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Twister that hit Oklahoma caused $2 bn in damage

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:06:51 -0400

MOORE, Oklahoma - Rescue workers were combing through the battered remains of buildings left behind in the path of the gigantic tornado that killed two dozen people, including nine children, in Oklahoma on Monday. Officials say the search for survivors is nearly over as efforts turn towards recovery. Gary Bird, fire chief of the badly hit Moore suburb, said he was "98% sure" there were no ...

FBI kill Florida man known to Boston bombing suspects

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:03:15 -0400

MIAMI - A man known to the Boston Marathon bombers was shot and killed Wednesday by an Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent after he turned violent during questioning, the investigating agency said. The Orlando Sentinel newspaper identified the man as Ibragim Todashev, 27. He was killed in the early morning incident in Orlando, Florida. The FBI said the shooting occurred in Orlando, ...

US Senate panel clears key immigration reform bill

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:41 -0400

WASHINGTON - A US Senate panel has cleared a proposed legislation that relaxes restrictions on IT companies to hire foreign techies, thus clearing one of the major hurdles to ushering changes in American immigration law in a generation. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill after its authors won a bipartisan support with three Republicans joining 10 Democrats in the 18-member ...

Iran allows eight candidates for presidential race

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:52 -0400

TEHRAN - Iran has approved eight candidates for the presidential election due next month, rejecting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's top aide in a major setback to the hawkish leader of the Islamic republic. Ahmadinejad criticised the decision to remove Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei from the final candidate list and said it was an act of "oppression". He announced plans to take up the case with ...

North Korean special envoy visits China to win confidence

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:56:15 -0400

PYONGYANG, North Korea - In an indication that North Korea may give diplomacy a chance to end regional tension, its leader Kim Jong Un Wednesday sent a special envoy to China to win the confidence of its most important ally. The trip by Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae, a senior Workers' Party official and the military's top political officer, comes after months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give ...

Work starts on creation of new Dubai island

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

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

Pakistan one of worlds most negative nations Poll

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:30:05 -0400

Pakistan has been viewed as one of the most negative countries in the world in a new poll. The south Asian country was ranked after Israel, North Korea in terms of how they are viewed globally. This year's annual Country Ratings Poll for the BBC World Service found that 55 percent of respondents viewed Pakistan as a negative country as compared to only 15 percent who had a mainly positive ...

Iran upgrading nuclear program IAEA

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:00:03 -0400

Tehran has reportedly upgraded its nuclear program by adding advanced uranium enrichment facilities and building a plutonium-producing reactor according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The IAEA report reflects the increased international concerns about the potential proliferation dangers it represents as the completion date approaches, the Huffington Post reports. According to ...

Gisele Bundchen crowned most powerful model in world

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:00:02 -0400

Gisele Bundchen has been named as the most powerful model in the world by Forbes magazine. The 32-year-old, who is the only model named to the magazine's newly released 2013 'World's Most Powerful Women' list, has been ranked No. 95 out of the 100 influential women including iconic entrepreneurs, CEOs, politicians and philanthropists, the Huffington post reported. Bundchen made the list last ...

Lydia Davis bags Man Booker Prize

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:50:01 -0400

American short story writer Lydia Davis was declared the winner of the fifth 60,000 pounds Man Booker International Prize at aceremony held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Her inventive, carefully-crafted and hard to categorise works saw off the challenge from nine other contenders from around the world, a press release Wednesday evening said. India's U.R. Ananthamurthy was also ...

Kazakhstan defeat India in volleyball tourney

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:30:01 -0400

Kazakhstan defeated India 3-2 in the China International men's volleyball tournament here. Kazakhstan won 25-12, 23-25, 24-26, 25-20, 15-7 Wednesday, reports Xinhua. "Our team is so young that they didn't cooperate well and made mistakes, but I am satisfied with their performance," said Gilyazutdinov Rafael, assistant coach of Kazakhstan team. "Our setup was bad today and that is why we lost ...

Finance head Carrion to run for IOC president

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:30:01 -0400

Finance Commission head Richard Carrion has joined the race to succeed International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge. The Puerto Rican will run against Thomas Bach, Ng Ser Miang and Wu Ching-kuo, who has yet to officially declare his intention to run, reports Xinhua. Carrion, 60, has no sporting background. He is chairman of a financial holding company and since 2002 has ...

European leaders hold summit on tax evasion

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:10:01 -0400

The heads of state and government of the European Union held a summit Wednesday in an effort to make more progress in fighting tax evasion and tax fraud. EU leaders are targeting tax crimes both within the borders of their countries and in foreign tax havens despite the reluctance of Austria and Luxembourg. The leaders of the EU's 27 member states are expected to give the go ahead to the ...

Italy has lowest graduate share in Europe

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:40:01 -0400

Italy has the lowest graduation rates in Europe with just one-fifth of people aged 30-34 holding a university degree, according to a study. A total of 31 percent of Italian families cannot afford to pay for their children's university studies, and must take out loans or have their offspring seek jobs to help fund tuition and living costs, said the report by charity Save the Children. It said ...

UN urges collective efforts to achieve water secure world on Day for Biological Diversity

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:17:08 -0400

22 May 2013 150 Unless greater efforts are made to reverse current trends, the world will run out of freshwater, the United Nations said today marking the International Day for Biological Diversity and urging stronger scientific alliances to understand and protect natural resources. "We live in an increasingly water insecure world where demand often outstrips supply and where water quality ...

Amid turmoil in Mideast UN envoy urges concerted action to resume Israeli-Palestinian talks

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:15:56 -0400

22 May 2013 150 While international attention is understandably on the tragedy that continues to unfold in Syria, it is equally important to ensure the resumption of negotiations aimed at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a senior United Nations envoy stressed to the Security Council today. "Ending the conflict in Syria is a matter of great urgency and must be the top priority of ...

International community must help Darfur become self-sufficient 8211 UN official

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:15:43 -0400

22 May 2013 150 The United Nations humanitarian chief today stressed the international community must do more to ensure the people of Sudan's Darfur region can better provide for themselves. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos, who is currently on a four-day visit to Darfur, said she was disappointed that after 10 years of humanitarian operations, the region is ...

UN agency to open nuclear emergency preparedness centre in Fukushima

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:15:33 -0400

22 May 2013 150 Experts from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are heading to Japan to launch an emergency preparedness and response centre in Fukushima, the coastal city devastated two years ago when a massive earthquake and tsunami set off meltdowns at a nuclear power plant. The IAEA, supported by the Government of Japan, will designate a new Response and ...

Council of Europe Concerned About Russias Human-Rights Record

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:15:20 -0400

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

Boston bombing probe Man shot dead by FBI

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:50:02 -0400

An FBI agent shot and killed a 27-year-old alleged friend of slain Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in Florida, a day after questioning him as part of the investigation into the April 15 attack, media reports said. The victim, identified as Ibragim Todashev, was shot at a condominium complex Wednesday in Orlando, Florida. The FBI confirmed a man died while one of its agents was ...

World motorsport chief to visit Botswana

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

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

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

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

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

China defeats Kazakhstan in mens volleyball tourney

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

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

China to consolidate Pakistan ties Li

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

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

Ukrainian clubs target Brazil winger Osvaldo

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

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

Murofushi loses appeal in IOC member election

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

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

Trinindad Football hints at probe to uncover missing funds

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

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

Oliver tops 110m hurdles at World Challenge Beijing

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

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

15 nations for ophthalmology meet in Cuba

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

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

Electrocomponents profit falls 19 percent on weak international demand

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:04:06 -0400

reported a 19 percent drop in full-year pretax profit, hurt by weak international demand, particularly in continental Europe.However, the British electronic parts supplier -- whose products range from cell-phone accessories to thermometers -- said sales grew 1 percent in the first seven weeks of the new financial year beginning April 1, led mainly by the company's business outside the ...

World UN chief begins DR Congo visit

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:01:51 -0400

Congo , said the money would be used for health, education, cross-border trade and hydroelectricity projects. Government and M23 rebel forces have been involved in heavy fighting ...

Japan bond yields jump following Fed comments

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:01:32 -0400

TOKYO -; Yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds briefly topped 1 percent for the first time in a year on Thursday, unnerving some investors at a time when Japan's already overburdened government finances are vulnerable to rises in interest rates. Japanese shares fell ...

Deltas2013 International cooperation for sustainable solutions to make river deltas more robust

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:51:47 -0400

';Vietnam will work with other countries to develop its river basins and deltas in a sustainable way';, said Vice Minister of natural resources and environment Nguyen Thai Lai, addressing his key note to the Deltas2013 conference in Ho Chi Minh City on 20 May. One of these countries is the Netherlands. For several years the Dutch and Vietnamese governments are working on a Vietnamese ...

World Bank proposes $150m loan to Jordan

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:48:17 -0400

The World Bank has proposed a $150m loan for Jordan to help it with the cost of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria, Jordanian and World Bank board sources said on ...

Familiar faces worn out places bright and early for the daily races Its a mad mad world

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:39:29 -0400

The new civilian government in Pakistan has to take the army on board before implementing its ideas on the Kashmir issue, Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said."It is very difficult for any prime minister in Pakistan to come up with a set of ideas and try to implement it on its own unless and until there is a backing of other institutions in Pakistan," he told a news ...

Cleaver assault in London called a terrorist attack

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:33:34 -0400

>Are you there? Send us your photos, videosLondon (CNN) -- They first hit the man, thought to be a British soldier, with a car in broad daylight. Then the two attackers hacked him to death and dumped his body in the middle of a southeastern London road. As the victim -- dressed in what appeared to be a T-shirt for Help for Heroes, a charity that helps military veterans -- lay prone, one of the ...

World more dangerous for refugees - Amnesty

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:33:23 -0400

Refugees and migrants are facing increasing dangers, according to a new report from Amnesty International. The human rights organisation says the millions who have fled war or discrimination are being denied their legal entitlements. President of Amnesty International France, Genevive Garrigos says too many countries are violating human rights in the name of immigration control ';The ...

Tanzania Inefficiency At Dar es Salaam Port Costs Billions of Dollars World Bank Says

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:28:04 -0400

Bureaucracy and inefficiency at Dar es Salaam port cost Tanzania and neighbouring countries more than $2.6 billion (4.3 trillion shillings) annually, according to a World Bank report released Tuesday (May 21st). Bringing the port's efficiency on par with nearby Mombasa port could save the government $1.8 billion (2.9 trillion shillings), said World Bank lead economist in Tanzania Jacques ...

Building collapse causes revealed

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:47:16 -0400

23 May 2013 A government investigation found poor quality construction materials and building code violations were among the "series of irregularities" that caused the collapse of a building housing clothing factories last month ...

Aging Asia to strain worlds long-term economic growth think-tank

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:46:48 -0400

The Asia-Pacific region will continue to power global economic growth in 2013, but the region's increasing aging population will cast a shadow on the long-term development, according to a Canadian think-tank."Productivity gains and a large, young working-age population have done much to boost Asian economic growth over the past three decades. But Asia's demographic dividend is ...

Police Car bomb kills 12 in southwest Pakistan

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:46:41 -0400

QUETTA, Pakistan — A police officer says a car bomb in southwest Pakistan has killed 11 policemen and a civilian. Fayaz Sumbal says the Thursday morning bombing on the outskirts of Quetta city has also wounded about 23 people. He says a remote-controlled bomb in a car parked along a road targeted a vehicle carrying members of the police's special forces. Quetta is the capital of ...

Canada U.S. test at Edmonton rugby park as tune-up for World Cup qualifiers

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:36:46 -0400

Opening game of Pacific Nations Cup runs on Saturday; Canadian manager ecstatic team will ‘get high-quality games’ against Fiji, Tonga next ...

Loaded gun found at Greater CincinnatiNorthern Kentucky International Airport www.privateofficer.com

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:35:54 -0400

A Kentucky man was arrested at the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport after security officers found a loaded gun in his carry-on bag, officials said Tuesday. After Transportation Security Administration officers spotted the weapon at the security checkpoint Monday, they contacted airport police, who confiscated the .380-caliber handgun, which was loaded with six rounds. ...

Japanese man 80 becomes oldest climber to reach top of Mount Everest

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:34:31 -0400

KATHMANDU, Nepal - An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer on Thursday became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest -- although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his own ascent next week. Yuichiro Miura, who also conquered the 8,850-metre peak when he was 70 and 75, reached the summit at 9:05 a.m. local time Thursday, ...

The world’s wealthy ‘could be hiding €707 billion in Ireland’

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:32:01 -0400

THE WORLD'S WEALTHIEST people could have over EUR700 billion hidden from international tax authorities - keeping it shielded in Irish financial institutions. That's according to Oxfam Ireland, which has warned that the new focus on corporate tax avoidance should not distract from the methods used by wealthy individuals to avoid income tax payments. The charity says wealthy individuals ...

Canadian businessman goes on trial in Cuban corruption crackdown

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:31:34 -0400

HAVANA (Reuters) - A Canadian businessman who has confessed to bribing Cuban officials was scheduled to go on trial in Havana on Thursday, almost two years after his arrest in a sweeping government crackdown on ...

Analysis Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisias stability

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:27:20 -0400

TUNIS (Reuters) - For the first time since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, relations between mainstream Islamists in government and radical Salafist Muslim activists have reached breaking point, sparking deadly clashes in two Tunisian ...

Europe Factors to Watch-Shares seen slipping from 5-yr highs

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:26:20 -0400

LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - European shares were set to fall sharply on Thursday, with a poor factory activity survey from China and concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve could decide to cut its bond purchases in the next few meetings hurting sentiment. HSBC's preliminary survey of purchasing managers showed China's factory activity shrank for the first time in seven months in May, raising ...

District college notes Penn State’s Agee selected for USA Basketball U19 world championship team

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:26:16 -0400

Candice Agee was selected for the USA Basketball women's U19 world championships team. Agee will play in the FIBA world championships from July 18-28 in ...

Malaysian charged with sedition over call to protest general election result

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:45:18 -0400

KUALA LUMPUR (AP) - Prosecutors have filed a sedition charge against a student activist who had urged Malaysians to engage in street protests against the government over claims of election fraud. The ruling Barisan Nasional coalition that has governed since 1957 won the May 5 general elections. Opposition officials insist the coalition retained power through bogus ballots and other ...

Globovision owners hint at toned-down news stance

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:44:48 -0400

CARACAS, Venezuela -; The new owners of Venezuela's only television channel to take critical stands against the government say they will, in their words, "contribute to a climate of peace and not of ...

Building materials blamed in Bangladesh disaster

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:44:46 -0400

DHAKA, Bangladesh -; A government investigation found poor quality construction materials and building code violations were among the "series of irregularities" that caused the collapse of a building housing garment factories last month in Bangladesh, the committee head said ...

Baku hosts 45th General Meeting of Intercable International Association

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:42:14 -0400

The 45th General Meeting of the Intercable International Association has kicked off in Baku. The four-day meeting includes a symposium on "Telecommunication cables – prospects of future ...

Azerbaijani karate fighters claim 14 medals including 9 golds at world champion

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:42:11 -0400

AzerTAc reports. The Azerbaijani karate fighters also won two world belts out from three possible in a competition marking the 90th anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev. Azerbaijan ranked 3rd in the overall medal table of the ...

Foreign Ministers to attend 2nd Baku World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:42:08 -0400

Saudi Arabian, Syrian, Mozambican and Tunisian ministers to attend 2nd Baku World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue. Ministers from Saudi Arabia, Syria, Mozambique and Tunisia have confirmed their participation at the 2nd World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue that will be held in Baku from May 29-June 1. Initiated by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, the forum will be held under the motto ...

Man 80 oldest to climb Everest

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:38:14 -0400

Tokyo . Mr Miura called them from the summit to report the news.Nepalese mountaineering official Gyanendra Shrestha, at Everest base camp, confirmed that Mr Miura had reached the summit, making him the oldest person to do so.The previous age record holder ...

Amnesty International urges governments to do more for refugees

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:33:47 -0400

LONDON: Human rights group Amnesty International has launched its 2013 annual report into global welfare.The organisation, which focuses mainly on dangers faced by refugees, displaced people and migrants, is now calling on global governments to do ...

Socceroos Lucas Neill Josh Kennedy and Sasa Ogenovski return for FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:31:24 -0400

Australia Veteran Socceroos Lucas Neill, Josh Kennedy and Sasa Ognenovski have all returned to the national fold in Holger Osieck's 26-man squad for the upcoming World Cup Asian qualifiers.Australian skipper Neill was suspended for his side's famous 2-2 draw with Oman at Sydney's Olympic stadium in March, while Kennedy has been out with a back injury and Ognenovski has been on ...

Worlds oldest university poised for revival in India after 800 years

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:30:39 -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 ...

Costa Concordia skipper faces trial

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:28:04 -0400

Costa Concordia cruise ship which capsized off Italy last year, killing 32 people, will face trial for manslaughter, an Italian judge has ruled. More than 4,000 passengers had to be evacuated from the Francesco Schettino captained cruise ship last ...

Bid to tighten Americas Cup safety

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:28:02 -0400

23 May 2013 Sailing experts have made 37 recommendations they say will increase safety in the America's Cup, following the death of British Olympic sailing champion Andrew ...

Hairy moment for 400lb tiger Ty

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:28:02 -0400

23 May 2013 It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400lb tiger needed help from vets when he could not cough up a football-sized fur lump by ...

Crack film mayor loses coach job

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:28:01 -0400

Eagles Football programme was in connection with comments the mayor made to the Sun TV Network in March that parents found offensive."The mayor in the interview characterised the parent community here as not caring about their kids, that the students were involved in gangs and guns and that if it weren't for him they would be in jail," Mr Yan said. "I don't know of any ...

World Briefing | The Americas Argentina Increases of Cash Handouts to Poor

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:20:14 -0400

Argentina 's president has announced increases of as much as 35 percent in cash handouts to the poor, students, pregnant women and retirees. ...

Riots and attacks on mosques

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:19:47 -0400

TWO men have been arrested after separate attacks on mosques after the sickening Woolwich attack in which a man was decapitated on a London ...

Around the World in Hand Gestures A Video Guide

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:17:22 -0400

. "Yet when it comes to gesturing, certain outdated motions endure." Some hand gestures are ancient -- the thumbs up dates back to the Romancoliseum -- and pretty much universal. Others mean different things in different cultures, as we discover in this video ...

Japans wartime brothels were wrong says 91-year-old veteran

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:17:02 -0400

1 of 2. 91-year-old former Japanese army medic Masayoshi Matsumoto points at a photograph of himself taken in the 1940s, during an interview with Reuters at his daughter's house in Sagamihara, south of Tokyo May 22, ...

Amnesty International protests U.S. drone killings

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:15:09 -0400

Samir Khan, a U.S. citizen of Pakistani heritage and formerly a resident of Charlotte, N.C., was reported killed in the CIA-directed drone strike in Yemen that also killed U.S.-born cleric and al Qaeda leader Anwar ...

Real World Economics Government responses to disasters raise economic questions

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:09:55 -0400

The tragic tornado in Oklahoma this week has economic considerations -- at least judging by questions from readers. The central issues seem to be whether some government policies, such as buildings codes, might reduce loss of life and property damages and or whether others, like disaster relief, might actually increase them. Let's start with the second point. Does government disaster ...

Afghan protest over womens rights

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:28:51 -0400

Taliban regime known for its harsh treatment of women.The protest came days after conservative politicians' vehement opposition blocked an attempt to cement the decree's provisions in law.Most of international force that ousted the Taliban is now preparing to withdraw by the end of next year and activists fear an erosion of women's rights will follow if hardliners pressure the ...

Cruise firms promise bill of rights

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:28:49 -0400

The bill of rights promises, among other things, full refunds for trips that are cancelled due to mechanical failure, and a back-up power source on every ship to keep emergency systems running in the event of a main generator failure.The announcement by the Cruise Lines International Association (Clia), which represents 25 major companies including Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, Holland ...

Cheruiyot misses world championships for pregnancy

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:27:55 -0400

Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot will not be able to defend her 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters titles at this year's Moscow world championships as she is expecting her first child. The runner said in a statement on Wednesday that she felt it was "the right time to start a family" at the age of 29. Cheruiyot planned to return for the 2014 season and compete in the 2015 World ...

China Solar Talks With Europe Go Dark

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:27:28 -0400

Solar panel arrays. Most of these are made in China. Not if Europe can help it. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Chinese solar panel industry isn't having any luck with the European Union, which has slapped high tariffs on Chinese made photovoltaics. China and the E.U. agreed to discuss alleged dumping by China into Europe, undercutting local solar panel producers. The talks were held ...

British soldier butchered in suspected Islamist attack

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:24:35 -0400

Two men wielding knives butchered and beheadeda man believed to be a British soldier in a busy London street on Wednesday,before delivering an Islamist tirade to ...

Extrajudicial killings of 30 Bangladeshis so far this year Amnesty International

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:24:09 -0400

Bangladesh security forces perpetrated at least 30 extra-judicial killings and 10 forced disappearances and carried out widespread torture in 2012, according to the human rights organisation Amnesty International.It yesterday launched an assessment of human rights in 159 countries across the world from January to December 2012.In its assessment of Bangladesh, it also highlighted the deaths of 111 ...

37-year-old man charged in Wash. state ricin scare

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:20:25 -0400

SPOKANE, Wash. — A man was arrested Wednesday in a case involving last week's discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. A grand jury indictment accuses Matthew Ryan Buquet, 37, of mailing a death threat to U.S. District Judge Fred Van Sickle in Spokane on May 14. A search of federal court records turned up no indication that Buquet had ever appeared before ...

Sri Lankans held in Europe human smuggling raids

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:15:27 -0400

(2 mins ago) Europol said 18 people, mostly Sri Lankans, were arrested in joint police raids in Britain and France on suspicion of being part of a human trafficking ring that smuggled South Asian immigrants into Britain. ';During the joint operation, 11 suspects were arrested in the UK and seven in France. All persons arrested, except [for] one Dutch national, were of Sri Lankan ...

Lawyer Malaysian accused of rape married the girl

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:13:43 -0400

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Prosecutors say they are pursuing rape charges against a Malaysian who allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old and then married ...

World Briefing | Europe Vatican Financial Watchdogs Report Is Released

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

The Vatican took a step on Wednesday to show greater financial transparency by publishing the first report from its financial watchdog agency and announcing new regulations to fight money laundering and terrorism financing. The report from the Financial Intelligence Authority showed the agency received six internal reports on suspicious transactions in 2012, up from one a year earlier, and that ...

Murrysville diver Pickens springs into spot on U.S. team for World Championships

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:46 -0400

Samantha Pickens competes in the World Championship trials in diving on May 19, 2013, in Tallahassee, Fla. Pickens, a Murrysville native and Franklin Regional graduate, qualified for the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona in the 1-meter dive and 3-meter synchronized ...

U.N. atomic agency Iran expands nuclear technology

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:04:53 -0400

Herman Nackaerts, Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, left, talks with Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, right, as they face the media at the permanent mission of Iran in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, May 15, ...

911 Butt Dial Leads to Murder Charge

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:02:36 -0400

Authorities in South Florida say a man is charged with murder because he was overheard discussing the killing when his cellphone pocket-dialed 911. The Broward Sheriff's Office says 24-year-old Scott Simon is charged with first-degree murder in the May 5 shooting of 33-year-old Nicholas Walker. Walker was shot while driving his car onto an Interstate 95 on-ramp. Authorities say Simon ...

International Justice on an Uneven Playing Field

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:00:15 -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 ...

International Friendly Venezuela 2 El Salvador 1

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

A pair of second-half penalties have secured a 2-1 victory for Venezuela in their friendly international against El Salvador.In preparation for next month's FIFA World Cup qualifier versus Bolivia, Venezuela picked up their second win in five international matches, despite going behind to Darwin Ceren's first-half strike.Venezuela recovered in the opening 25 minutes of the second half, ...

Bundesliga chief slams Qatar World Cup scheduling

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:59:58 -0400

Bundesliga chief executive Christian Seifert has slammed FIFA's decision to host World Cup 2022 in Qatar during the country's summer.Traditionally, the quadrennial showcase tournament is held during June and July.However, numerous senior football figures have called for FIFA to break with that tradition due to predicted extremely high temperatures in the country during those months.And ...

You just want to break down and cry

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:33:20 -0400

>For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO and KOKH.(CNN) -- With everyone missing now accounted for from this week's deadly tornado, the long and difficult work of recovery can begin. "We are beginning the recovery operations," Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin told CNN's Piers Morgan late Wednesday. "There's a lot of debris removal going on ...

Arena International Aviation to train Chinese pilots for Hainan Airlines

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:28:37 -0400

HUNDREDS of Chinese cadet pilots will amass crucial flight training in Port Macquarie to kickstart a ticket to the skies across the world. About 150 pilot cadets a year from China will train under the guidance of Port Macquarie-based Arena International Aviation in a step towards becoming pilots with Hainan Airlines. The relationship between Arena International Aviation and Hainan Airlines ...

Syria as a Game-Changer US Political Impotence in the Middle East

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

Limitations of US military power became quite obvious in later years. (Photo: Aljazeera) In an article published May 15, 2013, American historical social scientist Immanuel Wallerstein wrote, "Nothing illustrates more the limitations of Western power than the internal controversy its elites are having in public about what the United States in particular and western European states should be ...

Thai police say they know identities of Central World arson suspects

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

Police are gathering evidence in support of arrest warrants for two suspected arsonists and six alleged accomplices in relation to the Central World Mall fire during the 2010 riots. Following a meeting yesterday to discuss the progress of the Central World arson probe, Metropolitan Police chief Khamronwit Thoopkrajang said investigators had identified two suspected arsonists from photographs and ...

U.S. Republicans aim to take hold of Keystone XL decision

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:06:25 -0400

Rail cars arrive in Milton, N.D., in February 2008, loaded with pipe for the first Keystone Pipeline project, which now carries crude oil across Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and ...

Badass mum confronted terrorist

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:59:17 -0400

Ingrid Loyau-Kennett confronted one of the machete attackers at the scene of the horrific murder in London and told him "it is only you versus many people - you are going to ...

Pay your taxes Europe warns multinationals

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:57:23 -0400

Starbucks Corp. have been objects of wrath in Europe in recent months for creative accounting methods that appear to allow them to pay as little into the public purse as possible. This week a Senate subcommittee released a blistering report that detailed how Apple used an elaborate web of offshore subsidiaries to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. taxes. By keeping profits in other ...

Merkel protege struggles with Germanys green revolution

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:56:11 -0400

1 of 3. File photo of German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) talking with Environment Minister Peter Altmaier before a cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin November 28, ...

International leadership changes for Razorfish and DigitasLBi

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:55:29 -0400

New international management has been rolled in for Publicis Groupe owned agencies DigitasLBi and Razorfish following the merger of Digitas and LBi. The role of Ewen Sturgeon, formerly chief executive of LBi international, has been expanded to CEO of the merged DigitasLBi International network. Michael Karg has also been elevated into the role of CEO International, from his former COO ...

Witness These two guys were crazed

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:42:05 -0400

Brutal attack in London heightens terror fears

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:41:19 -0400

LONDON (AP) -- Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime - shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat cleaver. Soon after, arriving police shot and wounded the unidentified assailants and took them into ...

Europe Pushes to Shed Stigma of Tax Haven With End to Bank Secrecy

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:16:54 -0400

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Toronto mayor fired from coaching job

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:14:34 -0400

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford enters a council meeting about casino proposals at Toronto City Hall on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday, a close ally of Ford, said Wednesday, May 22, 2013 that Ford has followed legal advice in remaining silent about a purported video that appears to show him smoking crack cocaine. Holyday is urging Ford to address the video. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, ...

Electricity World Bank to assist Nigeria generate 2000MW

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:13:31 -0400

The World Bank has said it will help Nigeria to generate additional 2,000 megawatts of electricity in the next two years through support to independent power ...

World Wide Technology opens new headquarters in St. Louis

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:09:39 -0400

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (KSDK) - World Wide Technology announced Wednesday it has opened a new headquarters building on its St. Louis campus. The 57,200 square foot building was built with LEED and environmental building practices and will allow for the company's rapid growth and enable collaboration and innovation. "WWT's continuing success and growth has driven this expansion and ...

Jose Canseco Denies Accusation of Sexual Assault in Las Vegas

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:07:51 -0400

Former Major League Baseball player Jose Canseco has been accused of sexual assault, Las Vegas police said Wednesday. Police said they contacted Canseco during the morning and he had agreed to be interviewed, the Las Vegas Sun reported. The questioning had yet to take place. Canseco, 48, who lives in Las Vegas, clubbed 462 home runs, was a six-time all-star and won two World Series ...

Brutal attack in London blamed on radical Islam

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:53:06 -0400

Monthly IMTS Release For Timelier Indicator Of Development In Bruneis International Trade

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:47:02 -0400

View Comments Bandar Seri Begawan - The total trade balance figure in January 2013 showed an increase for January and a decrease for February 2013, according to statistics from the Department of Economic Planning and Development (JPKE) under the Prime Minister's Office. The department has started to release the International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) on a monthly basis. According ...

Human rights group Migrants face harsher treatment in Europe as economic turmoil stokes bias

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:46:11 -0400

FILE - In this March 8, 2013 file photo, a Syrian refugee tries to put out a fire as black smoke rises in the sky over the Zaatari refugee camp in northeast Jordan. A report on human rights issued by Amnesty International on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the London Based human rights group said worldwide indifference to the plight of political and economic refugees is making the world a much more ...

Who were the 4 U.S. citizens killed in drone strikes

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:46:00 -0400

that four Americans were killed in drone strikes since 2009 as part of U.S. counterterrorism activities surrounding al Qaeda . Of the four, only one of them, Anwar al-Awlaki, was targeted, according to Attorney General Eric Holder in a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy. The following are descriptions of the four men killed in drone operations. Anwar al-Awlaki Anwar al ...

Video Undercover in a Bangladesh clothing factory

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:46:00 -0400

Many of the clothes sold in American stores come from factories in Bangladesh, which has a history of workplace disasters. Following the factory collapse last month that killed over 1,000 people, Holly Williams went undercover to see what the conditions are really ...

Video Man killed in brutal London attack

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:45:59 -0400

London police say two men used a knife and a cleaver to hack a man to death. The man was then videotaped by an unharmed passerby and waited for police to arrive. Charlie D'Agata ...

Watch Oklahoma Tornado Stories of Heroism and Bravery

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:43:47 -0400

Pi thomts, abc news, washington. Now the latest tonight on the big story we've been covering this week, the direct hit twister outbreak in oklahoma. Tonight an abc news exclusive, cellphone video of what happened in one elementary school. By the way, president obama will visit oklahoma this weekend, and abc's david muir leads our coverage once again tonight with that exclusive. David? ...

Ex-Miss America May Face McConnell

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:43:46 -0400

not be running for U.S. Senate in Kentucky, but another possible candidate is thinking about taking on Mitch McConnell and she has some local star power of her own: Former Miss America Heather French Henry. French Henry, who was crowned Miss America in 2000 and is married to former Lt. Gov. Steve Henry, told ABC News she is being ';urged by a number of individuals in political ...

Watch Instant Index Best and Worst Airlines for Price and Service

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:43:46 -0400

Time now for tonight since the index and we just some numbers you might -- to see if you're planning summer break. A survey out today from July's consumer reports reading the airlines for things ...

Watch Spring Gas Prices Soaring

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:43:46 -0400

And next, a new report tonight that is likely to give a lot of americans a wake-up call yuft in time are if the long weekend ahead. Memorial day shaping up to be as busy as ever. More than 31 million americans expected to drive more than 50 miles to get away, between tomorrow and monday. And many will be in for a surprise, a dramatic hike in gas prices. Abc's chief business correspondent, ...

Glamorous Suspect Robs Bank in Slinky Green Dress

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:43:45 -0400

May 22, 2013 7:30pm Authorities in Stuart, Iowa, are on the hunt for a bank robber who strolled into a branch of the First State Bank in a glamorous bright green dress and took off in a getaway car. At 3:45 p.m. on Monday, police responded to the report of a robbery at First State Bank in Stuart. The suspect, who may have been wearing a wig, according to police, handed a teller a note demanding ...

Cleared of Charges Florida Honor Student Goes to Space Camp

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:43:45 -0400

Kiera Wilmot is going to space camp. In late April, the 16-year-old central Florida honor student was accused of igniting a chemical explosion on school grounds, leading to her arrest and suspension from school, but ...

Did IRS Official Botch Taking Fifth

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:43:45 -0400

invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself during congressional testimony, Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa said he will review legal precedent in order to determine whether Lois Lerner, the director of Exempt Organizations at ...

World War II PhotoDocumentarian Wayne Miller Dies At 94

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:42:39 -0400

Adm. Lord Louis Mountbatten, RN, addresses personnel aboard the USS Saratoga (CV-3) at Trincomalee, Ceylon. Adm. Mountbatten (center) on flight deck. (credit: Wayne Miller/Department of ...

Worlds largest undersea methane seep harbors variety of life

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:38:09 -0400

U.S. researchers say they've discovered what may be the world's largest methane seep on the ocean floor, where life thrives under extreme conditions. A marine research expedition sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration located the seep deep in the western North Atlantic Ocean, far from the life-sustaining energy of ...

Will Kenyas new president respect international court

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:37:07 -0400

At his inauguration on April 9, Kenya's new president, Uhuru Kenyatta, promised to uphold "international obligations". This was most likely a reference to the International Criminal Court. Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto, are to stand trial before the ICC for crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the country's election-related violence in 2007 and 2008. ...

Rio Archbishop on Consecrating Worlds Youth to Mary

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:36:00 -0400

And Following Pope Francis' Lead in EvangelizationBy Thacio SiqueiraRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, May 07, 2013 (Zenit.org) - The archbishop of Rio de Janeiro is planning to consecrate World Youth Day to Our Lady of Fatima when he celebrates her feast in Portugal next week.Archbishop Orani ...

All are now accounted for

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:22:52 -0400

>Country star Toby Keith tours the damage in his hometown of Moore, Oklahoma on AC360 tonight, 8pm ET. For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO and KOKH.(CNN) -- With everyone missing now accounted for from this week's deadly tornado, the long and difficult work of recovery can begin. "We are, we hope, in the recovery stages now," ...

All are now accounted for

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:22:52 -0400

>For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO and KOKH.(CNN) -- With everyone missing now accounted for from this week's deadly tornado, the long and difficult work of recovery can begin. "We are, we hope, in the recovery stages now," Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin told CNN's Jake Tapper on Wednesday. "It's going to take a while to get ...

Amnesty International flags asylum law

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:58 -0400

Cabinet has presented a draft bill setting the rules for the freezing and restoring assets obtained illegally by foreign dictators and deposited in Switzerland. If approved by parliament, it will be the first law of its kind in the ...

Canada sets new aid for Peru linked to mining

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:18 -0400

LIMA, Peru -; Canada's prime minister has announced a new package of development aid for Peru that environmentalists are viewing warily because it is closely tied to Canadian mining investments in the South American ...

Globe artistic chief to chat Bard

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:14 -0400

Now the renowned director will be sharing some of what he has learned about the Bard and his plays in "Thinking Shakespeare Live!," a 90-minute presentation meant to help illuminate and demystify Shakespeare's language for actors, artists and general audiences ...

World’s biggest wave farm approved in Western Isles

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:04:12 -0400

NEW YORK: Ministers have approved plans for the world's largest commercial wave farm, the British Broadcasting Corporation reported on ...

Liberty Memorial exhibit looks at origins of First World War

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:59:49 -0400

We officially declare the opening of summer on this Memorial Day weekend, which means it’s time go outside and soak up some sun. (Don’t forget the ...

Forbes Merkel Still Worlds Most Powerful Woman

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:59:14 -0400

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has maintained her position as the most powerful woman in the world, in a ranking published Wednesday by Forbes magazine. Merkel has held the number one position on the Forbes list of the 100 most powerful women in the world for the third year in a row. The 58-year-old chancellor has been a regular on the list since her first appearance in 2006, one year ...

Poor nations deprived of billions

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:58:39 -0400

Google and Amazon, tax avoidance is a huge issue here in the UK. But evidence shows that poor countries are losing even more from tax avoidance, and are least equipped to protect fragile public revenues."Developing countries are being deprived of billions of dollars of tax revenue by wealthy corporations and investors using secretive tax havens."Tax havens are one of the main obstacles ...

US House panel backs stiff new Iran sanctions

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:54:44 -0400

Iran could face tightened sanctions within months after a US congressional panel Wednesday adopted a measure targeting the nation's auto and mining industries as well as its foreign currency ...

People on the move Surviving the world’s most dangerous journey

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:53:14 -0400

When he left his home in Chiquimula, Guatemala, at 5:00 am on 31 July 2008, Alberto Donis knew he was about to make be one of the most dangerous journeys in the ...

Nations to boost aid to Syria rebels until Assad goes

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:46:43 -0400

AMMAN (AFP) - World powers urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to commit to peace, but warned Thursday that if he fails to negotiate a political transition they would boost their backing of the opposition.The stark warning came from a meeting of the Friends of Syria group, which held talks on Wednesday in Amman to try to agree the contours of a peace conference to end the war.The conflict, now ...

European banks stop sending money to North Korea aid groups

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:43:37 -0400

BEIJING (Reuters) - European aid groups said their banks in Europe had stopped sending money to North Korea in the wake of U.S. sanctions on Pyongyang's main foreign exchange bank, leaving them scrambling for a solution short of hand-carrying cash into the impoverished ...

U.S. probe of Benghazi attack focused on more than five suspects

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:38:58 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An investigation of the attacks on the American diplomatic mission and nearby annex in Benghazi, Libya, last year is looking at more than five potential suspects, a U.S. national security source said on ...

Mall Kicks Out Women Wearing Breast Cancer Hats with Expletive

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:24:28 -0400

The King of Prussia Mall in Pennsylvania kicked out three sisters last Sunday for wearing matching hats with a message: Fu*k Cancer. Over one of the letters was a strategically placed pink breast cancer ribbon. The ladies, who spoke to the ABC News affiliate WPVI, said they were honoring their mother, who died last Tuesday of breast cancer and had battled the disease for four ...

Puerto Ricos Culebra awaits new hospital school

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:15 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -; Puerto Rico's tiny island of Culebra has been forever dependent on the U.S. territory for food, jobs and health care, but the territory's governor is cutting some of those ...

Little done in Brazil to improve safety after fire

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:14 -0400

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2013 file photo, firefighters work to douse a fire at the Kiss Club in Santa Maria city, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Relatives of the victims of the nightclub fire that earlier this year killed 242 people in southern Brazil, said on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 that little has been done to improve the safety of public gathering places since the tragedy. (AP Photo/Agencia ...

Argentine leader raises cash handouts 35 percent

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:52:15 -0400

Higher prices for its multiple sclerosis drug Rebif helped German pharmaceutical and high-tech materials company Merck KGaA post a 54 percent rise in first-quarter ...

US pushes Europe to amend arms embargo on Syrian rebels

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:49:09 -0400

John Kerry , the US secretary of state, has been urging the EU to reach consensus on a change that would allow weapons to be delivered to the rebels - though without any decision to do so at this stage.Diplomatic sources said on Wednesday that Britain now has the support of France, Italy and Spain, while Germany is neutral. But Austria, Finland, Sweden and the Czech Republic are still opposed. ...

IRS official refuses to testify before Congress

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:45:46 -0400

The IRS official who oversees non-profit applications refused to testify Wednesday at a congressional panel probing abuse at the US tax agency but defiantly insisted she had done nothing ...

Karl vomits after worlds hottest pie

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:33:24 -0400

The world's hottest chilli pie has claimed another victim after Today show co-host Ben Fordham got one over serial prankster Karl Stefanovic. Courtesy: Channel ...

Exclusive Glencore Trafigura deals with Iran may have skirted sanctions - U.N.

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:30:33 -0400

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities giants Glencore Xstrata and Trafigura could have been a way of skirting international sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program, according to a confidential U.N. Panel of Experts report seen by Reuters on ...

Graphic video Man dead in truly shocking London attack

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:28:44 -0400

Warning: graphic video. A man with bloodied hands and knives appears in amateur video that shows the immediate aftermath of an attack in southeast London in which a man was killed. Jessica ...

US IDs 4 Americans Killed by Drones

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:26:27 -0400

Attorney General Eric Holder has disclosed in a letter to Congress that four Americans were killed by U.S. drones in the course of the government's attacks on terrorists. "Since 2009, the United States, in the conduct of U.S. counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida and its associated forces outside of areas of active hostilities, has specifically targeted and killed one U.S. ...

Octogenarians Compete for Oldest-Everest-Climber Record

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:26:26 -0400

Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura, 80, left, is hoping to become the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest, breaking the record for the oldest person to climb the mountain, currently held by Nepal's Min Bahadur Sherchan, right, who reached the summit at the age of 76, in ...

Bill Nye Jabs Sen. Jim Inhofe on Climate Change

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:26:26 -0400

Early Tuesday morning Nye wondered what Oklahoma senator and well-known climate change denier Jim Inhofe thought about the tornado that devastated Moore, ...

Watch Biden Welcomes Grads to Greatest Coast Guard the World Has Ever Seen

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:26:26 -0400

Thank you very much -- -- thank you so very very much. Let me -- before began that. -- your words that are. Hearts go and our prayers. Are said for of the people of Oklahoma. Particularly moral problem. Secretary of -- Toronto as the media comment on -- -- was. Scheduled to be here today. I met were there yesterday the situation room. Relative to the situation in. -- Oklahoma. And -- she asked me ...

Chuck E. Cheese Killer Gets Reprieve

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:26:25 -0400

U.S. Supreme Court on Feb .19, 2013 denied convicted killer Nathan Dunlap's appeal of his death sentence, moving closer the likely execution of the man who killed four in an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese restaurant nearly 19 years ...

WHO Health officials must collaborate on health threats

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:21:30 -0400

Dr. Margaret Chan, of director-general of the World Health Organization told the World Health Assembly currently meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, "10 years ago, this assembly met under a cloud of anxiety -- SARS was spreading explosively along the routes of international air travel, placing any city with an international airport at risk of imported cases. "Less than four months after ...

Opposition Groups Call for Swaziland Election Boycott

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:51:47 -0400

King of Swaziland Mswati III (Front) and one of his 13 wives disembark from a plane after arriving at Katunayake International airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 13, 2012. ...

Vatican releases first report of financial watchdog

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:51:20 -0400

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Under pressure from global financial circles, the Vatican has published its first annual report from its financial watchdog agency.It also announced new regulations to fight money laundering and terror financing.The Vatican created the oversight agency in 2010 in an effort to shake its image as a secretive tax haven and improve its reputation in global financial circles. ...

UN expanding mine action work in Mali

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:50:07 -0400

UNMAS Mali is training and working with local Malian military and police to clear landmines and unexploded ordinance in the northern part of the country. Photo: UNMAS/Marc ...

South African Government Contribution to Fully Fund World Champ Swim Team

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:48:11 -0400

By Neville Smith, ZwemZaJOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 22. SPORT Minister Fikile Mbalula has announced has announced that his department will offer financial assistance to the cash strapped national swimming federation Swimming South Africa.The R2,7million sponsorship will help the national team's campaign at the forthcoming FINA World Swimming Championships that will take place in ...

Argentine Indians ask president for their lands

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:35 -0400

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -; Argentina's Qom Indians have asked President Cristina Fernandez for help in recovering some of their ancestral ...

Egypt leader claims victory in captives release

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:35 -0400

This image made from video broadcast on Egyptian State Television shows members of the Egyptian security forces after their release by kidnappers, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Six Egyptian policemen and a border guard kidnapped by suspected militants in the volatile Sinai Peninsula last week were freed by their captors Wednesday after successful mediation, the country's military ...

Forbes Womens Summit 2013 Some of the Worlds Most Influential Women Share Insights and Lessons Learned

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:39:29 -0400

Earlier this month, Forbes was proud to bring together more than 300 of the most influential women in the world - across generations - to discuss the dynamic ways in which they're accelerating change by embracing innovation and disruption -- and collectively, redefining power. They didn't disappoint. Participants of the ...

London terror attack leaves 1 dead near barracks

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:26:39 -0400

LONDON (AP) -- In a brutal daylight attack which raised fears that terrorism had returned to London, two men with butcher knives hacked another man to death near a military barracks Wednesday before police wounded them in a ...

London attack