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Car rams into Virginia hikers

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:21:55 -0400

A parade in the US state of Virginia has been ended by an horrendous car crash. Over 50 people were injured in an incident where a car ploughed into the crowd whose members had been hiking through the area. More than a dozen people were seriously injured in the crash, which took place during the Trail Days festival in the town of Damascus in northern Virginia. Ambulances ferried the ...

Israel worried that Russian weapons will reach Hezbollah

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:24:01 -0400

Israel has warned Russia about sending arms to Syria. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni has spoken on Channel Two television's Meet the Press to condemn shipments of arms from Russia that she said may be used against Israel. She said: "These are not just any weapons, they are tie-breakers, and that's why there is a responsibility with all world powers, certainly Russia, not to supply such ...

Construction begins on new island off Jumeirah Beach in Dubai

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

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

Syrians on alert as bombs explode in Damascus

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:19:24 -0400

At least eight people have been killed and ten others injured in a bomb attack in the Syrian capital, Damascus. The incident took place in the north of the city, where cars and buildings were set alight by a bomb. The bomb had been concealed in another car which was parked near a school in the Rukn Eddin neighbourhood. Another explosive device was defused by military experts who had ...

Spies hang after Tehran court ruling

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:27:54 -0400

Two spies have been hanged in Iran following a Revolutionary Court judgement. Press TV has reported the spies, who worked for the US Central Intelligence Agency and the Israeli spy agency, the Mossad, were hanged at dawn on Sunday. Sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court, the men have been named as Mohammad Heidari, a Mossad agent and Kourosh Ahmadi, who was convicted of working for ...

Oil spill causes Texas to launch law suit

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:26:06 -0400

BP and Halliburton are being sued by the state of Texas over one of the worst oil spills in US history. Texas has become the latest complainant in allegations that both companies engaged in "misconduct" for their role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Four other states that have sued BP and other companies in connection to the spill. Alabama and Louisiana filed complaints in 2010 ...

61 killed in Iraq attacks

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

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

Nepali-Canadian first to climb Everest without prosthetic limbs

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

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

Boxers Nanao Dilbagh settle for silver in Russia

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

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

Indian boxers win European title create history

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

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

22 killed in nine car bombings in Iraq

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

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

Imphal observes 30th International AIDS Candle Light Memorial Day

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

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

Indian womens football team gears up for AFC qualifiers

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

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

North Korea fires two more short-range missiles

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

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

India China ties essential for Asia world Manmohan Singh

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

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

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

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

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

Chinese Taipei win mens doubles TT title

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

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

Cancer survivor Kleybanova makes victorious comeback

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

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

Pakistan could host Ireland cricket team

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

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

Brazil midfielder Paulinho denies transfer rumours

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

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

Roberto Carlos to coach Turkish Sivasspor club

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

EU urges Russia against introducing gay law

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

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

Conference on Syria very soon UN chief

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

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

Graeme McDowell sure McIlroy will part company with management

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

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

The World Bank’s Poverty Fighting Efforts Are at Risk

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:01:03 -0400

. Natsios served as administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development and as President George W. Bush's special envoy to Sudan. Ten years ago, the World Bank created the "Doing Business Report," which has become a powerful tool for local reformers in developing countries trying to kickstart their economies and reduce poverty through economic growth. James Robinson and ...

Explosions kill 4 in Russias restive Dagestan

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:57:34 -0400

MAKHACHKALA, Russia -; Two bombs exploded outside a court building in Russia's restive province of Dagestan on Monday, killing at least four people and wounding dozens of others, officials ...

Tunisian feminist arrested for alleged provocation

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:57:34 -0400

Radical Islamist movement Ansar al-Shariah supporters clash with Tunisian police officers after Tunisia's Interior Ministry on Friday banned their annual conference supposed to be held in Kairouan, in Ettadhamen, near Tunis, Sunday May 19, 2013. Massive numbers of Tunisian police and army surrounded Tunisia's religious center of Kairouan to prevent a conference by a radical Islamist ...

Tomas Young wounded Iraq war vet says he will live on for now

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:52:07 -0400

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

John Kerry to visit Middle East this week to revive peace talks

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:50:36 -0400

John Kerry arrives in the Holy Land this week on his fourth visit in two months amid deepening scepticism on all sides about his chances of breathing life back into the moribund peace process, and an acknowledgement by European diplomats that there is no "Plan B" in place in the event of its failure.The British foreign ...

Virtually Stephen Fry Star launches the worlds most self-regarding app

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:39:02 -0400

If you feel you need more Stephen Fry in your life, the actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, presenter, director, activist, and board member of Norwich City Football Club has launched possibly the world's most self-regarding ...

86 dead in wave of bomb attacks against Iraq Shiites

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:37:48 -0400

A wave of attacks killed at least 86 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 230 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years.The bloodshed is still far shy of the pace, scale and brutality of the dark days of 2006-2007, when Sunni and Shiite militias carried out ...

Syria International focus must be on ending crisis says Hague – video

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:33:09 -0400

The foreign secretary, William Hague, says on Monday the UK must work to achieve the best of two possible outcomes in the Syrian conflict. Speaking in the commons, Hague says 'one of two scenarios lies ahead' for the country: an 'evermore savage conflict' and a 'negotiated end to the conflict.' He claims Britain will step up its efforts in support of opposition ...

Dagestan bombs kill three two dead in shootout near Moscow

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:07 -0400

MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - Two car bombs killed at least three people and wounded dozens of others on Monday in Dagestan, a turbulent province in Russia's North Caucasus region where armed groups are waging an Islamist ...

Threats daubed at Israeli woman prayer activists home

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:06 -0400

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Threatening slogans were daubed on Monday outside the doorway of an Israeli activist in a Jewish women's prayer group seeking equal rights of worship for women at Jerusalem's holy Western ...

Mexican opposition dispute goes public threatening reforms

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:04 -0400

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Divisions within Mexico's main conservative opposition party have erupted into a bitter public dispute that threatens to undermine the reform agenda of President Enrique Pena ...

Gay marriage law strains UK Camerons leadership government

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:03 -0400

Civilly-partnered gay couple Tony (L) and Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, of Chelmsford, Essex pose near the Houses of Parliament in London February 5, ...

Bon Jovis Horrible Moment When Daughter Overdosed

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:27:44 -0400

Jon Bon Jovi has opened up about what he calls his ';worst moment as a father,'; the day his 19-year-old daughter overdosed on heroin. ';It was horrible, a horrible moment. It was my worst moment as a father,'; he told UK newspaper ...

World Thirst for Energy

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:25:45 -0400

As the global economy slowly recovers from the 2008 financial crisis, indicators point to a significant mid- and long-term rise in energy consumption, specifically in oil and natural gas. Despite recent developments in renewable energy resources and the increasing production of hydrocarbon from shale reserves, it looks likely that both consumption and prices will climb higher over the coming ...

WMD Regulation in the Middle East

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:25:45 -0400

"For the Syrian government to utilize chemical weapons on its people crosses a line that will change my calculus and how the United States approaches these issues," President Obama recently said. "So this is not an on and off switch. This is an ongoing challenge that all of us have to be concerned about." Evidently, current methods to control WMD, such as relying on ...

Israel said to be world leader in UAV exports

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:23:21 -0400

Israel's high-tech defense industry leads the world in exporting unmanned aerial vehicles, a new study says, while UAV designers are reported to be moving toward developing drones so advanced they could replace manned aircraft. The international business consultancy Frost and Sullivan reports that over the last eight years Israeli manufacturers have sold UAVs worth more than $4.6 billion. ...

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK small caps close up 0.4 percent

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:23:14 -0400

* FTSEurofirst 300 up 0.3 percent* Travel and autos the top sectoral gainers* DAX outperforms, IBEX lags on technical signals* Miners drag as metal prices weakenBy Alistair SmoutLONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - European shares reached ...

Social Media Evangelization for World Communications Day

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:20:44 -0400

Initiative Invites Catholic Media Offices Around the World To Share Online Pastoral ResourcesROME, May 10, 2013 (Zenit.org) - On the occasion of the this year's World Communications Day, the Pontifical Council for Social Communications is inviting people from around the world to partake in the "Mesa Comun" (Shared Table). The initiative allows the faithful of the Catholic Church to ...

Severe weather

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:20:16 -0400

>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. Shawnee, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Tornadoes destroyed homes and tossed trees around like toothpicks as powerful storms ripped through Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and Monday. And the destructive weather, which killed at least two people, isn't ...

What you dont know about terrorism

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:04:13 -0400

>Editor's note: Bruce Schneier is a security technologist and author of "Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust Society Needs to Survive. " (CNN) -- Terrorism causes fear, and we overreact to that fear. Our brains aren't very good at probability and risk analysis. We tend to exaggerate spectacular, strange and rare events, and downplay ordinary, familiar and common ...

How money can buy happiness

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:02:10 -0400

>Editor's note: Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton are co-authors of "Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending" (Simon & Schuster) and professors at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School, respectively.(CNN) -- The logic is so simple: If I work hard now, the money I earn will give me the opportunity to do all the things that make me happy later. What's the ...

Zhang retains mens world crown

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:53:42 -0400

PARIS, France (AFP) - Defending champion Zhang Jike of China retained his men's singles title at the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris on Monday after defeating compatriot Wang Hao in the final.Fourth seed Zhang prevailed 11-7, 11-8, 6-11, 14-12, 5-11, 11-7 in a rematch of last year's Olympic final to secure a fourth major title in a row.Zhang completed a career grand slam when ...

Construction disputes in Middle East drag on

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:53:15 -0400

Going nowhere: a pronounced escalation in stalled construction projects during the financial downturn has led to a plethora of protracted legal disputes. Jeff Topping / The ...

South Africa Mandela name pulled into politics

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:51:10 -0400

JOHANNESBURG -; Nelson Mandela, old and frail, lives in seclusion in his Johannesburg home. Beyond the high walls of the house, the fighting over his image and what he stood for has already ...

Ex-Saab executives arrested on accounting charges

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:51:10 -0400

STOCKHOLM -; A Swedish prosecutor says three former executives of automaker Saab Automobile AB have been arrested on accounting fraud ...

3 killed in blast at Spanish army base

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:51:10 -0400

MADRID -; Spain's Defense Ministry says three soldiers have died and two others have been injured in an explosion at an army bomb disposal unit in southern ...

Cannes rolls out red carpet for Indian movies

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:51:09 -0400

Actress Aishwarya Rai poses for portraits at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Laurent ...

Militiamen attack gas complex in western Libya

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:51:09 -0400

TRIPOLI, Libya -; A Libyan gas company official says militiamen have attacked a natural gas complex in the country's west, injuring two guards and stealing weapons and military ...

Russia claims to have foiled possible terror act

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:51:07 -0400

MOSCOW -; Russia's counter-terrorism agency says it killed two militants it believes were planning a terrorist act in Moscow and detained a ...

Man refused overdraft guns down four

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:45:33 -0400

Members of the media and police special forces stand outside a Bank Hapoalim branch after a shooting at the bank in the southern city of Beersheba May 20, 2013. A gunman shot dead four people execution-style in the bank in Israel on Monday after being refused an overdraft and cash from its automatic teller machine. The assailant, identified by media reports as a former paramilitary border ...

No bail for cleric facing deportation

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:45:31 -0400

Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada is seen arriving back at his home after being released on bail, in London in this November 13, 2012 file ...

No options off table’ over Syria - Hague

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:45:29 -0400

LONDON - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must realise that ';no option is off table'; if his government fails to negotiate seriously at peace talks in Geneva, Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague said on ...

Reid wins wheelchair tennis event in Rome with victory over singles world number two

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:45:08 -0400

May 20 - British wheelchair tennis star Gordon Reid claimed a superb victory at the Internazionale d'Italia in Rome by beating singles world number two Stphane Houdet 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the final. The 21-year-old from Scotland, who is ranked sixth in the world, lost the opening set to his French rival but battled back superbly to take the next two sets and win his third tournament of the ...

Voice commenting on the Pacific security situation at the Chahar China-Europe Dialogue

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:44:17 -0400

"China is more concerned about the peace and security of the Pacific Ocean than any other country in the world. And turning it into a 'peaceful' ocean constitutes China's greatest hope."Peng Guangqian, an expert on Chinese military and strategic issues,commenting on the Pacific security situation at the Chahar China-Europe Dialogue, quoted by People.com.cn on ...

The Worlds First 3D-Printed Gun

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:43:24 -0400

On May 3, high tech gunsmithing group Defense Distributed gave Forbes a first look at the world's first fully 3D-printed gun, what it called the ...

No Friendly For Ghana…Before World Cup Qualifiers In June

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:42:08 -0400

Ghana black stars players Ghana have ruled out playing any friendly match before next month's World Cup qualifiers against Sudan and Lesotho. The Black Stars will be preparing for two crucial World Cup qualifiers which could determine whether they will reach the final phase of the qualifiers. They had previously arranged a friendly against Kenya but pulled out of the game citing the late ...

Iran tries to block out Rafsanjani

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:35:34 -0400

Iran is to ban physically weak candidates from next month's presidential election, seen as a way of excluding a former leader who is a threat to ...

Nigeria eases curfew in northeast fights on against Boko Haram

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:29:24 -0400

MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Nigeria relaxed a curfew on Monday in parts of the northeast where its troops are mounting their biggest offensive yet against militants from the Islamist group Boko ...

Chicago man breaks record for worlds longest Ferris wheel ride

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:26 -0400

A manager of 's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.Clinton Shepherd spent 48 hours, 8 minutes and 25 seconds riding Navy Pier's Ferris wheel over the weekend. Shepherd is park operations manager at Navy Pier.He calls it "a very overwhelming ...

Tim Peake to become first British astronaut to visit International Space Station - video

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:24 -0400

A former army test pilot is to become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station. Major Tim Peake will live and work on the space station for six months in November 2015. At a news conference at the Science Museum in London, where he was announced as the first UK astronaut in space for 20 years, he said it is a great ...

Ian Reifowitz Hello Republicans Japan Switches to Stimulus Gets Growth Europe Sticks With Austerity Stays in Recession

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:20 -0400

right now in Japan and in Europe. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has embarked on aggressive measures to stimulate Japan's long-moribund economy since he took office in December, and the result so far has been strong growth -- and, perhaps, liftoff after a triple-dip recession. Europe, on the other hand, remains mired in the muck of austerity and economic contraction. To briefly recap ...

Bulgarian Socialists vow to help poor look to form coalition

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:25:27 -0400

Leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party Sergei Stanishev (3rd L) speaks during a news conference at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia May 13, ...

The Public Interest Design 100 Designers Changing The World

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:24:48 -0400

The second installment of this annual list features global designers using their craft to improve lives--from building floating schools to learning about city design from ...

Video The war on terror Where do we stand

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:23:45 -0400

Flash Points: CBS News national security correspondent Bob Orr discusses the war on terror with CBS senior national security analyst Juan Zarate, who explains why, after more than a decade of counterterrorism efforts by the American government, new threats are popping up in new places, making the environment "more complicated, perhaps in some ways more localized, but also more ...

Video Royal princes open wounded vet center

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:23:44 -0400

Prince Harry is back in Britain after his U.S. tour. He recently joined his brother, Prince William, visiting wounded veterans and their families at a recovery center, west of London. Gayle King ...

Video World War II graduates go to prom 70 years later

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:23:43 -0400

New Haven's Hillhouse High School class of 1943 never had a prom because of World War II. But finally, after a 70-year wait, classmates gathered to celebrate and ...

British flower show in full bloom

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:23:41 -0400

Flowers are displayed during the Chelsea Flower Show in London, May 20, 2013. The Chelsea Flower Show, run by the Royal Horticultural Society, celebrates its 100th birthday this ...

3 Names to Know in the IRS Scandal

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:21:07 -0400

like the longest one ever for the Internal Revenue Service, but this one isn't looking much better, with another congressional hearing scheduled to probe the agency's targeting of tea party groups. Two senior IRS officials ...

Colgate Planning Caffeinated Toothbrush

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:21:04 -0400

Image credit: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office News reports suggest Colgate-Palmolive applied to patent a caffeinated toothbrush, but the actual patent application only referred to a proposed device that hypothetically could release caffeine or any other substance or flavoring, and create sensations in a user’s mouth. So maybe they did plan a caffeinated toothbrush. Maybe not. ...

Wave of Attacks Kills Scores in Iraq

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:06:56 -0400

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Storms could be as bad as yesterday

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:08 -0400

Storms could be as bad as yesterday

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:08 -0400

Smart politics to hype terrorism

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:59:54 -0400

US says Pakistan curbing explosive fertilizers

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:46:27 -0400

ISLAMABAD -; Pakistan has taken a number of steps to prevent fertilizers made within its borders for agriculture from being used as explosives in roadside bombs that target American troops in Afghanistan, said a top U.S. military officer ...

Silver drops despite steady market tone elsewhere

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:46:26 -0400

A man under an umbrella walks past an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, May 20, 2013. Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.4 percent to 15,352.84 as evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. helped push Asian stock markets higher Monday. (AP Photo/Koji ...

Pakistans presumptive PM calls for Taliban talks

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:46:25 -0400

The Taliban has been waging a bloody insurgency against the government for years that has killed thousands of security personnel and ...

UPDATE 1-Ugandan police raid newspaper over Museveni succession letter

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:43:42 -0400

Mon May 20, 2013 11:43am EDT (Adds police comment, tear gas, journalists union comment) By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA May 20 (Reuters) - Police raided Uganda's leading independent newspaper on Monday and disabled its printing press after it published a letter about a purported plot to stifle allegations President Yoweri Museveni is grooming his son for power, a senior editor said. Speculation ...

Pascoe heads seven-strong New Zealand team for IPC World Swimming Championships

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:40:30 -0400

May 20 - Six-time Paralympic champion Sophie Pascoe has been named to head a seven-strong New Zealand team going to the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships in Montreal in ...

Scores die in wave of Iraq bombs

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:40:23 -0400

Iraq 's minority Sunnis began protesting at what they say is mistreatment at the hands of the Shiite-led government. The mass demonstrations, which began in December, have largely been peaceful, but the number of attacks rose sharply after a deadly security crackdown on a Sunni protest camp in northern Iraq on April 23.Iraq's Shiite majority, which was oppressed ...

Severe weather

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:36:07 -0400

Up to 79 people killed in wave of attacks in Iraq

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:30:38 -0400

A wave of attacks killed at least 79 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq today, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 200 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in ...

We wont screw it up Yahoo buys Tumblr social network for $1.1billion

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:28:03 -0400

The statement from Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer begins with a promise "not to screw it up", whilst assuring users that David Karp will remain CEO and that Yahoo! will "operate Tumblr independently".The deal went through for $1.1 billion in cash, a sum justified by Tumblr's impressive numbers as one of the world's fastest growing social-media networks.The platform has more ...

Czech president in dispute over gay rights

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:26:21 -0400

PRAGUE (AP) -- Czech President Milos Zeman is being criticized for refusing to grant a university professorship - the nation's top academic title - to a critic of his, allegedly because the man is also a gay rights ...

10 Azerbaijanis to prison after headscarf rally

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:26:21 -0400

MOSCOW (AP) -- A court in Azerbaijan has convicted and sentenced 10 people for breaching public order following a violent protest against a ban on wearing headscarves in ...

Talks to resume with Mali government Tuaregs

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:26:16 -0400

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) -- The foreign affairs minister of Burkina Faso says talks will soon resume with a Tuareg rebel group whose influence has been growing in northern ...

Somali government says guns wont decide disputed ports fate

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:25:33 -0400

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's new government said on Monday it was pursuing talks to resolve rival claims for control in the south that have stoked fears of a return to the clan wars that pitched the nation into anarchy two decades ...

With end of Afghan war in sight Europe pushes business

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:25:31 -0400

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The European Union threw its weight behind developing Afghanistan's small but promising private sector this week, in the hope that business can usher in stability and peace once foreign troops leave by the end of next ...

Trust your memory Bad idea

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:24:08 -0400

>Editor's note: This is part of CNN's "Life's Work" series, which features innovators and pioneers who are making a difference in the world of health and medicine. (CNN) -- You probably feel pretty attached to your memories -- they're yours, after all. They define who you are and where you came from, your accomplishments and failures, your likes and dislikes. Your memories help you separate ...

Man fined over royal manure plot

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

Sam Bracanov, here at Auckland District Court on November 13, 2012, has been fined for a plan to throw manure at Prince Charles and wife Camilla while they were in New Zealand last ...

Four killed in botched bank robbery

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:24:05 -0400

FOUR people were killed and at least three injured Monday in a bank robbery in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, police and first aid officials ...

Azerbaijan queries Eurovision snub

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:24:05 -0400

Azerbaijan says Eurovision made a mistake when it recorded 'nul votes' from the country for Russia's Dina Garipova, above, at the Eurovision Song Contest. Picture: ...

Measles surges in United Kingdom

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:24:03 -0400

MORE than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious ...

Car bombs target Shiites in Iraq killing more than 60

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:21:45 -0400

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 60 people were killed in a series of car bomb explosions targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics said, part of the worst sectarian violence since U.S. troops pulled out in December ...

Britain denies bail to radical cleric who faces deportation

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:21:44 -0400

Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada is seen arriving back at his home after being released on bail, in London in this November 13, 2012 file ...

Israel calls off UNESCO Jerusalem tour blaming Palestinians

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:21:44 -0400

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Monday it had canceled a visit by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to Jerusalem's Old City, saying the Palestinians had sought to politicize a conservation ...

Dubai Among World’s Top 5 Hottest Retail Destinations

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:21:17 -0400

London is the world's most important destination for international retailers, followed closely by Dubai, according to the annual CBRE report. ';How Global is the Business of Retail'; report by the global commercial real estate service and investment firm, CBRE, was released today, pointing out the hottest twenty retail destinations in the ...

LG Boasts the Worlds First Unbreakable Smartphone

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:21:13 -0400

The device sporting this new screen recently made an appearance and bears a striking resemblance to the LG Optimus G Pro smartphone, according to 9to5 Google. The phone is mostly made of plastic and is quite bendable and flexible. The company claims it does not have a breaking point.This is a bold claim for LG. Sonim, another company that once believed it had created an unbreakable phone invited ...

Economic case for UK to stay in Europe is overwhelming

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:21:08 -0400

First it was rebel members of parliament, now business leaders have waded into the debate over Britain’s membership of the European Union. Top industry figures have signed a letter in the British Independent newspaper, saying the economic case to stay in Europe is ';overwhelming.'; Virgin founder Richard Branson is among them.The leaders say the UK stands to lose up to 108 ...

Some Swedish youth riot over police shooting death

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

STOCKHOLM Gangs of youth angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb early Monday, forcing the evacuation of an apartment block. Around 50 youths were involved in the riots in the suburb of Husby, west of Stockholm, police spokesman Lars Bystrom said. The youths set light to a parking garage, compelling ...

Video Hot air balloon accident kills tourist in Turkey

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

Witnesses in Turkey say two hot air balloons ran into each other and one person died when one of the baskets fell to the ground. Charlie Rose ...

Hezbollah suffers heavy losses fighting inside Syria

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

BEIRUT In what may be a first for the Syrian civil war, numerous reports claim Hezbollah suffered heavy losses aggressively fighting alongside the Assad regime's forces in a major battle outside of their home country of Lebanon. It is no secret the Lebanese militant group -- labeled terrorists by many in the West -- has been a strong backer of President Bashar Assad, along with Iran. They ...

Iran election overseers hint at barring former president from running in next months vote

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:20:15 -0400

FILE -- In this Saturday, May 11, 2013 file photo, former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, 78, waves to media, as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran. Iran’s election overseers say they will bar physically weak hopefuls from running in next month presidential election, a direct ...

Watch Treasure Hunt Leads to Underwater Proposal

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:18:02 -0400

Check this out this is fantastic I can tell you. What I wanna steal any thunder isn't about coupled diving and look at -- and I learned that he winds down. They were diving they were on on of vacation obviously an. She hadn't -- big idea. He had that apparently there was a treasure map that he said that -- you know days their relationship was. Captured here we see it. What -- and then ...

Watch Ben Affleck Gets Oscar Speech Do-Over on SNL

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:18:00 -0400

look at that. All those people came out to times square this morning. We're back, now, with a monday edition of "heat index," the hottest stories trending right now. Indeeding a do-over for ...

Watch Birthday Cake Battle Opens New Front in Super-Mom Wars

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:17:59 -0400

Now, to a battle between moms. It does take the ce. It's because of the photos popping up, everyone on pinterest, facebook. Abc's bianna golodryga has the story. Faster. Reporter: This woman has ...

Lampard I have not performed at World Cups

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:16:12 -0400

Yet Lampard revealed he is disappointed not to have tasted similar success with England, and feels he has not performed to a sufficient standard at FIFA World Cups and UEFA European ...

Why is Africas healthcare so far behind the rest of the world

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:10:00 -0400

As a continent, Africa won't achieve most of its health-related Millennium Development Goals. Cash and access continue to be major impediments to healthcare in the ...

Commuter train wreck

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:51:51 -0400

>Were you there? Share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Telecommuting and carpooling are the recommended options for folks who would normally take the train between New Haven, Connecticut, and New York in the aftermath of a derailment that disrupted train service on one of the busiest tracks in the country. "There are going to be substantial delays until we can get this line back in full ...

Commuter train wreck

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:51:51 -0400

Commuter train wreck

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:51:51 -0400

Severe weather

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:50:02 -0400

Activists say 28 Hezbollah members killed in Syria

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:47:39 -0400

In this Saturday, May 18, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Qusair Lens which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrians inspecting the rubble of damaged buildings due to government airstrikes, in Qusair, Homs province, Syria. The town of Qusair has been besieged for weeks by regime troops and pro-government gunmen backed by the Lebanese militant ...

Retired Anglican priest convicted of sex abuse

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:47:38 -0400

Most of the charges that the 74-year-old Rideout was convicted of related to his work as an assistant curate at St. Mary's Church in Crawley, when he would visit a children's home nearby. Prosecutor Philip Bennetts said Rideout would visit children when they were sick and alone in ...

Saudi women teachers demanding full time jobs

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:43:14 -0400

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -; About 30 Saudi women teachers have demonstrated outside the kingdom's Education Ministry, demanding full time ...

US Pakistan moves to curb dangerous fertilizers

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:43:12 -0400

ISLAMABAD -; A top American military officer says Pakistan has taken steps to prevent fertilizers made in Pakistan from being used for roadside bombs targeting American troops in ...

Iraq Shaken by Series of Attacks

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:41:37 -0400

Baghdad, May 20 (Prensa Latina) Dawn had scarcely begun today when six cars loaded with explosives exploded in districts of this capital where Shiite Muslims live, killing at least 20 people, police sources reported. In the far southern city of Basra, another 10 people were killed by bombs hidden in two vehicles and exploded by remote control, according to official media, which did not ...

Nearly 600000 Wounded Vets Claims for Disability Suffered in Iraq and Afghanistan Wars backlogged for Months

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:41:07 -0400

Let's say you're an Iraq or Afghanistan war veteran and you were seriously wounded during your tour of duty and subsequently upon your return to the states filed a claim for disability compensation to the Department of Veterans Affairs but as yet haven't had your claim processed. Most likely you're one of almost 600,000 wounded veterans whose claim is "backlogged", ...

Today in history - May 20 2013

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:37:32 -0400

Highlights of this day in history: Charles Lindbergh begins his trans-Atlantic flight; Amelia Earhart starts her trek across the Atlantic; Freedom Riders attacked in the South; Explorer Christopher Columbus, comedienne Gilda Radner ...

Iraq car bombings kill scores of civilians

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:36:46 -0400

Iraq on Monday, killing at least 57 people and escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting, officials said.The attacks on Monday, some of which targeted market places and crowded bus stops during rush hour, are the latest in a recent spike in violence in Iraq that has targeted both Sunni and Shia civilians and left more than 200 dead over the past week. The scenes are ...

The Most Undervalued Brand In The World

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:35:53 -0400

Most companies take their best asset and wring it for every drop of sales possible. Some take it too far, in fact, and end up diluting the very brand that built their empire. The venerable Hershey Company, maker of its eponymous chocolate and other keystone treats, has been doing the opposite, however. It's been shielding from the world its best asset, a mightily delicious, addicting candy ...

International Cultural Industries Fair ended on Monday

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:34:06 -0400

/enpproperty--> The 9th China International Cultural Industries Fair closed its doors in Shenzhen on Monday. A total of 157 transactions each worth more than 100 million yuan ($16 million) were made by Sunday, the third day of the fair. The trade volume of the first three days saw a growth of 15.85 percent year-on-year. Liu Qibao, head of the publicity department of the Communist Party of ...

Obama-gate and World War III

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:33:49 -0400

Americans are the biggest losers from the slew of scandals now rocking the White House, but who are the biggest winners? Iran, North Korea, Syria, China, and Russia. If US foreign policy seemed spineless and muddled in confronting bad actors before the Benghazi-IRS-AP scandals surfaced, the US just became that much more irrelevant to its archrivals and antagonists on the world ...

Second Cambodian factory collapse injures 23

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:25:39 -0400

A COLLAPSING structure injured 23 workers Monday at a Cambodian factory producing garments for fashion brand H&M, police said, the latest incident to raise concerns about regional industrial ...

Israels Lapid speaks of removing some settlers for peace

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:18:13 -0400

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Finance Minister Yair Lapid, whose new centrist party is the second largest in Israel's government, said on Monday thousands of Jewish settlers would have to be removed from occupied land under any peace deal with the ...

Violence in Iraq hits deadliest level in five years

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:17:26 -0400

25/03/2013 03:16 CET The United Nations estimates that 700 people were killed in Iraq in April – the highest figure in almost five years. Tensions between Iraq’s Sunni minority and Shi’ites, who lead the government, have reached their highest level since US troops pulled out in December 2011. At least 20 people were killed by a series of car bombings in the capital, Baghdad ...

Kanye West Debuts New Song On Buildings Around The World

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:17:26 -0400

Over the weekend, Kanye West gave the name and release date of his long-teased new album, rocked Saturday Night Live, and debuted a new song on 66 buildings around the world. What did you do this ...

Report Chinese hackers resume attacks on U.S. targets

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:16:35 -0400

View of the building of Unit 61398 of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), which is reportedly the home of a secretive unit of government-backed hackers, in Pudong, Shanghai, China, February, 20, ...

Photos Doritos Girl Lists Home

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:14:21 -0400

Ali Landry, whose first claim to fame was a 1998 Super Bowl Doritos ad, listed her 4-bed home for $1.925 million. Landry bought the home in the Los Angeles area in 2004. She's married to director Alejandro Monteverde, and they have two children. Built in 1927, the 3,700-sq. ft. home has Spanish detailing including tiles, stained glass windows, and an "authentic Mexican patio with ...

Nigeria First Bank CEO Highlights Nigerias Investment Opportunities At World Economic Forum

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:12:21 -0400

The FirstBank of Nigeria impressed delegates at the recently concluded World Economic Forum in Cape Town, South Africa about opportunities for Foreign Direct Investment in Nigeria, reports Adeola ...

Iraq bombs kill scores as violence spreads

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:09:57 -0400

At least 70 people have been killed in a wave of car bombs in Iraq, raising concerns the country may slip back into civil war. NBC's Annabel Roberts and Richard O'Kelly ...

Flight recorders from crashed U.S. military plane found in Kyrgyzstan

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:09:33 -0400

Searchers found flight recorders from a U.S. military plane that crashed in Kyrgyzstan in early May, Kyrgyz's Transport and Communication Ministry said Monday. A ministry spokesman said the recorders were found in debris at the crash site and turned over to U.S. officials for analysis, RIA Novosti reported. The Boeing KC-135 refueling tanker with a three-member crew crashed into a gorge ...

Hamdan bin Rashid opens International Design and Offices Exhibitions

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:06:36 -0400

WAM DUBAI, May 20th, 2013 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance, in the presence of Humaid bin Mohammed Obaid Al Qattami , Minister of Education, has opened the INDEX International Design Exhibition 2013 and The Office Exhibition at the Dubai World Trade Centre which runs until 23rd May. The two Exhibitions which come together for ...

19 Indian state officials face corruption charges

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:04:33 -0400

LUCKNOW, India (AP) -- An Indian state official is recommending that 19 people be charged with misappropriating millions of dollars in the construction of monuments honoring dalits, the lowest Hindu ...

German FM criticizes remarks by Hungarian PM

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:04:33 -0400

BERLIN (AP) -- Tensions between Germany and Hungary have flared over remarks by the two countries' leaders, including references to Hitler's occupation of the eastern European country in 1944 and an irritated German government response condemning Hungary's allusion to the Nazi era as "deplorable derailment" on ...

Relocation tempts international organisations

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:40:30 -0400

A number of countries are ready to pay a high price to entice international organisations to move away from Geneva. Hosting a branch of the United Nations or other major organisations offers prestige and generates a lot of ...

51 die in 2 South Sudan clashes army retakes town

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:39:53 -0400

JUBA, South Sudan -; Twenty-four people died in a battle between South Sudan's military and rebel fighters the government believes to be supported by neighboring Sudan, while a tribe-on-tribe cattle-raiding attack elsewhere in the country killed 27 people, officials said ...

UAE construction giant faces rare labor strike

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:39:50 -0400

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -; United Arab Emirates-based construction company Arabtec says it's working to resolve a rare strike by laborers seeking higher ...

Car bombs kill at least eight in Russias Dagestan

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:36:38 -0400

By Steve Gutterman, Reuters MAKHACHKALA, Russia - Two car bombs exploded in Dagestan on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding about 20 others, investigators said, one of the deadliest attacks this year in a region plagued with violence linked to an Islamist insurgency.The blasts occurred in swift succession outside the headquarters of the court bailiffs' service in the ...

Vendor dies after setting self on fire

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:34:28 -0400

A street vendor died in Saudi Arabia after setting himself on fire in protest at having his goods confiscated by police, human rights activists reported on ...

Met gagged Leveson evidence over police leaks to News of the World

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:33:42 -0400

Scotland Yard: it has been claimed the Met gagged the Leveson inquiry from revealing evidence about police leaks to the News of the World. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ...

Tumblr a big blank canvas in the world wide web

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:33:38 -0400

Meaning a Tumblr page is a big blank canvas. Users can post pictures, songs, links, videos or even the good old-fashioned written word. A page can be a platform for anything and everything its users find online and want to share. Or they can dedicate their blog to documenting a single, and often very silly, ...

Israel backs Kerry peace moves despite internal debate

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:31:42 -0400

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks as he welcomes Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a luncheon at the State Department May 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty ...

Will U.S. Designate Egypt Pakistan Iraq and Nigeria As Religious Freedom Violators

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:30:53 -0400

Pakistani Christians protest against the country's blasphemy laws and violence targeting their minority community. An independent U.S. watchdog has urged the executive branch every year since 2002 to designate Pakistan as a "country of particular concern" over religious freedom violations. (AP Photo) (CNSNews.com) - As the State Department prepares to release its annual report on ...

Li Sino-India cooperation a blessing for the world

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:30:48 -0400

/enpproperty--> Chinese Premier Li Keqiang saidChina and India have agreed to regard each other as an opportunity for development. Li made the statement during a press conference in India. He said the cooperation between China and India can drive the world economy, and the deepening bilateral ties are "a fortune for Asia and a blessing for the world." China and India did not dodge ...

Christians Around the World Unite for Global Day of Prayer 2013

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:30:47 -0400

Christians around the globe gathered on Pentecost Sunday in stadiums, auditoriums, churches, homes, and some in secret places, to pray for the healing and blessing of their nations and the ...

Chinese Dream belongs to the world

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:30:40 -0400

Former French Premier Jean-Pierre Raffarin compared the Chinese Dream to a vision that encapsulates a society in harmony and development, basically the mainstream view of the dream, says an article in People's Daily (excerpts ...

RPT-Fitch expects to rate World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2013-A presale issued

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:29:10 -0400

Mon May 20, 2013 9:29am EDT May 20 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings expects to assign the following ratings to World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2013-A: --$245,000,000 class A-1 notes ...

Dubais Damac begins work on first Iraq project

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:28:50 -0400

Dubai-based property developer Damac Properties has begun construction on its first residential complex in Iraq, several years after it first announced its intention to expand into the Middle East ...

Bank of London and The Middle East opens first overseas representative office in Dubai

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:28:42 -0400

Bank of London and The Middle East (BLME), the largest Islamic Bank in Europe, announced the opening of its representative office in the Dubai International Financial Centre ...

Crime at sea The worlds most pirate-infested waters

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:25:32 -0400

Where are the most pirate-infested waters in the world? CNBC gives the rundown. Like the Caribbean of old, the waters near Somalia used to be the most heavily pirated in the world. Now there's a new king of the pirates that's quickly become a headache for governments, shipping companies, cruise lines, energy firms, global conglomerates ...

Yahoo buys Tumblr blogging site for $1.1B

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

Yahoo announced Monday that it will pay $1.1B cash to purchase Tumblr, a blogging service that says it has massed more than 50 billion posts from 108 million blogs. (Fred ...

Iraq attacks kill at least 70 in Shia Sunni areas

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:23:54 -0400

Civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in the Kamaliyah neighbourhood, a predominantly Shia area of eastern Baghdad, on Monday, among a wave of car bombings and other attacks across Baghdad in recent days. (Hadi Mizban/Associated ...

Hot summer spells trouble for Syrian refugees

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:22:47 -0400

The onset of a hot summer may spell trouble for the estimated 1.5 million Syrians living as refugees, international agency Oxfam warned Monday. Oxfam said it expected temperatures in the Middle East to reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the coming weeks. Regional Oxfam coordinator Rick Bauer said that will strain the capacity of humanitarian agencies working to address those people displaced by ...

Egyptian army boosts forces in Sinai after kidnapping

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:22:37 -0400

View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Egyptian policemen shout slogans from the gates of the main Egyptian crossing point into the Gaza Strip, which has been closed for the third day, in Rafah city, about 350 km (217 miles) ...

Severe weather predicted for Midwest and Plains

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:21:33 -0400

>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. (CNN) -- A rash of tornadoes wreaked havoc in Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and Monday, destroying homes and tossing trees around like toothpicks. But the destructive weather isn't ...

Dothan museum hosts exhibit of World War II images

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

The exhibit, "Memories of World War II Photographs from the Archives of The Associated Press," will be on display at the Wiregrass Museum in Dothan now through July ...

Pakistans MQM denounces Imran Khan in Karachi protest

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:19:08 -0400

1 of 2. Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician and chairman of political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), addresses his supporters after his visit to the mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, founder and first governor-general of Pakistan, during an election campaign in Karachi May 7, ...

Wave of violent attacks kills at least 57 in Iraq

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:16:00 -0400

BAGHDAD – A string of car bombs and shootings killed at least 57 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting in the country. The attacks, some of which hit market places and crowded bus stops during the morning rush hour, pushed the death toll in Iraq since Wednesday to more than 200. The bloodshed ...

Five dead in Israeli bank robbery

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:15:18 -0400

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A bank robbery in Israel on Monday ended with the deaths of five people, including one of the holdup men who apparently shot and killed himself when police launched a raid to free ...

Accused American spy in Russia What was he really doing there

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:13:57 -0400

Russia shows accused U.S. spy heading home But there are still many questions about what he was really doing there. Five days after Russia ordered him to ...

Video American accused of spying leaves Russia

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:13:57 -0400

American Ryan Fogle, who was arrested in Russia on charges of spying for the U.S., was spotted at the Moscow airport. He is believed to be headed home. CBS News' Margaret Brennan ...

Bungled bank heist in Israel leaves gunman 4 more dead

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:13:51 -0400

Israeli security and rescue forces gather following a bank robbery that escalated into a hostage situation in the Israeli city of Beersheba on May 20, 2013. Four people were killed and three others wounded in a botched bank heist in southern Israel which ended when a robber who had held a hostage shot himself dead, police ...

Watch O.J. Excited for Law School Speaking Tour Plans

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:12:11 -0400

O.J. Simpson could learn as early as today whether he'll get an opportunity for a new trial and a chance of getting out of prison early. Abc's neal karlinsky has that story for us. Reporter: ...

Watch Will Jodi Arias Plead for Her Life

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:12:11 -0400

Right now, we begin with the LATEST IN THE JODI ARIAS TRIAL.44TáRj SET To speak to the jury today in a final plea for our life. And ryan owens will be in the phoenix courtroom lik he has ...

Man Rides Ferris Wheel for 48 hours

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:12:09 -0400

A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite. Clinton Shepherd spent 48 hours, 8 minutes and 25 seconds riding Navy Pier's Ferris wheel over the weekend. Shepherd is park operations manager at Navy Pier. He calls it "a very ...

Watch Cops Kill Hofstra Student in Home Invasion Standoff

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:12:08 -0400

Now, to a home invasion nightmare at hofstra university. Police trying to save a student who had a gun pointed at her head by masked intruder. An officer, making a split-second decision and ...

Watch $590 Million Powerball Ticket Sold in Florida

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:12:07 -0400

Now, to the latest on that winning ticket. Almost $600 million, the largest jackpot in powerball history. Will the lucky winner come forward today? Abc's steve osunsami is at the florida ...