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Dozens killed as tornado hits Oklahoma

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:11:18 -0400

WASHINGTON - A massive tornado ripped through parts of Oklahoma city and its suburbs in the United States killing at least 24 people, including nine children, besides leaving scores homeless. As winds at over 320 kilometers per hour (kmph) flattened homes and businesses and severely damaged a hospital and two elementary school, the death toll was earlier said to be more than 90 but it was ...

US president lauds Thein Sein for Myanmar reforms but urges end to violence against Muslims

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:16:52 -0400

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama praised the reforms of Myanmar leader Thein Sein but urged him to end violence against Muslims. Sein is the country's first president to visit the White House in almost half a century. Speaking from the US capital Monday Obama said he recognized Sein's work to guide Myanmar down "a long and sometimes difficult, but ultimately correct, path to follow." ...

Six Afghan policemen killed in Herat bombing

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:21:19 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - At least six Afghan policemen guarding a strategically important dam were killed in a roadside bombing Tuesday in the war-torn country's western province of Herat, officials said. They said that suspected Taliban insurgents triggered the explosion when a police patrol vehicle heading to Herat city was travelling in the Chashti Shareef district of the province. "There ...

Genocide conviction of former Guatemala dictator overturned

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:16:15 -0400

GUATEMALA CITY - The constitutional court of Guatemala has ordered that the genocide trial of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt should be taken back to the middle of proceedings, thus overturning his conviction and sentencing to 80 years in prison. The ruling on Monday doesn't annul the entire trial of the case but the top court has ordered that whatever happened after April 19 should be ...

Chinese boat with 16 fishermen freed by North Korea

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:21:12 -0400

PYONGYANG - A Chinese boat and 16 fishermen held by armed North Koreans for more than two weeks have been released, easing the latest tension in relations between the neighbouring allies. Owner Yu Xuejun, who was not on board the boat when it was seized on 5 May, wrote on his microblog that his captain called him at 3.50am to say the crew and boat were set free and that they were on their way ...

Work starts on creation of new Dubai island

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

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

World motorsport chief to visit Botswana

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:50:01 -0400

The president of the world motorsport governing body, Federation Internationale de I' Automobile (FIA), Jean Todt is scheduled to visit Botswana in August, Botswana Motorsport Association (BMSA) has confirmed. BMSA secretary general Joseph Khengere said Tuesday they had been in consultations with the FIA since affiliating to them earlier this year and the president will pay a visit to Botswana, ...

Oz women cricketers Down Under on top of world after hefty pay-hike

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:02 -0400

Cricket Australia (CA) has announced that the country's top female cricketers will now earn up to 80,000 dollars within a year. The women team has won Women's World Cup and the T20 trophy, prompting CA to consider female cricket as professional, News.com.au reports. CA chief executive James Sutherland compared the women's cricket team to the men's cricket club, saying that the association wants ...

China defeats Kazakhstan in mens volleyball tourney

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:50:02 -0400

Chinese national men's volleyball team defeated Kazakhstan 3-0 at the China International Men's Volleyball Tournament here. China beat Kazakhstan 25-20, 25-23, 25-16 with little difficulty Tuesday, reports Xinhua. "My team consists of young players who didn't completely obey my order, so I'm very angry," said Gilyazutdinov Rafael, the assistant coach of Kazakhstan. "Although we won the game, I ...

China to consolidate Pakistan ties Li

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:50:01 -0400

China would firmly consolidate and develop ties with Pakistan "no matter how the international and regional situation changes", said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang who arrived here Wednesday on an official visit to Pakistan. Li said that as he began his visit, he brought with him the Chinese people's friendship to the Pakistani people. Pakistan, a key South Asian country, has made important ...

Ukrainian clubs target Brazil winger Osvaldo

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:40:02 -0400

Brazil international winger Osvaldo is reportedly a summer transfer target of Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalist Kharkiv. The 26-year-old has been in impressive form for Brazilian club Sao Paulo and has twice been capped by Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari this year, reports XInhua. Sao Paulo have reportedly already received preliminary offers for Osvaldo from both clubs, considered two of ...

Murofushi loses appeal in IOC member election

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:40:02 -0400

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed Athens Olympic champion Koji Murofushi's challenge of an International Olympic Committee's (IOC) disqualification from member election. The Japanese hammer thrower was disqualified from IOC's athletes committee member election after claims he excessively lobbied fellow athletes ahead of voting at the London Olympics, reports Xinhua. The IOC has ...

Trinindad Football hints at probe to uncover missing funds

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:01 -0400

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) has hinted that an investigation could be launched into unaccounted revenues generated by the federation from World Cup 2006. President of the TTFF Raymond Tim Kee announced Tuesday that a probe is being considered during a press conference at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, reports CMC. "From our understanding, TTFF is very much a part of ...

Oliver tops 110m hurdles at World Challenge Beijing

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:20:02 -0400

With the absence of Chinese star Liu Xiang, American David Oliver topped the men's 110-metre hurdles at the 2013 IAAF World Challenge Beijing here, while China's Li Jinzhe continued his good form and grabbed a second win in the men's long jump. Oliver, bronze medallist in the event at the 2008 Beijing Games, held off the challenge of London Olympic runner-up Jason Richardson and Jamaica's Dwight ...

15 nations for ophthalmology meet in Cuba

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:20:01 -0400

The 7th International Ophthalmology Congress, to be held here June 29-31, will draw experts from 15 countries, Xinhua reported. Over 600 Cuban experts will attend the meeting to showcase the country's latest developments in ophthalmological research. This was carried out over the past few years in conjunction with "Mission Miracle," a joint Cuba-Venezuela programme launched in 2004 to provide ...

14 closely related crocodiles existed around 5mn years ago

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:00:04 -0400

An international team of scientists have revealed that a total of 14 different crocodile species existed and at least seven of them occupied the same area at the same time about five million years ago. But today, the most diverse species of crocodile are found in northern South America and Southeast Asia. Though as many as six species of alligator and four true crocodiles exist today, no more ...

Indo-China bilateral meet on healthcare sector held at Geneva

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:50:03 -0400

Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Dr Li Bin, Minister of Health and Population, People's Republic of China met here yesterday on the sidelines of World Health Assembly to discuss the strengthening of bilateral cooperation between the two countries in healthcare sector. Congratulating Dr Li Bin for taking over as Health Minister of China, Azad stated that in view of her keen interest in ...

Pak batsman Mohd Yousuf rubbishes media reports of retirement from intl cricket

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:50:02 -0400

Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf has rejected media reports which said that he has retired from international cricket. The 38-year-old cricketer said that he is already out of the Pakistan team and haven't played top class cricket for a while now, so there is no need for him to announce any retirement, reports the Daily Times. Yousuf last played for Pakistan in an ODI against South Africa in ...

On World Day UN encourages joining do one thing for diversity and inclusion campaign

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:16:48 -0400

21 May 2013 150 Visit a museum, watch a foreign film or share your traditions with someone else, the United Nations is today encouraging people to 8216;do one thing' to mark the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. "Culture, in all its diversity, can foster a sense of identity and cohesion for societies at a time of uncertainty. It is also a powerful source of ...

Over 7 million people now receiving HIV treatment in Africa - UN report

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:15:10 -0400

21 May 2013 150 The number of people in Africa receiving antiretroviral treatment increased from less than 1 million to 7.1 million over seven years, according to a United Nations report which documents the progress in the AIDS response in the world's second largest continent. "Africa has been relentless in its quest to turn the AIDS epidemic around," said the Executive Director of the Joint ...

Delevingne turns down DiCaprios advances

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:10:01 -0400

Model Cara Delevingne reportedly ignored actor Leonardo DiCaprio's advances at the ongoing 66th Cannes International Film Festival. DiCaprio, 38, has dated Hollywood beauties like Gisele Bundchen, Bar Refaeli and Erin Heatherton in the past, but he didn't manage any luck with 20-year-old Delevingne, reports thesun.co.uk. "Normally all Leo has to do is look at a girl and they fall at his feet. ...

Afghanistan Seeks Military Aid from India

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:07 -0400

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met with Indian leaders in hopes of securing more military aid before international troops leave the country next year. Mr. Karzai held talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh late Tuesday in New Delhi, after meeting with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. The Afghan president is expected to seek India's assistance to help strengthen Afghan security ...

Microsoft Unveils New Xbox One Game Console

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:05 -0400

REDMOND, WASHINGTON Microsoft Corp gave the world the first look at its new game console on Tuesday, hoping the Xbox One will attract existing video game fans while also becoming a hub for living room entertainment. The third-generation Microsoft console, coming eight years after the Xbox 360, was unveiled by games unit chief Don Mattrick at an event at the software company's campus ...

Kerry Mideast Talks on Syria to Include Russian Call for Involving Iran

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:03 -0400

STATE DEPARTMENT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in the Middle East this week for talks to promote an international peace conference on Syria. Russia wants Iran to be part of the process. In this fight for control of Syria, Iran is one of the biggest backers of embattled President Bashar al-Assad. So Russia says Iran should be part of the peace process. "Iran has ...

Group to Take Nigeria Government to International Court

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:03 -0400

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) will file a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Nigeria's government of human rights violations, according to spokesman Ango Abdullahi. "What we are doing now is to organize our evidence that would make it possible for us to make a very strong case against the government and its agencies, or up to individuals who may be ...

UAE Singapore discuss global development

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:40:01 -0400

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore have held talks over international development. The talks were held between UAE's minister for international cooperation and development, Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid al-Qasimi and visiting Singaporean minister for foreign affairs K. Shanmugam and his delegation. Both sides discussed ways to support efforts in international development, stimulating the ...

International Watchdog Iran Expands Nuclear Activities

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:17:34 -0400

The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran has made a significant step toward building a reactor that Western experts say could provide a second path to possibly producing material for a nuclear ...

Council of Europe Concerned About Russias Human-Rights Record

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:17:33 -0400

MOSCOW -- Thorbjorn Jagland, secretary general of the Council of Europe, has told President Vladimir Putin that the human rights body is concerned about Russia's law requiring non-governmental organizations to register as foreign agents. Jagland said Europe will watch how the Kremlin implements the law that went in effect last November, a measure requiring non-governmental organizations ...

Majid Al Futtaim acquires full ownership of Carrefour in the Middle East

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:13 -0400

Carrefour 's 25 per cent stake in its hypermarket business for EUR530 million (Dh2.50 billion). Under the deal signed today, Majid Al Futtaim will own 100 per cent of Majid Al Futtaim Hypermarkets' shares, the Dubai-based retailer said in a statement. At the same time, MAF extended its exclusive franchise partnership with the Carrefour Group until 2025. The pair have been partners ...

El Salvador president meets pope amid Romero hopes

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:13:10 -0400

VATICAN CITY -; El Salvador's president meets with Pope Francis on Thursday amid mounting indications that the stars have finally aligned to move slain Archbishop Oscar Romero onto the first key stage on the path toward possible ...

Congo fighting persists as UN chief arrives

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:13:08 -0400

FILE -In this Nov. 29, 2012 file photo, Congolese government troops patrol near Minova in eastern Congo. Fighting between M23 rebels and the army continued for a second day Tuesday, May 21, 2013, near Congo's eastern provincial capital of Goma, in clashes that have so far killed 20 people, all of them either soldiers or rebels, officials said. Peace talks reached a dead end in recent weeks, ...

Argentine dictator Videlas burial protested

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:13:02 -0400

FILE - In this March 24, 1977 file photo, Gen. Jorge Rafael Videla is seen commemorating the first anniversary of the military coup in Asuncion, Argentina. The former Argentine dictator died of natural causes Friday, May 17, 2013, while serving life sentences at the Marcos Paz prison for crimes against humanity. Videla took power in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of ...

Police 1 dead 2 injured in attack in London

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:13:00 -0400

Artillery Place road is closed in Woolwich southeast London near the scene where British officials said one person has died and at least two people have been wounded in an attack on Wednesday May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Nick Ansell/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ...

Bahrain opposition group snubs crisis talks

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:13:00 -0400

MANAMA, Bahrain -; Bahrain's main Shiite opposition group says it will temporarily boycott talks aimed at easing the Gulf nation's more than two-year unrest because of increased crackdowns by security ...

Israeli air force chief warns of Syrian attacks

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:12:58 -0400

JERUSALEM -; Israel's air force chief warned Wednesday that tensions with Syria could escalate into a "surprise war" and that Israel needs to be ...

World Goth Day Going Dark

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:12:10 -0400

May 22, 2013 1:20 PM ET World Goth Day is an annual worldwide event that celebrates goth music, fashion and art on May 22nd. It began in 2009 as Goth Day, started by two DJs from the BBC, the superbly named Martin OldGoth and Cruel Britannia. Rather than have it on Halloween they chose May, so goths could stand apart from others just dressing up to be cheeky. Many think of goth as ...

Animated Image Creator Gave The World A Jift Not A Gift

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:11:59 -0400

technology from the 1980s. In those days (around 1987) it was difficult to transfer the kinds of images we see today through telephone wires, much less post such an image on a website. Mr. Wilhite was working with CompuServe at the time, one of the earliest Internet Service Providers, and decided to tackle the problem of images on the web. His company originally wanted a format they could use to ...

MSC to Raise Asia-Europe Rates

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:07:03 -0400

will also increase rates for all dry and refrigerated cargo on its trade from Limassol, Cyprus, to any destination in the Far East, beginning June 1.The hike will be $100 per ...

UC ranks No. 1 in the world for ag teaching research

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:05:39 -0400

The University of California, Davis, is No. 1 in the world for teaching and research in the area of agriculture and forestry, according to rankings released by QS World University Rankings. This is the first year that the organization—which provides annual rankings in 29 other subject areas—has produced rankings in agriculture and forestry. UC Davis this year also placed 12th in ...

Bundesliga boss attacks Fifa decision to hold 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:05:23 -0400

The Bundesliga chief executive Christian Seifert said moving the 2022 World Cup to winter could leave Fifa open to a legal challenge. Photograph: Thomas ...

Chinas world tour Li Keqiang and Xi Jinping make the global rounds

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:04:59 -0400

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang steps down from his plane upon arrival at Pakistan's Nur Khan air base in Rawalpindi on May 22, 2013. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang vowed to strengthen his country's partnership with Pakistan as he arrived for a visit less than two weeks after the country's general election. The long-time allies will look to use the two-day trip to boost trade ties, and Li ...

Iraq Gunmen kill 12 in Baghdad brothel

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:04:58 -0400

gunmen burst into the brothel in the well-to-do eastern district of Zayouna, known for being a religiously mixed neighborhood with several similar establishments. Police said another man and woman were also wounded, and that one of the gunmen wrote "Wanted" on the wall of the house. Prostitution ...

UN Warns of World Without Water

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:02:40 -0400

The world is on track to run out of water, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned.He issued the message on Wednesday, the International Day for Biological Diversity, whose theme for 2013 is Water and Biodiversity. "Although seemingly abundant, only a tiny amount of the water on our planet is easily available as freshwater. We live in an increasingly water insecure world where demand ...

Soldier killed in shocking London street attack

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:01:55 -0400

A man thought to be a serving soldier has been killed near a barracks in London, while two alleged suspects are in a serious condition in hospital after police responded to reports of an incident, a local lawmaker said ...

Iran expanding nuclear activities International Atomic Energy Agency

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:58:57 -0400

Iran is making significant progress in expanding its nuclear programme, including in opening up a potential second route to developing the bomb, a new ...

Inside the worlds oldest lost and found

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:57:14 -0400

With public gardens beginning to flower and warm weather making the wide boulevards comfortable for strolling, this is the perfect time of the year to visit the City of Lights. And should you lose something while you are there, there is a good chance you will find it. More than 200 years ago, Napoleon ordered his Prefecture of Police to establish the first lost and found office -- it's still ...

Tornado cost could be 2bn dollars

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:56:40 -0400

The tally is based on visual assessments of the extensive damage zone stretching more than 17 miles and the fact that the tornado was on the ground for 40 ...

Europe steps up fight against tax cheats

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:56:03 -0400

European leaders took the fight to tax cheats Wednesday with a pledge to share bank account data across the European Union and accelerate initiatives to tackle abuse by ...

Tory Eurosceptics to defy David Cameron again by demanding referendum on Europe is held on the same day as general election

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:53:04 -0400

Conservative MPs are to defy David Cameron again by demanding that a referendum on Europe is held on the same day as the next general ...

Time for Bayern to win in Europe - Ribery

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:52:33 -0400

Berlin – Franck Ribery says the time for talking is over as Bayern Munich owe it to their fans to make up for their two recent failed attempts by winning the Champions League title in Saturday's final against Borussia Dortmund at ...

Google Top Charts show worlds searches for whiskey more

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:52:32 -0400

(Credit: Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET) Google's top dog for last month was, once again, the pitbull. Having taken the title for most-searched breed away from the bulldog in January, the pit has stayed in the top spot for the past four months, but the German Shepherd is looking to make a move after overtaking the Siberian Husky to advance to the No. 4 ...

North Korea sanctions threaten humanitarian aid group

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:00 -0400

LONDON, May 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Aid agencies helping millions of people in North Korea could be forced to pull out after a Chinese bank cut ties with main foreign exchange bank, a humanitarian group said on ...

Britain calls emergency meeting after man killed in London

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:45:59 -0400

1 of 2. Police officers guard a cordon set up around a crime scene where one man was killed was killed in Woolwich, southeast London May 22, ...

Britain offers visas to its Afghan interpreters

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:45:59 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - Around 600 interpreters who serve alongside British soldiers in Afghanistan are to be offered visas to live in the UK, in a softening of the government's previous policy of encouraging them to stay in the country after British troops ...

Zuma implicated in South Africa wedding plane scandal

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:45:58 -0400

South Africa President Jacob Zuma answers questions from journalists after his meeting with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (not pictured) at the Presidential Palace in Algiers April 15, ...

Analysis From opera to exercises U.S. and China deepen military ties

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:45:57 -0400

Musicians from the military bands of China's People's Liberation Army and the U.S. Army take photos during a rehearsal for their joint concert at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, in this October 29, 2012 file ...

Kerry U.S. ready to step up aid to Syrian rebels if negotations fail

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:44:07 -0400

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a joint news conference with his Jordanian counterpart, Nasser Judeh, not pictured, in Amman Wednesday, May 22, ...

What Body Part Does Kim K Love More Than Ever

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:41:19 -0400

tweeted a photo of her swollen lips, along with, ';My pregnancy lips are outta control #IGuessNotABadProblemToHave.'; Kardashian recently admitted that she has struggled to stay confident about her body with her growing curves and people’s opinions about them. ';Kourtney warned me that when I got pregnant, people’s opinions would be on an all-time high and people ...

Paula Deen Museum in the Works

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:41:19 -0400

Image credit: Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images Cork, Ireland, already has the butter museum. But Albany, Ga., might soon have the next-best thing: The Paula Deen Museum. The Albany Herald reported that the love-her-or-love-to-hate-her Southern chef’s museum would be housed in her childhood home. The venture has been led by B.J. Fletcher, an Albany businesswoman, and Deen’s ...

Scammers Steal Gas Station

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:41:18 -0400

Customers of the SuperAmerica gas station in Waconia, Minn., about 35 miles southwest of Minneapolis, were in for a treat to see discounted gas prices and tobacco products sold at half off over the weekend, not realizing that the new station owner was an alleged fraudster who paid for the station with a fake check. The previous owner, Husein Sarameh, 51, said he sold the station in early April ...

IRS Lois Lerner Takes Fifth Shuns Congress

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:41:18 -0400

Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service’s director of Exempt Organizations who is at the center of the controversy after the agency targeted conservative organizations for gratuitous scrutiny, invoked ...

Reba Actress Welcomes New Baby

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:41:12 -0400

(Photo credit: Michael Kovac/Getty Images) JoAnna Garcia and Nick Swisher are parents! On Tuesday, the ';Reba'; actress and her husband welcomed their first child, a daughter, Garcia’s publicist confirms to ABC News. No other details were available. The ...

Iraq may meet about 50 increase in world oil exports through 2030 Nahyan

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:32:47 -0400

WAM Abu Dhabi, 22nd May 2013 (WAM) - Given Iraq's huge oil and gas reserves and rapid development of upstream and downstream sectors, the UAE Minister of Culture, Youth and Social Development, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, expected Iraq to meet about 50% increase in oil exports in the world from today through 2030. Delivering the keynote address to Abu Dhabi to a key conference ...

UK official London attack could be terror-related

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:51 -0400

A British government official who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about the investigation said details had emerged that were indicative of a "terrorist-motivated ...

Twitter and Kiwi athletes Sports world riding the wave of change

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:14 -0400

When Usain Bolt sprinted clear of compatriot Yohan Blake to complete an unprecedented second straight Olympic 100m-200m golden double, those fans not jumping for joy were furiously bashing buttons on their phones. Eighty-thousand tweets were sent reacting to the race. Every minute. It was the second-most tweeted event of the London Games - trailing the Spice Girls playing at the closing ceremony ...

London killing a suspected terror attack

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:22:16 -0400

>Are you there? Send us your photos, videos(CNN) -- The British government is treating the gruesome killing of a man in London's Woolwich area as a suspected terrorist attack, the British Prime Minister's office said Wednesday. The man is believed to be a serving soldier who was based at a nearby barracks, Nick Raynsford, a member of Parliament, told CNN. The UK government has called a meeting ...

Opinion How to be safe in storm

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:17:07 -0400

>Editor's note: Joshua Wurman is an atmospheric scientist, tornado researcher and the inventor of the DOW mobile radars. He is the director of the Center for Severe Weather Research in Boulder, Colorado. (CNN) -- A junior professor drives his Doppler On Wheels mobile radar trucks through Moore, Oklahoma, less than 90 seconds after a tornado has torn a path of destruction through the city. ...

Iraq’s Al Maliki continues to insist bogus device detects IEDs

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:04:19 -0400

Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD -- Iraq, in wake of a British court ruling, still insists that the thousands of British-origin fake bomb detectors remain effective. The government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki continues to claim that the ADE-651 hand-held device can actually detect bombs. The claims have come from Al Maliki as well as senior ministers in his Cabinet amid the ...

What Will Arrested Development Be Without the Iraq War

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:03:37 -0400

Within its many layers of jokes, meta-jokes, cultural references and series-long gags that made "Arrested Development" the beloved and recently resuscitated show it is today, the Iraq War provided a great deal of material for the ...

On joint visit to DR Congo UN and World Bank chiefs voice support for latest peace effort

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:02:56 -0400

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to support a recent peace deal and promote economic development in the long-troubled region. ';This is a critical moment for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region,'; Mr. Ban told reporters in the capital, Kinshasa, following a meeting with ...

Iran pushes ahead with new nuclear plant that worries West

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:02:38 -0400

By Fredrik DahlVIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pressing ahead with the construction of a research reactor that Western experts say could offer it a second way of producing material for a nuclear bomb if it decides to make one, a U.N. report showed on Wednesday.Iran has transported the reactor vessel to the heavy water plant near the central town of Arak but has not yet installed it, the International ...

World Dubai authorities seize shipment of 259 elephant tusks

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:00:09 -0400

Poaching has risen in recent years across sub-Saharan Africa, where well-armed criminal gangs have killed elephants and rhinos for tusks that are often shipped to Asia for use in ornaments and some medicines. The UAE ministry said the shipment, containing 259 pieces of ivory, was discovered by customs officials at Dubai's Jebel Ali port on May 1. It was the second shipment of its kind to be ...

Ousted premier seeks return to power in Caymans

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:59:49 -0400

KINGSTON, Jamaica -; A former Cayman Islands premier who faces 11 criminal charges is heading into elections with a chance of returning to leadership of the British Overseas ...

Boom Town Baby African stock markets see gains

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:59:49 -0400

NAIROBI, Kenya -; The barrage of hourly tweets sent out by Aly-Khan Satchu - East Africa's version of CNBC's Mad Money host Jim Cramer - cheers on what Satchu says is a growing sentiment among investors: If you're not investing in Africa, you should be. Or as Satchu loudly proclaims on his Twitter feed or newspaper column: "ITS BOOM TOWN ...

Bahrain claims Iranian drone found

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:59:47 -0400

MANAMA, Bahrain -; Bahrain's Interior Ministry says an Iranian drone has been found in the strategic Gulf kingdom that hosts the U.S. Navy's 5th ...

Germans French eye plan to create jobs for young

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:59:45 -0400

Germany's labor minister, Ursula von der Leyen, said Wednesday that she and her French counterpart will meet in Paris next week along with the countries' finance ministers and European industry representatives to discuss the initiative. On July 3, Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to host a meeting of the 27 European Union nations' labor ministers and national labor agency heads in ...

Polio cases found in Kenya and Somalia WHO says

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:59:44 -0400

NAIROBI, Kenya -; The World Health Organization says the Horn of Africa is experiencing an outbreak of polio with cases confirmed in Kenya and ...

Inside The Orwellian World Of Ad-Funded Face-Recognition Technology

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:58:36 -0400

Monday: The Alex Jones Show. The NDAA in Action? Feds Disapear Adam Kokesh. Breaking Info from a Chemtrail Specialist. Joel Skousen on World ...

German Chancellor Merkel Named Worlds Most Powerful Woman

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:56:28 -0400

German chancellor Angela Merkel has been named as the most powerful woman in the world by business magazine Forbes for a third year in a row. Merkel has now made the Forbes list eight times out of the past ten years -- seven times as No. 1. Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, who is of Bulgarian dissent, is second in the list. Melinda Gates and Michelle Obama are third and fourth, ...

President attends World Food Azerbaijan 2013 and Agrihort Azerbaijan 2013

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:56:17 -0400

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has attended two Baku-host exhibitions. The 19th Azerbaijan International food exhibition WorldFood Azerbaijan 2013 and 7th Azerbaijan international agricultural exhibition Agrihort Azerbaijan 2013 opened at the Baku Expo Center on 22 May.1news.az reports with reference to the official website for the President of Azerbaijan that President of Azerbaijan Ilham ...

Stocks surge as Bernanke retains dovish tone

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:53:23 -0400

LONDON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's signal that monetary policy will remain loose gave stocks another lift Wednesday, paving the way for many indexes to advance to new record highs.Following a run of upbeat U.S. economic news, largely related to housing and jobs, there had been talk in the markets that the Fed may soon put a brake on its super-easy monetary policy, which has ...

Which brands are the most valuable in the world

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:53:21 -0400

Apple is the world's most valuable brand, worth an estimated $185 billion. Apple Inc. is once again the worlds most valuable brand, worth an estimated $185 billion. Thats the latest estimate from the analysts at BrandZ, who just released its 2013 list of the 100 most valuable brands. Coming in second was Google Inc., whose brand is worth an estimated $113.6 billion. The study, commissioned by ...

Why dont Oklahomans have basements

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:52:59 -0400

>Country star Toby Keith tours the damage in his hometown of Moore, Oklahoma on 'AC360' tonight, 8pm ET. (CNN) -- It's one of the most familiar pieces of advice from authorities to people in the path of a tornado: Get into your basement. Yet few homes in the Oklahoma City area have them -- even though that state is hit by far more powerful tornadoes than most others. "Probably less than one ...

Driver boasts about hitting bloody cyclist

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:52:08 -0400

Ms Way, believed to work for accountants Larking Gowen, a firm that sponsors cycle challenges, tweeted: ';Definitely knocked a cyclist off his bike earlier - I have right of way he doesn't even pay road tax ...

Forbes Earnings Preview Ship Finance International Limited

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:50:17 -0400

announcement of its first quarter earnings on Thursday, May 23, 2013, analysts have become more bullish as expectations have improved over the past month from 28 cents per share to the current projection of earnings of 30 cents per share. Current Wall Street estimates reflect a 33.3% decline from the year-ago quarter, when the company reported earnings of 45 cents per share. The consensus ...

Middle Easts killer virus whats in a name

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:45:53 -0400

For a pathogen with such a short history, the mysterious new virus killing people in the Middle East and Europe has already had an amazing array of ...

Act on tax avoidance urges Cameron

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:42:01 -0400

Enda Kenny has brushed off attacks on Ireland's tax regime for helping multinationals avoid billions in tax - insisting he was backing plans for global tax transparency and an end to tax ...

Europes biggest port Rotterdam opens major extension

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:38:49 -0400

Europe's busiest port of Rotterdam opened a multi-billion euro extension on Wednesday, with wider and deeper basins to accomodate the world's biggest freight ships. The Maasvlakte 2 project is the largest feat of Dutch maritime engineering in decades and is forecast to only reach full completion in 20 years. The initial stage of the extension has been completed at a cost of 1.55 ...

Exclusive - Carrefour to divest 25 percent stake in Middle East venture - sources

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:35:43 -0400

DUBAI (Reuters) - Carrefour (CARR.PA), Europe's largest retailer, is in advanced talks to divest its remaining 25-percent stake in its Middle Eastern joint venture to local partner Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), two sources familiar with the ...

Oklahoma tornado the end of a world is in Ledonna Cobbs eyes | Jonathan Jones

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:32:06 -0400

What makes a particular photograph "iconic"? That word is already being used of this picture of a family group stumbling away from the wreckage of Briarwood elementary school after the Oklahoma tornado struck ...

Artist throws rock at the party machine

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:25 -0400

Open the Firefox browser Click Tools>Options>Privacy<Use custom settings for history Check Accept cookies from sites Check Accept third party cookies Select Keep until: they expire Click ...

Iran expands sensitive nuclear capacity U.N. report

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:09 -0400

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has increased its capacity to refine uranium by installing hundreds of more centrifuges at its Natanz plant, a U.N. nuclear agency report said on Wednesday, underlining Tehran's defiance of Western demands to curb the ...

Egypt court sentences four men to hang for killing priest

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:07 -0400

CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court sentenced four men on Wednesday to death by hanging for the 2011 killing of a Coptic Christian priest in his apartment in the southern city of Assiut, state news agency MENA ...

Mugabe signs Zimbabwe constitution paving way for vote

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:06 -0400

1 of 3. Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (R) looks on as President Robert Mugabe signs Zimbabwe's new constitution into law in the capital Harare, May 22, ...

Fitch Expects to Rate International Lease Finance Corps Unsecured Notes BB

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:21 -0400

Fitch: Recession Concern Dampens European Investor Sentiment An increasing number of investors expect fundamental credit conditions will deteriorate across sectors, according to a Fitch Ratings investor survey. The more circumspect sentiment was most notable for the sovereign segment, where the proportion of survey respondents anticipating worsening conditions more than doubled to 55%, from 24% ...

Merkel is the world’s most powerful woman - Forbes

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:14 -0400

list for the third consecutive year, finishing ahead of the likes of Dilma Rousseff, Melinda Gates and Michelle Obama. The German Chancellor was one of only two European women to make it into the top 10. US First Lady Michelle Obama is rated by Forbes as the fourth most powerful woman, compared to seventh last year, while Brazilian President Rousseff and philanthropist Melinda Gates are second ...

American International College names Forge Worldwide as lead agency

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:04 -0400

American International College in Springfield has named Forge Worldwide as their lead agency for a re-branding engagement, the agency said today.The account was awarded after a brief review of undisclosed agencies. Billings for the account were not disclosed.Officials said AIC has asked the agency to undertake a re-branding engagement, awareness campaign and website build for the Curtis Blake ...

31.2M to Drive on Memorial Day

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:26:53 -0400

It's going to be another busy Memorial Day weekend on the nation's highways. During Thursday and Monday, 31.2 million Americans will drive 50 miles or more to a beach, campground or other getaway, according to car lobbying group AAA. That's a small increase from last year but still well short of the record 37.3 million people who drove during the holiday in 2005. Gas will ...

Liberace Behind the Candelabra in 1981

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:26:52 -0400

Liberace's life there was a man stroking 88 keys beside his trademark candelabra. The flashy showman came to fame in the 1950s with television's "The Liberace Show," gaining him a fan base who delighted in his costumes and humor. Following the small screen came live shows which gave the boy from Wisconsin an opportunity to tour the world. In addition to his piano, ...

Funny Video Jennifer Aniston Stars in a Mini-Friends Reunion

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:26:48 -0400

Look who’s still, well, ';Friends.'; In a new promo for today’s episode of ';Ellen,'; Jennifer Aniston, who will co-host the talk show for a day, needs advice and a few ';dumb jokes.'; So, naturally, she decides to visit the home of her former ';Friends'; co-star Matthew Perry, who seems very confused by her visit. ';What? What are you ...

Africa World Bank Announces U.S.$1 Billion Pledge to Africas Great Lakes Region

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:24:46 -0400

Africa: World Bank Announces U.S.$1 Billion Pledge to Africa's Great Lakes Region, Targeting Energy, Roads, Agriculture, Cross-Border Trade, Health, and ...

Insects are good for you and good for the world United Nation says

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:24:23 -0400

A woman poses with a locust on her tongue at a discovery lunch in Brussels Sept. 20, 2012. Event organizers wanted to draw attention to insects as a source of nutrition. (Reuters: Francois ...

Egypt kidnapped security personnel freed in Sinai

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:22:07 -0400

"The seven security personnel have been released by their kidnappers in Sinai," military spokesman Ahmed Aly said in a statement carried by the official MENA ...

Iraqs demand for Hello Kitty keeps one Aleppo factory open as others close doors

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:19:23 -0400

Aleppo was once the economic heart of Syria, with factories ringing the city. But war destruction and a lack of electricity and materials has caused most of them to shut ...

Amid signs of turmoil S Sudan says oil will flow

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:16:12 -0400

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) -- Following a lengthy Cabinet meeting, South Sudan's government spokesman said Wednesday that the country will continue to export oil through Sudan and that there had been only a temporary slowdown in ...

Cannes James Franco builds a bookish filmography

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:16:12 -0400

But this week at the Cannes Film Festival, he premiered his version of William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying," a novel of fractured perspectives and enormous cinematic challenges. Having earlier screened at Cannes a short film he made as a student at New York University ("The Clerk's Tale"), coming to the festival in the Un Certain Regard section - for innovating or ...

Why dont they have basements

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:57:27 -0400

World Bank Insider Blows Whistle on Corruption Federal Reserve

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:56 -0400

A former insider at the World Bank, ex-Senior Counsel Karen Hudes, says the global financial system is dominated by a small group of corrupt, power-hungry figures centered around the privately owned U.S. Federal Reserve. The network has seized control of the media to cover up its crimes, too, she explained. In an interview ...

BP Chevron Total and other major oil firms seek new terms in Iraq

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:53 -0400

Iraq are negotiating to revise their contracts with the government, as new production targets undermine the profitability of their operations. Iraq's government earlier this year revised down its national oil output targets to 9.5 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2020, up from about 3 million bpd today, as part of a new blueprint for the development of its energy sector. The new strategy ...

With 66 growth Patrol sets pace for Nissan sales in Middle East

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:51 -0400

Sales of Nissan cars increased across the Middle East by more than a quarter in the past financial year, slightly outpacing the overall market. The 26.2 per cent rise helped the company capture a market share of 14.4 per cent in the Arabian Gulf during the period. It is estimated that the market grew by about 25 per cent in 2012. "It would be difficult not to be pleased with 26 per cent ...

Globe Investor iPhone app gets an update

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:28 -0400

Globe Investor app for iPhone .The new version is optimized for the iPhone 5, and takes advantage of the new native Twitter and Facebook sharing features available in Apple's latest operating ...

World Mugabe signs constitution into law

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:58 -0400

constitution into law on Wednesday, replacing a 33-year-old document forged in the dying days of British colonial rule and paving the way for an election later this ...

Pope issues first appeal for Chinese Catholics

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:44 -0400

VATICAN CITY -; Pope Francis has issued his first appeal directed at Catholics in China, long the source of concern for his predecessor Benedict ...

Deputy mayor urges mayor to address crack video

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:42 -0400

TORONTO -; A close ally of Toronto mayor Rob Ford said Wednesday that Ford has followed legal advice in remaining silent about a purported video that appears to show him smoking crack ...

U.S. Base in Guantanamo a Platform for International Aggression

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:45:13 -0400

Havana, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The U.S. naval base in Guantanamo, a Cuban territory illegally occupied against the will of the island nation, has historically been used as a platform for military intervention against Cuba and other nations in the region, local media reported today. This facility was the meeting point for troops sent by Washington on May 23, 1912, to suppress an uprising organized ...

UN Suggests Africa Review Nature of International Nexus

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:45:07 -0400

By Ulises Canales, special envoyAddis Ababa, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Africa needs to review the nature of its relations with the international community, U.N. Deputy Secretary General Carlos Lopes advised today, outlining three strategic themes for bringing about a structural transformation of the continent. "This means insisting on more beneficial associations to strengthen changes in the ...

FBI ‘kills man with suspected ties to Tsarnaev’

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:40:17 -0400

The Orlando Sentinel said a friend had identified the dead man as 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev of Orlando. The newspaper quoted the friend, Khusn Taramiv, as saying Todashev was being investigated as part of the Boston bombings and knew bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev because both were mixed martial-arts ...

US general suspended over adultery allegations

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:40:15 -0400

Washington - A US general was suspended on Tuesday as commander of an army training centre following allegations of adultery and a physical altercation, an army spokesman ...

German-French plan to help jobless

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:39:55 -0400

unemployment has become a pressing problem in many countries as economic belt-tightening continues.The German-French initiative comes at a time when both governments are under pressure: Germany faces criticism of its austerity-heavy remedy for Europe's debt crisis, while France has gone ...

Iraq - Iraqi journalist threatened for reporting on corruption

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:39:41 -0400

Iraqi authorities must launch an investigation into a May 14 episode in which a group of armed men raided the home of a journalist and briefly abducted his brother. The journalist, Azhar Shallal, had recently written about alleged corruption.The assailants, discovering Shallal was not home, kidnapped his brother and interrogated him for a few hours, news ...

Kwarasey out of June World Cup qualifiers

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:39:03 -0400

Accra, May 22, GNA - Black Stars goalie Adam Larsen Kwarasey will play no part in next month's 2014 FIFA World Cup double-header against Sudan and ...

Captain in Italy cruise ship crash faces July trial

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:35:50 -0400

The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship will go on trial from July 9 for manslaughter over the January 2012 disaster in which 32 people lost their lives, an Italian judge ruled on ...

Amnesty International app for protecting activists up for technology award

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:34:02 -0400

A mobile alert app designed by Amnesty International to help protect human rights activists in danger is in the running for the ...

The courage of teachers

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:33:42 -0400

>Editor's note: LZ Granderson, who writes a weekly column for CNN.com, was named journalist of the year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and was a 2011 Online Journalism Award finalist for commentary. He is a senior writer and columnist for ESPN the Magazine and ESPN.com. Follow him on Twitter @locs_n_laughs.(CNN) -- Each day more than 55 million students attend the ...

The courage of teachers

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:33:42 -0400

Young faces enliven Kuwaits faded art scene

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:21 -0400

View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Kuwaiti graphic designer Mohammad Sharaf talks about his work in his office in Hawalli, May 1, 2013. After two lackluster decades, Kuwait is experiencing a quiet revival of an arts scene ...

Europes tax haven Ireland faces criticism over Apples tax bill

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:29:43 -0400

The Republic of Ireland has called for an international clampdown on multinationals shifting profits around the world to avoid tax, after criticism that Irish loopholes helped technology giant Apple to shrink its tax ...

Suicide on Paris cathedral altar stirs Frances far right

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:28:56 -0400

(Facebook) The public suicide in Paris of Dominique Venner, a 78-year-old right-wing French historian and essayist, has stirred a strong political reaction in the country. Some 1,500 visitors were cleared out of Notre Dame Cathedral after a man put a letter on the altar of the 850-year-old monument Tuesday, then pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head, three days after a law legalizing ...

German software firm SAP plans to hire hundreds with autism

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:28:55 -0400

German software firm SAP says it wants to hire hundreds of people with autism to work as programmers and testers for its products. In a statement Wednesday, the firm said it hopes the plan will boost the number of workers with autism to as much as one per cent of its 65,000 workforce by 2020. Autism is a developmental disorder that can cause difficulties communicating in certain situations. ...

Stockholm riots challenge image of happy generous state

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:26:51 -0400

View Photo Reuters/Reuters - A car set on fire burns, following riots in the Stockholm suburb of Kista late May 21, 2013, in this picture provided by Scanpix. REUTERS/Fredrik ...

The biggest brightest at Resorts World Manila’s Musikat Jam

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:25:23 -0400

MANILA, Philippines — Music lovers need not look far for world-class performances as Resorts World Manila (RESORTS WORLD MANILA), the country's premier one-stop, nonstop tourism and entertainment destination, brings the biggest and brightest performers from here and abroad in Musikat Jam, a week-long music festival. On June 1, the celebration begins with a trip to Broadway as with ...

Why dont they have basements

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:22:16 -0400

Indonesias natural riches highlight international biodiversity day - in pictures

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:55 -0400

International Day for Biological Diversity . The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior is touring Indonesia to document the country's rich biodiversity and call for protection for its biodiverse ...

New Iceland government freezes EU talks till referendum

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:12 -0400

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland's center-right Progressive and Independence parties agreed on a coalition government on Wednesday and said they would freeze talks on entering the European Union until a referendum on whether or not to continue the ...

Man charged over 1982 IRA parade bombing in London park

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:11 -0400

1 of 2. A police officer guards the rear entrance of Westminster Magistrates Court as the van carrying bombing suspect John Downey leaves, in London May 22, ...

Turkey prosecutor seeks life sentences for generals over coup TV

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:10 -0400

ANKARA (Reuters) - More than 100 senior Turkish army officers face prosecution demands they spend the rest of their lives in jail for their alleged role in toppling Turkey's first Islamist-led government 16 years ago, a Turkish TV channel reported on ...

Witness undermines case against Russian protest leader

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:05 -0400

Nikita Belykh (R, standing), governor of the Kirov region, attends a court hearing, with Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny (2nd L) seen in the foreground, in Kirov, May 22, ...

Pacy racing pigeon Bolt sets new world record

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:18:51 -0400

Pope Francis’ fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped ';liberate'; a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican’s insistence that no such papal exorcism took place. The case concerns a 43-year-old ...

Prager Is our suffering Gods will

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:18:29 -0400

>Editor's note: Joshua Prager is the author of the new book "Half-Life: Reflections from Jersusalem on a Broken Neck" published by Byliner and writes for publications including Vanity Fair, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, where he was a senior writer for eight years. He spoke at TED2013 in March. TED is a nonprofit dedicated to "ideas worth spreading," which it makes available ...

Iran installs more advanced centrifuges for uranium enrichment amid nuclear standoff diplomats say

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:54 -0400

VIENNA Iran is moving ahead to update a program the West fears could be used to make nuclear weapons, diplomats said Wednesday, despite high-level diplomacy aimed at stopping it from doing so. Three diplomats said Tehran now has installed close to 700 high-tech centrifuges in an upgrade of its uranium enrichment program since the start of the year. That represents an increase of about 100 since ...

Watch Iowa Missing Teen Search Continues

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:14:32 -0400

Detectives in central Iowa are stepping up the search for fifteen year old girl who was abducted after getting off -- -- school bus. They say they are still optimistic about finding fifteen year ...

Top 10 Most Popular BBQ Joints

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:14:25 -0400

With the unofficial kick off to summer just days away, travelers who can't get enough barbecue (and who can?) will need to get their rib fix while on the road. Foursquare looked at barbecue joints nationwide and found last summer's most popular establishments based on check-ins. If popularity is any indicator of deliciousness (and that's not always the case), make your plans to ...

Okla. Tornado Survivors Reunited

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

deadly tornado that devastated the town of Moore, Okla., Monday was of a man in a red shirt grasping a young student in an emotional hug, both of them covered in debris and surrounded by devastation. The story behind the photo is even more emotional, the story of a first responder who was the first familiar face the young boy saw when he realized he’d survived the EF-5 twister that killed ...

International Real Estate Real Estate in Morocco

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:10:27 -0400

A RESTORED 19TH-CENTURY HOME IN MARRAKESH $1.3 MILLION (11 MILLION DIRHAMS) This traditional Moroccan house, known as a riad, has 4,300 square feet of space over two floors surrounding an enclosed courtyard. Dating to the 19th century, it has five bedroom suites and a multilevel roof terrace with views of the minarets of the medina, or old city, of Marrakesh, according to Younes ...

North Korean delegation arrives in Beijing

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:09:36 -0400

Kim Jong Un took power, state media reported. China's official Xinhua News Agency reports that North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae arrived in Beijing to meet with Wang Jiarui, a top official in the Communist Part of China. It was the first time a delegation from North Korean visited Beijing since Kim ascended to power in 2012, Xinhua reports. Neither side offered specifics regarding ...

U.S. Senate leader eases pressure on Myanmar

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:09:35 -0400

Thein Sein and said he's seen significant progress in political and economic reforms. However, he also said he had concerns about the security situation in Myanmar. McConnell, R-Ky., who sponsored legislation that placed economic sanctions on Myanmar, said he wasn't going to press the issue further because of political reforms. "I will not be making an effort to renew those ...

Del Porto withdraws from French Open

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:09:32 -0400

Juan Martin del Potro, shown at last year's U.S. Open, on Wednesday withdrew from next week's French Open because of a viral illness. UPI/John ...

Mayor wants mandatory shelters

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:04:18 -0400

>Country star Toby Keith tours the damage in his hometown of Moore, Oklahoma on AC360 tonight, 8pm ET. For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO and KOKH. Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- The mayor of tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, will push for a law requiring storm shelters or safe rooms in new homes, he told CNN Wednesday. "We'll try to ...

Malawi finds buyer for presidential jet

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:03:26 -0400

Cabinet clerk Ernest Katchetche said Wednesday that the government has identified a buyer for the 14-passenger presidential jet, which was put up for sale. The presidential office says the buyer is a Virgin Islands ...

Globe Editorial Canada should lift outdated visa restrictions on ANC members

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:35:26 -0400

In this photo supplied by the Government Communications and Information Services (GCIS) South African President Jacob Zuma, right, and Governor General of Canada, David Johnston attend a welcoming ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (Elmond ...

Russian drunk driver who killed orphans sentenced

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:33:59 -0400

MOSCOW -; A Russian drunk driver who sparked a nationwide debate after killing seven, including five orphan children, in a road accident last year has been sentenced to ...

African Union celebrates 50th year

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:33:58 -0400

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -; African nations this week mark the 50th year since the founding of a continentwide organization, now called the African Union, that spearheaded efforts to liberate the continent from colonial ...

Vienna official Looted Nazi goods returned

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:33:56 -0400

VIENNA -; An official for the city of Vienna says the Austrian capital has handed over nearly 6,000 valuable objects looted by the Nazis to their rightful owners or their heirs since it started taking inventory of them 14 years ...

BPs Investment in Iraq to Reach $5B by 2016

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:32:54 -0400

ABU DHABI - U.K. oil major BP plc plans to increase the production capacity at the Rumaila oilfield, the largest in Iraq, by 750,000 barrels per day by 2017, and aims to increase its spending in the country to $5 billion a year from the current $2.6 billion by 2016, a senior executive said Wednesday. "We are doing about 1.4 million barrels a day now from Rumaila... We have a plan to add ...

H7N9 Bird Flu Under Control In China According To United Nations

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:32:50 -0400

bird flu outbreak that has sickened 130 people and killed 36 has been brought under control in China. They said that closure of live bird markets in Shanghai and other areas has likely contributed to the halt of the spread of the disease throughout the country. The UN warned that health authorities worldwide must still remain on the lookout to detect further cases of the virus, which could ...

European Union Leaders Meet on Tax Avoidance

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:31:09 -0400

BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders gathered here Wednesday for a one-day meeting focused on tax avoidance, amid mounting indignation over reports that American companies including Apple had sheltered profits in member states like ...

China arrests 13 over ‘protest rumours’

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:27:38 -0400

Police in Beijing say they have arrested 13 people for allegedly spreading rumours and disrupting public order following a protest over a migrant worker's ...

Costa Concordia shipwreck captain to face manslaughter trial

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:27:23 -0400

Costa Concordia flipped on its side outside the Tuscan port of Giglio in January last year after it struck rocks during a manoeuvre that brought it too close to the shore.The accident triggered a chaotic night-time evacuation of more than 4,000 passengers and crew from the 290-metre-long ship (951-ft), which still rests on a rock shelf outside the port.Captain Francesco Schettino left the ship ...

The Worlds Best Corporate Websites

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:25:55 -0400

Apple's corporate website of this headline-making news story. Though Apple had released advanced copies of Cook's 17-page testimony to members of the press, it did not post the testimony online. Instead Apple's homepage displayed a giant glossy photo of two iPads. Even if you clicked through the tiny "Hot News" and "Media Info" links at the bottom of the page, ...

Dutch face highest bills in Europe for mobile internet

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:24:42 -0400

The Netherlands is the most expensive market in the EU for mobile broadband internet services, according to new Finnish research. For example, the report, by consultancy ...

International Day for Biological Diversity – Greenpeace Statement

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:24:36 -0400

Jakarta.- The fragile state of Indonesia's oceans and forests are a clear reminder of how marine and forest life is at risk from industrial overfishing and relentless deforestation, Greenpeace International warned on International Day for Biological Diversity. Coinciding with the UN-designated biodiversity day, the Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior is currently visiting Indonesia, where ...

FBI shoots kills man linked to Boston bomb suspect report

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:22:49 -0400

MIAMI: An FBI agent Wednesday fatally shot a Florida man who allegedly had ties to one of the Boston bombings suspects, US media reported.Ibragim Todashev, 27, was shot in the city of Orlando, Florida, according to the Orlando Sentinel newspaper.Todashev became violent while being interviewed by the FBI, NBC News reported.Todashev was reported to be a friend of deceased Boston bombing suspect ...

Stockholm riots spread as PM slams hooliganism

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:22:48 -0400

Rioting spread across Stockholm's suburbs early Wednesday in the third night of unrest to hit the Swedish capital, as Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt blamed the violence on "hooliganism" and appealed for ...

Oklahoma residents begin to return home after deadly tornado

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:15:21 -0400

Residents began returning home to their flattened Oklahoma town after a giant tornado killed at least 24 people, destroyed countless homes and reduced one elementary school almost entirely to rubble, killing seven children inside. Authorities said they were confident that all survivors and bodies had been ...

Man being questioned in Boston bombing probe shot dead by FBI

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:15:21 -0400

The shooting incident early Wednesday took place in Orlando, Fla., where an FBI agent along with other law enforcement personnel were interviewing the man, identified by the FBI as Ibragim Todashev. (John Raoux/Associated ...

Chris Hadfield Living a life thats out of this world

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:14:55 -0400

Astronaut Chris Hadfield records the first music video from space, on May 12. Back on Earth, he is enjoying the smell of coffee and the texture of real foods again. Hadfield is still adjusting to gravity and isn't yet allowed to drive. 'I walk like I'm failing a breathalyzer ... I stagger,' he ...

An Interview with Christian Koch Director of International Studies at the Gulf Research Center

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:11:57 -0400

The Gulf Research Center was established in 2000 in order to fill a need. We wanted to open a center that provides people with trustworthy information about ...

UK Denmark eyes visas for Afghan interpreters

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:11:21 -0400

LONDON (AP) -- Britain and Denmark are proposing to give hundreds of Afghan interpreters who worked alongside their troops the right to settle in the U.K. and Denmark in recognition of the risks to their personal ...

UPDATE 1-Ukraine PM bars reporters from government meetings after protest

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:10:47 -0400

Wed May 22, 2013 10:10am EDT * Journalists protesting over attacks on media at rallies * Relations with media have deteriorated under Yanukovich * U.S. condemns attacks on Ukrainian journalists (Adds comment by U.S. embassy) KIEV, May 22 (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov ordered a dozen local reporters to be barred from covering government meetings after they staged a protest ...

Asian Gold Premiums Hit New Highs as Europe Urged to Start Agressive QE

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:06:32 -0400

London Gold Market ReportBULLION prices rose throughout Asian and early London trade on Wednesday morning, touching $1398 per ounce for the third time this week and recovering 4.4% from Monday's one-month low.Silver rose more steadily, and was capped below $22.80 as energy prices slipped and agricultural commodities held flat.Tuesday's retreat in the gold price today ...

Pussy Riot member begins hunger strike

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:06:22 -0400

The Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina in court in Moscow last year, where she was sentenced to two years in prison. Photograph: Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty ...

Germany backs call to put Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:35 -0400

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany will throw its weight behind a British drive to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on the European Union's list of terrorist organizations, German diplomats said on ...

Syria rebels call for reinforcements as war spreads abroad

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:35 -0400

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels fighting for control of the Syrian town of Qusair called for reinforcements on Wednesday to repel forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in a civil war which is spreading violence through an already volatile ...

Somali lawmakers withdraw confidence vote against PM

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:33 -0400

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali members of parliament shelved a vote of confidence against the prime minister on Wednesday, but warned the government it would face further parliamentary rebellions if it did not do more to improve the economy and ...