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North Korea launches threatened missile

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 ...

Violence flares throughout Iraq

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 ...

Cell phone surveillance powers loosened in US

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 ...

US general takes action against sexual assault

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 ...

France still unsure about gay marriage

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:13:38 -0400

France has legalised same-sex marriage, becoming the 14th country to do so. President Francois Hollande signed the bill into law following months of bitter political debate, including a legal challenge by the right-wing opposition. On Friday the Constitutional Council threw out the challenge, allowing the president to sign the documents. The legislation also legalises gay adoption. ...

Cigarette smuggling ring with terror links busted in New York

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 ...

Obama turns table on Republicans, seeks more money for security at embassies

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 ...

Dozens killed in Iraq bomb blasts

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 ...

Boston suspect scribbled note in boat while hidding from police

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 ...

Syria receives advanced cruise missile batteries from Russia

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". ...

Energy Department gives nod for more US LNG exports

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:28:40 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Energy Department Friday gave a conditional nod authorizing Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC (Freeport) to set up a second facility for export of domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. The approval means that gas-hungry markets like Japan and India could start ...

Minor setback reported on Nippon's test flight of Dreamliner

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:28:04 -0400

TOKYO - Japan's All Nippon Airways said Friday a modified Dreamliner had suffered a "minor" setback while conducting a test flight of an aircraft this month, but assured it was not due to overheating of lithium batteries. All Nippon Airways, the Japanese airline that is the largest operator of Boeing's beleaguered Dreamliner, said an electric distribution panel overheated and blackened during ...

Three days after closure Bangladesh factories reopen

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:34:08 -0400

DHAKA - Bangladesh has re-opened hundreds of garment factories after just three days of closure following protests over pay and poor work conditions. The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association had called for the re-opening on Friday. The shutdown of factories this week was prompted by worker protests over low pay and poor working conditions sparked by the country's worst ...

Developing nations set to dominate global investments says World Bank

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

WASHINGTON - The share of developing countries led by China and India in global investment is expected to triple by 2030 to three-fifths, from one-fifth in 2000, says the latest edition of the World Bank's Global Development Horizons (GDH) report, which explores patterns of investment, saving and capital flows as they are likely to evolve over the next two decades. Seventeen years from now, ...

Morrisons signs deal to use Ocado logistics facility

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:22:53 -0400

LONDON - Morrisons Supermarkets, one of the major British retail chains, has entered into a 170 million pounds and 25-year agreement with Ocado Group plc ("Ocado"), to acquire its recently opened Dordon Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) in the Midlands, and lease it back with commitment to use its logistics and distribution facilities to start grocery deliveries to customers by January 2014. ...

Across Israel hundreds protest against new budget

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:36:45 -0400

second straight week of "social justice" protests .The protest in Tel Aviv was held at the same time that hundreds gathered in Jerusalem as well as in ...

Syrian civil war A military-strategic assessment

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:36:39 -0400

The overall geostrategic characteristic of the Syrian military picture is a robust armed struggle for supply routes, lines of communication, major highways and key choke points that is somewhat similar to the initial phase of the first Arab-Israeli War in 1947 - a battle for the roads.As a component of the Battle for Aleppo in the north; the M4 highway, which connects the Latakia coast to ...

Israel Turkey and gas

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:36:38 -0400

Word is that both Israel and Turkey are seriously entertaining the notion of constructing an undersea pipeline to deliver Israeli natural gas to Turkey and, perhaps, hence to Europe.The Turks reportedly have expressed willingness to foot part of the estimated $2 billion bill. Such pipelines exist elsewhere in the world, most notably from Russia and from Norway.It is becoming evident that a ...

At Ra’anana school a different kind of Tikun Shavuot

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

For a school that strives to develop a sense of community among a diverse group of students and parents, it was no surprise that Meitarim Ra'anana's traditional annual Tikkun Shavuot epitomized its pluralistic educational philosophy.Educators, who came from Israel and the US, represented secular, orthodox and traditional viewpoints.This year's program, the ninth since the ...

Exposed A devastating new Claims Conference scandal

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

Candidly Speaking: It is now clear that, despite repeated previous appeals over many years by outside parties urging the Claims Conference to impose more effective supervision, gross negligence was the order of the ...

Washington Watch Whose Israel is this

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

I was in high school when I went to Indianapolis for my first regional AZA Conference. I almost didn't make it back alive because of what happened that Shabbat. I couldn't believe it when the rabbi called a woman to open the ark. A woman! But that wasn't all. I was shocked when she pulled back a corner of the curtain, pushed a button, a motor began to whir, the curtain parted, ...

Probe opened into US train crash major disruption seen

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

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

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

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

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

Bomb explosion near three embassies in Libya

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:26:49 -0400

Members of the military police and security gather at the scene of an explosion in front of the Greek embassy, right, in Tripoli on May 18, 2013. (REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny) OTTAWA - Greek foreign affairs officials report no injuries following a small explosion Saturday outside the Embassy of Greece in Libya's capital Tripoli. Officials say a "low power explosive device" was placed ...

Texas tornado survivors start to return home

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

GRANBURY, Texas Residents of a North Texas town ravaged by a deadly tornado are starting to return to home for the first time since the midweek storm. The process is slow because several hundred people showed up early Saturday to register at a Granbury church. The registration is required to return to the ...

Senior Pakistani politician killed in Karachi

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:16:03 -0400

A senior member of Pakistani politician Imran Khan's party has been shot dead in Karachi, just hours before re-elections were scheduled to begin in the city. Zahra Shahid Hussain, the central vice president of the Tehreek-i-Insaf party and one of its founding members, was killed late on Saturday. The motives behind the attack are currently unclear. Khan and a party spokesperson condemned ...

Its going to be a traumatic time

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

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

Livni No chance Israel can reach peace deal with Hamas

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:39:04 -0400

In an interview with Army Radio, the justice minister, who is also responsible for peace talks, responds to Erdogan's call for Palestinian unity saying that the Turkish PM's perception of Hamas is ...

Stations under siege

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

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

North Korea Fires Three Short-Range Missiles Says The South

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

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

Who needs radio Ill take the Web

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

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

Thirteen killed 10 police kidnapped in Iraq violence

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

Powerball frenzy locks down most possible number combos

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:20:02 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa It's all about the odds. With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game's highest jackpot on Saturday night, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars -; and that's after taxes. The problem, of course, is those same odds just about guarantee the lucky person won't be you. The chances of ...

Inside the analysts office

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:20:02 -0400

--> Preview: Don't miss a special edition of "Sunday Morning" about design -- in fashion, architecture, at home and the workplace -- on Sunday May 19! For more than 10 years psychoanalyst-photographer Mark Gerald has documented analysts' offices -- the decor, artwork and furnishings that help define the space in which analyst and analysand share the work of therapy and ...

Orbs Family Tree Is Linked to His Owners

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:07:46 -0400

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At I.R.S. Unprepared Office Seemed Unclear About the Rules

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:50:57 -0400

During the summer of 2010, the dozen or so accountants and tax agents of Group 7822 of the Internal Revenue Service office in Cincinnati got a directive from their manager. A growing number of organizations identifying themselves as part of the Tea Party had begun applying for tax exemptions, the manager said, advising the workers to be on the lookout for them and other groups planning to get ...

Amos Gilad S-300 can reach Hezbollah via Syria

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:41:28 -0400

The advanced S-300 Russian air defense system, which Moscow has pledged to deliver to Syria, could reach Hezbollah and beyond, a senior defense official warned on Saturday.Amos Gilad, head of the security-diplomatic branch of the Defense Ministry, told Channel 2, "These weapons are dangerous. If Hezbollah and Iran support Syria, why shouldn't they [the Syrians] transfer these ...

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 ...

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 ...

Incurable bacteria destroying Fla. citrus industry

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:22:35 -0400

(CBS News) For millions of Americans, part of the morning ritual is a glass of orange juice, but that sweet start to the day is now threatened. There's a disease spreading through Florida's multi-billion-dollar citrus crop. The malady is called citrus greening, and it is making it harder for area businesses to stock Florida's best known fruit. "My concern is we won't have ...

Somaliland marks 22 years of independence

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

People in Somaliland are marking 22 years of self-declared independence from Somalia, but they are still waiting for the world to recognise their region as a country. Celebrations were held in the capital, Hargeisa, on Saturday, with people holding rallies, waving flags from their vehicles and staging shows in various stadiums. Somaliland, which is more tribally homogeneous than the rest of ...

Serena Williams nears Italian Open win

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:20:17 -0400

A week out from the French Open, Serena Williams is one victory away from winning her fourth consecutive title this year. The top-ranked American overcame an early break of her serve to ease past Romanian qualifier Simona Halep 6-3, 6-0 Saturday and reach the Italian Open final, extending her career-best winning run to 23 matches. Williams is coming off consecutive titles in Miami, Charleston, ...

Brazile Pointing a gun at democracy

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

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

Its not voyeurism its art

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

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

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 ...

Assad accuses Israel of supporting terror groups in Syria

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:42:36 -0400

In an interview with an Argentinian newspaper, Syrian president says the West sent Israel to strike Syria "to raise the morale of the terrorist groups"; says international intervention is ...

Family of British girl 5 who drowned in Egyptian hotel pool say they are angry and hurt lifeguards did not help and ambulance took FOUR hours to arrive

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:38:54 -0400

The grandmother of a five-year-old who drowned in a hotel pool in Egypt told today of her family's 'anger and hurt' that more wasn't done to save ...

Scotland Yard sifts Maddie case clues

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:45 -0400

Madeleine McCann at 3 and as she may look now, aged 9. Photo / AP Kate and Gerry McCann have welcomed news that Scotland Yard detectives have identified a number of suspects who could be responsible for their daughter's abduction six years ago. Madeleine McCann, who disappeared aged 3 while on holiday with her British family in Portugal, "could be alive" say detectives. They have ...

OJ Simpson lawyer deals a blow to football star in court

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:43 -0400

OJ Simpson in court. Photo / AP The lawyer who defended OJ Simpson on armed robbery charges delivered a potentially heavy blow to the former football star's bid for a new trial yesterday, testifying that Simpson knew his buddies had guns on them when he went to a hotel room to reclaim some sports memorabilia. Attorney Yale Galanter took the stand in a combative hearing over Simpson's ...

U.S. Powerball jackpot could go higher than $600 million

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:31:58 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - The Powerball jackpot being drawn on Saturday night could be even higher than the record $600 million being advertised, pushing it near or above the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, a Texas Lottery official said on Saturday. "Oftentimes, the advertised amount is lower than what the actual jackpot ends up being," said Kelly Cripe, a spokeswoman for the Texas ...

Dreams of riches

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400

It's the second-largest world jackpot of all time - US$600 million ($744 million). And in workplaces across the United States, people are inviting colleagues to chip in US$2 for a lottery ticket and a shared dream. The office lottery pool is a way to improve your odds and have a little fun with co-workers. And who wants to be the only person at work the next day when everyone quits?With the ...

Dreams of riches

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400

Dreams of riches

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400

Mark Todd knighted at Buckingham Palace

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400

Veteran horseman Mark Todd was formally knighted for services to equestrian sport by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace yesterday. The double Olympic gold medallist was one of several sports stars honoured. Sir Mark, 57, is returning to New Zealand to attend the funeral of his father, Norm, in Cambridge tomorrow. Sir Mark, who is based in Swindon, Wiltshire, chatted about horses with Prince ...

Sisters deal with Jolies dilemma

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400

British television presenter Kirstie Allsopp and her two sisters all face Angelina Jolie's breast cancer dilemma. Kirstie Allsopp, the Location, Location, Location presenter, says her 32-year-old sister, Sofie, had a double mastectomy to remove breast tissue and replace it with implants. "My sister Sofie had the same procedure as Angelina Jolie," Kirstie told the Telegraph. "It's a brave decision ...

BlackRock a Shareholding Giant Is Quietly Stirring

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:29:55 -0400

AT 11 a.m. on a Wednesday earlier this month, Michelle Edkins and her team began wheeling extra chairs into a cramped conference room in a San Francisco office tower, preparing for the corporate-governance equivalent of speed dating. Once settled, Yumi Narita started describing the disappointing qualities of a big entertainment company ...

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 ...

Rival protesters clash in Ukraine

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:20:33 -0400

Supporters and opponents of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich have scuffled as both sides held thousands-strong rallies in the capital, Kiev, police and local media have said. A dozen young men hurled stones and plastic water bottles at opposition supporters and were then pushed away by police in riot gear, television footage showed on Saturday. Anti-Yanukovich protesters also fought back ...

Efforts to Strengthen Afghan Law on Women May Backfire

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:19:07 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan ...

Eurovision Song Contest Enters Final Stage

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:44:09 -0400

Denmark's Emmelie de Forest, seen here performing "Only Teardrops" during dress rehearsal in Malmo ahead of the May 18 final, was tipped as a favorite by ...

Syrias Assad Says Peace Talks Likely to Fail

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:43:13 -0400

BEIRUT, Lebanon ...

Lapid working to pass civil gay marriage in Israel

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:39:51 -0400

Finance Minister Yair Lapid is working to build a "coalition within the coalition" to create a civil alternative to religious marriage in Israel, including gay marriage.In a question and answer session on his Facebook page Thursday night, Lapid told a questioner that he was "definitely" planning on advancing the civil marriage ...

Christoph Waltz among stars rushed to safety as man with gun and grenade opens fire in Cannes

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:27:53 -0400

A day after a daring heist was carried out in Cannes, more drama hit the Croisette after what sounded like gunshots were fired near two of the film festival ...

Under Pressure China Measures Its Impact in Myanmar

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:26:56 -0400

MADAY ISLAND, Myanmar ...

IRS targeting overlooked biggest soft money groups

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:20:58 -0400

WASHINGTON There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea party organizations that applied for tax-exempt status. But the IRS largely maintained a hands-off policy with the much larger, big-budget organizations on the left and right that were most influential in ...

Predicting weather National Weather Service gets a boost

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:20:57 -0400

Wednesday's Texas tornadoes gave people just 26 minutes to prepare for impact. That's actually more than double the average warning time. When people have more notice to get into a safe place, there usually are more lives saved when the disaster strikes. That's why the National Weather Service is getting a $25 million bump in its budget to update its computer mapping system. It ...

Nigeria sets curfew in Boko Haram stronghold

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:18:40 -0400

Nigeria's military has declared a 24-hour curfew on a dozen neighbourhoods in a northeastern city that is a stronghold of the armed group Boko Haram. The move in Maiduguri, the main city in Borno state, came as soldiers continued the government's emergency campaign against fighters in the region on Saturday. The military deployed jets and helicopters to carry out air strikes on ...

Marina Stuetz Is Starting Early and Moving Fast

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:09:54 -0400

The Austrian teenager Marina ...

Police Officers Are Targets in Wave of Afghan Violence

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:54:33 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan ...

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 ...

Russian plane catches fire upon landing

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:30:14 -0400

Plane catches rire upon landing at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport. Russia's deplorable air safety record just got worse. Moscow's Vnukovo Airport was temporarily closed on Saturday morning after a plane carrying about 140 people from the southern Russian city of Stavropol caught fire after landing, a law enforcement source told the Russian news site RIA Novosti. No one was reported ...

Bernanke upbeat on innovation outlook in commencement address

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:22:17 -0400

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke attends the G20 finance ministers meeting during the Spring Meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, April 19, ...

Republicans use IRS scandal to tar Obamacare

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

Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., linked the ongoing targeting scandal at the IRS with Obamacare in the weekly Republican address on Saturday, warning that the troubled agency has too much control over the rules and regulations governing the implementation of the law. Standing beside the "red tape tower," a 7-foot stack of regulations associated with Affordable Care Act, Harris said, "Just ...

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 ...

Afghan MPs block divisive womens rights law

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:18:33 -0400

Afghanistan's parliament has failed to pass a law banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women's rights since the Taliban was toppled over a decade ago. President Hamid Karzai approved the law by decree in 2009 and parliament's endorsement was required. But a rift between conservative and more secular members of the assembly resulted in debate being ...

Gallup Majority of American Say Benghazi IRS Scandals are Serious Matters

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:48:03 -0400

Most Americans say that the issues being raised by congressional hearings into the Benghazi terrorist attacks and the revelations that the IRS unfairly targeted conservative groups "involve serious matters that need to be ...

Protesters Square Off In Kyiv Opposition Joins Forces For 2015 Vote

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:44:05 -0400

KYIV -- Pro- and antigovernment protesters have squared off in rival demonstrations in the Ukrainian capital, with some people requiring medical treatment after objects started to fly at one event. Police told RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service that "several people" had been injured on the sidelines of the opposition rally when "young people started to throw water bottles and ...

Serbian Basketball Star Partizan Manager Danilovic Stabbed In Belgrade

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:44:03 -0400

Former Serbian basketball star Predrag Danilovic has been stabbed and seriously injured in a bar fight. Danilovic was stabbed at a cafe in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, early on May 18. Danilovic, 43, was hospitalized with serious injuries to his head, arms, and abdomen. Doctors said he was stable following surgery. Belgrade police, who said the reason for the brawl was not ...

PA continues crackdown on Palestinian journalists in W.Bank

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:40:27 -0400

In past week Palestinian Authority security forces interrogated, detained two journalists, despite promises to honor freedom of media; interrogators forced reporter to provide them with email and Facebook ...

Hollande signs gay marriage into law

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:39:49 -0400

French President Francois Hollande has signed a law authorising gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate. Photo: ...

Ben Parkinson MBE Prince Charles touch for a true hero

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:36:45 -0400

This is the emotional moment a British soldier who survived the worst ever battlefield injuries while serving in Afghanistan collected his MBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham ...

Alexander Litvinenko inquest close to collapse after coroner rules evidence should be heard in secret

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:36:45 -0400

The inquest into the death of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko could be scrapped and replaced with a public inquiry to allow evidence to be heard in ...

EU bans refillable olive oil bottles and dipping bowls in bid to end food fraud

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:30:02 -0400

The European Commission said on Friday that, as of 2014, restaurateurs will only be allowed to offer non-refillable bottles with proper labelling to customers. . "We are just protecting consumers," said EU spokesperson Oliver Bailly. "We are just making clear that when you want to have olive oil of a certain quality in a restaurant, you get exactly the one you are paying ...

Afghanistan Blocks Law Protecting Women

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:28:38 -0400

Afghanistan's parliament has blocked a law banning violence against women in what is being seen as a serious blow to the progress of women's rights. President Hamid Karzai approved the legislation by decree in 2009 but the country's politicians were required to endorse it. However, a rift between conservative and more secular members of the assembly meant the debate was ...

US Powerball Lottery Nears Historic Jackpot

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:28:37 -0400

The Powerball jackpot is nearing historic territory again a little more than a year after three tickets split a world-record lottery prize. Should nobody pick the correct six numbers, the prize money will roll over to next week's draw and almost certainly eclipse the $656m (£427m) doled out to winners in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland in the Mega Millions game in March 2012. But ...

Gay Marriage Legal In France Despite Protest

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:28:37 -0400

France has became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage. President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law after months of bitter political and public debate Mr Hollande acted a day after the Constitutional Council threw out a legal challenge by the right-wing opposition, which had been the last obstacle to passing the bill into law. The legislation also legalises gay ...

Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains collide

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

FAIRFIELD, Conn. Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent about 70 people to the hospital, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested Northeast Corridor. Three patients remained in critical condition Saturday morning, with two of those stable, according to officials at two Bridgeport hospitals. The crash happened Friday ...

S. Korea N. Korea launches short-range missiles

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:20:17 -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, ...

First Saudi woman climbs to top of Everest

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:17:54 -0400

A 25-year-old graphic design graduate has become the first ever Saudi woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest. Raha Moharrak is the only female in a group of four Arabs who announced two months ago that they would be reaching the summit in ...

Ken Jacobs and His Films Feted in 80th-Birthday Tributes

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

There are artists who burn out at 30 and others who, accelerating as they mature, begin to seem like forces of nature. One such force is Ken Jacobs, who turns 80 next Saturday ...

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