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North Korea envoy hands over China's Xi a note of peace

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:58:46 -0400

BEIJING - A senior North Korean envoy delivered a letter from his leader Kim Jong-un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him that Pyongyang was ready to take "positive action" to re-join stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks. The letter was handed over by envoy, Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae. Choe told Xi that North Korea is willing to take positive actions to solve problems ...

UK defends security services over Woolwich murder

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:52:28 -0400

LONDON - The British government has defended its spy agencies for failing to prevent murder of a soldier in London despite signs and revelations that the two suspects were well known to MI5. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said it was impossible to control everyone all the time. "Peers and MPs will do a thorough investigation in terms of what the security forces knew but I've seen ...

US bridge collapses sending vehicles into water

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:45:25 -0400

WASHINGTON - A handful of vehicles and some people plunged into a river after a more than half a century old bridge that links Seattle in the US with Canada collapsed, throwing the movement on the highway into disarray. Authorities said there were no deaths in the bridge collapse on the Skagit River in the US state of Washington. Three people were rescued and taken to hospitals, they said. ...

$2.6 mn necklace spirited away at Cannes Film Festival

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:52:38 -0400

CANNES - A second suspected jewellery heist was reported at the Cannes Film Festival, with a single necklace by Swiss jeweller De Grisogono worth nearly $2.6 million reported missing. In the case of the first gem loot at the Cannes Film Festival, thieves literally tore out a safe filled with roughly $1 million-worth of jewels from a hotel room. The second time around the event took place at ...

World becoming dangerous for refugees, warns Amnesty

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:37 -0400

LONDON - Global rights body Amnesty International has said that the world is "increasingly" becoming "dangerous place" for refugees due to inaction on human rights. The London-based group in its annual report cited the increasing number of refugees around the world, and highlighted the lack of support for them, as the key human rights issue for the past year. It said that the number of ...

Charlie Sheen to use real name in `Machete Kills

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:01 -0400

For the first time in his career, Charlie Sheen will use his real name, Carlos Estevez, in the credits of the movie "Machete Kills", a decision that contrasts a past statement that he does not feel "Latino". Celebrity-news Web site TMZ.com published a shot from the film, to premiere September in the US, which shows Sheen carrying an assault rifle while a super on the screen says "and introducing ...

Brazil oil firm sells partial stake in Tanzania block

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:50:02 -0400

Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras said Friday it sold a 12 percent stake in an oil block off Tanzania's coast to Norway's Statoil. The transaction, whose value was not disclosed, is part of a $9.9 billion divestment program Petrobras announced earlier this year. Petrobras will remain the operator of Block 6, a 5,549-sq. km area in the Mafia offshore basin, with a 38 percent ...

UPA-II anniversary No honest appraisal

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:50:02 -0400

The celebration of the fourth anniversary of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on May 22 was preceded by predictions in various opinion polls about a fall in its number of Lok Sabha seats in the next general election. The forecast reflected the general perception about the UPA's decline as a result of its suspected involvement in a series of scams and what Finance Minister P. ...

US aquarium showcases newly discovered species

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:50:01 -0400

Danny Muoz, a marine biologist at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, is part of the team behind an exhibit of more than a dozen newly discovered species for the facility's new Wonders of the Deep gallery. "To explore the oceans from where these little creatures come is important, because besides finding many food sources, there could be many medicines that humanity needs to eradicate ...

Sao Paulo eyes former Villarreal forward Nilmar

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:30:02 -0400

Brazil football club Sao Paulo are reportedly in talks to sign former Villarreal and Brazil international striker Nilmar. The 28-year-old, currently playing with Al Rayyan in Qatar, hopes a return to Brazil could lead to an international recall ahead of next year's World Cup, reports Xinhua. Nilmar has scored 17 goals in 26 appearances for Al Rayyan since joining the club July last year. Sao ...

Scramble to help Indians hit by Saudi work policy

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:20:01 -0400

Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid is here to discuss matters of bilateral interest, including the Nitaqat law, as the Indian missions in Saudi Arabia scramble to help over 55,000 Indian workers leave the kingdom in adherence to its new stringent work policy. Khurshid, who arrived here Friday, was welcomed by Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah. In his ...

15 Pakistani kids die in school van cylinder blast

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:01 -0400

At least 15 children were killed Saturday when the gas cylinder in their school van blew up in Pakistan's Punjab province, a media report said. The massive explosion took place at about 7.40 a.m. when the school van was heading towards a private school in Gujrat city after collecting students from four villages. There were an estimated 25 people on board and the students were aged between 8 and ...

Car sharing with strangers a growing business in US

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:20:01 -0400

The sight of a hitchhiker on the curb trying to hail some charitable driver could be a thing of the past as the practice of car sharing grows. As a result of the recent economic crisis, the US has seen a wide range of companies ready to convert any and every car into a rental vehicle and provide its proprietor with extra income, while offering clients much lower prices than what a taxi or a ...

Spanish art gets privileged space in New York museum

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:01 -0400

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has reopened its European paintings galleries after a two-year renovation, giving a privileged space to Spanish masters Velazquez, El Greco and Goya. Prior to the overhaul, the Met's large collection of works by Velazquez, Goya, Ribera, Murillo and El Greco had been distributed in different galleries organized either by artistic movement or thematically. ...

Indias growth strategy has lessons for developing nations

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:50:02 -0400

India's strategy of eradicating poverty by "growing the pie rather than slicing it", and fuelling the country's growth with market-based policies holds lessons for other developing countries, suggest two leading Indian-American economists. In a new book, Jagdish Bhagwati senior fellow at Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and Arvind Panagariya, Columbia University professor, demonstrate how ...

South Asians rely on informal money transfers Gallup

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:50:02 -0400

Nearly six in ten adults in the South Asian region and Indonesia sent or received a payment or remittance in 2012 with a majority doing so informally, according to a new Gallup study. In terms of hard numbers 800 million South Asians and Indonesians transferred money with 512 million people sending or receiving cash in person or sending it informally in some other way, according to the study ...

Russia plans four spacecraft launches in 2014

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:01 -0400

Russia's Energia Rocket and Space Corporation will make four launches next year from the Pacific Ocean-based Odyssey platform under the Sea Launch programme, an official said. Corporation president Vitaly Lopota said that after 2014, Energia will be able to make five or more launches a year. Next year's launches will be the first since one of Sea Launch's Zenit vehicles carrying an Intelsat-27 ...

Whose cat is beautiful Chechen leader vs TV celebrity

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:10:02 -0400

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov entered into a bizarre public row with a Russian socialite over whose cat was the "most beautiful". "Dear friends! Me and Tina Kandelaki are having an argument over whose cat is more beautiful. I think it's mine. What do you think?" Kadyrov tweeted. Kadyrov also posted a photo of his white cat, Zazulya, on Instagram. "Tina Kandelaki is a friend, but the truth is ...

Foreign defence officials visit Russian military base

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:40:01 -0400

Members of foreign delegations attending an international conference on European security visited a military base near Moscow that has a motorized infantry division. Defence officials and military experts from Armenia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, the US and Zimbabwe were shown a training centre, a shooting range and the barracks at the Taman ...

Liquor production in Russia drops 23 percent

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:20:01 -0400

Production of vodka and other spirits in Russia dropped 23.3 percent in the first four months of 2013 year-on-year to 5.7 million decaliters, a report said. The Federal Statistics Service (or Rosstat) said in a report that beer production declined 10.7 percent compared to the same period last year, to 78.2 million decaliters. Production of wine rose 19.1 percent in the reporting period to 3.5 ...

North Koreas bid to return to n-talks welcomed by Moscow

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:50:01 -0400

Russia regards as a "positive development" reports that North Korea is willing to return to six-party talks on the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula, a Russian diplomat said. China's Xinhua news agency and South Korea's Yonhap reported Friday that Choe Ryong Hae, a special envoy for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, met Chinese President Xi Jinping and reaffirmed that Pyongyang "is ready ...

Italy to scrap public funding of political parties

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:50:01 -0400

The Italian government has agreed to abolish public funding of political parties, Prime Minister Enrico Letta announced. "In the cabinet, we reached an agreement to abolish public funding of the parties," Letta wrote on his account in the micro-blogging website Twitter, following a cabinet meeting Friday. He said the government will now draft a bill proposing rigorous transparency rules for ...

Russian social network blacklisted by mistake

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:50:02 -0400

Vkontakte, Russia's biggest social networking website, was put on a state registry of blacklisted websites by mistake Friday, an official said. "This was a mistake. Our employee put a tick in the wrong place," said Vladimir Pikov, spokesman for Russia's telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor. "We will remove VKontakte from the registry and it should be accessible for everyone." Some 40 million people ...

Carrie Underwood donates $1 mn to Red Cross

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:50:01 -0400

Singer Carrie Underwood has donated $1 million to fund the American Red Cross' hurricane relief efforts in her hometown Oklahoma. "I have watched the devastation in my home state of Oklahoma over the past several days with great sadness," femalefirst.co.uk quoted te 30-year-old as saying. "With the help of my fans, who attended my concerts over the past year, we can offer the Red Cross a little ...

Menopause can affect memory

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:50:02 -0400

New research suggests women who have hot flushes during menopause, could also suffer memory issues. The study, published in the journal Menopause, indicates a direct link between the menopause and memory, reports dailymail.co.uk. Researchers at the University of Illinois and Northwestern University conducted the study, for which participants aged between 44 and 62 were sampled. Each experienced ...

Italian held in Thailand in $8 mn fraud case

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:50:02 -0400

An Italian national, suspected of defrauding Italian lenders of over $8 million, has been arrested in Thailand and will be deported to his country, Thai police said. Stefano Raccaqni, 38, was arrested in Chiang Mai, 600 km north of Bangkok, following a request from Italy via Interpol. He faces charges of defrauding Italian banks and finance companies of more than $8.6 million, a Thai ...

Lady Gaga ready for live gig in August

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:50:02 -0400

Pop star Lady Gaga, who underwent a hip operation earlier this year, is likely to perform on stage at a Beyonce Knowles' show in New York in August. Gaga is said to be planning her live return at the said show. If the news turns out to be true, it will be her first major gig following an operation on her hip in February. The grapevine is abuzz after a reported email sent by concert listings ...

Brad Pitt follows Gwyneth Paltrows dads advice

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:50:02 -0400

Hollywood star Brad Pitt follows his former fiancee Gwyneth Paltrow's father advice on remaining grounded. Pitt was romantically involved with Paltrow in the mid-1990s, and the couple was briefly engaged before splitting in 1997. And that's when he learnt some life lessons from her father, late director Bruce Paltrow. Despite 15 years, a marriage to Jennifer Aniston, and raising six kids with ...

Gay parade banned in Kiev

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:10:03 -0400

A court in the Ukrainian capital has banned the holding of any non-official public events, including a gay pride (LGBT) parade, Saturday. The Ukrainian LGTB community requested permission to hold an Equality March May 25, but the city administration appealed to the court to ban it because around 200 other events are planned for that day. The administration said the march could be held any other ...

Azerbaijan not to join NATO

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:10:03 -0400

Azerbaijan will join neither NATO nor the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), but is prepared to cooperate with both, a presidential aide said. "As Azerbaijan has been participating in NATO's Partnership for Peace programme since 1995, we envision our future security model within the framework of the Non-Aligned Movement," said Ali Gasanov, head of the presidential ...

UAE OIC condemn killing of British soldier

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:20:02 -0400

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have strongly condemned the killing of a British soldier in Woolwich, London. "This brutal act is rejected by all religions and deserves every condemnation and denunciation," UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said. Sheikh Abdullah also expressed the UAE's solidarity with Britain in combating ...

Air Arabia launches flight to Abha in Saudi Arabia

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:20:01 -0400

Air Arabia, the largest low-cost carrier in the Middle East, has launched a flight to Abha in Saudi Arabia from the airlines' main hub in Sharjah. The new service marks Air Arabia's eighth destination in Saudi Arabia and the 85th worldwide. Air Arabia now offers two weekly flights to Abha. Offering 88 weekly non-stop flights to Saudi Arabia from Sharjah and another hub in Alexandria, Egypt, Air ...

Hasselhoff spends $1.95 mn on new home

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:02 -0400

Actor David Hasselhoff, 60, has bought himself a new mansion for as much as $1.95 million. He purchased the 5,767 sq. ft. Mediterranean home in Calabasas last week, sources close to the deal told tmz.com. The mansion, complete with five bedrooms and six bathrooms, sits in a small gated community, and even has its own basketball ...

Beyonce creates fashion range for website

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:02 -0400

Singer Beyonce Knowles has created her own fashion range named Beyonce Boutique for a fashion rental website. She has come up with designs for Rent the Runway, which lets people hire designer wear at an affordable price. "Making women feel confident and beautiful is something I've always been passionate about. That's why joining forces with Rent the Runway was so organic," femalefirst.co.uk ...

Helen Mirren rallies for military charity

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:10:02 -0400

Veteran actress Helen Mirren has urged people to back a military support charity after a soldier was brutally murdered on London streets. A 25-year-old Army Drummer named Lee Rigby was killed in Woolwich, south east London Wednesday. When he breathed his last, Rigby was wearing a t-shirt promoting Help For Heroes, a charity for troops injured in conflicts. Now "The Queen" star is urging fans to ...

Perry strikes romance with agent

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:10:02 -0400

Singer Katy Perry, who has been single since splitting from John Mayer earlier this year, is said to have struck up a romance with her agent Michael Kives. "Katy and Michael have been hooking up. They were friends first, but Katy leaned on Michael for emotional support after her break-up with John," a source told America's Star magazine, reports thesun.co.uk. Perry, 28, has been friends with ...

Srinivasans rise testifies Indian communitys contributions to US

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:50:02 -0400

Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao has hailed Indian-American Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan's Senate confirmation as a top US judge as yet another proof of the Indian community's "sterling contributions to the US society and India-US relations". Srinivasan's confirmation as a judge on the powerful appeals court for the American capital, "considered among the most important positions in the US judiciary, ...

Siberian polar bear to undertake mating trip

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:50:01 -0400

A male polar bear in Russia's Siberia region is to be transferred from one zoo to another in a bid to produce offspring, a zoo official said. The polar bear -- Sedov -- has been resident at the Krasnoyarsk zoo since 2004. He was transferred from a zoo in St. Petersburg when he was just two years old. The polar bear is to be sent to mate at the request of a zoo in Stary Oskol, in the nearby ...

Private firms may travel to lunar surface NASA report

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:01 -0400

A study of future human missions has indicated corporate researchers could be living on the moon by the time NASA astronauts head off to visit an asteroid in the 2020s. The study by Bigelow Aerospace, commissioned by NASA, shows "a lot of excitement and interest from various companies" for such ventures, Daily Mail quoted Robert Bigelow, founder and president of the Las Vegas-based firm, as ...

India aim to finish AFC Cup on good note

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:00:02 -0400

India's women's football team will aim to finish the AFC Cup qualifiers on a "good note" when they take on Palestine in their final match here Saturday. India have lost their previous two matches against Myanmar and Chinese Taipei, respectively, but have in no way embarrassed themselves. In the last match India fought bravely only to be thwarted in the final minutes of the game, losing 1-2 ...

Putin Obama to meet in June September

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:00:01 -0400

President Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama will meet at the G8 summit in June and during the US president's visit to Russia in September, a Kremlin aide said Friday. "The first meeting will be in Lough Erne (Northern Ireland) on the sidelines of the G8 Summit and then (during) Obama's visit [to Russia] in September, early September," Putin aide Yury Ushakov said. Obama's visit will take place ...

BBC editor apologises for Muslim remark

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:00:01 -0400

Nick Robinson, the BBC's political editor, Friday apologised for directly quoting a Whitehall source who described the Woolwich killers as being "of Muslim appearance". Robinson said he was sorry for using the phrase, which "was both liable to be misinterpreted and to cause offence", during the BBC News at Six broadcast Thursday. The corporation received dozens of complaints after using the ...

Japan PMs residence not haunted Government

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:50:01 -0400

The Japanese government has denied rumours which said the prime minister's official residence was haunted. The denial came after a query by an opposition lawmaker, who wanted to know if Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had not yet moved into his official residence, five months after coming to power, because of rumours that the building was haunted by the ghosts of young military officers who died there ...

Suicide bombers gunmen attack Kabul

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:30:02 -0400

Suicide bombers and gunmen launched attacks on several targets, including a police station, in Afghanistan capital Kabul Friday evening, leaving casualties, a police source said. The serial bombings were not near the Indian embassy. The first blast took place at around 4.10 p.m. in Afghanistan's Shahrara area, reported Xinhua citing the source. The source said the obvious target of the attack ...

Teacher banned from every school for seducing boy

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:10:02 -0400

A British teacher who spent two years trying to seduce a male pupil less than half her age has been banned from every school in the country. Catherine Rayne, 35, a geography and history teacher at an East Sussex school, pursued the boy from when he was 15, sending him gifts, texts, Facebook messages and a letter inviting him to start a "romantic relationship", Daily Mail reported. She was a ...

Kids exposure to porn may cause risky sexual behaviour

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:02 -0400

Children accessing pornography are more likely to have sex at a younger age and engage in "risky behaviours", a British report has warned. The Office of the Children's Commissioner has called for urgent action to "develop children's resilience to pornography" after discovering that a "significant" number of them have access to sexually explicit images, The Independent reported Friday. The ...

Nine dead in China shop fire

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:01 -0400

As many as nine people, including three children, died in a fire that broke out in China's Guangdong province early Friday, fire authorities said. The flames engulfed an automobile repair shop in Foshan city in the morning, reported Xinhua citing a fire brigade official. It was a single-storey building, existing as shop-cum-residence, the official said, adding that the fire was later ...

British Open squash Pallikal goes down fighting

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:01 -0400

India's Dipika Pallikal fought hard before losing to local hope Laura Massaro in the pre-quarterfinals of the Allam British Open Squash Championships here. Fifteenth-ranked Pallikal squandered a great start to go down 11-7, 10-12, 9-11, 6-11 against the World No.2 amid cold and wet conditions surrounding the glass court at the KC Stadium here Thursday night. Her loss ended India's challenge in ...

Prison van carrying killer to court crashes

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:01 -0400

Two prison vans, one of them carrying a self-admitted cop-killer to Britain's Preston Crown Court, crashed Friday, leaving four officers and a prisoner writhing in pain. One of the vans was carrying Dale Cregan, who has pleaded guilty to four murders -- including of two policewomen. But he was not believed to have been injured in the accident, Daily Mail reported. It is understood that one van ...

US drone strikes violate sovereignty says Pakistan

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:50:01 -0400

Pakistani government Friday reiterated its opposition to US drone strikes on its territory, saying the strikes were "counter-productive" and "entail loss of innocent civilian lives". The statement came from the Pakistan foreign ministry, hours after US President Barack Obama defended the use of the drone missions as self-defense against militants. Addressing the National Defense University in ...

China reaffirms denuclearisation on Korean Peninsula

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:40:01 -0400

President Xi Jinping Friday reaffirmed China's stance of denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula while stressing that targets should be met by all parties involved irrespective of how the situation evolved. During his meeting with Choe Ryong Hae, the special envoy of Nork Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Xi stressed that denuclearisation and long-lasting peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula ...

Five Thai soldiers killed in attack

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:20:03 -0400

Five Thai soldiers were killed and one was injured in a roadside bomb explosion in a Thai province of Pattani Friday. The rangers were returning to their base in their pick-up truck after duty at a Buddhist temple. The bomb was detonated by Muslim insurgents in the southern Thailand to ambush a unit of rangers in Moo 4 village in the morning, Xinhua reported citing local ...

No hatred between Mayers former girlfriends

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:20:03 -0400

There's no ill-will between singer John Mayer's former girlfriends Taylor Swift and Katy Perry. Swift dated Mayer from 2009 to 2010 while Perry has been in an off-and-on relationship with him since last year, reports entertainmentwise.com Indeed, Swift and Perry's friendship was on display on social networking platform Twitter. Perry changed the lyrics of Swift's song "I knew you were trouble" ...

Facebook doesnt excite teens anymore

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:20:02 -0400

The interest of teenagers is moving away from social networking platform Facebook, and they prefer "parent-free" platforms, according to a survey. The survey, conducted by Pew Research Center, indicates how teenagers' enthusiasm for Facebook is diminishing. The authors of the Pew report wrote how Facebook is now a "social burden" for teenaged users. "While Facebook is still deeply integrated in ...

Sudirman Cup China overcome tough test against Indonesia

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:20:02 -0400

Indonesia almost scared China in their second meeting in three days but the defending champions still made the semifinals of the Sudirman Cup here. Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir provided good start for Indonesia as they stunned Olympic runners-up Xu Chen/Ma Jin in mixed doubles 21-18, 14-21 and 21-16 Thursday. But Chen Long quickly levelled the score for China after he thrashed Tommy Sugiarto ...

Indian envoy Nawaz Sharif discuss relations

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:10:02 -0400

Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal Friday called on Nawaz Sharif, who is set to become the prime minister of Pakistan, and discussed ways of strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries, Geo News reported. Sharif told Sabharwal that Pakistan wanted to resolve all the issues at dialogue table on equal basis. The talks were held in Punjab province's Raiwind town. Sharif's ...

Beauty comes from within says Cheryl Cole

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:10:02 -0400

British pop star Cheryl Cole believes real beauty comes from within and that one can't be attractive if one lacks confidence. "You can wear all the make-up you want, but beauty comes from within. A lot of people say it's a cliche, but it's so true," femalefirst.co.uk quoted the 29-year-old singer as saying. "If you feel beautiful inside, you can tell. So you need to feel comfortable within ...

Two killed in Pakistan blast

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:40:01 -0400

At least two people were killed when a blast destroyed a vehicle at a seminary in Pakistan's Peshawar city Friday, Geo News reported. According to witnesses, the powerful explosion devastated a car speeding out of the seminary. It was not clear if it was a suicide attack or an improvised explosive device that went ...

Real Madrid sign Casemiro

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:40:01 -0400

Spanish football club Real Madrid has exercised its option of signing Sao Paulo loanee Casemiro on a permanent deal. The 21-year-old joined the Spanish giants on loan in January and made his Liga debut in a 3-1 victory over Real Betis at the Santiago Bernabeu April 19, reports Xinhua. A series of impressive performances for Real Madrid Castilla in Spain's second tier convinced club president ...

Itd be cute to have a boy Khloe Kardashian

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:04 -0400

Socialite Khloe Kardashian says she wants a son when she and basketball player-husband Lamar Odom finally start a family. "They always say you don't care, and I really don't know if I do care...But I think it would be fun to have a boy because Lamar is a basketball player," contactmusic.com quoted Kardashian as saying. "(I want) to take him to the games and dress him and up and be like 'oh, ...

Atletico Mineiro hold Tijuana to 2-2 draw

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:04 -0400

Second-half substitute Luan struck an injury-time equaliser to earn Atletico Mineiro a 2-2 draw against Tijuana in their Copa Libertadores quarterfinal first leg. Colombian striker Duvier Riascos opened the scoring for the Mexican club at the Estadio Caliente after a slick one-two with compatriot Dayro Moreno in the 13th minute Thursday, reports Xinhua. The home side then made it 2-0 early in ...

Highway bridge collapses in Washington

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:03 -0400

A number of vehicles and people fell into a river when a highway bridge collapsed in Washington state, officials said. But no death was reported. The four-lane bridge links Seattle with the rest of the US Pacific Northwest and Canada, Xinhua reported Friday. The incident took place Thursday. Three people were rescued and shifted to hospitals. It was not clear what caused the ...

Paris Hilton to record second album

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:02 -0400

Socialite Paris Hilton, who released her first album "Paris" in 2006, has secured another record deal for herself. Hilton will be represented by rapper Lil Wayne's empire Young Money Management for the new album, reports mirror.co.uk "This is a lot different than my first album. It's really going to be house music," said the 32-year-old. Her single "Stars are blind" from the first album ...

Nadigayin Diary A sleaze fest

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:30:02 -0400

Film: "Nadigayin Diary"; Cast: Sana Khan, Aravind, Suresh Krishna and Irshad; Director: K. Viyasan; Rating: Loosely inspired by lesser known true story about Silk Smitha's life, "Nadigayin Diary" is a bad homage to the late actress, who once ruled the industry with her dare bare roles. Even though the film claims it is not inspired by the story of 'Silk', we know for a fact, thanks to "Dirty ...

Lacazette called up to join Frances squad

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:30:01 -0400

French coach Didier Deschamps picked Lyon's striker Alexandre Lacazette to replace Jeremy Menez from Paris Saint-Germain for friendly matches against Uruguay and Brazil. "Didier Deschamps endorsed (Menez) withdrawal after an exchange between the medical staff of the Parisian club and the France's team doctor, Franck Le Gall," the French Football Federation (FFF) said Thursday, reports Xinhua. ...

Hoffenheim wins first leg against Kaiserslautern

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:30:01 -0400

Hoffenheim's Roberto Firmino scored a brace in his team's 3-1 win over Kaiserslautern to increase their chances of securing the last berth in German Bundesliga, following the first play off match. After the unbelievable last minute win over Borussia Dortmund in the last round of Bundesliga, Hoffenheim took another big step towards another season in German football's first division when they ...

Werder Bremen signs striker Petersen from Bayern

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:20:01 -0400

Striker Nils Petersen will remain in Werder Bremen and not return to Bayern Munich after signing a four-year deal with the football club. Petersen, who spent the last season on loan to Werder, scored 11 goals in the German Bundesliga, reports Xinhua. Werder barely escaped relegation and is rebuilding after parting company with long-term coach Thomas Schaaf. The club are looking to sign Robin ...

Emergency landing forces closure of Heathrow

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:20:01 -0400

London's Heathrow airport closed both its runways Friday morning after an emergency landing. All passengers have been safely evacuated, a media report said. Witnesses saw flames emitting from one of the engines of the plane, which was flying from London to Oslo. The plane was forced to land soon thereafter, reported Xinhua citing SkyTV. The airport said all passengers had been safely ...

Free school for Sikhs approved in British city

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:01 -0400

A free school to cater to members of the Sikh community has been approved in the British city of Leicester. Leicestershire's education department has approved a bid put forward by nine gurdwara leaders for a school especially for Sikh students, the Leicester Mercury reported. This was the second bid after a similar one was rejected last July on the ground that it was not strong enough. Though ...

T20s wont hamper Windies chances in CT Ramdin

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:40:01 -0400

Vice-captain Denesh Ramdin has backed the West Indies to make a smooth transition to the 50-over format when they open their campaign in the ICC Champions Trophy starting next month. Several leading members of the squad have been campaigning in the Indian Premier League over the last six weeks but Ramdin said here Thursday he expected no fallout from this. In fact, he contended that the IPL ...

Ecuadorian footballer feels it is best to ignore racism in Russia

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:30:01 -0400

Lokomotiv Moscow forward Felipe Caicedo has said that he tries to block out racist chants at Russian football stadiums. "I try not to notice these things, not to react in any way," the 24-year-old Ecuadorian told R-Sport Thursday. "It's not easy because you are agitated during the game and the smallest thing can throw you off the balance, but I try so it doesn't bug me." Caicedo is completing ...

Nicole Richie spends wisely on clothes

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:30:01 -0400

Actress and designer Nicole Richie, who has seen and worn it all, doesn't like to waste money on clothes. "I've gone through every phase - a "Punky Brewster" phase, where I wore a red sock and a green sock with a black shoe and a white shoe, and a grunge Nirvana phase in the early 1990s," usmagazine.com quoted the 31-year-old as saying. After experimenting a lot, she now buys clothes that have ...

India lose to Chinese Taipei AFC Cup dream ends

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:20:02 -0400

The Indian women's football team's dream of qualifying for the AFC Cup fell by the wayside as they went down fighting 1-2 to Chinese Taipei, who notched their second consecutive win, in a group D encounter at the Faisal Al Huseni Stadium here. Yu Hsiu Chin and Lai Li Chin scored either side of a fine set-piece equaliser from Sasmita Malik in the 53rd minute to secure the win for Taipei Thursday. ...

Alice Eve believes in aliens

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:20:01 -0400

Actress Alice Eve says she believes aliens are real and astronauts have seen them. The actress said her "Star Trek Into Darkness" director J.J. Abrams was once told by an astronaut that he had come across extra terrestrials in space. "JJ said he sat next to an astronaut once who had told him that he had seen 'forms or shapes' that make him believe in alien life which you know is really scary. ...

I dont trust anyone Justin Beiber

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:50:01 -0400

Pop star Justin Bieber distrusts people so much that he reportedly wants guests to sign a confidentiality agreement before attending his parties. Apparently the guests at his parties will be sued for $5 million if they talk about it in public or on social-networking sites. "Now I just don't trust anybody. Literally, my phone never rings. I only have, like, four people that I keep in contact ...

Pakistani plane forced to land near London two held

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:01 -0400

Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday to escort a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane down to land after it was diverted from Manchester. Later, two people were arrested from aboard the aircraft on suspicion of endangering the flight. The Royal Air Force Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort the passenger plane, originally heading from Pakistan's Lahore city to Britain's ...

Two held over Pakistani planes mid-air alert

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:10:01 -0400

Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday for escorting a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane after it was diverted from Manchester. Later, two people were arrested on suspicion of endangering the aircraft's flight. The Royal Air Force Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort the passenger plane, originally heading from Pakistan's Lahore city to Britain's Manchester city. Police boarded ...

Condom handout at Russian WWII monument slammed

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:10:02 -0400

A prominent Russian lawmaker Friday called for public condemnation of a recent handout of condoms by AIDS activists at an monument in honour of soldiers who died in World War II. "The most serious reaction to such things is not the introduction of new administrative bans, but a sharp condemnation by society," said Olga Batalina, head of the Russian parliament's committee on family issues. "This ...

Britain sends up fighters as Pakistani plane diverted

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:30:02 -0400

Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday for escorting a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane after it was diverted from Manchester. The PIA plane was diverted from Manchester to Stansted airport, reported BBC, citing a Manchester airport spokesperson Friday. The plane, flight number PK709, carrying 297 passengers, had reportedly left Lahore at 09.35 a.m. and was due in at Manchester ...

Russia to spend $8 billion on 2018 World Cup

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:30:02 -0400

Russia is expected to spend no more than $8 billion to fund the 2018 football World Cup, a steep fall from the previously estimated $16.6 billion, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said. "All parameters that could have been cut have been cut. The last figure that (Sports Minister Vitaly) Mutko ... came to me with was 250 billion rubles ($7.94 billion)," Xinhua quoted Shuvalov as saying. The ...

Seven Cubans to participate in World Judo Masters

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:30:02 -0400

Five female and two male Cuban judokas will participate in the 2013 World Judo Masters tournament, to be held in Russia's Tuymen city. The team is led by Idalis Ortiz, 2012 Olympic champion in the over 78 kg category, as well as London 2012 silver medallists Yanet Bermoy (52 kg category) and Asley Gonzalez (90 kg), reports Xinhua. Ortiz is ranked world No.1 in her class, while Gonzales is ...

Kiev court cites security reasons for banning gay pride rally

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:56:29 -0400

A Kiev court has banned what would have been Ukraine’s first gay pride event, claiming it would disrupt annual Kiev Day celebrations. Gay rights activists had planned to hold an Equality March on Saturday but opponents led by the Orthodox Church objected. Archpriest Georgy Kovalenko of the of Ukrainian Orthodox Church gave the Church’s grounds for complaint: ';This would not ...

Wintry spring costs Western Europe

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:56:26 -0400

The weather in Western Europe this month could easily have been mistaken for mid-winter. Around the French mountain community of Little Saint Bernard, very close to the border with Italy. In the Alps, the snow ploughs have been out daily. They can keep the road clear in the Serra de Estrela in the middle of Portugal, but the last time they had snow there this late in the year was eight years ...

Why marathon productions are big among the YouTube generation | Kirsty Lang

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:33:12 -0400

Berlin Alexanderplatz , Fassbinder's 15-and-a-half-hour adaptation of one of Germany's best-loved novels. Ticket sales for both events have been ...

Fifth night of Stockholm rioting as US and UK issue travel warnings

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:38:12 -0400

A passerby checks out burn cars in the Stockholm suburb of Rinkeby after youths rioted in several different suburbs around Stockholm for a fifth consecutive ...

Obsession with assassination of JFK has not waned 50 years later

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:38:12 -0400

"Some people say my job is morbid," says Hopkins, who moved to Dallas 25 years ago and has been giving his guided assassination tour of Dealey Plaza for the past ...

MasterCard and Visa battle it out with retailers in world war fees

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:29:47 -0400

Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich ... her battle looks like peanuts compared to the action by American retailers on credit card fees. Photograph: Sportsphoto/Allstar/Cinetext ...

Fifth person arrested in connection with Woolwich killing

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:19 -0400

A woman views floral tributes to Drummer Lee Rigby, of the British Army's 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, at the scene of his killing in Woolwich, southeast London May 24, 2013. (PAUL ...

Farage basks in glow of surging Ukip dwindling Tories

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:18 -0400

He drinks, he smokes, he jokes around and he hates being called a politician. And yet Nigel Farage is the hottest thing in British politics these days and his United Kingdom Independence Party, or Ukip, is on the verge of eclipsing the reigning Conservative Party in popular support.Mr. Farage's message of promoting less immigration, pulling Britain out of the European Union and opposing gay ...

Children killed in school bus blast

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:33:21 -0400

Police officer Mohammed Rasheed said seven children were also injured when the faulty gas cylinder exploded on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat, 120 miles south east of the ...

Gas blast on school bus kills 17

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:33:21 -0400

Police officer Mohammed Rasheed said seven children were also injured when the faulty gas cylinder exploded on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat, 120 miles south east of the ...

Pakistan Gas Blast On School Bus Kills 17

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:31:12 -0400

Seventeen children in eastern Pakistan have been killed after a gas cylinder exploded on a bus taking them to school. Police officer Mohammed Rasheed said seven children were also injured in the blast on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat. "This is a very sad incident. According to our information, at least 17 children were burned to death," he said. "The school bus ...

In Syrias shadow Iraq violence presents new test for U.S.

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:23:47 -0400

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama (R) hold a joint news conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, December 12, ...

Life in the cross hairs

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:47:50 -0400

>Editor's note: John Sutter, the human rights columnist for CNN Opinion, is from Oklahoma City. Follow him on Twitter -- @jdsutter -- for continued updates about the tornado. E-mail him at ctl@cnn.com. Oklahoma City (CNN) -- Nancy ...

Life in the cross hairs

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:47:50 -0400

Militants attacks kill 9 in Pakistan

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:59:11 -0400

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A pair of suspected militant attacks killed nine people in two different areas of northwest Pakistan on Friday, police ...

Elite school in sex abuse apology

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:17:04 -0400

Thomas Kelly wrote that the "unconscionable betrayals of trust never should have happened".The letter also said the school's board would axe a position of trustee emeritus and create an advisory board on student safety.The school said a private mediation report produced 31 impact statements by abused pupils and that settlements had been reached "with the great majority" ...

Fierce fighting between Alawites and Sunnis in Tripoli Lebanon brings Syrian war home

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:17:02 -0400

Syria Street - an aptly named thoroughfare that divides Tripoli's two warring neighbourhoods of Bab el-Tebbaneh and Jabal Mohsen - whence came a single sniper's round."It hit me in the buttock and the side but I kept driving to safety, 200 metres and the pain was terrible, but I made it to a shop doorway where I collapsed." The bullet came from Jabal Mohsen, the Alawite ghetto ...

Stockholm unrest may spread across Europe warns Red Cross chief

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:17:01 -0400

Speaking ahead of hosting the Champions League final tonight, the ITV presenter Adrian Chiles said that the biggest English clubs cannot match the vocal support produced by fans in other parts of Europe and appealed to clubs to consider lowering ticket ...

Toronto’s mayor Rob Ford denies taking crack

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:17:01 -0400

Rob Ford has denied accusations of drug use, breaking a week-long silence over a raging media storm surrounding a video that allegedly shows him partaking of ...

Key Government Projects At Risk Of Failure

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:15:01 -0400

Dozens of major Government projects including the High Speed 2 rail line, Universal Credit welfare reform and the rollout of high-speed broadband are at serious risk of failure, Whitehall documents reveal. There are 23 schemes which have had amber/red warning flags raised against them in the report, meaning successful delivery of the project is in doubt and urgent action needs to be taken to ...

Russia Gay Rights Activists To Defy Rally Ban

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:15:01 -0400

Activists will attempt to hold a gay pride march in Moscow despite being banned by authorities and warned they will be breaking the law. City officials have promised the action will be "thwarted" and protesters face being arrested and fined. But they say they are determined to make their voices heard. The torture and murder of a young man in Volgograd has focused attention on the ...

YouTube Users Turning Clicks Into Cash

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:15:01 -0400

Not long ago, a Top 10 hit on iTunes wouldn't have been possible without the backing of a major record company, but social media has changed the rules. Lanzarote-based Irish singer-songwriter Rory Gallagher embraced this change and made it to number one in the charts after one of his songs was leaked online. Jimmy's Winning Matches became an overnight viral sensation on YouTube, ...

Syria opposition unity talks face specter of collapse

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:07:09 -0400

ISTANBUL - Syrian opposition talks aimed at presenting a coherent front at an international peace conference to end the civil war faced the prospect of collapse after President Bashar al-Assad's foes failed to cut an internal deal, opposition sources said on ...

Tornado Alley Life in the cross hairs

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:46:17 -0400

Can taxing the rich curb a rising tide of inequality

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:27:26 -0400

"Tax the rich" has become a clarion call of governments across the developed world.This week, the European Union announced a pledge by Austria and Luxemburg to put an end to tax havens for the rich by sharing once-secret banking, trust and foundation data with other member states. Barack Obama's latest budget focused on raising revenue by ending tax breaks and loopholes "for ...

Honduras’ biggest gangs plan to sign a truce to cut violence

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:27:26 -0400

A gang member looks into a broken piece of mirror while getting a haircut by a fellow inmate at a prison in Quezaltepeque, on the outskirts of San Salvador, El Salvador, June 2, 2012. Two of Honduras' biggest gangs, 18th Street and Mara Salavatrucha, have announced that they will sign a truce - as they did in El Salvador in 2012. (STRINGER/EL ...

New Computer Attacks Come From Iran Officials Say

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:22:36 -0400

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Biographer regrets Petraeus fling

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:19:41 -0400

FBI investigation and ignited a political firestorm.TV crews camped out front of her family home for days and Ms Broadwell went into seclusion. The couple have two young children."I have remorse for the harm, sadness that this has caused in my family and other families and for causes that we belong to," Ms Broadwell said. "I'm blessed with family, community. That's been a ...

Pakistan plane escorted to airport after bomb threat

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:12:42 -0400

Source: Reuters Two men on a Pakistan Airlines flight to England tried to force their way into the cockpit and threatened to blow up the plane, British media report. British fighter jets escorted the passenger plane to Stansted Airport where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft. Nearly 300 passengers were on board. Passenger Umari Nauman told The ...

Exercise and Academic Performance

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:12:40 -0400

As schools everywhere strive to improve the academic performance of their students, many have cut physical education and recess periods to leave more time for sedentary classroom instruction. A ...

Get Churches Out of Public Schools

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:12:38 -0400

New York City prohibits the use of public school facilities for regular religious services. That policy makes sense for buildings that are used and maintained by taxpayers. But the City Council wants to eliminate that policy through a new state law. ...

Deception on Gun Background Checks

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:12:36 -0400

A strange thing happened after 45 senators killed a bill to expand background checks for gun buyers five weeks ago: many of those same senators suddenly discovered a profound affection for background checks. They had been for them all along, it turns out, and wanted nothing more than to keep guns out of the hands of ...

Apple controversy underlines need for more debate on corporate tax

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:10:13 -0400

Apple senior executives Peter Oppenheimer, Timothy Cook and Phillip Bullock being sworn in before this week's US Senate hearings during which Ireland was dubbed a "tax haven". Photograph: Daniel Rosenbaum/the New York ...

Tornado Shattered Communitys Message Of Hope

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:08:02 -0400

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New Test For Bladder Cancer May Save Lives

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:08:02 -0400

A new urine test costing just 10 could diagnose bladder cancer at a much earlier stage, giving patients a better chance of survival. After trials on almost 500 patients showed the simple test is reliable, researchers are developing a dipstick, similar to a pregnancy test, that could be used by GPs. It would monitor people at the highest risk of the disease such as smokers. Professor ...

Judge rules against Americas toughest sheriff in racial profiling lawsuit

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:59:52 -0400

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge found on Friday, and ordered him to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement ...

The Saturday Profile Kilian Kleinschmidt Calm Boss at Center of a Syrian Refugee Camps Chaos

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:52:21 -0400

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Unemployment grim public housing fueling riots in Stockholm

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:19:18 -0400

When it comes to prolonged and virulent rioting, one thinks of countries steeped in debt and dissent such as Spain or Greece. But Sweden? That progressive idyll associated with high taxes, generous socialism and almost boring, Volvo-like stability?Facing a sixth night of mayhem, with disturbances spreading to 23 suburbs, police reinforcements poured into the capital from provincial districts on ...

Two killed in attack on aid group’s Kabul compound

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:19:17 -0400

In the latest militant strike on the Afghan capital, Taliban gunmen backed by a suicide car bomber attacked an international aid group's compound on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long street battle with police in the heart of Kabul.The attack, the second in the city this week, also left four International Organization for Migration workers wounded, including an Italian ...

Biographer expresses remorse for affair that cost Petraeus his job

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:19:17 -0400

The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the relationship and the harm and grief it caused her family.Paula Broadwell told WSOC-TV in Charlotte on Thursday that she credited her husband and friends for standing by her as she rebuilds her life six months after her relationship with the married Petraeus was revealed by ...

Annie Park golfer from Long Island wins NCAA womens championship

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:14:17 -0400

Photo credit: AP | Southern California teammates swarm low-scorer Annie Park as the team wins the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships played at the University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens, Ga. (May 24, ...

Obama seeks end to constant war on terror

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:07:29 -0400

Demonstrators outside the gates of Fort McNair, where US President Barack Obama spoke at the National Defense University in Washington on Thursday. Kevin Lamarque / ...

British zoo worker mauled to death by tiger

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:06:37 -0400

File picture of a Sumatran tiger. A British zoo worker was mauled to death by a tiger at South Lakes Wild Animal Park in Dalton-in-Furness, northwest England. (AFP PHOTO/CARL ...

Two Arrested After Gun Threat At Hospital

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:04:28 -0400

Two people have been arrested following reports of a man with a gun at Salford Royal Hospital in Greater Manchester. Officers said they were called to the hospital at around 9.20pm on Friday. When they arrived they found a man who had made threats to staff. No one was injured during the incident. In a statement, police said: "The man was detained and a firearm was recovered. "A man ...

British faith leaders unite in condemnation of Woolwich terrorist murder

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:36 -0400

British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said Islam was "perverted" by the two men who were shot by police in the wake of the murder of soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty ...

Palermo tram scheme goes off the rails

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:35 -0400

In a city of which comic Roberto Benigni once joked that the number one problem was not the Mafia but rather traffic congestion, the new trams have been eagerly awaited ever since work began back in 2006 on a 15km, three-line tram system. Photograph: Getty ...

Local Muslims express shock at Woolwich killing

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:35 -0400

Woolwich is formally known as the Greenwich Islamic Centre, and serves a surrounding community of 15,000 Muslims. Yesterday, as heavy rain descended, those arriving to attend Friday Prayers paused to read the open letter taped to the mosque's front ...

Syrian regime agrees to take part in peace talks

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:34 -0400

Demonstrators carry a poster depicting a caricature of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and Lebanon's Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during a protest in Kafranbel, near Idlib, yesterday. Photograph: Raed ...

We must not overreact to Woolwich terror act warns Clegg

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:33 -0400

The British government must not overreact after the Woolwich terrorist attack by introducing draconian internet surveillance laws, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has ...

Distraught Rigby family struggle to come to terms with loss

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:31 -0400

The mother and stepfather of murdered soldier Lee Rigby, Lyn and Ian Rigby, and his wife Rebecca Rigby, grieve as his stepfather reads a family statement, at the Regimental HQ of his unit, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, yesterday in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Photogaph: ...

Dutch cannabis cafe ban in doubt after trial run in Maastricht

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:31 -0400

Maastricht was chosen to test the ban on "drugs tourists" from May 1st last year because its location on the borders with Germany and France means it attracts some 1.6 million visitors to its 13 city centre coffee shops every year. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA ...

Golden era of French popular song closes with death of singer Georges Moustaki

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:30 -0400

Franco-Greek singer and songwriter Georges Moustaki plays the piano at his home in Paris in 2008. Photograph: Stephane de ...

Obama defends use of drone strikes as ‘legal effective and necessary’

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:23 -0400

His address came amid increased pressure from Congress on both issues. A rare coalition of bi-partisan politicians has pressed for more openness and more oversight of the highly-secretive targeted drone ...

Woolwich suspects friend arrested after appearing on Newsnight

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:52:22 -0400

MI5 agents.Abu Nusaybah told BBC's Newsnight that Adebolajo was arrested by Kenyan authorities while studying in a village in the country last year. After refusing to answer questions, Adebolajo was told that he was "not in the UK" and was then, he claimed, sexually assaulted. On his return, "he became more reclined [sic], less talkative. He wasn't his bubbly self," ...

Stockholm calmer but violence spreads outside Swedish capital

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:51:33 -0400

1 of 3. A bystander checks the debris around a row of burnt cars in the suburb of Rinkeby after youths rioted in several different suburbs around Stockholm May 23, ...

For Obamas Global Vision Daunting Problems

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:38:01 -0400

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Snooki on meeting Gov. Chris Christie He just doesnt like us

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:06:25 -0400

Photo credit: AP | New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks with "Jersey Shore" cast mates Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, center, and Jenni "JWoww" Farley on the boardwalk where he took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony to reopen the beach in Seaside Heights, N.J. (May 24, ...

Weather could impact Jones Beach air show

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:06:23 -0400

Photo credit: Ed Betz | Spectators watch during a practice session for the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh, NY. (May 24, ...

Off the Charts S.P. Has More Than Doubled Under Obama

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:59:25 -0400

IN the 84 years that the Standard & ...

US Turkey Qatar seek urgent UN rights debate on Syria

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:59:09 -0400

The United States, Turkey and Qatar called Friday for an urgent debate on Syria at the UN's top human rights body next week, citing the escalating conflict and the regime's assault on the central town of ...

Syria opposition demands goodwill gestures from Assad

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:59:08 -0400

Syria's opposition called Friday on President Bashar al-Assad to prove it is working for a transition of power in the war-torn country, as they gathered in Istanbul to discuss a US-Russian initiative for ...

Death becomes her Meet the very modern mortician who champions cool funerals

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:44 -0400

Ever considered baking a loved one's remains into a cake or putting their ashes in fireworks? If so, talk to Caitlin Doughty, champion of the alternative death ...

Jindal Obamas big government thinking

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:52:46 -0400

>Editor's note: Bobby Jindal, a Republican, is governor of Louisiana.(CNN) -- The latest problems with the IRS witch hunt, the seizure of phone records from The Associated Press, the conflicting Benghazi stories and disastrous attempts to enforce Obamacare may all seem unrelated, but they are not. Each of these events is the direct byproduct of two central philosophies of the Obama ...

Man Held On Suspicion Of Terror Offences

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:51:59 -0400

A 31-year-old man has been arrested in London on suspicion of terrorism offences, Scotland Yard has revealed. The man was detained at 9.30pm on Friday by officers from the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command. He is being held on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. The man has been taken to a south London police station, where he ...

Female Zoo Worker Dies After Tiger Attack

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:51:58 -0400

A female zoo worker who was injured in a tiger attack at an animal park in Cumbria has died, police say. Sarah McClay, 24, was in the big cat enclosure when she was mauled at South Lakes Wild Animal Park in Dalton-in-Furness. She was taken by air ambulance to Royal Preston Hospital following the attack on Friday afternoon. Miss McClay was from the Barrow area. Cumbria police said in a ...

Top 10 budget hotels BBs and hostels in Portland Oregon

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:44:47 -0400

This mid-century motor inn has been turned into a boutique hotel in the heart of Portland - think classic motel with ultra-modern glass and steel facelift somewhere between Twin Peaks and a cosmopolitan truck stop - and is just minutes from downtown. The 80 minimalist rooms have murals ranging from forest scenes to Spider-Man and John Lennon. It's a happening place, with the Doug Fir lounge ...

Additional Embassy Guards Will Come at Steep Price Each

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

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Taliban Attack U.N. Affiliates Compound in Kabul Testing Afghan Security Forces

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:08:11 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan ...

Big earthquakes create global-scale GPS errors

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:59:33 -0400

Deformation from earthquakes bigger than magnitude 8.0 since 2000. The blue squares are GPS reference sites, and the red arrows are deformation from big ...

The Other War on Terror - By Jane Harman

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:55:19 -0400

John Allen to the Middle East; Man bites dog: A good week for the F-35; No timeframe for transferring drone ops to Pentagon; What Obama's moves mean for Pakistan; War on terror: Are we there yet?; and a bit more. - by Gordon ...

Syria regime to attend peace talks Russia

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:52:31 -0400

Syria's most powerful ally Russia on Friday said the Damascus regime had agreed to attend an international peace conference on the crisis that world powers hope will take place in Geneva in ...

Stockholm police get reinforcements as Britain US warn over riots

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:52:30 -0400

Stockholm police called in reinforcements from across Sweden on Friday to quell a possible sixth straight night of riots in the capital's immigrant-dominated suburbs as Britain and the United States warned against travelling to the ...

Obama turns page on Bush-Cheney ‘war on terror’

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:47:44 -0400

Chris Matthews rehashes President Obama's speech at the National Defense University with Mother Jones' David Corn and Iraq war veteran Patrick Murphy, calling the speech Obama's way of turning the page on the Bush-Cheney ...

IMF managing director Christine Lagarde evades fraud accusation

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:47:04 -0400

Ms Lagarde, 57, spent 24 hours over two days answering questions about her role in a EUR403m (344m) compensation award to the disgraced tycoon, Bernard Tapie, while she was French finance minister in 2008.The Republican Court of Justice, which examines alleged wrong-doing by ministers and ex-ministers, decided last night to make Ms Lagarde an "assisted witness" in the case, rather than ...

Woolwich murder Muslim reaction - video

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:54 -0400

Speaking before Friday prayers, Muslims at the East London mosque condemn Wednesday's attack in Woolwich and express their sympathy with the family of murdered British soldier Lee Rigby. The worshippers agree that the actions of the two men accused of the attack are not in any way part of the Islamic ...

1 block 2 tornadoes

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:17:51 -0400

In London an act of brutality but is it terrorism

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:55:01 -0400

Police forensics officers investigate a crime scene where one man was killed in Woolwich, southeast London May 22, 2013. British Prime Minister David Cameron has called a meeting of his government's emergency Cobra security committee after the killing of a man in south London, his office said on Wednesday. (STEFAN ...

Will my grandkids fight our forever war

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:53:42 -0400

>Editor's note: Will Bunch is the author of "October 1, 2011: The Battle of the Brooklyn Bridge," Tear Down This Myth: How the Reagan Legacy Has Distorted Our Politics and Haunts Our Future," as well as "The Backlash: Right-Wing Radicals, High-Def Hucksters and Paranoid Politics in the Age of Obama. " He is senior writer for the Philadelphia Daily News, where he writes the Attytood blog.(CNN) ...

Jonathan Kaloust Navy SEAL laid to rest

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:50:35 -0400

Long Island war casualties As the hearse carrying the coffin of U.S. Navy SEAL Jonathan H. Kaloust made its way on Park Boulevard in Massapequa Park Friday, residents, who lined up on both sides of the street, said farewell to their native son.Nicholas Cummings, 9, and his mother, Diane Cummings, 42, waited on the street for more than two hours while the service for Kaloust was taking place ...

8 years in LIRR scandal for Dr. Peter Ajemian

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:50:33 -0400

Dr. Peter Ajemian leaves Manhattan federal court after pleading guilty in connection with a massive, decade-long conspiracy to collect fraudulent disability pensions for Long Island Railroad retirees. (Jan. 18, ...

Nelson Morales convicted of murder in death of NYPDs Peter Figoski

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:50:30 -0400

Photo credit: John Roca | At Brooklyn Supreme Court, Nelson Morales, 28, of Ozone Park, was convicted of murder in the death of NYPD Officer Peter Figoski, a West Babylon resident. (May, 24, ...

British Village Protests Plan for Shale Gas Drilling

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:46:03 -0400

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Family of murdered soldier say hearts have been ripped apart

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:37:54 -0400

Rebecca Rigby, wife of murdered soldier Lee Rigby, grieves during a family press conference at the Regimental HQ of his unit, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers today. Photograph: Dave Thompson - WPA Pool/Getty ...

Frigide Barjot The French anti-gay marriage leader under attack

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:37:40 -0400

John Lichfield has been The Independent's man in Paris since 1997, covering French news. Before that, he was the paper's Foreign Editor and he has also worked in Brussels and ...

Museums Confront the Skeletons in Their Closets

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33:51 -0400

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Camping Is it pure bliss or horror

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:29:21 -0400

>Editor's note: This is the second CNN.com Escape Debate, a series that examines the cultural splits within travel, and why travelers divide along certain lines.(CNN) -- Jared Kennedy remembers waking up in the middle of the night to creatures scratching at his tent on every side. Kennedy was just 15 when he went on his last camping trip. His parents put him in a pup tent with his dog, Lucky, ...

Unthinkable Hooray for tick-box culture | Editorial

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:49 -0400

tick-box, bean-counting culture " that keeps prison officers from dealing with offenders. Everyone knows where tick-box sits in the political thesaurus: as a synonym for bureaucratic, pettifogging, obstructive ineffectuality. Well, perhaps the MPs and columnists should visit the cockpit of a plane or the operating theatres of a hospital to see just how useful a tick-box culture can be. Both ...

Oscar Pistorius the end of the rainbow

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:48 -0400

Oscar Pistorius was more than a national hero. His success came to symbolise South Africa's triumph over apartheid. Then he shot his girlfriend and left the nation's self-image in ...

Europes centre-left a programme without frontiers | Editorial

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:46 -0400

With Munich matched against Dortmund in the Champions League final at Wembley tonight, today is a day to remind us once again that Germans are uncommonly good at football. But they have always been pretty decent at centre-left politics too. No centre-left political party ...

Boy Scouts decision to allow openly gay youth members garners mixed reaction

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:45 -0400

While some gay-rights supporters praised Thursday's vote by the Boy Scouts of America in favor of formally accepting openly gay scouts, others were disappointed in the group's decision to continue to block gay scout leaders.The Boy Scouts will formally accept openly gay boys beginning 1 January 2014, after more than 60% of its members voted ...

IMF chief Christine Lagarde escapes formal investigation

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:19 -0400

IMF chief Christine Lagarde under formal investigation over her role in a 285 million euros arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy. Lagarde was instead given the status of a ';supervised witness';, after she was questioned on her 2008 decision as Sarkozy’s finance minister to use arbitration to settle a court battle between the state and ...

Toronto mayor I dont smoke crack cocaine

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:23 -0400

TORONTO Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used crack. Ford did not take questions from reporters at a news conference at City Hall held after close allies released a letter urging him to address the purported video. The video apparently shows Ford ...

Wiener from joke to mayor