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Twister that hit Oklahoma caused $2 bn in damage

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

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

FBI kill Florida man known to Boston bombing suspects

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

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

US Senate panel clears key immigration reform bill

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

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

Iran allows eight candidates for presidential race

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

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

North Korean special envoy visits China to win confidence

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

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

Work starts on creation of new Dubai island

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

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

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

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

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

Pakistani umpire Rauf withdrawn from Champions Trophy

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

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

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

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

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

Leona Lewis heart-broken after first breakup

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

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

Tamara Ecclestone opens up about relationship with new beau

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

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

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

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

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

ICC launches Champions Trophy website

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

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

Singapores exports continue to fall

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

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

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

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

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

Cheruiyot to miss World championships for pregnancy

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

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

Pakistan one of worlds most negative nations Poll

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

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

Iran upgrading nuclear program IAEA

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

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

Gisele Bundchen crowned most powerful model in world

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

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

Kazakhstan defeat India in volleyball tourney

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

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

Finance head Carrion to run for IOC president

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

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

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

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

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

European leaders hold summit on tax evasion

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

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

Italy has lowest graduate share in Europe

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

UN agency to open nuclear emergency preparedness centre in Fukushima

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

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

Council of Europe Concerned About Russias Human-Rights Record

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

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

Boston bombing probe Man shot dead by FBI

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

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

U.S. urges action from Europe to avert prolonged stagnation

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:19:01 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday called on Europe to act decisively to boost its economy and counter the risk of a protracted stagnation that would undermine economic growth in America."Decisive action is needed now to restart demand and avoid the risk of protracted stagnation," U.S. Treasury Under Secretary Lael Brainard told U.S. lawmakers.Speaking for the ...

Drone killings draw ire of Amnesty International

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:18:27 -0400

NEW YORK // A leading human rights organisation has criticised the United States' increasing use of drone aircraft for the targeted killing of terrorism suspects overseas and questioned its legality. Amnesty International, in its global review of human rights issues, said the US drone policy was shrouded in secrecy but the killings appeared to amount to extrajudicial executions that violate ...

EU performs abrupt U-turn on olive oil regulation

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:16:27 -0400

Last week, the European Commission, the EU's executive branch, said that restaurants should only be allowed to serve oil to customers in non-refillable bottles with proper content labeling. The refillable bottles are a staple on restaurant tables across Europe for diners who want to douse bread or ...

Dutch arrest meat works owner in horse meat probe

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:16:25 -0400

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -; Dutch authorities on Thursday arrested the director of a meat-processing and wholesale company whose business is at the center of an investigation into undeclared mixing of horse meat with ...

Across America 2013 Solar Impulse Sets World Record For Longest Zero-Fuel Flight

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:15:16 -0400

Image Caption: Across America 2013 - 2nd leg from Phoenix Sky Harbor to Dallas Forth Worth. B. Piccard and A. Borschberg after the landing. Credit: Solar Impulse |Revillard| ...

On Top Of The World At 80 Japanese Climber Summits Everest

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:13:28 -0400

A photo from May 22 shows Yuichiro Miura, 80, right, and his son, Gota at their South Col camp at 26,247 feet during their climb to the top of Mount Everest. Miura became the oldest man to reach the ...

Challenges Mount for Southern California International Gateway

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:10:49 -0400

When the Los Angeles City Council on May 8 approved the final environmental impact report for construction of BNSF Railway's $500 million near-dock intermodal yard in Southern California, the approval proved to be the beginning of a journey rather than the end of a ...

A High-Level Delegation to Take Part in World Economic Forum in Jordan

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:04:43 -0400

Manama, May 23. (BNA) -- A high-level Bahrain delegation, led by Transportation Minister Kamel bin Ahmed will arrive in Jordan tomorrow, Friday, to take part in the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa 2013, to be held in the Red Sea from May 24 to 26 under the theme: "Advancing Conditions for Growth and Resilience". In this regard, Mr. Kamel Ahmed said that ...

Court rejects Pussy Riot parole bid

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:59:34 -0400

A Russian court has denied parole to a member of the Pussy Riot punk group. The decision followed a plea by Sir Paul McCartney for authorities to consider releasing band members on ...

Bangladesh factory owners failings led to collapse says report

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:58:27 -0400

The defects and errors that led to the world's deadliest garment-industry accident extend from the swampy ground the doomed Rana Plaza was built on, to "extremely poor quality" construction materials, to the massive, vibrating equipment operating when the eight-story building collapsed, a committee appointed by Bangladesh's government concluded. The committee recommended life ...

World stocks slump as Japans Nikkei loses 7

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:58:26 -0400

Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two years ago. Several reasons have been blamed for the 7.3 percent fall in the Nikkei index to 14,483.98, including a spike in Japanese government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing figures. Mixed messages ...

Eugenie Bouchard advances to Strasbourg International semifinals

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:58:26 -0400

Quebec teenager Eugenie Bouchard continued her impressive week in Strasbourg, France with a straight sets quarter-final win on Thursday against her Georgian opponent. The 19-year-old Westmount, Que. native beat Anna Tatishvili 6-3, 6-2 at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, a claycourt tune-up for the French Open. While most of the top players are either in training mode for the French Open or ...

Dubai hotel named best in the world

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:58:17 -0400

Luxury, sail-shaped hotel the Burj Al Arab in Dubai has snagged the lofty title of being named the best hotel in the world by readers of a travel magazine distributed by The Daily Telegraph. Announced this week in London, the ...

QA Last Survivor of a Dramatic World War II Rescue

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:55:50 -0400

For the most part, we got along pretty well, but there were a few people who rubbed each other the wrong way. When you're hungry, cold, and tired, you forget about almost everything else and are only thinking about surviving. Watson, one of the nurses, said, "Anything a medic can do, I can do," and that's exactly what she did. That's how most of the nurses were. They ...

U.N. investigator seeks world moratorium on killer robots

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:53:24 -0400

GENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights investigator called on Thursday for all states to declare a moratorium to prevent so-called "killer robots" being deployed on the ...

UK hacking suspect named

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:51:42 -0400

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

London attackers known to British security services

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:49:26 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - Two British men of Nigerian descent accused of hacking a soldier to death on a London street in revenge for wars in Muslim countries were known to security services, a source close to the investigation said ...

Gunmen kill seven Iraqi soldiers in worsening conflict

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:49:26 -0400

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Seven Iraqi soldiers were killed in clashes with gunmen on Thursday, police and hospital sources said, as fears mount that Iraq might slide back into bloody sectarian ...

Ally of Kosovo PM among five arrested for war crimes

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:49:25 -0400

PRISTINA (Reuters) - A close wartime ally of Kosovo's prime minister was among five people arrested by European Union police on Thursday on suspicion of war crimes during a 1998-99 insurgency against Serbian ...

Sweden riots expose ugly side of Nordic model

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:49:25 -0400

1 of 2. Firefighters extinguish a burning car, following riots in the Stockholm suburb of Kista late May 21, 2013, in this picture provided by ...

Video Prince Harrys green thumb on display at Chelsea Flower Show

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:47:35 -0400

CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer reports on London's famous Chelsea Flower Show, which is expecting tens of thousands visitors, and has already attracted members of the royal ...

Father of man killed in Boston bomb probe voices regret

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:47:35 -0400

Mugshot photos of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev (left), killed in a gunfight with police on April 19, 2013; and Ibragim Todashev, who was fatally shot in Orlando, Fla., May 22, when he initiated a violent confrontation with an FBI agent, officials ...

Watch Aniston Cox and Perry Fuel Friends Reunion Rumors

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:45:01 -0400

I'm a huge fan. Apparently, she brought a couple of folks on, jennifer aniston, so the big question, is it really g be a reunion. Diana perez got down to the nitty-gritty. I'm here. Reporter: ...

Watch Sports Illustrated Model to Attend Prom with Teen

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:45:00 -0400

in sunny los angeles. Reporter: He's a high school senior with chutzpah. Kate, can I call you katie? Reporter: Chutzpah enough to ask a super hot supermodel to the prom. You're on the cover of "sports illustrated." I read "sports illustrated." Reporter: Jake's prom-posal to kate upton on youtube. We can ride around all night long until 11:00. That's my ...

Disabled Couples Legal Battle Ends With New Home

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:45:00 -0400

Paul Forziano, 30, and Hava Samuels, 36, were married on April 7, 2012. The two are the center of a lawsuit over the rights of mentally disabled individuals to ...

Watch Florida Man Tied to Tsarnaev Shot Killed by FBI

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:44:59 -0400

under president bush but stalled recently. Josh with the other top stories. We are learning more about the florida man shot and killed by the fbi while being questioned about his ties to ...

Tata Steel reports Q4 loss of Rs 6529 cr on Europe woes

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:44:56 -0400

Fifteen touch-screen smartphones to consider below Rs 15,000 Within the huge list, we take a look at fifteen touch-screen smartphones that have been ...

TECHJET Named 2012 International Distributor of the Year By Jet Edge

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:37:02 -0400

water jet pumps for precision cutting, mobile cutting and surface preparation, including 2500 bar, 4100 bar and 6200 bar models, electric and diesel, from 20-280hp. In addition to supplying Jet Edge pumps, TECHJET also offers precision waterjet cutting ...

The bright new world of electric paint

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:21:37 -0400

>London (CNN) -- Imagine if you could paint a working light switch directly onto your wall, without any need for sockets, cables or wiring. A group of students from the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London has made that possible by creating electrically conductive paint. The paint acts as a form of liquid wiring. Unlike conventional wires, it can be applied to almost any surface, including ...

Cameron vows Britain will track down all involved

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:17:12 -0400

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

Imams from across the globe pray for Holocaust victims

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:05:16 -0400

Imams from across the globe met with Holocaust survivors in an emotional encounter at Warsaw's synagogue, as part of an anti-genocide programme that includes a visit to ...

Globe Editorial Note to politicians Stop blaming the media for your problems

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:04:48 -0400

Canadian conservatives, be they mayors, MPs or senators, need to stop blaming alleged media bias for their troubles when scandals arise. In Toronto, Mayor Rob Ford and his brother Doug both claim that reports of a video showing the mayor inhaling from what appears to be a crack pipe are an attempt by a left-of-centre newspaper to undermine him. In Ottawa, Senator Marjory LeBreton claimed in a ...

El Salvador presses pope on Romero beatification

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:03:22 -0400

Pope Francis speaks with El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes as they stand in front of a reliquary containing a fragment of the vestment that archbishop Oscar Romero was wearing when he was assassinated, during a private audience at the Vatican Thursday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandro Bianchi, ...

Russia wary of deeper nuclear arms cuts

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:03:21 -0400

Gen. Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the Russian military's General Staff, speaks during a security conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 23, 2013. The top Russian military officer has warned the West that Moscow reserves the right to take steps in response to the U.S.-led NATO missile defense plans for Europe if it sees it as a threat. (AP Photo/Mikhail ...

AP Interview Syria conflict uproots Palestinians

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:03:20 -0400

DAMASCUS, Syria -; Syria's fighting has uprooted more than half of the country's 530,000 Palestinians - descendants of refugees from a Mideast conflict half a century ago - and their situation is becoming increasingly desperate, the head of a U.N. aid agency said ...

GLOBAL MARKETS-World shares slump on U.S. stimulus growth fears

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:03:00 -0400

Thu May 23, 2013 10:03am EDT * Signs Fed could taper bond-buying soon trigger share selloff * Weak Chinese factory, euro zone sentiment data add to concerns * Nikkei drops 7.3 pct, Wall Street opens lower * Yen gains over 2 pct against dollar and euro By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - World stocks fell and measures of investor risk aversion surged on Thursday on signs the U.S. central ...

Structure at bottom of Sea of Galilee could reveal secrets of ancient life in Middle East

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:48 -0400

TIBERIAS, Israel - The massive circular structure appears to be an archaeologists dream: a recently discovered antiquity that could reveal secrets of ancient life in the Middle East and is just waiting to be excavated.It's thousands of years old - a conical, manmade behemoth weighing hundreds of tons, practically begging to be explored.The problem is - it's at the bottom of the biblical ...

Summer in the Smokies

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:29 -0400

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

DR Congo UN World Bank chiefs voice support for peace effort

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:23 -0400

Kinshasa, May 23 : In the first visit of its kind, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to support a recent peace deal and promote economic development in the long-troubled ...

John Kerry in the Middle East Eclipse of a Superpower

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:10 -0400

Doha, Qatar - Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the Middle East today with two of the most vexing problems in international affairs at the top of his agenda: a downward spiraling Syrian civil war that continues to draw neighbors into to its bloody vortex and destabilize the entire region; and the slow-rolling death of the two-state solution to an Israeli-Palestinian conflict that remains ...

Moose International Convention gathers in Milwaukee

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:58:07 -0400

Moose International Convention , with an estimated 8,000 Lodge and Chapter leaders of the Moose fraternal and service organization coming to Milwaukee, begins today through next Wednesday. This year, the Moose will celebrate the 100th anniversary ...

Prosecutor in Berlusconi sex trial receives mail with bullets

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:57:07 -0400

Silvio Berlusconi 's sex trial has received a series of anonymous letters of threats, including one with two bullets, Milan's chief prosecutor said ...

Germany is Most Popular Country in the World

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:53:08 -0400

Europe's largest economy Germany, which has been criticized for not doing enough to help struggling euro zone countries, has topped a poll as the world's most popular country. The survey carried out for the BBC, polled 26,000 people in 25 countries, and asked them to rate 16 countries and the European Union, as a whole, on whether their influence on the world was mainly positive or ...

Russia to urgently evacuate Arctic post as ice melts

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:52:27 -0400

Russia has ordered the urgent evacuation of the 16-strong crew of a drifting Arctic research station after ice floe that hosts the floating laboratory began to disintegrate, officials said ...

US missile defense still plagued by technical doubts

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:52:26 -0400

Three decades after Ronald Reagan launched his "Star Wars" project, the costly missile defense program has become a pillar of US strategy despite lingering doubts about its ...

PM says Britain resolute after attack on soldier

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:52:25 -0400

Prime Minister David Cameron vowed on Thursday that Britain would be resolute against violent extremism following the gruesome murder of a soldier by two suspected extremists on a London ...

20 soldiers die in Niger car blast

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:46:35 -0400

23 May 2013 Twenty soldiers have been killed and another 16 injured when a suicide bomber detonated a car loaded with explosives inside a military installation in the city of Agadez ...

U.S. Scout leaders to vote on allowing gay youth members

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:45:38 -0400

Boy Scouts protest the proposed change in the Boy Scouts of America policy on allowing openly gay youth members. Scouting's leaders are voting on the proposal today. (LM Otero/Associated ...

Op-Ed Contributors Democracy Jobs and Growth in Europe

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:44:29 -0400

The economic turmoil of the past several years has pushed Europe toward greater integration, starting with financial stabilization and a banking union that is still a work in progress. Everyone now recognizes that a single currency zone without a common fiscal policy invites the kind of crisis we have all been experiencing. Europe has reached this stage grudgingly and with great strain, ...

Oklahoma tornado

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:42:31 -0400

>For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO and KOKH.(CNN) -- The lone, tattered page from a decimated children's book sat quietly amid the rest of the rubble. But the words spoke volumes about the pain and nostalgia in the city of Moore:"I remember my old house,Its rooms so bright and wide. Its halls will echo for all time,With the ...

Oklahoma tornado

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:42:31 -0400

Suicide attacker takes Niger cadets hostage

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:41:19 -0400

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) -- Niger's interior minister says that a suicide attacker, who penetrated a military garrison in the city of Agadez, has taken several cadets ...

Europe stocks stay in the red after U.S. data

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:37:43 -0400

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets stayed lower in afternoon action on Thursday, after data showed U.S. initial jobless claims dropped by 23,000 to 340,000 last week, beating expectations of a 343,000 reading. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday that the central bank could start reducing its asset purchases in coming months, if data continued to improve. The Stoxx ...

Pussy Riot member refused parole by Russian court

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:36:22 -0400

Jailed Pussy Riot punk rock group member Maria Alyokhina is pictured on a monitor, as she takes part in a video conference from the penal colony, inside the courtroom during a hearing in the town of Berezniki May 22, ...

France wants Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list by end-June

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:36:15 -0400

Supporters of Hezbollah and relatives of Hezbollah member Hussein Ahmad Abu Hasan carry his coffin during his funeral in Beirut's suburbs May 21, ...

London attackers British of Nigerian origin source

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:36:14 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - British authorities believe that two men accused of hacking a soldier to death on a London street in revenge for wars in Muslim countries are British of Nigerian descent, a source close to the investigation said ...

Malaysian police arrest opposition figures in crackdown

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:34:59 -0400

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian police arrested three opposition politicians and activists on Thursday and charged another with sedition, launching a crackdown on dissent three weeks after an election exposed deep divisions in the country and sparked a series of opposition protest rallies. The arrests and the charging of a student activist under the country's Sedition Act signal a ...

London attack suspects probed in past investigations official says

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:34:35 -0400

Police officers lay down floral tributes handed to them by members of the public May 23, 2013, at the scene of a deadly attack in Woolwich, southeast ...

Woman says she tried to talk down suspects in London slaying

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:34:34 -0400

murder in London on Wednesday, but military officials confirm he was a serving soldier in the British Army. CBS News correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports the two men suspected in the attack spent Wednesday night under armed guard at separate hospitals as forensic teams continued to scour the scene of the brutal slaying. Prime Minister David Cameron called an emergency meeting of his ...

Watch Fans Cheer Ross Turnbulls Son as He Scores Adorable Goal

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:31:58 -0400

Sometimes they actually are plays. You know, I love this. Soccer, so away we go. Let's go. To london, this was the scene here, chelsea, one of the great teams in british football. Retiring player was giving a speech when the 2-year-old son of a goalkeeper decided to upstage. In the bottom lower left-hand corner of the screen. There he goes. No, he goes down, of course, at this point the ...

Watch New Susan Powell Video Released as Police Close Case

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:31:57 -0400

Now to a surprising twist in the case of that missing utah mom, susan powell. The investigation is officially closed but video has just been released of her talking to the camera just months ...

Watch Arias Jury Deadlocked on Death Penalty Decision

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:31:57 -0400

with the jodi arias trial, the jury as we said deadlocked over whether she should get the death penalty. Abc's ryan owens was there in the courtroom. Ladies and gentlemen, I have received your ...

Watch Golfer Under Fire For Racist Comments About Tiger Woods

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:31:54 -0400

We switch gears and get to this rivalry between golf's two biggest stars. Sergio garcia is apologizing for the racist crack he made when tiger woods. Will that be enough to finally end their ...

PRECIOUS-Gold up as dollar shares slide after China Europe data

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:30:29 -0400

* U.S. dollar falls 0.5 percent vs basket of currencies * China PMI shrinks for first time in 7 months * U.S. weekly jobless claims at 1230 GMT eyed (Updates prices) By Clara Denina LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Gold bounced back on Thursday from the previous session's losses as the dollar fell sharply and European shares dropped after weak economic data in China and Europe. A euro ...

Africa U.S. Praises Power of Inclusive Growth for World Economy

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:29:42 -0400

Washington - The United States is committed to injecting new capital into the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other multilateral development banks with the aim of supporting inclusive growth in the global economy, according to Treasury Under Secretary Lael Brainard. "This past year, the U.S. committed to recapitalization across all MDBs [multilateral development banks] ...

Changing the world McDonalds style 5 great social franchises

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:24:13 -0400

Social franchises - businesses with a charitable purpose - develop and market cheap, innovative products that solve a social problem. Here are five ...

Britain Soldier slaying suspects had been probed

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:20:59 -0400

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

Taliban rickshaw bomb kills 13 in Pakistan

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:20:56 -0400

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) -- A large bomb hidden by the Taliban in a rickshaw exploded as a police vehicle passed in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing 11 policemen and two civilians, police ...

Court cancels Ukraines first gay pride rally

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:20:56 -0400

Kiev's district court on Thursday upheld a suit by city authorities, who argued that the rally would disturb annual Kiev Day celebrations and spark ...

12000 homes wrecked

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:20:55 -0400

Most mysterious phenomena of world ocean

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:20:21 -0400

The ocean is full of mysteries. Humans traditionally fear the ocean and prefer to admire it from ashore. There are places in the world ocean, which people fear especially. Planes and ships disappear in those places without a trace. There are also giant whirlpools, giant waves and mysterious luminous circles in the water...There is a place in the ocean, where all of those phenomena exist at once. ...

How to help kids recover and feel safe

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:11:21 -0400

>Editor's note: Melissa J. Brymer is the director of the Terrorism and Disaster Programs at the UCLA/Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress.(CNN) -- Many of the Oklahoma families whose lives were devastated by the tornado will recover over time, especially with the help and support of family and community. But children need special attention as they struggle with what ...

Your weekly National Park escape

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:08:39 -0400

4 Summer Options for International Students

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:53:54 -0400

international student , you will probably want to make summer plans a little earlier than your peers – at least a month in advance. Here are some ideas of what to do during this fantastic ...

International data gateway sector liberalised

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:51:50 -0400

Gambia has liberalised its international internet bandwidth market by issuing seven international data gateway operating licences to the country's three private sector mobile network operators - Africell, Comium and QCell - and two WiMAX-based internet service providers (ISPs) - Unique Solutions and Netpage - alongside state-run incumbent telco Gamtel and its mobile subsidiary Gamcel. The ...

T-Mobile introduces flat-rate international data rate for 119 countries

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:51:47 -0400

T-Mobile US has announced two new international flat-rate data offerings for business customers, with a view to addressing the increased demand for data and the sometimes problematic costs associated with international data roaming. Drew Kelton, T-Mobile’s executive vice president (B2B), commented: 'The biggest pain point around international business travel, besides the travel itself, ...

IPC Paralympic Shooting World Cup in Antalya Turkey concludes

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:45:51 -0400

Sports News: Male and female athletes competed in five categories over three days in the IPC Shooting World Cup in Antalya, Turkey this week. Turkey's Muharrem Korhan Yama took gold on home turf in the Men's 10m Air ...

Rafsanjani hits at Irans rulers

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:44:26 -0400

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has strongly criticised the policies of the country's ruling clerical establishment, days after a constitutional watchdog banned him from running in the June 14 ...

Rosicky Cech to lead Czechs against Italy in World Cup qualifier

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:43:22 -0400

Arsenal midfielder and team captain Tomas Rosicky and Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech were both named Thursday in a 21-man Czech Republic squad for the World Cup 2014 qualifier against Italy in Prague on June 7.Coach Michal Bilek also named one newcomer in the squad, defender Vaclav Prochazka from Czech top-flight side Viktoria Plzen.Italy lead qualifying Group B with 13 points from five games ...

Dutch trader arrested for horsemeat fraud

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:40:06 -0400

Dutch meat wholesaler Willy Selten was arrested on Thursday for allegedly selling 300 tonnes of horsemeat labelled as beef, the public prosecutor ...

U.S. Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:35:01 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Jim Young, Pool - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem Thursday, May 23, 2013. The United States and Israel are ...

Shot man knew Boston blast suspect

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:34:28 -0400

Boston bombing suspect killed in a shootout with police last month. The two also had lived in the Boston area.Todashev, 27, was shot at his Orlando home during a meeting with the agent and ...

Lets not blunder into another war

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:32:15 -0400

>Editor's note: Barry Blechman is co-founder of the Stimson Center, a nonprofit and nonpartisan think tank that studies peace and security challenges around the world.(CNN) -- I was born 70 years ago this spring in the Bronx in New York City. In the years I've lived, more than 500,000 Americans have died and almost 1 million have been wounded in at least 15 US military conflicts. Some wars ...

Volatility rocks Europe following Tokyo tumble

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:29:34 -0400

(59 mins ago) European stock markets slumped dragging down most indices by more than 2 percent after Tokyo shares plunged at the close today. Analysts said small investors headed for the exit in Tokyo as a result of weak daya from China and signs that the US Federal Reserve may soon taper stimulus. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index sank 1.82 percent to stand at 6,715.83 points in midday ...

20 killed in 2 simultaneous car bombs in Niger

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:29:30 -0400

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) -- Niger's defense minister announced that 20 Nigerien soldiers were killed and another 16 injured when a suicide bomber detonated a car loaded with explosives inside a military installation in the city of Agadez on ...

Largest Bulgarian party clears way for new government

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:16 -0400

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's largest party GERB declined on Thursday to try to form a new government, opening the way for the rival Socialists to put together a technocrat administration and end a political ...

At least 18 soldiers four Islamists killed in Niger sources

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:14 -0400

NIAMEY (Reuters) - At least 18 soldiers and four suspected Islamists were killed in a fierce gunbattle following a dawn car bomb attack at a barracks in the northern Niger town of Agadez, military sources and a local official ...

North Korea says willing to take Chinas advice to start talks

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:10 -0400

Choe Ryong-hae (C), director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army (KPA) of North Korea, walks with Chinese Ambassador Liu Hongcai (2nd R) before departing Pyongyang airport for China, in this May 22, 2013 picture released by the North Korea's KCNA news agency in Pyongyang. North Korea sent Choe, one of its top military officials, as a ''special ...

Assad foe tells Syrian leader to cede power to officials

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:09 -0400

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Syrian opposition leader urged President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday to hand power to his deputy or his prime minister and then go abroad with 500 members of his entourage, without immunity from ...

Kerry meets Israelis Palestinians in bid to revive talks

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:08 -0400

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday and acknowledged there was considerable skepticism that the two sides would resume peace ...

Madison design firm Zebradog snags international award

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:23:35 -0400

Madison-based design firm, Zebradog, has won top honors for corporate communications in the Digital Screenmedia Association's annual Industry Excellence contest. The firm's high-tech exhibit recently was installed on the walls of Saudi Aramco's North American headquarters in ...

India and Iraq to Cooperate in Water Management Area

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:23:30 -0400

A high expert level meeting was held today between the Iraq Delegation led by Mr. Mohanad Salman Al-Sady, Minister of Water Resources of Govt of Republic of Iraq and Senior Officers in The Ministry of Water Resources to workout for finalizing the nitty-gritty's of a future Memorandum of Understanding In The Area Of Water Management to be signed between the Two ...

For Pa. Bicyclist a Cat Is His Co-Pilot

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:20:14 -0400

For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot. Saldia often buzzes around Philadelphia with his year-old feline Mary Jane perched on his shoulder. Their urban adventures have turned heads on the street and garnered big hits on YouTube. The 26-year-old bike courier didn't intend to become Internet-famous. He originally shot footage of the outings only to prove to his ...

Photos Ellen DeGeneres Buys $26.5M Home

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:20:13 -0400

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi have reportedly picked up another property -- this time in Montecito, Calif. The real-estate happy couple bought the home for $26.5 million, according to TMZ. On 13 acres with ocean views, the home has six bedrooms and nine fireplaces. The couple sold their home in Malibu last year that previously belonged to actor Brad ...

Reynolds We Knew Liberace Was Gay

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:20:11 -0400

In the new film "Behind the Candelabra," veteran entertainer Debbie Reynolds has just three major scenes to flesh out one of the most complicated figures in piano-playing showman Liberace's life: his loving but sometimes manipulative mother Frances. The Oscar-, Tony- and Emmy-nominated Reynolds didn't need to do any homework for the part. She knew Frances. Reynolds joined ...

Parole Panel Praised Hofstra Suspect

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:20:10 -0400

The parolee shot and killed along with a Hofstra University student by police won praise from a state parole panel in 2011 before his conditional release from prison. Newsday ...

Majority Support Path to Citizenship

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:20:09 -0400

May 23, 2013 7:00am Nearly six in 10 Americans back a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants, with narrow preference for prompt action on the issue. Partisan divisions are sharp, a factor likely to be reflected in the full Senate debate ahead. Overall, 58 percent in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll support providing a way for undocumented immigrants to remain in the country ...

Global Stocks Plunge After Japan Selloff

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:20:04 -0400

Morning Business Memo… Wall Street may be in for a wild ride today after a sharp retreat for stocks in Japan. US stock futures dropped after the Nikkei index in Tokyo plunged 7.3 percent overnight, its worst one-day loss in more than two years. Global stock markets are in retreat, hammered by a one-two punch. The first blow was struck when US markets turned from gains to losses after the ...

Huaweis Middle East revenue rose 18 percent in 2012 executive

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:19:31 -0400

By Matt SmithDUBAI (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co's Middle East revenue rose 18 percent to $2.08 billion in 2012 and the roll-out of 4G mobile networks and IT outsourcing will be among its main regional growth drivers, the firm said.The world's second-largest telecom equipment maker also expects Middle East telecom operators to prioritize improving network efficiency, ...

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK small caps fall 1.8 percent

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:15:18 -0400

* FTSEurofirst 300 down 2.1 percent at 1,229.58* Bernanke spooks markets saying stimulus may end* Weak China, euro zone data adds to investor anxiety* Banks, miners top the fallers* Dividend concerns hit HalfordBy David BrettLONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Doubts over the Federal ...

UK official Suspects part of previous probes

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:10:11 -0400

LONDON (AP) -- A British government official says both suspects in the brutal killing of a solider were part of previous security services investigations for possible terror ...

What Advice Can Parents Give a New Grad for the Work World

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:44:10 -0400

her first "real" job , you may want to impart great wisdom to her. It's a difficult time for an inexperienced worker to enter the workforce, but these tips can help make the entry easier and better align her expectations with reality. Ford R. Myers, author of "Get the Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring," offers the following advice to new ...

Amnesty International Report Slams European Asylum Policies

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:40:58 -0400

Millions are fleeing from war and violence, but Europe is sealing itself off to those in need, a new report from Amnesty International alleged on Thursday. The human rights organization urged EU countries to act and save ...

US family leaves Singapore frustrated with inquest

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:40:47 -0400

SINGAPORE -; The parents of an American software engineer found dead in his Singapore apartment last year left the city-state Thursday before the end of a coroner's inquest, saying they had lost faith in the process. Their lawyer said they would push for a U.S. congressional ...

Markets roiled by Nikkeis 7.3 percent slide

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:40:45 -0400

A man walks past an electronic stock indicator showing the Nikkei 225 index which nosedived 1,143.28 points, or 7.3 percent to close at 14,483.98 in Tokyo Thursday, May 23, 2013. Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share prices. (AP Photo/Shizuo ...

Dont blame Apple blame the tax code

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:39:12 -0400

>Editor's note: Will Marshall is the president of the Progressive Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank that advocates for tax reform and has received contributions from many US companies that do business abroad. (CNN) -- The Capitol Hill hearing on the IRS scandal this week upstaged another Senate investigation into how US technology companies shelter earnings from domestic taxes. That was ...

Muslim terrorists behead soldier on street – then warn the world

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:38:07 -0400

Two home-grown terrorists shouting "God is Great" in Arabic savagely hacked and decapitated a British soldier in broad daylight on a London street yesterday - then tried to justify the barbaric attack in a rant caught on videotape."We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you," one of the men calmly declared in a clipped British accent, his blood-red hands ...

British Open Squash Dipika Pallikal to face World No.2 Laura Massaro

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:35:49 -0400

Sports News: The British Open is finally here. India's Dipika Pallikal defeated Denmark's Line Hansen in a marathon first-round encounter to reach the pre-quarters while Saurav Ghosal lost to fourth seed Gregory Gaultier 3-1 in the Allam British Open Squash Championships ...

Car bombers strike twice in Niger

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:34:26 -0400

Africa kidnapped five French citizens working for the mining company. Residents in the two towns said that both attacks occurred at around 5:30 am, indicating a level of co-ordination among the attackers.Alhousseiny Moussa, a resident of Agadez, was already awake and just steps away from his local mosque for the first prayer of the day, when he heard the boom coming from the city's military ...

Woolwich attack – suspect named reaction and latest developments

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:33:42 -0400

o Cameron: it was attack on Britain and 'betrayal of Islam'oPM seems to say suspects were known to security serviceso Murdered man was a soldier who had served in Afghanistano Two men under arrest in ...

Another $150 million loan to Jordan from World Bank

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:28:00 -0400

Jordanin Police keep guard as Syrian refugees look on at the King Abdullah Refugee Camp for Syrian refugees 2 kilometers from the Syrian border (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) The World Bank has proposed a $150 million loan for Jordan to help it with the cost of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria, Jordanian and World Bank board sources said on Wednesday."The ...

Czech police search for American suspected of killing family

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:24:27 -0400

Petra Vedrova said the suspect may be armed and dangerous. Police had taken measures to stop him from leaving the country and were in contact with neighboring states. "(The suspect) goes by the ...

Family of Ontario man missing in Australia pleads for army help

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:22:50 -0400

The family and friends of a Canadian missing in Australia's Snowy Mountains region for more than a week are calling for additional manpower to search for the hiker. The calls came as hopes briefly rose Wednesday of finding Prabhdeep Srawn when "voices" were heard in the search area in the Kosciuszko National Park. But reports from the site in New South Wales say that poor weather ...

Iraqs state-owned Trade Bank eyes Lebanon Turkey - president

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:20:51 -0400

By Stanley Carvalho ABU DHABI | Thu May 23, 2013 7:20am EDT ABU DHABI May 23 (Reuters) - State-owned Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) plans to expand its domestic presence as well as open branches in Lebanon and Turkey to tap growing trade between the countries, the bank's top executive said on Thursday. The bank, set up in 2003, operates as a commercial bank with a virtual monopoly on ...

Hartley targets world champs

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:19:28 -0400

Johannesburg – South African Olympic canoeing medallist Bridgitte Hartley says she aims to get good results at the final Sprint World Cup in Poland but insists that her main focus is the World Championships later this ...

Iran seeks to speed up nuclear activity IAEA

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:12:57 -0400

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is trying to accelerate its uranium enrichment program, a U.N. nuclear report showed, but experts said it was unclear when Tehran's new machines could start operating and how efficiently they would ...

Bulgarias largest party will not try to form government

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:12:50 -0400

Digital technology poised to reshape Middle East business

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:12:03 -0400

Middle East business will be transformed by digital technologies and companies not investing in that transformation face an existential competitive threat. That’s the message leading industry figures will be bringing to ArabNet ...

How KitchenAid Gave Us the World’s Coolest Mixer

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:11:35 -0400

glamor of the 1920s , now’s a fitting time to take a look at one of the Machine Age’s legendary machines. What’s more, unlike Model A’s and Victrolas, this one never went out of style. It’s the KitchenAid stand mixer, introduced in the ’20s, made famous in the ’40s and still the king of the ...

Pakistan arrested American before he was killed in US drone strike

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:11:17 -0400

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Pakistani authorities once arrested an American citizen now known to have been killed in a U.S. drone strike in the country, but he escaped after being released on bail. The Obama administration revealed Wednesday that Jude Kenan Mohammad died in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region, making him the fourth American citizen killed by unmanned aircraft in ...

London soldier slaying homegrown Islamic extremism

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:11:12 -0400

London "We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you. We must fight them as they fight us." Those were the words of a man suspected of brutally slaying an active-duty British soldier on Wednesday in broad daylight. The two suspects' identities had not been confirmed Thursday morning, but multiple British media said they were both British, possibly even local south ...

Cameron Terror attack a betrayal of Islam

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:11:03 -0400

The brutal terrorist murder of a "brave soldier" on the streets of London will bring the UK together and "make us stronger", David Cameron declared.Speaking outside Downing Street after chairing a meeting of the Government's emergency Cobra committee, the British Prime Minister said the attack "sickens us all" and was a "betrayal of Islam"."The ...

Lagarde faces court in fraud probe

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:11:00 -0400

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde is facing questions at a special Paris court today over a controversial financial deal that she oversaw as French finance minister.The 2008 arbitrage deal handed about EUR400m to magnate Bernard Tapie to settle a dispute with state-owned bank Credit Lyonnais over the botched sale of Adidas in the 1990s.Mr Tapie was close to then-French President ...

Secy. Clinton Accepts Humanitarian Award

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:09:03 -0400

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton touted the efforts of a group combatting malnutrition and blindness during an awards speech in New York City. Clinton delivered the remarks on Wednesday while being honored with the 2013 Helen Keller Humanitarian Award from Helen Keller International. Clinton praised ground-tested approaches to fighting the maladies, like distributing Vitamin ...

Gov. Christie Urges Aid After Twister

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:09:02 -0400

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, whose own state was beset by a major storm last year and then by squabbling in Congress over disaster aid, said Wednesday that Oklahoma's tornado victims deserve "swift and immediate" help, and federal lawmakers have said they are likely to get it. Last October, Superstorm Sandy ravaged the Eastern Seaboard and zeroed in on New Jersey and New ...

Can You Do Yoga if You Arent Flexible

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:09:02 -0400

yoga as something only done by young, lithe ballet enthusiasts. It was definitely not something practiced by uncoordinated, middle-aged guys who can’t touch their toes. Put me in the latter category and add to that that I’m nearly six-and-a-half feet tall and have had two back operations. But my wife, Jeanne, is nothing if not persistent when it comes to me ...