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

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

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

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

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

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

Two civilians among 13 dead in Pakistan car bomb

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

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

Kerry holds talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials

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

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

Meeting of Syrian opposition leaders begins in Istanbul

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

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

Former England skipper Illingworth says Fiery Fred Trueman better than Anderson

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

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

Taliban influence in Afghanistan to grow Russian agency

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

South Sudans President Says Never to ICC

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

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

Syrias Civil War Fuels Violence in Iraq

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

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

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

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

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

Pakistani umpire Rauf withdrawn from Champions Trophy

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

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

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

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

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

Leona Lewis heart-broken after first breakup

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

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

Tamara Ecclestone opens up about relationship with new beau

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

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

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

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

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

ICC launches Champions Trophy website

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

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

Singapores exports continue to fall

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

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

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

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

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

Cheruiyot to miss World championships for pregnancy

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

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

Pakistan one of worlds most negative nations Poll

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

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

Iran upgrading nuclear program IAEA

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

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

Gisele Bundchen crowned most powerful model in world

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

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

Kazakhstan defeat India in volleyball tourney

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

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

Finance head Carrion to run for IOC president

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

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

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

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

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

European leaders hold summit on tax evasion

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

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

Asia stock markets edge up after big sell-off

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:54:07 -0400

Asian stock markets staged a mild recovery Friday, a day after being routed by unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing and fears the Federal Reserve will start withdrawing its monetary ...

Analysts expect nothing much new from Kerrys Middle East tour

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

The United States Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Israel on Thursday as part of his efforts to restart the peace process, but analysts expect "nothing much new" from his tour and caution the public to lower expectations. It is Kerry's fourth visit to Israel since assuming his post in January. In addition to visiting Israel and Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Kerry ...

World Economic Forum to kick off a Dead Sea Jordan on Friday

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

The World Economic Forum is set to kick off at the Dead Sea, Jordan, on Friday. Image courtesy of WEF. World leaders including King Abdullah of Jordan, the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry are set to attend this ...

UN investigator seeks world moratorium on killer robots

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:48:21 -0400

United States A United Nations human rights investigator has called on all countries to declare a moratorium to prevent so-called "killer robots" being deployed on the battlefield.Christof Heyns, the UN special rapporteur on executions, says unmanned robotic weapons systems with varying degrees of autonomy and deadliness are being tested or used by the United States, Britain and ...

China demand for coal stokes world market

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

A coal factory in Anhui province. The United States will pursue opportunities to increase coal exports to China, says Platts' Coal Trader International. Provided to China ...

Stage boss My fears for Jackson

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:45:13 -0400

A stage manager who worked on Michael Jackson's ill-fated This Is It concert warned an AEG executive days before the star's death that the megastar was in physical and mental decline and needed help, according to an email shown to ...

Bridge collapse on Washington interstate drops cars into water

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:44:13 -0400

The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water. Trooper Mark Francis said the four-lane bridge collapsed about 7 p.m. PT, closing all northbound and southbound lanes between Burlington and Mount ...

Freeway bridge collapses in Washington state

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:44:01 -0400

Part of a freeway bridge over the Skagit River in Washington state collapsed on Thursday, sending vehicles falling into the water below, an emergency dispatcher said. Washington State Patrol dispatcher A.J. Cooper could give no further details and said she did not know if people were in the water under the portion of Interstate 5 that collapsed over the ...

Cruel twist for murdered soldier

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:37:56 -0400

MURDERED soldier Lee Rigby's girlfriend was flying back to the UK from serving in the Afghanistan warzone, after the 25-year-old was hacked to death on the streets of ...

SXM first Caribbean airport to receive International Transport Award

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

Simpson Bay, St. Maarten - Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) became the first Caribbean airport to receive the International Transport Award given by the Global Trade Leaders' Club (GTLC) since the award was established 15 years ago. It was also the only airport to receive the award this year out of a total of 15 awardees. Receiving the award on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Madrid, ...

I-5 Bridge Collapse Sends Cars People Into Water

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:31:00 -0400

A portion of the Interstate 5 freeway over the Skagit River in Skagit County, Wash., collapsed May 23, 2013, sending cars and people into the water, authorities ...

I-5 Bridge Partially Collapses in Wash.

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:31:00 -0400

An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said. The four-lane bridge over the Skagit River collapsed about 7 p.m., Trooper Mark Francis said. There was no immediate estimate of how many people were in the water or whether there were any injuries or deaths, he said. It also was not ...

Chinese media North Korea envoy offers talks

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:19:37 -0400

BEIJING (AP) -- A North Korean envoy, on the second day of his fence-mending visit to ally China, heeded Beijing's wishes by offering to renew nuclear disarmament talks, Chinese state media ...

Stockholm riots continue for a fifth night

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:57:07 -0400

At least nine cars, twoschools and a police station were set ablaze as riots swept through Stockholm's immigrant-dominated suburbs early Friday for the fifth straight night, police and firefighters ...

John F Kennedy was a fan of Hitler and Nazi Germany diaries reveal

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:51:25 -0400

John F Kennedy openly admired Nazi Germany when he toured the country as a young man, according to a new book marking the 50th anniversary of his historic 1963 visit to Cold War West ...

Cheaper Store-Brand Sunscreens Offer Better Protection

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:35:14 -0400

Image credit: Getty Images You might think that a costly sunblock would be better at blocking UVA and UVB rays than a store brand at, say, Walgreens. However, according to Consumer Reports’ annual ...

UQ researchers produce worldsfirst transgenic sweet sorghu...

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:24:21 -0400

Dr Anshu Raghuwanshi, a Research Fellow in UQ's School of Biological Sciences, said sorghum had advantages as a biofuel crop, but until now, tissue culture steps in the gene transfer process had proven difficult, despite international efforts in recent years. Dr Raghuwanshi leads a research team that developed the gene transfer system for sweet sorghum, within an industry-collaborative ...

Extremists claim responsibility for Niger attacks

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:23:19 -0400

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) -- Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing 26 people and injuring 30, according to officials in Niger and France. A surviving attacker took a group of soldiers hostage, and authorities were attempting to negotiate their ...

Thailand lands more international visitors

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:02:03 -0400

Thailand has welcomed 19.04 percent more international arrivals during January and April this year, compared to the same period last year. According to Ministry of Tourism and Sports data, up to 8.841 million trips were registered into the country during the first four months of the year, up from 7,427 million in 2012. Delivering the highest number of growth, Chinese arrivals increased by ...

Anorexia nervosa sufferers to take part in worlds largest study to find genetic links

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:57:11 -0400

Brisbane 4000 Australian researchers are recruiting thousands of anorexia nervosa sufferers to try to find the genes behind the disorder.Anorexia is a clinical eating disorder that affects one in every 100 adolescent girls.But it is also increasingly being diagnosed in middle-aged women and men.The Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) will work with scientists from the US and ...

Life-or-death retrial for Arias

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:54:00 -0400

24 May 2013 The judge in a murder trial that riveted Americans with its details of sex and violence has declared a mistrial in the life-or-death penalty phase after the jury said it could not reach a ...

Police probe Manson disciple tapes

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:53:59 -0400

Texas ruled in March that Charles "Tex" Watson waived his right to lawyer-client privilege when he allowed his lawyer to sell the eight cassette tapes to an author nearly 40 years ago for a book on his life.The tapes, which were converted to electronic audio files, are being reviewed to determine whether there is evidence that could resolve unsolved murders.Watson, who sought to prevent ...

UN anger at throw out case plea

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:53:58 -0400

Kenya 's argument that it should be allowed to work out its own problems, and that the ICC was obsessed with bringing cases against African rulers and politicians."We have asked that these proceedings be terminated as soon as possible," Macharia Kamau, Kenya's UN ambassador, said. "Clearly they need to end because they are not consistent with peace and justice in our ...

Arrest warrant for dead rapper

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:53:57 -0400

burial site and sparse obituary information has led to talk in hip-hop circles that rapper Tim Dog, who owes thousands of dollars to women he was convicted of swindling, faked his own ...

Scouts to admit gay youngsters

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:53:56 -0400

Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has thrown open its ranks to gay Scouts but not gay adult Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organisation and lead to mass ...

We are the champions but we Germans need Europe as much as Europe needs us

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:53:54 -0400

Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund players celebrate on the last occasions they won the Uefa Champions League in 2001 and 1997 respectively. Photographs: ...

Swiss Banking Secrecy Under Pressure From Europe

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:52:11 -0400

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World village festival begins Saturday

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:48:25 -0400

The annual World Village Festival is going to begin on Saturday in the Kaisaniemi Park and at the Railway Square in the capital. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs will participate in the festival with their own stand, called the Kankkula well, said a government press release. The Finnish expression, something "goes into the Kankkula well", means that something goes down the drain, ...

Video 523 Obama The war on terror like all wars must end baby born as tornado struck

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:40:03 -0400

Warning of the danger of keeping America on a "perpetual wartime footing," President Obama called for an end to the war on terror; and, With a tornado and a baby on the way, doctors and nurses at the Moore Medical Center really had to ...

US Tourists Stranded on Iceberg

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:37:48 -0400

Icelandic newspaper reported . Four people were rescued from Fjallsrln glacial lagoon. They had set up a table and chairs with plans for dinner when a gust of wind pushed the ice from the land. They were stranded about 30 feet from shore. One of the diners managed to jump to shore before the ice drifted too far and call for ...

Watch Windy City Twins

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:37:48 -0400

Whatever the number it is, bear it in mind as we show you what we found today at a middle school outside of chicago. The beckers, thomass, the pickets, ramsees, the murks. In total, 24 sets of twins all in the fifth grade in wil met, illinois. Hello, world news! Reporter: As you may have noticed, most are fratternal. There are two sets of identical twins, though. But these stories starts with ...

Facebook delays Home in Europe wants a stronger First impression

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:03:15 -0400

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

Li kicks off first Europe trip

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:02:33 -0400

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who is on the first stop of his debut visit to Europe since taking office in March, flew in to Zurich late on ...

US Senate approves first India-born senior judge

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:02:26 -0400

The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved Srikanth Srinivasan as the most senior US judge of South Asian descent, amid speculation that he may one day be tapped for the Supreme ...

Final meat labeling regulations rekindle international debate

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:02:24 -0400

TIM HEARDEN Capital PressThe U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized its revised mandatory meat-labeling rule May 23, reigniting an international debate that could complicate American trade relations with Canada and Mexico.The final rule modifies the labeling provisions for muscle cuts of beef, pork and other meats to include information about where animals were born, raised and slaughtered, and ...

All Black lock Ali Williams retires from international rugby after 10 years

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:00:24 -0400

New Zealand New Zealand's second highest-capped lock Ali Williams has announced his retirement from international rugby.The 32-year-old had played 77 Tests for the world champion All Blacks in his 10-year international career. Ian Jones played 79 Tests for the national side."Guys, I just want to let you know first that I'm retiring from international rugby. I'm hanging up ...

John Kerry reaches out in effort to restart Middle East peace talks

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:34 -0400

US secretary of state John Kerry greets workers as he visits a restaurant in the West Bank city of Ramallah yesterday. Photograph: Jim ...

New handicapped icon draws praise and criticism

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:55:16 -0400

A revamped version of the familiar blue-and-white "handicapped"iconwill soon be rolling out across parking signs, bathroom doors and accessible entryramps in New York City, thanks to a group of activists who say the traditionallogo portrays them as limited, helpless and inaccurately ...

World Briefing | Middle East Iraq Seven Soldiers Die in Two Attacks

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:48:32 -0400

Iraq on Thursday, officials said. Militants attacked an army checkpoint in the town of Taji, killing four soldiers and wounding four others, two police officers said. Another group of militants exchanged fire with military forces and pro-government Sunni militia in the western village of Karma, two other police officers said. Three soldiers were killed and 18 were wounded, including 7 Sunni ...

The oddly calm scene

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:47:33 -0400

>Are you from the area affected, or London in general? What is your reaction to the incident? Send us your images, video and experiences. London (CNN) -- Why did Lee Rigby have to die?That's what people around Britain -- its officials, its authorities, its citizens -- asked themselves Thursday, a day after the soldier was hit with a car, then hacked to death on a London street in broad ...

Are These the Best Houses In The World

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:46:14 -0400

A white box covered in Teflon-coated fiberglass fabric in the Netherlands. A Cor-Ten-clad volume cantilevering over a glass shop in Pittsburgh. A house in Tokyo composed solely of glass and small platforms of white steel. A raised concrete box in West Africa designed by two German artists. A seven-story concrete tower serving as a house and office for Chilean architects. These are a handful of ...

Repatriating detainees to Yemen key to closing Guantanamo

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:45:24 -0400

The interior of an unoccupied communal cellblock is seen at Camp VI, a prison used to house detainees at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay March 5, ...

Worlds most famous office building launches annual photo contest

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:44:35 -0400

NEW YORK, NY - Today, the Empire State Building (ESB) launched its annual "My Empire State Building" photo contest, offering photographers of all levels the opportunity to submit images of the iconic landmark through their original and creative lens. By visiting the Empire State Building's Facebook page ...

Angry Pakistanis fight to end U.S. drone strikes

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:43:33 -0400

(CBS News) ISLAMABAD - More deaths from U.S. drone strikes are happening in Pakistan than in any other country. The figures can't be reliable, but it is estimated that since 2004, as many as 2,700 militants have died in drone strikes. Estimates of civilian deaths range from 250 to ...

Survivor of Bangladesh factory collapse speaks out

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:43:31 -0400

(CBS News) DHAKA, Bangladesh -- When she was 11 years old, Tahmina Akhter Sadia went to work in a garment factory. Four years later, she's her family's breadwinner -- and a survivor of one of the worst industrial accidents in ...

Watch Severe Weather Forecast

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:41:17 -0400

There is severe weather moving across america as he head into this memorial day weekend. Hail and severe storms in the east. Families hoping for a get away are in for a soggy slug. Reporter: ...

Watch Residents of Moore Okla. Gather to Pay Their Respects

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:41:16 -0400

In moore am cl, the first funerals for the people killed by the ef-5 tornado, some teachers returned to the scene of so much horror, three days after that direct hit twister outbreak. Abc's ...

Teen Wins Doodle 4 Google Contest

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:41:14 -0400

Doodle 4 Google contest on Wednesday, where students grades K-12 from all over the country submit their artwork to the competition, hoping to see their masterpiece intertwined ...

Weiners Rough First Campaign Day

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:41:13 -0400

May 23, 2013 6:38pm Anthony Weiner’s nascent mayoral campaign is off to a rough start. Weiner made his candidacy for mayor of New York official in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, and since then there’s no indication that the process is going particularly well. The former rising star in the Democratic Party can’t shake the scandal that forced him to resign from Congress, ...

Ahmadinejad Iran backs restoration of security in Iraq

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:32:08 -0400

Ahmadinejad: Iran backs restoration of security in Iraq Iraq-Iran, Politics, 8/26/2011 Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday that the Iran fully backs restoration of security and progress in Iraq, in a meeting with visiting Iraqi deputy chairman of Iraqi Kurdistan administration Nechirvan Barzani. IRNA reported saying "Given historical and cultural affinities ...

Will New Yorkers want a Mayor Weiner

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:29:59 -0400

>Editor's note: Errol Louis is the host of "Inside City Hall," a nightly political show on NY1, a New York City all-news channel.(CNN) -- Anthony Weiner's long-anticipated official announcement that he's running for mayor of New York City began with a slight glitch this week: A video announcing his candidacy was posted on YouTube in the middle of the night, then yanked off the site -- and ...

Belmoktar claims responsibility for Niger attack

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:29:55 -0400

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) -- International terrorist Moktar Belmoktar, whose group led the January attack on the Ain Amenas gas plant in Algeria, has announced that his fighters took part in Thursday's attack on a French-operated uranium mine in ...

World Briefing | Africa Congo U.N. Leader on Peace Mission

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:24:01 -0400

The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, arriving just hours after a rebel group halted fighting to allow his visit to proceed, said Thursday that security must go hand in hand with development in the Democratic Republic of ...

World Briefing | Europe Ukraine Gay Pride Rally Banned

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:20:58 -0400

A Ukrainian court on Thursday banned what would have been ...

World Briefing | Asia India Power Failures Set Off Protests

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:20:00 -0400

A blistering heat wave has swept across most parts of north and western India, causing widespread electricity cuts and leading residents to protest and even attack power company officials and property. In the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, enraged citizens in Bahraich set fire to a power station, and in Gorakhpur residents held power employees captive for more than 18 hours. The police said ...

Eight Swimmers Set to Represent Israel at World Championships

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:01:22 -0400

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 23. THE Israel swimming foundation announced this week that seven men and one woman will represent the country at the FINA world championships this summer in Barcelona, Spain.College swimming fans will recognize the names of three of the swimmers on the roster. Guy Barnea (UC-Berkeley), Gal Nevo (Georgia Tech) and Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or (Arizona) have each represented their ...

Canada disapproves new meat labeling rules

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:00:45 -0400

TORONTO -; Canada said Thursday that it is considering retaliatory measures against the United States in a dispute over meat-labeling rules that Ottawa and the World Trade Organization consider ...

St. Louis kids get chance of a lifetime during international soccer match

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:56:25 -0400

FENTON, Mo. (KSDK) - St. Louis soccer fans come in all shapes and sizes. But it's up to a tiny group of the littlest ones to help keep the ball in play at Busch Stadium Thursday night. "It's been a dream come true for me," explained Lucas Hummel, 11, a rising sixth grader at Rockwood South Middle School. He's been playing soccer since he was just ...

Hidden Europe The other side of Paris

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:54:40 -0400

Those looking to depart from convention in Paris usually head for the Left Bank. No one goes to Avenue des Champs-Elyses, on the Right Bank, looking for revolution. But, cast back 100 years ago this week, and the Thtre des Champs-Elyses was the venuefor some radical departures from choreographic ...

New Ford Campaign Counts On UEFA Soccer To Reach Europe

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:53:29 -0400

European advertising campaign this weekend tied to the "Super Bowl" of the continent's favorite sport, soccer. Ford of Europe is leveraging the hugely popular 2013 UEFA Champions League Final football match on Saturday to begin ...

US Boy Scouts to allow gay youths not leaders

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:50:23 -0400

The Boy Scouts of America said Thursday it will allow openly gay youths to join the organisation but maintain a ban on gay adult leaders, after a vote at its annual meeting in ...

IRS suspends division chief after agency scandal

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:50:22 -0400

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) placed the head of its tax-exempt organisations division Lois Lerner on administrative leave, according to an IRS statement Thursday, after she refused to testify about a scandal at the tax ...

US Atlantic braces for active hurricane season

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:50:21 -0400

The United States is gearing up for more Atlantic hurricanes than usual this year, triggered by warmer water temperatures than average, US forecasters said ...

Van Gaal rejects Dutch World Cup hopes

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:46:18 -0400

Dutch name strong squad The 61-year-old even conceded that he could "count eight teams" who had a better shot at glory than the OranjeThe Netherlands currently lead Group D in Europe qualification with 18 points and can book their ticket to Brazil with a win against Estonia on June 9.But despite dreaming of hoisting the World Cup next year, Van Gaal said his thoughts remained ...

U.S. drone strike estimates exceed 3300 deaths

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:43:52 -0400

U.S. drone attacks have focused on Pakistan, peaking at an estimated 122 in 2010, though only 12 are believed to have occurred so far this year. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/Associated ...

Boy Scouts Vote to End Ban on Gay Scouts

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:29:57 -0400

The Boy Scouts of America today voted to lift its longtime ban on admitting gay Scouts but will continue to exclude openly gay adults from leadership roles. The vote by its 1,400 national membership came as no surprise to gay rights advocates, who hailed it as a first step to ending discriminatory practices in the 103-year-old organization. The ruling by secret ballot at a national ...

JoAnna Garcia and Nick Swisher Reveal Daughters Name

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:29:56 -0400

welcomed their daughter into the world, and now, they’re revealing her name: Emerson Jay Swisher. ';We are overjoyed, blessed and so full of love that our daughter Emme has finally arrived,'; the ';Reba'; actress and her husband, an outfielder for the Cleveland Indians, told ABC News in a statement. ';She is healthy, beautiful and vibrant. It’s the ...

Space Station captures dramatic image of erupting Alaska volcano

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:24:31 -0400

NASA released a dramatic and revealing image of an erupting Alaskan volcano Thursday taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The photograph is of the Pavlof Volcano, located in the Aleutian Arc about 625 miles southwest of Anchorage, the space agency said. The oblique perspective of the photo taken from the ISS when it was about 475 miles south-southeast of the volcano ...

Europe unwilling to fund USAs global defense ambition

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:18:06 -0400

In the past few years, the U.S., the NATO leader, has raised the question of the need for Europe to increase defense spending. Does Europe need to worry that much about its own security? NATO made the most recent attempt to exert pressure on the Europeans on May 6. How will European leaders ...

The act of the unconditional capitulation of Germany was signed in a suburb of Berlin on May 8 1945. The Second World War ended. Most Europeans had very little idea of what the post-war world will look like. Washington was preparing to take on a le

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:18:03 -0400

The act of the unconditional capitulation of Germany was signed in a suburb of Berlin on May 8, 1945. The Second World War ended. The Third Reich collapsed under the onslaught of the Soviet Army and Anglo-American troops that were advancing from both the East and the West. Italians, French, Germans, Poles and Belgians were celebrating the victory over fascism. Most Europeans had very little ...

Teacher confronted terrorists

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:03:05 -0400

>Were you there? Send us your photos, videos(CNN) -- Wednesday afternoon, former teacher Ingrid Loyau-Kennett was just a passenger on a bus passing through southeast London. Thursday she was being hailed as one incredibly brave woman who confronted a man seconds after he hacked a British soldier to death in broad daylight. READ MORE: Cameron condemns brutal hacking death, says Britain stands ...

Teacher confronted terrorists

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:03:05 -0400

Teacher confronted terrorists

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:03:05 -0400

Teacher confronted terrorists

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US Forecasters Predict Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:53:01 -0400

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday there is a 70 percent chance that 13 to 20 named storms will form in the Atlantic Ocean this season. It says as many as 11 of them could strengthen into hurricanes -- storms with winds of 119 kilometers per hour or higher. The forecasters say they cannot predict if any of those storms will strike land. NOAA says warmer than ...

Brazilian police arrest 9 for abusing Indian girls

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:52:33 -0400

Brazil's Federal Police said on Thursday that nine people have been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing Indians girls in the northern state of ...

Japan to host world conference on disaster risk reduction next year - UN

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:51:32 -0400

Print 23 May 2013 &#150 Japan will host the world conference slated to be held next year at which countries will adopt the successor to the current global blueprint for disaster risk reduction efforts, it was announced today at a United Nation forum on the issue that wrapped up in Geneva. The 10-year Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) came out of the world conference held in Kobe, Hyogo, ...

UN official encourages Kyrgyzstan to tackle causes of 2010 inter-communal violence

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:51:25 -0400

Print 23 May 2013 &#150 A senior United Nations official has encouraged Kyrgyzstan’s efforts to address the causes of the inter-communal violence that erupted in 2010, while stressing that they must be fully in line with human rights standards. Hundreds of people were left dead or injured by the clashes that began in June 2010 between ethnic Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks. The violence also ...

Mysterious War World II Medals turn up in Goodwill store

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:49:09 -0400

Ron Scanlon thought the shadow box sitting in a bin at a Chesterfield Goodwill store appeared a little unusual, so he took a closer look.He saw a picture of a smiling Marine surrounded by gold medals taped to a red velvet liner.One of the medals was in the shape of a star.A tattered scrap of paper told the story.The medals and picture, which were discovered Wednesday, belonged to Marine Sgt. ...

ECBs Draghi Imperative to set up new bank body

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:48:39 -0400

FRANKFURT, Germany -; European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said it was "imperative" that Europe's leaders create a new agency with powers to restructure busted banks in order to help the region leave its economic and financial crisis behind it once and for ...

World Shares Slide Amid Weak Business Data

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:42:29 -0400

Global shares fell Thursday following the release of weak business data for China and Europe, combined with concerns that the US central bank might wind back its stimulus efforts. European shares posted the biggest falls, with the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 down 2 per cent at 304.33 points as the trading came to an end. This came after signs that the US Federal Reserve was considering ...

US stocks end slightly lower after Asia Europe rout

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:42:25 -0400

Trader Vincent Quinones, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading, Thursday, May 23, 2013. US stocks finished slightly lower Thursday, little-affected by a sharp selloff in Asian and European markets led by the 7.3 percent plunge of Japan’s Nikkei 225 index. AP PHOTO/RICHARD DREW NEW YORK--US stocks finished slightly lower Thursday, little-affected ...

Mideast peace a priority Hague

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:38:03 -0400

Peace between Israel and the Palestinians is a "priority," British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on a visit to the region on Thursday, warning that time was running out for a two-state ...

Star Wars Lego Model Is Worlds Largest

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:35:35 -0400

The unveiling of a massive Lego model in Times Square has brought new meaning to the saying that everything is bigger in New York City. The model of the Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter - the largest Lego model ever built - was given its public debut on Thursday. Made out of a whopping 5.3 million Lego pieces, the craft weighs in at nearly 46,000lbs and is 43 feet (13.1 metres) long. Its wingspan ...

Briton found hanged in French jail

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:32:32 -0400

Steele , 38, was found by prison guards hanging in his cell on Tuesday, four days after he was remanded in custody.Steele, who had lived near Paris for some years, was believed to be behind a scheme which took more than 1 million in loans from French banks.A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of the death of a British national in France on 21 May and we stand ready to provide ...

Solar-Powered Plane Breaks World Record for Distance

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:26:51 -0400

In today's business world, disruption is a constant force that never lets up. At the annual WIRED Business Conference: Disruptive by Design, we celebrate the creative power of bold new ideas and the people that make them happen. See the event ...

Boy Scouts vote to accept openly gay boys but retain ban on gay adults

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:23:00 -0400

GRAPEVINE, Texas -- The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts. Of the local Scout leaders voting at their annual meeting in Texas, more than 60 percent supported the proposal. Under the proposal drafted by the Scouts' governing board, gay adults will remain barred from serving as Scout leaders. ...

Linda Stone on Maintaining Focus in a Maddeningly Distractive World

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:22:31 -0400

a Q-and-A I did with Linda Stone, coiner of the term "continuous partial attention," on how to maintain sanity and focus in an insane and unfocused world. Here is the promised extended-play bonus version, beyond what we could work into two pages of the ...

IRS Lois Lerner Placed on Leave

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:17:58 -0400

Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself rather than testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform committee. Earlier today, Rep. Darrell Issa, the chairman of the committee, announced that he believes ...

Cop Shot in Evil Evan Manhunt Returning

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:17:58 -0400

27-year-old Montague County Sheriff's Deputy James Boyd was gunned down during a routine road block on March 21 in Bowie, Texas. After months of recovery, Boyd plans to return to work on Sunday. "I'm ready to go back," Boyd told ABCNews.com today. "I'm kind of nervous about it but I know I can do the job, so I'm ready to go back to it." Boyd was ...

Obama Orders DOJ Review of Leaks

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:17:57 -0400

May 23, 2013 5:12pm President Obama is a little uneasy with the way journalists have been dragged into the Justice Department’s aggressive pursuit of national security leak investigations. In fact, he has ordered Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a 45-day review of the department’s guidelines on the issue. That bit of news was buried in the middle of the president’s ...

Pizza delivery to U.S. service members in Afghanistan dubbed largest

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:12:31 -0400

Mark Evans , a retired Air Force master sergeant and founder of nonprofit group Pizza 4 Patriots, said Guinness officials notified him that last summer's massive pizza delivery to U.S. service members in Kandahar, Bagram and Camp Bastion was officially the world's largest pizza delivery, ABC News reported Thursday. Evans said he is "completely pleased and overwhelmed" by the ...

Soil Atlas of Africa created to help farmers land managers

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:12:25 -0400

International experts say they've created a Soil Atlas of Africa to help farmers, land managers and policymakers understand soil's diversity and importance. Despite its importance, most people in Africa lack knowledge about soil, partly because most information tends to be limited to publications read only by scientists, said researchers at the at the land resource management unit of ...

Muslim hard-liners ID suspect in London attack

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:06:42 -0400

LONDON (AP) -- A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-liners said ...

African Progress Panel Urges Leaders to Exploit Resources

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:39:45 -0400

ADDIS ABABA -- As the African Union celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding, a group of respected leaders and activists led by former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is urging African leaders to maximize the continent’s natural resource potential. The African Progress Panel ...

Google Europe and How Antitrust Is Like Football

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:38:40 -0400

David Balto is a former policy director of the Federal Trade Commission, attorney-adviser to Chairman Robert Pitofsky, and antitrust lawyer at the U.S. Department of Justice. He has been a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and has worked with the International Center on Law and Economics, both of which receive funding from many organizations including Google. Mr. Balto has also ...

Syrian opposition scrambles to save credibility ahead of peace talks

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:37:54 -0400

Reuters © 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, 2013. REUTERS/Bulent ...

USA Prepares Regional War in the Middle East

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:33:45 -0400

Ottawa, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Hidden behind alleged peace talks between, the United States is preparing a regional war, denounced today the Canadian alternative publication Global Research. Using as background curtain the peace talks between the Syrian government and Western-backed "rebels", Secretary of State, John Kerry, met with US allies to prepare for region-wide war, says the ...

Cogstates cognitive tests to play key role in international Alzheimers study

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:31:06 -0400

(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) CogState's (ASX: CGS) computerised cognitive tests have been selected as part of the battery of cognition tests in a major global study investigating the early detection of Alzheimer's disease.The trial is being run by the international research partnership Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network out of the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network ...

Nasa chief views asteroid plan

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:28:22 -0400

23 May 2013 Nasa chief Charles Bolden has inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to ...

Grandmother trumped in court case

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:28:21 -0400

Donald Trump and against an 87-year-old grandmother who took him to court alleging that the star of the US version of The Apprentice cheated her in a skyscraper condominium ...

Obama tackles drones Guantanamo in reset of war on terror

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:24:13 -0400

President Barack Obama Thursday laid out new guidelines for drone strikes and launched a new bid to close Guantanamo Bay, warning that a "perpetual" US war on terror would be ...

Police make 2 new arrests in London soldier killing

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:24:10 -0400

British police investigating the brutal murder of a soldier by suspected Islamists in London said on Thursday they had arrested two alleged ...

Wellington to roll out red carpet for Worlds End

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:21:12 -0400

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost will be returning to Wellington. It's just been announced the duo, along with director Edgar Wright and actor Martin Freeman will be heading to the capital to celebrate the premiere of their new movie, The World's End in July. The World's End marks the much awaitedthird instalment of Edgar Wright's trilogy of comedies, following the successes ...

Airline with in-flight bar and Swarovki crystals named best in world

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:17:26 -0400

Virgin Atlantic, with its in-flight bar, designer-clad flight attendants and leather seats, has emerged as the favorite long-haul airline among readers of a luxury travel magazine published by The Daily Telegraph. Announced this week out of London, the carrier helmed by splashy billionaire ...

Meet the 23-ton X-Wing the worlds largest Lego model

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:14:44 -0400

There's big, then there's really big, and then there's colossal, which might be a good word to use when describing a near 46,000-pound Lego X-Wing that made a triumphant debut today in New York's Times Square. The full-size replica, about 42 times the size of the Lego "Star Wars" X-Wing (#9493) set available on store shelves, celebrates the debut of Cartoon ...

Child nearly drowns at International Drive hotel

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

International Drive hotel this afternoon.Emergency responders were called about 4: 05 p.m. to the Rosen Inn at Pointe Orlando at 9000 International Dr. in the city's tourist district after the Sheriff's Office received a call from the hotel's front desk.The child, whose name or sex was not released, was taken ...

U.S. Basketball Team Driven by International Talent

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:12:05 -0400

(Reuters) - The star-studded US national basketball team cannot afford to get complacent about being the sport's superpower given the pace of emerging talent around the globe, head coach Mike Krzyzewski said on Thursday. According to Krzyzewski, having the privilege of coaching teams that have boasted NBA All-Stars LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul ...

Stores shut schools close amid curfew by Rio drug dealers

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:08:09 -0400

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro ordered shops closed in one of its biggest slums early Thursday, defying efforts to restore order to the city's vast shantytowns and renewing safety concerns in Brazil as it prepares to host the World Cup and ...

Arab Spring Puts the Middle East in Bloody Whirlpool Says Patriarch

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:07:30 -0400

Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem said that the historical period referred to as the "Arab Spring" puts the Middle East in a "serious and bloody ...

International Institute for Peace through Tourism announces launch of Peace Tours Morocco

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:07:22 -0400

STOWE, Vermont; TORREMOLINOS, Spain & CASABLANCA, Morocco - The International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) is pleased to announce the launch of Peace Tours Morocco as its second "Legacy Project" commemorating the 25th anniversary since its first global conference, "Tourism - A Vital Force for Peace," held in Vancouver in 1988. Peace Tours Morocco is a ...

Watch Obama on Guantanamo Heckler Worth Paying Attention To

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:03:54 -0400

And given my administration's relentless pursuit of Al qaeda's leadership. There is no justification beyond politics for congress to prevent us from closing a facility. The mission should have never been open. Today it. -- need to to. About a dozen members you -- you -- has -- He might give us yeah. Hey why would you -- resident -- -- and wanted to sit around and ultimately. And me. You ...

Watch NJ Bars Accused of Serving Cheap Booze

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:03:53 -0400

An investigation is called operations. Will. 29 licensed bars and restaurants -- New Jersey tonight are accused of doing a switcheroo. Putting cheaper well drinks and premium liquor bottles ...

Jury sides with Donald Trump in condo contract dispute

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:58:32 -0400

The Trump International Hotel and Tower (L) and the Wrigley Building share the skyline on March 31, 2011 in Chicago. The building consists of two towers, completed in 1921 and 1924 and houses the headquarters of the William Wrigley Jr. Company. UPI/Brian ...

A look at weekend Thoroughbred racing

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:58:28 -0400

The Memorial Day weekend kicks off summer and, with no Triple Crown hopes to extend the spring, also kicks off a "second season" of racing. There are important turf races at Churchill Downs, Belmont Park, Hollywood Park and Arlington Park. Some of the nation's top steeds will be on display in the Grade I Met Mile at Belmont. Fillies and mares are in action from coast to coast and ...

Germany worlds most popular country

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:56:15 -0400

GERMANY is the most popular country in the world, despite well-publicised protests against its insistence on austerity measures within the European Union, an annual poll for the BBC World Service reveals. More than 26,000 people from around the world were asked to rate 16 countries on whether their global influence was "mainly positive" or "mainly negative". Some 59 per cent of ...

Obama Renews Pledge to Close Guantanamo Prison

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:25:02 -0400

In a speech addressing U.S. national security and counter-terrorism strategy, U.S. President Barack Obama announced additional steps to reaffirm his pledge to close the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He said Guantanamo "has become a symbol around the world for an America that flouts the rule of law." In a speech Thursday at the National Defense University in ...

Kenyan Cooperation with ICC Questioned

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:25:02 -0400

An April 2011 Combination picture shows Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta, who was finance minister, and William Ruto, former Higher Education Minister at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The ...

IMFs Lagarde questioned over French arbitration case

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:23:32 -0400

By Chine LabbPARIS (Reuters) - IMF chief Christine Lagarde was questioned in court by French magistrates on Thursday over her role in a 285-million-euro (242 million pounds) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy.Lagarde, in court the entire day, risks being placed under formal investigation when the hearing wraps up on Friday for her 2007 decision as ...

Streamlined News Japans World Team Racing Together This Weekend

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:21:12 -0400

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 23. MOST of the members of Japan's world championship swim team will race this weekend at the Japan Open in Kanagawa, one of the few meets the team will race in together before heading to Barcelona. On the men's side, Kosuke Hagino will be the busiest swimmer, scheduled to race in four events. He is slated to swim five individual events in the world ...

Clashes in Lebanon feed fear of Syria spillover

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:20:30 -0400

In this image from amateur video obtained by a group which calls itself Ugarit News, shows rebel fighters celebrating after purportedly capturing an army base in Nairab, northwestern Syria, Thursday, May 23, 2013. The video is consistent with independent AP reporting. Rebel fighters captured an army base late Wednesday, a rare victory after a series of battlefield setbacks, the Britain-based ...

Embattled Toronto mayor fires chief of staff

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:20:28 -0400

While the firing comes amid a scandal involving a video purportedly showing the mayor smoking crack cocaine, City Councillor Jaye Robinson said it had to do with football. Ford was fired as coach of a Catholic high school football team on ...

Far Above The World Chris Hadfields Awesome Bowie Cover From Space

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:12:34 -0400

I'm sure everyone's seen this and that, as usual, I'm the last person to pick up on a new cultural meme. (What's this 'Gangnam Style' thing anyway?). But if not, this video is totally awesome. At least for space cadets and Bowie fans like me. It's not too shabby a cover but he made it in space. IN SPACE. If I had $40m, I'd go to the International Space ...

Two more arrested over London soldier murder

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:09:40 -0400

British police investigating the brutal murder of a soldier by suspected Islamists in London said on Thursday they had arrested two alleged ...

IMF chief Lagarde in court in fraud probe

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:07:14 -0400

(AP Photo/Thibault Camus). IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, leaves her apartment building before appearing in French court, in Paris, Thursday, May 23, ...

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