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US president plans talks with Russia on reducing nuclear weapons

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:25:30 -0400

BERLIN - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he would seek talks with Russia to reduce the number of strategic nuclear weapons both hold by up to a third. Speaking in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate during a visit to the German capital, Obama said he was confident the US could maintain its security while reducing its nuclear capacity by a third. He also called for ...

Afghanistan to shun US peace talks with Taliban

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:23:12 -0400

KABUL - An angry Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday his government would not join US peace talks with the Taliban "until the peace process is totally under Afghan control." He also suspended talks with the US to discuss the nature of US military presence after international troops withdraw in 2014. A spokesman for President Hamid Karzai said the decision was taken over ...

Irish public support attack on U.S. president and family

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:47:12 -0400

Many people have rallied in support of controversial Independent TD Clare Daly after her extraordinary attack on the visiting U.S. president Barack Obama and his family. Daly didn't miss any punches on Wednesday morning in the Dail when she hit out at Obama, describing him as the "hypocrite of the century," and "a war criminal." She pointed out while he was in Northern Ireland talking the ...

Kim Jong-un on 'luxury yacht' in North Korea

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:35:12 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has used a luxury boat to tour the country's east coast amid indications that the 90-feet-long yacht may have been smuggled into the country in defiance of UN sanctions that bans importing of luxury items to the impoverished country. A website that tracks events in the reclusive state said the yacht, a Princess 95MY made by British-based ...

Eight UN aid workers among 15 dead in Somalia militant attack

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:34:40 -0400

MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least 15 people, including some United Nations workers, were killed Wednesday when a UN compound in the Somali capital came under a bomb and gun attack by Islamist militants of an Al Qaeda-linked group, a minister said. Interior Minister Abdikarim Hussein Guled in a hurriedly called press conference said that the eight slain UN workers included four foreigners working ...

Surveillance stopped at least 50 terror attacks, says NSA director

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:28:19 -0400

WASHINGTON - The controversial US snooping of foreign emails and telephone calls has prevented more than 50 potential terrorist attacks in at least 20 countries, the director of the National Security Agency (NSA) has said in defending the surveillance programme. The targets include the New York Stock Exchange and other important installations across the world, General Keith Alexander said ...

Major General Finn appointed to top UN role in Jerusalem

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:15:41 -0400

18 June 2013 150 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment today of Major General Michel Finn, of Ireland, as head of Mission and Chief of Staff of the Jerusalem-based UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), the first such operation the world body set up almost 60 years ago. "Major General Finn succeeds Major General Juha Kilpia of Finland, who will ...

Airbus Boeing compete for mega deals at Paris Air Show

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:40:02 -0400

Two world aviation industry giants, Airbus and Boeing, are engaged in fierce commercial battles for winning big orders for their long-haul airplanes at the 2013 International Paris Air Show. As the leading European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus Wednesday announced that Air France-KLM has ordered 25 Airbus A350 planes at list prices of $7.2 billion with an option for 25 additional aircraft, ...

Brad Pitt to open Moscow film fest with `World War Z

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:00:01 -0400

Brad Pitt will open the 35th Moscow International Film Festival with the apocalyptic movie "World War Z", recently premiered in New York. Pitt, making his first visit to the Russian capital, will be the center of attention on the red carpet of the Oktiabr Theater Thursday. The actor will arrive in Moscow without partner Angelina Jolie, who was with Pitt, however, at the London premiere of the ...

North Korea willing to restart six-party nuclear talks

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:50:04 -0400

North Korea is willing to restart nuclear talks with international partners, China's foreign ministry has said. North Korean officials said they wanted to peacefully resolve the nuclear issue, the ministry's website said. On Sunday, Pyongyang offered to hold high-level talks on regional peace with the US, although it has reneged on deals several times in the past. The comments from North Korea ...

Russell Crowe to direct his first feature film

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:30:01 -0400

Actor Russell Crowe is set to director his first feature film. The project is set in the aftermath of World War I. The 49-year-old's directorial project is titled "The Water Diviner". It is set in 1919, reports contactmusic.com. The movie tells the story of an Australian man who travels to Turkey looking for his two sons who went missing during the Battle of Gallipoli. Crowe, who recently ...

US condemns attack on UN office in Somalia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:50:01 -0400

White House Wednesday strongly condemned the "despicable" attack on the UN office in Somalia. "Today's attack highlights the repugnant terrorist tactics al- Shabaab continues to use to stand in the way of efforts to ease the suffering of the Somali people," reported Xinhua citing White House National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden in a statement. he statement came after suicide ...

UAEs efforts to preserve environment exemplary says daily

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:20:01 -0400

Environment related authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have not been resting on their laurels since receiving an acknowledgment from the World Wildlife Fund in 2010, a UAE daily has reported. The UAE authorities in charge of tacking environmental issues were recognised as number one in the world in terms of having the biggest ecological footprint. "Proactivity has been their hallmark ...

Ceasefire accord significant step towards stability in Mali says UNs Sahel envoy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:16:20 -0400

19 June 2013 150 The United Nations Special Envoy for the Sahel today welcomed the signing of the ceasefire accord between the Government of Mali and Tuareg rebels, and called on the parties to remain committed to peace for the sake of the country and the region. Northern Mali was occupied by radical Islamists when fighting broke out in January 2012 between Government forces and Tuareg ...

UN officials voice outrage at deadly attack on world bodys compound in Somali capital

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:16:13 -0400

19 June 2013 150 Top United Nations officials have voiced their outrage at today's deadly attack on the world body's compound in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, while reiterating that it will not deter the Organization from helping the country as it proceeds on the path to stability and development. According to the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), a pickup truck rigged with ...

Failure to address discrimination could undermine reforms in Myanmar - UN official

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:16:02 -0400

19 June 2013 150 The United Nations human rights chief today urged Myanmar's Government to tackle continuing discrimination against ethnic minorities, warning that failure to act could undermine the reform process in the country. "Myanmar today can act as a source of inspiration by showing how governments can be transformed by a renewed commitment to human rights," said the High ...

War drives number of forcibly displaced worldwide to 18-year high says UN report

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:15:31 -0400

19 June 2013 150 A United Nations report released today says that more people are refugees or internally displaced than at any time since 1994, with the crisis in Syria having emerged as a major new factor in global displacement. The annual Global Trends report, released by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), shows that as of the end of 2012, more than 45.2 million people were in ...

UN officials urge Governments to ensure natural resources fuel development not conflict

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:15:22 -0400

19 June 2013 150 Governments bear the primary responsibility to ensure that natural resources do not fuel conflict by ensuring that land and mineral wealth are managed wisely, transparently and yield benefits for the people, senior United Nations officials stressed today in the Security Council. "In too many countries, a wealth of resources - such as timber, oil, coal, diamonds and precious ...

Four killed 21 injured Iraq attacks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:40:01 -0400

At least four people were killed and 21 wounded in separate incidents of shooting and bomb attacks in Iraq Wednesday, the police said. Three people were killed and 15 injured in a roadside bomb explosion at a popular football field at a village near Maqdadiyah city, some 100 km from Baghdad, reported Xinhua citing a local police source. In another incident, an Iraqi army colonel was shot dead ...

UK Soldier Deaths Court Ruling Will Harm Combat Missions

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:13 -0400

LONDON The British government warned on Wednesday that future combat operations could become more difficult after a court ruled that families of three soldiers killed in Iraq could sue the military for failing to protect troops on active duty. Britain's Supreme Court upheld the claim of relatives that the Human Rights Act applied to troops serving in battle abroad, and rejected the ...

Former Hungarian PM Gyula Horn Dies at 80

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:12 -0400

BUDAPEST Former Hungarian Socialist Prime Minister has died at age 80 after a long illness, the government said in a statement on Wednesday, expressing its condolences to the family. Horn was Hungary's prime minister between 1994 and 1998. He was foreign minister in Hungary's last Communist government, and played a key role in political processes in the late 1980s that led to the ...

Analysts Assess Impact of Military Attack on Iran

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:08 -0400

The United States and the European Union believe Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons, but Tehran says its program is for peaceful, civilian purposes. The international community has been trying for years to persuade Iran to end its uranium-enrichment program, but to no avail. Low-enriched uranium can be used for civilian nuclear-power plants, but highly enriched uranium is an ...

Brazil Protests Proceed as Smaller Cities Join

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:06 -0400

SAO PAULO/FORTALEZA Protesters blocked roads in Sao Paulo and marched toward a stadium hosting a major international soccer game in Brazil's northeast on Wednesday in a growing wave of nationwide demonstrations against poor public services, inflation and other woes in Latin America's biggest country. After more than a week, the biggest series of protests to sweep Brazil in more than two ...

With Russian Help Europe Prepares to Search for Life on Mars

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:04 -0400

PARIS The European Space Agency signed final contracts with Thales Alenia Space Italy for work on a pair of missions to assess if the planet Mars has or ever had life, officials said at the Paris Airshow this week. Until last year, the ExoMars program was a joint project between ESA and the U.S. space agency NASA. But NASA dropped out, citing budget problems. The Russian space ...

Mandela International Day launched

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:10:02 -0400

The UN and the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory (NMCM) Wednesday launched the Mandela International Day, even as the anti-apartheid icon spent his 12th day in hospital for a recurring lung problem. Wednesday's event marked the official launch of programmes to celebrate Mandela's 95th birthday July 18, Xinhua reported. July 18 was endorsed in 2009 by the UN General Assembly as Nelson Mandela ...

Hamas holds talks to stop being listed as terror group

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:10:01 -0400

The Islamic Hamas movement has been holding meetings with foreign officials in a bid to get its name erased from the list of international terrorist organisations, a Hamas official said Wednesday. The US, several European countries and Israel have classified the Hamas movement, which has ruled the Gaza Strip since June 2007, as a terrorist organisation. A series of meetings with European ...

NRI lawyer wins Iran bank case in British Supreme Court

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:50:02 -0400

Mumbai-born Parsi lawyer Sarosh Zaiwala Wednesday notched a remarkable success in a bank case in the British Supreme Court, with major ramifications on the international banking system, an official said. By the court verdict, the British government's sanctions on Iran's largest private bank, Bank Mellat, were lifted after the its security service's "Secret Court" failed to produce significant ...

UN headquarters in Somalia attacked

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:20:02 -0400

An attacker Wednesday blew himself up at the entrance to the UN headquarters in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, CNN reported. Others wearing suicide vests entered the UN compound and a gunfight ensued, said police officer Hussein Ahmed. The compound had now been secured and was in the hands of African Union troops, according to the official Twitter account of the African Union Mission to ...

South Korean president visits Indian book pavilion

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:30:01 -0400

South Korean President Park Geun-hye Wednesday toured the Indian pavilion at an international book fair here in which India is participating as the guest of honour for the first time. She toured the Indian pavilion at the Seoul International Book Fair, spending close to 10 minutes there, said an embassy press release. It was followed by a brief interaction when Minister of State for Human ...

Palestinians should have a state as a right Blair

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:01 -0400

Palestinians "should have a state, not as a reward for good behaviour but as a right", Tony Blair, the official envoy of the Middle East Quartet, said Wednesday. Blair cautioned Israeli leaders that the "window of opportunity" for peace with the Palestinians might close shortly, Xinhua reported. "Some say the two-state solution is a fantasy. The fantasy is thinking one-state is sustainable or ...

Suicide bombers attack UN office in Mogadishu

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:50:03 -0400

Mogadishu, June 19 (Xinhua-ANI): Militants on Wednesday launched suicide bomb attacks on the office of United Nations Development Programe (UNDP) in Mogadishu where guards exchanged fire with the gunmen in and around the compound, police and witnesses said. "The fighting with the gunmen and suicide bombers is ongoing. We have eliminated some of the attackers but the fighting is now going on," ...

Li Na enters second round at Eastbourne

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:10:01 -0400

Second seed Li Na of China defeated French woman Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Aegon International here. Li, French Open champion two years ago but beaten in the second round at Roland Garros earlier this month, will next take on former champion Marion Bartoli of France, reports Xinhua. Fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki, the former World No.1, led Tamira Paszek 6-2, 2-2 ...

Veronica Campbell-Brown denies knowingly taking drug

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:20:01 -0400

Olympic and World Champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has denied knowingly taking a banned substance Lasix, which also goes by the name Furosemide. Brown's first public reaction came in the form of a statement released by her On Track Management (OTM) group following reports that she has tested positive for the banned drug. The OTM statement says Brown is determined to clear her name and included ...

Morning Swim Show Kevin Blum Excited for World University Games Reunion

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:14:56 -0400

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 20. KEVIN Blum joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show to talk about his upcoming duties as assistant coach for the American swim team headed to the World University Games. Blum, now the head coach at Coronado-Navy Swim Association, talks about training Andrea Kropp and Meghan Hawthorne in their younger years at Rattler Swim Club. He's excited to see them ...

World Chinese astronaut gives lecture from space

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:14:41 -0400

China 's fifth manned space mission, Shenzhou-10, is scheduled to end around 25 or 26 June. The crew is also expected to attempt a manual docking later on Thursday. This will involve getting back inside their Shenzhou capsule, unhooking from Tiangong and then flying around the lab to re-attach the capsule to the laboratory. 'Sixteen sunrises' Ms Yang used difference experiments to ...

The World’s best programmers will gather in Ekaterinburg

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:07:35 -0400

/. Agreements have been reached that commit the ACM ICPC World Finals Championship to Ekaterinburg in 2014. The ICPC Executive Director, Professor Bill Poucher of Baylor ...

Bid to block Berlusconi verdict fails

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:06:59 -0400

ROME - Italy's constitutional court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Silvio Berlusconi to block a tax fraud conviction from October, clearing the way for a final verdict this year and deepening the uncertainty facing Prime Minister Enrico ...

International - Special report Journalists in exile 2013

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:06:16 -0400

Fifty-five journalists fled their homes in the past year with help from the Committee to Protect Journalists. The most common reason to go into exile was the threat of violence, such as in Somalia and Syria, two of the most deadly countries in the world for the profession. Others fled the threat of prison, especially in Iran, where the government deepened its crackdown ahead of elections. ...

Maastricht is one of worlds best new universities

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:03:51 -0400

Maastricht University is in sixth place in the Times Higher Education group's latest ranking of universities which are less than 50 years old. The ranking of young universities gives a picture of the progress made by newcomers in providing a top class education. Maastricht has moved up from 19th place in ...

UNESCO lists 6 Syrian heritage sites as endangered

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:01:48 -0400

UNESCO on Thursday added six ancient sites in Syria to the endangered World Heritage list, warning that more than two years of civil war had inflicted heavy ...

St. Petersburg International Economic Forum LIVE UPDATES

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:58:34 -0400

Russia and the global economy The International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg has kicked off. More than 4,000 business leaders, policy makers, and economic experts from around the world have come together to brainstorm ways out of the global economic crisis. This year's theme is 'Finding Resolve to Build the New Global Economy'. 11:51 MST: Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

Senators closing in on border security compromise

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:57:08 -0400

Revenue Service, illegal immigration, and the Obama administration, in Washington. After secretive talks, key senators expressed optimism Wednesday night that they were closing in on a bipartisan agreement to toughen the border security requirements in immigration legislation that also offers a path to citizenship to millions living in the country illegally. (AP Photo/J. Scott ...

Rescue bid after India landslides

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:56:42 -0400

Rescuers in India are using helicopters and climbing through mountain paths to reach nearly 4,000 people trapped by landslides in a narrow valley near a Hindu shrine in the northern ...

One in eight world bird species at threat of extinction report says

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:55:26 -0400

TORONTO - A campaign that raised $200,000 to purchase an alleged video appearing to show Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack was a "beautiful example" of the fundraising power of the Internet, says ...

Europe stocks slide after Fed meeting

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:47:39 -0400

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets opened sharply lower on Thursday, after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said late the prior day the central bank may scale back its bond purchases this year, depending on the economic outlook. The Stoxx Europe 600 ...

U.S.-Taliban talks in Qatar not expected Thursday source

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:46:03 -0400

DOHA (Reuters) - Preliminary Afghan peace talks in Qatar between U.S. and Taliban officials are unlikely to take place on Thursday as had been expected, a source familiar with the matter told ...

Quick hits Bocce players prepare for national world events

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:45:53 -0400

The Italian Athletic Club is being spruced up for a big event — the United States Bocce Federation National Championships. The Bella Bocce women’s team is also headed to the world championships in ...

Spreading shakedowns and distrust of authorities embolden al-Qaida in Iraqs restive Mosul

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:44:08 -0400

FILE - In this file photo taken on Jan. 16, 2012 Iraqi security forces inspect bombs at the scene of a car bomb attack outside the northern city of Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Qaida's Iraq arm is gaining strength in the restive northern city of Mosul, reviving its fundraising efforts through gangland-style shakedowns, feeding off anti-government anger and ...

Europe shares fall on US stimulus fears China PMI

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:42:45 -0400

Euro STOXX 50 index fell 2 percent to 2,631.88 points. Mining stocks dominated the loserboard, falling on fresh signs of a slowdown in China - the world's biggest metals consumer - while Swiss luxury goods stocks Swatch and Richemont also fell which traders attributed to data showing a fall in Swiss exports. Global equity markets have fallen back from multi-year highs over the last month as ...

DM Honors Emarats Participation in World No Smoking Day

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:34:13 -0400

WAM DUBAI, June 20th, 2013 (WAM) -- Dubai Municipality (DM) has honored Emirates General Petroleum Corporation "Emarat" for its active participation in the World No Smoking Day and its prompt response to stop the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products at the Corporation's convenience stores during the day. DM also honored the corporation for the launching of awareness ...

AP EXCLUSIVE Taliban offer to free US soldier

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:32:31 -0400

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- The Afghan Taliban say they are ready to hand over a U.S. soldier held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives being held at the Guantanamo Bay ...

Jewish educator who survived Soviet Gulag dies

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:32:28 -0400

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Rabbi Moshe Greenberg, a religious educator who survived a brutal Gulag in Siberia and secretly taught Judaism under an oppressive Soviet regime, has died in Israel. He was ...

Mining and luxury stocks hit as Europe shares fall

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:09:54 -0400

LONDON, June 20 | Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:09am EDT LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Thursday as confirmation that the U.S. Federal Reserve would wind down economic stimulus measures, together with weak Chinese data, hit investor sentiment. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index, which raced to a 5-1/2 year high last month, was down by 1.5 percent at 1,162.19 points by 0705 ...

AP PHOTOS Bangladesh collapse left many amputees

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:00:38 -0400

SAVAR, Bangladesh -- It was the worst disaster in the history of the garment industry. When the Rana Plaza factory building crashed down in April, 1,129 people were killed. But many others had to sacrifice their limbs to survive.Arms and legs were trapped under the building rubble, forcing rescuers with no medical training to perform amputations on the spot to free the victims. No anesthesia was ...

The world’s dearest coffee is defecated not decaffeinated

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:58:18 -0400

Coffee snobs can now take it to a whole new level. The world’s most expensive cup of coffee is made from beans that are extracted from the excrement of a small ...

World Bank will help if US turns off tap

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:58:15 -0400

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim speaks at a Thomson Reuters Newsmaker event, at Canary Wharf in east London June 19, 2013. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS ...

Hungary exposes huge fake sugar deal

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:58:08 -0400

Budapest - Hungary's tax authority has questioned two men over a fake contract that, if fulfilled, would have involved the sale of nearly half a million tonnes of sugar - more than the country's annual sugar consumption - and a massive tax ...

Singapore shrouded in fire smog

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:57:50 -0400

Officials in Singapore are urging people to remain indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution after a smoky haze caused by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia worsened ...

Worlds largest exhibition for solar industry kicks off in Munich

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:56:41 -0400

The Intersolar Europe 2013 exhibition gets underway on Wednesday in the Munich International Exhibition Center. The three-day exhibition boasts an outside area and 12 exhibition halls measuring 121.000 square meters this year. It is expected to attract 50,000 visitors and 1,500 exhibitors, more than 10 percent of whom come from China, according to the organizing committee. The organizer said, ...

World Champions take on debutants

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:56:23 -0400

These two players met four years ago in their opening Group B game at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009. On that occasion the young Spaniards took the honours with a devastating 8-0 win, but this time around Chong Hue will be looking to recreate the form he showed at the OFC Nations Cup where his goal sealed cup victory ...

In northern Iraqi city al-Qaida gathers strength

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:48:20 -0400

View Photo Associated Press - FILE - in this file photo taken on Jan. 16, 2012 Iraqi security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb attack outside the northern city of Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of ...

Drones used in U.S. for surveillance FBI director says

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:46:55 -0400

An unarmed drone owned by the Mesa County Sheriff's Department flies over a Colorado airfield. FBI director Robert Mueller says that as drones become omnipresent airspace use and privacy will be among the issues worthy of debate. (Chris ...

Investigation sought in U.S. plane crash missile-strike theory

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:46:54 -0400

The reconstructed wreckage of TWA Flight 800 is shown during the original investigation, which concluded that the crash was caused by an explosion in a fuel tank. ...

China astronauts float water blob in kids lecture

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:43:08 -0400

BEIJING (AP) -- Astronauts struck floating martial arts poses, twirled gyroscopes and manipulated wobbling globes of water during a lecture Thursday from China's orbiting space station that's part of efforts to popularize the space program among young ...

India floods strand thousands more than 100 dead

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:43:07 -0400

LUCKNOW, India (AP) -- Days after floods killed more than 100 people - possibly many more - Indian officials say rescuers are using helicopters and climbing through mountain paths to reach nearly 4,000 people trapped by landslides in a narrow valley near a Hindu shrine in the northern ...

Militants storm United Nations compound in Somalia 20 killed

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:27:54 -0400

Somali soldiers walk through rubble after insurgents blasted into the U.N. compound in Mogadishu. IPTC: Somali National Government (SNG) soldiers are pictured after Al-Qaeda linked Shebab insurgents shot and blasted their way into the United Nations (UN) compound in Mogadishu on June 19, 2013. It is the most serious attack on the UN in the troubled country in recent years. Three foreigners and at ...

Singapore haze at worst yet Malaysia schools shut

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:24:27 -0400

SINGAPORE (AP) -- Singapore urged people to remain indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution Thursday as a smoky haze wrought by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia worsened dramatically. Nearby Malaysia closed 200 schools and banned open burning in some ...

Experts Trifecta of elements says no ...

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:20:54 -0400

>Editor's note: Note language in story(CNN) -- A documentary on the 1996 explosion that brought down TWA Flight 800 offers "solid proof that there was an external detonation," its co-producer said Wednesday. "Of course, everyone knows about the eyewitness statements, but we also have corroborating information from the radar data, and the radar data shows a(n) asymmetric explosion coming out of ...

India sets up elaborate system to tap phone calls e-mail

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:20:21 -0400

By Anurag Kotoky NEW DELHI, June 20 | Thu Jun 20, 2013 2:20am EDT NEW DELHI, June 20 (Reuters) - India has launched a wide-ranging surveillance programme that will give its security agencies and even income tax officials the ability to tap directly into e-mails and phone calls without oversight by courts or parliament, several sources said. The expanded surveillance in the world's ...

Murdoch Uni ranked among worlds best young unis

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:56:37 -0400

Murdoch University has been named for the first time in Times Higher Education's top 100 universities under 50 years old rankings. Murdoch debuted in the rankings at 57, while Curtin University was ranked ...

Panic over MERS virus fades in Saudi Arabia

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:42:06 -0400

People in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province have again started greeting friends with the traditional kiss on the cheek, and face masks in public are becoming rarer, as panic subsides over the outbreak of a deadly respiratory disease that hit the country last ...

Brazil matters - and not because of the World Cup

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:40:07 -0400

As massive protests sweep across Brazil, Tim Harcourt and Mark Thirlwell explain why the importance of that country to Australia goes well beyond the World Cup in 2014 and the Rio Olympics in ...

Boyd Oregon State knock IU out of College World Series

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:34:42 -0400

Bruce Thorson/USA Today Sports OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- In the kind of pitchers' duel the College World Series hadn't seen in three decades, Matt Boyd was just a bit superior to Aaron Slegers. Boyd threw a four-hitter and Oregon State ended the Hoosiers' first appearance in Omaha with a 1-0 victory Wednesday night. "Matt was just a couple of pitches ...

1 in 8 bird species threatened with extinction

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:33:56 -0400

One in eight bird species worldwide faces the threat of extinction, according to a report released by Birdlife International. And it isn't just rare birds that are declining. Familiar species such as the barn swallow and purple martin are disappearing at an astonishing rate. In the case of those two birds, 80 to 90 per cent of the population was wiped out in the last 20 years. "Unless ...

Orlando International Airport tops all Florida airports for gun seizures www.privateofficer.com

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:32:57 -0400

TSA officers have stopped more armed passengers trying to board flights at Orlando International Airport than at any other Florida airport, according to the Transportation Security Administration. The last attempt was Sunday morning, when a St. Augustine traveler carrying a loaded .22-caliber pistol was arrested when he passed a carry-on bag through an X-ray scanner, records show. ...

Europe Factors to Watch-Shares set to sag after Fed China PMI

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:26:20 -0400

PARIS, June 20 (Reuters) - Financial spreadbetters expect Europe's main stock indexes to drop on Thursday, tracking losses on Wall Street after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed the Fed would begin winding down its stimulus spending later this year. They expect London's FTSE 100 to open around 100 points lower, down 1.6 percent, Frankfurt's DAX 95 to 98 points ...

Ethiopia World Bank - Ethiopia Can Achieve Middle-Income Status By 2020

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:19:08 -0400

The World Bank Ethiopia Office released a report on Tuesday (June 18th ) detailing the country's current economic situation and forecasting future prospects. According to the report, the World Bank acknowledged that Ethiopia had the capability to achieve its target of becoming a middle income country by 2020. The report said that in spite of all the challenges, if Ethiopia continued its ...

World Thirst for Energy

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:18:53 -0400

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

WMD Regulation in the Middle East

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:18:53 -0400

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

Film TWA 800 crash was no accident

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:59:21 -0400

TWA Flight 800

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:59:21 -0400

TWA Flight 800

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:59:21 -0400

Iranians dance in the streets after qualifying for World Cup days after election

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:47:51 -0400

For the second time in days, Iranians, who have had little cause for cheer in eight years, have been dancing in the streets. There was an explosion of joy in their fun-starved nation when its beloved national football team won a prized ticket to next summer's World Cup finals in Brazil with a 1-0 away victory over South Korea on Tuesday. This followed a weekend of celebrations after Hassan ...

Two Canadian sites in running for World Heritage status

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:47:37 -0400

A Basque whaling station that dates to the 1500s and a largely unspoiled expanse of boreal forest where five First Nations have existed for six millenniums are among the international sites being considered this week for coveted World Heritage designation.Canadian officials are in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, hoping to convince UNESCO's World Heritage Committee that the Red Bay National Historic ...

World War Z The zombie canon gets a grown-up addition

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:47:32 -0400

From left, Brad Pitt as Gerry Lane, Abigail Hargrove as Rachel Lane, and Mireille Enos as Karin Lane in a scene from World War Z. (Jaap Buitendijk/Paramount ...

China jails 19 Uighurs for religious extremism

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:31:44 -0400

BEIJING (Reuters) - Courts in China's far western region of Xinjiang have sentenced 19 ethnic Uighurs to up to six years in jail for promoting racial hatred and religious extremism online, in the latest crackdown on what China sees as violent separatists. All but one of those jailed were from the heavily Uighur southern part of Xinjiang, including eight from the old Silk Road city of ...

Roma coach Rudi Garcia targeting Europe

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:30:58 -0400

Garcia appointed new Roma coach New Roma manager Rudi Garcia has targeted a European spot as his main objective heading into his first Serie A ...

Tropical storm Barry forms off Mexicos coast

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:28:08 -0400

Tropical storm Barry formed off Mexico's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, prompting Mexican authorities to ready hundreds of shelters. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the Atlantic hurricane season's second tropical storm was drenching areas in its path with up to 25 centimetres of rain in some places, raising the threat of flash floods. In the late evening, Barry was about 60 ...

DP World Confirms New Container Terminal Deal

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:17:43 -0400

DP World and Jawaharlal Nehru Port today held a ceremonial signing of the concession awarded to DP World to construct and operate a new container terminal at the ...

Nameplate to blame for halt in Afghan-Taliban talks

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:16:49 -0400

Secretary of State John Kerry personally pleaded with Hamid Karzai to keep alive the possibility of peace talks with the Taliban. Over the course of two phone calls with the Afghan president, Kerry reportedly gave assurances that the U.S. would not give the Taliban political ...

Celebs React to Death of Sopranos Star

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:15:53 -0400

James Gandolfini are paying tribute to the actor in the wake of his sudden death Wednesday in Italy. Gandolfini was 51. David Chase, who ...

FSRU Toscana Sails Away from Drydocks Worlds Dubai Yard

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:39:42 -0400

Drydocks World, an international maritime service provider, announced that Floating Storage Re-gasification Unit (FSRU) Toscana has sailed away from Drydocks World's Dubai yard. The unit, formerly the 138,830-cubic meter (cbm) LNG carrier Golar Frost, has been under conversion since June 2009 for contractor Saipem and owner OLT. The LNG Carrier, built by Hyundai Heavy Industries was ...

China jails 11 for extremist crimes in Muslim west

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:36:57 -0400

BEIJING -- China says it has sentenced 11 people for inciting religious extremism and related crimes in the northwestern Muslim region of Xinjiang.The sentences handed down Wednesday come shortly before the July 5 anniversary of the bloodiest recent ethnic rioting in the region four years ago.The Justice Ministry's official newspaper Legal Daily said Thursday that Aihetaimu Heli was given ...

China Russia face sanctions in wake of US world human trafficking report

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:33:12 -0400

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during an event releasing the Annual Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) Report at the State Department in Washington, DC, June 19, 2013. The United States on Wednesday downgraded China, Russia and Uzbekistan to the bottom of a US table for failing to make greater efforts to combat human trafficking, a move that may spark sanctions. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty ...

UNESCO world heritage Historic Areas of Istanbul

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:30:09 -0400

Photo taken on March 22, 2013 shows the Muslims praying in the Suleymaniye Mosque in the Historic Areas of Istanbul. Istanbul served as the capital of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Latin Empire, the Ottoman Empire and former capital of the Republic of Turkey. The Historic Areas of Istanbul were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985. (Xinhua/Ma ...

Brazil fare hikes rolled back in victory for protests

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:30:00 -0400

Brazil's two biggest cities rolled back transit fare hikes that had triggered massive protests as demonstrators clashed with police outside a Confederations Cup ...

Tributes to genius Gandolfini

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:24:35 -0400

Tributes have poured in for James Gandolfini, the American actor best known for his role as the mob boss in The Sopranos, who died on Wednesday at the age of ...

Major Dissent To International Law

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:20:49 -0400

Australian law doesn't acknowledge same-sex marriages performed overseas. Today MPs vote on a bill to change this. Kerryn Phelps on what recognition of her 15-year marriage will mean to ...

A Look Back at All Those Times the World Didnt End

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:13:41 -0400

'Yes We Scan': Germans Protest at Checkpoint Charlie as Obama Arrives in Berlin The Democracy Report Social and political change around the ...

Tips Every Car Owner Should Know

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:10:22 -0400

You don't have to know that much about cars, as long as you know the rules of car repair. Here are some key pieces of knowledge that will smooth your ...

Real World Economics Prolonged low interest rates create topsy-turvy markets

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:08:21 -0400

The Federal Reserve's policy-making Open Market Committee is meeting as I write this. They are not likely to take drastic action at this meeting, but the extraordinary degree to which prices of stocks and bonds respond to actions by the Fed, along with the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan, illustrate an unhealthy reliance on central banks. Monetary policies have turned financial ...

University of Michigan unveils entry for world solar car contest

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:05:11 -0400

University of Michigan students unveiled their new design for a worldwide solar car competition Wednesday, with an odd shape dictated by changes in the rules. The car, dubbed Generation, will compete in the World Solar Challenge, an 1,800-mile, weeklong endurance contest across the continent of Australia from Darwin to Adelaide that takes place every other fall. "We spent a lot of time ...

Kerry calls Karzai twice to smooth waters over Taliban talks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:05:10 -0400

Hamid Karzai twice to try to mend fences over the U.S. outreach to the Taliban. The phone diplomacy occurred after Karzai said the Afghan government had suspended security talks with the United States in Kabul "in view of the contradiction between acts and the statements made by the United States of America in regard to the peace process." "The secretary spoke with President ...

Hainan Airlines wins two awards at SKYTRAX 2013 World Airline Awards

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:38:28 -0400

SKYTRAX, a global provider of professional aviation evaluation services, announced the winners of "2013 World Airline Awards" at the 2013 Paris Air Show held in Paris, France on June 18th. Executives from around the world assembled at the World Airline Awards to receive their accolades, which were handed out by SKYTRAX chairman Edward Plaisted. Winners of all the awards, including ...

Kids Help Dedicate New Legoland World of Chima Ride

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:35:58 -0400

Legoland Buddy's Brick Bunch child ambassadors - including Jack Hammond, 11, Lakeland, left to right, Alexander Rodriquez, 9, Orlando, Aidan Handley, 8, Weston, Alek Schoneck, 11, Sanford, Julianna Willette, 11, Largo, and Angela Winiewicz, 9, Orlando, on Sunday christened the main component of The World of Chima water ride. The celebration took place as the first watercraft vehicle was ...

Hot Ticket Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:35:55 -0400

He was a member of the famed Miles Davis Quintet, a synth music trailblazer, an award-winning film composer, a genre-crossing collaborator, and even an interpreter of the music of Joni Mitchell. Now Herbie Hancock is returning to the coast for the Vancouver International Jazz Festival."He's a musical hero, and someone who has always been ahead of the curve," says festival ...

World Refugee Day In their own words

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:21:18 -0400

Map: Australia June 20 is World Refugee Day, and this year focuses on the impact of conflict on families through the theme of '1 Family Torn Apart by War is Too Many'.The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says the world's poorest countries are hosting the majority of refugees.The UN says there are over 45 million refugees worldwide, with the number of people displaced ...

Monsoon floods kill almost 120 in India

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:16:50 -0400

Monsoon flooding that has stranded thousands of people and caused landslides in northern India has killed almost 120 people, and the prime minister said the toll could rise substantially. The torrential rain and landslides since Sunday have stranded pilgrims at four revered Hindu shrines, washed away bridges and roads and caused other damage in Uttrakhand state. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ...

Plot to kill Obama with ray gun

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:10:03 -0400

The FBI arrested 49-year-old Glendon Scott Crawford, from Galway, New York, and his friend Eric J. Feight, 54, of Hudson, New York, foiling the pair's plan to kill Obama, who Crawford blamed for the recent Boston marathon bombings.Crawford had built a homemade X-ray machine that used deadly amounts of radiation to kill targets and could be detonated ...

Three dead in US condominium shooting

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:10:03 -0400

THREE people have been killed and a fourth seriously injured in a shooting in a condominium building in the US state of ...

Gyula Horn the man who tore the Iron Curtain dies at 80

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:07:17 -0400

1 of 2. Hungarian Foreign Minister Gyula Horn(R) and his Austrian counterpart Alois Mock cut the ''Iron curtain'' in the Hungarian-Austrian border in this June 27, 1989 file ...

Mexico Sending Most Wanted Prof. Back to US

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:04:42 -0400

This 2011 image shows Walter Lee Williams, 64, one of the FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives who has been arrested in the resort city of Playa del Carmen, Mexico, June 18, ...

Tea Party Wants IRS Dumped Overboard

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:04:40 -0400

The Tea Party is back in Washington and they are madder than ever. Backed by more than a dozen lawmakers from the House and the Senate, thousands of Tea Party activists gathered on the Capitol lawn to vent their frustration with the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups, the prospects of a comprehensive immigration reform bill passing through Congress, and the ...

Protesters out again in Brazilian citiesScattered street demonstrations popped up around Brazil Wednesday as protesters continued their collective cry against the low-quality public services they receive in exchange for high taxes and rising prices.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:55:23 -0400

SAO PAULO: Scattered street demonstrations popped up around Brazil Wednesday as protesters continued their collective cry against the low-quality public services they receive in exchange for high taxes and rising prices. In one of several protests, about 200 people blocked ...

Floods strand pilgrims in India deaths could rise

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:53:32 -0400

LUCKNOW, India (AP) -- Monsoon flooding that has stranded thousands of people and caused landslides in northern India has killed almost 120 people, and the prime minister said the toll could rise ...

Mr Rona supports Sanyas bid for 2014 World Bridge Series

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:32:34 -0400

The president of the World Bridge Federation Mr Gianarrigo Rona remarked that China is one of the dominant nations in Bridge, and Sanya has more advantages over other cities to hold the 2014 World Bridge Series Championships. Mr Rona expressed his appreciation for Howard Johnson Resort Sanya Bay, Pullman Oceanview Sanya Bay, MGM Grand Sanya and Sheraton Sanya Resort, and added that both hotel ...

Dotcom in tears after Megaupload files deleted

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:29:40 -0400

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom said Thursday he was "in tears" after a European company deleted all the data it was hosting from his shuttered file-sharing site.Netherlands-based LeaseWeb announced it had deleted all Megaupload files from 630 servers.LeaseWeb said in a statement it hosted the data for over a year at its own expense without receiving any requests to access it or retain it ...

World Briefing | Europe British Court Rules Against Sanctions on Iranian Bank

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:22:03 -0400

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Botswana team leaves for World Schools Athletics Championship

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:20:58 -0400

A team of 24 athletes left Botswana on Wednesday to compete at the 2013 International Schools Sport Federation (ISF) athletics Championships in Czech Republic.The competition runs from June 22-27. Botswana will be marking their debut at the world games. The athletes, twelve junior men and twelve junior ladies will be competing in several sport codes and are expected back in the country in the ...

Huawei unveils worlds thinnest smartphone Ascend P6 in Singapore

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:20:39 -0400

A model shows Huawei Ascend P6 smartphone at Huawei's booth during the CommunicAsia in Singapore, on June 19, 2013. International telecommunications giant Huawei unveiled its latest flagship device Ascend P6 in Singapore on Wednesday, marketing it as the thinnest smartphone in the world. (Xinhua/Chen ...

Emirates Qantas named top world airlines

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:19:30 -0400

While Emirates was honoured as the world’s best airline, new alliance partner Qantas has made a return to the top ten in the annual World Airline Awards 2013. Qantas jumped five spots from ...

Garuda Indonesia Named The Worlds Best Economy Class By SkyTrax At Paris Airshow

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:19:29 -0400

Garuda Indonesia, the airline of Indonesia, was named "The World’s Best Economy Class" at the SkyTrax 2013 World Airline Awards at the Paris Air show yesterday. In addition to being voted "The World's Best Economy Class", Garuda was also named "The World’s Best Economy Class Seats" by SkyTrax – a result of Garuda Indonesia’s continuous ...

Syria’s internally displaced – ‘The world has forgotten us’

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:16:46 -0400

When we got here we found that it was impossible to cross into Turkey because the border is closed. So we've been stuck here all winter with nothing. There is little food, we don't even have clothes and blankets to keep warm, we can't keep the rain out, and everything is wet. The children get sick all the time. The world has forgotten us. What will become of ...

Bus plunges into river killing 30

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:12:59 -0400

The bus is believed to have been carrying 54 passengers when it went off the road on a bend and fell into the Tarma river in Junin province, police said. Emergency crews have recovered 30 bodies and rescued 14 or 15 injured survivors. He says nine people are unaccounted for and rescue efforts are continuing because there could be more bodies in the wreckage. Television images of the accident ...

FBI uses drones for surveillance

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:12:58 -0400

The FBI uses drones for surveillance of stationary subjects, and the privacy implications of such operations are "worthy of debate", the bureau's director has ...

Remains found at ex-mobster home

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:12:55 -0400

An FBI excavation has turned up possible human remains at a New York home once occupied by a famed gangster who inspired Robert De Niro's character in the movie Goodfellas, authorities ...

World Briefing | Asia Muslim Women Sentenced to Hard Labor in Myanmar

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:12:43 -0400

A court in Myanmar has found two Muslim women guilty of setting off a recent outbreak of sectarian violence, one of them by bumping into a Buddhist novice monk. Myint Thein of the pro-government National Unity Party, who attended their trial, said Wednesday that the two women in the central township of Okkan were convicted of ...

APN counts down for World War Z

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:02:05 -0400

. Paramount Pictures has used billboards in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth to build anticipation around the film’s release. The film tells the futuristic story of United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt), who travels the world in a race against time to stop a pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening humanity itself. Using the race ...

Watch What You Auto Know

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:59:53 -0400

Just about all of us have to take our car to a repair shop at some point. Tonight abc news goes undercover to see if women are treated the same as men. They end up buying things they don't need, paying more for what they get. Reporter: This is an award winning mechanic with a shop in queens, new york. She thinks too often women don't get a fair shake at the shot. Abc news bought two ...

Watch The Evolution of Flash Mobs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:59:52 -0400

Finally tonight I guess it was only a matter of time. We've all seen those flash mobs, the swarms of people singing and dancing for a marriage profile or a retirement party. Now they're ...

Watch Alaskan Heat Wave

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:59:51 -0400

on. Record breaking heat in an unlikely corner of america today. Take a look. Just another day at the beach in anchorage. That's right, alaska's TEMPERATURE SOARING INTO THE 80s AND 90s. ...

Climate change could impact food output World Bank

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:59:32 -0400

Projections on the impact of higher temperatures on account of climate change on agricultural produce vary depending on the temperature rise and ...

DP World to develop JNPT’s Rs 600-crore terminal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:59:31 -0400

Union shipping minister GK Vasan with DP World chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem during signing of concession agreement between Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and DP World on Wednesday. ...

Italian killed fighting in Syria suspected of recruiting terrorists

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:55:08 -0400

Italian officials said an Italian Muslim convert who was killed fighting against the Syrian government was believed to have recruited terrorists in Italy. Prosecutors in Genoa Wednesday said Giuliano Ibrahim Delnevo, 24, allegedly recruited one Italian Muslim convert and three North Africans with online sermons and a blog, ANSA of Rome reported. The five men were being investigated for ...

U.N. official Myanmar must deal with anti-Muslim violence

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:55:08 -0400

Myanmar's failure to deal with violence against the Rohingya, an ethnic and religious minority, threatens its transition to democracy, a U.N. official ...

War against Iraq neither for peace nor democracy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:48:22 -0400

The success of the U.S. in its recent wars has been insignificant. This was the case for war against Iraq, which was never found: chemical weapons to legitimize that ...

Numbers at 18-Year High as UN Observes World Refugee Day

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:27:11 -0400

LONDON -- Thursday is World Refugee Day - and the United Nations says the number of refugees worldwide is at its highest in 18 years, at over 45 million people. The Syrian conflict is a major driver behind the increase. Four-year-old Shahad laughs and jokes with her older sister in their makeshift home. She appears a happy, young girl; but the scars and burn marks on her smiling face tell the ...

Rail Gains Popularity for Asia-Europe Trade

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:17:21 -0400

Slow-steaming by shipping lines, the shift of production centers in China inland and the easing of customs barriers in Eastern Europe are rapidly opening up overland transport routes between Asia and Europe.Trans-Russia routes from China into Eastern Europe and the ancient Silk Road via Kazakhstan are all seeing rising volumes. Forwarders claim ...

New virus deadlier than Sars

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:16:26 -0400

A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than Sars, doctors have reported after investigating the biggest outbreak in Saudi ...

Could Killer Robots Bring World Peace - By John Arquilla

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:15:07 -0400

A few weeks ago, the United Nations affirmed Isaac Asimov's First Law of Robotics: "A robot may not injure a human being." Christof Heyns, the U.N. special rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary, or arbitrary executions, said as much in a May 29 speech to the Human Rights Council in Geneva calling for a moratorium on the development of lethal robots. His argument followed two ...

Breaking news Sopranos star James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:13:38 -0400

star James Gandofini died today in Italy, where, according to HBO, he was vacationing. His manager confirmed the news to the Associated Press moments ago. ';We're all in shock and feeling immeasurable sadness at the loss of a beloved member of our family,'; reads a statement from the network that ...

Thousands stage new protests in Bulgaria despite PMs apology

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:12:32 -0400

Thousands of Bulgarians took to the streets for a sixth straight day of protests on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of new Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski despite his apology over a political ...

Syrian troops rebels clash outside Damascus district

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:12:31 -0400

Syrian troops and rebels were locked in fierce clashes on Wednesday night outside the Damascus district of Qabun as the army tried to storm the area, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ...

Iraq to boost output by 45 by 2014-end

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:11:14 -0400

Thamir Ghadhban, energy adviser to Iraq's prime minister has said the government aims to boost oil production by nearly 45% by the end of 2014, and that Baghdad had lost confidence in Kurdistan after the region stopped exporting oil through the federal pipeline system, Reuters has reported. Baghdad's ambitious 4.5 million barrels per day (b/d) target relies on new oil pumped from ...

Sao Paulo Rio revoke transport fare hikes as protests continue

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:09:51 -0400

SAO PAULO/FORTALEZA, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil's two biggest cities agreed on Wednesday to revoke an increase in public transportation fares that set off demonstrations that have grown into nationwide protests against poor public services, inflation and ...

Few options for Brazil leader in face of protests

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:07:53 -0400

President Dilma Rousseff has tried to placate the largely middle-class crowds by supporting their right to protest, and the Sao Paulo municipal government has rescinded the 10-cent hike in bus and subway fares that sparked the demonstrations in the first place. But as the protests grow even bigger, with two major marches called for Thursday, the Brazilian government seems at a loss over how to ...

Sao Paulo to reverse fares hike

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:07:31 -0400

Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad and state governor Geraldo Alckmin said at a joint news conference that the fare increase has been abandoned. It is not yet clear what impact the U-turn will have on the street protests that have broken out in several Brazilian cities. The demonstrations have evolved into communal outcries that have moved well beyond the original demand that public transportation ...

Children bearing brunt of war

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:07:29 -0400

Former Pussycat Doll Kimberley Wyatt, Strictly Come Dancing's Robin Windsor and soul singer Beverley Knight have met a group of 20 inspirational children diagnosed with ...

Jobless youth of Europe may be ‘scarred for life’

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:03:53 -0400

Soaring unemployment across the bloc - where 26 million people are out of work - is top of the agenda at a summit of EU heads of state in Brussels next week. Young people have been hit particularly hard by the recession, with nearly a quarter of all under-25s out of a job.Recommendations from the European Commission include a boost in spending on youth employment programmes, accelerating schemes ...

T Magazine Now Screening | The Goofy Cultish World of Master Sommeliers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:02:46 -0400

Court of Master Sommeliers . Over nearly half a century, this international body has only "knighted" 197 candidates as Masters -- about 10 percent of test takers. Dustin Wilson, the wine director of the triple-Michelin-starred Manhattan ...

Box Office Preview Monsters University Pacing to Beat World War Z

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:58:14 -0400

"Man of Steel" could also beat Brad Pitt's zombie extravaganza, but even rivals agree that a predicted opening in the $45 million to $50 million range would mark a good start for "World War ...

Respond to this The Boston Globe wants to offer iPhone users a native app and a cheap price

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:57:30 -0400

The newspaper world’s most prominent exemplar of responsive design is also putting a bet on Apple’s App Store -- at a price point aimed at people who wouldn’t normally pay full ...

World Bank grants Haiti $20 million to clean up public records government transparency

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:56:05 -0400

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The World Bank has given $20 million to Haiti for cleaning up its public resources and making them more transparent. The grant will help Haiti improve public financial management, procurement practices and performance of the national electrical company. It will also create a tracking system to monitor budgets and a single treasury account to manage funds. The grant is ...

Video Critics worry family government are prolonging Mandelas suffering

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:56:02 -0400

Nelson Mandela has been in the hospital for nearly two weeks. Mandela family members are said to be trying to decide how much medical intervention is too much for an old and sick man. Mark Phillips ...

Nelson Mandelas health Is it time to let go

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:56:01 -0400

In South Africa, former President Nelson Mandela has now been in the hospital for 12 days, battling a lung infection. The official word is his condition remains serious but ...

Video Russia not sold on idea of nuclear warhead reduction

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:56:01 -0400

Russia and congressional Republicans are not yet sold on President Obama's proposal to cut America's nuclear arsenal by a third if Russia does the same. Russian President Vladimir Putin said he won't reduce his arsenal without concessions from the U.S. on missile defense systems. Major Garrett ...

Video Joint military exercises in Jordan send signal to Assad

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:56:01 -0400

As Syria's civil war rages on just beyond the border with Jordan, the U.S. is participating in joint military exercises -- complete with 8,000 troops, F-16s, and cobra attack helicopters -- are sending a message to the Syrian dictator to stay out. Clarissa Ward ...

Watch President Obama in Berlin

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:55:04 -0400

berlin and a stretch of hallowed ground where american presidents have made history. Kennedy, reagan and candidate obama. Today he returned to talk climb change and nuclear arms. What a ...

Watch Bernanke Signals Interest Rates to Rise Dow Drops 200 Points

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:55:04 -0400

We begin with news sure to affect every american family. It came from the government's top banker, fed chairman ben bernanke said today that he expects the economy to grow and unemployment to ...

Organ Donation Around the World

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:55:03 -0400

boost to organ donation in the United States since its donor registration button launched last year, but organs are still scarce, and about 18 people die every day as they wait on a transplant list, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

Paula Deen Does Not Condone the Use of Racial Slurs Says Lawyer

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:55:03 -0400

(Photo credit: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images) Paula Deen has come under fire for allegedly using racial slurs in the past, but according to her lawyer, she’s not a racist. ';Contrary to media reports, Ms. Deen does not condone or find the use of racial epithets acceptable,'; her lawyer, Bill Franklin, told ABC News in a prepared statement. ';She is looking forward to her ...

Photos 7 of the Biggest Celebrity Pets Around

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:54:59 -0400

These furry pets have the world in their paws. From movie deals to brand sponsorships and book deals, these animals are taking center stage and represent a new world of pet ...

4th suspect held in Ohio case

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:30:07 -0400

>Editor's note: For more information on this story, check out CNN affiliates WKYC, WOIO and WJW.(CNN) -- A fourth suspect is in custody in the alleged forced labor of a mentally disabled woman held with her young daughter, according to federal prosecutors in Ohio. Dezerah Silsby, 21, turned herself in and is scheduled to appear in court Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The two victims ...