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Cigarette smuggling ring with terror links busted in New York

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:38:55 -0400

NEW YORK - Authorities in New York are claiming to have busted a multi-million cigarette smuggling ring and arrested at least 16 Palestinian immigrants having alleged links with known terror organisations. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly Thursday said that the 16 members of the criminal ring in New York City, Albany County and Schenectady County ...

Obama turns table on Republicans, seeks more money for security at embassies

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:34:14 -0400

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has called for more security at American embassies around the world, urging Congress to help him "as a partner" to fully fund the State Department in this regard. By seeking Congress support for stepping up the security at embassies, Obama has turned the tables on Republicans amid criticism that the government's response to Benghazi attack on a US ...

Dozens killed in Iraq bomb blasts

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:20:50 -0400

BAGHDAD - Scores of people were killed in Iraq Friday, in a day marked by several bombings including two outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba after Friday prayers, killing at least 43 worshipers in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence. One bomb exploded as worshippers were departing the Saria mosque in the city of Baquba while a second ...

Boston suspect scribbled note in boat while hidding from police

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:44:22 -0400

NEW YORK - Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled a note in a boat he hid in while the manhunt was on, saying the attacks were retribution for U.S. military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, and described the victims as "collateral damage". Tsarnaev wrote the note with a marker in the boat, describing the Boston victims "collateral damage" in the same way Muslims have been ...

Syria receives advanced cruise missile batteries from Russia

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:39:06 -0400

WASHINGTON - Russia has sent advanced anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria in a move that underscores its support to the beleaguered regime of President Bashar Al Assad in the war-torn Arab nation, officials citing credible intelligence reports said here. The New York Times reported Friday that the new missiles sent to Syria have an advanced radar system that makes them "more effective". ...

Campbell-Brown leads Caribbean contingent in Diamond League

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:40:02 -0400

Three-time Olympic gold medallist and four-time World champion Veronica Campbell-Brown will lead about three dozen Caribbean athletes in the Adidas Grand Prix here next week. The Grand Prix, the third meet of the glitzy, multi-million dollar Diamond League, will be held May 25 at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island here, reports CMC. It will feature dozens of international superstars, including ...

Hurdler Merritt gears up for new Diamond League season

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:40:01 -0400

American hurdler Aries Merritt, who won his first Olympic gold in London and set a world record in the men's 110m hurdles last year, has geared up for the 2013 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League Shanghai leg. "I will try to start the season in my best form and hopefully I'll be in my best so I won't disappoint the fans that come to watch the competition," ...

New boxing champion accused of doping

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:03 -0400

Hours after winning the World Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight title, Guillermo Jones was hit by a scandal when a former champion accused him of doping to give himself unnatural stamina in the knockout win over Denis Lebedev. Panamanian fighter Jones, 41, reclaimed the belt when the referee stopped the fight in the 11th round after Lebedev was knocked down Friday. At the time, the Russian ...

UN agency says 1.5 mln people have fled from war-torn Syria

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:02 -0400

The United Nation's refugee agency has said that more than 1.5 million people have fled the conflict in Syria. Most of the people have fled to Jordan and Lebanon, but not have all been registered yet, meaning the true total is likely to be far higher, UNHCR said. The agency said that the situation in Syria has deteriorated dramatically over the past four months. According to the BBC, the UN ...

Pak team management players calling for retirement of nothing left to offer Afridi

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:02 -0400

The Pakistan team management and some players of the national team have said that former captain Shahid Afridi should retire from international cricket as he is 'finished' and has 'nothing left to offer anymore'. Afridi was handed an Rs. 360,000 monthly contract by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) despite being overlooked for the ICC Champions Trophy that takes place in England and Wales next ...

America Ferrera graduates 10 years after starting college

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:20:02 -0400

Actress America Ferrera graduated from the University of Southern California, 10 years after beginning her International Relations course. "Graduation day! Congratulations to everyone in the Class of 2013!" she said Friday on Twitter. Ferrera tweeted the joy of her achievement this week: "At last it's happening! It's taken me 10 years, but I feel great." Born in Los Angeles of Honduran ...

Federer Nadal in semis of Italian Open tennis

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:20:02 -0400

World No.3 Roger Federer moved one step closer to his first title this season when he beat Jerzy Janowicz 6-4, 7-6 (2) to advance to the semifinals of the Italian Open tennis. Both player, facing off for the first time, held serve until Federer broke Janowicz's final service game of the first set here Friday, reports Xinhua. The world 24-ranked Pole fought back in the second set and broke ...

English officials to purely oversee anticipated India-Pak fixture at Champions Trophy

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:20:02 -0400

The anticipated India vs Pakistan fixture of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, to take place at Edgbaston on June 15, is set to be purely overseen by English match officials, according to the International Cricketing Council (ICC). A list released by the ICC has seen former England wicket-keeper Ian Gould and Richard Kettleborough appointed as the on-field umpires with Nigel Llong monitoring ...

Bomb-detecting robots to boost security at Football World Cup 2014 in Brazil

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:07 -0400

To increase the security at the upcoming Football World Cup in Brazil in 2014, the Brazil government will reportedly use a fleet of robots that are usually used to neutralize roadside bombs and inspect areas for traces of explosives. The battle-tested remote controlled iRobot 510 Packbots are able to climb stairs, submerge in a metre of water and have multiple high-resolution cameras and are the ...

15 killed 57 wounded in bombings in Baghdad

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:03 -0400

Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): At least 15 people were killed and 57 others wounded in three roadside bomb attacks on Friday in Iraq 's capital city of Baghdad, a police source said. A roadside bomb exploded in the Amiriya district in western Baghdad, killing 12 people and wounding 32 others, the police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. Another roadside bomb in the Doraa district in ...

At least 30 countries in Africa at risk of yellow fever WHO

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:01 -0400

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India-EU BTIA conclude another round of negotiations

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:10:03 -0400

Chief negotiators of India and the European Union (EU) met here from May 15 to May 17 and concluded another round of negotiations for the India-EU Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA). An official press release said that all issues were put on the table for discussions. Negotiators on both sides felt that some positive movements have been accomplished, though they admitted that ...

Syrian refugees now exceed 1.5 million UNHCR

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:10:01 -0400

The number of Syrian refugees, who are either registered or awaiting registration, has surpassed 1.5 million, while the actual number is much higher, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The increasingly widening gap between needs and available resources is a growing challenge, reported Xinhua citing UNHCR's spokesperson Dan McNorton Friday . "Over the past four months, we have seen a ...

UN chief regrets experts inability to visit Syria

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:01 -0400

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed regret over the inability of experts, investigating the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria, to visit the country. "It is regrettable that the team in charge of this investigation was unable to visit Syria and conduct its inquiry on the spot," reported Xinhua citing the UN chief while talking to reporters after meeting Russian foreign ...

Russia counting on UN for post-ISAF Afghanistan plans

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:10:01 -0400

Moscow is counting on the UN to develop proposals regarding the international presence in Afghanistan after 2014, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. "We consider it important to start discussing in advance what forms of (international) presence there will be in Afghanistan after 2014; we will count on the proposals that the (UN) secretary general is planning to prepare together ...

UN envoy urges uniting for youth with first in series of virtual Google Hangouts

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:20:21 -0400

17 May 2013 150 The United Nations special envoy on youth went online today to encourage young people to join the UN's work, and detailed some of the initiatives he will undertake to work with and for youth. "Engage with the United Nations," said the Secretary General's Special Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, as he urged participants in a Google Hangout - the first in a series meant to ...

Papua New Guineas plans to resume death penalty major setback - UN

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:19:08 -0400

17 May 2013 150 The United Nations human rights office today expressed serious concern over Papua New Guinea's announcement that it will resume the death penalty more than half a century since it last carried out an execution, stressing this would represent "a major setback" for the country. "The High Commissioner has written to the Prime Minister stating her concerns about the planned ...

Nigerian rebels could face war crimes charges for population cleansing - UN rights office

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:18:28 -0400

17 May 2013 150 Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to ethnic and religious cleansing, the top United Nations human rights official said today. In a press briefing in Geneva, the spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Rupert Colville, reiterated calls on Boko Haram and ...

Syria conference should be held as soon as possible Ban says during visit to Russia

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:17:12 -0400

17 May 2013 150 Stressing that a political solution is the only way to end the Syria crisis, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that an international conference proposed by Russia and the United States should be held as soon as possible so as not to lose momentum. "It is my sincere hope that we can convene an international conference on Syria as soon as possible to help parties come to ...

UN Security Council condemns temporary detention of peacekeepers looting in Golan

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:16:56 -0400

17 May 2013 150 Members of the Security Council have 8216;strongly condemned' the looting of a UN observation post in the Golan Heights and the temporary detention of three peacekeepers, the third such incident in the past two months. The Security Council, in a press statement released on 16 May, "strongly condemned the incident on May 15 in which a group of anti-government armed elements ...

Countries must repeal laws that discriminate against LGBT individuals - UN officials

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:16:09 -0400

17 May 2013 150 Marking the International Day Against Homophobia, United Nations officials today issued a call on Governments worldwide to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and strike laws that discriminate against them. "The fight against homophobia is a core part of the broader battle for human rights for all," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ...

China opposes EUs aviation emissions levy

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:50:01 -0400

China has opposed the European Union's (EU) unilateral decision to incorporate international flights originating from countries outside of the EU into its carbon trading scheme, reported Xinhua. On Thursday, the European Commission, an executive body of the EU, said eight Chinese carriers could face fines totalling 2.4 million euros, or about $3 million, and the two Indian airlines could face ...

73 killed 148 injured in Iraq attacks

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:40:01 -0400

A wave of bombing attacks struck war-torn Iraq Friday, leaving as many as 73 people dead and 148 injured, police and officials said. At least 41 people were killed and 56 injured in two blasts, which hit almost simultaneously in Baquba, capital city of Diyala province, after the Friday prayer, reported Xinhua citing the city's mayor Abdullah Hayali. The two roadside bombs exploded near the ...

Survey Europes Gays Fear Violence Discrimination

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:15:18 -0400

PARIS The European Union is calling for action following an alarming survey released Friday showing most gays and transgender people in Europe live in fear of discrimination and violence. The new European Union survey is the most far-reaching to date on discrimination and violence against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) people in Europe - and its release coincides with ...

43 killed 70 injured in Iraq bombings

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:01 -0400

As many as 43 people were killed and 70 injured in bomb blasts that occurred in different parts of Iraq Friday. At least eight people were killed and 25 wounded in a roadside bomb blast which took place during a funeral in Madain town, some 30 km from capital city of Baghdad, reported Xinhua citing a interior ministry source. Earlier in the day, some 35 people were killed and 45 injured in two ...

35 killed 45 injured in blasts in Iraq mosque blasts

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:10:02 -0400

At least 35 people were killed and 45 others injured in two blasts, which hit almost simultaneously on Friday in Baquba, capital of eastern Iraq's Diyala province, after the Friday prayer, an official said. The two roadside bombs exploded near the Saroya mosque in Baquba, 65 km northeast of Iraq's capital of Baghdad, and hit the Sunni worshipers as they were leaving the mosque after prayer, the ...

Sharapova pulls out of Rome meet to boost French Open chances

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:20:02 -0400

World No. 2 Maria Sharapova admitted Friday that the upcoming French Open played a part in her decision to pull out of the Rome Masters. Sharapova withdrew citing illness Friday, hours before she was due to play world No. 6 Sara Errani in the Rome quarterfinals. "I usually don't withdraw from tournament and all the competitions I play in mean a lot to me, but in the run-up to the French Open ...

Sharath stretches world No.5 Timo Boll in World TT

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:00:01 -0400

Sharath Kamal took a game off World No.5 Timo Boll before going down 1-4 in the men's singles second round at the World Table Tennis Championships here, ending the Indian challenge in the mega event. Germany's Timo Boll got the better of Sharath 9-11, 12-10, 11-1, 11-5, 11-2 in a round of 64 match Thursday night. The two paddlers play for the same club in Germany, Borussia Dusseldorf. Sharath, ...

FIFA says 76 percent of Confederations Cup tickets sold

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:50:02 -0400

More than 76 percent of tickets available for next month's Confederations Cup in Brazil have been sold, world football's governing body, FIFA said. The South American country is on target to break the record set by Germany in 2005 when the tournament's attendances reached 83 percent of capacity, according to FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke, reports Xinhua. "The response from Brazilian fans ...

Clasie extends contract with Feyenoord

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:50:02 -0400

Dutch international Jordy Clasie agreed to extend his contract at Feyenoord by one year to the middle of 2016, the Rotterdam based club announced. The current contract of the 21-year-old midfielder runs out in 2015. The five-time Dutch international will sign the new deal in the forthcoming weeks, reports Xinhua. "It means a lot to me to continue longer at Feyenoord," said Clasie. "I have ...

India China to be biggest investors by 2030 World Bank

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:40:01 -0400

India and China will be the biggest investors by 2030, accounting for 38 percent of the global gross investment and almost half of all the world manufacturing investment, says the World Bank. "In the gradual convergence scenario, in 2030, China will save far more than any other developing country - $9 trillion in 2010 dollar terms - with India a distant second at $1.7 trillion, surpassing the ...

Emma Watson in no rush to become sexy

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:20:13 -0400

Emma Watson, who rose to international stardom after her role in the Harry Potter film series, has revealed that looking sensual has never been her priority. Watson told W magazine she has never wanted to grow up too fast and was keen to wear a sports bra until she was 22, Stuff.co.nz reported. The 23-year-old actress insisted that the allure of being sexy never really held any excitement for ...

Former Olympic champion Ma out of World TT

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:30:01 -0400

Former Olympic champion and four-time World Cup winner Ma Lin became the biggest name to fall at the World Table Tennis Championships when he was upset by Japan's Kenta Matsudaira in the men's singles second round. Ma was joined by fellow Chinese Hu Limei in the casualty list Thursday. But Hu has nothing to complain about because she was eliminated by teammate and defending champion Ding Ning. ...

Kim K furious Kanye West going on tour after babys birth

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:10:01 -0400

Kim Kardashian is furious that Kanye West is planning to go on an international tour shortly after their baby's born. West's new album is expected to drop on June 18, and the 35-year-old rapper will be launching a worldwide tour later this fall or early next year, the New York Post reported. A source told RadarOnline that Kardashian is giving birth in July, and the baby will only be a few ...

Singapores export performance improves

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:40:01 -0400

Singapore's non-oil domestic exports, a key gauge of the trade hub's export performance, fell by 1 percent year-on-year in April, trade promotion agency International Enterprise Singapore said Friday. It followed a year-on-year contraction of 4.8 percent in the previous month, exceeding market expectations, reported Xinhua. The agency said the contraction was largely due to a drop in electronic ...

North Korea may have 200 mobile missile launchers

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:00:01 -0400

North Korea may have up to 200 mobile missile launchers, or twice the number previously estimated by South Korea's authorities, South Korean media reported Friday. South Korea's state-run Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA) said that in line with a report submitted to the US Congress by the Pentagon, North Korea has probably accumulated up to 200 so-called transporter erector launchers ...

The world according to Badr Jafar

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:19:18 -0400

We are two minutes into the conversation, and Badr Jafar already needs to explain himself. "You'll be glad to know that there is a logic behind the perceived madness," he ...

OJ lawyer denies botching trial

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:15:31 -0400

OJ Simpson's former lawyer has defended himself point-by-point against allegations he botched the ex-American football star's armed robbery ...

David Cameron ally brands anti-Europe anti-gay marriage Tory activists as mad swivel-eyed loons

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:12:13 -0400

A close aide to David Cameron has dismissed party activists as "mad swivel-eyed loons" in an outburst set to infuriate grassroots ...

Veterans from World War II carrier hold final reunion

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:07:00 -0400

Veterans of the World War II-era aircraft carrier USS Franklin held their final planned reunion Friday in South Carolina. The gathering, held at the USS Yorktown at the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant brought together about two dozen of the remaining crew members. The Franklin was badly damaged in a Japanese attack on March 19, 1945. During the bomb attack, more than ...

Obama Agenda Seems to Be Weathering Controversies

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:02:46 -0400

Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to date of wrongdoing close to the Oval Office. "Absolutely not," Steven Miller, the recently resigned acting head of the Internal Revenue ...

Saratoga Teen’s Research Takes Science World By Storm

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:01:36 -0400

18-year-old Eesha Khare (left), a senior at Lynbrook High School, is one of two runners up at the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix. ...

Glance Europes Key Institutions

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:52:25 -0400

The EU's main legislative body. It has three main roles: debating and passing European laws; scrutinizing other EU institutions to make sure they are working democratically; and debating and adopting the EU's ...

Hopes fade for those still trapped in Freeport Indonesia mine

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:27:06 -0400

This handout photograph received from Freeport Indonesia shows rescue personnel at the collapse section of a tunnel as they continue rescue operations for trapped mine workers in the tunnel of Big Gossan area at the Grasberg complex on May 17, 2013. Five workers were killed as search teams battled to reach 23 others still trapped in the US-owned mine Freeport-McMoRan, one of the world's ...

Afghan police chief shot dead outside home

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:26:42 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan -; An official says motorcycle-riding gunmen have shot dead a police chief who led an anti-Taliban campaign in western Afghanistan in front of his ...

Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains crash

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:21:34 -0400

FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent more than 60 people to Connecticut hospitals, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested Northeast ...

Canada abuzz over crack video

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:10:54 -0400

A video purportedly of Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine has caused an uproar in Canada, with Mr Ford calling the allegations ...

Bill Gates is the world’s richest man Bloomberg Billionaires Index

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:09:07 -0400

File photo: Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft and Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, listens during the 2013 Fiscal Summit at Mellon Auditorium May 7, 2013 in Washington, ...

Investigator Top US Treasury officials told of tax probe in June of campaign year 2012

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:59:52 -0400

WASHINGTON - The ousted head of the U.S. tax agency apologized to Congress for his agency's tougher treatment of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, including during last year's presidential election, saying it resulted from a misguided effort to handle a flood of applications, not political bias. Lawmakers from both parties harshly criticized the Internal Revenue Service at ...

76 killed in Iraqs deadliest day in eight months

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:51:21 -0400

Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr pray during Friday prayers in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad. Elsewhere, a bomb killed dozens of people at a Sunni mosque in central Iraq, hitting worshipers as they were emerging from Friday prayers, security officials said. The attack in Baqubah comes after two days of attacks, many in Shiite districts, left scores of people dead. IPTC: ...

Egyptians targeted with blasphemy charges

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:47:44 -0400

Blasphemy charges were not uncommon in Egypt under the now-ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak's regime, but there has been a surge in such cases in recent months, according to rights activists. The trend is widely seen as a reflection of the growing power and confidence of Islamists, particularly the ultraconservative ...

Feds to investigate Conn. train crash

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:26:30 -0400

>Are you there? Stay safe and share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Federal transportation investigators will work to determine what caused two passenger trains to collide during rush hour in Connecticut, sending dozens to the hospital. Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board will be at the site of the crash this morning, the agency said. The two Metro-North passenger trains, ...

Great Dane is new President of Badminton World Federation

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:16:17 -0400

May 18 - Denmark's Poul-Erik Hyer-Larsen is the new President of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) after winning today's election in Kuala Lumpur. The 1996 Olympic men's singles gold medallist defeated his only rival, Indonesia's Justian Suhandinata, in the vote by the BWF membership at the Annual General Meeting.The 47-year-old Hyer-Larsen polled 145 votes to ...

Reports of 60 injured in US train accident

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:06:54 -0400

NEW YORK: A rush-hour collision between two commuter trains in a suburb north of New York City Friday injured 60 passengers, five of them seriously.A spokesman for the Metro North commuter train line said the incident involved a train headed into the city and one traveling in the opposite direction toward New Haven, Connecticut."Sixty people have been taken to the hospital," Connecticut ...

Death toll rises in China storms

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:01:56 -0400

The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs website says at least nine provinces have had storms and some flooding and landslides since Tuesday.It says Guangdong province has been hit the hardest, with 36 deaths and 10 missing people, followed by Jiangxi province, where six people are reported dead and four more missing.Guangdong's weather service forecasts more heavy rain along with thunder, ...

Child dies in Egyptian hotel pool

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:01:54 -0400

Sharm el-Sheikh .A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed the death of a British national and said it was providing consular assistance.First Choice said it would carry out a "full and thorough investigation" in partnership with the hotelier.A spokeswoman said: "First Choice can sadly confirm that a child has died while staying at the Coral Sea Waterworld hotel ...

France legalises same-sex marriage

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:59:31 -0400

France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed it into law following months of bitter political debate. Hollande acted a day after the Constitutional Council threw out a legal challenge by the right-wing opposition, which had been the last obstacle to passing the bill into law. The legislation also legalises gay adoption. French ...

Now The gun that cant miss

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:54:47 -0400

The maker of the $22,000 gun, being shipped to stores this week, brags that "even a novice shooter can become an elite long-range marksman in minutes".But opponents claim the weapon will turn any "two-bit criminal" into a "highly trained ...

Dozens injured in Conn. train collision

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:52:53 -0400

>Are you there? Stay safe and share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Two Metro-North passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour Friday evening in southwestern Connecticut, damaging both trains and leaving dozens injured -- some of them critically -- authorities said. A train heading from New Haven to New York City derailed around 6:10 p.m., hitting the other ...

China arrests man over fake plane bomb threats

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:38:23 -0400

BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese aviation industry news website says a man has been arrested for allegedly making fake bomb threats against several domestic flights bound for ...

Cuballet will Open a New International Course for Dancers Next July

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:09:48 -0400

Havana, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Prodanza center, will host another edition of the International Workshop of the Cuban School of Ballet (ECB), CUBALLET, which is expected to attract dancers and teachers from different countries. In an interview with Prensa Latina, the director of the project, Laura Alonso, said the annual event is attended by people from all over the world, interested in becoming ...

Former Real Madrid forward Baptista eyes Brazil return

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:04:27 -0400

Former Real Madrid and Brazil international forward Julio Baptista revealed on Friday he is considering a return to Brazilian football.The 31-year-old, now at Spanish top-flight club Malaga, has been linked with a move to Internacional, managed by Brazil's 1994 World Cup-winning captain and former national coach Dunga."We haven't spoken but I know there is interest," Batista ...

Chinese basketball girls taste second straight victory over Cuban in International Challenge

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:04:25 -0400

Chinese women's national basketball team edged the Cuban counterpart 74-67 to enjoy a two- game winning streak in Sino-Cuban Women's International Basketball Challenge here on Friday.As a warm-up for Asian Women's Basketball Championship this October, Chinese team's head coach Tom Maher found some "new faces " this time. He showed positive attitude towards these ...

Alert after Alaska volcano erupts

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:55:51 -0400

An air traffic controller in the region said small planes have flown around the plumes from Pavlof Volcano. Ash would have to rise tens of thousands of feet to threaten larger planes.The eruption began on Monday, and photographs show lava spraying out from the summit of the volcano, located 625 miles ...

F.B.I. Tapes Give Glimpse Into World of High-Stakes Gambling

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:49:03 -0400

The description of the poker games and the wagers were among the details found in hundreds of conversations and text messages secretly captured by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, exposing the shadowy and illegal world of high-stakes gambling in New York ...

NY trains in rush-hour smash

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:48:40 -0400

Two Metro-North trains collided in Connecticut during the evening rush hour tonight, ending 60 people to the hospital, including five critically injured. Courtesy FOX News and ...

Russian missiles to Syria upsets US

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:48:39 -0400

RUSSIA'S shipment of anti-ship missiles to Syria will "embolden" the regime and fuel the country's civil war, the US military's top officer ...

UNWTO Caribbean international tourist arrivals to hit 30 million by 2030

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:45:38 -0400

International tourist arrivals to the Caribbean region are projected to reach 30 million by the year 2030, according to the Tourism Towards 2030 forecast from the UN World Tourism Organization. The Caribbean received a total of 21 million tourist arrivals in 2012. That was announced this week at the 55th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for the Americas, which is being held in San Jose, Costa ...

Economics Daily Digest Its Gatsbys world theyre just working in it

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:45:19 -0400

Today ) Roosevelt Institute | Pipeline Fellow Nona Willis Aronowitz writes that while pundits sneer at Millennials, members of the generation that came of age during the Great Recession are too busy working to improve the bad hand they've been dealt to have time for ...

Southern China rains kill 55 leave 14 missing

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:32:06 -0400

The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs website says at least nine provinces have had storms and some flooding and landslides since Tuesday. It says Guangdong province has been hit the hardest, with 36 deaths and 10 missing people, followed by Jiangxi province, where six people are reported dead and four more ...

Conn. commuter trains collide 60 go to hospitals

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:09:51 -0400

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five critically injured and one very critically injured, Gov. Dannel Malloy said. There were no reports of ...

Kerry to visit Middle East Africa in late May

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:57:51 -0400

US Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to visit the Middle East and Africa later this month, the State Department announced on Friday.On May 21, Kerry will visit Muscat, the capital of Oman, and meet with senior Omani officials on a range of bilateral and regional issues, the department said in a statement.On May 22, the top US diplomat will visit Amman, the capital of Jordan, to meet with ...

Worlds oldest university poised for revival in India after 800 years

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:51:14 -0400

Nalanda University, an ancient seat of learning destroyed in 1193, is poised for revival. According to The Independent, an ambitious plan to establish an international university with the same overarching vision as Nalanda - and located alongside its physical ruins - has been spearheaded by a team of international experts and leaders, among them the Nobel-winning economist Amartya Sen. This ...

French President Francois Hollande to sign gay marriage bill into law today

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:50:47 -0400

gay marriage and adoption bill into law on Saturday after it was cleared by the Constitutional Council which turned down a challenge by the right-wing opposition. Hollande, who had made "marriage for all" a key election pledge, made the announcement saying it was "now time to respect the law and the Republic" after the top French institution cleared the bill on Friday. The ...

Denmark tipped to win Eurovision

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:48:41 -0400

William Hill which it says is the biggest price ever for a UK entrant, such is the lack of faith that she will pull off a win.The bookmaker says it will face a six-figure payout if Denmark pulls off a win in Malmo, Sweden, in the pan-Europe spectacular being televised by BBC1 and broadcast by Radio ...

Sixty hurt as Connecticut commuter trains collide

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:39:38 -0400

Emergency personnel work at the scene where two Metro North commuter trains collided, Friday, May 17, 2013 near Fairfield, Conn. Bill Kaempffer, a spokesman for Bridgeport public safety, told The Associated Press approximately 49 people were injured, including four with serious injuries. About 250 people were on board the two trains, he said. (AP Photo/The Connecticut Post, Christian Abraham) ...

Al-Zaatari in Jordan Soon to Become World’s Largest Refugee Camp

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:38:21 -0400

Al-Zaatari, Jordan, the second largest refugee camp in the world, is set to become the largest by the end of this year. The camp, already home to 500,000 refugees, receives between 2,000 – 4,000 refugees on days when the violence in Syria is especially dire, and will soon overtake the Dabaab camp near the Somali-Kenyan border as the highest-populated refugee camp in the world. According to ...

U.N. panel Sanctions delaying NKorea nuke program

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:37:05 -0400

UNITED NATIONS A U.N. expert panel's report says North Korea is still trying to import and export nuclear and ballistic missile-related material but financial and trade sanctions are slowing progress on their prohibited weapons programs. Key parts of the report, obtained Friday by the Associated Press, provide further information on North Korea's attempts to evade four rounds of ...

Connecticut gov. 5 are critically hurt

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:18:17 -0400

Commuter train wreck

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Commuter train wreck

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Commuter train wreck

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Commuter train wreck

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Commuter train wreck

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Commuter train wreck

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Venezuela frees opposition activist jailed over post-vote violence

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:59:10 -0400

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Friday released an opposition activist who had been jailed on accusations of inciting violence in the wake of President Nicolas Maduro's narrow election victory in April.Retired General Antonio Rivero, who government critics described as the first political prisoner of Maduro's government, told a local television station he had been released after nearly ...

Whittier grandmother appears in movie at Cannes International Film Festival Whittier Daily News

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:50:10 -0400

WHITTIER -- Never did Angela McEwan dream that on her third visit to Cannes in the south of France, she would be there to go to the premiere of a movie she appears in at the city's famed international film festival. But, there she will be Wednesday, alongside Oscar-winning screenwriter Alexander Payne and actors Bruce Dern and Will Forte at the premiere of the movie, "Nebraska." ...

The Prophet Gibran Khalil Gibran refracted around the world

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:50:10 -0400

May 18--BEIRUT -- It is a commonplace of this broad land that it resides overseas as much as it does within the borders the French drew for it. Naturally, the expatriate condition is shared by Lebanon's artists. The prototype for the expatriate Levantine artist was forged early last century in the crucible of New York City. There a cluster of writers experimented with English-language verse ...

International report sees merit in decriminalizing drug use

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:46:35 -0400

An Organization of American States report says decriminalization could be one of many "transitional methods" in a public-health strategy that could stem the illicit drug ...

Litvinenko UK inquest in doubt after Russia evidence excluded

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:45:00 -0400

The inquest into the death in Britain of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko is close to being scrapped after the coroner ruled Friday he could not hear evidence about the alleged role of the Kremlin in his ...

Worlds largest flower blooms for first time in seven years

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:42:05 -0400

Titan arum , the plant that grows at a rate of around 10cm a day during its flowering phase, reached a height of 187cm when it bloomed. It produces a variety of obnoxious odours ranging from rotting meat, dung and rancid cheese to a nauseating gaseous stench. The flower typically grows once every seven and 10 years after which it is in full splendor for only 48 hours before starting to die. Its ...

One dead dozens wounded in sectarian clashes in Egypt

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:30:30 -0400

ALEXANDRIA (Reuters) - One person died and dozens were wounded during clashes between Muslims and Christians late Friday night outside a Coptic church in Egypt's second city, state newspaper al-Ahram reported, in the latest violent sectarian row in the Muslim-majority ...

Mexico to create special police unit to search for the missing

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:29:08 -0400

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's government says it will create a special investigative unit to search for the missing, heeding a request by relatives of the disappeared who have been on a hunger strike for nine days. Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam made the announcement Friday after meeting with a group of parents who have been on a hunger strike and living in tents outside his office. Murillo ...

Speed Dating Watch Your Mouth

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:26:37 -0400

Do you know how long it takes for a guy and a gal to "click" in the first stage of building a bond that may lead to a lasting relationship? Seconds, according to numerous studies. But new research suggests that connection can be strengthened - or blown away - within four or five minutes, because what people say, and how they say it, may be nearly as important as how they look. ...

At least 29 hurt in Connecticut derailment

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:25:23 -0400

>Are you there? Stay safe and share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Two Metro-North passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour Friday evening in southwestern Connecticut, damaging both trains and leaving dozens injured, authorities said. A train heading from New Haven to New York City derailed around 6:10 p.m., hitting the other train in Bridgeport, ...

International Justice on an Uneven Playing Field

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:24:22 -0400

In his book "With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law Is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful," Glenn Greenwald writes, "Those with political and financial clout are routinely allowed to break the law with no legal repercussions whatsoever. Often they need not even exploit their access to superior lawyers because they don't see the inside of a courtroom in ...

World Golf Hall of Fame member Ken Venturi dead at 82

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:22:13 -0400

Ken Venturi, whose 1964 U.S. Open victory was one of the most memorable feats in the history of the golf, died Friday at the age of 82. His death came less than a week after he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Venturi had been hospitalized since March for a variety of health issues, including pneumonia and infections in his back and intestine. He won 14 times on the PGA Tour ...

South America contraception up to 79 Middle Africa 19

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:22:11 -0400

Between 2003 and 2012, the total number of women worldwide wanting to avoid pregnancy and in need of contraception increased from 716 million to 867 million, with growth concentrated among women in the 69 poorest countries where modern method use was already very low. A young Chinese boy walks past a neighborhood 'sex shop', full of contraceptive suggestions, in central Beijing. (UPI ...

International child abduction prevention bill is reintroduced

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:16:21 -0400

"Does the word parental in front of kidnapping make it less of a crime?" This is a question that was recently asked by a Rutherford, New Jersey, man whose wife fled to Japan, her home country, with their two children in 2008. This man recently testified at a subcommittee hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the topic of children being taken abroad by an estranged ...

Iraq bomb blasts kill dozens

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:48:46 -0400

Bombs targeting Sunnis, including two near a mosque and one at a funeral procession, killed 67 people in Iraq on Friday, officials said, after dozens died in two days of attacks on Shiites. The violence raises the spectre of tit-for-tat killings common during the height of sectarian bloodletting in Iraq that killed tens of thousands of people, and comes at a time of simmering tension between the ...

World in his qualms COMEDY Bill BaileyMiddle-age has inspired Bill Baileys new show which he brings to Nottingham next weekend. My comedy has...

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:42:09 -0400

World in his qualms ; COMEDY Bill BaileyMiddle-age has inspired Bill Bailey's new show which he brings to Nottingham next weekend. My comedy has always reflected where I am in life, he tells Lynne Brighouse HE has reached the age where he is beginning to have qualms. Bill Bailey, now 49, seems to be experiencing serious disquiet about the big unanswered questions of existence. And what ...

Chinese women on track at table tennis worlds

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:37:06 -0400

/enpproperty--> PARIS - Top seed and defending champion Ding Ning led five Chinese to the quarterfinals of the women's singles event at the World Table Tennis Championships here on Friday. Ding, also the Olympic silver medalist, eased past 166th-ranked Park Seonghye of South Korea in straight sets 11-8, 11-4, 11-5, 11- 7 for the win. Ding will next take on Ri Myong Sun of the Democratic ...

Im not a voyeur Im an artist

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:31:37 -0400

>Editor's note: Arne Svenson is a fine art photographer and a former therapist/educator working with severely disabled children. (CNN) -- Photographer Arne Svenson's show, "Neighbors," consists of photographs taken of the residents of a building near his studio in New York through the windows of their apartments. A few residents, unaware they were being photographed, have raised objections. In ...

Briton dies in Egyptian resort

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:31:26 -0400

Egypt . The incident occurred in a pool in the hotel's waterpark."Our thoughts and condolences are with the family at this extremely difficult time. The British Consulate were immediately informed and they are now working with our dedicated resort team in Egypt, to offer every assistance possible to the family in resort."In partnership with the hotelier, our resort team are working ...

World War II planes to fly over IMS

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:26:36 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Friday evening that there will be a pre-face flyover after all. Six World War II era aircrafts will fly over the IMS before the start of the 97th Indianapolis 500. A North American B-25 Mitchell twin-engine medium bomber and five North American T-6 Texan trainer aircrafts will take part in the ...

Massive asteroid heading to Earth

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:24:19 -0400

Luckily, the giant space rock will get no closer than 5.8 million kilometres, or 15 times the distance between the Earth and the moon.The object makes its closest approach to Earth at 0659 AEST on June 1.Coincidentally, scientists have named the ...

Hatchet man Kai arrested for murder

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:24:15 -0400

He was captured by Philadelphia Police at the Greyhound Bus station in Philadelphia earlier today.Police were seeking the 24-year-old over the murder of attorney Joseph Galfy Jr, 73, who was found dead in his home on May 13. An autopsy showed that he died as the result of blunt force trauma.Kai, whose real name is Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, became an overnight hero after a man he was getting a ...

Linda Murray The Best and Worst Places in the World for Mothers

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:22:42 -0400

State of the World's Mothers report, ranking the best and worst countries to be a mother. I've been tracking this report for years, and while it's always sobering to see how many countries, including the United States, have serious issues with maternal and children's health, I also find hope in these rankings. Countries do improve and move up the Mothers' Index list. And ...

Liberias Johnson-Sirleaf defends governance record

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:22:00 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Friday defended her government's record on good governance and transparency, following an independent audit that cast doubt on her anti-corruption ...

International Coalition of Tourism Partners lauds Urban Green Energy wind turbine

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:21:13 -0400

HAWAII, USA; BRUSSELS, Belgium; VICTORIA, Seychelles; BALI, Indonesia - After more than a year of dedicated research and development, Urban Green Energy (UGE) is launching VisionAIR, its most advanced wind turbine yet. VisionAIR has been designed to maximize energy output for its users even at moderate wind speeds while maintaining its whisper-quiet operation, high quality, and aesthetic design. ...

World Bank says its helping Haiti draft mining legislation

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:20:34 -0400

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The World Bank said Friday that it's helping Haiti craft legislation for the impoverished nation's little-known mining industry. In a brief statement to The Associated Press, the bank said it's trying to support the Haitian government in its effort to develop the mining sector in the country's northeastern mountains, which would entail revamping laws ...

U.K. police announce new leads in missing girl case

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:20:16 -0400

In this handout photo, relased September 16, 2007 missing child Madeleine McCann smiles. The McCann family have returned from Portugal after local police questioned them on the disappearance of daughter Madeleine, who vanished from their hoiliday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on May 3, ...

General Sorry for Hook-up Comments

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:18:08 -0400

May 17, 2013 7:59pm Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh apologized Friday for comments he made last week that a ';hook-up mentality'; among America’s youth might be responsible for some sexual assaults in the military. The comments were criticized by members of Congress and victims’ advocacy ...

Watch Person of the Week Star Trek Filmmakers Blockbuster Weekend

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:18:07 -0400

-- person of the week is the king of big Hollywood movies right now a man with infinite imagination. But -- -- his sense of wonder goes back to something he bought -- years and years ago so what is ...

Watch Golfer 77 Sinks Hole-in-One 3 Times in 1 Month

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:18:07 -0400

For Bobby Robertson in great and cannon just about every day -- -- municipal. The -- begins pretty early. And then hit -- -- calling it has to pay you just pick the right down the middle. Never imagined Evernote -- -- it's really is a labor of love for these to a crowd this this is a hard job. Favorite track with the -- -- And -- at this friendship the chance each day to come out here and ...

Commuter Train Derails in Conn.

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:18:07 -0400

(Christian Abraham/The Connecticut Post via AP Photo) Approximately 25 passengers suffered non-life-threatening injuries this evening when a commuter train derailed near Fairfield, Conn., and collided with another train, Fairfield police said. Multiple reports of injuries prompted officials to scramble ambulances from all over the region to the Metro-North Railroad trains, both of which went off ...

IRS Planted Question About Tax Exempt Groups

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:18:06 -0400

planted a question at an American Bar Association conference in order to reveal that it had inappropriately targeted conservative groups prior to the 2012 elections. But members of Congress are questioning why they weren’t told earlier. The question that prompted Lois Lerner, IRS director of tax exempt organizations, to apologize for the agency’s actions came from Celia Roady, ...

Watch Red Carpet Theft Jewelry Heist Stuns Cannes Film Festival

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:18:06 -0400

Police are trying to piece together the clues in a dramatic jewel heist. It was -- most glamorous place on earth this weekend where movie stars are showing off their films and their flashy clothes. ABC's llama -- on chose us what happened. They -- -- -- glamour of the iconic Cannes Film Festival. Look beautiful people considering necklaces. Sparkly bracelet from -- during hearings. -- -- ...

World Briefing | Asia Political Prisoners Freed in Myanmar

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:05:06 -0400

President Thein Sein pardoned at least 20 political prisoners on Friday, just ahead of a state visit to the United States. A member of the ...

A tiger cub Im not a robot

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:02:05 -0400

>Editor's note: Grace Liu, a former corporate attorney, is a research officer at California State University, Fresno. She is the vice president of the Central California Asian Pacific American Bar Association. (CNN) -- It's time for some tiger cubs to approvingly roar for our strict parents, their domineering ways and their inflexibly high standards. The current depiction of tiger parenting is ...

Rush-hour derailment in Connecticut

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:59:31 -0400

>Are you there? Stay safe and share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Two Metro-North passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour Friday evening, damaging both trains and leaving some "bloody" and wounded as a result, a witness and transit official said. A train heading from New Haven to New York City derailed around 6:10 p.m., hitting the other train in ...

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