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Deepening divisions with Putin over Syria to overshadow G8 meet

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:40:40 -0400

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland - The escalating civil war in Syria and the deepening divisions between the western powers and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war-torn country are to be the focus of the G8 summit that opened here Monday. Putin is likely to attack US President Barack Obama over his move to arm the rebels fighting the Assad regime. "The EU is convinced that we are at ...

US wants 'credible negotiations' with North Korea

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:53:57 -0400

WASHINGTON - The United States has said it wants "credible negotiations" with North Korea as Pyongyang in its latest offer has expressed desire to start "senior-level" talks with America on regional peace and easing tensions. President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart, Park Geun-hye, are said to have discussed the issue by telephone Sunday evening. They agreed to close ...

Czech premier quits after aide accused of power abuse

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:37:55 -0400

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas, once known as 'Mr Clean Hands' in a country troubled by corruption, was forced to resign after his chief of staff was accused of abusing the state security apparatus to spy on three people including the First Lady. The announcement threw the Czech Republic into political chaos. Necas will stay on as caretaker leader until a new ...

Britain snooped on foreign leaders at G20 summits

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:48:37 -0400

LONDON - Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who exposed secrets of the US intelligence, has disclosed that Britain's electronic intelligence agency spied on foreign politicians and officials who attended the London G20 summit in 2009, a news report said. The disclosures by The Guardian may cause diplomatic tension as they coincide with the latest G8 summit being hosted by London in Northern ...

Russian president denies charge of stealing Super Bowl ring

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:57:31 -0400

MOSCOW - Robert K. Kraft, an American business magnate and New England Patriots football team owner, has alleged that Vladimir Putin took away his Super Bowl ring in 2005, an accusation that has sparked a minor international controversy The Russian president however denied the allegation about the diamond-encrusted sporting prize that he says was gifted to him by the football team owner. ...

G8 condemns use of chemical weapons in Syria

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:30:02 -0400

G8 leaders Tuesday condemned any use of chemical weapons in Syria, and that they were deeply concerned by the growing threat from terrorism and extremism in the Middle East country. In a final communique issued after the annual G8 summit in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, the leaders called on all parties in the conflict to allow access to the UN investigating team, Xinhua reported. It said the ...

India signs loan agreement with World Bank for US$ 255 million for National AIDS Control Project-IV

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:40:02 -0400

An agreement for loan of US$ 255 million (equivalent) from World Bank for the "National AIDS Control Project (NACP-IV)" was signed here today between India and the World Bank. Nilaya Mitash, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance signed on behalf of the Government of India and Mr.Onno Ruhl, Country Director, World Bank (India) on behalf of the World Bank. ...

Europe will regret arming Syrian rebels says Assad

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:30:01 -0400

Embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned Europe that it will live to regret arming rebel factions in the Syrian conflict. The move to arm the rebels would lead to the "export" of terrorism to the continent, The Independent daily quoted the president as telling German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Assad rejected Western claims that his forces had deployed chemical ...

Sania-Liezel enter Eastbourne quarters

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:00:01 -0400

Indo-American pairing Sania Mirza and Liezel Huber defeated Croatian-British duo of Darija Jurak and Heather Watson to enter the quarterfinals of the women's doubles event at the Aegon International here Tuesday. The second seeds were not in their elements but managed to win their first round tie 7-6(4), 7-6(3) in one hour and 36 minutes on the grass courts of Devonshire Park. Sania-Liezel had ...

32 die in Iraq suicide bombing

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:50:02 -0400

At least 32 people were killed and over 50 injured in twin suicide bomb attacks at a mosque in the Iraqi capital, an interior ministry official said. The attacks occurred around midday at the al-Husseiniyah mosque in al-Qahira district, when two suicide bombers blew themselves up during prayers, Xinhua reported. The official said the two attackers first shot dead the guards of the mosque with ...

No corruption in Male airport deal says watchdog

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:30:01 -0400

The Maldives anti-corruption watchdog has ruled out any corruption in the deal to award the country's only operational international airport to Indian infrastructure giant GMR group, a media report said Tuesday. The $511 million project was abruptly cancelled by the Maldivian government in November 2012. The Anti-Corruption Commission's 61-page investigation report into alleged corruption in ...

UNESCO inscribes East Rennell of Solomon Islands on list of world heritage in danger

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:10:04 -0400

Beijing, June 18 (Xinhua-ANI): The world heritage site of East Rennell has been inscribed on the list of world heritage in danger due to logging that is affecting the ecosystem of the Solomon Islands' world heritage site, according to a UNESCO press statement on Tuesday. "The World Heritage Committee determined that logging is threatening the outstanding universal value of East Rennell, and ...

15 killed in Iraq suicide bombing

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:40:01 -0400

At least 15 people were killed and 30 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack at a Shia mosque in the Iraqi capital Tuesday, an interior ministry official said. The attack occurred around midday when a suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden vest among worshippers at the mosque in al-Qahira district, Xinhua reported. The toll of the attacks could rise, officials said. Ambulances, civilian ...

Colombian Poet wants to sell testicles for $20K to travel Europe

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:30:02 -0400

A Colombian poet is selling his testicles to pay for his upcoming European tour. Rafael Medina Brochero, 52, wants 20,000 dollars for his private parts - so he can travel the continent with his "Poetry for Peace in Colombia" show. Speaking to Caracol Radio, the Magdalena author, who's had 11 books published, said that he would hand over his balls to the first person that offered him the cash, ...

Long jumper Smith qualifies for World Championships

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:10:01 -0400

Bermudian long jumper Tyrone Smith has qualified for the World Athletics Championships in Moscow, leaping to a season's best 8.13 metres at a meet in Poland. Smith's jump saw him finish second at the 59th Janusz Kusocinski Memorial Meet in Szczecin, reports CMC. Smith, 28, a two-time Olympian, recently won at a meet in France, and placed fourth in the Czech Republic. He tweeted: "Just ...

New compound more effective at killing persistent and drug-resistant TB

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:30:02 -0400

An international team has identified a highly promising new anti-tuberculosis compound that attacks the tuberculosis (TB) bacterium in two different ways. The team was led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. "These findings represent an effort to help solve one of the major ...

Schalke signs midfielder Clemens

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:50:02 -0400

Germany Under-21 international Christian Clemens has joined Schalke till 2017. The 21-year-old former Cologne midfielder put pen-to-paper on a four-year deal following medical check-up, reports Xinhua. "Christian Clemens is an Under-21 player with enormous potential. We are pleased that we were able to bind a German talent for the long term. He is fast, has a strong shot and is offensively ...

Norwegian Elyounoussi joins Hoffenheim

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:50:02 -0400

Norwegian international of Moroccan descent Tarik Elyounoussi has moved from Rosenborg to Hoffenheim until 2017. The striker has scored 49 goals in 149 appearances in Norway since 2005. In 2013, he scored 12 goals in 22 games to lead the list of goalscorers in the Norwegian professional league, the Tippeligaen, reports Xinhua. The 25-year-old arrival is, since 2008, part of the Norway national ...

Corinthians await Tottenham bid for Paulinho

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:10:01 -0400

Corinthians says it is expecting English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur to make an offer for Brazil international midfielder Paulinho. The Brazilian club's deputy director Duilio Monteiro Alves said Monday that all offers for the 24-year-old would be considered during the European summer transfer window, reports Xinhua. "We know that Tottenham are interested but there is nothing official ...

Tabloid world awaits K-childs first pic

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:40:01 -0400

The race for getting the first photos of Kim Kardashian's child has began in the tabloid world. According to publishing industry insiders, the first photos of the child could come at a reasonable price to the publisher, who plays it smart, the New York Daily News reported. But an insider from the in the industry has revealed that West would never agree to sell the photos, but if he did, they'd ...

Squeaky clean Tokyo favourite host for 2020 Olympics say IOC sources

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:20:01 -0400

Tokyo is reportedly leading in the race for the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics, according to members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Japanese capital's emphasis on safety and security appears to be influencing the race for the 2020 Games by pitting its squeaky clean image against the turmoil and instability being witnessed in Istanbul and Madrid, The Japan Times ...

18 Ibero-American films to be screened in Shanghai

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:50:01 -0400

Ibero-American films will not compete in the Shanghai International Film Festival, or SIFF, but will be represented with 18 films in Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, Basque and Catalan, among the more than 300 selected for event. Latin presence will therefore show a sharp drop from 2012, up to now the biggest showing by the Ibero-American film industry, when it had two movies competing - Spain's ...

Big security data claims businesses unable to use power to ward off threats McAfee Study

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:40:04 -0400

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Outrage over online teaching of Quran to Brit students by banned JuD hardliners

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:40:03 -0400

Easy Qu'ran Memorizing, a website which aims at providing online Qu'ran lessons to students from Middle East, Europe and North America has the tutor with a track record of being a member of the political arm of a banned terrorist organization. Mian Shahzib, a hardcore Islamist and long-term follower of the UN proscribed Jammat-ud-Dawa (JuD) teaching Qu'ran to British pupils through his website ...

UN chief urges global efforts for drought desertification

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:00:01 -0400

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has called for a collective global action to build resilience and prepare for droughts, as well as to combat desertification (a type of land degradation). "Droughts are hard to avert, but their effects can be mitigated. Because they rarely observe national borders, they demand a collective response," reported Xinhua citing the UN chief in a message marking this ...

Palestinian refugee camps in Syria now theatres of war - UN agency chief

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:16:44 -0400

17 June 2013 150 Warning that the centrifugal force of the Syria crisis continues to imperil the region, a senior United Nations agency official today said that more than half of the Palestinian refugee camps in Syria have become "theatres of war," where killings and kidnappings have become the norm. According to the Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine ...

UN chief renews call for entry into force of treaty banning nuclear tests

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:16:05 -0400

17 June 2013 150 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today renewed his call for the earliest entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which prohibits all nuclear tests across the world. "Now it is time for the international community to exercise political will and act," Mr. Ban said in his message to the CTBT: Science and Technology 2013 Conference in Vienna, Austria. ...

UN General Assembly set to explore impacts of ocean acidification

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:15:13 -0400

17 June 2013 150 The United Nations General Assembly will begin today its consideration of the impacts that the increasing acidification of the world's oceans will have on the marine environment and on people. This year's informal Consultative Process on oceans, which opens today and runs through 20 June, will provide a forum for countries to discuss the challenges posed by rising ocean ...

Irans Rowhani Promises New Era

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:15:26 -0400

Iran's newly elected president is giving a glimpse into what he says may lie ahead for relations between Tehran and the rest of the world. Cleric Hassan Rowhani spoke at a news conference Monday, during which he promised to follow a path of moderation. President-elect Hassan Rowhani took to the podium to make clear his victory represents a new era, hinting at a new start with world ...

Assad Warns Europe Will Pay the Price for Arming Rebels

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:15:06 -0400

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is warning Europe it will "pay the price" if it arms the rebels fighting to drive him from power. Assad told Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper that giving the rebels weapons would "export" terrorists to Europe. He said fighters in Syria would gain combat experience and return to Europe with extremist ideologies. The Syrian president ...

Syria Conflict Exposes Old Rivalries at G8 Summit

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:15:04 -0400

LONDON World leaders gathering at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland have been discussing how to end the Syrian conflict - and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been defending his support for Syrian leader Bashar al Assad, despite criticism from the his G8 counterparts. Intense gun battles rage in the heart of Damascus and Aleppo on the same day that G8 leaders gather in Northern ...

Red Cross Guantanamo reports sought in 911 case

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:38:33 -0400

A sign is seen outside the Courthouse One Expeditionary Legal Complex at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Monday, June 17, 2013, as Military Commission preliminary hearings reconvened in the case against Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and his fellow 911 co-conspirators. Five Guantanamo Bay prisoners accused of helping orchestrate the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are due back in court as the U.S. ...

G-8 communique sidesteps Assad’s fate

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:31:34 -0400

G-8 leaders from left, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama during the G-8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/Lefteris ...

World Sickle Cell awareness Day launched

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:30:21 -0400

Accra, June 18, GNA - The World Health Orgainsation (WHO) on Tuesday launched the Sickle Cell Awareness Day aimed at heightening public education and activism, early diagnoses and management of the ...

Europes Dirty Little Secret - By Cristina Odone

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:30:06 -0400

Afghans take over, peace office opens: a ridiculous mouse? Syria aid M.I.A.; Iran's shady plans to go nuclear; Middies charged with rape; The services are "acting like children;" And a bit more. - by Gordon ...

Worlds Largest Solar Boat Docks in NYC

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:28:01 -0400

The world's largest solar boat, a catamaran called Turanor, reached New York City Monday afternoon, docking at the North Cove Marina in downtown Manhattan at about 5 p.m. New York is the boat's sixth stop in a trans-Atlantic expedition that began in March in the south of France. The boat's upper decks are covered in 5,554 square feet of solar paneling. The photovoltaic cells get ...

G8 calls for urgent Syria peace talks despite Russia split

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:27:32 -0400

G8 leaders on Tuesday called for a peace conference on Syria to be held as soon as possible but deep divisions remained as Russia stood by its embattled Middle East ...

Turkish PM Erdogan claims victory after protest crackdown

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:27:31 -0400

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday claimed victory over anti-government protesters after a heavy crackdown, as police raided homes and arrested dozens of demonstrators in a bid to stamp out nearly three weeks of ...

Socceroos Brazil-bound after late goal secures World Cup spot

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:25:48 -0400

Sydney 2000 Socceroos coach Holger Osieck has described qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as a "beautiful feeling" and vindication of his methods.Australia beat Iraq 1-0 in a tense, nervy affair at Sydney's Olympic stadium last night thanks to an 83rd-minute headed goal from substitute Josh ...

Florida couple who made child porn sentenced after international search

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:17:11 -0400

A North Florida man and his wife will both spend about three decades in federal prison for sexually abusing children, capturing it on video and posting their illegal acts online for millions to see.Brandon Gillreath, 33, was sentenced Monday to 35 years in prison and lifetime probation. His wife, 25-year-old Corine Motley, was sentenced to 29 years and six months in prison followed by 20 years of ...

Kim takes notes from Hitlers playbook

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:14:53 -0400

to mark his birthday, but North Korea-watchers believe the move is part of an effort to make him seem powerful, rather than drawing on Nazi beliefs."One source says there have been many overt attempts to imbue Kim Jong-Un with an ‘intimidating charisma’, such as having him shout very forcefully at associates (Kim Jong-Il was never seen to do such a thing) and even throwing things ...

British summer rain set to stay

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:14:48 -0400

Weather scientists said on Tuesday that a country that has been unusually soggy in recent years is not likely to dry out soon, and a warm Atlantic Ocean may be to blame.Meteorologists and climate scientists from around Britain met to discuss why this traditionally temperate country has recently experienced icy winters, the coldest spring in half a century and a string of washed-out ...

Suicide fashion shoot sparks outrage

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:14:36 -0400

US magazine VICE has provoked outrage over a fashion photo shoot of models posing as famous women writers in the act of committing ...

Bizarro World Bill Ayers Accuses Obama of Terrorism

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:12:05 -0400

I'm old enough to remember when Barack Obama's association with Bill Ayers, the former Weather Underground member, gave some people the idea that Obama was a dangerous radical who couldn't be trusted in office. Add to the list of people who agree that Obama is a dangerous radical one Bill Ayers. Ayers is basically incapable of giving a non-entertaining interview -- remember ...

China says Ghanas arrest of its miners will not harm relations

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:41 -0400

ACCRA (Reuters) - China is determined that its relations with Ghana will not be undermined by the arrest of some 200 Chinese illegal gold miners in a crackdown by Ghanaian authorities, a senior Beijing Foreign Ministry official said on ...

Spanish royal tax fraud case founders on mistaken identity

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:41 -0400

MADRID (Reuters) - A fraud investigation of Spain's Princess Cristina was thrown into disarray on Tuesday when the Tax Agency said it had been mistaken in reporting she had been the seller of 1.4 million euros ($1.87 million) worth of ...

Italy court sentences man for school bomb murder

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:40 -0400

A portrait of 16-year-old Melissa Bassi, who was killed by a bomb that exploded in front of her school before classes on Saturday, hangs beside an Italy flag ahead of her funeral service in Mesagne, near Brindisi May 21, ...

Quake shakes Perus capital of Lima

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:39 -0400

LIMA (Reuters) - A moderate earthquake shook buildings in Peru's capital on Tuesday but there were no reported injuries or damage, Reuters witnesses and safety officials ...

Brad Pitts Son Maddox Gets Shot in World War Z Movie

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:11 -0400

Cast member Brad Pitt attends a photocall for the film ''Killing Them Softly'', by director Andrew Dominik, in competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, May 22, ...

Torrential rain devastates Northern India

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:10:04 -0400

Indian army personnel rescue stranded people in one of the worst flood-affected regions in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, June 18, 2013. Torrential rain and floods washed away buildings and roads, killing at least 23 people in the northern Indian state, officials said on Monday. Many more people remain ...

Hungary indicts 98-year-old for Nazi war crimes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:10:02 -0400

Alleged Hungarian war criminal Laszlo Csatary, leaves the Budapest Prosecutor's Office after he was questioned by detectives on charges of war crimes during WWII and prosecutors ordered his house arrest in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, July 18, ...

Radio Jocks Fired for Mocking Ex-NFL Player With ALS

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:09:07 -0400

Former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason, who is suffering from ALS, is ushered onto the field before an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Nov. 5, ...

Micro-Cameras to Reinvent Policing in America

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:09:06 -0400

Every morning, York, a former Marine and 19-year veteran of the Mesa Police Department, grabs his handcuffs, gun and Axon Flex camera. The bullet-shaped, 3.2-inch camera, made by Taser, can record as much as 12 hours of footage and is fast becoming a lifeline in York's daily patrols. He has been testing his camera for months as law enforcement agencies debate whether or not to roll out ...

Worlds Tallest Coaster May Find Home

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:09:06 -0400

The newest attraction on the Las Vegas Strip may not be a new hotel, casino or nightclub but a 650-foot roller coaster. If a coaster of this size were to be built, it would be the world's tallest. Currently, the tallest in the world is the 456-foot tall Kingda Ka at New Jersey's Six Flags Great Adventure. Florida-based U.S. Thrill Rides submitted an application in April to the ...

Twitter Makes Taylor Swift a Feminist

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:09:04 -0400

Taylor Swift may not consider herself to be a feminist but a new Twitter account that re-imagines her as one has amassed over 80,000 followers in six ...

Magazines Suicide-Themed Fashion Spread Causes Uproar

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:08:59 -0400

Vice , an online magazine known for its provocative take on the world, just unpublished a fashion photo spread called, "Last Words," which had images of models reenacting some of literature's most famous suicides. The portraits, which appeared online Monday, drew sharp condemnation from suicide prevention experts and feminists as "sick, sick stuff" for glorifying death ...

Prehistoric armoured fish had the worlds first abs

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:04:33 -0400

The new fish fossils contain the oldest preserved muscles ever found. While most fossils only preserve the hard parts of animals, like bones and teeth, these fossil fish contain soft ...

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK small caps close up 0.1 percent

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:03:49 -0400

* Investors await U.S. Fed meeting results on Wednesday* Iraq says will bolster crude output* US consumer prices rise, pointing to growing demand* Market keeps an eye on Syria conflict* US commercial crude oil stocks seen down last week - pollBy Jeanine PreziosoNEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - Oil prices ended ...

Learning a Lesson from Libya Iraq Reconciliation Not Revenge

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:02:58 -0400

Even as Syria’s nightmare continues, policy makers should consider the country’s future once hostilities end. Those planning for Syria’s "day after" should learn a lesson from the past and avoid an approach just adopted in Libya, and before that in Iraq, that will widen divisions rather than heal the wounds. Libya’s parliament recently voted to bar many ...

The stories you want covered

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:59:58 -0400

>Editor's note: John D. Sutter is a columnist for CNN Opinion and head of Change the List. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Google+. E-mail him at ctl@cnn.com.(CNN) -- Remember that scene at the end of that Facebook Movie ("The Social Network") when Mark Zuckerberg's character sits alone at a computer screen hitting the refresh button over and over again -- stuck in a loop of anxiety and ...

A look at US-Taliban relations

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:57:54 -0400

Word that the Taliban and U.S. will hold formal talks to find a political solution to end nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan comes after years of failed efforts at peace talks. A look at the evolution of U.S. relations with the ...

The ins and outs of G-8 summit promises

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:57:53 -0400

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) -- Group of Eight summit participants are powerful people: the leaders of the U.S., Russia, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Japan, plus top officials from the European Union. But they only make ...

Clashes erupt in Egypt over Islamist governors

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:57:51 -0400

CAIRO (AP) -- Clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of Egypt's president and his Muslim Brotherhood Tuesday over his appointment of new Islamist governors, some in areas where opponents are ...

Optimism lifts world shares overnight

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:53:25 -0400

Wall Street advanced amid optimism that US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will reassure investors that the central bank will not pull back its monetary stimulus before it is satisfied with the economic outlook. In late afternoon trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1 per cent, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 0.83 per cent and the Nasdaq ...

US-EU Set to Pursue Trade Deal Possibly World’s Biggest

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:36:33 -0400

LONDON -- At the G8 Summit in Britain, President Barack Obama and European leaders announced the start of an effort to reach what is being called the biggest trade deal in history. Officials are focusing on regional trade agreements because the long effort to reach a new global trade deal is stalled. British Prime Minister David Cameron stood with U.S. President Barack Obama and European Union ...

Camarillo crew works to restore World War II-era plane

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:35:56 -0400

(KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR) A completely clean, overhauled engine on a PBJ-1 stands out from the wing as mechanic John Syrdahl approaches during restoration of the airplane, believed to be the only one in existence. Housed at the Commemorative Air Force Southern Wing in Camarillo, the restoration team aims to bring the PBJ-1 back to its original state as it was when in service to the Marine ...

Secretary-General Appoints Major General Michael Finn of Ireland to Head United Nations Truce Supervision Organization

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:35:10 -0400

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Major General Michael Finn of Ireland as the Head of Mission and Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization ...

Fifa World Cup Australia Iran and South Korea qualify

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:30 -0400

"It's amazing for the country," captain Lucas Neill said in a pitchside interview. "Three World Cups [in a row] now. I'm sorry, guys, it wasn't pretty but we beat what was in front of ...

Serbia Defeats Hungary in Finals of World League Water Polo

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:32:52 -0400

CHELYABINSK, Russia, June 17. FOR the seventh time, Serbia won the World League Super Final and a check for $100,000. The team, which twice won as Serbia-Montenegro, defeated Hungary in the final match for the honor. Montenegro--the other half of the former joint country--defeated the American squad for third place. Below are results of the quarterfinal, semifinal and final rounds of action which ...

Iraqi suicide bombers hit Baghdad mosque kill 34

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:32:13 -0400

Umm Satta grieves for her slain college student son, Sattar Jabbar, near Habib al-Asadi Shiite mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up inside and near the Shiite mosque, Iraqi officials said. Most of the casualties were among students from a nearby Imam al-Sadiq University for Islamic Studies. Police officials said the university's Shiite ...

The End of Hezbollah in the New Middle East

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:26:44 -0400

The Priority of Principle Any movement or political organization is defined by its principles. It's very essence and identity is constituted by its distinct platform. Policies, and strategies employed by the movements are based primarily on these principles, and its socio-political outlook and philosophy. However, a movement ceases to exist as a distinct group of people with shared ...

Palestinians ‘aiding US peace drive’

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:25:24 -0400

JERUSALEM - The Palestinian administration in the West Bank has tried to help the latest US peacemaking drive by quietly cutting off funds for grassroots campaigners against Israel's occupation of the territory, a senior Israeli general said on ...

Don’t prolong Iran talks Netanyahu

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:25:18 -0400

Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned world powers on Tuesday against holding ';drawn out'; negotiations with Iran on its nuclear programme following the election of a more moderate president in ...

Pope John II on brink of sainthood

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:25:16 -0400

In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis prays in front of the tomb of Pope John Paul II, at the Vatican. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore ...

The FIFA World Cup A model for sustainability

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:23:35 -0400

As the world's biggest single sporting event, the FIFA World Cup(TM) has a wide-reaching responsibility that extends far beyond the tournament itself. It is for that reason ...

Would you pay $50 for World War Z

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:21:28 -0400

(But first, a brief digression: Last night, I attended a screaming, er, screening of ';Monsters University.'; It was, as you might imagine for a Pixar movie, packed with kids, and the kiddie radio station sponsoring the screening had some, um, entertaining ideas. ';At the count of three, we’re going to SCREAM AT THE TOP OF OUR LUNGS!'; an excitable host told the kids, ...

Huawei takes on Apple and Samsung launches worlds slimmest smartphone

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:20:28 -0400

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on Tuesday launched what it said was the world's thinnest smartphone, which it hopes will take on high-end rivals like Apple and Samsung in the global market. Bidding to extend its market reach outside China, Huawei chose London to unveil its Ascend P6, which is just 6.18 millimetres thick -- the June 18 launch date reflecting the dimensions. "Our theme ...

The world has seen the new Northern Ireland says David Cameron at the end of a successful G8

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:19:57 -0400

An online article ('Protestant-Catholic gap narrows as census results revealed', posted December 11, 2012) reported on the publication of data from the 2011 Census by the Northern Ireland Statistics Agency and stated that the percentage of Protestants and Catholics in the Northern Ireland population stood at 48% and 45% ...

Jordan advance to World Cup play-offs after beating Oman 1-0

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:19:26 -0400

Ahmad Hayel Ibrahim scored the winning goal with a superb diving header into the bottom corner (57).Jordan will face Uzbekistan in the fifth-place home-and-away play-off on 6 and 10 September.Jordan or Uzbekistan will then play the fifth-placed side in South America in an intercontinental home-and-away play-off on 15 and 19 ...

Syrian warplanes strike rebel posts in Aleppo

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:19:10 -0400

By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian warplanes struck rebel positions near a besieged military air base and other rebel-held areas in the country's north Tuesday as regime forces stepped up attacks against opposition fighters in the key province of Aleppo, activists said. Rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad have for months been trying to take Kweiras and two ...

Brazil kicks off World Cup excess draws hundreds of thousands to street protests

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:59 -0400

When the Fifa president Sepp Blatter announced in 2007 that next year's World Cup would be staged in Brazil, he predicted it would have "a big social and cultural impact". It has, but not in the way he expected. Instead of uniting Brazil in celebration, football's biggest prize, which is returning after 54 years to the country that has won it more times than any other, is ...

Syria crisis World leaders appeal to allies of Bashar al-Assad to force the Syrian President to surrender power

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:58 -0400

World leaders appealed to allies of Bashar al-Assad to force the Syrian President to surrender power at the close of their two-day summit in Northern ...

Gallery Varsity Acres students use exceptional images to share how they see the world

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:32 -0400

Students from Varsity Acres school took part in a photographic art project entitled "How I See the World" creating thousands of beautiful photographs including portraits, and still life ...

Tim Hortons being circled by Wall Street hedge funds

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:20 -0400

At least two groups of American hedge funds have bought large chunks of Tim Hortons shares recently, a sign the activist investors want to push the company to make major changes to its business, or possibly give up some control over the company. In a regulatory filing Tuesday, New York-based Scout Capital Management LLC revealed it recently bought 6.1 million shares in Tim Hortons, bringing its ...

Police get real-world training

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:09:52 -0400

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - Members of the Muncie Police Department are getting some high-tech firearms training without leaving City Hall. A crew from Indiana Simulator Systems visited the department last week to give officers a chance to test their responses without risk of ...

How the IRS keeps the $4.3 trillion nonprofit world secret

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:08:22 -0400

(Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg) You’ve heard about the the Internal Revenue Service’s habit of targeting conservative 501(c)(4) applicants for close scrutiny. You’ve also by now heard the criticisms that the IRS ...

World Cup Success a Lift for Troubled Egypt

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:05:24 -0400

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The Strange World of Dolphin-Assisted Therapy

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:05:10 -0400

A dolphin (Reuters).Dolphins are fascinating. Intelligent and interested in humans, the cetaceans have been part of the entertainment business since long before Sea World. In a strange twist, though, captive dolphins are now being pressed into service as psychological healers through a practice known as "dolphin-assisted therapy." In an essay published today at Aeon, neuroscientist and ...

How the Worlds Newest Mixed Language Was Invented

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:05:07 -0400

performing traditional tribal dances . But now, they've done something totally new: One Warlpiri community has invented an entirely original language. The eponymous Warlpiri is an endangered language with only about 4,000 speakers. But now, a researcher has detailed how one community of Warlpiri have blended elements of English, Kriol (a local, English-based dialect), and Warlpiri to ...

U.N. says Libya political exclusion law likely violates rights

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:04:44 -0400

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A new law in Libya that bans anyone linked to Muammar Gaddafi from government, regardless of their part in toppling the long-time leader, is arbitrary, vague and likely to violate civil and political rights, the United Nations said on ...

Breakaway Argentine mayor could trump ruling party in October vote

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:04:43 -0400

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The savvy young mayor of Tigre, Argentina, has fostered a real estate boom, tightened security and brought celebrities to town, boosting his image to the point where pollsters say he poses a challenge to the ruling ...

Israeli general says Palestinians quietly aiding U.S. peace drive

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:04:42 -0400

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Palestinian administration in the West Bank has tried to help the latest U.S. peacemaking drive by quietly cutting off funds for grassroots campaigners against Israel's occupation of the territory, a senior Israeli general said on ...

Mali signs deal with Tuareg separatist rebels

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:04:40 -0400

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Mali signed a ceasefire deal with Tuareg separatist rebels on Tuesday, paving the way for government troops to return to the northern, rebel-held town of Kidal before a presidential election next ...

Anti-dumping moves overshadow worlds biggest wine fair

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:53 -0400

There is a whole lot of drinking going on this week in the French city of Bordeaux as the wine world gathered for Vinexpo, but also some worrying as well. The sipping and selling at the world’s largest wine trade fair has been overshadowed by China launching an anti-dumping inquiry into European wine sales in response to the EU imposing duties on Chinese solar panels. With the French ...

Canonical Taps International Cell Carriers for Mobile Advice

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:32 -0400

Canonical announced Tuesday that it has formed an advisory group of international wireless carriers a including big names like Deutsche Telekom and Korea Telecom, but excluding all of the big four U.S. ...

Mysterious Substance on Lake Michigan Prompts Investigation

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:01:47 -0400

Swimmers have been ordered to stay out of Lake Michigan in parts of northwest Indiana after a mysterious, slimy substance showed up in the water on June 17, ...

Pistol-Packing Grandma Starts Neighborhood Glock Block

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:01:39 -0400

(Image Credit: KATU/ABC News) A grandmother in Milwaukie, Ore., is organizing a ';Glock Block,'; a pistol-packing group of neighbors that she said she hopes will help deter crime in her community. Coy Tolonen, 65, said the idea came to her last Thursday after she tried and failed to chase down a thief who ran away with her beloved bronze yard statue. Later that evening, the ...

Yesterday Miss Utah Was Taunted Today Shes Celebrated

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:01:38 -0400

Miss Utah Marissa Powell finished third in the Miss USA Pageant, and became an Internet sensation for her flubbed response to a question about the gender wage gap. But she is getting just as much, if not more attention as the actual winner of the pageant, Miss Connecticut Erin Brady. Powell’s response to a question about female breadwinners and income inequality went viral after she gave a ...

Taliban Agrees to Join Peace Talks

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:01:37 -0400

The Taliban said today that they are prepared to sit down for direct peace talks with Afghan and U.S. officials over the future of Afghanistan. The news comes as Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced today that Afghan security forces have taken over the country’s security lead from the U.S.-led NATO coalition. Both developments were major milestones in the 12 year war that began shortly ...

U.S. Taliban to start talks on ending Afghan war

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:58:42 -0400

After months of delays, the Taliban opened a political office in the Qatari capital of Doha, paving the way for talks to begin. The decision was a reversal of months of failed efforts to start peace talks while Taliban militants intensified a campaign targeting urban centers and government ...

College misspelled at College World Series

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:56:36 -0400

Organizers for Baseball's College World Series were embarrassed after it was pointed out that a huge banner over the third base dugout was misspelled, and read "Colllege World Series." Louisville Sports Report writer Howie Lindsay was the first to spot the mistake at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha on Sunday and upload a picture to ...

Africa Europe Faith and Justice Network Celebrate 25th Anniversary

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:54:19 -0400

Cardinal Peter Turkson to Take Part in Upcoming EventsROME, May 29, 2013 (Zenit.org) - With a call to bring justice ministry to the center of Christian life, Cardinal Peter Turkson, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, joins celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the Africa Europe Faith and Justice Network.The Cardinal, who celebrates Mass for the occasion, focuses his ...

CNN BuzzFeed Pageant cringes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:50:34 -0400

>Editor's note: This post was created for your reading pleasure as a collaborative effort between the editorial staffs of BuzzFeed and CNN.(CNN) -- Pageants are nerve-wracking. Participants are judged on every aspect of their looks, personality and ability to discuss anything from affirmative action to peace in the Middle East -- all in front of thousands, sometimes millions of people. As Miss ...

Obama opens 24-hour trip to Germany

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:50:32 -0400

BERLIN (AP) -- President Barack Obama is opening a 24-hour visit to Germany, the culmination of which will be a speech Wednesday at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg ...

Fears of violence as Egypt nears June 30 protests

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:50:31 -0400

The date is shaping up as the culmination of polarization that has sharpened throughout the year. Protests erupted repeatedly the past year - frequently leading to clashes with Islamist supporters of Morsi - but often they were fueled by particular issues like political maneuvers by Morsi or police ...

Jordans World Cup Dream Alive as Win Sets Up Uzbekistan Playoff

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:44:25 -0400

(Reuters) - Jordan's hopes of a first World Cup finals appearance remain alive after they beat Oman 1-0 at home on Tuesday to book a qualifying playoff against Uzbekistan in September. Striker Ahmad Ibrahim scored the winning goal in the 57th minute, stooping low to head home a cross from Khalil Bani Ateyah that drew wild celebrations at the King Abdullah Stadium in Amman. The ...

Finning International sells C$200 mln notes - term sheet

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:34:55 -0400

June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:34pm EDT June 18 (Reuters) - Heavy equipment dealer Finning International Inc on Tuesday sold C$200 million ($196 million) of seven-year medium-term notes due July 3, 2020, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters. The 3.232 percent notes were priced at par to yield 137.4 basis points over the Canadian government benchmark, according to the term sheet. The ...

Mali Govt Tuareg Rebels Sign Accord

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:28:33 -0400

Mali's government has signed a deal with Tuareg rebels that will allow the army to return to a key rebel-held city ahead of next month's ...

Islamist governor promises safety for Luxor tourists

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:27:00 -0400

By Asma Alsharif and Tom PerryCAIRO (Reuters) - Sixteen years ago, Adel Mohamed al-Khayat was a member of the militant group blamed for slaughtering 58 tourists in Egypt's Valley of the Queens; today he's promising to keep visitors safe.Khayat's appointment by President Mohamed Mursi as governor of the city of Luxor has triggered howls of protest, with demonstrators protesting for ...

Video UKs Met Office becomes increasingly important as extreme weather becomes the norm in Europe

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:06 -0400

Emergency talks are taking place in the UK about the weather. Several years of extreme conditions across Europe have left many - from farmers to retailers - counting the costs. The world's largest meteorologist is hosting the summit. Hayley Platt reports on how increasingly important the MetOffice's services are ...

Turkeys standing man

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:24:27 -0400

>Are you there? Share your story on CNN iReport, but please remember to stay safe. Istanbul (CNN) -- Turkish protesters are giving their government the silent treatment. Hundreds of men and women stood silently Tuesday in Istanbul's Taksim Square emulating the performance artist whose quiet protest Monday night quickly gained him the nickname "Standing Man. "For more than five hours, Erdem ...

Turkeys standing man

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:24:27 -0400

Fighters in Nigeria attack school kill 9 pupils

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:24:17 -0400

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria -; Suspected Islamic militants have opened fire on students taking exams at a school in the country's troubled northeast, killing at least nine pupils in the latest violence to wrack the volatile region, witnesses said ...

Israeli premier pressure on Iran must continue

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:24:16 -0400

JERUSALEM -; Israel's prime minister says the international community must not ease pressure on Iran because of the election of a reformist ...

Lawsuit filed in Puerto Rico slaying of US banker

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:24:12 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -; The widow of a banking executive slain in Puerto Rico has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the bank's CEO and other high-ranking ...

UPDATE 2-More Russian oil flows to China in strategic shift from Europe

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:22:58 -0400

Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:22pm EDT * Deliveries to China to rise in Q3, trend to sustain in 2014-15 * Russian supplies to northern Europe fall most because of China * European refiners have to pay hefty premiums for Russian oil (Adds detail, analyst quote) By Gleb Gorodyankin MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) - Russia is steeply ramping up oil deliveries to China, with Asia now importing almost a fifth of oil ...

Pickwick On World Cafe

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:21:03 -0400

The first incarnation of the Seattle band Pickwick revolved around Galen Disston's strummy acoustic songs. Disston eventually found himself bored with his own music until a not-so-subtle shift took place; as the band began experimenting with new sounds and ideas, Disston shifted into the role of lead singer and crowds immediately noticed. In this installment ...

U.S. Europe May Share Intelligence But Not Privacy Rules

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:20:58 -0400

Protesters demonstrate in Berlin on Tuesday on the eve of President Obama's visit to the German capital. Obama is expected to encounter a more skeptical Germany in talks on trade and secret surveillance practices. The United States and Europe stepped up cooperation on security issues after Sept. 11, 2001. But that doesn't mean they agree on everything. The latest point of ...

Europe bids farewell to prolific Herschel space telescope

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:20:09 -0400

This artist's illustration shows the European Space Agency's infrared Herschel Space Obsevatory set against a background image of the Vela C star-forming region. The space telescope launched in 2009 and ended its mission in ...

Paramount Announces World War Z Licensing Program

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:17:43 -0400

Paramount Licensing today announced its slate of worldwide licensing partners in support of the film "WORLD WAR Z," which opens in theaters nationwide June 21. To extend the summer film event, Paramount is rolling out an in-theater merchandise program highlighted by mobile pop-up stores in select theaters, creating a limited line of products to celebrate fan generated art, and ...

Aegon International gives Laura Robson a first victory under new coach

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:16:09 -0400

Laura Robson , recorded her first win under her new coach, Miles Maclagan, to reach the second round of the Aegon International in Eastbourne.The 19-year-old teamed up with Maclagan before the grass season but lost her first match in Birmingham last week to the eventual title winner, Daniela Hantuchova.Robson had a better draw this time, facing the Ukrainian qualifier Yuliya Beygelzimer, and she ...

11 Standing Man photos from around the world

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:15:41 -0400

Jaume Plensa's "Tel Aviv Man" at Art Basel, the world's premier trade fair for leading galleries and collectors focused on modern and contemporary art. - ...

Art collector Saatchi cautioned over row with TV chef wife

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:12:37 -0400

British art collector Charles Saatchisaid on Tuesday that he had accepted a police caution for assaulting his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, to bring an end to the public row over the ...

Tanzania police fire teargas at protesters near blast site

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:09:19 -0400

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzanian police fired teargas and warning shots on Tuesday to disperse thousands of people protesting against a weekend bomb attack on an opposition campaign rally, eyewitnesses said. Supporters of the Chadema opposition party gathered in the northern city of Arusha to mourn the three people killed and the more than 50 people injured there in Saturday's blast, they ...

Ron Paul ‘Obama’s Syria policy looks a lot like Bush’s Iraq policy’

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:08:41 -0400

War Did the White House's remarks about Syrian President Bashar al-Assad using chemical weapons sound familiar? Former congressman Ron Paul says the build up to a likely strike on Syria reminds him of the days before the invasion of Iraq. Paul, the longtime Republican lawmaker from Texas who retired last year following an unsuccessful attempt to gain the GOP nomination for the ...

U.S. missile shield in Europe

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:07:01 -0400

Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted on Tuesday that disagreements over the deployment of a US missile shield in Europe still remain, but Moscow and Washington should boost the transparency of actions related to the ...

Jolie stunt double in hacking case

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:06:51 -0400

A British stunt double for Angelina Jolie is suing Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation in Los Angeles, claiming she is a victim of a phone hacking scheme to obtain information about the ...

The worlds best airline is...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:05:57 -0400

World Airline Awards Awards were voted on by 18.2 million passengers from 160 countries around the world Cathay Pacific cabin crew named world's best, Air Asia top budget ...

G-8 advances on Syrian peace talks tax evasion

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:01:45 -0400

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) -- President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders took a united stance Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement to forge a "united, inclusive and democratic" government - but couldn't agree on whether this means President Bashar Assad must ...

Analysis Hezbollah takes Syrian centre-stage yet remains in shadows

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:00:24 -0400

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The voice crackling over the Hezbollah radios was clear and authoritative, and the guerrillas poised to attack the Syrian border town of Qusair recognized it ...

Brazils poor rail against spending

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:59:53 -0400

>Editor's note: James Montague is the author of When Friday Comes: Football, War and Revolution in the Middle East (deCoubertin Books). He is in Brazil for the Confederations Cup. Follow him @JamesPiotrBelo Horizonte, Brazil (CNN) -- At 11 pm, the tired and the injured gathered in Belo Horizonte for one last expression of discontent. More than a thousand sat in Praca Sete de Setembro, a square ...

Hungarian Charged With War Crimes for Actions in World War II

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:58:59 -0400

BERLIN -- A prosecutor in Budapest filed war-crimes charges against a Hungarian man, now 98, who is accused of regularly beating Jewish men, women and children under his supervision and helping to send almost 12,000 Hungarian Jews to Nazi death camps during World War ...

French sailor freed after pirate attack Nigeria says

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:56:16 -0400

ABUJA (Reuters) - A French sailor was freed on Tuesday after being captured by pirates last week from his ship off the coast of Togo and taken to Nigeria, a military commander ...

Bosnian Serb president relents over urgent Croatia border deal

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:55:53 -0400

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The Serb member of Bosnia's presidency agreed on Tuesday to new border rules needed for when neighboring Croatia joins the EU in July, reversing his position from Monday when he rejected the ...

Afghan Taliban opens Qatar office in search of political solution

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:57 -0400

14/11/2012 18:17 CET The Afghan Taliban has announced its opened an office in Qatar to help restart talks on ending the 12-year-old war. Speaking at a news conference its representative Mohammed Naeem said the Islamist insurgency wanted a political solution that would bring a just government and end foreign occupation. It also wants good relations with Afghanistan’s neighbouring ...

Brazilian protesters being heard president says

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:51 -0400

>Are you witnessing the protests in Brazil? Share your images and videos with CNN iReport. Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN) -- Brazilians angry about high taxes, corruption, lavish spending on the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament and other complaints vowed to hit city streets again Tuesday, a day after the largest protests in the country in at least 20 years. President Dilma Rousseff said Tuesday ...

Italy top court faults Amanda Knox acquittal cites erotic game hypothesis

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:03 -0400

ROME Italy's high court on Tuesday faulted the appeals court that acquitted American student Amanda Knox of murdering her roommate, saying its ruling was full of "deficiencies, contradictions and illogical" conclusions and ordering the new appeals court to look at all the evidence to determine whether Knox helped kill the teen. In March, the Court of Cassation overturned ...

Suicide bomber kills 29 at Pakistani funeral

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:03 -0400

People prepare to carry the dead bodies of their relatives, victims of suicide bombing, at a hospital morgue in Mardan, Pakistan, Tuesday, June 18, ...

The International Linear Collider will be a Higgs factory

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:53:02 -0400

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is currently undergoing upgrades that will allow it to finally reach its intended top energy of 14TeV. When it comes back online, researchers will use it to probe the properties of the Higgs boson it discovered and to continue the search for particles beyond those described by the Standard Model. But no matter how many Higgs particles pop out of the machine, ...

Worlds Most Spectacular Dog Vacation

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:53:02 -0400

What to do with the family dog when vacation time comes is a common conundrum. Most dogs end up in a kennel. Some with a family friend. Just one will end up on a $73,000 luxury vacation of its own. In conjunction with the Paw Seasons luxury dog hotel in Bristol, ...

First Photo Meet Nick Swishers Daughter

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:53:00 -0400

(Photo credit: Jacqueline Jo Photography/@JoannaLGarcia/Twitter) ';Who’s ready to meet Emerson Jay Swisher?'; proud new dad Nick Swisher asked on Twitter earlier today. If you answered yes, you’re in luck: Just moments before, his wife, actress JoAnna Garcia tweeted this sweet shot of their four-week-old daughter. ';@NickSwisher & I would like you all to meet our ...

Woman Intoxicated by Fear Fakes Her Own Kidnapping

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:52:59 -0400

A woman faked her own kidnapping because she was ';intoxicated by fear'; of getting caught driving under the influence, police told ABC News. The Beverly Police Department in Massachusetts charged Maria Brayfield, 24, with filling a false police report on Monday. ';She maintained that she was kidnapped until she was questioned by our department’s criminal investigations ...

Teens Rescued From 8600-Foot Peak

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:52:59 -0400

One of the two teenage boys rescued by helicopter Saturday from an 8,600-foot-high cliff in California’s Sierra Buttes said he ';almost cried'; when he realized he and his friend were in dire trouble. ';We thought we could walk across the ridge, when we got up there and saw the other side it was heartbreaking. We actually almost cried because, it’s gone,'; Austin ...

Katy Perry Russell Brand Asked for a Divorce Via Text

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:52:59 -0400

Katy Perry "goes there" with Vogue about two of her high-profile relationships in the magazine's July cover story. The singer says of ex-husband Russell Brand that she "was in love with him when I married him" in 2010. She adds that she hasn't heard from the comedian since Brand sent her a text on New Year's Eve 2011 saying he wanted a divorce, about 14 ...

Gordon Ramsay Sued for Unpaid Wages

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:52:59 -0400

Gordon Ramsay has found himself in a kitchen nightmare after former employees of his Los Angeles eatery are suing him for what they say are unpaid wages. Four former employees of The Fat Cow restaurant filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming, among other things, that they were forced to work grueling eight-hour shifts without a meal break. They’re also ...

Pre-Paid Funeral Service Was a Ponzi-Like Scheme

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:52:53 -0400

An alleged former officer in a pre-paid funeral scheme that may have bilked 150,000 people out of $600 million pled guilty to being involved in the sale of prearranged funeral contracts and the misappropriation of insurance premiums intended for them. Sharon Nekol Province, 69, pled guilty in a plea bargain yesterday before U.S. District Judge Jean Hamilton. The U.S. Attorney's Office in ...

The U.S. war you dont know about

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:46:20 -0400

>Editor's note: Bruce Schneier is a security technologist and author of "Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust Society Needs to Survive. " (CNN) -- Today, the United States is conducting offensive cyberwar actions around the world. More than passively eavesdropping, we're penetrating and damaging foreign networks for both espionage and to ready them for attack. We're creating custom-designed ...

MaterCare International Begins Services at Kenya Hospital

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:45:31 -0400

Canada-Based Non-Profit Reaching Area Plagued by High Maternal Mortality RateTORONTO, June 13, 2013 (Zenit.org) - On Friday, MaterCare International will begin offering services at its maternity hospital in Isiolo, Kenya, a region facing a high rate of maternal deaths.In 2005, the Canadian based non-profit group, MaterCare International (MCI) developed a Rural Essential Maternity Care project to ...

UQ researchers produce worldsfirst transgenic sweet sorghu...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:42:07 -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 ...

Report Piracy in West Africa outstrips Somalia

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:41:41 -0400

The report drawing on data from the International Maritime Bureau said nearly 1,000 seafarers and fishermen were attacked by pirates armed with guns or knives in the Gulf of Guinea. More than 200 people were taken ...

Scientists Soggy British weather likely to stay

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:41:40 -0400

Weather scientists said Tuesday that a country that has been unusually soggy in recent years is not likely to dry out soon, and a warm Atlantic Ocean may be to ...

Iraq excludes Kurds from ambitious 2014 oil output target

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:38:11 -0400

Tue Jun 18, 2013 1:38pm EDT * Target for 4.5 mln bpd output relies on southern oilfields * Kurdistan says excluded from national energy strategy * High-level committee formed to settle Baghdad-Kurd oil row By Peg Mackey LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Iraq aims to ramp up oil production by nearly 45 percent by the end of next year - without any input from its autonomous Kurdistan region - which ...

... And its not the only one

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:36:55 -0400

>Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- Diving 27 meters underwater, the light turns a deep, hazy blue. Emerging from the darkness, three ballerinas in white tutus stretch their legs on the deck of a sunken military ship. It's not a ghostly apparition but one of a series of haunting ...

Does the World Cup help Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:31:26 -0400

Twin Suicide Attacks Kill 29 in Iraq

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:20:33 -0400

Tuesday's coordinated blasts struck after midday prayers in the Iraqi capital's northern al-Qahira district. The first bomber detonated his charge at a checkpoint near the mosque and minutes later a second person blew himself up inside the building. Iraq has seen a surge in violence that officials blame on Sunni Islamist insurgents and al-Qaida's affiliate in Iraq. The ...

World Briefing | Europe Muslim Woman Suffers Miscarriage After Attack in France

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:20:26 -0400

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Chevron signs 3rd Kurdistan oil deal after being banned by Iraq

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:20:18 -0400

Kurdistan’s Qara Dagh oil field. The Kurdish Regional Government has signed an oil exploration contract with the U.S. firm Chevron. Under the accord, Chevron would explore the Qara Dagh field, which encompasses 860 kilometers. ';Chevron will acquire an interest in and operatorship of the Qara Dagh block production sharing contract from the Kurdistan regional government,'; ...

Total extends reach in Kurdish Iraq

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:18:28 -0400

Iraq by becoming the operator of a concession in the autonomous area. The company bought an 80 per cent stake in the Baranan block, with the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) holding the remainder, as the presence of oil majors into the Kurdish region continues to grow in spite of Baghdad's objections. Total has held a 35 per cent stake in the Harir and Safen blocks in the region since last ...

Sun foreign correspondent charged in bribery probe

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:16:20 -0400

LONDON -; Police say The Sun newspaper's chief foreign correspondent has been charged over alleged corrupt payments to public officials. It's the latest in a series of bribery-related charges filed against senior members of the best-selling British ...