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Friend of Boston bombers had confessed to 2011 triple murders claims FBI

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:03:51 -0400

NEW YORK A Chechen acquaintance of dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has confessed to slashing the throats of three people in a 2011 gruesome triple murder, federal law enforcement officials have said. Ibragim Todashev, who made the confession, was killed early Wednesday during a confrontation with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police in Orlando, Florida, a federal law ...

Drone strikes are legal and extend to US citizens as well, says Obama

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:41:57 -0400

WASHINGTON - In a major counter-terrorism speech, President Barack Obama Thursday defended the covert US drone program and stressed that despite the controversies around it, the strikes are legal and save lives. He also said the use of lethal force extends to U.S. citizens as well. This disclosure comes a day after his administration acknowledged publicly for the first time that four US ...

Two civilians among 13 dead in Pakistan car bomb

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:37:50 -0400

QUETTA, Pakistan - At least 13 people, including two civilians, were killed in a car bomb targeting a police vehicle in western Pakistani city of Quetta Thursday, police officials said. The bombing also injured at least 20 people in the capital of Baluchistan province, riven by Islamist militancy and a violent separatist insurgency. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the ...

Kerry holds talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:37:23 -0400

JERUSALEM - US Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday separately began meetings with Israeli and Palestinian officials but appeared doubtful about his success on getting the two warring sides back to peace negotiations. This is Kerry's fourth trip to the Middle East in as many months of his assuming the office of the top US diplomat. He was been trying to revive a peace process that has been ...

Meeting of Syrian opposition leaders begins in Istanbul

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:33:08 -0400

ISTANBUL - Syrian opposition leaders Thursday began their three-day meeting in this Turkish capital city to decide on their participation in talks aimed at end the civil war in the country. As the meeting began in Istanbul a prominent Syrian figure in the opposition proposed a transition plan for the country that requires President Bashar al-Assad to hand over power to a senior aide and leave ...

Foreign policy impotence gripping U.S.

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:16:31 -0400

In an article published May 15, 2013, American historical social scientist Immanuel Wallerstein wrote, "Nothing illustrates more the limitations of Western power than the internal controversy its elites are having in public about what the United States in particular and western European states should be doing about the civil war in Syria." Those limitations are palpable in both language and ...

Condom handout at Russian WWII monument slammed

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:10:02 -0400

A prominent Russian lawmaker Friday called for public condemnation of a recent handout of condoms by AIDS activists at an monument in honour of soldiers who died in World War II. "The most serious reaction to such things is not the introduction of new administrative bans, but a sharp condemnation by society," said Olga Batalina, head of the Russian parliament's committee on family issues. "This ...

Britain sends up fighters as Pakistani plane diverted

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:30:02 -0400

Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday for escorting a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane after it was diverted from Manchester. The PIA plane was diverted from Manchester to Stansted airport, reported BBC, citing a Manchester airport spokesperson Friday. The plane, flight number PK709, carrying 297 passengers, had reportedly left Lahore at 09.35 a.m. and was due in at Manchester ...

British Open squash Pallikal goes down fighting to World No.2

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:50:01 -0400

India's Dipika Pallikal fought hard before losing to local hope Laura Massaro in the pre-quarterfinals of the Allam British Open Squash Championships here. Fifteenth-ranked Pallikal squandered a great start to go down 11-7, 10-12, 9-11, 6-11 against the World No.2 amid cold and wet conditions surrounding the glass court at the KC Stadium here Thursday night. Her loss ended India's challenge in ...

European golf tour head apologises for using coloured term while referring to Woods-Garcia spat

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:02 -0400

The head of the European golf tour has offered an apology for using the word 'coloured' during a live television interview in which he was referring to the spat between World No.1 Tiger Woods and Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia. European Tour CEO George O'Grady had said that 'most of Sergio's friends are colored athletes in the United States', the New York Post reports. According to the report, ...

Virtuous people not happy all around the world

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:40:02 -0400

Virtuous people are believed to have happier lives, but a new research has revealed that it depends on where you come from. In countries where antisocial punishment is common and where people commonly justify dishonest behavior, virtuous individuals (measured, for example, by how comfortable people are avoiding a fare on public transport or cheating on their taxes) are not as satisfied with life ...

Russia to spend $8 billion on 2018 World Cup

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:30:02 -0400

Russia is expected to spend no more than $8 billion to fund the 2018 football World Cup, a steep fall from the previously estimated $16.6 billion, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said. "All parameters that could have been cut have been cut. The last figure that (Sports Minister Vitaly) Mutko ... came to me with was 250 billion rubles ($7.94 billion)," Xinhua quoted Shuvalov as saying. The ...

Seven Cubans to participate in World Judo Masters

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:30:02 -0400

Five female and two male Cuban judokas will participate in the 2013 World Judo Masters tournament, to be held in Russia's Tuymen city. The team is led by Idalis Ortiz, 2012 Olympic champion in the over 78 kg category, as well as London 2012 silver medallists Yanet Bermoy (52 kg category) and Asley Gonzalez (90 kg), reports Xinhua. Ortiz is ranked world No.1 in her class, while Gonzales is ...

EU regulators seek tax transparency from companies

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:40:01 -0400

The European Commission said Thursday that it is working on a proposal to require corporate giants with operations in the European Union to publicly report profits, taxes paid and subsidies received on a country-by-country basis. Representatives of the 27 member-states agreed to seek ways to prevent multinationals from avoiding their obligations by channeling profits through subsidiaries in ...

UN plans six-day mission to Afghanistan Pakistan

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:10:02 -0400

Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua-ANI): Humanitarian emergency directors from various UN agencies will travel on a six-day mission to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the United Nations said Thursday. During the visit from May 26 to June 1, the directors will see for themselves "the ongoing humanitarian operations in the countries and look into ways in which the humanitarian community can strengthen its response ...

Former England skipper Illingworth says Fiery Fred Trueman better than Anderson

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

Former England captain Ray Illingworth has said that although bowling star James Anderson is the best swing bowler in the world now, but his former teammate and Yorkshire legend Fred Trueman was far better. Illingworth's statement comes on the backdrop of the second Test against New Zealand starting at Headingley, where Lancashire cricketer Anderson, on 305 wickets, is expected to cruise past ...

Taliban influence in Afghanistan to grow Russian agency

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

The Taliban influence in Afghanistan may grow after international coalition forces pull out, while rising radicalism in Syria could lead to the country's disintegration, Russian military intelligence agency GRU has said. GRU chief Lt. Gen. Igor Sergun said the situation in Afghanistan poses a "serious challenge to international stability" and that the withdrawal of the International Security ...

UN official highlights positive trends in Africa to protect indigenous peoples rights

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:16:36 -0400

23 May 2013 150 A United Nations official today stressed that Africa has taken positive steps to protect the rights of indigenous people, adding that the continent must continue making progress and avoid repeating mistakes made by other regions. "Africa has been consolidating and strengthening the legal framework protecting indigenous people," Senior Specialist on Indigenous Tribal Peoples' ...

DR Congo In Goma Secretary-General hails regional accord as best chance for peace in years

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:16:07 -0400

23 May 2013 150 Arriving today in restive eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged all the leaders of Africa's Great Lakes region to throw their support behind a recently-signed peace accord which aims to ensure security, as well as development, for the long-troubled country. "We have the best chance in many years to bring peace and ...

Greater attention needed for safe childbirths UN urges on inaugural Day to end obstetric fistula

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:15:34 -0400

23 May 2013 150 The prevalence of obstetric fistula - a preventable and treatable condition linked to women's reproduction - among women and girls in developing countries is a denial of their human rights, senior United Nations officials today said urging global action to make childbirth safer. "The persistence of fistula is a result of human rights denied and a reflection of human rights ...

South Sudans President Says Never to ICC

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:15:06 -0400

JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN South Sudan President Salva Kiir said Thursday that he would "never acceptrdquo; the International Criminal Court. He spoke during a visit from new Kenyan president and ICC indictee Uhuru Kenyatta, who pledged the creation of roads, rail and pipelines to deepen economic ties between Kenya and the new nation. It was Uhuru Kenyatta's first visit to South Sudan since ...

Syrias Civil War Fuels Violence in Iraq

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:15:03 -0400

Ominous ties are emerging between skyrocketing sectarian violence in Iraq and Syria's civil war. Analysts say al-Qaida-linked militants are flowing back and forth from both countries and are seeking to use religious differences to bring down the government, not only in Damascus, but also in Baghdad. Iraqis are witnessing the worst violence to rock their country in five years. ...

Gender pay gap in Middle East between 20-40

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:23 -0400

DEAD SEA, JORDAN // Bringing female workers' pay closer in line with their male colleagues in the Middle East and North Africa is exercising the minds of delegates at the World Economic Forum as estimates put the pay gap at between 20 and 40 per cent. Getting women into the workforce has long been a challenge for policymakers in a region where levels of female joblessness are generally ...

Luxury brands position for U.S. boom as China flags Europe sags

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:45 -0400

A Hermes bag is seen in this file photo. Luxury retailers are preparing for a resurgence in the U.S. market as affluent consumers prepare to spend again. (Fred Lum/The Globe and ...

Japanese World Championship Team Impresses on Day One of Japan Open

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:54:09 -0400

KANAGAWA, Japan, May 24. THE first day of the Japan open long course competition saw members of the country's world championship swim team impress in their first races since being added to the world team roster.With a world-leading 58.84 to her credit from the world championship trials in April, Aya Terakawa cruised to the win in the women's 100 back today with a 59.50. Sayaka Akase ...

3 al-Qaida members 2 soldiers dead in Yemen clash

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:20 -0400

SANAA, Yemen -; A security official says al-Qaida gunmen attacked a military position in a southern province, touching off fighting that left three militants and two soldiers ...

Third term begins for Ecuadors President Correa

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:19 -0400

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2013 file photo, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa gives a thumbs up to supporters as he stands with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, not in picture, on a balcony at the government palace in Quito, Ecuador. On Friday, May 24, 2013, Correa will begin his second presidential term after winning the Feb. 17 election. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, ...

Suicide bomb hits Kabul as Taliban battle police

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:18 -0400

Afghan police aim their weapons after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 24, 2013. A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke billowing over Kabul and setting up a gun battle in the second major attack in the city in little over a week, police said. (AP Photo/Ahmad ...

French help Niger to kill last jihadist bombers

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:17 -0400

Twisted metal lies at the site of a morning car bomb attack inside a military camp in Agadez, in northern Niger, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously on Thursday, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing a total of 26 people and injuring 30, according to ...

Niger defense minister Hostages freed in Agadez

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:12 -0400

Muse Will Play at World War Z Premiere

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:13 -0400

which will be equal parts full-scale concert and film premiere The film features 14 minutes of Muse's music, mostly the song "Isolated System" from the trio's latest ...

Is This Google X’s Plan to Wire the World

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:01 -0400

were flummoxed by Schmidt's prediction. There are many parts of the world without reliable telecommunications infrastructure. How do you wire parts of Africa--or the Indonesian archipelago? In my conversations with Astro Teller, Google X's excellently named director of moonshots, for this ...

European Union Bring on the opposition

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:51 -0400

Many reproach the EU for its poor transparency and democratic deficit. The problem, however, lies elsewhere, believes sociologist Armin Nassehi. What is lacking is a true opposition, transnational and firmly at home within the European Union ...

Cubans Russians Lead in Last Stop for World Diving Series

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:31 -0400

Mexico, May 24 (Prensa Latina) The last stop in the Diving World Series begins today and ends on Sunday at the Pan American Aquatics Complex in Guadalajara, Mexico, with Russian and Cuban duos in the lead for top honors in the male synchronized platform. In the two-day event the first four duos in each branch will compete, while also training for the next world championship, from July 19 to ...

Blitzbokke lose skipper for World Cup

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:23 -0400

Springbok Sevens captain Frankie Horne will miss the IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow next month because of injury. The most experienced Springboks Sevens player ever injured a shoulder during the last round of the Sevens World Series in London and will undergo an operation to fix the damage next week.He has a fractured bone in his shoulder and also suffered ligament damage.Horne made ...

World Lung Foundation Warns U.S. Budget Cuts Will Slow The Fight Against Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:40 -0400

World Lung Foundation (WLF) today warned that the sequestration of the United States Federal Budget will have the unintended consequence of slowing efforts to control and ...

Moscow felt ‘echoes of earthquake’

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:12 -0400

Moscow - A massive undersea earthquake on Friday in Russia's Far East prompted a tsunami warning and was felt in cities including Moscow far to the west, but there were no immediate reports of ...

Arias in limbo as she awaits her fate

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:10 -0400

Phoenix - An Arizona jury failed on Thursday to reach a unanimous verdict on whether Jodi Arias should be put to death for the murder of her ex-boyfriend, prompting the judge to order a rerun of the sentencing phase of the ...

Motorists rescued after bridge collapse

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:07 -0400

Olympia, Washington - Part of a four-lane freeway bridge over a river in rural Washington state collapsed on Thursday, sending vehicles and drivers tumbling into the frigid water, authorities ...

Gay ban lifted by Boy Scouts

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:03 -0400

Jennifer Tyrrell (left), who was removed from her position as a den leader in 2012 for being gay, hugs Pascal Tessier, 16, after a resolution passed to allow openly gay scouts in the Boy Scouts of America at the Boy Scouts' National Annual Meeting in Grapevine, Texas, on ...

List Toyota tops BMW as worlds top auto brand

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:36:54 -0400

Toyota has passed BMW in a ranking of the world's most valuable brands. The list was put together by a keeper of such scores called Brandz. But it's no time for celebration if you're in the auto industry. ...

World stocks to grind higher

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:38 -0400

"This is a classic holiday market reversal," said Neil Shah, a director at London's Edison Investment. When investors and traders return to their desks after the long weekend in the U.S. and the U.K., stocks would continue moving higher, he said. Japan, where the ...

Pakistan aircraft incident rattles U.K.

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:15 -0400

Passengers disembark from a Pakistan International Airlines flightbound for Manchester from Lahore, Pakistan, after it was diverted to Stansted Airport, north of London Friday. Chris Radburn/AP ...

Qatar drops bid to move UN aviation agency HQ from Montreal

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:15 -0400

Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum, left, Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird, centre, and Quebec's Minister for International Relations Jean-Franois Lise, leave the International Civil Aviation Organization's Montreal headquarters following a meeting May 3. The so-called 'Team Montreal' was spearheading counter moves to Qatar's offer to move the UN agency to Doha, which ...

The UKs immigration crackdown will lead to a loss of international talent | Sarah Mulley

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:27:20 -0400

International students at Wigan College. 'A substantial number of international university students come via the UK FE sector, which has seen numbers fall by almost 50%.' Photograph: Christopher ...

Icelands new PM rejects EU but embraces EU economic goals

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:18 -0400

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland must find stability by aiming for the same economic goals as those set for European Union states, even though it is skeptical about joining the EU and will keep its own currency, the new prime minister ...

Syria opposition seeks to unify as momentum for talks builds

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:17 -0400

George Sabra (L), a veteran Christian opposition figure and acting President of the Syrian National Coalition, speaks during the opening session of a meeting by members of the Syrian opposition in Istanbul May 23, ...

Pakistan should consider IMF deal after reforms in place adviser

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:16 -0400

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's new leadership expects first results of its planned steps to shore up its finances and ease a power crisis in two or three months and only then should decide whether and on what terms to seek an IMF bailout, a senior policy adviser said on ...

2 arrested after U.K. scrambles fighter jets to intercept Pakistani passenger jet from Lahore

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:24:35 -0400

LONDON British fighter jets were scrambled to escort a Pakistani passenger plane carrying nearly 300 passengers from Lahore to England after an incident on board, British officials said Friday. Essex Police boarded the plane at Stansted and arrested two men "on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft," according to a statement from the police, which did not elaborate. Britain's ...

World Health Organization Coronavirus research stalled by scientific red tape

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:24:34 -0400

China's Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, WHO, leaves the podium after delivering a speech during the 66th World Health Assembly at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 20, ...

Three hurt in US bridge collapse

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:24:22 -0400

The major link between the US and Canadian sides of the Pacific Northwest region was severed after a bridge collapsed, dumping a handful of vehicles and people into a river, police said. All three people who were on the span were rescued and taken to hospitals.The four-lane Interstate 5 bridge - more than half a century old - collapsed about halfway between Seattle and Vancouver, British ...

Retail expert Neiman Saks could create international success Video

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:23:53 -0400

May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Bloombergs Cristina Alesci reports on major luxury retailers and the affects of possible M&A within the industry. She speaks on Bloomberg Televisions In The Loop. (Source: Bloomberg) A luxury expert considers a Neiman Marcus/Saks Fifth Avenue merger an opportunity for the two brands to build a company focused on a better customer experience. A Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman ...

McDonalds CEO Scolded By 9-Year-Old

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:22:14 -0400

Don Thompson, CEO of McDonald's Corp., found himself on the grill after a 9-year-old girl accused the fast food giant of trying to "trick kids into eating food that isn't good for them." Hannah Robertson, 9, flew in with her mom from Kelowna, British Columbia, to attend McDonald's annual shareholder meeting Thursday in Oak Brook, Ill., the company's headquarters. ...

Watch Did President Obama Forget to Salute

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:22:13 -0400

Digital Report: President Obama Delivers National Security Speech President Barack Obama details counterterrorism priorities, addresses heckler during ...

Watch Mariah Carey Jokes Through NYC Wardrobe Snafu

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:22:10 -0400

TechBytes: Twitter, J.Lo to Open Cellphone Stores To fight hackers, users will now have to go through a verification process before using ...

Traveling the world through Terminal 21

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:20:32 -0400

A RED double-decker bus stands alongside the brick-lined retail shops in downtown "London." Malls keep trying to outdo each other in so many interesting--and sometimes strange--ways. Some strive to be noticed through their scale, others by some grand feature or through a prominent anchor tenant. Others do it by a novel concept in the shopping experience. The popular Mall of America ...

Who owns Jolies genes

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:17:10 -0400

>Editor's note: Gayle Sulik is a medical sociologist, founder of the Breast Cancer Consortium and author of "Pink Ribbon Blues: How Breast Cancer Culture Undermines Women's Health. " Follow her on Twitter: @pinkribbonblues(CNN) -- Angelina Jolie, when writing about her preventive double mastectomy, did not discuss how much her surgeries cost, but she did mention that many women would not be ...

US Czech slaying suspect killed relatives

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:11:01 -0400

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- An American man accused of killing his uncle, aunt and cousins in the Czech Republic was arrested after fleeing to the United ...

UK-bound Pakistan plane diverted 2 men arrested

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:11:00 -0400

LONDON (AP) -- Two men were arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft Friday after a U.K. fighter jet was scrambled to divert their plane as it traveled from Pakistan to Britain, officials said. The incident further rattled the U.K. just days after a British soldier was brutally killed on a London street in a suspected terror ...

Can men control themselves

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:09:47 -0400

>Editor's note: Pepper Schwartz is professor of sociology at the University of Washington and the author or co-author of 17 books, the latest of which is "The Normal Bar. " She is the AARP Love and Relationship Ambassador and writes the Naked Truth column for AARP.org. She is a senior fellow at the Council on Contemporary Families, a nonprofit organization that gathers research on American ...

UPDATE 1-Stretched by riots Swedish police call reinforcements

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:00:09 -0400

Fri May 24, 2013 11:00am EDT By Ilze Filks and Mia Shanley STOCKHOLM May 24 (Reuters) - Police in Stockholm called in reinforcements on Friday after youths set cars and a school ablaze in a fifth night of rioting, the worst to hit Sweden for years. Pupils at a primary school in Kista - an IT hub that is home to the likes of telecoms equipment maker Ericsson and the Swedish office of Microsoft - ...

Brad Pitts World War Z And Why Bad Buzz Doesnt Equal Box Office Bomb

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:50:45 -0400

Brad Pitt -starring zombie epic on June 21 and the purpose of this early screening is to attempt to fight back against the tide of 'bad buzz' that has plagued the film for much of the last year. It's a noble effort, and the positive reactions will certainly help the film as its marketing campaign turns the final lap. But the mostly inside baseball on-set turmoil and/or reshoots ...

10 Top Beach Resorts Around The World

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:50:45 -0400

10 Top Beach Resorts Around The World The desire to visit faraway shores (or even those in your own backyard) is so deeply woven into our collective summer psyche that it's practically instinctual. There's just something about feeling sand between your toes, a cold drink in your hand and a warm, salty breeze on your face that simply can't be replicated at a lake house or pool. ...

China Switzerland to seal free trade deal

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:49:31 -0400

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is in Switzerland to sign a free trade pact with the Alpine nation - the first comprehensive agreement the country has reached with a major western ...

UN chief challenges African leaders over Congo

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:49:29 -0400

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging African leaders to implement a plan that the U.N. hopes will stabilize eastern Congo after years of ...

Facebook phone not coming to Europe

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:46:40 -0400

Facebook Home which replaces the standard Android screens with its own social media interface. Home has been available for download to other Android devices too but hasn't proved popular with users. UK mobile ...

British fighter jets scrambled after incident on Pakistan International Airways flight

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:45:46 -0400

United Kingdom Two men have been arrested after British fighter jets were scrambled to escort a Pakistan International Airways flight to an Essex airport after an on-board incident on Friday.British police arrested the men on suspicion of "endangerment of an aircraft".The plane, which was carrying 297 passengers en route from Lahore to Manchester, was diverted to Stansted Airport in ...

Suicide blast rocks central Kabul

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:42:54 -0400

Police said it was a suicide bombing. It was followed by a gun battle which was still continuing more than an hour later.An Associated Press cameraman who witnessed thes blast said it was near a hospital for the National Security Directorate, the state intelligence service.He said the blast collapsed a building wall, but was not clear if there were any casualties. Police quickly cordoned off the ...

William Hague Solution to Middle East conflict is slipping away

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:42:37 -0400

William Hague has warned the Israelis and Palestinians that the prospect of a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict is slipping away and that if the latest US-sponsored push for renewed talks is not grasped, the region faces a bleak ...

World stock markets to grind higher

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:42:31 -0400

Five climbers missing on Mount Kanchenjunga worlds 3rd highest peak

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:41:23 -0400

KATHMANDU, Nepal - A Nepalese official says five climbers are missing and feared dead on the world's third highest mountain. The five disappeared Monday on Mount Kanchenjunga, and bad weather was preventing a rescue helicopter from reaching the base camp. Mountaineering Department official Dipendra Poudel said Friday the climbers were descending from the summit when they were believed to ...

Uganda president ousts army boss amid dispute - NBC40.net

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:40:42 -0400

By RODNEY MUHUMUZAAssociated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni fired his top military commander Friday, the ouster apparently linked to turmoil over Museveni's alleged plan to have his son succeed him as head of state. Sacked army chief Gen. Aronda Nyakairima was appointed minister of internal affairs, effectively cutting his links to the army's chain of ...

Austria wants EU arms embargo to Syria extended

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:40:07 -0400

Austria 's foreign minister said Friday. Austria's 377 soldiers make up the largest contingent of the approximately 900 U.N. peacekeepers posted to the Golan Heights separating Syria and ...

Two held after Pakistan flight diverted

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:38:17 -0400

>Editor's note: Are you there? Share your photos and videos. London (CNN) -- Police arrested two men Friday on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after a flight from Pakistan to the United Kingdom was diverted to Stansted Airport, outside of London. A UK fighter jet was scrambled to escort the Pakistan International Airlines flight as it was diverted from northwestern England's Manchester ...

UPDATE 2-Swiss tax diplomat to quit as US Europe talks heat up

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:36:55 -0400

Fri May 24, 2013 10:36am EDT * Ambuehl chief negotiator in U.S. tax talks * Also leads negotiations with EU over tax * To step down at the end of August * May signal Swiss move towards broad tax deals-source By Oliver Hirt and Caroline Copley ZURICH, May 24 (Reuters) - Switzerland's top tax diplomat will step down at the end of August, the finance ministry said on Friday, as talks with ...

Spains Princess Cristina faces new tax probe charge

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:32:41 -0400

MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish judge has opened an investigation into Princess Cristina's tax returns after an earlier charge of being an accomplice in an embezzlement case against her husband was ...

UK fighter jet scrambled to divert civilian plane travelling from Pakistan to England

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:31:16 -0400

LONDON - Two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an incident on a plane flying from Pakistan to Britain, officials said, rattling the U.K. just days a British soldier was killed on a London street in a suspected terror attack. A fighter jet was launched to divert the Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying nearly 300 passengers to Britain's ...

U.K. scrambles jet to investigate civilian plane

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:31:03 -0400

2 Arrested in Pakistan Plane Incident

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:28:36 -0400

British police say two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an incident on a civilian plane flying from Pakistan to England. A jet was launched to divert the Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying nearly 300 passengers to Britain's Stansted Airport on Friday. It was originally supposed to have landed in Manchester. Essex Police said that two ...

World Stocks Lower After Big Sell-Off

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:28:36 -0400

World stocks edged lower on Friday, a day after markets around the world dropped sharply on concerns global growth is slowing and the Federal Reserve could start scaling back its monetary stimulus. Japan's Nikkei, which had led the previous day's losses with a plunge of over 7 percent, seesawed throughout Friday before closing 0.9 percent higher at 14,612.45. In Europe, stocks ...

13 Recipes to Make on the Grill for Memorial Day

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:28:31 -0400

Nothing says summer like a delicious meal on the grill. From steaks to sides and even desserts, you can grill your entire meal outside with these recipes. So fire up the grill this weekend and enjoy ...

Watch Boy Scouts to Admit Openly Gay Members

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:28:28 -0400

All right, we'll turn now to the historic decision by the boy scouts of america. For the first time in its long history the organization will now admit openly gay scouts. The controversial ...

Nahyan inaugurates Burjeels first 1st international conference

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:18:43 -0400

WAM Abu Dhabi, May 24th, 2013 (WAM) -- Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, inaugurated today the 1st international conference on minimally invasive surgery and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES). The two-day conference titled ?Tomorrow is Already Today' and hosted by Burjeel Hospital in collaboration with ...

Progress made in international child custody disputes

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:17:00 -0400

child custody disputes can often reach across Texas borders and sometimes even international borders. A number of international child custody disputes have involved U.S. citizens and citizens of Japan. As the Washington Post noted recently, there has been pressure on Japan to join the international child custody treaty to "address concerns that Japanese mothers can take children away from ...

One block 2 tornadoes

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:03:03 -0400

>Editor's note: John D. Sutter is the human rights columnist for CNN Opinion. Because he is from Oklahoma City, he was dispatched there for this story. Follow him on Twitter -- @jdsutter -- for continued updates about the ...

Police Suicide bomb hits heart of Afghan capital

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:55:37 -0400

A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke billowing over Kabul in the second major attack in the city in little over a week, police ...

Pakistani plane lands in Britain after jet escort police

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:53:19 -0400

A Pakistani International Airlines plane landed atBritain's Stansted airport on Friday after fighter jets were scrambled to investigate an incident on board, police ...

UPDATE 1-Turkey bans alcohol advertising and curbs sales

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:45:36 -0400

Fri May 24, 2013 9:45am EDT * PM says ban is to protect youth from bad habits * Critics say ban is sign of creeping Islamic influence * Turkish brewers see shares fall * Diageo "very saddened" by new legislation By Ozge Ozbilgin ANKARA, May 24 (Reuters) - Turkey banned alcohol advertising and tightened restrictions on its sale on Friday, drawing criticism from secular Turks as well as the ...

Kenyas mental hospital drugs confines patients

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:42:22 -0400

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- An advocacy group says patients at Kenya's only psychiatric hospital are often confined and immobilized using drugs that put them into a comatose-like state, factors that could have led to the recent escape of 40 male ...

Death toll from Guinea opposition march rises to four

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:37:23 -0400

CONAKRY (Reuters) - The official death toll from Thursday's clashes between Guinean opposition protesters and police and government supporters rose to four on Friday, meaning at least 22 people have now been killed in unrest since ...

London investigators grapple with unprecedented gruesome terror tactics

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:35:46 -0400

(CBS News) New details have emerged regarding the background and tactics allegedly used by the two men accused of savagely murdering British soldier Lee Rigby in London on Wednesday. According to British media reports, Michael Adebolajo, 28, was a British citizen, born in Nigeria, raised as a Christian, and is believed to have converted to Islam over the course of the last decade. He and ...

Why Jolies cancer test costs so much

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:33:46 -0400

Watch Emergency Landing in London Caught on Tape

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:33:19 -0400

We're going to turn to the emergency landing for a british airways jumbo jet at one of the world's busiest airports. Smoke was seen pouring out of one of the engines before the jet landed as ...

Watch Arias Jury Hung in Penalty Phase

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:33:19 -0400

bombshell in the jodi arias trial. The jury deadlocked over her fate after deliberating for three days and 13 hours. We'll talk exclusively to the jury foreman in just a moment. First here's ...

Kid to McDonalds Stop Tricking Us

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:33:16 -0400

Morning Business Memo… A 9 year-old girl has chewed out the top executive at McDonald’s for ';tricking kids into eating your food.'; The rare confrontation happened as CEO Don Thompson answered shareholders’ questions at the fast food company’s annual meeting in Oak Brook, Ill., Thursday. Hannah Robertson, whose mother Kia blogs about how parents can make ...

Amnesty International criticizes torture in Egypt

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:27:19 -0400

Amnesty International says the administration of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi failed to implement reforms to eradicate torture. "No legal or policy reforms were implemented to eradicate torture under either the SCAF [Supreme Council of Armed Forces] or President Morsi's administration," the organization said. "Torture and other ill-treatment continued and security forces ...

Bushs war on terror is over

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:25:41 -0400

>Editor's note: Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst, a director at the New America Foundation and the author of "Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden -- From 9/11 to Abbottabad," the basis for the HBO documentary "Manhunt" that will be shown on CNN at 9 p.m. today. Washington (CNN) -- In the past few weeks, we've seen a British soldier hacked to death with a meat cleaver on ...

International Rectifier Honors TowerJazz with Foundry Supplier of the Year 2012 Award

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:24:09 -0400

TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced it has received a Foundry Supplier of the Year 2012 Award from International Rectifier, a world leader in power management ...

Yemens main oil pipeline attacked pumping stopped

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:55:45 -0400

SANAA (Reuters) - Attackers blew up Yemen's main oil export pipeline on Friday, halting the flow of crude, the government and industry sources said. "Subversive elements" in Serwah in central Maarib province had blown up the pipeline, which leads to the Red Sea, at dawn on Friday, the Defence Ministry said in a statement. The Arabian Peninsula state, which relies on crude exports ...

Japans All Nippon Airways first to resume Dreamliner flights

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:53:12 -0400

The airline with the greatest number of Boeing's new Dreamliner jets will be the first to resume commercial flights with it on Sunday, four months after the 787 jet was grounded over safety ...

Horne to miss Sevens World Cup

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:49:28 -0400

Springbok Sevens captain Frankie Horne will miss the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow, Russia, next month because of injury. Picture by: Wessel ...

QA On Turkeys proposed alcohol restrictions

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:51 -0400

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A look at legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in the mainly Muslim but secular ...

UN nuke agencys Iran probe driven by US-led intel

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:35 -0400

VIENNA (AP) -- The U.N. nuclear agency responsible for probing whether Iran has worked on a nuclear bomb depends on the United States and its allies for most of its intelligence, complicating the agency's efforts to produce findings that can be widely accepted by the international ...

Zimbabwe activist Prisoners denied Aids drugs

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:33 -0400

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- A Zimbabwean human rights activist says he wants the nation's highest court to order prison authorities to ensure suspects in jail can receive their life-prolonging HIV/AIDS ...

Letter from Europe Qatari Hopes for Paris Saint-Germain Meet Reality

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:46:29 -0400

On May 12, the Paris Saint-Germain soccer team clinched its first French championship in 19 years to the wild delight of its players, its fans and its owners, Qatar Sports ...

Woolwich suspects ex speaks out

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:46:07 -0400

Two terror suspects shot by police in Woolwich remain under arrest in hospital. They were named as Michael Adebolajo, originally of Romford, Essex, and Michael Oluwatobi Adebowale, 22, of Greenwich, South East London The Ministry of Defence earlier said the soldier killed is 25-year-old Drummer Lee Rigby, of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Drummer Rigby had a two-year-old son and ...

Large blast heard in center of Afghan capital

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:43:38 -0400

KABUL (Reuters) - A large blast was heard in the center of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday with a Reuters witness hearing heavy shooting directly ...

IAEA Joins 66th World Health Assembly to Address Non-Communicable Diseases

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:43:00 -0400

The World Health Assembly meets annually to consider major health policy matters of the World Health Organization and its Member States. The 2013 meeting convenes from 20 to 28 May 2013 in Geneva. (Photo: P. ...

London soldier slaying New video of police shooting and of suspects at rallies with radical London cleric

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:41:44 -0400

This story contains video that some viewers may find graphic. (CBS News) LONDON -- Detectives in London were to question two people arrested over the murder ...

Video Miller on London attack Weve never seen anything like this

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:41:44 -0400

CBS News' senior correspondent John Miller, a former assistant FBI director, discusses the London attack and what is now known about the suspects and their alleged ...

Autistic People Can Be the Best Fit for Some Jobs

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:39:29 -0400

Phillip Griffin graduated high school with honors in 2009, but despite his good grades and interest in math and science, finding a job proved difficult . That's because Griffin, 22, has autism spectrum disorder, a developmental disorder characterized as difficulties with social interaction and communication - making job interviews a nightmare. "I got a little frustrated," he ...

First Lady Talks Vacationing With Kids

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:39:28 -0400

Ready to let the kids lead the way on vacation? First lady Michelle Obama suggests that's one way to get everyone more active on vacation this summer. The first lady told Taking the Kids in an exclusive interview, "The key to getting kids moving is to find something they enjoy, and join in." For the first family, that includes biking. Every traveling parent, including the ...

Photos Fab Over 50 Goldie in Yellow

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:39:27 -0400

Actress Goldie Hawn poses, May 23, 2013 as she arrives for the amfAR's 20th Annual Cinema Against AIDS during the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, southern ...

George Takei on Treks New Sulu

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:39:26 -0400

Portraying USS Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu in the latest "Star Trek" movie comes with big shoes to fill, but the man who played the part in the TV series and six films has given his blessing to the actor currently playing the role. Even though George Takei -- whose portrayal of Sulu made him a science fiction legend -- said he had not yet had time to catch recently released ...

How Is US Drone Policy Changing

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:39:26 -0400

President Barack Obama defended America's drone attacks as legal, effective and necessary in America's campaign to counter terrorism. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no "cure-all" and said Thursday he was haunted by the civilians unintentionally killed. He said he had signed new policy guidelines for the use of drones and said he wanted to find ways to allow ...

Photos Katy Perrys Hollywood Home

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:39:18 -0400

Katy Perry has reported bought three adjoining pieces of property for $11.2 million, according to The Real Estalker blog, one of which holds a modern home previously owned by Conan O'Brien's band leader Max Weinberg. The Weinberg home was purchased for $3 million by a trust held by Katy Perry's manager. Built in 1953, the home has 5 bedrooms and 3 ...

Africa Amnesty International APP for Protecting Activists Up for Technology Award

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:37:20 -0400

A mobile alert app designed by Amnesty International to help protect human rights activists in danger is in the running for the prestigious Global Impact Award. The Panic Button app, which allows activists to secretly disclose their location to key contacts in an emergency, is among 10 finalists vying for four £500,000 development grants from Google. Three winners will be selected by a ...

Serena Williams big favorite at French Open

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:34:07 -0400

Maria Sharapova, shown after winning the 2012 French Open, is seeded second in this year's event behind world No. 1 Serena Williams. UPI/David ...

Nadal Djokovic in same half of French Open draw

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:34:07 -0400

Rafael Nadal, shown giving the 2012 French Open men's singles championship trophy a bite -- as is his tradition -- will be seeking a record-tying eighth French Open title when the tournament begins Monday. The pairings for the event were released Friday. UPI/David ...

Egypt 3 women killed in honor crime

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:28:36 -0400

LUXOR, Egypt (AP) -- An Egyptian security official says 10 male relatives have killed a mother and her two daughters on suspicion of moral offenses - so-called "honor ...

Eye for an eye makes the world go blind

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:08:58 -0400

>Are you from the area affected, or London in general? What is your reaction to the incident? Send us your images, video and experiences. London (CNN) -- The family of the British soldier brutally slain in a cleaver attack in southeast London spoke movingly Friday of a man who was a devoted husband, father and brother, as well as a dedicated serviceman. Stepfather Ian Rigby said Drummer Lee ...

Europes Largest Economy Picking Up Steam

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:04:26 -0400

German business morale rose far more than expected in May, rebounding after two consecutive falls and suggesting Europe's largest economy is picking up steam after posting anaemic growth in the first quarter. The Munich-based Ifo think tank said on Friday its business climate index, based on a monthly survey of some 7,000 firms, rose to 105.7 in May from 104.4 in April. That compared with a ...

Jodi Arias jury deadlocks on penalty

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:57:31 -0400

Jodi Arias listens as the verdict for sentencing is read for her first degree murder conviction at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Ariz., on Thursday. The jury in her trial was dismissed after failing to reach a unanimous decision on whether she should be sentenced to life or death. (David Wallace, The Arizona Republic/Associated ...

World stocks stabilize after big sell-off

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:53:33 -0400

MOSCOW (AP) -- World stocks stabilized on Friday, a day after global markets dropped sharply on concerns global growth is slowing and the Federal Reserve could start scaling back its monetary ...

Can men grow up

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:51:44 -0400

Can men grow up

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:51:44 -0400

Can men grow up

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German Soccer Rules Europe Can It Conquer the World

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:48:35 -0400

Murdoch's Sky Deutschland Scores Big With Bundesliga Rights For the 200 million viewers who will watch the first-ever all-German Champions League final on Saturday, the message is clear: European soccer now speaks with a German ...

Kerry says talks with Israel Palestinians very productive

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:48:13 -0400

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders are nearing crunch time, when they must decide whether to revive long-dormant peace negotiations to end their decades-old conflict, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on ...

North Korea says will take positive steps for peace

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:48:09 -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 ...

John Kerry blasts Iranian election maneuvering

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:46:57 -0400

TEL AVIV, Israel - TEL AVIV, Israel - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is harshly criticizing Iran's guardian council for eliminating hundreds of presidential candidates and, in his view, standing in the way of legitimate, representative democracy.Kerry says it is hardly a free, fair and transparent process when an unelected body chooses some candidates "solely on who represents the ...

Syria to take part in peace talks

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:46:06 -0400

The Syrian government has agreed to a conference on the country's future proposed by Russia and the United States, Russia's foreign ministry said today.The Syrian government had "agreed in principle" to participate in the conference in Geneva which is expected within two weeks, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in televised remarks.Mr Lukashevich, however, ...

Sudan International Community Must Help Darfur Become Self-Sufficient - UN Official

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:41:54 -0400

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 still not ...

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-HSBC falls amid Asia worries stalling U.S. talks

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:38:59 -0400

* FTSEurofirst 300 down 0.5 pct, FTSE 100 down 0.7 pct* HSBC drags indexes on fears about U.S. case settlement* Selling pressure piles up as indexes test supportBy Francesco CanepaLONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - European shares edged lower ...

Kerrys focus on peace talks not settlements

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:32:54 -0400

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel's government on Friday to prevent further settlement construction where possible to help revitalize Middle East peace hopes, but stressed that the Jewish state and Palestinians alike should remain focused on the larger goal of restarting direct ...

Runways reopen after emergency at Heathrow Airport

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:32:51 -0400

LONDON (AP) -- A British Airways jet made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport Friday after developing a technical problem after takeoff. TV footage showed smoke streaming from one of the ...

NKorean envoy delivers letter to Chinas Xi

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:13:02 -0400

A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday as part of efforts to mend fences after Pyongyang angered Beijing with recent snubs and moves to develop its nuclear ...

Attack casts spotlight on radical preachers

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:12:59 -0400

Two Muslim hardline preachers say that one of the suspects in the killing of a London soldier was interested in their teachings. And a British government official said one of the men tried to go to Somalia to train or fight with the terror group ...

Abe on 1st trip to Myanmar by Japan PM in 36 years

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:12:47 -0400

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is traveling to Myanmar on the first visit to the country by a Japanese leader in 36 years, as Tokyo bids to reassert its position as a top economic partner after decades of frosty relations with the previous military ...

Facebook delays Home in Europe seeks stronger First impression

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:11:20 -0400

IDG News Service - Users in the U.K. and France will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on the HTC First. The first smartphone to come preinstalled with Facebook Home has been delayed in those countries while Facebook updates the software to address some negative user feedback. Facebook is wise to delay the rollout, one analyst said, rather than release the product to other markets and ...

The entire globe is a battlefield for Pentagon

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:06:41 -0400

War Forget it; the Global War on Terror (GWOT) is not becoming more "democratic" - or even transparent. US President Barack Obama now pledges to transfer the responsibility of the shadow 'Drone Wars' from the CIA to the Pentagon - so the US Congress is able to monitor ...

Strong earthquake hits Russias Far East

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:05:48 -0400

Russian Academy of Sciences , told The Associated Press the epicenter was in the Sea of Okhotsk, east of the Russian coast and north of Japan. She said the quake registered 8.0 on the Richter scale. ...

Ex-sex slaves condemn Japan mayor

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:05:26 -0400

Two Korean former sex slaves have demanded the resignation of an outspoken Japanese mayor and cancelled a meeting with him for justifying Japan's wartime practice of forcing tens of thousands of Asian women into prostitution for its ...

Heathrow airport closed after British Airways plane on fire over central London makes emergency landing

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:02:36 -0400

A British Airways plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Heathrow as eyewitnesses reported seeing the aircraft "on fire" flying over central ...

Run ends for early ride at S. Ind.s Holiday World

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:54 -0400

SANTA CLAUS, Ind. (AP) -- The Holiday World amusement park in southern Indiana is replacing a miniature train that was the last of the park's original rides from when it opened in ...

Korean women scrap meeting Japanese mayor over brothel remarks

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:59:40 -0400

1 of 5. Bang Chung-Ja, co-chair of the Korean Council for Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery, hands over a protest petition to an Osaka City Hall official in Osaka, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo May 24, ...

Smoke billows from plane at Heathrow

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:57:56 -0400

BOTH runways have briefly closed at London's Heathrow airport, a spokeswoman says, after a British Airways plane reportedly had to make an emergency ...

Africa backs Kenya call for Hague court to drop Kenyatta case

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:55:30 -0400

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - African nations have backed a request by Kenya for charges of crimes against humanity by its president to be referred back to the east African country, African Union documents ...

Group linked to Algeria gas plant attack claims Niger raids

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:55:30 -0400

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked group that carried out the raid on the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria in January has claimed to have participated in Thursday's attacks in ...

British security services in spotlight after soldier murder

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:55:29 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's security services faced questions on Friday over whether they could have done more to prevent the murder of a soldier hacked to death in a busy London street after it emerged that his suspected killers were known to intelligence ...

Former sex slaves demand Mayor Toro Hashimoto of Osaka Japan quit over remarks justifying WWII comfort women

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:54:07 -0400

South Korean Kim Bok-Dong, who served as a sex slave for Japanese soldiers during World War II, speaks during the 1,000th weekly protest in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul, Dec. 14, ...

Photos Life-Size Star Wars X-Wing Storms Times Square

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:51:54 -0400

Thousands gather in New York City's Times Square on May 23, 2013 to watch the unveiling of the world's largest LEGO Model, a 1:1 replica of the LEGO Star Wars X-wing Starfighter that took 32 model builders, 5.3 million LEGO bricks and over 17,000 hours to complete. The original toy with retracting wings is made of 560 bricks and costs ...

3-D Coffee Art Reaches New Heights

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:51:53 -0400

twitter.com/george_10g Baristas across the globe may have to bow in awe of the new 3-D designs of Japanese foam artist Kazuki Yamamoto. Yamamoto’s work, which has previously depicted everything from anime characters to Pinocchio, has reached new heights – literally – over the past few months. Some of the latest temporary masterpieces swirled out of Yamamoto’s cup ...

Truth Justice The American Way

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:51:53 -0400

May 24, 2013 6:00am What happens in our relationships when we keep secrets? When we think telling the truth brings harm or that hiding something serves a broader purpose? It usually means trust doesn’t exist and the relationship is doomed to either failure or one that loses all sense of intimacy and closeness and openness. A few years ago I wrote ...

Cops Bynes Arrested After Tossing Bong Out Window

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:51:49 -0400

May 24, 2013 2:27am Former child star Amanda Bynes was arrested on Thursday evening in New York City, police confirmed to ABC News. Bynes, 27, was charged with tampering with physical evidence, reckless endangerment and criminal possession of marijuana, NYPD spokesman Det. Brian Sessa told ABC News. ';There was a 911 call at her apartment building that someone was smoking marijuana in the ...

Best Memorial Day Weekend Sales

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:51:48 -0400

Memorial Day weekend weather forecasts in some parts of the country, retailers will be displaying their summer goods in full force and with discounted prices. Memorial Weekend sales at some national retailers started as early as Tuesday, so shoppers may want to shop earlier rather than later, according to Thayer Meicler, co-founder of the free location-based ...

5 Long-Weekend Health Hazards

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:51:46 -0400

For many people Memorial Day weekend means finally getting to kick off summer by striking up the barbecue, taking a dip in the ocean or simply basking in the sunshine during a long weekend. But celebrating the unofficial start of summer also means encountering a few hazards of the season. From sunburns to bug bites or even an ill-cooked hotdog, the summer months have a few perils to contend ...

9 Simple Steps to Happiness

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:51:46 -0400

FYI, you won't find it at the mall. "Purchasing things like televisions, clothes and coffee machines won't make you happier overall--but buying experiences maximizes happiness," says Michael Norton, PhD, associate professor of business administration at Harvard Business School and co-author of Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending. Research shows that people who ...

Guess Whos Coming to Dinner Bears

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:51:45 -0400

bears . From May 1 to June 21, as grills fire up and tasty smells waft through the neighborhood, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife considers it "second bear ...

Autistic People Find Job Niche in Tech

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:51:44 -0400

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Next weakens as Morgan Stanley cuts rating

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:46:47 -0400

May 24 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency)Philip Morris International's deal to buy out a minority shareholder in its ...

Europe needs a more European UK says ECB president

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:21:43 -0400

European Central Bank , has called for the UK to be "more European" and said the continent's key institutions could face dissolution if the UK leaves ...

Foreign preacher takes rare turn on Vietnam stage

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:18:36 -0400

The 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the message he had come to Communist-ruled Vietnam to ...