400

BP and Halliburton are being sued by the state of Texas over one of the worst oil spills in US history. Texas has become the latest complainant in allegations that both companies engaged in "misconduct" for their role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Four other states that have sued BP and other companies in connection to the spill. Alabama and Louisiana filed complaints in 2010 ...

Motorsports Team MRF deliver 1-2 finish

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:20:01 -0400

Team MRF achieved a 1-2 finish here Sunday with Esapekka Lappi and Gaurav Gill finishing in that order in the International Rally of Whangarei that also doubled up as the first round of the 2013 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship. Visiting New Zealand for their first time, 22-year-old Finn Esapekka Lappi (co-driver Janne Ferm) led from start-to-finish driving the Skoda Fabia S2000. Lappi ...

ISAF plane makes hard landing in Afghanistan

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:50:01 -0400

A C-130 plane with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) made a hard landing Sunday in Afghanistan, but there were no casualties, a statement said. The plane landed in Logar province, 60 km south of Kabul, Xinhua cited the ISAF statement as saying. Without providing details, the statement stressed that "there are no casualties, and there was no indication of insurgent ...

Bhubaneshwar hosts rock concert to preserve heritage art

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:10:01 -0400

The Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA), in association with the Odisha State Museum (OSM), organised the rock art exhibition in Bhubaneshwar on the occasion of the International Museum Day. The renowned museum showcased around 250 photographs of rock arts and six to eight replicas of the preserved art. Project director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, BL Malla said ...

North Korea fires short-range missile

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:20:02 -0400

North Korea Sunday fired a short-range missile into the East Sea, even as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was concerned over Pyongyang's latest missile launches and urged the regime to return to the talks on its controversial nuclear programme. Citing an anonymous military official in Seoul, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the short-range missile launch came a day after Pyongyang ...

UN chief urges DPRK to return to negotiating table

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:40:04 -0400

Moscow, May 19 (Xinhua-ANI): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to return to the negotiating table with international mediators. Ban was concerned over the DPRK's latest short-range missile launches and urged the country "to refrain from further such acts," Ban told the RIA Novosti news agency. The DPRK launched three short-range ...

Britains first astronaut to go on space mission in 2015

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:40:01 -0400

Britain's first "official" astronaut, 41-year-old Major Tim Peake, has been selected to go on a five-month mission to the International Space Station in 2015, a media report said Sunday. Peake, a former army helicopter pilot, graduated as a European Space Agency astronaut more than two years ago and has been waiting for a space mission since then, the Guardian daily said. However, Peake has ...

Kirani James talks up Grenada relay team

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400

World and Olympic 400 metre champion Kirani James has warned that Grenada is capable of producing a relay team as a force to be reckoned with in world athletics. The Grenadian quarter-miler has identified three of the country's overseas-based athletes who he believes can form a quartet with himself to compete against the best in the world, reports CMC. They include Rondell Bartholomew who has ...

Kirani James outpaces rivals to win in Shanghai

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:00:02 -0400

World and Olympic champion Kirani James powered to victory against his main rivals from London 2012 Olympics in the 400 metres at Shanghai's Diamond League meet. The Grenadian quarter miler raced ahead on the final bend to edge 2008 Olympic champion, the USA's Lashawn Merritt, into second place Saturday, reports Xinhua. Luguelin Santos of the Dominican Republic, the silver medallist from last ...

Isinbayeva to continue as Youth Olympics ambassador

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:50:01 -0400

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sunday announced that two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia will be an official ambassador of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Nanjing, China. The Russian pole vaulter will reprise her role as a YOG Ambassador, following her support and attendance of the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympics, which saw over 3,600 elite young athletes from ...

Senator warns US lack of foreign policies may lead to modern-day Hitler invasion

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:40:05 -0400

A senior US Senator has posted on Twitter that the country is not working on its foreign policies as of now, remembering that last time when the country had no foreign policies Hitler had started the World War II. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa is known for his unusual Twitter feeds referring history, the Huffington Post reports. Grassley has warned that a modern-day Hitler invasion is ...

DPR Koreans win mixed doubles at table tennis worlds

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:20:02 -0400

DPR Korea's Kim Hyok Bong and Kim Jong claimed the mixed doubles title at the World Table Tennis Championships here. This is the first individual title at the world championships that was won by a non-Chinese player or pair since it was last held here 10 years ago. China has cleans wept all titles since, reports Xinhua. The two Kims defeated Lee Sangsu and Park Yongsook of South Korea in the ...

Belgian golfer loses Bulgarian competition after forced to tee from toilet

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:00:02 -0400

A Belgian golfer had crashed out of the World Match Play Championship in Bulgaria after he was forced to play out of a toilet. Defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts was beaten by Ryder Cup colleague Graeme McDowell 2 and 1 in the quarterfinals on the Thracian Cliffs course after his tee shot flew into a public toilet close to the green, The Age reports. The report further said Colsaerts was then ...

Conference on Syria settlement very soon UN chief

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:50:01 -0400

After consultations with UN Security Council permanent members, a conference on the Syrian settlement will take place "very soon", possibly at the beginning of June, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said here Sunday. "As I have been asked by the parties to convene this conference on the auspices of the United Nations, I'm now actively engaging with all the parties I have spoken to: the US, ...

UN chief calls on North Korea to return to talks

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:40:02 -0400

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Sunday said he was concerned over North Korea's latest short-range missile launches and called on Pyongyang to return to the six-party talks on its controversial nuclear programme. The communist regime broke off talks with South Korea, China, the US, Japan and Russia on its nuclear programme in 2009, after the UN Security Council passed a resolution condemning ...

Rousseff opens Brasilia World Cup stadium

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:40:01 -0400

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff officially opened Brasilia's Mane Garrincha World Cup stadium. Despite controversy surrounding delays and cost overruns, Rousseff said the 71,000-seat venue was now the source of pride among Brazilians, reports Xinhua. "A year ago they said that we wouldn't build our stadiums, that they wouldn't be ready. But now we are seeing that the stadiums have been built ...

Dubai moves to stop ivory tusk smuggling

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:00:02 -0400

An environment campaign to enhance international efforts to combat the smuggling of elephant ivory tusks is being undertaken by the Dubai Police General Command. The new campaign is part of an ongoing bid by Dubai authorities to clamp down on the illegal shipment of elephant tusks from Africa to the Far East. According to Gulf News daily, the police awareness campaign was launched in Dubai's ...

Sectarian Violence Kills 11 in Iraq

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

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

Pope Church Must Help Poorest Not Dissect Theology

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

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

Top Pakistani Politician Gunned Down in Karachi

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:15:03 -0400

A top Pakistani politician has been shot and killed in Karachi. Police say Zahra Shahid Hussain was shot twice in the head Saturday during an attempted street robbery outside her home. She died on the way to the hospital. A spokesman for Hussain's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, or PTI, calls her killing an act of terrorism. Hussain was a senior vice president of PTI, which ...

McDowell defends slip about McIlroys leaving Nike deal agency

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:50:02 -0400

Northern Irish golfer Graeme McDowell has defended his slip about World No.2 Rory McIlroy leaving his management company, saying that although the move is not yet confirmed, it is already being much talked about in the golfing world. For weeks there have been whispers at big events in America that McIlroy is about to leave Horizon, the Dublin-based management agency that negotiated his 20 ...

Musical world celebrates Wagners 200th birthday

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:50 -0400

BAYREUTH, Germany--Opera houses the world over are scrambling to pay tribute to Richard Wagner, the controversial German composer often referred to as Hitler's favorite, who would have turned 200 this ...

Dubai laborers stage rare strike for more pay

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:51:16 -0400

DUBAI (Reuters) - Thousands of workers employed by Dubai's largest construction firm, Arabtec, stayed away from work on Sunday to back wage demands, a rare labor protest in the Gulf emirate, where trade unions are banned, staff ...

Nigeria offers amnesty to insurgents who surrender

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:48:07 -0400

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria offered an amnesty on Sunday to Islamist militants who surrender and said 17 people had been killed on the fifth day of a military operation to try to crush the Boko Haram insurgency in the country's ...

Tunisian Islamist protester killed in clash with police

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:48:05 -0400

TUNIS (Reuters) - One protester died and several were injured when Tunisian Islamists defied a ban on their demonstration and clashed with police on ...

Photos Kingfisher Shows Off Fishing Skills

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:45:30 -0400

This accomplished hunter shows off her skills as she plucks a number of small fish from the water. On numerous occasions the colorful kingfisher dived into the pond and grabbed an unsuspecting minnow from the ...

Israeli seeks interim deal with Palestinians

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:35:17 -0400

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim ...

Nigeria military 17 killed during offensive

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:35:15 -0400

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- Nigeria's military says its offensive against insurgents in the country's restive northeast has killed at least 14 suspected Islamic extremists and three ...

Slim broadcasters take fight to soccer field

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:08:51 -0400

Mexicans often feel that billionaire Carlos Slim owns everything in their country, from telephone and Internet companies to banks and chain stores, but his latest acquisitive foray is meeting resistance after touching a national passion: ...

Israel acts to deny Hezbollah arms says PM Netanyahu

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:08:35 -0400

Israel is "acting" to prevent weapons from Syria from reaching Lebanon's Hezbollah and will continue to do so, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on ...

US robots Israeli drones to help make 2014 World Cup in Brazil one of safest sporting events ever

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:05:43 -0400

World Cup 2014 Brazil has added 30 US military robots to the Israeli drones and 'Robocop-style' glasses with face recognition cameras to its arsenal after the country allocated $900 million to make 2014 World Cup "one of the most protected sports events in history." The 30 PackBot 510 units, which usually cost between $100,000 and $200,000 apiece, will arrive in Brazil as ...

Could honeybees save Europe from land mines Croatian scientists believe so

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:03:13 -0400

In this Wednesday, May 15, 2013 photo, bees gather at a glass filed with a solution containing traces of explosives, during a scientific experiment at the Faculty of Agriculture at Zagreb University. Croatian researches, working on a unique method to find unexploded mines that are littering their country and the rest of the Balkans, are confident they can use bees for detecting land mines. (AP ...

Jailed Russian oligarch granted appeal

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:57:55 -0400

RUSSIA'S Supreme Court says it will hear an appeal against the second conviction of jailed oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail ...

Scandals not hurting Obamas approval rating

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:57:53 -0400

The survey of 923 adults by CNN and the ORC International polling organization found that 45 per cent of respondents disapprove of Mr Obama's job performance.In early April, the same poll gave the president a 51 per cent approval rating, showing that Mr Obama is holding steady despite a brutal week in which the White House attempted to control damage from three simultaneous scandals which ...

Hezbollah steps up Syria battle Israel threatens more strikes

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:55:48 -0400

AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to rein the militia in, highlighting the risks of a wider regional conflict if planned peace talks ...

Cairo airport baggage handlers end strike that left passengers on 20 flights waiting

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:54:37 -0400

CAIRO - Cairo airport officials say baggage handlers have resumed work after a strike that left passengers on 20 international flights from Europe and Arab countries waiting several hours for luggage. Baggage handlers went on strike Saturday afternoon to demand stronger safety measures after a colleague died when a conveyer belt used to unload luggage fell on his head. His EgyptAir co-workers ...

Israeli government report disputes French TV claim about Gaza boys death in 2000

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:54:36 -0400

JERUSALEM - Israel has completed an investigation into a decade-old French TV report that claimed Israeli forces killed a Palestinian boy in a gunbattle with Palestinian militants, saying the video was misleading and unfairly blamed Israel. France 2 network's images from Sept. 30, 2000, days after a Palestinian uprising erupted, allegedly showed the death of Mohammed al-Dura, cowering with ...

Video The bells are still ringing for the last 1000 years

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:54:32 -0400

Allen Pizzey visits Agnone, a town in Italy that owes its success to never changing the design of the bells they've been making for a thousand ...

College Role Terrified Kerry Washington

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:52:53 -0400

Kerry Washington returns to her alma mater to address graduates at the George Washington University's Commencement ceremony on the National Mall on May 19, ...

South Korea The little dynamo that sneaked up on the world

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:46:41 -0400

South Korea, long in the shadow of other Asian 'tiger economies,' is suddenly hip and enormously prosperous - so much so that it may have outgrown its thankless dream of reuniting with the ...

Algerian editor accuses government of censorship

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:43:19 -0400

Hicham Aboud, editor of the My Journal and Djaridati newspapers, said that happened after he rejected an order from the Communication Ministry on Saturday night to remove an article from the papers that claimed hospitalized President Abdelaziz Bouteflika had slipped into a ...

Scientists unravel secret world of mammoths from clues in ivory tusks

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:30:12 -0400

The first time I met palaeontologist Dan Fisher was in a hotel in the Arctic frontier town of Salekhard, in Siberia. I was there to film an expedition to recover a new mammoth specimen with a BBC crew. We were keen to head north into the tundra of the Yamal Peninsula, where we'd heard new mammoth carcasses had been discovered. After sharing a large Mi-8 helicopter with a load of ...

NZ ready to aid Middle East deal

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400

Foreign Minister Murray McCully will tomorrow offer the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, New Zealand's assistance in the event that he can broker a breakthrough agreement between Israel and Palestine on a two-state solution. Mr Kerry has had an intense focus on the region with three visits there since taking over from Hillary Clinton in February. Mr McCully is scheduled to have his first formal ...

Li wins world title completes grand slam

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:28:19 -0400

PARIS, France (AFP) - China's Li Xiaoxia claimed her maiden world championship title in Paris on Sunday to complete a career grand slam after defeating compatriot Liu Shiwen in an enthralling final.Runner-up to Ding Ning in 2011 and four years earlier to Guo Yue, Li went one step further in the French capital with an 11-8, 4-11, 11-7, 12-10, 6-11, 13-11 victory at the Bercy Arena.Liu ...

EU Leader Federal Europe to Become a Reality

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

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

Spy-accused US man leaves Moscow

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:13:12 -0400

One man is threatening to lift the veil of secrecy that surrounds Coca Cola's 'secret formula' as he claims to publish a copy of the original recipe in a new ...

Reddit’s Secret Plan For World Domination

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:05:36 -0400

, it’s the highest time to open your ears (and eyes). This week Reddit’s new sales and strategy boss, Mike Cole sent an amazing advertising deck to Simon Dumenco from AdAge. And the deck is nothing you’d probably seen before from a media ...

Humalas approval rating in Peru slips to 6-month low

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:05:14 -0400

LIMA (Reuters) - President Ollanta Humala's approval rating fell 5 points to a six-month low of 46 percent, reflecting the unpopularity of his proposal to buy an oil refinery owned by Spain's Repsol and his support for Venezuela's new government, an Ipsos poll showed on ...

Video A tour through the Hutongs of Beijing

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:04:11 -0400

In China the labyrinthine streets known as Hutongs re-define your typical "old" part of town - some date back centuries, to the Yuan and Ming dynasties. But many such ancient passages have been bulldozed into history. Seth Doane explores the oldest surviving commercial street in ...

Video The strange inventive world of wallpaper

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:04:09 -0400

Some historians believe wallpaper had ancient origins, but despite its popularity among past generations it had fallen out of favor. Now some entrepreneurial wallpaper designers are stirring a renaissance of wall coverings with styles that surprise and amuse. Rita Braver reports. Photo ...

Suspects Butt Dial 9-1-1 During Alleged Burglary

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:02:27 -0400

Accidentally butt dialing someone is embarrassing or inconsequential to most, but for two Fresno, Calif., men, their cell phone mishap landed them in jail. The call, which went to 911, started like any other call to the police dispatcher, with the operator asking, ';What is your emergency?'; But when no one answered, the operator didn’t hang up, instead staying on the line and ...

AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:53:10 -0400

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has had a chilling effect on ...

Zimbabwe PM We will end police military abuse

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:35:25 -0400

HARARE, Zimbabwe -; Zimbabwe's prime minister says his party will end years of bias and abuse by the police, military and intelligence services and will make sure the services uphold the country's new constitution which demands impartiality in their ...

Nominations made for ITF World wheelchair tennis Team Cup

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:30:40 -0400

May 19- The International Tennis Federation (ITF) have announced the nominations for the 2013 BNP Paribas World Team Cup wheelchair tennis event at the Club Ali Bey Manavgat in Antalya, Turkey, which starts tomorrow. The Netherlands will defend their crown in the women's and junior events as France, led by world singles number two and doubles number one Stephane Houdet, look to retain their ...

North Korea make history with mixed doubles title win over arch rivals at World Table Tennis Championships

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:30:40 -0400

Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as ...

Worlds Richest Oil Countries

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:29:22 -0400

Not every oil rich country is able to pass along that wealth to the locals. Here is a look at the top 10 richest oil nations per-capita. While the smaller countries with low populations will often be made to look the wealthiest at first glance, a deeper look at actual real per capita income, unemployment and national poverty will give viewers a better sense of whether that oil wealth is ...

Obama rides high in US poll despite scandals

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:27:27 -0400

President BarackObamawas riding high in a new opinion poll released Sunday showing that 53 per cent of Americans approve of the way he's doing his job, despite a flurry of recent ...

McDowell Tames Thongchai to Win First World Match Play

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:26:40 -0400

KAVARNA, Bulgaria ...

9 in hospital in train collision

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:26:38 -0400

>Were you there? Share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Nine people remained in the hospital -- one in critical condition -- two days after a commuter train derailed and struck another train on one of the busiest tracks in the country, officials said Sunday. National Transportation Safety Board investigators looking at the accident, along the busy corridor from New York to New Haven, ...

British skier dies in Alpine storm

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:23:12 -0400

The man was out with another skier when they were caught in a bad storm as they descended the challenging Vallee Blanche near Chamonix.The British man, who has not been identified, plunged down the north face of the Aiguille du Midi mountain after the pair decided to return to the cable car because of dangerously high winds and blizzards.He plummeted to his death following a long climb back up ...

Virginia parade crash driver likely had medical problem

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:22:08 -0400

(Bill O'Brien/Associated Press) Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday. Officials did not have a formal confirmation or any specifics on the condition, but based on the accounts of authorities and witnesses on the ...

Video shows kidnapped Egyptian security officers

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:19:23 -0400

CAIRO (AP) -- Seven members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants have appeared in a video posted on the Internet, urging the government to secure their release by meeting their captors' ...

Pope church should open up but follow teaching

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:19:11 -0400

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis is calling for renewal in the Catholic church as he wrapped up two days of mass gatherings in St. Peter's Square aimed at energizing the ...

Russian TV American accused of spying flies out

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:19:10 -0400

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian NTV television is reporting that the U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying and ordered to leave the country has flown out of ...

UK opposition calls for country-by-country tax reporting

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:18:24 -0400

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and the leader of the opposition Labour Party Ed Miliband leave after a service to mark the 20th anniversary of the murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence, at St Martin-in-the-Fields church in London April 22, ...

DR Congo to build worlds largest dam

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:17:04 -0400

WORK on the world's biggest hydroelectric dam will start in October 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo after talks between DR Congo and international ...

Imran Khan blames rival for killing

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:17:03 -0400

PAKISTANI politician Imran Khan Sunday blamed a rival political leader for the killing of a senior member of his party, who was gunned down outside her home in the violence-plagued city of ...

Evil Google defends low UK tax bill

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:17:02 -0400

GOOGLE'S executive chairman Eric Schmidt has defended the US internet giant's tax arrangements after claims it has unethically dodged paying vast amounts of British ...

Photos Beckham Plays Last Home Game Before Retiring

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:12:13 -0400

Paris Saint-Germain's English midfielder David Beckham waves after the French L1 football match between Paris St Germain and Brest on May 18, 2013 at Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. It was his last home game before ...

Jafza - DP Worlds $30m infrastructure project on track

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:04:29 -0400

WAM DUBAI, 19th May, 2013 (WAM) -- The US$ 30 million Jafza - DP World joint project to build a new Gate 4 and restructure Roundabout 6 is moving on track. The initiative, launched in September 2012, is scheduled to finish and become fully functional in the first quarter of 2014. On completion, the project is expected to make the traffic flow and the connectivity to and from the Free Zone ...

World Record US lottery prize won in Florida

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:45:20 -0400

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Sunday over North Korea's launch of short-range missiles, urging Pyonyang to refrain from further launches and return to stalled nuclear talks with world ...

Syrian army attacks rebel-held town

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:39:03 -0400

18 May 2013 Syrian troops backed by tanks and warplanes have launched an assault on a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, killing at least 30 people and forcing residents to scramble for cover, activists ...

World Touring Car qualifying descends into go-slow farce – video

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:38:26 -0400

Watch the conclusion of the qualifying session for the World Touring Car championship in Salzburg, as drivers get down to speeds of 20mph. The desire to be in second place - and drive in the slipstream - led to an incredible display of drivers going in front before slowing down in the hope that someone would pass them, with the cars behind in turn also slowing down. A total of 12 drivers were ...

Obama to speak on legality of drone program

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:28:01 -0400

A White House official says Obama will also address other counterterrorism policies, including stalled efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention ...

With president ailing Algeria prepares for end of an era

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:27:05 -0400

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika smiles during a ballot for the regional and municipal elections at a polling station in Algiers November 29, ...

South Africa finds collusion manipulation in Gupta scandal

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:23:49 -0400

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's justice minister on Sunday accused an Indian High Commission official and some South Africans of colluding to obtain permission for a plane chartered by a rich family close to President Jacob Zuma to use an air force base to ...

Obama approval rating holds steady in CNN poll

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:16:48 -0400

Barack Obama did not seem to do any serious damage to his popularity among U.S. voters, a CNN poll released Sunday concluded. The CNN/ORC International poll -- conducted Friday and Saturday -- pegged the president's job approval at 53 percent, slightly better than the 51 percent approval level the same poll found in early April. "That two-point difference is well within the ...

Russian film director Alexei Balabanov dies at 54

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:16:46 -0400

Alexei Balabanov, a prominent Russian film director in the 1990s and 2000s, has died in a village near St. Petersburg, a colleague said. He was 54. No information about the cause of his death was released, The Hollywood Reporter said. Balabanov made his first film, "Happy Days," in 1991. His breakthrough film, the 1997 crime drama "Brother," won the main prize at ...

World Saudi woman reaches Everest summit

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:54:51 -0400

Saudi Arabia - a conservative Muslim country where women's rights are very restricted - she had to break a lot of barriers to achieve her goal, her climb team said. A biography on the expedition website said convincing Ms Moharrak's family to agree to her climb "was as great a challenge as the mountain itself", though they fully support her now. "I really don't care ...

Mice return from a month in space

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:54:13 -0400

Vladimir Sychov, deputy director of the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems, said it was the first time that animals had spent so much time in space on their ...

Paul Libya like Iraq

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:53:02 -0400

The guarding of U.S. diplomatic outposts like the consulate Benghazi in Libya should be treated like Baghdad with more military force, Sen. Rand Paul said Sunday. Appearing on CNN's "State of the Union," the Kentucky Republican said his focus isn't on the Benghazi talking points, but on not guarding the outpost more heavily. That decision was a "tragic error," he ...

Father slit childrens throats

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:49:29 -0400

The recently divorced man is alleged to have killed the youngsters - aged five and ten - after he was entrusted with them for the first time since separating from his wife.Their bodies were discovered in a flat in a suburb of Lyon.The man, who has not been named, was taken into custody after his former wife arrived at the building to find him on the stairs wearing blood-stained clothes, according ...

MN State Rep Calls Climate Change ‘Complete United Nations Fraud And Lie’

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:43:31 -0400

Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen On Wednesday night, Minnesota State Representative Glenn Gruenhagen (R-Glencoe) took to the House floor to talk about climate change and renewable energy. Using sources such as the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Rep. ...

Bangladesh court orders action against factory owner in Nov fire

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:36:58 -0400

Delwar Hossain, owner of the Tazreen Fashions garment factory, where 112 workers died in a devastating fire last month, speaks during an interview at the office of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BGMEA) in Dhaka November 29, ...

Australias got the vision Europe

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:35:51 -0400

No, that's cool, we're not in Europe, we get it.But excuse us for feeling a little jealous when we see all that pageantry and - when it comes to the voting - b*stardry, and we can't have a piece of it.We reckon we could mix it with some of Europe's "finest" musical acts.Surely with Australia's Got Talent, Australian Idol, The X Factor and The Voice Australia we ...

Bees sniff out landmines in Croatia

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:35:41 -0400

A scientist inspects bees at the Faculty of Agriculture at Zagreb University. Croatian researches are confident they can use bees for detecting land mines. Picture: AP/Darko ...

One winner scores $590m Powerball

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:35:40 -0400

One winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth 590.5 million dollars was sold in Florida, organizers say. Sarah Charlton ...

Saudi veggie seller self-immolates

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:35:40 -0400

A SAUDI vegetable seller who set himself on fire after police confiscated his goods for standing in an unauthorised area has died, a newspaper ...

Pfeiffer Legality of IRS Targeting of Conservative Groups Irrelevant

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:30:40 -0400

ABC This morning on ';This Week,'; White House Senior Adviser Dan Pfeiffer told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on ';This Week'; that the legality surrounding the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue service is ';irrelevant,'; but called the behavior ';inexcusable.'; ';I can’t speak to the law here. The law is irrelevant. ...

Florida man arrested for driving naked allegedly stealing motorcycle

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:26:22 -0400

Police in Florida said they arrested a man twice within a 12-hour period, once for driving his car naked and a second time for allegedly stealing a motorcycle. Brian Blake Bienvenu, 24, of Delray Beach, Fla., began his alleged crime spree at 2:20 a.m. local time Thursday, when a security official at Highland Beach Club observed him parking his vehicle in the nude, police said. Bienvenu tried to ...

NTSB looking at broken rail

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:10:42 -0400

When May 19 became day of darkness

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:53:54 -0400

>Editor's note: CNN Contributor Bob Greene is a bestselling author whose 25 books include "Late Edition: A Love Story"; "Duty: A Father, His Son, and the Man Who Won the War"; and "Once Upon a Town: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen. "(CNN) -- The date, in that long-gone American spring, was the same as today's: May 19. The year was 1780. The event is mostly forgotten, lost to the mists ...

Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:53:49 -0400

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the euro zone crisis for their failure to win any points from 34 of the 39 countries voting. Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won the event, watched by around 125 million people across Europe, with 281 points while German act Cascada was 21st ...

Lord Howe David Cameron is losing control of Conservative party over Europe

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:49:08 -0400

The former conservative minister Lord Howe, who served as foreign secretary under Margaret Thatcher, has claimed that David Cameron is "losing control" of his party over ...

Syrian army Hezbollah attack rebels in border town opposition

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:43:35 -0400

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops supported by Hezbollah militants launched an offensive to retake a major town near Lebanon from rebels on Sunday, the heaviest fighting yet involving Lebanese armed group, opposition activists ...

EU says worried by Russias human rights record

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:43:35 -0400

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union criticized Russia's human rights record on Sunday, saying it was increasingly concerned at a wave of restrictive legislation and prosecutions against ...

Two imprisoned in Mexico over killing Malcolm Xs grandson

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:42:20 -0400

In this undated composite image released by Mexico City's prosecutor's office (PGJDF) on Monday, May 13, 2013, Manuel Alejandro Perez de Jesus, 24, left, and David Hernandez Cruz, 24, stand for their mug shot after being arrested in Mexico ...

NKorea Fires Projectile Into Waters

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:40:17 -0400

North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said. North Korea routinely test-launches short-range missiles. But the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing recent tension, including near-daily threats by North Korea to attack South Korea and the U.S. ...

Watch Jennifer Lawrence Accused Stalker Arrested

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:40:17 -0400

Actress jennifer lawrence has an oscar a string of hit movies. She has become enormously popular. Now, she's dealing with the downside of fame. A alleged stalker is under arrest this morning ...

Watch Man Crashes Car Into Virginia Parade

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:40:16 -0400

stories. Good morning, everyone. An annual parade in virginia celebrating the appalachian state trial turned into a scene of horror on saturday when an out of control plowed in people. Reporter: ...

Watch Tornadoes Rip Through Texas Surrounding States

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:40:16 -0400

Duct tape to superxwlu. We'll turn now to the extreme weather hitting a large part of the country, dozen states battered by severe storms. Two of those states hit by reported tornadoes. It's not ...

Republicans Informed of IRS Investigation Last Year

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:40:15 -0400

J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo Much has been made of the fact that senior Treasury Department officials were told about the investigation into the treatment of tea party groups in June 2012 — months before last year’s the Presidential election. Republicans who requested the investigation were also told about it at approximately the same time. In a letter dated July 11, 2012, the man ...

Britains Obama urges ties with West Africa

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:30:11 -0400

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) -- A British lawmaker widely viewed as a rising star in the Labour Party says the United Kingdom should more aggressively forge ties with West Africa's growing ...

Tesco clothing brand plans international expansion

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:15:11 -0400

said on Sunday it planned to open more than 50 new franchise stores worldwide over the next five years.F&F, which opened its first franchise store in Saudi Arabia last year, said it would open shops across the Middle East and in Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.Up to six stores will be opened this year, with the first in the Kazakh capital Astana next month.F&F gave no details ...

For Obama no more Mr. Nice Media

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:08:47 -0400

>Editor's note: Howard Kurtz is the host of CNN's "Reliable Sources. "(CNN) -- The press has turned on President Obama with a vengeance. Suddenly, the White House briefing room is filled with confrontational questions. Suddenly, the news pages are ablaze with scandal, and the commentators -- even some of the president's usual defenders -- are bemoaning his ...

Police shoot dead terror couple

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:08:22 -0400

19 May 2013 Police shot dead a couple suspected of being terrorists after they threw four grenades, wounding five officers in an overnight stand-off ...

Will scandals stall Obama agenda

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:05:29 -0400

>Editor's note: John Avlon, a CNN contributor and senior political columnist for Newsweek and The Daily Beast, is the author of "Independent Nation" and "Wingnuts. " He won the National Society of Newspaper Columnists' award for best online column in 2012.(CNN) -- This week on "The Big Three," we take a look at what might have been Obama's worst week ever -- as a negative trifecta of scandals ...

General Motors Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Middle East Parts Distribution Center

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:04:10 -0400

Dubai, May 19. (BNA) -- General Motors has passed a major milestone with the 10th anniversary of its Middle East Parts Distribution Center (MEDC) located in the Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai. The MEDC was initially leased from DHL, when it first opened in 2003. The center stocks and supplies GM service parts for its lineup of vehicles sold under the Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC brands. It ...

GCC is 13th largest world economy - Bahraini Minister

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:03:12 -0400

GCC currencies Gulf hydrocarbon producers emerged as the 13th most powerful economy in the world in 2011 while strong oil prices allowed them to become the fifth largest exporter with the highest trade surplus, according to a Bahraini minister.Hassan Fakhru, minister of trade and industry, estimated the combined GDP of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council /GCC/ at around US$4?1 trillion in ...

North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters - NBC40.net

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:58:15 -0400

By HYUNG-JIN KIMAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said. North Korea routinely test-launches short-range missiles. But the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing recent tension, including near-daily ...

Kenya police kill terror couple - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois Missouri News Sports

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:58:07 -0400

By TOM ODULAAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Police shot dead a couple suspected to be terrorists after they threw four grenades, wounding five officers in an overnight stand-off, a police official said Sunday. Following a tip, investigators raided the apartment where the couple was staying in the Githurai Kimbo area on the outskirts of Nairobi Saturday evening and ordered them out of ...

Tunisian police clash with Islamists over banned rally

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:55:26 -0400

KAIROUAN, Tunisia (Reuters) - Supporters of the hardline Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia clashed with Tunisian police on Sunday after the government banned its annual rally, saying it posed a threat to ...

After crushing Mali Islamists France pushes deal with Tuaregs

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:55:17 -0400

BAMAKO (Reuters) - After winning adulation across Mali for a five month military offensive that crushed al Qaeda fighters, France is now frustrating some of its allies by pushing for a political settlement with a separate group of Tuareg ...

Protesting Egyptian police block Israel border crossing

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:51:20 -0400

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police enraged by the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula blocked a commercial border crossing ...

Afghanistan to ask India for military aid

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:51:03 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan An aide to Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he will seek military aid from India during a three-day visit this week. Karzai's trip comes during escalating border tension with Pakistan, India's archrival. Karzai spokesman Aimal Faizi says the president will discuss recent border skirmishes with Pakistan when he visits New Delhi starting Monday. He added that Karzai ...

Factory owner barred from leaving Bangladesh

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:26:08 -0400

DHAKA, Bangladesh -; The High Court in Bangladesh's capital asked authorities Sunday to prevent the owner of a garment factory where 112 people died in a fire last year from leaving the country, a lawyer ...

Saudi vegetable seller dies from self-immolation

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:22:50 -0400

A Saudi newspaper says a vegetable seller who set himself on fire in Riyadh after police confiscated his goods for standing in an unauthorized area has ...

International AIDS Candlelight Memorial being held worldwide

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:20:03 -0400

The 30th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial this year is being observed worldwide today, May 19 with the theme 'In solidarity' emphasizing the need for people living with and affected by HIV to join hands and work together in response to ...

Bollywood bad boy in ‘terrorist’ jail cell

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:18:04 -0400

New Delhi - 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 on ...

Pope Francis Decries World Where Death of Homeless Not Newsworthy

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:14:31 -0400

Pope Francis said Saturday it is heartbreaking that the world today is more concerned about the health of banks than homeless children dying of starvation and cold, and called on the Catholic Church to seek out those who need help the ...

Arab League to hold emergency Syria meeting

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:14:13 -0400

An Arab League committee on Syria will hold anemergencymeeting on Thursday ahead of an international peace conference on ending the country's civil war, the bloc's deputy leader said on ...

If youre touring the Middle East youre likely going to UAE

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:12:49 -0400

UAE's international tourism receipts are somewhat close to $10 billion The UAE is the world's 31st popular tourism destination and the most popular in the Arab World, ahead of Egypt -- ranked 32nd and Saudi Arabia ranked 35 -- in terms of tourism receipts, United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) data shows.In the Middle East, Turkey outranks the UAE, retaining 12th position ...

Join Oman Air See the world Get training worth over $5 million

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:12:47 -0400

Ever wondered why Oman Air cabin crew were so nice? Oman Air has committed RO2mn to staff training in 2013, having already invested more than RO3.3mn over the previous two years.In addition, Oman Air's Board of Directors has approved plans to fund full scholarships for 100 employees, enabling them to improve their academic qualifications in a range of administrative and technical ...

Briton held over children deaths

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:09:48 -0400

The Foreign Office is "urgently" investigating reports that a British man has been arrested on suspicion of slitting the throats of his two children in ...

16 killed in Syria offensive

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:09:41 -0400

18 May 2013 The Syrian military has launched an offensive to retake a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, a government official said, as activists reported that regime airstrikes and shelling of the town have killed at least 16 people, including opposition ...

ITP to publish Conde Nast Traveller Middle East

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:07:16 -0400

Arab Publishing Partners (APP), part of ITP Publishing Group, the Gulf region's largest consumer and business magazine publisher, and Cond Nast International, have announced the launch of international travel title Cond Nast Traveller Middle East. The magazine will be APP's first publication under licence agreement with Cond Nast ...

UN chief hopeful that international conference on Syria can take place in early June

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:00:33 -0400

MOSCOW - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is holding out hope that an international conference to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Syrian civil war will be held in early June. The U.S. and Russia have agreed to try to bring the Syrian regime and opposition to the negotiating table, but no date has been set. Neither Syrian President Bashar Assad nor the main Western-backed opposition ...

Zachary Quinto On Coming Out I Just Did It-No One Knew

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:58:28 -0400

Zachary Quinto , who plays Spock in ';Star Trek Into Darkness,'; came out publicly that he is gay, he gave no warning to his friends, family or publicists. ';I didn’t tell anyone I was going to do it so no one had a chance to [give me advice],'; said Quinto in an interview with movie critic Peter Travers on ABC’s ‘Popcorn.’ ';I just did it. No one ...

Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship wraps up

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:50:18 -0400

WAM LONDON: The fifth round of the 2013 H.H Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship (IFAHR) on Friday was concluded at Newbury Racecourse, London, UK. The 1600-meter race was organised as part of the H.H Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival. Winner of the race, Irish jockey Marta Pisarek, on Altesse Kossack, finished the race in 1:53:65. ...

UAE believes in a responsible and open world says Nahyan

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:50:17 -0400

WAM ABU DHABI, 19th May 2013 (WAM): The United Arab Emirates believes in 'a responsible and open world, while we also believe in change,' the Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, said yesterday. This, he said, was an essential part of the openness and tolerance which characterises UAE society. In an interview with the ...

Tunisia security blocks salafi conference

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:48:26 -0400

KAIROUAN, Tunisia (AP) -- A major Tunisian security presence has surrounded the country's main religious center and prevented hardline Muslims from holding their annual ...

From the International Herald Tribune 100 75 50 Years Ago

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:34:45 -0400

1913 America Losing Trade in China PEKING ...

Cannes diary stars from the world of music add to the glamour quotient

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:33:34 -0400

It's the first big party weekend of the Cannes Film Festival, and the thump-thump-thump of dance music fills the air as armies of smartly dressed revellers clamour to squeeze into the marquee clubs that line the French port's mile-long, crescent-shaped ...

Eurovision 2013 SwedenDenmark winner with Emmelie de Forrest Only Teardrops Video Europe News

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:29:07 -0400

Denmark won with Emmelie de Forrest the Eurovision song contest, but still unsurpassed for Eastern European block vote,if you need to re-singing contest Eastern Eur0peans must get of the ...

Tunisian police fire in air to disperse Islamists

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:21:29 -0400

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police fired teargas and shots into the air in Tunis on Sunday to disperse some 500 supporters of the hardline Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia who were protesting and throwing stones at police after their rally was banned. Tunisia's government on Friday barred the organisation, which openly supports al Qaeda, from staging the rally in another city on Sunday, saying ...

Senior Pakistani politician shot dead

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:18:45 -0400

Gunmen in Pakistan have killed a senior member of Imran Khan's Movement for Justice (PTI) party outside her home in Karachi. Zahra Shahid Hussain, 60, was shot twice in the head, outside her home in Karachi by two men on motorcycle, police said on ...

France in talks with U.S. Israel to buy drones minister

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:11:44 -0400

PARIS (Reuters) - France is in talks with the United States and Israel to buy intelligence-gathering drones to build up a modern fleet, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on ...

Iran hangs alleged U.S. Israeli spies

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:10:29 -0400

TEHRAN, Iran Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA spy agency. Sunday's report says Mohammad Heidari, who was accused of providing Mossad with classified information in return of money, and Kourosh Ahmadi, who allegedly gave the CIA intelligence on Iran, were hanged. The report didn't say when the ...

Terminator 2 Star Arrested

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:08:31 -0400

A Los Angeles sheriff's spokesman says 'Terminator 2' star Edward Furlong has been arrested on suspicion of violating a restraining order filed by his ex-girlfriend. Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said that deputies responding to the scene Thursday in West Hollywood found Furlong hiding in a nearby property. Jail records show he was released Saturday just after noon ...

7 Golden Rules of Sun Protection

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:08:30 -0400

As a general rule, SPF 15 blocks 93 percent of UVB rays, SPF 30 blocks 97 percent and SPF 50 blocks 98 percent. Doctors now typically recommend at least SPF 30--at least being the key words. If you have a family history of skin cancer or are vacationing in a tropical spot (where the sun is especially intense), go for 50 or even 70. Just keep in mind: No sunscreen provides 100 percent protection. ...

Should You Pay Off Your Exs Credit Cards

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:08:30 -0400

and you are flailing in the icy waters of the North Atlantic, the banks are not rescuers, they're sharks. In other words, divorces can get messy -- sometimes really messy -- and it should come as no surprise that money is often at the root of the problem. Getting through the divorce is hard enough, but the money problems don't always end when the papers are signed. In fact, joint credit ...

Take a Ride in the Airline Time Machine

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:08:29 -0400

Hey, want to go to Europe? How does about $400 to Dublin sound? That's the round-trip price including all taxes and fees and yes, it is on an airline you've actually heard of (Delta). Just one problem: The fare was only available back in 2009. I know because I just reviewed our historical archives plus the front pages of the airline's website as they existed back in 2009. ...

5 Security Tips for Facebook Mobile

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:08:28 -0400

Facebook account . Public or private, its contents define you in a professional, commercial and social nature. Your photos are keepsakes, and personal messages can be confidential exchanges. Either way, it's an identity you want to ...

The gene 7 questions

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:01:15 -0400

>Editor's note: Dr Susan Domchek is a board-certified medical oncologist at the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center. She is director of the Mariann and Robert MacDonald Women's Cancer Risk Evaluation Center and executive director of the Basser Research Center for BRCA, a newly founded center focused exclusively on issues related to BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations.(CNN) -- News ...

Pakistan holds re-vote in Karachi despite killing

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:41:35 -0400

In this undated photo released by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI, Movement for Justice) party press office in Karachi, Zohra Shahid, center, a senior member of former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Sindh, poses with unidentified women at an unknown location in Pakistan. Police said gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed Shahid outside her home on ...

Revisiting U.S. Commitment To The Middle East

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:39:17 -0400

Two years ago on May 19, President Obama called for a new chapter in American diplomacy, promising to make it a top priority to support democracy and human rights in a changing Middle East. Some experts say that the U.S. has failed to live up to that commitment in places like Egypt, Libya and Tunisia. The conflict in Syria has also opened a darker chapter in the Arab ...

Inequality surges in world’s richest countries esp. in times of crisis

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:29:25 -0400

USA Not only has social inequality risen in the industrialized nations over the past three decades, the economic crisis of 2008-09 sped up the deterioration as "pain of the crisis was not evenly shared," a new report says. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which unites the world's most developed countries, has ...

Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:24:56 -0400

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly ...

Chinese premier visits India to boost ties

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:24:55 -0400

NEW DELHI (AP) -- Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ...

Netanyahu takes aim at weapons leakage in Syria

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:20:39 -0400

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Sunday of further Israeli strikes inside Syria, pledging to act to prevent advanced weapons from reaching Hezbollah and other militant ...

Afghanistans Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:20:38 -0400

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan's disputed border with ...

Three car bomb attacks leave 8 dead 50 wounded in southern Iraq

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:05:54 -0400

BAGHDAD, April 29 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people were killed and 50 others injured when three car bomb attacks hit two cities in southern Iraq on Monday, an interior ministry source said. Two car bombs exploded in a market in Amarah, some 300 km southeast of Baghdad, killing six people and wounding 30 others, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. Another car bomb struck ...

Second Vietnamese TV provider drops CNN and BBC

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:49:53 -0400

HANOI, Vietnam -; A popular Vietnamese cable television provider has stopped providing CNN and BBC, saying the channels don't have the licenses needed under a law stipulating that much content on foreign channels must be translated into ...

Syrian activists Shelling near Lebanon kills 16

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:49:52 -0400

A Syrian supporting the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, holds a placard with his picture and the national flag as he participates in a protest outside the US Embassy in central London, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Lefteris ...

Google’s Plan To Take Over The World

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:48:47 -0400

-- without someone’s computerized headgear staring back at you. It was oddly discomforting knowing that thousands of people had the ability to take a photo or video of you just by winking at their Glass. It’s far too early to tell if Glass will take off when it’s ready for the general public, but if it does, then it’ll be just another example of how Google has reached ...

Broken rail probed after US crash

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:44:59 -0400

19 May 2013 US investigators are examining a broken section of rail to see if it is connected to the commuter train derailment and collision outside New York City that left dozens ...