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Ignoring warnings North Korea continues to fire projectiles

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:25:10 -0400

PYONGYANG - North Korea continued to fire short range projectiles into waters off its east coast for a third straight day on Monday, officials here said, despite warnings from the US and South Korea against increasing tensions. The North has conducted six such firings since Saturday, in what are believed to be tests of short-range guided missiles or rockets from multiple launchers, officials ...

India and China agree to boost trade and paper over border differences

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:57 -0400

NEW DELHI - India and China Monday played down a recent border stand-off and agreed to maintain peace along their disputed boundary as well as boost economic relations. Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, who decided to make India the first stop of his maiden foreign jaunt as premier, stressed that the population of the two nations comprised one third of the world. Both countries have seen ...

Former Pakistani military dictator Musharraf granted bail

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:10:36 -0400

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Former Pakistani military dictator Pervez Musharraf was Monday granted bail in a case related to the assassination of ex premier Benazir Bhutto. Musharraf has been under house arrest because he is accused of failing to provide adequate security for Bhutto who was murdered in a bomb and gun attack in December 2007 while campaigning for elections. The assassination ...

Over 60 killed in Iraq terror attacks

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:19 -0400

BAGHDAD, Iraq - More than 60 people, including Iranian Shia pilgrims, were killed in a series of car bombings and shootings across Iraq Monday, officials said. The worst hit in Monday's violence was Baghdad where eight car bombs and a roadside bomb ripped through bus stops, marketplaces and other crowded areas in Shia neighbourhoods. The attacks left 12 people dead and 109 wounded, a senior ...

23 militants of Hezbollah group killed in clash with Syrian rebels

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:56 -0400

BEIRUT, Lebanon - At least 23 elite fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group, fighting alongside the Syrian government troops, were killed near the Lebanese border Monday, an activist group said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which tracks Syria's war, said more than 100 Hezbollah members also have been wounded in the fighting around the opposition-held ...

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 ...

In Kabul UNESCO chief spotlights Afghanistans educational and cultural gains

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:16:34 -0400

20 May 2013 150 Education is not against any religion, the head of the United Nations educational and cultural agency told Afghan authorities and families during a visit to the country to promote learning for women and girls, and to highlight the importance of Afghan cultural heritage as a vital economic asset. "Providing education to girls and women is not against religious beliefs," said ...

UN praises Bangladeshs preparedness response to tropical storm Mahasen

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:15:27 -0400

20 May 2013 150 The United Nations has commended the work carried out by the Bangladeshi Government ahead of tropical storm Mahasen, which hit the country last Thursday, noting it saved thousands of lives. "While tropical storm Mahasen reached the coastline of Bangladesh on Thursday weaker than anticipated, the preparedness work undertaken by the Government and humanitarian partners saved ...

Indigenous culture youth among key topics as UN permanent forum opens 12th session

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:15:18 -0400

20 May 2013 150 Around 2,300 indigenous participants are expected to discuss culture, education and health during the 12th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, which will include a special focus on youth, indigenous groups in Africa and the importance of strengthening ties with international financial institutions. "We must have a better understanding of the ...

Wave of Attacks Kills At Least 76 in Iraq

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

A wave of car bombings and suicide attacks against Shi'ite Muslims ripped through Iraqi cities Monday, killing at least 76 people and wounding scores more, extending the worst sectarian violence since U.S. troops withdrew from the country in December 2011. The attacks increased the number of Iraqis killed in sectarian clashes over the past week to more than 200, including 70 who died Friday in ...

61 killed in Iraq attacks

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:20:01 -0400

A series of car bombings and shootings, mainly targeting Shia Muslim areas across Iraq, Monday killed at least 61 people, including Iranian pilgrims, and wounded around 200 others, officials said. The worst violence occurred in Baghdad, when eight car bombs and a roadside bomb ripped through bus stops, marketplaces and other crowded areas in Shia neighbourhoods in the capital city, killing 12 ...

Nepali-Canadian first to climb Everest without prosthetic limbs

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:50:02 -0400

In a bid to prove to the world that "disability was not inability", Sudharshan Gautam, a Nepali-Canadian citizen, became the first amputee to climb Mount Everest without the help of prosthetic limbs, officials said Monday. "We received information that Gautam, who has no hands, climbed Mount Everest," Dipendra Paudel, an official at Nepal's mountain department under the ministry of tourism and ...

Boxers Nanao Dilbagh settle for silver in Russia

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:10:02 -0400

The Indian boxers' campaign came to an end at the Khabarovsk International Competition here with two silver and three bronze medals. The two Indians in the finals -- national games gold medallist Nanao Singh (49kg) and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Dilbagh Singh (69kg) -- had to be content with a silver medal finish after they lost to their respective opponents in the title round Sunday. ...

Indian boxers win European title create history

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:10:02 -0400

Indian boxers scaled new frontiers as they powered through to claim the top rank and bag the 2013 Invitational FXTM International Limassol Boxing Cup. The Indian pugilists displayed grit and talent throughout the tournament and a stunning performance particularity in the finals Sunday with a total tally of 10 medals -- four gold, three silver and three bronze -- ensured a first place in the ...

22 killed in nine car bombings in Iraq

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:10:01 -0400

At least 22 people were killed and more than 130 others injured in a string of nine car bombings Monday in the Iraqi capital and in the southern oil hub of Basra, police said. Two car bombs went off almost simultaneously in Basra, 550 km south of Baghdad, killing at least 11 people and wounding 35 others, police told Xinhua. In Baghdad, seven car bombs ripped through different parts of the ...

Imphal observes 30th International AIDS Candle Light Memorial Day

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400

Imphal observed the 30th International AIDS Candle Light Memorial Day in memory of AIDS victims. This special day is observed across the globe, on the third Sunday of the month of May since many years. The objective of the movement is to mobilize public opinion and generate awareness in the world. It is about time that barriers of stigma and discrimination against those infected with HIV, are ...

Indian womens football team gears up for AFC qualifiers

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:10:01 -0400

High on confidence after notching up a double-win over Bahrain in two international friendlies in the latter's own backyard, the Indian women's football team will look to carrying on the good form for the AFC Asian Cup (Qualifiers) starting here Tuesday. The 23-member squad and officials reached here Sunday afternoon. A large posse of local journalists and photographers mobbed the team upon ...

North Korea fires two more short-range missiles

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:30:01 -0400

North Korea Monday fired two more short-range missiles, a day after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged the regime to return to talks on its controversial nuclear programme. "North Korea fired one KN-02 short-range missile between 11 a.m. and 12 noon and a second one between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday. The second missile is the same type as the KN-02 short-range missile launched on Monday ...

India China ties essential for Asia world Manmohan Singh

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:50:01 -0400

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that India and China's relationship is essential for stability and prosperity in Asia and the world, while stressing the need "for an early resolution of the boundary dispute. "There are many areas of convergence between us. We agreed that the relationship is of growing significance and essential for peaceful development and stability and prosperity in ...

World TT Holder Zhang to face Wang in all-Chinese final

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:40:02 -0400

In a rematch of last year's Olympic final, defending champion Zhang Jike will fight for the men's singles title against Wang Hao at the World Table Tennis Championships here Monday. Zhang, the fourth seed, crushed top seed and teammate Xu Xin 11-8, 11-2, 11-9, 12-10 while Wang beat second seed Ma Long in the other all-Chinese semifinal 11-9, 11-7, 11-3, 7-11, 12-14, 11-3 Sunday night, Xinhua ...

Chinese Taipei win mens doubles TT title

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:01 -0400

Chinese Taipei's Chen Chien-An and Chuang Chih-Yuan upset Hao Shuai and Ma Lin from China to win the men's doubles title at the World Table Tennis Championships here. Chen and Chuang fought back from one game down to win three in a row but Ma, former Olympic Champion, and Hao Shuai took the fifth before the Chinese Taipei tandem sealed the victory Sunday by taking the sixth 11-8, reports ...

Cancer survivor Kleybanova makes victorious comeback

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:40:02 -0400

After a victorious comeback to professional tennis, former World No. 20 and cancer survivor Alisa Kleybanova vowed Monday to return to the sport's biggest competitions. The Russian, 23, won two WTA titles before being forced to quit the sport in July 2011 when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. After an aborted comeback bid last year, Kleybanova made a successful return last week at a ...

Irish cricketers could be heading to Pakistan

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:30:02 -0400

Ireland has given hope of reviving international cricket in Pakistan after it reportedly agreed to consider visiting the country to reciprocate Pakistan's one-day international (ODI) tour of Ireland. At a time when all the Test playing nations have written-off touring Pakistan, the International Cricket Council's (ICC) associate member Cricket Ireland (CI) gave a positive response on that ...

Brazil midfielder Paulinho denies transfer rumours

Mon, 20 May 2013 02:00:02 -0400

Brazil international midfielder Paulinho has denied speculation that he is on the verge of a move to Europe. The 24-year-old Corinthians star is reportedly on the radar of Inter Milan, Shakhtar Donetsk and Chelsea, among other European clubs, reports Xinhua. Speaking after Corinthians' 3-2 aggregate victory over Santos in the final of the Campeonato Paulista Sunday, Paulinho said he would ...

Roberto Carlos to coach Turkish Sivasspor club

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:30:01 -0400

Former World Cup winner and Real Madrid star Roberto Carlos has agreed to coach Turkish Super League's Sivasspor club. Sivasspor officials announced that they had offered the coaching job to the Brazilian after former coach Riza Calimbay called it quits, reports Xinhua. Carlos, 40, reportedly accepted the offer after consulting with friends from his time with Fenerbahce. Carlos is currently the ...

Manmohan Singh Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to hold talks on crucial bilateral issues

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:00:01 -0400

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will hold comprehensive talks on key bilateral, regional and international issues here today. Issues including boundary and trade are expected to come up for discussions during the high level interactions. Earlier, both the leaders held talks on crucial bilateral issues here last evening. External Affairs Minister ...

Cook hails Broad-Anderson combined strikeforce boosts Englands assault on world domination

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:01 -0400

England captain Alastair Cook has praised his bowlers Stuart Broad and James Anderson, saying that the duo's combined strikeforce is a major help to his assault on world domination. Former England skipper Nasser Hussain introduced Anderson to Test cricket while English icon Michael Vaughan put him and Broad together to open the bowling attack five years ago in New Zealand, the Mirror reports. ...

EU urges Russia against introducing gay law

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:00:01 -0400

The European Union (EU) has appealed to Russia not to introduce a law banning so-called "gay propaganda" . Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, intends to pass a law by the end of the current session (mid-July) banning dissemination of information among minors promoting homosexuality. Amendments will be made May 26-27, after which a working group will compile the draft law along ...

Conference on Syria very soon UN chief

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:10:02 -0400

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

McDowell talks up Rory McIlroy split with Horizon

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

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

Ten Years After US Invades Iraq Israel Eager to Take the US Into Round Two

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:42:49 -0400

Ten years after the US invaded Iraq in 2003, another Middle East war looms large between the West and Muslim states. Signs point to the strong possibility that Israel, and its US Zionist supporters, remain determined, first, to draw the US into the Syrian Civil War, and second, to lead Israel in a joint attack against Iran. All from the skies, of course. Boots on the ground have not served well ...

12 kidnapped policemen killed in western Iraq

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:37:40 -0400

Twelve kidnapped policemen were killed and four were wounded in overnight clashes between the abductors and the Iraqi security forces in Anbar province, a provincial police source said on Monday.The Iraqi army and police forces carried out a joint operation on Sunday night in the desert area between Baghdad and Jordan to free kidnapped policemen, and the troops clashed with their kidnappers, the ...

At least six dead in Oklahoma City tornado

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:34:33 -0400

A powerful tornadowith winds of up to 320 kilometres per hour pulverized an Oklahoma City suburb Monday, hitting at least two schools, wiping out blocks of homes. At least six people were reported ...

The Doors founder dies aged 74

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:19 -0400

US tech giant Yahoo has snapped up Tumblr in a major US deal that will reportedly net the blogging site's 26-year-old founder a 250 million US dollar (£164 million) fortune six years after he started ...

95 killed in Iraq’s spiral of violence

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:18:32 -0400

BAGHDAD -- Iraq's wave of bloodshed sharply escalated on Monday with more than a dozen car bombings across the country, part of attacks that killed at least 95 people and brought echoes of past sectarian carnage and fears of a dangerous spillover from Syria's civil war next ...

The scenes

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:17:29 -0400

>For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO, KOKH, KOKIMoore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- The enormity of Monday's Oklahoma City area tornado was heartbreaking as daylight began to slip away. Yellow-helmeted rescue workers in Moore, Oklahoma, continued their desperate search for students and teachers at an elementary school that was almost gone. ...

Apple Moved Golden Goose Offshore

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:15:07 -0400

May 20, 2013 8:00pm WASHINGTON — Apple has avoided paying tens of billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by creating a complex web of subsidiary companies, particularly three in Ireland, a new Senate investigation has found. The company is not accused of breaking the law, but senators said Apple seemed to use as much creativity in developing its tax practices as in developing the technology ...

Live Updates Tornado Hits Oklahoma

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:15:06 -0400

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, according to ABC News Radio: ';We want to do everything we can to search through these damaged areas, especially before it gets dark or before we have any more storms that might come ...

Gas Prices Spike Ahead of Holiday

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:15:02 -0400

May 20, 2013 7:43pm It’s almost Memorial Day and the price of driving for the first holiday weekend of the summer just got a bit higher. The weekly average price of a gallon of regular gas is $3.67, up 7 cents from a week earlier, according to the Department of Energy. Minnesota is ground zero for the high prices with a record high of $4.28, a rise of 44 cents in the just the last week, ...

Fr. Lombardi Brazil Expected to Be Popes Only 2013 International Trip

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:08:25 -0400

Spokesman Also Confirms Benedict XVI's Move Back to the VaticanVATICAN CITY, April 25, 2013 (Zenit.org) - During a press conference at the Foreign Press Association headquarters in Rome, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Holy See Press Office, stated that the Pope's upcoming trip to Brazil for World Youth Day will be the only international trip for Pope Francis this ...

The worlds top universities in 2012

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:08:11 -0400

a popular global ranking of universities put out this week by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a British-based higher education consulting firm, whose annual World University Rankings list is topped by three institutions that call a city of Cambridge home.Overall, the United States and United Kingdom dominate the leader board, but they're increasingly being challenged in crucial science and ...

Obama vows US support as Myanmar leader visits

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:04:48 -0400

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Monday told Myanmar's president during a long-awaited White House meeting that he appreciates the Asian leader's efforts to lead the country on its sometimes difficult path to democracy and assured him of U.S. ...

Oklahoma City tornado Latest developments

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:53:29 -0400

>For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO, KOKH, KOKI(CNN) -- At least 10 people were killed and a number of other people were injured when a storm with a massive tornado struck an area outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, officials said. At least one school in Moore, Oklahoma, appeared to have been hit by the tornado. ...

Severe weather

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:39:20 -0400

>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO, KOKH, KOKI. Shawnee, Oklahoma (CNN) -- At least 10 people were killed Monday when a powerful tornado blasted an area outside of Oklahoma City, ripping roofs off ...

2013 Miss Tourism China Contest World Final to kick off in Chengmai

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:36:10 -0400

The annual Miss Tourism China Contest World Final is to kick off at Kowloon Hot-spring Hotel in Chengmai county of Hainan province on June 8th. A total of 40 beauties from 20 countries including China, the United States, Russia, Ukraine, England and France will gather in Chengmai to compete against each other for the top three places and individual awards in the evening gown competition, the ...

Knoxville UT looking to expand use of Worlds Fair Park

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:35:46 -0400

Knoxville, in conjunction with UT, is looking into expanding use of World's Fair Park as a center for cultural resources. Deputy Mayor Bill Lyons will work alongside UT Professor of Anthropology Jan Simek in co-chairing a group to decide what's best for the park. The park opened up for the world to see in 1982 and has been used by the city and other organizations since to hold ...

Madagascar Secretary-General concerned by latest electoral developments

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:34:54 -0400

Print 20 May 2013 &#150 United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon shares the concerns expressed earlier by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union over the latest developments in the electoral process in Madagascar, according to the spokesperson for the world body’s chief. ';The presentation of candidate nomination papers by Transition President ...

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Mon, 20 May 2013 19:32:28 -0400

Ex-Arg. dictator Videla died after shower fall

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:32:13 -0400

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2010 file photo, former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla attends the last day of his trial in Cordoba, Argentina. Videla, who ruled during Argentina's Dirty War, died Friday, May 17, 2013, in his prison cell of natural causes while serving time for human rights crimes, according to local media reports. He was 87. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, ...

Thats No Way to Change the World

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:25:44 -0400

is a play written by English playwright William Congreve. It premiered in 1700 in the theatre in Lincoln’s Inn Fields in London. It is widely regarded as one of the best Restoration comedies and is still occasionally performed.'; It is a story filled with several of the ';seven deadly sins';: greed, jealousy. lust, and deception. The Tsarnaev brothers and perhaps other ...

Prime World First Impressions

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:24:26 -0400

I've been involved in the online gaming, collectible card, and tabletop world since the dial up days. I've worked with multiple websites covering and creating online gaming content in roles ranging from writer, editor, moderator and site administrator. My work with CCGs has been featured across the web covering Magic: The Gathering and other CCGs since 2002. One aspect common to all ...

Sweden grabs world title on home ice

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:22:11 -0400

/enpproperty--> Sweden battled back from a goal down to grab its ninth world ice hockey title on Sunday with a 5-1 win over unfancied Switzerland. Vancouver Canucks center Henrik Sedin collected two goals and an assist, while goalkeeper Jhonas Enroth made 26 saves to avenge a 3-2 defeat in the preliminary round. The win has also ended the home-ice curse that prevented the ...

China emerges as worlds most financially secure country Report

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:21:50 -0400

/enpproperty--> China has emerged as the most financially secure country in an index jointly launched by PICC Property and Casualty Co Ltd, the largest non-life insurance company in the Chinese mainland, and Genworth Financial Inc, a Fortune 500 insurance holding company. The report surveyed 13,000 households in 14 European countries, and five Latin American countries and China. China ...

Chinese Greenland and Melia open the first Greenland hotel in Europe.

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:19:09 -0400

The hotel has been adapted to the needs of demanding Chinese travellers and with the standards of a modern international hotel.Both companies continue to make progress in a partnership which will see the growth of ...

Wave of attacks hits Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq killing at least 95

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:14:39 -0400

An Iraqi police officer inspects the site of a car bomb attack in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 20, 2013. Two car bombings in the southern city of Basra, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. Iraq has seen a spike of attacks, including bombings hitting both Sunni and Shiite civilian targets over the last week. (AP Photo/ Nabil ...

Libya war weapons may be killing central Africa elephants UN

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:04:32 -0400

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Armed groups in central Africa are using powerful weapons, some of which may be left over from the civil war in Libya, to kill elephants for their ivory, the United Nations said on ...

Yahoo Gives Flickr a Makeover

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:59:42 -0400

$1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr , Yahoo announced some major updates to its Flickr photo-sharing service. "Tonight is about Flickr," Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer said at an event in New York City Monday evening. "It is about that other 'R' brand and how we can make Flickr awesome again." To that end, Yahoo announced three main changes to Flickr: a cleaner design, ...

WH Chief of Staff Knew About IRS Probe in April

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:59:41 -0400

May 20, 2013 5:51pm WASHINGTON — The White House answer to ';who knew what and when?'; shifted again today as White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters that Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and ';other members of the senior staff'; knew about the investigation into the IRS’s targeting of conservative groups last month. While President Obama said he only ...

DOJ Goes After Fox News Reporter

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:59:39 -0400

May 20, 2013 6:39pm WASHINGTON — In yet another Justice Department leak investigation of journalists, DOJ reportedly seized emails and phone records of Fox News correspondent James Rosen, and even tracked his comings and goings into the State Department by tracking when he scanned his ID at the building’s entrance. The story was first reported this morning by ...

2-mile-wide twister hits Oklahoma

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:57:11 -0400

>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. Shawnee, Oklahoma (CNN) -- A powerful tornado blasted an area outside of Oklahoma City on Monday, ripping roofs off buildings, leveling homes and leaving a massive band of destruction in its wake. In the desperate seconds and minutes after the storm passed, the human toll ...

Venezuela opposition Audio suggests Cuba meddling

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:49:09 -0400

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela's opposition on Monday released an audio recording that it said contains a prominent member of the ruling party discussing political strategy with a Cuban intelligence ...

Isaksen Sisters Qualify for Pentathlon World Cup Final

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:25:32 -0400

By Dr. Genadijus Sokolovas, High Performance Director, USA PentathlonCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, May 20. THE International Federation of Modern Pentathlon (UIPM) has announced that two US pentathletes, sisters Margaux Isaksen and Isabella Isaksen have qualified for the World Cup Final, which will be held in Nizhnyj Novgorod, Russia on May 31 -- June 2. Only 36 of the world's top pentathletes ...

Cesar Cielo To Lead Talented Brazilian Swim Team at World Championships

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:25:32 -0400

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 20. THE roster of swimmers that will represent Brazil in the pool at the FINA world championships this summer contain a defending world champion and a rising star in the sprinting ranks.Cesar Cielo is the brightest star for Brazil, and will go into the world championships in Barcelona set to defend his 2011 world title in the 50 freestyle. With Cielo undergoing surgery and ...

Myanmar Leaders Visit To Washington A Historic Occasion

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:22:20 -0400

The president of Myanmar, Thein Sein, met with President Obama in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Thein Sein's trip is the first state visit to the U.S. by a Burmese official in nearly 47 ...

Mont. One-Room School House Boasts International Diversity

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:22:20 -0400

Melissa Block talks to teacher Shelly Hoisington. Hoisington teaches fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade at McCormick Elementary School -- a one-room school in Troy, Mont. Hoisington recently convinced Gov. Steve Bullock to speak at the graduation ceremony for the five students in eighth ...

Clarkson Valley resident finalist for best job in the world

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:20:05 -0400

ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - If a Clarkson Valley, Mo. resident and Marquette High School graduate is lucky, he'll soon be working on Kangaroo Island in southern Australia. Nick Tilley is now one of the finalists for a contest that promises "one of the best jobs in the world." Tilley is one of 18 finalists out of 600,000 applicants for six jobs. He stopped by First @ 4 to talk about the ...

Attacks kill 95 in Iraq hint of Syrian spillover

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:32 -0400

Tomas Young, the paralyzed Iraq war vet who announced earlier this spring that he was ready to die, said Monday that he has decided to live for ...

Rape by American Soldiers in World War II France

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:19 -0400

The soldiers who landed in Normandy on D-Day were greeted as liberators, but by the time American G. ...

U.S. mess in Iraq

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:15:54 -0400

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki listens to a question during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/ Khalid ...

Three Brazilians die in Turkey hot-air balloon collision

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:14:50 -0400

Three Brazilian tourists died on Monday and 22 other people were hurt after two hot-air balloonscollided in a beauty spot in central Turkey, officials ...

Large tornado nears Oklahoma City

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:09:38 -0400

Oklahoma City .There were no immediate reports of injuries.The suburb of Moore, where the damage was concentrated, was hit hard by a tornado in 1999 that included the highest winds ever recorded near ...

Severe weather

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:12 -0400

White House says Obama to meet with Chinas Xi in California June 7-8

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:02 -0400

U.S. President Barack Obama listens while meeting with Myanmar's President Thein Sein in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington May 20, ...

Obama to travel to Africa in late June

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:02 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will travel to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania in late June and early July to reinforce U.S. ties with countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the White House said on ...

Hezbollah in big Syria battle Obama concerned

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:01 -0400

1 of 3. Supporters of Hezbollah and relatives of Hasan Faisal Sheker , an 18-year-old Hezbollah member, carry the coffin during his funeral in Nabi Sheet near Baalbeck May 20, ...

Canadas Harper under cloud after chief of staff resigns

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:00 -0400

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is seen through a television camera scope while speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, May 16, ...

Reasons to Be Hopeful a Decade After We Went Into Iraq

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:59:46 -0400

website. Ten years ago, my part of the world was full of valiant opposition to the new wars being launched far away and at home-and of despair. And like despairing people everywhere, whether in a personal depression or a political tailspin, these activists believed the future would look more or less like the present. If there was nothing else they were confident about, at least they were ...

Church of Scotland takes step to allow gay clergy in compromise vote

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:37 -0400

LONDON - Senior members of the Church of Scotland voted Monday to let some congregations choose ministers who are in same-sex relationships -- an important compromise that must still pass further hurdles before it can become church law. The church's General Assembly backed a motion affirming a traditional conservative view on homosexuality, but permitted liberal congregations to ordain ...

Watch Teenagers Invention Charges Cell Phone in Seconds

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:56:04 -0400

An eighteen year old California whiz kid may have come up with a fix for the dead battery on your cell phone -- 22 charter. -- -- the California kid is being singled out as one of the best ...

The Doors Keyboardist Dead at 74

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:56:04 -0400

Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors who had a dramatic impact on rock 'n' roll, has died. He was 74. Publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald says Manzarek died Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family. Robinson-Fitzgerald says his manager, Tom Vitorino, confirmed Manzarek died around 3:30 p.m. EDT. He had bile duct cancer. ...

Student Disappears on Way Home

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:56:04 -0400

Pennsylvania State Police are looking for University of Rhode Island college student, Matthew Royer who went missing while driving back home to Skippack Township, Pa., May 16, 2013. Anyone with information is asked to contact PSP Skippack at ...

Apple Avoids Billions in Taxes Senate

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:56:03 -0400

(Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo) A new Senate investigation has found that Apple Inc. has used a complex web of offshore companies – particularly three in Ireland – to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. income ...

70 Years Later Class of 43 Finally Holds Prom

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:56:02 -0400

Members of a Connecticut high school class of 1943 finally got the prom they should have had 70 years ago, before their senior celebration was interrupted by World War II. Anthony Pegnataro, the 1943 class president of James Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Conn., remembers the attack on Pearl Harbor like it was yesterday. On Dec. 7, 1941, Pegnataro said, he and his friends were skating at an ...

Smithsonian Saving Animals From Extinction

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:56:02 -0400

But in rural northern Virginia, little more than an hour from Washington, D.C., you can find all of those animals at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. It is home to some of the most endangered animals in the world, including clouded leopards, originally from Thailand. The institute currently has two clouded leopard cubs, a male and a female, that are a little more than ...

Sleep and Couples For Better or Worse Day AND Night

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:55:56 -0400

Sleep. It occupies about one-third of our lives. We need it for our mental and physical health, and for our survival. Compared with other health behaviors such as smoking or exercise, sleep is unique because for most adults, it is a behavior they ';share'; with a partner. But according to studies funded by the National Institutes of Health and the American ...

Are tit-for-tat sectarian killings enough to tilt Iraq back to war

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:49:26 -0400

Iraqi security force members inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Basra, 340 miles southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday. Two car bombings in the southern city of Basra, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. Iraq has seen a spike of attacks, including bombings hitting both Sunni and Shiite civilian targets over the last ...

World Performance Comparison Is the U.S. Ready

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:26:39 -0400

As we approach World Championship Trials next month, it seems like a good time to take a look at what the rest of the world has been up to in 2013. As you know, we hold our trials later than most other nations, so there is a bounty of information to look at as we plan for our international competitions this summer. For this article I chose to compare the top three performances of non-American ...

Wave of attacks kill nearly 100 people in Iraq

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:24:55 -0400

BAGHDAD (AP) — Today's wave of attacks in Iraq has now left at least 95 people dead.The worst of the violence took place in Baghdad, where 10 car bombs ripped through open-air markets and other areas of Shiite neighborhoods. Police say at least 48 people were killed and more than 150 wounded in those attacks.One bomb went off in a market in the northern Shiite neighborhood of Shaab, ...

Today is International Water Safety Day

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:24:13 -0400

400,000. That’s how many people die from drowning. Every. Single. Year. 400,000 is roughly the size of the city limits of Miami. Or Tulsa. Or Omaha. Imagine these cities completely wiped out from drowning, every year and each year. Many of these are preventable deaths. Deaths that could have been avoided by just knowing some basic swimming skills and information about the water. Tips ...

International markets roundup

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:23:13 -0400

A roundup of trading on major world markets:NEW YORK - US stocks have closed slightly lower in thin trade ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony on the economic outlook to Congress.At the closing bell on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 18.35 points (0.12 per cent) at 15,336.05.The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index edged down 2.53 (0.07 per cent) to ...

Mile-wide tornado hits Oklahoma City suburbs

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:18:43 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - A mile-wide tornado churned through the Oklahoma City suburbs, destroying homes for the second day in a row Monday, as part of a severe weather outbreak that was expected to spread in other parts of the Plains and Midwest.A massive black-and-blue cloud dragged across the landscape just south of Will Rogers World Airport.Television video showed debris from homes and businesses ...

DHL Pizzas 4 Patriots Enter Guinness Book of World Records With Largest Pizza Delivery in History

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:16:12 -0400

PLANTATION, Fla., -- DHL Express, the world's leading international express services provider, has been entered in the Guinness Book of World Records for performing the largest pizza delivery in history for Pizzas 4 Patriots, a non-profit organization. Since 2008, DHL Express and Pizzas 4 Patriots have joined forces to bring a 'slice of home' to U.S. troops serving overseas.In July ...

Man dies from SARS-like virus in Saudi Arabia

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:11:42 -0400

A Saudiman who had contracted the coronavirus has died, raising the death toll in the kingdom from the SARS-like virus to 16, the health ministry announced on Monday on its Internet ...

Brazils Stadiums Ready for World Cup Soccer Warm-Up in June

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:08:56 -0400

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Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:08:35 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to take steps to halt violence against Muslims in his country and move ahead with economic and political ...

Council of Europe tells Putin of concern over Russian NGO law

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:08:34 -0400

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - The head of the Council of Europe told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday he was concerned a law requiring non-governmental organisations which received funding from abroad to register as foreign agents could have a "chilling ...

Tornado tears through Oklahoma City suburbs

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:05:46 -0400

"The motion on this storm is sickening," says a storm chaser The tornado is estimated to be at least two miles wide 2 people are confirmed dead after a tornado tears through Shawnee, Oklahoma "500,000 square miles under the gun for severe weather," a meteorologist ...

Five dead as gunman storms bank

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:58:45 -0400

A GUNMAN has stormed into a bank in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, killing four people in a gunfight and taking a hostage before killing himself, police ...

Would you treat a terror suspect

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:58:43 -0400

THE nurses whose job it was to care for the injured Boston bombing suspect have told of their conflicting emotions at helping to save the life of a suspected ...

Three killed in hot-air balloon crash

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:58:39 -0400

THREE Brazilian tourists have died and 22 other people were hurt after two hot-air balloons collided in central Turkey, officials ...

Images show path of devastation

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:58:25 -0400

>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. Shawnee, Oklahoma (CNN) -- [Breaking news update at 4:58 p.m. Monday]Areas of metropolitan Oklahoma City appeared to be in shreds Monday afternoon after a massive tornado moved through the ...

Ecofabulous Shares 10 Eco-Friendly Practices In Celebration Of World Water Day

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:57:25 -0400

World Water Day: it's the day that we collectively stop and appreciate that only 3% of the water on this planet is potable. Water is life, so let's celebrate and protect it! There are many organizations devoted to our most precious ...

U.S. says concerned with charges against Egyptian journalists

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56:29 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday expressed concern over defamation charges brought against two Egyptian journalists critical of President Mohamed Mursi and called on the government to condemn actions that stifle freedom of ...

Chief Palestinian peace negotiator backs Kerrys efforts

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56:25 -0400

Saeb Erekat (R), a Palestinian senior politician and chief negotiator speaks during a visit to a tent set-up in protest against the construction of a road in the Arab neighbourhood of Beit Safafa in Jerusalem March 14, ...

Video Vertical pianist plays midair

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:49 -0400

To mark the final day of festivities for the re-opening of the Red Cross Museum in Geneva, Switzerland, pianist Alain Roche was lifted into the air by a crane and played to onlookers ...

Larry Page wants you to stop worrying and let him fix the world

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:52:29 -0400

During a Q&A following a rambling conclusion to Google I/O's marathon keynote, Google CEO Larry Page said a few things that hinted at his frustrations with the one platform he can't seem to find the right interfaces for: government. The Man is killing Page's buzz and keeping him from finding the answers to the world's biggest problems. If only Congress, the White House, ...

Photos Buy Lady Gagas Acrylic Nail

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:52:27 -0400

A black acrylic nail worn by Lady Gaga during her "Born This Way Ball" tour and designed by Aya Fukuda is being auctioned for at least $712. A member of the stage crew for her concert in Dublin, Ireland on Sept. 15, 2012 listed the item. The seller said in the listing: "As I was about to start work I noticed an object on the floor of the stage... when I picked it up, I saw it was ...

Tumblr and Yahoo How It Affects You

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:52:27 -0400

see Facebook and Instagram ) there are big questions about what will happen to Tumblr as its users know it today. Some have started to jump ship by ...

NYC LA May Get Women Mayors

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:52:27 -0400

Image credit: Angela Weiss/Getty Images Neither of the nation’s two largest cities, New York and Los Angeles, have ever had female mayors, but that could change big time this year, as both cities have strong female candidates with a chance of becoming mayor, in races where the incumbents are term-limited. 2013 could be a ';year of the woman'; in major city halls, in what ...

Investigators Question Terror Suspects Attraction to Boston Suburb

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:52:25 -0400

Police presence grows in the neighborhoods of Watertown, Mass., April 19, 2013, as a massive search involving hundreds of heavily armed law enforcement officials continues for one of two suspects in the Boston Marathon ...

World War II munitions with mustard agent found at Deseret Chemical Depot

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:51:57 -0400

This photo shows the empty above-ground storage igloos that once stored chemical munitions at the Deseret Chemical Depot in Stockton on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. Authorities have confirmed that 11 World War II-era cartridges discovered during the environmental cleanup of Deseret Chemical Depot contain liquid blister ...

Pollution risks worse for developing world women

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:48:05 -0400

Environmental factors are responsible for 23 percent of the overall global disease burden, according to World Health Organization research. Addressing such pollution could save the lives of 6 million women a ...

International markets roundup

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:43:15 -0400

A ROUNDUP of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks have closed slightly lower in thin trade ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony on the economic outlook to Congress. At the closing bell on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 18.35 points (0.12 per cent) at 15,336.05. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index edged down 2.53 (0.07 per cent) to ...

International markets roundup

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:43:15 -0400

International markets roundup

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:43:15 -0400

Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province...

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:40:20 -0400

Afghan policemen evacuate a wounded person after a suicide bomber struck outside a provincial council headquarters in Pul-i-Khumri, Baghlan Province, on Monday. ...

Severe weather

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:31:02 -0400

Bombs tear through Baghdad in Iraqs bloodiest day for months

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:19:59 -0400

The worst of yesterday's violence took place in Baghdad's Shiite neighbourhoods, where 10 car bombs killed at least 48 people and wounded more than ...

Opening Day at Strasbourg International Washed Out

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:18:47 -0400

STRASBOURG, France ...

63th Ernest Hemingway International Billfishing Tournament Begins

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:16:09 -0400

Havana, May 20 (Prensa Latina) With the beginning here today the 63rd International Fishing Tournament of Ernest Hemingway, Cuba gives a boost to the leisure industry inclined to diversify its offer. Although the country's main tourist proposal is in the form of sun and sand, the variety is authorities' strategy, because recreational boating has an important place due to the condition ...

Europe Offers Remarkable Investment Opportunities Big Data Means Big Offerings Enron II Electric Boogaloo in Oil Pricing

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:11:09 -0400

YahooFinance ) Today's record high for the German DAX, along with the recent two-year high for the FTSE 100, proves without a doubt that Europe still offers some remarkable investment opportunities. One of the key indicators for a renewed time to buy in Europe has been the pace of net downgrades for earnings reports. And according to Citigroup's Jonathan Stubbs, "The last five ...

Woman - I had to stand up to Trump

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:02:44 -0400

An 87-year-old woman who alleges Donald Trump cheated her over a property scheme has told jurors she had qualms about suing the developer-turned-TV star given his power and ...

Pakistans presumptive PM calls for Taliban peace talks

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:01:24 -0400

Nawaz Sharif, who is expected to resume is former post as Prime Minister, could have difficulty getting the military on his side. The army chief says he would only sit down with the Taliban if they 'unconditionally submit to the state, its constitution and the rule of law.' (K.M. Chaudary/Associated ...

D-Day beaches wind turbine proposal seeks Canadian comments

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:01:24 -0400

Canadian veterans walk on Juno Beach on June 6, 2004. The view from some of those sites could change if a plan to build wind turbines some 10 kilometres off the shore succeeds. (Tom Hanson/Canadian ...

Hezbollah pulled more deeply into Syria civil war

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:57:57 -0400

BEIRUT (AP) -- Hezbollah was pulled more deeply into Syria's civil war as 28 guerrillas from the Lebanese Shiite militant group were killed and dozens more wounded while fighting rebels, Syria activists said ...

Obama cites Myanmar reforms during leaders visit

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:57:56 -0400

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says despite tensions between the U.S. and Myanmar, President Thein Sein (tayn sayn) of Myanmar has shown leadership to move his country toward political and economic ...

World Brief | Middle East Gunman Kills Four in Bank in Southern Israel

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:55:32 -0400

An unemployed former security guard shot and killed four people in a bank in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba on Monday hours after the bank had refused his request for financial assistance, the police said. The gunman committed suicide after holing up in the bathroom of the bank with a female hostage for about an hour. The hostage escaped unharmed. The gunman, who lived nearby, had visited ...

More Americans murdered in Mexico than any other country in the world

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:53:44 -0400

More Americans have been murdered in Mexico than in any other part of the world in the past decade. According to an Agence France Press analysis of U.S. State Department figures, at least 648 American citizens were murdered in Mexico between October 2002 and December 2012. This represents more than 40 percent of the almost 1,600 American victims worldwide over the same period. Three of the top ...

Obama voices concern to Lebanon on Hezbollah role in Syria

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:52:59 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told his Lebanese counterpart on Monday he was concerned about Lebanese Hezbollah militants fighting in Syria to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the White House ...

Brazil probes rumor that set off panic run on state bank

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:52:54 -0400

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Monday she ordered the Federal Police to investigate the source of a rumor that sent thousands of poor Brazilians running to state bank branches seeking payment of a monthly family ...

A look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the 2011 US troop pullout

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:29 -0400

BAGHDAD - Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011: -- May 20, 2013: A wave of attacks, some at markets and rush hour crowds, hour killed at least 86 people in Shiite and Sunni areas. -- May 18, 2013: Shootings and bombings kill at least 16 people including an anti-terrorism police captain and his family. -- May 17, 2013: Bombs rip ...

Photos This Week In Pictures Top Photos from Around the Globe

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:48:40 -0400

Photographers gather around garden gnomes during the Chelsea Flower Show press day in London, May 20, 2013. For this year the Royal Horticultural Society lifted its customary ban on garden gnomes at the Chelsea Flower Show to celebrate its centenary year and raise funds for the next generation of ...

Love for Hofstra Student Will Last Forever

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:48:37 -0400

Andrea Rebello, a junior at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., was shot and killed May 17, 2013 during a break-in near the college campus, according to ...

Oops Suspects Dial 911 During Crime

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:48:37 -0400

Two California men were in custody on Monday after accidentally dialing 911 on a cellphone before breaking into a car, authorities said. After the mistaken "pocket" call, a police dispatcher was able to hear a rambling 35-minute conversation that went from trying to find a way to get drugs to breaking into a car. "Get the bolt and give me the hammer just in case," one ...

Victorias Secret Rejects Survivor Bra

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:48:32 -0400

Allana Maiden wanted her mother to feel beautiful again after she’d undergone a radical mastectomy. But Victoria’s Secret, the company she hoped would design sexy lingerie for women who’ve had breast cancer surgery, has rejected her appeal for a ';survivor line'; of bras. The Richmond, Va., 28-year-old was 6 years old when her mother was diagnosed with ...

How Baghdad Fuels Iraqs Sectarian Fire

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:43:08 -0400

The Iraqi government has hurled the country to the brink of a new civil war. In under a month, Baghdad launched a vicious assault on a Sunni protest camp, resulting in 44 deaths; executed 21 alleged Sunni terrorists in one day, and suspended the licenses of 10 satellite channels, 9 of them deemed pro-Sunni. Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki’s message to his country’s extremely ...

With Less than 1000 Days to Deadline Secretary-General Urges World Health Organization to Continue Efforts towards Millennium Development Goals

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:16:35 -0400

With less than 1,000 days of action to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, you have gathered to make key decisions to reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, and combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other ...

Amid competing global challenges public health deserves priority - UN official

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:16:35 -0400

Print 20 May 2013 &#150 At a time when the world is dealing with myriad challenges, from climate change to food insecurity, it is more important than ever to ensure that public health receives the both the attention and resources it deserves to ensure the well-being of millions, a senior United Nations official said today. ';We are living in deeply troubled times,'; said Margaret ...

UN officials in Afghanistan urge ratification of law to eliminate violence against women

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:16:27 -0400

Print 20 May 2013 &#150 Senior United Nations officials in Afghanistan are today urging the Government to fully implement legislation to protect women from child marriage and other forms of violence, in line with international commitments, after the Afghan Parliament failed to ratify the law over the weekend. President Hamid Karzai passed the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) law ...

DR Congo UN voices concern as fighting resumes between Government and M23 forces

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:16:26 -0400

Print 20 May 2013 &#150 The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today voiced its concern about renewed clashes between rebels from the 23 March Movement (M23) and the national armed forces in the eastern city of Goma. Fighting broke out early this morning in Kibati and Rusayo, some 12 kilometres from Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, ...

Magazines Worlds top four central banks may change tune

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:14:04 -0400

So while few strategists reckon the end of QE is nigh, the very debate itself may now force investors to rethink the long-term horizon even if a reversal of investment flows is ...

Saudi Arabia reports latest death from new virus

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:13:39 -0400

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -; Saudi Arabia says it has recorded another death from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to ...

Algerian Islamist demands ill president appear

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:13:38 -0400

ALGIERS, Algeria -; The head of Algeria's main Islamist political party has called for the country's ailing president to appear on television to dispel rumors over his health after a three week ...

Jodi Arias lawyers withdraw from case ask for mistrial

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:08:38 -0400

Michael Kiefer and John Bacon, USA TODAY PHOENIX - The sentencing hearing for convicted killer Jodi Arias ground to halt Monday when her lawyers refused to call any witnesses and a judge refused their requests for a mistrial and to withdraw from the case. Judge Sherry Stephens called a halt to the proceedings and released the jury for the day, telling them to return Tuesday morning. Defense ...

City announces group to explore cultural options for Worlds Fair Park

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:08:35 -0400

Mayor Madeline Rogero announced today the city is exploring a partnership with the University of Tennessee that could include a culture center at the iconic site of the 1982 ...

Rebels flog two over illegal marriage

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:07:22 -0400

In this January 11, 2013 file citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, shows rebels from al-Qaeda affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra waving their brigade flag on the top of a Syrian air force ...

Give Kids The World 2014 makeover to cost $6M

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:05:41 -0400

Give Kids The World's Extreme Village Makeover will cost $6 million. Give Kids The Worlds 2014 Extreme Village Makeover is expected to cost $6 million, the nonprofits president told Orlando Business Journal The Kissimmee-based charity, which has 140 villas, is spending 2013 renovating 40 units. The remaining 100 villas will be renovated from Jan. 12 to Jan. 25. Pam Landwirth, president of ...

9 killed in attacks against mosques in Iraq

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:03:16 -0400

/enpproperty--> BAGHDAD - At least nine people were killed and 53 others wounded in bombing attacks against two Shiite mosques in Iraq's southern city of Hilla on Monday, a police source said. A suicide bomber blew himself up at Al-Wardiyah mosque in Hilla, some 100 km south of Baghdad, while a bomb exploded in the nearby Al-Galagh mosque, the source told Xinhua on condition of ...

Bomb attacks kill more than 70 Shiites across Iraq

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:58:52 -0400

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 70 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics said, extending the worst sectarian violence since U.S. troops withdrew in December ...

Ocean Warming Means A New Paradigm For The World’s Fisheries

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:58:51 -0400

largely halted in U.S. waters thanks to strict new science-based management tactics implemented as a result of a 2006 reauthorization of the law that governs our fisheries. But increasingly, both scientists and fishermen have been eying climate change as a reason some fish are showing up in new places and the catch fishermen are accustomed to finding have been surprisingly slow to rebuild. A new ...

Blasts and shootings claim 90 lives in Iraq as sectarian violence rises

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:55:24 -0400

Iraq is edging closer to all-out sectarian war between Sunni and Shia Muslims as a series of car bombings and shootings killed at least 90 people and left many others ...

The digital revolution is bringing the Stanley Cup playoffs live to every corner of the world

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:53:54 -0400

VIENTIANE, Laos -- Trying to follow the quest for Lord Stanley's Cup is an annual springtime obsession of many of the nearly three million Canadian citizens who live outside the country.Until two or three years ago, it was difficult to see NHL games overseas. Yet thanks to the digital revolution, if you can find a good Internet connection today, every match is available literally anywhere in ...

Middle East a hot topic as McCully meets Kerry

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:52:15 -0400

Foreign Minister Murray McCully met US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington early today (NZ time) and most of their meeting was spent discussing the Middle East. Mr McCully offered New Zealand's support towards the peace process between the Israelis and Palestinians, which could take the form of New Zealand peacekeepers taking part in an international force to run a buffer zone between the ...

Airline mix-up sends couple to wrong side of world

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:46:14 -0400

Ever had that fear of falling asleep after take-off and waking up to realize you are on the wrong flight? Well, due to an airline mix-up, Sandy Valdivieso and her husband Triet Vo had exactly that nightmare experience. According to ...

U.S. says Korea tensions relatively low despite missile tests

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:45:31 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Monday appeared to play down North Korea's six short-range missile launches over the past three days, describing tensions on the Korean peninsula as relatively ...

Qatar Arab Spring makes Israeli-Palestinian peace more pressing

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:45:31 -0400

DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's emir, who has thrown his state's riches behind Arab uprisings, said on Monday that the emergence of 'people power' had put Arabs in direct confrontation with Israel and made a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict more ...

Nigeria says has Islamists on defensive

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:45:25 -0400

MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Nigeria claimed an early success for its military offensive against Islamist insurgents in the northeast on Monday, saying the militants' activities had been stifled by nearly a week of attacks on their ...

“Inside Out” Showcases The Eye-Popping Street Art That Aims To Change The World One Face at a Time

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:44:50 -0400

A new HBO documentary looks at the work of street artist JR, whose giant portraits force people in troubled areas to confront the humanity that's all around ...

Multiple Iraq attacks kill 75

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:44:30 -0400

PRIME Minister Nuri al-Maliki will overhaul Iraq's security strategy after a two-day wave of violence killed 75 people, including 24 police. The latest killings brought the month's death toll from unrest to 352. "We are about to make changes in the high and middle positions of those responsible for security and the security strategy," Maliki said at a news conference in ...

A Gay Kiss for Archie Comics

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:41:16 -0400

It's just a quick kiss, but it's a long step forward for Archie Comics' only openly gay character Kevin Keller. The Riverdale teen finds his life turned upside down after locking lips with his boyfriend, Devon, in Pop Tate's diner, drawing the ire of at least one disapproving Riverdale mom. The woman "gets very offended and kind of pitches a bit of a fit," said ...

Va. Candidate Compares Planned Parenthood to KKK

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:41:15 -0400

(Steve Helber/AP Photo) This weekend, Virginia Republicans found their candidate for lieutenant governor in E.W. Jackson, a Chesapeake, Va. pastor who has compared Planned Parenthood to the Ku Klux Klan and also suggested that black Americans are being enslaved by the Democratic Party. ';It is time to end the slavish devotion to the Democrat[ic] Party,'; Jackson, who is African ...

Portland Oregon Things to Do See This Skip That

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:41:14 -0400

Portland, Oregon's largest city, is easily one of the most attractive travel destinations in the Northwest. Here, environmental consciousness reigns supreme, with a healthy bike culture, booming libations scene and varied arts movement drawing steady crowds. And here's ...

Is a Smelly Seatmate or Crying Baby Preferable In-Flight

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:41:13 -0400

Image credit: Getty Images If you had to choose, which would be preferable on a flight: Sitting next to a crying baby or a smelly adult? It’s not a choice anyone wants to make. And it’s probably not up to you anyway: Unless it’s your crying baby or your smelly friend, you won’t get to choose your seatmate. But with the summer travel season fast approaching (and hot ...

Report Jay-Z Quashes Baby Rumors

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:41:13 -0400

Beyonce pregnancy rumors have reached a fevered pitch, and now, it seems, hubby Jay-Z is trying to douse them. Program Director Ebro Darden of New York’s Hot 97 ...

GrubHub Seamless to Merge

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:41:12 -0400

It's late, you didn't have time to make dinner, and now you're in the mood for sushi. Chances are, you reach for your phone, fire up either the Seamless or GrubHub app, sort by restaurant, select your meal, place your order and wait for the delivery person to knock on your door. Soon, those two food app companies will become one. Seamless and GrubHub announced today that they ...

Commuter train wreck

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:40:20 -0400

>Were you there? Share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Commuters who would normally take the train between New Haven, Connecticut, and New York braced for the worst Monday after a derailment that disrupted train service on one of the busiest tracks in the country. Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy had suggested that Monday morning commuters should telecommute or carpool, and said they should ...

Commuter train wreck

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:40:20 -0400