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Envoy hands over Pyongyang peace missive to Chinese president

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:58:46 -0400

BEIJING - A senior North Korean envoy delivered a letter from his leader Kim Jong-un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him that Pyongyang was ready to take "positive action" to re-join stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks. The letter was handed over by envoy, Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae. Choe told Xi that North Korea is willing to take positive actions to solve problems ...

Alleged arms dealer in America following extradition

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:09 -0400

Richard Chichakli, who has been tied to convicted international arms dealer Viktor Bout, has been extradited from Australia to the US. The 53 year old alleged financial muscle behind the Bout gun-running organisation had been living in Melbourne under an alias before authorities arrested him in January. Syrian-born Chichakli had managed to evade police while working as a cleaner in the city ...

Arizona sheriff told to stop profiling Latinos

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:50:03 -0400

A US court in Maricopa County, Arizona has found that high-profile sheriff Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino men and women in his attempt to stop illegal immigration. Judge Murray Snow ruled that Arpaio's office would have to stop using race or Latino ancestry as a factor in stopping vehicles carrying Latino occupants. Arpaio had been sued by several Hispanic drivers ...

Pakistani children die as bus explodes

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:09:26 -0400

At least 17 children have died in eastern Pakistan following an explosion on a school bus. Other children were also injured when a faulty gas cylinder on board the bus exploded. The incident occurred on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat, which is located about 200km southeast of the capital, Islamabad. Police have confirmed the children were on their way to school when the bus was ...

UK spy agencies defended over drummer soldier murder

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:52:28 -0400

LONDON - The British government has defended its spy agencies for failing to prevent murder of a soldier in London despite signs and revelations that the two suspects were well known to MI5. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said it was impossible to control everyone all the time. "Peers and MPs will do a thorough investigation in terms of what the security forces knew but I've seen ...

June 28 to see News Corp split into two companies

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:56:04 -0400

WASHINGTON - Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation Friday announced the planned separation of the $76-billion conglomerate into two distinct publicly traded companies, with one to be renamed 21st Century Fox and the publishing firm to retain the News Corp brand. The split has been formally approved by the Board of Directors. The Company announced appointments to the Boards of Directors of both ...

Church objects to gay march in Kiev

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:37:50 -0400

A court in Kiev has banned Ukraine's first gay pride event. The court ruled the march, would have attracted anti-gay activists into the centre of the city, where annual Kiev Day celebrations would also have been taking place. A group of opponents led by the Orthodox Church led the objections to the march. The Church, through its Archpriest Georgy Kovalenko, issued the grounds for ...

Audit records of Chinese firms to be made accessible to US regulators

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:37:07 -0400

BEIJING - Chinese regulators Friday announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding with their US counterparts giving American authorities increased access to documents from Chinese audit firms. The signing of the MOU between China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is a significant ...

Vehicles, people plunge into river after bridge collapse

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:45:25 -0400

WASHINGTON - A handful of vehicles and some people plunged into a river after a more than half a century old bridge that links Seattle in the US with Canada collapsed, throwing the movement on the highway into disarray. Authorities said there were no deaths in the bridge collapse on the Skagit River in the US state of Washington. Three people were rescued and taken to hospitals, they said. ...

Investments being sought by Croatia for oil exploration in Adriatic Sea

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:42:23 -0400

ZAGREB/LONDON - Croatia, soon to become the 28th member of the European Union,- is looking to undiscovered oil and gas fields in the Adriatic Sea to revive its ailing economy, according to the country's president. Ivo Josipovic told CNN that Croatia is searching for partners in the energy sector to help reveal oil and gas "green fields" in the waters that separate the Balkan nations and ...

Another jewellery heist hits Cannes as $2.6 mn necklace stolen

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:52:38 -0400

CANNES - A second suspected jewellery heist was reported at the Cannes Film Festival, with a single necklace by Swiss jeweller De Grisogono worth nearly $2.6 million reported missing. In the case of the first gem loot at the Cannes Film Festival, thieves literally tore out a safe filled with roughly $1 million-worth of jewels from a hotel room. The second time around the event took place at ...

Fan fiction authors to find platform on Amazon

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:39:36 -0400

WASHINGTON - Amazon, the largest online retailer of books, movies, music and games, Friday offered its Kindle e-book platform to fan fiction authors to sell some of their work. Fan fiction is literature inspired by popular books, shows, movies, comics, music, and games. Publication outside of blogs and online fanzines is often difficult because of copyright issues. Amazon Publishing has ...

Amnesty laments lack of support for refugees globally

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:37 -0400

LONDON - Global rights body Amnesty International has said that the world is "increasingly" becoming "dangerous place" for refugees due to inaction on human rights. The London-based group in its annual report cited the increasing number of refugees around the world, and highlighted the lack of support for them, as the key human rights issue for the past year. It said that the number of ...

Central bank of China to push forward market oriented reforms

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:37:38 -0400

BEIJING - China is planning to steadily push forward market-oriented reform in its interest rates and exchange rates mechanisms this year as part of the financial sector reforms to better serve the real economy, a central bank report said on Friday. The "China Financial Stability Report (2013) released by the People's Bank of China stressed that it would be steadily promoting the interest ...

IMF warns UK against continuing austerity programme

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:53:31 -0400

LONDON - In a critique of the United Kingdom's austerity programme, the International Monetary Fund Wednesday urged the Europe's third largest economy to rebalance the policy to make the transition to a high-investment and more export-oriented economy. "The UK could boost growth by bringing forward measures already included in its fiscal plan, such as spending on infrastructure and job ...

They’ll Always Love Obama

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:48:05 -0400

To demonstrate how deep and wide the Obama administration's deceptions run, we know that statements made by White House press secretary Jay Carney back in November about the talking points were false. (Carney assured us at that time that the White House and the State Department made but a "single adjustment" to the talking points and that it was merely "stylistic.") ...

U.K. Police Arrest Man After Spy Claim In Soldier-Killing Case

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:44:16 -0400

Police in Britain have arrested a man under antiterrorism laws at BBC headquarters. The man identified as Abu Nusaybah was detained by the counterterrorism police on May 25. Earlier he had told the BBC's flagship "Newsnight" program that his friend Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in the horrific killing of an unarmed British soldier, was approached by intelligence ...

France rules out Iran joining in Syria peace talks

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:40:34 -0400

ABU DHABI - France's foreign minister on Saturday ruled out Iran taking part in a proposed Syria peace conference, saying Tehran was involved in the conflict and had no desire for peace.Laurent Fabius will host Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry at a dinner on Monday to discuss how to nudge Syrian President Bashar Assad and the Syrian opposition ...

Jewish candidate for NY mayor confuses his city

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:40:34 -0400

Anthony Weiner, a Jewish-Democrat candidate running for Mayor of New York this year appeared confused over which city he was running for after mistakenly uploading a picture of the Pittsburgh skyline onto his campaign website.The site featured a banner image of a city skyline from Pittsburgh before he rushed to fix it later on Friday, ...

Thomas Sutton Man jailed for 12 years for killingstranger who disturbed him while he was having a bath

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:37:10 -0400

Cardiff Crown Court heard that Worvell was playing loud music and taking a bath when Mr Sutton and his friend Kyle Harris, 18, presumed there was a party in his ...

BREAKING NEWS 48 people rescued after passenger boat hits rock of Welsh coast

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:37:09 -0400

Rescue: Coastguards have rescued 48 people this afternoon after a passenger boat hit a rock off the Pembrokeshire coast. This file picture shows people waiting to board a boat to Skomer ...

Michael Adebowale Woolwich murder suspect is probation officers son who chatted with his neighbours about Jamie Oliver recipes

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:37:08 -0400

London-born Adebowale was told to ‘disappear’ after he was caught up with a local gang known as the Woolwich Boys, and underwent a dramatic change of ...

Female suicide bomber wounds 18 in Russias Dagestan

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:36:18 -0400

A female suicide bomber blew herself up in front of policemen in Russia'sDagestanon Saturday, injuring 18 people in the second bombing attack to hit the restive region this week, officials ...

British spies tried to recruit Islamist attacker

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:36:17 -0400

Britain's intelligence agencies came under fresh scrutiny on Saturday over claims that MI5 tried to recruit one of two Islamists accused of butchering a soldier in ...

Sexual assault is a scourge on U.S. military Hagel says

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:22:45 -0400

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel takes part in a news conference on efforts to eliminate VA claims backlogs, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, May 22, ...

Two child limit imposed on Myanmars Rohingya

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:19:14 -0400

Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists in the area, and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing in the aftermath ...

Three killed in Spain plane crash

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:14:53 -0400

An investigation was under way Saturday into the crash of a small plane in Spain that killed three of the four people aboard, authorities said. The pilot of the single-engine plane was seriously injured and taken to a hospital in Palma. A firefighter and a bystander suffered minor burns while trying to get the victims out of the flaming wreckage, ThinkSpain said Saturday. The crash occurred in ...

What made London Samaritan so brave

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:10:31 -0400

>Editor's note: Jason Marsh is the founding editor-in-chief of the online magazine Greater Good, published by The Greater Good Science Center, which focuses on the "science of a meaningful life" and is based at the University of California at Berkeley. (CNN) -- It's hard to imagine a scene more gruesome and disturbing than the one Londoners encountered on an inner-city street Wednesday. A ...

By 22-Point Margin Voters Favor Obamacare’s Repeal

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:48:59 -0400

It would be a major understatement to say that Obamacare has had a bad spring. Around the time of Lincoln's birthday, registered voters told Fox News that, by a margin of 6 percentage points (48 to 42 percent), it would "be better to go back to the health care system that was in place in 2009" than it would be "to leave the new health care law in ...

Taxes for Revenue Only

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:48:58 -0400

The news of the Internal Revenue Service targeting Tea Party groups has Americans spooked. We're supposed to be a republic, in which everyone is treated equally. So how is it that the federal government has abused so egregiously its taxing power, one of the most potent tools at its ...

Explainer What Is Islamic Banking

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:45:07 -0400

A woman walks past a branch of the Noor Islamic Bank in Dubai. Although there have long been many Islamic banks in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, they are now also spreading rapidly in the West. (file ...

Louise Page The incredibly moving - and optimistic - blog by Scottish woman 42 dying of bone disease

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:38:12 -0400

'She was my darling, beautiful wife and best friend': Husband of inspirational blogger, 42, suffering with terminal bone cancer leads tributes after her ...

Victorian Britains most-wanted man Incredible life of crime of Charles Peace who killed his neighbour a police officer and was the scourge of homeowners across the country

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:38:10 -0400

Victorian Britain's most-wanted man: The incredible life of crime of Charles Peace, son of a one-legged lion tamer who went on to kill his neighbour and a police ...

Boy is the first to have cerebral palsy successfully treated using stem cells taking him from a vegetative state to walking and talking

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:38:08 -0400

Just weeks after being given an intravenous stem cell treatment from umbilical cord blood, the symptoms of a boy who had been left in a vegetative state after a heart attack improved considerably. Within months he could talk and ...

Two freight trains collide in Missouri 7 injured

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:31:18 -0400

(QMI Agency) Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in southeastern Missouri on Saturday, injuring seven people, igniting a fire and triggering the collapse of an overpass under which they were travelling, a county sheriff’s dispatcher said. Dispatcher Clay Slipis of the Scott County Sheriff’s Office said that five people who had been travelling in cars on the overpass ...

Sweden Riots Unrest Spreads Beyond Stockholm

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:30:39 -0400

Rioting in Sweden spread to towns outside Stockholm as youths took to the streets for a sixth successive night. A car and school were set on fire and a police station attacked in the central town of Orebro, about 100 miles (160km) from the Swedish capital on Friday night and early Saturday morning. And in the southwest town of Linkoping, groups of youths clashed with police. Meanwhile, ...

Deadly Angel Flight crash in upstate New York

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:22:34 -0400

EPHRATAH, N.Y. The crash of a volunteer Angel Flight in upstate New York that killed at least two people is under investigation, and the search for the missing pilot is ongoing, authorities said. Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said the flight's two passengers were found dead near where the twin-engine plane crashed in a wooded area in Ephratah, about an hour west of Albany. He said the ...

The Ted Cruz conundrum

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:22:33 -0400

US Senator Ted Cruz (R), R-Texas, speaks as Senator Mike Lee (C), R-Utah, looks on during a press conference on defunding 'Obamacare' on the Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 13, ...

Afghan Suicide Bomber Blows Himself Up Mosque Blast Kills Many

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:45:12 -0400

An ostensible suicide bomber has died in the Afghan capital after his explosives-laden vest went off prematurely. Police said that the man's suicide vest went off on May 25 after he left a house in Kabul's suburbs. The explosion injured no one else. The apparent failed attack followed a Taliban assault on a guesthouse used by the International Organization of Migration on May ...

Abbas Two states side by side still possible

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:41:20 -0400

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday that peace with Israel is still possible, and that the Palestinians "want to have two states living side by side," Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported.Speaking at the opening session of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa at the King Hussein Convention Center at the Dead Sea, Abbas referred to ...

Syrian hackers attempted to attack Haifas water supply

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:41:18 -0400

Syrian web activists loyal to the regime of Basher Assad launched a failed cyber attack on Haifa's water supply system, a senior scientist and web expert revealed on Saturday. Professor Yitzhak Ben Yisrael, Chairman of the National Council for Research and Development, said that members of the Syrian Electronic Army attempted to damage computers controlling the water system this month, in ...

EU must urge Israel to curb settlements in W. Bank

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:41:18 -0400

RAMALLAH, West Bank - A group of 80 international aid agencies urged the European Union on Saturday to follow through on pledges it made last year to back Palestinian communities seen as vulnerable to Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank.Not enough action has been taken since EU foreign ministers last May urged Israel to ...

Palestinian-Israeli peace deal still possible Abbas

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:38:08 -0400

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the World Economic Forum, held at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention center, in Southern Shuneh, 55 kilometers southeast of Amman, Jordan, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Raad ...

German fans brawl with each other and throw missiles as thousands invade London to see Champions League final at Wembley tonight

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:38:00 -0400

Fight: A video posted on YouTube of the German fans from Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund appears to show them squaring up to each other outside Wembley ...

Lee Rigby Family and wife of soldier murdered in Woolwich pay tribute to Drummer

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:37:59 -0400

'We were attempting to get hold of Lee, obviously we couldn’t. It was the middle of the night when we got confirmed to us it was Lee,' he ...

Swedish riots spread beyond capital ease in Stockholm

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:37:06 -0400

Riots in Sweden spread beyond the capital on Saturday, the sixth straight night of unrest that flared in Stockholm's immigrant-dominated suburbs and has sparked a debate over integration in a country long seen as an oasis of ...

Kerry accuses Sudan leader of repression in war-torn regions

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:37:05 -0400

US Secretary of State JohnKerrySaturday accused Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of repressing the people of the South Kordofan and Blue Nile regions and trying to impose Islamic rule on ...

Kerry Presses Nigeria on Human Rights

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:18:09 -0400

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia ...

Interpol Rejects Moscow Bid To Locate British Fund Manager

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:41:41 -0400

The international police agency Interpol has rejected a Russian push to include British millionaire William Browder on its international search list. The CEO of the Hermitage Capital trust fund is accused of tax evasion and illegally acquiring $70 million worth of stock in Russian energy giant Gazprom. Browder has said the charges against him are politically motivated. The French-based ...

In Depth How Iranian weapons go through Syria to Hezbollah

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:38:11 -0400

For 20 years, Israeli intelligence has been playing a game of cat and mouse against the weapons smuggling axis of Iran, Syria and Hezbollah in a battle in which "every imaginable method is ...

No wonder they think they were born to lead the country Eton schoolboys told to imagine themselves as future prime minister

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:34:52 -0400

David Cameron became the 19th Old Etonian to be elected Prime Minister in 2010, and many of his close political allies also walked the corridors of the renowned Berkshire college as ...

M5 crash Woman dies in motorway crash after driving the wrong way and colliding with four cars

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:34:52 -0400

She hit two cars in separate collisions as she drove north up the southbound carriageway from Weston-super-Mare towards Clevedon at 12.30am, Avon and Somerset Police ...

They brainwashed him Mother of Woolwich murder suspect battled to turn him against extremism amid concerns he was turning against the family

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:34:51 -0400

The mother of one of the men suspected of butchering a British solider on a London street desperately battled to turn him against extremism after becoming concerned by his behaviour, it has been ...

UK weather Sunshine surprise Warm weather over the Bank Holiday after the coldest spring for 30 years

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:34:50 -0400

Although the weekend got off to a soggy start yesterday with rain and gales, forecasters say we are in for a warm respite which will last until Monday with temperatures climbing as high as 20C ...

Ukraine gay rights activists hold first ever march

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:34:07 -0400

Around a hundred gay rights activists marched inUkraineon Saturday despite fears of violence and a court ban, marking the first gay pride event in the ex-Soviet country, where homophobia is widespread and generally ...

As border tightens some U.S.-Mexico neighbors reach across the fence

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:23:35 -0400

NACO, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican activist Maria Elena Borquez takes up a paintbrush and daubs a bright splotch of color on the rusted steel fence separating the small Mexican town of Naco from a neighboring town in the United ...

Ukraines first gay march held under police protection

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:20:26 -0400

KIEV (Reuters) - About 100 Ukrainian gay rights activists held the country's first gay rally on Saturday, helped by police who arrested 13 people for trying to break up the ...

What Detroit crisis Pension fund trustees hang out in Hawaii

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:20:26 -0400

Detroit's emergency financial manager Kevyn Orr talks to members of the media outside the Detroit Newspapers building about the report he delivered to the State of Michigan about Detroit's finances, in Detroit, Michigan May 13, ...

Syrian opposition resumes unity talks key to peace conference

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:20:26 -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, ...

Suicide car bombing in Russias Dagestan injures 11

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

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew herself up in car near a police building in Russia's Dagestan region on Saturday, injuring 11 policemen and passers-by, Russian media ...

Hezbollah Syria government forces push for advance in Qusair

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

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah launched a fierce campaign to seize more rebel territory in the border town of Qusair on Saturday, sources on both sides of the conflict ...

Beach expert makes his top 10 picks for summer

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:19:10 -0400

EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. This may be hard to believe in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, but an annual list of the best beaches in the country has a New York beach ranked No. 1. Less surprisingly, that beach is in East Hampton, the vacation playground for the rich and ...

Sequestration threatens holiday fun as summer nears

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:19:09 -0400

This Independence Day, Washington-area families will have one less free concert to attend while they wait to watch the fireworks on the National Mall. Finding a Memorial Day parade to attend this weekend might be tougher than usual, too. And for those planning a trip to the Grand Canyon this summer? Keep in mind the visitor center's hours have been cut down. The impacts of sequestration have ...

Consumer Reports sunscreen ratings Which is tops

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:19:09 -0400

If the beach is in your plans this Memorial Day, Consumer Reports wants to remind you to slather on the sunscreen. However, not all sunscreens may be equal in terms of protection and lasting power. Consumer Reports tested 12 popular sunscreens for the July 2013 issue, and found some products don't meet the SPF claims made on the bottles. That means paying more for your sunscreen doesn't ...

Sandy-shocked Jersey Shore seeks summer comeback

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:19:09 -0400

As part of their effort to attract tourists back to the storm-ravaged Jersey Shore for the summer season, New Jersey officials kicked off the season Friday by cutting 5.5-mile ribbon connecting Sandy-damaged towns -- breaking the Guinness world record for longest ribbon cutting. It was just one component of the state's $25 million ...

India cricket board chief refuses to resign

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:16:53 -0400

The head of India’s cricket board has refused to resign a day after his son-in-law and owner of a Twenty20 cricket team was arrested as part of widening probe into allegations of spot-fixing in Indian Premier League tournament. N Srinivasan, the President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), said on Saturday that he had no intention of resigning despite mounting public ...

What the Data Didn’t Show

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:43:11 -0400

's Robert McCartney wrote, "O'Malley spent 40 minutes . . . trying to convince me that" the indictments were "a major advance in the struggle against the state's deadliest gang. He didn't ...

British police arrest man after spy claim in soldier case

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:42:13 -0400

Reuters © A woman sits close to the scene of the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby, of the British Army's 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, in Woolwich, southeast London May 24, 2013. REUTERS/ Paul ...

Suicide Attack Hits Daghestan Capital

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:38:23 -0400

At least 11 people have been wounded in a suicide car bombing in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Daghestan. Local authorities said those injured included police officers and civilians. The bomber, believed to be a woman, blew herself up on May 25 near the Interior Ministry building in the regional capital, Makhachkala. The explosion reportedly occurred when traffic police tried ...

Several Killed In Pakistan Attacks

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:38:22 -0400

Police in northwest Pakistan say two militant attacks have left nine people dead. Police say suspected militants attacked a police convoy on may 24 in Mattani, killing six policemen and wounding seven others. In another attack on the same day, a suicide bomber walked up to a vehicle owned by an Afghan religious leader in Peshawar and set off explosives he was carrying, killing three people. ...

Thousands Of Peace Balloons Handed Out In Kabul

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:38:21 -0400

Volunteers have distributed 10,000 pink balloons to residents in Kabul, after a day of explosions and gunfire in the Afghan capital. The balloons were handed out to passers-by in the city center on the morning of May 25. The "We Believe in Balloons" event was organized by New York-based artist Yazmany Arboleda, who has arranged similar actions in Kenya, India, and Japan. ...

Gay Pride Activists Briefly March In Kyiv

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:38:20 -0400

KYIV -- Some 50 gay activists have held a gay-pride march in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, despite a ban by local authorities. RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service reports that the "KyivPride-2013" on May 25 event lasted less than one hour amid a strong police presence. Ten people who tried to disrupt the march and tear up posters were detained. They were among some 100 activists ...

Deadly Gas Cylinder Blast Hits Pakistan School Bus

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:38:20 -0400

Pakistani officials say a gas cylinder blast on a school bus has killed at least 16 children and a teacher in eastern Pakistan. Police said at least seven more children were injured on May 25, when the faulty gas cylinder exploded on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat, some 200 kilometers southeast of the capital, Islamabad. The incident occurred as the bus was taking the children and the ...

Cleveland kidnap case hero not endorsing free burgers

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:34:02 -0400

Charles Ramsey said Friday he’s not endorsing a group of restaurants that are offering him free burgers for life and wants his name kept out of ...

Report Wave of cyber attacks on US originating in Iran

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:34:01 -0400

'New York Times' quotes US officials as saying targets include oil, gas and electricity companies; security experts believe goal of the Iranian attacks is sabotage rather than ...

Gas blast on school bus kills 17

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:33:36 -0400

Islamabad - At least 16 children and a teacher were killed Saturday morning when a gas cylinder exploded in a school bus in eastern Pakistan, officials and rescue workers ...

Mayor urged to talk about crack video

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:33:34 -0400

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford leaves his house in Toronto, May 24, 2013. Embattled Ford fired his chief of staff on Thursday, as Canada's largest city waits for Ford to address allegations that he was caught smoking crack cocaine on camera. REUTERS/Mark ...

Woolwich attacks Eleven people around UK arrested over making racist or anti-religious Facebook comments about British soldiers death

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:30:07 -0400

The murder of soldier Lee Rigby has provoked a backlash of anger across the UK, including the attacking of mosques, racial abuse and comments made on social ...

Sting opens the doors of his 16th century estate in Tuscany for weddings and parties at a rock star price

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:30:06 -0400

Sting opens the doors of his 16th century estate in Tuscany for weddings and parties at a rock star price ...

Cumbria Zoo attack Sarah McClay dies after being mauled by tiger

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:30:03 -0400

Owner David Gill said it was 'not the park's fault' and that Miss McClay had broken safety protocols by going into the tigers’ ...

Dramatic moment motorist smashed his car into job centre because he couldnt pick up his benefits

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400

The father narrowly avoided passers-by as he sped out of a city centre car park over the road, roared down a set of steps and crashed into the Jobcentre ...

Seventeen children and teacher burnt to death on school bus in Pakistan after faulty gas cylinder explodes

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:30:00 -0400

At least 17 children and a female teacher have been burned to death after a faulty gas cylinder exploded on a bus taking them to school in eastern ...

Woolwich murder suspect was offered job with MI5 six months ago claims childhood friend

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:29:59 -0400

Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo was approached by MI5 six months ago and asked if he would work for the security service, it was claimed last ...

2 Signal Regiment Troops home from Afghanistan in show of solidarity and strength against abhorrent acts as thousands turn out to welcome them back

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:29:58 -0400

'A show of solidarity and strength against abhorrent acts': Troops march through the streets in full uniform as thousands welcome them home from ...

The car thats in pole position Vauxhall Corsa ends up resting on a telegraph wire after crashing off the road

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:29:57 -0400

A Suffolk Police spokesman said: 'There were four passengers in the vehicle and there were no injuries reported but the vehicle was held up by a telegraph ...

Im not a thief Im your love rival Husband attacked wifes new lover because he thought he was a burglar

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:29:57 -0400

Dean Warren, 32, was given a 12-month conditional discharge at Bury St Edmunds Magistrates' Court, pictured, for attacking the new partner of his ...

Radiation leak in Japan affects scores

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:09:59 -0400

A nuclear research laboratory in northern Japan has reported a radiation leak that may have affected 55 people, though none has been hospitalised and no impact is expected outside the facility. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency said on Saturday that the accident occurred on Thursday at a nuclear physics lab in Tokaimura, the site of at least two previous radiation accidents. Four researchers were ...

Female bomber blamed for Dagestan blast

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:09:58 -0400

Security sources in the southern Russian region of Dagestan say a female suicide bomber has injured at least 11 police officers and civilians. Vyacheslav Gasanov, Dagestan's police spokesman, said the bomber blew herself up on Saturday on the central square in the provincial capital, Makhachkala. Since 2000, at least two dozen female suicide bombers, most of them from the Caucasus, have ...

Canada revokes passport of doc accused in US medicare fraud

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:44:34 -0400

Dr. Jacques Roy is seen in a court room sketch in Dallas Texas Monday March 5, 2012. (CBSDFW.COM photo) MONTREAL - The Canadian government has quietly revoked the passport of a Quebec doctor accused of defrauding the U.S. Medicare system of $375 million - before he's even had a trial. QMI Agency has learned that Passport Canada rescinded the passport of Dr. Jacques Roy, the Quebec City-area ...

Pakistan Van Accident Kills 15 Children and Teacher

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:32:10 -0400

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ...

Japans Abe in Myanmar on landmark visit

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:08:26 -0400

Shinzo Abe, accompanied by a large business delegation, is visiting Myanmar - the first by a Japanese leader in more than three decades as the Japanese attempt to reassert its position as a top economci partner after decades of poor relations with the previous military regime. The Japanese prime minister has visited Myanmar's mausoleum, which commemorates the national hero, General Aung ...

North Korea Puts Bright Face on China Visit Despite Tensions

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:54:24 -0400

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Philippine troops in deadly clash with rebels

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:40:51 -0400

At least 12 people have been killed, including seven government troops, in fresh clashes as military stepped up offensive against rebels in the southern Philippines, officials say.The fighting on Saturday in Sulu province's coastal town of Patikul between the military and members of Abu Sayyaf, an al-Qaeda-linked group, also wounded nine other marines and 10 fighters. Jose Canbre, a local ...

Rioting spreads outside calmer Stockholm

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:40:50 -0400

A nearly week-long spate of rioting has spread outside Stockholm but authorities said police reinforcements sent to the Swedish capital have reduced the violence there. The rioting continued for a sixth night on Friday in mainly immigrant areas in Stockholm. Dozens of youths set cars and a recycling station ablaze. Two cars were torched in Stockholm but the city appeared to have had its calmest ...

Leaders in Addis Ababa for AU summit

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:16:30 -0400

African leaders have gathered to witness celebrations in Addis Ababa for the 50th jubilee of the continental bloc, with its many problems set aside for a day to mark the progress that has been made. Mass dancing troupes were performing musical dramas on Friday to about 10,000 guests in a giant hall in the Ethiopian capital, home to the African Union. Today's 54-member AU is the successor ...

Video Time Lapse Peru Bolivia

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:31:12 -0400

Check out the mysterious sliding stones of Racetrack Playa, some insane star trails, and pink aurora in this time lapse video of Death Valley. Video courtesy ...

African Unions track record under scrutiny

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:28:51 -0400

African leaders have been arriving in Addis Ababa to mark the 50th anniversary of the organisation which became the African Union. While the bloc's principles stipulate respect for the rule of law, human rights and democracy, many criticise it for its failure to stop regional conflicts and its support for controversial leaders. Amid the celebrations of union this week, the group will also ...

At least 17 children burned in blast

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:52:19 -0400

At least 17 children were burned to death in eastern Pakistan when a faulty gas cylinder exploded on the bus taking them to school, police said. Police officer Mohammed Rasheed said seven children were also injured in the explosion on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat. "This is a very sad incident. According to our information, at least 17 children were burned to death," he ...

Bosnia President Freed From Jail

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:47:03 -0400

The president of Bosnia's Muslim-Croat federation has been freed from jail following his arrest last month on corruption charges. The Constitutional Court ruled on May 24 that Zivko Budimir and four co-accused aides all be released immediately. Budimir was arrested along with 19 other officials in late April in the most high-profile anti-corruption drive in Bosnia since independence ...

Anti-Israel activists crash London UEFA event

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:42:54 -0400

UEFA: Israel to host tourney despite PA pressure The UEFA dinner was attended by prominent figures including David Beckham and Sir Alex Ferguson, who were reportedly stunned by the incident. Earlier in the day, pro-Palestinian activists from a group called "Red Card Israeli Racism" protested outside a UEFA Congress meeting at a London hotel, according to the report. Friday's events ...

In Syrias shadow Iraq violence presents new test for U.S.

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:23:47 -0400

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama (R) hold a joint news conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, December 12, ...

Children killed in Pakistan explosion

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:19:53 -0400

Pakistani police say a gas-cylinder explosion inside a school bus has killed at least 17 children in eastern Pakistan. Mohammed Rasheed, a police officer, said seven children were also injured on Saturday when the faulty gas cylinder exploded on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat. He says the dead and injured children were going to school at the time. Gujrat is located about 200km southeast ...

Guatemalas ex-president extradited to US

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:19:51 -0400

Guatemala has extradited ex-president Alfonso Portillo to the United States to face charges of laundering $70m. Portillo was put on a plane on Friday under the escort of US agents. "Hasta luego (see you later), people of Guatemala," Portillo, 61, said, after describing his extradition as a "kidnapping" and accusing the Guatemalan government of breaking the law. "They ...

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