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US president plans talks with Russia on reducing nuclear weapons

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:25:30 -0400

BERLIN - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he would seek talks with Russia to reduce the number of strategic nuclear weapons both hold by up to a third. Speaking in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate during a visit to the German capital, Obama said he was confident the US could maintain its security while reducing its nuclear capacity by a third. He also called for ...

Afghanistan to shun US peace talks with Taliban

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:23:12 -0400

KABUL - An angry Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday his government would not join US peace talks with the Taliban "until the peace process is totally under Afghan control." He also suspended talks with the US to discuss the nature of US military presence after international troops withdraw in 2014. A spokesman for President Hamid Karzai said the decision was taken over ...

Kim Jong-un on 'luxury yacht' in North Korea

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:35:12 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has used a luxury boat to tour the country's east coast amid indications that the 90-feet-long yacht may have been smuggled into the country in defiance of UN sanctions that bans importing of luxury items to the impoverished country. A website that tracks events in the reclusive state said the yacht, a Princess 95MY made by British-based ...

Eight UN aid workers among 15 dead in Somalia militant attack

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:34:40 -0400

MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least 15 people, including some United Nations workers, were killed Wednesday when a UN compound in the Somali capital came under a bomb and gun attack by Islamist militants of an Al Qaeda-linked group, a minister said. Interior Minister Abdikarim Hussein Guled in a hurriedly called press conference said that the eight slain UN workers included four foreigners working ...

Surveillance stopped at least 50 terror attacks, says NSA director

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:28:19 -0400

WASHINGTON - The controversial US snooping of foreign emails and telephone calls has prevented more than 50 potential terrorist attacks in at least 20 countries, the director of the National Security Agency (NSA) has said in defending the surveillance programme. The targets include the New York Stock Exchange and other important installations across the world, General Keith Alexander said ...

Major General Finn appointed to top UN role in Jerusalem

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:15:41 -0400

18 June 2013 150 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment today of Major General Michel Finn, of Ireland, as head of Mission and Chief of Staff of the Jerusalem-based UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), the first such operation the world body set up almost 60 years ago. "Major General Finn succeeds Major General Juha Kilpia of Finland, who will ...

UK Soldier Deaths Court Ruling Will Harm Combat Missions

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:13 -0400

LONDON The British government warned on Wednesday that future combat operations could become more difficult after a court ruled that families of three soldiers killed in Iraq could sue the military for failing to protect troops on active duty. Britain's Supreme Court upheld the claim of relatives that the Human Rights Act applied to troops serving in battle abroad, and rejected the ...

Former Hungarian PM Gyula Horn Dies at 80

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:12 -0400

BUDAPEST Former Hungarian Socialist Prime Minister has died at age 80 after a long illness, the government said in a statement on Wednesday, expressing its condolences to the family. Horn was Hungary's prime minister between 1994 and 1998. He was foreign minister in Hungary's last Communist government, and played a key role in political processes in the late 1980s that led to the ...

Analysts Assess Impact of Military Attack on Iran

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:08 -0400

The United States and the European Union believe Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons, but Tehran says its program is for peaceful, civilian purposes. The international community has been trying for years to persuade Iran to end its uranium-enrichment program, but to no avail. Low-enriched uranium can be used for civilian nuclear-power plants, but highly enriched uranium is an ...

Brazil Protests Proceed as Smaller Cities Join

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:06 -0400

SAO PAULO/FORTALEZA Protesters blocked roads in Sao Paulo and marched toward a stadium hosting a major international soccer game in Brazil's northeast on Wednesday in a growing wave of nationwide demonstrations against poor public services, inflation and other woes in Latin America's biggest country. After more than a week, the biggest series of protests to sweep Brazil in more than two ...

With Russian Help Europe Prepares to Search for Life on Mars

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:04 -0400

PARIS The European Space Agency signed final contracts with Thales Alenia Space Italy for work on a pair of missions to assess if the planet Mars has or ever had life, officials said at the Paris Airshow this week. Until last year, the ExoMars program was a joint project between ESA and the U.S. space agency NASA. But NASA dropped out, citing budget problems. The Russian space ...

Mandela International Day launched

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:10:02 -0400

The UN and the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory (NMCM) Wednesday launched the Mandela International Day, even as the anti-apartheid icon spent his 12th day in hospital for a recurring lung problem. Wednesday's event marked the official launch of programmes to celebrate Mandela's 95th birthday July 18, Xinhua reported. July 18 was endorsed in 2009 by the UN General Assembly as Nelson Mandela ...

Hamas holds talks to stop being listed as terror group

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:10:01 -0400

The Islamic Hamas movement has been holding meetings with foreign officials in a bid to get its name erased from the list of international terrorist organisations, a Hamas official said Wednesday. The US, several European countries and Israel have classified the Hamas movement, which has ruled the Gaza Strip since June 2007, as a terrorist organisation. A series of meetings with European ...

NRI lawyer wins Iran bank case in British Supreme Court

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:50:02 -0400

Mumbai-born Parsi lawyer Sarosh Zaiwala Wednesday notched a remarkable success in a bank case in the British Supreme Court, with major ramifications on the international banking system, an official said. By the court verdict, the British government's sanctions on Iran's largest private bank, Bank Mellat, were lifted after the its security service's "Secret Court" failed to produce significant ...

UN headquarters in Somalia attacked

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:20:02 -0400

An attacker Wednesday blew himself up at the entrance to the UN headquarters in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, CNN reported. Others wearing suicide vests entered the UN compound and a gunfight ensued, said police officer Hussein Ahmed. The compound had now been secured and was in the hands of African Union troops, according to the official Twitter account of the African Union Mission to ...

South Korean president visits Indian book pavilion

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:30:01 -0400

South Korean President Park Geun-hye Wednesday toured the Indian pavilion at an international book fair here in which India is participating as the guest of honour for the first time. She toured the Indian pavilion at the Seoul International Book Fair, spending close to 10 minutes there, said an embassy press release. It was followed by a brief interaction when Minister of State for Human ...

Palestinians should have a state as a right Blair

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:01 -0400

Palestinians "should have a state, not as a reward for good behaviour but as a right", Tony Blair, the official envoy of the Middle East Quartet, said Wednesday. Blair cautioned Israeli leaders that the "window of opportunity" for peace with the Palestinians might close shortly, Xinhua reported. "Some say the two-state solution is a fantasy. The fantasy is thinking one-state is sustainable or ...

Suicide bombers attack UN office in Mogadishu

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:50:03 -0400

Mogadishu, June 19 (Xinhua-ANI): Militants on Wednesday launched suicide bomb attacks on the office of United Nations Development Programe (UNDP) in Mogadishu where guards exchanged fire with the gunmen in and around the compound, police and witnesses said. "The fighting with the gunmen and suicide bombers is ongoing. We have eliminated some of the attackers but the fighting is now going on," ...

Li Na enters second round at Eastbourne

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:10:01 -0400

Second seed Li Na of China defeated French woman Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Aegon International here. Li, French Open champion two years ago but beaten in the second round at Roland Garros earlier this month, will next take on former champion Marion Bartoli of France, reports Xinhua. Fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki, the former World No.1, led Tamira Paszek 6-2, 2-2 ...

Veronica Campbell-Brown denies knowingly taking drug

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:20:01 -0400

Olympic and World Champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has denied knowingly taking a banned substance Lasix, which also goes by the name Furosemide. Brown's first public reaction came in the form of a statement released by her On Track Management (OTM) group following reports that she has tested positive for the banned drug. The OTM statement says Brown is determined to clear her name and included ...

Brazil protests will calm down Blatter hopes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:20:02 -0400

FIFA president Sepp Blatter denied that the Confederations Cup and World Cup are the causes for mass protests across Brazil. Demonstrations, which began last week in response to rise in public transport fares, have turned into a nation-wide rally against bad governance and corruption, reports Xinhua. Many marchers expressed their anger at the billions of dollars spent on new football stadiums ...

Pakistan expresses concern over US drone attacks at UNSC

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:40:02 -0400

Pakistan has expressed concerns over drone attacks to the United Nations Security Council. Pakistan told the UNSC that armed drones were violating country's sovereignty, causing civilian casualties, and putting communities at risk of reprisal attacks. According to the Daily Times, Pakistan said drone strikes radicalised disaffected communities and increased the number of terrorists, adding that ...

Protestors hack Brazil World Cup 2014 website

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:40:02 -0400

Protestors have reportedly hacked the official website for the Brazil Football World Cup 2014 and replaced the site with a video of a violent police response to a peaceful protest. According to News.com.au, the FIFA website was replaced with an embedded YouTube video, showing protesters marching, before riot police release tear gas and fire on the protesters with rubber bullets. The report ...

Kim Jong Un distributes copies of Hitlers Mein Kampf to North Korean officials to mark bday

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:50:02 -0400

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un handed out copies of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf to mark his birthday. Kim reportedly distributed the copies of Mein Kampf in an effort to sow fear among top officials. According to the Telegraph, North Korea-watchers believe the move is part of an effort to make him seem powerful, rather than drawing on Nazi beliefs. Shirley Lee, the editor of the New Focus ...

Whatmore to review flop Pak players with World Cup 2015 in mind

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:30:01 -0400

Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore has said that national team will be reviewed keeping in mind the 2015 World Cup after their dismal performance in the ICC Champions Trophy in England. Poor batting led to Pakistan's defeat in all three matches as they failed to post a single total above 170 runs, with the flop performance prompting calls from former players, media and fans to overhaul the system and ...

UN chief hails G8 leaders understanding on Syria

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:20:02 -0400

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Tuesday welcomed the understanding reached on Syria by leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) industrial nations. Ban welcomed the commitment to bring the Syrian sides to the negotiating table, saying that he stands ready to convene the Geneva Conference on Syria as soon as possible to help the Syrian sides reach "a comprehensive agreement based on the Geneva ...

Praising advances in Serbia UN official urges political will to solidify human rights gains

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:16:33 -0400

18 June 2013 150 Visiting Serbia at "an important and transformative moment" in its history, the United Nations human rights chief today urged a steadfast focus on fundamental rights as she hailed a succession of political advances that augur well for the country itself and for the future of the wider region. "It is a positive sign that the authorities are addressing some tough human rights ...

Hungary must revoke amendment threatening judicial independence - UN rights chief

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:16:24 -0400

18 June 2013 150 The top United Nations human rights official today urged the Hungarian Government to revoke a constitutional amendment that threatens the judiciary's independence and endangers the country's system of checks and balances. "Hungary should seek to maintain high standards of human rights protection," said High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay. "Our view is that this ...

Senior UN officials urge restraint dialogue to defuse tensions fuelling protests in Turkey

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:16:15 -0400

18 June 2013 150 Urging "maximum restraint" amid widespread anti-Government protests in Turkey, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Navi Pillay, the world body's human rights chief, called today for constructive dialogue to defuse tensions in the country. "The atmosphere is still clearly highly combustible," said Ms. Pillay, who is the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. "It ...

Libyas democratic transition can benefit from national political dialogue says UN envoy

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:16:04 -0400

18 June 2013 150 Managing Libya's democratic transition is bound to be difficult given the legacy of decades of brutal rule, a senior United Nations envoy told the Security Council today, adding that the country could benefit from a national political dialogue on the way forward. "The political and security challenges that now face the country may well be the legacy of decades of ...

Mali UN officials welcome accord between Government and Tuareg rebels

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:15:56 -0400

18 June 2013 150 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the signing of an agreement between the Government of Mali and Tuareg rebels, providing for an immediate ceasefire and paving the way for country-wide presidential elections set for next month. In a statement issued by a spokesperson in New York, the UN chief welcomes the accord reached between the Malian Government ...

US Names New Envoy to Africas Great Lakes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:23 -0400

Former Senator Russell Feingold has been named the U.S. special envoy to Africa's troubled Great Lakes region. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who announced the appointment Tuesday, said Feingold will work closely with U.N. envoy Mary Robinson to advance a U.N. framework for peace in the region. The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has endured years of conflict and ...

More Russian Oil Flows to China in Shift From Europe

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:14 -0400

MOSCOW Russia is steeply ramping up oil deliveries to China, with Asia now importing almost a fifth of oil exports from the world's largest crude producer in a strategic shift meant by the Kremlin to end reliance on weak and saturated European markets. Russia will increase oil supplies to China by 13 percent in July-September from the previous three months, a shipping schedule obtained ...

Kenyas Deputy Leader to Appear during ICC Trial

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:05 -0400

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that Kenya's deputy president, William Ruto, must attend key segments of his trial on charges of crimes against humanity scheduled to begin in September, according to a court spokesman. Ruto and Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta face similar charges before the court in connection with their alleged role in the country's 2007-2008 post-election ...

Writings from Israel Nepal and Myanmar included in UNESCO world register

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:39 -0400

Print 19 June 2013 &#150 Documentation on Holocaust victims, a collection of Buddhist scriptures written on stones from Myanmar, two rare manuscripts from Nepal and diaries belonging to Ernesto Che Guevara, are among 54 ...

OAS and the Ministry of Education of Colombia Hold the International Meeting “Virtual Educa 2013”

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:09:58 -0400

June 19, 2013 The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Ministry of Education of Colombia have organized this week until Friday, June 21 in Medellin, Colombia, the International Meeting ';Virtual Educa 2013,'; that brings together more than 6,000 students, teachers, authorities, and international experts in the areas of innovation and education, from twenty countries of the ...

Exodus International President to Offer Apology in OWN Special Report

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:02:34 -0400

The president of Exodus International, an organization that formerly promoted the idea that a gay person could be cured of same-sex attraction through reparative therapy, will apologize to those who felt harmed by some of the group's practices in a special report set to air on the Oprah Winfrey Network on ...

Hockey Australia beats India to confirm 2014 World Cup berth

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:00:41 -0400

Netherlands Australia confirmed its place in the 2014 men's hockey World Cup following a 5-1 thrashing of India at the Hockey World League in Rotterdam.Glenn Simpson, Matt Gohdes, Russell Ford and Matthew Swann scored for the Kookaburras in the quarter-final clash, while their final score was aided by an Indian own goal.The Kookaburras will meet the Netherlands in Saturday's ...

Brazil sends in elite security forces as anti-World Cup protests continue

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:00:39 -0400

Brazil Brazil says it will deploy elite national security forces to five major cities to quell violent clashes between police and protesters.Huge protests have broken out this week, with hundreds of thousands of people across the country marching in protest about the rising cost of living and the $15 billion price tag attached to the Confederations Cup and next year's soccer World Cup.On ...

Sao Paulo officials reverse subway bus fare hike

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:57:05 -0400

main access road to the stadium where Brazil goes up against Mexico in the Confederations Cup soccer tournament. Beginning as protests against bus fare hikes, the demonstrations have quickly ballooned to include broad middle-class outrage over the failure of governments to provide basic services and ensure public safety. (AP Photo/Andre ...

Probe after find at mobsters home

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:56:42 -0400

An FBI spokesman confirmed that agents found material that they want to test as part of an investigation. He declined further comment. The digging started on Monday in Queens' South Ozone neighbourhood. It was home to James Burke, a Lucchese crime family associate known as Jimmy the Gent. A character based on Burke was played by Robert De Niro in the movie Goodfellas. Burke died behind ...

Airport workers sloppy loading goes viral

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:55:46 -0400

An airplane passenger who captured a freight handler's carelessness on camera has seen his year-old YouTube video rack up millions of fresh views in the past few days. In the roughly four minute video, which went viral after resurfacing on Reddit, Mark Bridgman watches from his window seat as a man tosses boxes toward the airplane's conveyor belt. Many bounce off and fall to the floor. ...

World Series heros wild pitch could bleed RI finances

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:47:03 -0400

Curt Schilling was the toast of New England when he led the Boston Red Sox to World Series glory in 2007, but these days he's a goat after his ill-fated video game company went belly-up and left Rhode Island holding a near-$100 million loan guarantee that now threatens the Ocean State's bond rating. Moody's Investor Services downgraded the state-backed "moral obligation" ...

U.S. cites Russia China among worst in human trafficking report

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:46:19 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An annual U.S. State Department report on Wednesday cited Russia and China among the world's worst offenders in fighting forced labor and sex trafficking, which could lead to U.S. ...

Analysis Brazils protests Not quite a Tropical Spring

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:46:18 -0400

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's blossoming protest movement is a coming-of-age for what had been one of Latin America's most politically disengaged youth populations, but does not appear to constitute a major threat to governability or established political ...

U.S. talks with Taliban likely to take place within next few days U.S. official

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:46:18 -0400

Muhammad Naeem (2nd R), a spokesman for the Office of the Taliban of Afghanistan, stands next to a translator speaking during the opening of the Taliban Afghanistan Political Office in Doha June 18, ...

World Travel Market and Amadeus reveal new series of round table talks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:45:44 -0400

The luxury travel sector is failing to make use of the opportunities the Internet offers, reveals a new series of round table talks involving the best and brightest minds in travel. The comments were made at a the first of four round table conversations focusing on travel technology and which have been organized following a new partnership The Travel Tech Show at WTM and Amadeus. While the ...

Green Globe recertifies Iberotel Miramar Al Aquah Beach Resort

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:45:43 -0400

LOS ANGELES, California - For years, the Iberotel Miramar Al Aquah Beach Resort, located in the Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), has demonstrated leadership and innovation in the fields of operational efficiency and sustainable management. This up-market property impresses with its continuous efforts to raise awareness, and was recently awarded Green Globe re-certification. ...

Video Worlds vegetation seen in stunning satellite imagery

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:44:36 -0400

While 75 percent of the planet is a relatively unchanging shade of ocean blue, the remaining surface goes through stages of green. In this NASA/NOAA imagery capturing April 2012 to April 2013, the darkest green areas are the lushest in vegetation, while the lightest could be snow covered, drought impacted or just un-vegetated ...

NFL Star Sued for Allegedly Shooting Friend

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:43:42 -0400

New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez holds his helmet as he steps onto the field before an NFL football game between the New England Patriots and the Houston Texans in Foxborough, Mass., Dec. 10, ...

Miley Cyrus Alcohol More Dangerous Than Weed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:43:40 -0400

Miley Cyrus has never said publicly that she smoked pot, but in a new Rolling Stone interview she doesn’t exactly deny it either. ';I did a song with Snoop Dogg called ‘Ashtrays and Heartbreaks,’ so people can put it together for themselves,'; Cyrus told ...

Prisoners $1T Lawsuit Over Belly Ache

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:43:36 -0400

Jun 19, 2013 4:34pm A convict in an Arizona prison won’t quit his belly aching unless he’s paid $1 trillion – literally. Dale Frank Maisano, 61, an inmate at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Tucson, is suing the company that runs the prison’s commissary for $1 trillion, claiming the food gave him cramps and caused him to lose ...

International markets roundup

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:42:57 -0400

A roundup of trading on major world markets:NEW YORK - US stocks fell sharply after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank expects to taper bond-buying purchases later this year.At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 205.50 (1.34 per cent) to 15,112.73.The broad-based S&P 500 fell 22.85 (1.38 per cent) to 1,628.85, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite ...

Uganda Why Kenya Lags Behind Tanzania Rwanda and Uganda in Growth - World Bank Report

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:41:25 -0400

KENYA has lagged behind its peers in the East African Community in terms of economic growth for the last ten years, the World Bank says. In fact, according to the bank's latest Kenya Economic Update, the country's economic growth rate has not matched, even once, Africa's growth rate in the the past decade, though the two were close in most years. Kenya's annual growth rate ...

Iraq Chevron Total expand Kurdish drilling

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:38:31 -0400

Iraq's Kurds have consolidated their growing energy sector with Chevron Corp. securing a third exploration block in the semiautonomous northern region that increasingly operates as a de facto independent state and France's Total buying a majority stake in ...

Worlds addiction to burgers and fries eternal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:32:23 -0400

The problem has many aspects. It includes hunger that affects every seventh person on the planet, the quality and safety of products that people consume, and finally, unbalanced diet. One of the most dangerous reasons that leads to unhealthy and unbalanced diet is the world's addiction to fast ...

International markets roundup

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:14:19 -0400

A ROUNDUP of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks fell sharply after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank expects to taper bond-buying purchases later this year. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 205.50 (1.34 per cent) to 15,112.73. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 22.85 (1.38 per cent) to 1,628.85, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite ...

World Leaders Get Clique-y Leave G8 Summit with Matching Mulberry Bags

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:06:53 -0400

This week, world leaders got together in Northern Ireland to address such pressing global issues as trade, mounting pressure for a Syrian peace conference, and ...

PRI’s The World 06192013

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:06:05 -0400

Wednesday on The World: NSA surveillance programs may be a surprise to the Americans but European intelligence agencies have known about them and made use of the intelligence for years. Also, the debate over drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants. And, how to ...

Should Brazil Be Concerned About Terrorism at the Olympics World Cup

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:06:04 -0400

The Rio Operations Center has more than 400 cameras watching the city. Built to monitor traffic and weather, it will offer security help for the Olympics and World Cup. (Photo: Jason ...

World Dolce and Gabbana sentenced to jail for tax evasion

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:04:20 -0400

Gabbana have not commented on their sentences, which have been suspended pending their appeal. The investigation by the Italian authorities began around six years ago as part of a government plan to crack down on tax avoidance. At the hearing on Wednesday, the judge ruled that the designers moved their brand to a Luxembourg-based holding company Gado - an anagram of their two surnames - in 2004. ...

World New clashes in Brazils before football game

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:04:18 -0400

The government said earlier it would deploy forces to five cities. The unrest was sparked by Sao Paulo's transport price hikes but it has now grown into broader discontent over poor public services and corruption. At least 30,000 people took part in the protest rally in Fortaleza on the main road leading to the stadium. Clashes erupted when the march was stopped by police. Some demonstrators ...

Movies World War Z finds sinister grandeur on a global scale

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:04:08 -0400

Brad Pitt, shown with Abigail Hargrove and Mireille Enos, plays a former U.N. troubleshooter who will do anything to save his family from zombies in “World War ...

Syrian exiles get taste of home Beloved ice cream

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:03:50 -0400

Syrian refugee worker, Mohammed Ali, 25, from Yalda, Damascus, organizes ice cream cups, at the Bakdash ice cream store, in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. For Syrians, no visit to Damascus' Old City is complete without a stop at a more than century-old ice cream parlor in its main souq where you can watch them make their distinctive desert by pounding it into shape with giant ...

Syria infiltrators Jordan military clash 1 dead

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:03:49 -0400

ZAIN, Jordan -; Jordan's military says infiltrators from Syria have clashed with Jordanian soldiers near the border. One infiltrator was killed and two ...

World Bank poverty climate linked

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:00:23 -0400

The World Bank says it will increasingly view its efforts to help developing countries fight poverty through a "climate lens." In a report released Wednesday, the international lending institution warned that heat waves, rising seas, more severe storms and other impacts of climate change will trap millions of people in poverty. As a result, the Washington-based bank said it is ...

Italian icons find no respite from tax man

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:59:31 -0400

FILE -- In this file photo taken on Jan. 12, 2013, Italian fashion designers Stefano Gabbana, left, and Domenico Dolce bow to the audience after presenting their Dolce & Gabbana men's Fall-Winter 2013-14 collection in Milan, Italy. A Milan court convicted fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion. The pair were found guilty Wednesday of failing to declare euros ...

European Commission fines drug companies for delaying generics

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:55:33 -0400

drug manufacturers , including Denmark’s Lundbeck, Germany’s Merck, Ranbaxy Laboratories, Arrow Group and Zoetis Products, for colluding to keep a generic drug off the market. Officials for the commission, the European Union’s anti-trust regulator, claim that the companies agreed not to introduce generic versions of Lundbeck’s antidepressant citalopram when its basic ...

Chinese Billionaire Jianlin Buys Sunseeker International Yachts

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:55:24 -0400

Wang Jianlin , has himself a case of James Bond lifestyle envy. So much so that he deployed 320 million pounds ($495 million) for a controlling stake in Sunseeker International, maker of the Sunseeker yachts seen in James ...

The Worlds Best New Universities 2013

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:55:23 -0400

The World's Best New Universities 2013 Of these top new universities, only eight are in the U.S. The U.K. has a stronger showing, with 20 schools, but Baty says the greatest growth is coming from Asia. "We've seen incredible progress in South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and to a certain extent Taiwan, where they've managed to build universities that are already doing really ...

Members of International Sports Gambling Ring Charged with Racketeering and Extortion

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:55:15 -0400

Eighteen members of a violent gambling ring located principally in California and Peru have been charged in an indictment unsealed today with operating "Macho Sports"-an illegal Internet and telephone gambling business. Participants in the scheme were accused of taking millions of dollars in illegal sports wagers over the last decade in the San Diego and Los Angeles areas. Earlier ...

The Post-PC world is too slow for me

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:52:03 -0400

I use AVG AntiVirus Free to keep my PC clear of infections. Every so often the software pops up a little message warning me when one of my browsers is consuming too much memory, giving me the chance to restart the greedy program and free up resources. Just now it popped up a message telling me Firefox is using 1GB of RAM. Five minutes before that it notified me that Chrome, which I'm also ...

Obama urges bold nuclear cuts in Berlin speech

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:47:29 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Michael Kappeler,Pool - US President Barack Obama, left, waves to invited guests next to German Chancellor Angela Merkel . right, in front of Brandenburg Gate at Pariser Platz in Berlin, ...

Obesity now recognized as a disease

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:46:14 -0400

In order to fight what it described as an "obesity epidemic," the American Medical Association has voted to recognize obesity as a disease and recommended a number of measures to fight it. The association voted on the measure Tuesday at its annual meeting in Chicago. The AMA noted that obesity rates in the United States have "doubled among adults in the last 20 years and tripled ...

Worlds wealthy richer than ever

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:46:13 -0400

The investable wealth of the world's richest people reached a record high of $46.2 trillion US in 2012, a report by RBC Wealth Management and the consulting firm Capgemini has found. The ...

Brazil Inflation Erodes Rousseffs Popularity Poll

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:42:28 -0400

BRASILIA -- Growing discontent over rising prices in Brazil has dragged down President Dilma Rousseff's approval rating from record highs, pollsters said on Wednesday, adding that her popularity could deteriorate further if inflation is not ...

Georgia arrests torture suspects in new swipe at old government

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:40:51 -0400

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian police on Wednesday arrested nine serving and former police and military officers on suspicion of torture that the interior minister said was a "systemic problem" under the previous government of President Mikheil ...

Letters International intervention in Syria

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:37:36 -0400

Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a press conference at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland where leaders called for a peace conference on Syria to be held. Photograph: Matt Cardy/AFP/Getty ...

Iran says appeals for jihad in Syria fuel radicalism

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:36:42 -0400

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Calls by Sunni Muslim clerics for a holy war against the Syrian government and its Shi'ite allies are fuelling radicalism in the region, a senior Iranian official said on ...

Angelina Jolie Visits Syrian Refugees in Jordan for World Refugee Day

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:36:08 -0400

Sent by the UNHCR Special Envoy on Tuesday, Jolie's visit was "to show support for Syria's refugees, to call on the world to address their plight, and to better understand needs in Jordan and other countries in the region most directly affected by this devastating conflict," Us Magazine reported."The worst humanitarian crisis of the 21st century is unfolding in the Middle ...

How The CEO Of A Global Ad Firm Uses His Platform To Change The World

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:36:05 -0400

Generosity Series , a multi-month celebration and investigation of bold generosity with the goal of understanding its causes, its benefits, and how to inspire more giving. We'll be interviewing a long list of impressive change makers who have demonstrated their generosity through acts of service, rather than exclusively through deep-pocketed philanthropy. This month, we're honoring ...

Lytro’s New iPhone App Mobilizes The World’s Craziest Camera

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:36:05 -0400

The app will support still shots and animated GIFs. But the best part might just be that, at last, Lytro photographers can share their photos without visiting their ...

Militants attack military convoy with RPGs in northwest Pakistan killing 6 soldiers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:35:05 -0400

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A senior police official says militants attacked a military convoy with rocket-propelled grenades and other heavy weapons in northwest Pakistan, killing six soldiers. Shafiullah Khan says two soldiers were wounded in the attack Wednesday, 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of the main northwest city of Peshawar. Two vehicles were destroyed. Khan says the soldiers retaliated, ...

World powers to meet in Doha to decide on how to answer Syrian rebel demands

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:34:56 -0400

PARIS - World powers will meet this weekend in Qatar to decide on how to answer a list of requests for help from Syrian rebels, a French diplomat said Wednesday. The U.S., France, Britain and Germany are among 11 countries meeting in Doha as part of the Friends of Syria group. Foreign ministers will be attending the discussions. A "precise" list of demands from Syrian rebels was set ...

College Students Body Found in Lake Michigan

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:33:41 -0400

A body found in Lake Michigan has been identified as missing Chicago student Austin LaPore, investigators said. "The family of Austin Hudson LaPore positively identified his body earlier today," an official with the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office told ABC News. Authorities pulled the body of LaPore, 20, out of Lake Michigan this morning after he ...

Most Wanted Prof. Nabbed in Mexico

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:33:41 -0400

This 2011 image shows Walter Lee Williams, 64, one of the FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives who has been arrested in the resort city of Playa del Carmen, Mexico, June 18, ...

New ‘World’s Ugliest Dog’ To Be Crowned Friday

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:32:22 -0400

PETALUMA (CBS SF) – Will Icky get picked or will Boolah win the moolah? Both have been entered in this year's Ugliest Dog Contest, which takes place Friday at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma. It's the 25th year of the contest. Besides worldwide acclaim, the prizes for the winning dog and its owner are $1,500, a trophy, a photo session with photographer Kira Stackhouse, and VIP ...

US tries saving Taliban talks after Karzai objects

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:21:21 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Hopes dimmed for talks aimed at ending the Afghan war when an angry President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday suspended security negotiations with the U.S. and scuttled a peace delegation to the Taliban, sending American officials scrambling to preserve the possibility of dialogue with the ...

New generation of elite universities rises around the globe

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:59:53 -0400

By Stephanie Simon June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:59pm EDT June 19 (Reuters) - Watch out Ivy League, there's a new generation of elite universities on the rise around the globe, according to a new "100 Under 50" report from Times Higher Education magazine. The report, published on Wednesday, ranks the best young universities - defined as those founded no more than 50 years ago ...

Malaria Risk Spikes for Worlds Poorest Children

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:59:07 -0400

LONDON -- The poorest children in the world's most impoverished communities are twice as likely to contract malaria as the least poor, according to ...

Monsanto exec other biotech pioneers win World Food Prize

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:58:06 -0400

Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:58pm EDT * Winners include Syngenta executive, Belgian researcher * Laureates say award validates biotech as food source * Prize regarded as the Nobel of agriculture * U.S. still searching for source of biotech wheat in Oregon By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - An executive with Monsanto Co and two other pioneers in agricultural biotechnology said their selection ...

World Rally Sardinia distance to Sheikh Khalids liking

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:57:31 -0400

Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi is looking forward to the equally rough but significantly shorter races at the Sardinia Rally this weekend. The stages in Sardinia, at ...

UAE digs deep for worlds trouble-stricken millions

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:57:05 -0400

DUBAI // The UAE has helped millions of refugees around the world, building camps and giving food and medical aid, as government organisations and citizens work with international agencies. In 2011 more than Dh7 billion in aid from 34 donor organisations was used to aid a growing number of internally displaced people and refugees from Syria, Libya, Palestine, Pakistan, Bosnia, Kazakhstan, ...

Business World Bank pours Sh13 billion into water projects

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:55:33 -0400

World Bank 's board of executive directors yesterday approved Sh13.1 billion ($155 million) in credit to support development of the country's water infrastructure, including water storage, irrigation, and water resource ...

Obamas Nuclear Push Moscow Fears Loss of World Power Status

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:55:00 -0400

A world without nuclear weapons? It's a nearly inconceivable scenario for the Kremlin, even if its arsenal costs Russia billions each year. Since the break-up of the Soviet Union, the country has suffered a major drop in influence. Now it's doing all it can to cling to the geopolitical power it has ...

Group Exclude Chad troops from UN force in Mali

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:54:50 -0400

UNITED NATIONS -; A network of human rights groups on Wednesday criticized plans to include Chadian troops in a new U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali while Chad's military remains on a U.N. `list of shame' for child recruitment. But U.N. officials made clear they had no intention of excluding a country whose soldiers are considered among the best African desert ...

Feds in Calif. bust international gambling ring

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:54:49 -0400

SAN DIEGO -; Federal authorities have charged 18 people with involvement in an illegal gambling ring they say spanned from California to Peru and used violence against customers with outstanding ...

Kerry calls Karzai to ease anger on Taliban office

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:54:46 -0400

WASHINGTON -; Secretary of State John Kerry called the Afghan president twice in the past 24 hours to ease Hamid Karzai's anger over the way the Taliban announced the opening of their political office in ...

Secret hearings debated in Guantanamo 911 case

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:50:35 -0400

The war crimes tribunal for the Guantanamo prisoner charged in the attack on the USS Cole is going into a closed session dealing with a subject so secret even the defendant can't hear ...

Is America’s Iraq Imploding

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:49:31 -0400

In March 2013, America's invasion of Iraq reached its 10th anniversary. After a decade of nation building, Iraq is falling apart. In April 2013, deadly clashes between government forces and demonstrators in the city of Hawija set off a chain reaction of retaliatory attacks across Iraq. The situation now threatens to plunge the country into the kind of war it experienced in the midst of the ...

Britain fails to get EU backing for Hezbollah blacklisting

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:49:07 -0400

UK pushes to place Hezbollah's armed wing on EU terror list; diplomats say British proposal gains support amid Hezbollah involvement in Syria, but Austria, Italy, Czechs among those preventing required unanimous ...

DP World to Build Terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:48:55 -0400

signed a concession agreement for the development of a stand-alone container-handling facility at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port.Under the deal, a terminal with a quay length of 330 meters (about 1,083 feet) will be developed by DP World at an estimated cost of Rs. 600 crore (about US$102.2 million). The estimated capacity addition will be 0.8 million 20-foot-equivalent units per year. The project is ...

Elena Baltacha Laura Robson Heather Watson exit Aegon International

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:47:18 -0400

Laura Robson on her way to a straight-sets defeat by former world No1 Caroline Wozniacki in the second round at Eastbourne. Photograph: Gareth ...

Incendiary Russian anti-bureaucrat ad campaign produces record wins at world’s most prestigious festival

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:40:17 -0400

Scandal A street campaign exposing the unwillingness of Russian officials to fix city roads has won four awards at the annual Cannes Lions festival. But the woman behind the advert says the idea cost her her job, and potentially, her freedom. Executed by Voskhod advertising agency, Make Politicians Work has become the first Russian campaign to be awarded statuettes in four different ...

Climate change is the threat of our time President Obama pledges new arms pact with Russia and a greener world

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:38:21 -0400

In a speech at the Brandenburg Gate that instantly invited comparisons with visits to the same spot by some of his predecessors, President Barack Obama sought to make a historic imprint of his own, pledging to forge a new pact with Russia to further cut nuclear arsenals and to step up the fight against global ...

Canadas insulin discovery enshrined in UNESCOs Memory of World register

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:37:26 -0400

A woman fills a syringe as she prepares to give herself an injection of insulin in a file photo. The Discovery of Insulin collection from the University of Toronto Libraries records one of the most significant medical discoveries of the 20th ...

Its a bird its a plane its a sermon

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:30:35 -0400

Film studio Warner Bros has taken movie marketing to a whole new level - even higher than a bird or a plane. The studio enlisted Christian-focused firm Grace Hill Media ...

More elephants slaughtered for tusks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:28:41 -0400

>Editor's note: Mark Quarterman is the research director of the Enough Project, a project of the Center for American Progress to end genocide and crimes against humanity.(CNN) -- The accelerating pace of the slaughter of elephants for their tusks has put African elephants at catastrophic risk in the coming decades. To make matters worse, some of the region's most notorious armed groups are ...

Greek party leaders to meet Thursday over ERT impasse

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:27:35 -0400

PASOK Socialist party leader Evangelos Venizelos (C), junior partner in Greece's ruling coalition, leaves the Prime Minister's office in Athens June 17, ...

Kosovos first envoy to Serbia quits after two days

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:27:33 -0400

PRISTINA (Reuters) - Independent Kosovo's first envoy to Serbia resigned on Wednesday, pre-empting his dismissal just two days into the job for exceeding his powers and making remarks likely to irritate ...

Brazil protests proceed as smaller cities join the fray

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:27:33 -0400

1 of 6. Members of the Brazilian law enforcement troops confront protestors ahead of the Confederations Cup soccer match between Brazil and Mexico outside the stadium of Fortaleza June 19, ...

Herald Globe agree to printing deal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:26:35 -0400

The Boston Herald and the Boston Globe announced today that they have reached an agreement that will allow the Globe to print the entire press run of the Herald.The agreement, which is in effect for 10 years, finishes a process begun in 2012, when the two media outlets announced that the Globe would print and deliver about one-third of the Herald’s print circulation."The newspaper ...

Video Rare twin birth for gorilla in Dutch zoo

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:25:57 -0400

A mother gorilla gave birth to twins in the Dutch Burgers' Zoo, in Arnhem, Netherlands, a rare occurrence among gorillas - especially for those in ...

Video Karzai announces suspension of security talks with U.S.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:25:57 -0400

Afghan president Hamid Karzai has announced he is suspending security talks with the U.S., due to Afghan officials' concerns about planned peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban. Just hours after announcing their intention to engage in the talks, the Taliban took responsibility for killing 4 American soldiers. Charlie D'Agata ...

Ex-Communist Party of China official executed for child rapes state media reports

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:25:57 -0400

The case of Li Xingpong, the former deputy Communist Party chief of Yongcheng city, caused an uproar online after police said he had raped 11 girls, all under age 18, since the latter half of 2011. Abuse of power by Communist Party officials has long been a central cause of online activists, and Li's case was seen by some as emblematic of the problem. In response, the government has promised ...

Kim Dotcom Megaupload data in Europe wiped out by hosting company

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:24:45 -0400

View all… Kim Dotcom today said on Twitter that Megaupload user data in Europe has been "irreversibly lost" because it was deleted by a Netherlands-based server hostingcompany called LeaseWeb. "VERY BAD NEWS: #Leaseweb has wiped ALL #Megaupload servers. All user data & crucial evidence for our defense destroyed 'without ...

Fed Offers Brighter Outlook for US

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:24:44 -0400

The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it's moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program, which is intended to keep long-term interest rates at record lows. Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed could start scaling back its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases later this year if the economy continues to improve. He said the reductions would occur in "measured steps" and ...

Ousted Mens Wearhouse Founder Says He Was Silenced

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:24:43 -0400

After retailer Men's Wearhouse [NYSE: MW] announced that it "terminated" founder and executive chairman George Zimmer, best known to consumers for his hundreds of TV commercials pitching suits, he fired back saying the company's board "has inappropriately chosen to silence my concerns." The company said that "in light of Mr. Zimmer's termination," ...

Best Worst Toilet Papers Named

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:24:42 -0400

(Image credit: Amazon.com) Consumer Reports revisited its toilet paper ratings after testing more than two dozen products, naming the worst and best brands. The results may be a surprise to those who think the top national brands are always preferred. Three Walmart products were named in its top five winner’s circle: White Cloud, which is sold only in its stores, and Walmart’s Great ...

Eldest Duggar Moving to DC for Job

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:24:40 -0400

Josh Duggar, who is known as a pro-life activist, fundamentalist Christian, reality show star and the eldest of 19 children, is adding another title to his public persona. On Monday, Duggar announced via Twitter that he will be joining the Family Research Council as executive director of the organization’s legislative branch, FRC Action, in Washington, ...

Fed Votes to Maintain Stimulus Program

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:24:37 -0400

The Federal Reserve announced today that it won't be changing its $85 billion a month bond purchasing stimulus program, though labor market conditions have improved in recent months. It will keep its target interest near zero while unemployment remains above 6.5 percent. The Fed, which has been injected trillions of dollars into the slowly recovering American economy, made an announcement ...

Aerocar Worlds first flying car up for grabs for $1 million

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:24:33 -0400

IndiGo ruled the Indian skies in May, flying almost a third (29.5%) of domestic passengers, while Jet and JetLite together were at No 2, flying 22.5% of the total ...

World War Z review Zzzzz wont happen here

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:22:23 -0400

"World War Z" opens with Gerry Lane and his family enjoying pancakes for breakfast, and as far as we can tell, they never get around to lunch. By lunchtime, the planet has changed, and Gerry (Brad Pitt) is involved in trying to save it from a plague of zombies. The thrill of the early scenes in "World War Z" is how quickly everything shifts: One moment, the Lanes are joking ...

Mass for Europe to Be Held in Strasbourg

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:17:53 -0400

Celebration Honors Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Patrons of EuropeSTRASBOURG, FRANCE, May 30, 2013 (Zenit.org) - A "Mass for Europe" will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at 6:30 p.m., in the Cathedral of Our Lady in Strasbourg. The celebration is in honour of Sts.Cyril and Methodius, patrons of Europe, on the occasion of the 1150th anniversary of the arrival of these protagonists ...

Syria troops fight rebels near major Shiite shrine

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:13:15 -0400

BEIRUT (AP) -- Hezbollah fighters joined Syrian forces in battling rebels in a Damascus suburb that is home to a revered Shiite Muslim shrine, in a push to secure the area around the ornate, golden domed ...

Chile presidential candidate attacked with eggs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:13:13 -0400

Local radio Bio Bio reports that construction workers threw eggs at Longueira Wednesday after his performance at a campaign event in the capital of ...

Vitamins

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:12:27 -0400

>Editor's note: To see Offit's interview with Dr Sanjay Gupta, check out "Sanjay Gupta, M. D. " Saturday at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday at 7:30 a.m.(CNN) -- Dr Paul Offit doesn't take any ...

Vitamins

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:12:27 -0400

>Editor's note: To see Offit's interview with Dr Sanjay Gupta, check out "Sanjay Gupta, M. D. " Saturday at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday at 7:30 a.m.(CNN) -- Dr Paul Offit doesn't take any ...

Vitamins

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:12:27 -0400

>Editor's note: To see Offit's interview with Dr Sanjay Gupta, check out "Sanjay Gupta, M. D. " Saturday at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday at 7:30 a.m.(CNN) -- Dr Paul Offit doesn't take any ...

Report Montreal Toronto to share world junior tournaments

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:49:21 -0400

Team USA poses for their team photo after defeating Sweden during third period gold medal hockey action at the IIHF World Junior Championships in Ufa, Russia, on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. (Nathan Denette/THE CANADIAN ...

Half of Canadas aboriginal children are poor

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:47:31 -0400

TORONTO -; Half of Canada's aboriginal children are living in poverty, triple the national average, according to a new analysis of census ...

Tunisia arrests Muslim cleric for hardline sermon

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:47:30 -0400

TUNIS, Tunisia -; Tunisian police arrested an imam after he delivered a sermon described as "insubordinate," the Interior Ministry said Wednesday, in the first high-profile arrest since the government began taking a harder line toward religious ...

Egypt and European Union Study Dispute with Ethiopia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:45:56 -0400

Cairo, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi welcomed today Catherine Ashton, vice-president of the European Union (EU) and high representative for foreign affairs, and talked to her about the dispute for the construction of the Ethiopian super-dam, according to the official media. In the meeting, they talked about the opening of communication channels between Cairo and Addis ...

World shares bonds drop on Fed taper news

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:45:16 -0400

Wall Street declined, as did US Treasuries, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank may begin tapering its US$85 billion-a-month bond-buying program later this year if the economy strengthens in line with its expectations. Bernanke, who spoke at a press conference after a scheduled two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, also ...

Watchdog approves Iran poll result

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:41:23 -0400

Tehran, Iran - Iran's state TV is reporting the country's election overseer, the Guardian Council, has approved Friday's presidential election result, affirming a first-round victory by a relative ...

UAE tries 30 for illegal Brotherhood cell

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:41:14 -0400

DUBAI - The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday it would put on trial 30 Emiratis and Egyptians accused of setting up an illegal branch of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, part of a crackdown on the Islamist organisation that has soured relations with ...

Future Forum Cheat Sheet Leadership Practice In A World Defined By Change

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:39:05 -0400

Tragedies like terrorist attacks, school shootings or natural disasters create indelible bonds between the people affected. Lifelong friendships, based on deep empathy and profound trust, can be forged from a catastrophe. Unexpected chaos can spur intimacy in a split second. Social entrepreneurs increasingly recognize that the only way to have the kind of impact the world needs on increasingly ...

Dreamliner set to open a world of connection to Cairns

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:36:08 -0400

Cairns Airport chief executive officer Kevin Brown spoke about destination planning yesterday while applauding Jetstar's preparation for the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner to link Cairns with other domestic ports."Not only is it a new product for the customers, which they will be excited to use, but it's a more efficient aircraft," he said. "Its fuel consumption is 20 per ...

US and Cuba to resume migration talks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:31:22 -0400

Cuba have agreed to resume bilateral talks on migration issues next month, in the latest evidence of a thaw in chilly relations. The talks will be held ...

Star Wars video hologram could soon be a reality say scientists

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:30:57 -0400

Scientists have cracked a major technological hurdle to make low-cost, high quality holographic videos a reality.Until now, the video hologram has generally been confined to science fiction, the most famous example being the projected image of Princess Leia in the first Star Wars film.Existing systems that project moving holographic images are costly and suffer from severe limitations.The chief ...

Iraq election candidate killed in suicide bomb attack

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:30:42 -0400

The bomber attacked a guesthouse owned by Younis al-Rammah, who was a candidate in provincial elections beginning today, late on Tuesday in Nineveh. Mr Rammah and four relatives were killed and six others wounded. Candidates are frequent targets for insurgents who aim to disrupt the political process.Two suicide bombers also targeted a Shia mosque in Baghdad on Tuesday, one blowing himself up at ...

Syria crisis Tony Blair warns against inaction as David Cameron plays down immediate prospect of arming rebels

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:30:36 -0400

The cost to Britain and its allies of not intervening in Syria could be greater than becoming embroiled in the conflict, Tony Blair ...

Vitamins Not such a good thing

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:25:05 -0400

>Editor's note: To see Offit's interview with Dr Sanjay Gupta, check out "Sanjay Gupta, M. D. " Saturday at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday at 7:30 a.m.(CNN) -- Dr Paul Offit doesn't take any ...

France hit by weather chaos floods claim two victims

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:20:33 -0400

A flooded house is pictured one day after the village of Saint-Beat was submerged by flash floods on June 19, 2013. Flash floods in southwestern France claimed two elderly victims in the space of 24 hours as unseasonal storms caused havoc across huge swaths of the country on ...

Russian official says statement on railway chief dismissal a hoax

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:19:53 -0400

Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with CEO of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin (L), Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich (2nd L) and Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov (R) inside a train in Moscow October 19, ...

Italys 5-Star expels rebel Senator who criticized leader

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:19:51 -0400

Leader of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement Beppe Grillo (C) gestures as Grillo's Senate leader Vito Crimi (R) and Roberta Lombardi, 5-Star leader in the lower house, stand near during a news conference in Rome April 21, ...

Child slaughter in Syria as the innocent educate world leaders

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:19:07 -0400

As World Refugee Day looms, hundreds of Syrian children forced to flee the fighting in their country have decorated kites with messages for world leaders. At the Zaatari camp in Jordan, currently home to 178,000 people, children scarred by the violence, turmoil and insecurity handed those in power a slice of reality. Marah Ismael a refugee from Hirak said: ';The message I want to send to ...

Kerry to address hot-button world issues on upcoming trip to 7 countries

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:18:31 -0400

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State John Kerry leaves Friday to visit seven countries on a trip focusing on global issues such as the Syrian crisis, Middle East peace and the West's standoffs with Iran and North Korea over their nuclear programs. The State Department announced Wednesday that Kerry's roughly two-week trip will include stops in Qatar, India, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, ...

Celebration and devotion in India

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:18:10 -0400

A Kashmiri Hindu migrant prays at the Kheer Bhawani temple during an annual Hindu festival in Jammu, India, June. 17, 2013. The Kheer Bhawani temple was originally in Srinagar and was re-built in Jammu by exiled Kashmiri Hindus. Devotees offer milk and "Kheer" pudding to to the Goddess Rajnya Devi, popularly known as Kheer Bhawani, to whom the temple is dedicated. They believe the ...

Serena Williams Sorry for Steubenville Rape Remarks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:17:01 -0400

Serena Williams is apologizing for off-the-cuff remarks she made during an interview with Rolling Stone about the 16-year-old victim of the Steubenville sexual assault case, in which two high school football players were sent to jail. ';I am currently reaching out to the girl’s family to let her know that I am deeply sorry for what was written in the Rolling Stone article. What was ...

HPV Shots Working Despite Dismal Use

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:17:01 -0400

human papillomavirus appear to be working better than expected in the U.S., given the country’s dismal vaccination rates, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The HPV infection rate among girls between the ages of 14 and 19 dropped by 56 percent with the arrival of the vaccines Cervarix and Gardasil, a result the CDC calls ...

Eight people were killed in flood disasters caused by torrential rain in central Europe…

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:14:22 -0400

Eight people were killed in flood disasters caused by torrential rain in central Europe ANKARA - Eight people were killed in flood disasters caused by torrential rain in central Europe. Flood killed six people in Czech Republic where state of emergency was declared due to strongest rain of recent years.Also in flood-hit Austria, two people were killed and two others were reported missing.Germany, ...

Turkish Ambassador to United States Tan stated world continues to watch massacre…

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:14:21 -0400

Turkish Ambassador to United States Tan stated world continues to watch massacre although many Syrian people had died WASHINGTON - Turkish Ambassador to United States Namik Tan stated Tuesday that the world continued to watch the massacre although many Syrian people had died, calling on the United Nations Security Council to help put an halt to it.Speaking at the "32nd annual ...

DP World appoints Rado Antolovic MD of PO Maritime company

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:07:57 -0400

WAM DUBAI, June 19th, 2013 (WAM) -- DP World has announced the appointment of Rado Antolovic as the Managing Director of a subsidiary, specialist ship services company P'&'O Maritime. Mr. Antolovic starts his new role with immediate effect and will oversee the development of the company in three core business areas - Government Services, Port Services and River Barging and ...

Friends of Cancer Patients attend Union of International Cancer Control Geneva Roundtable

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:07:55 -0400

WAM GENEVA, June 19th, 2013 (WAM) -- Friends of Cancer Patients (FoCP), the UAE based charitable society, has participated in the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Global Roundtable in Geneva, Switzerland. FoCP was invited to share its expertise on the creation of unified cancer registries across developing countries and their significance in fighting cancer. The high-level event ...

Italys first back minister receives death threats

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:05:37 -0400

ROME (AP) -- Italy's first black Cabinet minister is facing Internet death threats before a visit to a region known for its anti-immigrant political ...

Protesters out again in Brazilian cities

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:05:37 -0400

SAO PAULO (AP) -- Scattered street demonstrations popped up around Brazil Wednesday as protesters continued their collective cry against the low-quality public services they receive in exchange for high taxes and rising ...

Anzhi Banned From Playing at Home in Europe Once Again

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:56:18 -0400

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AIRSHOW-With Russian help Europe prepares to search for life on Mars

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:52:55 -0400

Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:52pm EDT * First of two missions to launch in 2016 * First direct search for life since NASA's 1970s Viking probes * Russia to provide launchers, landing system By Irene Klotz PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - The European Space Agency signed final contracts with Thales Alenia Space Italy for work on a pair of missions to assess if the planet Mars has or ever had life, officials ...

World Salva Kiir sacks top South Sudan officials

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:40:00 -0400

Mr Kiir had ordered them to appear before an investigation committee "to answer queries relating to the transfer" of nearly $8m (5m) to a firm called Daffy Investments Group Limited, it ...

Top UK court overturns sanctions on Iranian bank

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:39:28 -0400

LONDON -; Britain's Supreme Court has quashed sanctions against an Iranian bank penalized over its alleged links to Iran's nuclear weapons ...

Gyula Horn former Hungarian prime minister dies

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:39:28 -0400

BUDAPEST, Hungary -; Gyula Horn, a former Hungarian prime minister who played a key role in opening the Iron Curtain, has died at the age of ...