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Virginia hikers hit by runaway car

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:21:55 -0400

A parade in the US state of Virginia has been ended by an horrendous car crash. Over 50 people were injured in an incident where a car ploughed into the crowd whose members had been hiking through the area. More than a dozen people were seriously injured in the crash, which took place during the Trail Days festival in the town of Damascus in northern Virginia. Ambulances ferried the ...

Israel concerned Russian arms will reach enemies

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:24:01 -0400

Israel has warned Russia about sending arms to Syria. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni has spoken on Channel Two television's Meet the Press to condemn shipments of arms from Russia that she said may be used against Israel. She said: "These are not just any weapons, they are tie-breakers, and that's why there is a responsibility with all world powers, certainly Russia, not to supply such ...

Syrian bomb disposal experts on high alert

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:19:24 -0400

At least eight people have been killed and ten others injured in a bomb attack in the Syrian capital, Damascus. The incident took place in the north of the city, where cars and buildings were set alight by a bomb. The bomb had been concealed in another car which was parked near a school in the Rukn Eddin neighbourhood. Another explosive device was defused by military experts who had ...

Iranian spies die in dawn hanging

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:27:54 -0400

Two spies have been hanged in Iran following a Revolutionary Court judgement. Press TV has reported the spies, who worked for the US Central Intelligence Agency and the Israeli spy agency, the Mossad, were hanged at dawn on Sunday. Sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court, the men have been named as Mohammad Heidari, a Mossad agent and Kourosh Ahmadi, who was convicted of working for ...

Texas takes on large oil firms

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:26:06 -0400

BP and Halliburton are being sued by the state of Texas over one of the worst oil spills in US history. Texas has become the latest complainant in allegations that both companies engaged in "misconduct" for their role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Four other states that have sued BP and other companies in connection to the spill. Alabama and Louisiana filed complaints in 2010 ...

Gay marriage can now take place in France

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:13:38 -0400

France has legalised same-sex marriage, becoming the 14th country to do so. President Francois Hollande signed the bill into law following months of bitter political debate, including a legal challenge by the right-wing opposition. On Friday the Constitutional Council threw out the challenge, allowing the president to sign the documents. The legislation also legalises gay adoption. ...

Example Erin McNaught married

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:20:01 -0400

Musician Elliot Gleave aka Example got married to fiancee Erin McNaugh here this weekend after six months of engagement. The two got married May 17 and Example, 30, announced the news to his fans through Twitter. "It's 7.30 a.m. Just going for a little 6 mile jog. Ceremony starts in six hours. Not sure if this is normal protocol for your wedding day?" he posted Friday. On Saturday he posted a ...

David Beckham loves styling daughter

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:40:01 -0400

Celebrity footballer David Beckham reportedly loves to style daughter Harper and has taken over the duty of styling her. David, who recently announced retirement from the sport, like to maker 22-month-old daughter wear bright clothes whereas wife Victoria has a different choice. "Victoria has always dressed Harper beautifully, but lately it's been David who's taken the reins. David tends to ...

Brown has soft spot for Tran

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:20:01 -0400

Singer Chris Brown reportedly has a soft corner for ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran. The duo dated for a few months before Brown famously reconciled his relation with singer Rihanna. However, he is said to have kept in touch with Tran. "I don't know if he's in love with Karrueche, but he loves her. Being in love with someone is different than loving them," hollywoodlife.com quoted a source as ...

Israel to keep preventing arms transfer to Hezbollah

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:30:01 -0400

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his government remains committed to prevent transfer of the advanced weaponry to Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. "We are acting in accordance with the policy we had set to prevent as much as possible the transfer of advanced weapons to Hezbollah and terror elements," reported Xinhua citing Netanyahu as saying Sunday. "The Israeli government ...

50 injured as car rams into public in US

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:10:01 -0400

As many as 50 people were injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of people participating in a parade in the US state of Virginia. There was no fatality. The incident occurred Saturday afternoon during the Hiker's Parade at the annual Trail Days festival in the Damascus town, near the border with Tennessee state, a US media report said. Some of the victims were flown by helicopters to ...

Gwyneth Paltrow a big-time foodie

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:20:01 -0400

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow loves food and says she has inherited it from her late father. The 41-year-old, married to singer Chris Martin, has often expressed her will to open an eatery and has also emphasised on the importance of eating healthy. "I have always loved food, I was raised by a foodie. I love to cook and eat," Beach magazine quoted Paltrow as saying. The actress credits her love for ...

Alleged unmasked CIA agent leaves Russia

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:30:01 -0400

Ryan Fogle, the man Russia's security services claimed to have captured last week as he tried to recruit a Russian to spy for the US, left Moscow Sunday, a media report said. Fogle checked in on a flight at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, NTV said. The Russian foreign ministry had earlier declared Fogle, a third secretary at the US Embassy in Moscow, persona non grata for "activity incompatible ...

Nepal India to discuss cross-border crime

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:20:01 -0400

Nepal and India have decided to discuss cross-border crime to curb this menace on the 1,700-km border shared by the two countries, an official said here Sunday. "A secretary-level meeting is scheduled for June first week. Exact date will be fixed soon. Cross-border crime will be a key feature of the meeting," Nepal's Home Ministry spokesperson Shankar Koirala told Xinhua. In the meeting, Home ...

Motorsports Team MRF deliver 1-2 finish

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:20:01 -0400

Team MRF achieved a 1-2 finish here Sunday with Esapekka Lappi and Gaurav Gill finishing in that order in the International Rally of Whangarei that also doubled up as the first round of the 2013 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship. Visiting New Zealand for their first time, 22-year-old Finn Esapekka Lappi (co-driver Janne Ferm) led from start-to-finish driving the Skoda Fabia S2000. Lappi ...

South African president not involved in Gupta jet scandal Minister

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:10:01 -0400

South African President Jacob Zuma was not involved in a wedding scandal in which a private plane of the affluent and well-connected Indian Gupta family landed at a sensitive military airbase, an investigation revealed on Sunday, reported Xinhua. "In any event, the president is not involved in authorizing the landing or not landing of aircraft at airports," Justice and Constitutional Development ...

Bangladeshis being trafficked to Brazil

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:30:01 -0400

Police in Brazil have identified a gang specialising in trafficking Bangladeshi nationals into the country, a media report said. About 80 Bangladeshi workers have been lured with promises of earning up to $1,500 a month. But they ended up as slave labourers in order to pay their smugglers nearly $10,000, BBC reported citing the Agencia Brasil news agency. South America's biggest economy has ...

US role in Mideast peace lacks credibility Palestinian official

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:00:01 -0400

The role of the US in reviving the Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations lacks credibility, a Palestinian official said Sunday. The Barack Obama administration "recruits itself to spare Israel any kind of accountability and give the priority to Israel at the expense of peace chances and the implementation of international law", Xinhua quoted Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Palestinian Liberation ...

Bangladesh bans political rallies for a month

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:00:01 -0400

The Bangladesh government Sunday banned political rallies for one month, a step the opposition described as an attempt to mute dissenting voices. "We'll not allow political meetings and rallies for next one month across the country," Xinhua quoted Home Minister M.K. Alamgir as saying. Alamgir made the announcement in the sea port city of Chittagong, 240 km southeast of Dhaka. Incidents of ...

Blast at firecracker workshop kills three Chinese

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:50:01 -0400

An explosion at an unlicensed firecracker workshop in central China killed three people and left three others injured Sunday, officials said. The blast occurred around 9.50 a.m. in Yangzhai village in Henan province, Xinhua reported. Police suspect it was caused by illegally stored gunpowder. The workshop owner's wife and daughter and a neighbour were killed. The three injured include the ...

ISAF plane makes hard landing in Afghanistan

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:50:01 -0400

A C-130 plane with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) made a hard landing Sunday in Afghanistan, but there were no casualties, a statement said. The plane landed in Logar province, 60 km south of Kabul, Xinhua cited the ISAF statement as saying. Without providing details, the statement stressed that "there are no casualties, and there was no indication of insurgent ...

Dipika Ghosal seek breakthrough at British Open

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:40:01 -0400

Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal will lead India's challenge at the British Open Squash Championships beginning here Monday. The prestigious tournament is the world's oldest. World No.15 Pallikal plays her opening match against 22nd ranked Line Hansen of Denmark at the KC Stadium Tuesday. Provided the Indian overcomes the first hurdle, she is expected to meet local favourite and World No.2 ...

William-Kate gnome statues to raise money for kids

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:30:01 -0400

Tiny gnome statues of Prince William and his pregnant wife Kate, the duchess of Cambridge, will be auctioned online to raise money for children to learn about gardening in schools. The gnome statues were displayed at the Chelsea Flower Show, the Daily Mirror reported. "Gnomes are often associated with good luck, I could not think of a more popular couple that the nation is wishing good luck ...

Vietnam successfully test-flies drones

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:20:02 -0400

Vietnam Sunday successfully conducted test flights of six indigenously-made unmanned aerial vehicles, a media report said. The "made-in-Vietnam" drones flew over the Central Highlands Lam Dong province, Xinhua reported citing the Van Hoa The Thao (Culture and Sports) newspaper. After three days of tests - May 17-19 - in Da Lat city and Lac Duong district of Lam Dong, six vehicles made by the ...

Israel to return settlements land to Palestinian owners

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:20:01 -0400

The state of Israel has said it would return the lands of a settlement evacuated in 2005 back to its original Palestinian owners, an Israeli daily said Sunday. The announcement came after a petition was filed by the Palestinian land owners in the Supreme Court, Xinhua reported citing the Ha'aretz daily. Homesh, a 0.7 square km settlement, was established in 1980 on lands belonging to residents ...

No commercials TV channel starts broadcast in Russia

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:00:02 -0400

Russia's Public Television, which will be governed by the public rather than by the state or the channel owners and which will not run any commercials, Sunday started its broadcast. It offers viewers news, films, entertainment and cognitive programmes. The new TV channel is to become accessible free of charge in the networks of all operators of cable, satellite and IP-television. The TV channel ...

Warner reported for beaching Code of Behaviour

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:50:02 -0400

Cricket Australia (CA) Sunday said David Warner has been reported for breaching their Code of Behaviour. Warner is alleged to have breached Rule 6 which is "Unbecoming behaviour, regarding comments posted on his twitter account". The rule states that "players and officials must not at any time engage in behaviour unbecoming to a representative player or official that could (a) bring them or the ...

North Korea fires short-range missile

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:20:02 -0400

North Korea Sunday fired a short-range missile into the East Sea, even as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was concerned over Pyongyang's latest missile launches and urged the regime to return to the talks on its controversial nuclear programme. Citing an anonymous military official in Seoul, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the short-range missile launch came a day after Pyongyang ...

Woman flees to Britain refusing to join Swaziland kings harem

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:20:01 -0400

A 22-year-old woman fled to Britain from the southern African nation of Swaziland and is seeking asylum after refusing to join the harem of 13 wives of Swazi king Mswati III. Tintswalo Ngobeni fled to Britain after she caught the attention of the millionaire monarch, known for his lavish lifestyle, the Daily Mail reported. As part of Swazi custom, 45-year-old King Mswati III is permitted to ...

Britains first astronaut to go on space mission in 2015

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:40:01 -0400

Britain's first "official" astronaut, 41-year-old Major Tim Peake, has been selected to go on a five-month mission to the International Space Station in 2015, a media report said Sunday. Peake, a former army helicopter pilot, graduated as a European Space Agency astronaut more than two years ago and has been waiting for a space mission since then, the Guardian daily said. However, Peake has ...

England to tour West Indies in February

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400

England and the West Indies will play three Twenty20 matches and three One-Day Internationals in the Caribbean early next year, the West Indies Cricket Board announced. The three One-Day Internationals will be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds in Antigua while Kensington Oval in Barbados will host the T20 games, the WICB said Saturday, reports CMC. The Twenty20 matches will be ...

Kirani James talks up Grenada relay team

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400

World and Olympic 400 metre champion Kirani James has warned that Grenada is capable of producing a relay team as a force to be reckoned with in world athletics. The Grenadian quarter-miler has identified three of the country's overseas-based athletes who he believes can form a quartet with himself to compete against the best in the world, reports CMC. They include Rondell Bartholomew who has ...

Wells delighted with play-off victory

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400

Bermudian striker Nahki Wells says he is delighted with his role in helping Bradford City win promotion to League One after his football club swept aside Northampton Town 3-0 in the League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium. Wells, 22, made history by becoming the first Bermudian to score Saturday at Wembley, home of English football, reports CMC. Wells netted his team's third goal in front ...

Wet Indies board chief lauds Chanderpaul for rare landmark

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:20:01 -0400

West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Dave Cameron says "character and focus" are the main factors that have driven West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul to reach the milestone of 300 first class matches. The 38-year-old achieved the rare feat appearing for Derbyshire against Sussex in the English County championship, reports CMC. "On behalf of the Board of Directors of ...

Kirani James outpaces rivals to win in Shanghai

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:00:02 -0400

World and Olympic champion Kirani James powered to victory against his main rivals from London 2012 Olympics in the 400 metres at Shanghai's Diamond League meet. The Grenadian quarter miler raced ahead on the final bend to edge 2008 Olympic champion, the USA's Lashawn Merritt, into second place Saturday, reports Xinhua. Luguelin Santos of the Dominican Republic, the silver medallist from last ...

John Lennons guitar sells for $408000

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:00:01 -0400

A custom-made guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison has sold for $408,000 at an auction. The guitar, built in 1966 by the VOX company, was bought by an unidentified American buyer in New York, BBC reported. Harrison played "I Am The Walrus" on the guitar in a scene from "Magical Mystery Tour" in 1967. Lennon used it in a video for "Hello, Goodbye" later that year. The Julien's ...

4G to debut in Shanghai next month

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:50:02 -0400

4G services, which provide mobile users with internet access up to 50 times faster than the current 3G network, will be launched in Shanghai next month when the China Mobile company begins large-scale trials. The fourth generation of mobile phone mobile communication technology standards orm 4G provides users with high-speed internet access on devices such as phones, data cards and MiFi routes, ...

Juventus confirm Tevez talks

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:50:01 -0400

Juventus general manager Beppe Marotta confirmed that the Italian Serie A champions are in contact with Carlos Tevez in an attempt to sign the Argentine striker. Marotta said Juventus could have some meetings with Tevez's team, reports Xinhua. "It is clear that at this stage of the season agents step forward and I will not rule out a meeting in that sense. We could reach an agreement with them, ...

Isinbayeva to continue as Youth Olympics ambassador

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:50:01 -0400

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sunday announced that two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia will be an official ambassador of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Nanjing, China. The Russian pole vaulter will reprise her role as a YOG Ambassador, following her support and attendance of the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympics, which saw over 3,600 elite young athletes from ...

Isinbayeva wins comeback meet in Shanghai

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:50:01 -0400

Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva won her first competition of the season by jumping 4.70 metres at the Diamond League meeting here. The 30-year-old skipped the winter season after a tough Olympic year in which she won bronze, and is using the event in China to prepare for the Moscow World Athletics Championships in August. The Russian posted the winning height - well below her world ...

Russian dies in Vietnam after fight with compatriot

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:40:02 -0400

A Russian tourist died in Vietnam after a fight with a compatriot and fellow-traveller in the coastal city of Nha Trang. The two Russians, who were travelling in Vietnam together and shared a room at a hotel in Nha Trang, entered a heated argument that resulted in a fight, the Tuoi Tre news website said. In the course of the fight, one of them inflicted a wound in the neck of the other with a ...

Four prisoners flee Russian jail

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:40:02 -0400

Four inmates jailed for murder and burglary have escaped from a prison in Russia by digging a 20-metre-long tunnel, investigators said. The incident took place in Irkutsk region in East Siberia. The prisoners escaped from an industrial area in Markovo village, where they worked as carpenters, by digging a tunnel, a statement said. Prison authorities noticed that the inmates were missing during ...

Closer ties between China India to strengthen BRICS

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:30:01 -0400

Only weeks after Chinese President Xi Jinping had a much-publicized meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Durban on the sidelines of a BRICS summit, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang reached New Delhi Sunday on the first leg of his maiden tour abroad. Such a short time interval in top-level contacts between the two Asian giants gives the impression the Chinese dragon and the Indian ...

Chinese man jailed for raping killing woman

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:30:01 -0400

A Chinese man has been sentenced to life in prison for raping and killing a woman 15 years ago. The now 44-year-old convict, Liu Jiasuo, raped the woman in a forest near a railway station in Anhui province, the Shanghai Daily reported. He was found guilty based on DNA evidence. The convict followed the woman on the midnight of July 13, 1998. He tried to strike up a conversation but was ignored ...

Sampdoria beat Juventus 3-2 in Serie A final round

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:20:02 -0400

Sampdoria beat Juventus 3-2 at home in the final round of the season to complete a double over the Italian Serie A champions. Sampdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella put Juventus ahead, but Eder, Lorenzo De Silvestri and Mauro Icardi scored in a row to put the hosts 3-1 in front. Emmanuel Giaccherini scored a consolation goal for the champions in stoppage time Saturday, reports Xinhua. Juventus ...

Hindus living dangerously in Balochistan

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:20:02 -0400

Though Hindus have richly contributed in the economic prosperity and development of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province since pre-partition days, they are today faced with the dilemma of survival and living "dangerously". Historically, it is not clear in documents to assert how and when Hindus originally settled in Balochistan. But the Balochistan-based Baloch and Hindu historians and ...

DPR Koreans win mixed doubles at table tennis worlds

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:20:02 -0400

DPR Korea's Kim Hyok Bong and Kim Jong claimed the mixed doubles title at the World Table Tennis Championships here. This is the first individual title at the world championships that was won by a non-Chinese player or pair since it was last held here 10 years ago. China has cleans wept all titles since, reports Xinhua. The two Kims defeated Lee Sangsu and Park Yongsook of South Korea in the ...

China thrash India 5-0 in Sudirman Cup

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:10:02 -0400

Indian shuttlers were thrashed 0-5 by their Chinese counterparts on the first day of the Sudirman Cup here at the Putra Stadium Sunday. India lost their Group A matches in all the five categories of the biennial world mixed team badminton championships, winning only one game out of 11. In the first match, Tarun Kona and Ashwini Ponnappa expectedly lost their mixed doubles tie against World No.3 ...

Chinese premier in India border row on agenda

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:10:01 -0400

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here Sunday on a three-day state visit, his first overseas trip after assuming office in March, during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on a string of issues including the recent border row. Li, who touched down late Sunday afternoon, was received by Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed at Palam airport's Air Force ...

Iran executes two spies working for CIA Mossad

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:00:01 -0400

Two Iranian spies, allegedly working for America's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Israel's Mossad were Sunday hanged in Iran, state-run IRIB TV reported. Mohammad Heidari, one of the executed men, had prepared information in a number of security issues and had given them to Mossad in several meetings outside the country, Xinhua cited the report as saying. Heidari received money in return ...

Rodents return to Earth after space flight

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:50:01 -0400

The returnable capsule of a biological research satellite landed in Russia Sunday, bringing mice, Mongolian gerbils, geckos and various micro-organisms and plants back to Earth after their month-long flight, the Mission Control said. The capsule landed in Orenburg region near the border with Kazakhstan. The descent vehicle separated from the equipment module of the Bion-M spacecraft at 6.32 ...

Conference on Syria settlement very soon UN chief

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:50:01 -0400

After consultations with UN Security Council permanent members, a conference on the Syrian settlement will take place "very soon", possibly at the beginning of June, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said here Sunday. "As I have been asked by the parties to convene this conference on the auspices of the United Nations, I'm now actively engaging with all the parties I have spoken to: the US, ...

UN chief calls on North Korea to return to talks

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:40:02 -0400

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Sunday said he was concerned over North Korea's latest short-range missile launches and called on Pyongyang to return to the six-party talks on its controversial nuclear programme. The communist regime broke off talks with South Korea, China, the US, Japan and Russia on its nuclear programme in 2009, after the UN Security Council passed a resolution condemning ...

Russian military to make inspection flights over US

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:40:01 -0400

A group of Russian military observers will carry out two inspection missions over the US under the Open Skies Treaty between May 19 and June 3, the Russian defence ministry said. The Russian inspectors, accompanied by US officials, will fly on board a Tupolev Tu-154 LK-1 plane from the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio and the Travis Air Force Base in California. These will be the 14th ...

Lohan avoiding Mueller in rehab

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:10:01 -0400

Actress Lindsay Lohan is reportedly avoiding Brooke Mueller, who wants to become her close friend, in a rehab. Both of them are being treated at the Betty Ford rehabilitation centre in California. Lohan, 26, is there for alcohol addiction, while Mueller is getting treated for drug addiction, reports radaronline.com. "Brooke is extremely eager to become besties with Lindsay while in rehab, and ...

Hindu temples Bollywood and a Yemeni citys India ties

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:00:01 -0400

A Hindu temple that dates back over 150 years, a market that sports an Indian name and love for Bollywood reflect the India connect of the Yemeni city of Aden. The famous Hindu temples include the Shri Tarichmerga Temple that was built in 1862, the Shri Ram Ji Temple that was built in 1875 and the Hanuman Temple that was built in 1882. It is estimated that Indians in Aden numbered 8,563 in 1856 ...

Miley Cyrus swatted again

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:50:02 -0400

Pop singer Miley Cyrus has become the victim of swatting for the second time. It was reported that a call was received from Cyrus's home here Friday claiming a crime at the premise. The 20-year-old was swatted in August 2012 as well when she was not at home, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Last month even Rihanna fell prey to swatting. Police received a call claiming two armed men were arguing at ...

Pakistani toll in Siachen avalanche rises to 128

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:40:01 -0400

The death toll in an avalanche in the Siachen glacier region last year has risen to 128, following the recovery of three more bodies, the Pakistani military said. The bodies of three soldiers were recovered from Gayari sector of Siachen Saturday, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported. On April 7, 2012, at least 140 soldiers of the 6 Northern Light Infantry Battalion and a few civilians came ...

Sarabjit death probe Pakistani official may visit India

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:30:01 -0400

A one-man inquiry tribunal comprising Justice Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi of Lahore High Court may visit India to complete the judicial inquiry into the death of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, a media report said. Sarabjit Singh, an Indian on death row in Pakistan, died May 2 after a group of Pakistani prisoners attacked him April 26 Kot Lakhpat Jail. Sarabjit was on death row since 1990 ...

Fish therapy makes its way into Gaza

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:10:01 -0400

Fouad Yahya, a resident of the Gaza Strip, had never expected that one day a fish will help treat his skin disease, a therapy that he learnt about via the internet. "I smiled as I inserted both of my feet in a vessel filled with warm freshwater containing dozens of Garra Rufa fish, a toothless kind of fish used for such kind of therapy," Xinhua quoted him as saying. "I relaxed as the fish ...

Sheen Muellers children better off with Richards

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:02 -0400

Actors Charlie Sheen apparently feels that it's a good idea to let his sons stay in the custody of Denise Richards, while their mother Brook Mueller is in rehab. Richards, who was married to Sheen for four years before parting ways in 2006, is looking after his four-year-old twins Bob and Max because he cannot take care of them on his own. Sheen and Mueller got married in 2008 and they ...

Mel C daughters second choice Jessie J comes first

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:02 -0400

Former Spice girl Singer Melanie Chisholm aka Mel C says her daughter Scarlet really adores singer Jessie J, who is a judge on the Britain's singing reality show "The Voice". Mel C feels she is the second favourite of her four-year-old daughter. "Saturday night telly with 'The Voice' is an absolute must as Jessie J is her favourite singer. Mummy's only her second favourite now," new! magazine ...

Pakistani man lynched over prostitution

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:02 -0400

A man was lynched to death and two others, including an alleged prostitute, were injured after they were caught in an "objectionable" condition in a house near the Pakistani capital, a media report said Sunday. The incident took place in Golra on the outskirts of Islamabad Saturday, Dawn News reported. Police said the man hired the services of a sex worker and brought her to a friend's house. ...

Tamara Ecclestone not obsessed with wedding plans

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:01 -0400

Model Tamara Eccelstone admits being excited about her marriage to fiance Jay Rutland, but says she is not obsessed about plans related to her D-day. The 28-year-old got engaged in February, one month after meeting Rutland. "I'm really excited about the wedding. But I will let him have his input. I'm not some sort of monster," dailystar.co.uk quoted Eccelstone as saying. However, she is clear ...

Pakistani woman politician shot dead

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:50:01 -0400

A senior woman politician in Pakistan's port city of Karachi was gunned down by motorcycle-riding assailants outside her residence late Saturday, a media report said Sunday. Zahra Shahid Hussain, vice president in Sindh province of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was killed in an attempted robbery on the eve of re-polls in Karachi's NA-250 constituency, ...

Sharif-Kayani meeting is good for Pakistan paper

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:30:02 -0400

A Pakistani newspaper Sunday lauded army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani for breaking convention and calling on incoming Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. "The meeting augurs well for a smooth and trouble-free transition within the country keeping the larger national security interests in view," The News International said in an editorial. The daily described Kayani's gesture to call on Sharif at ...

Rita Oras new album blast from the past

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:30:01 -0400

Singer Rita Ora is currently working on a new album, which will talk about her life and the relationships that she dealt with in the past. The 22-year-old had a nasty fallout with ex-boyfriend Rob Kardashian and the latter publicly accused her of cheating on him with 20 other men but retracted it later. "My next album is about me being 22, growing up in this industry really fast and being in a ...

Sharon Ozzy reconcile

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:30:01 -0400

Singer Sharon Osbourne and her husband Ozzy have reportedly given their marriage another chance after going through a rocky patch for a month. It was earlier revealed that the couple, married for 31 years, were living in separate houses. The reason was said to be Ozzy's intake of drugs for over a year without the knowledge of his wife. However, Sharon was recently seen wearing a diamond ring on ...

Car bomb kills eight in Syria

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:00:02 -0400

At least eight people were killed and 10 others wounded when a car bomb ripped through a Damascus district Saturday night, local media and activists said. A huge explosive device was planted under a car in the northeastern district of Ruken Addien, the state media said, adding that bomb squads dismantled another explosive device in the same area, reports Xinhua. Meanwhile, the oppositional ...

Deadly rains affect 200000 in China

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:50:02 -0400

Continuous rainfall has claimed one life and affecting some 200,000 people in southwest China, authorities said Sunday. The rains started Thursday and had battered 14 counties in Guangxi region, Xinhua reported. The downpour damaged or destroyed 561 houses and ruined 12,120 hectares of crops, resulting in direct economic losses of about $24 ...

Pakistan holds re-polling after fraud claims

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:50:02 -0400

Re-polling in a parliamentary seat started in Pakistan's port city Karachi Sunday following allegations of vote rigging, officials said. The Election Commission ordered re-polling after political parties alleged that election officials had been stopped from reaching the polling centres May 11, reports Xinhua. Voting will continue until 5 p.m. on one National Assembly and two provincial assembly ...

Chinese premier departs for India

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:50:02 -0400

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang departed here Sunday for official visits to four nations, with India being the first stop. From India, Li will go to Pakistan, Switzerland and Germany, reports Xinhua. Li is visiting these countries at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Pakistan government, Swiss President Ueli Maurer and German Chancellor Angela ...

Bayer Leverkusen bid for Corinthians Romarinho

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:40:01 -0400

Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen has reportedly made a bid to sign highly rated Brazilian playmaker Romarinho. The German outfit has offered Corinthians 12 million euros to secure the 22-year-old in the European summer transfer window, reports Xinhua. Romarinho emerged on Brazil's football scene last year as a striker but has been transformed into an attacking midfielder by Corinthians coach ...

Rousseff opens Brasilia World Cup stadium

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:40:01 -0400

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff officially opened Brasilia's Mane Garrincha World Cup stadium. Despite controversy surrounding delays and cost overruns, Rousseff said the 71,000-seat venue was now the source of pride among Brazilians, reports Xinhua. "A year ago they said that we wouldn't build our stadiums, that they wouldn't be ready. But now we are seeing that the stadiums have been built ...

Dubai moves to stop ivory tusk smuggling

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:00:02 -0400

An environment campaign to enhance international efforts to combat the smuggling of elephant ivory tusks is being undertaken by the Dubai Police General Command. The new campaign is part of an ongoing bid by Dubai authorities to clamp down on the illegal shipment of elephant tusks from Africa to the Far East. According to Gulf News daily, the police awareness campaign was launched in Dubai's ...

Russia reviews adoption law over French gay marriage

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:10:01 -0400

Russia's children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov has said Moscow may change its adoption agreement with France in response to the country's new gay marriage law. Earlier Saturday French President Francois Hollande signed into law a controversial bill allowing same-sex marriage. The bill has sparked mass protests throughout the nation. Russian President Vladimir Putin said late last month ...

Pregnancy wont affect Knowles performances

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:50:01 -0400

Singer Beyonce Knowles is reportedly expecting her second child with rapper Jay-Z and it is unlikely to affect her forthcoming stage performances. She had earlier pulled out of her Mrs. Carter show world tour in Antwerp, Belgium due to exhaustion, but she performed later when the tour touched down in Switzerland. A source has said that Knowles' pregnancy will most likely not affect her North ...

Waterhouse happy with Cooper

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:40:01 -0400

Model Suki Waterhouse is reportedly happy with her casual relationship with actor Bradley Cooper, but she hopes it becomes serious gradually. "Suki asked Harvey Weinstein to introduce her to Bradley because she said she needed to meet him. She wanted him and went after him. Now they're together all the time," femalefirst.co.uk quoted a source as saying. Their relationship is casual right now, ...

The Hangover actor engaged

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:50:01 -0400

Actor Justin Bartha, who plays Doug, one of the four friends in the popular "The Hangover" film series, is reportedly engaged to fitness trainer Lia Smith. The movie star proposed to Smith early May. "They're the cutest couple. She was completely surprised by the whole thing," usmagazine.com quoted a source as saying. "The trip to Big Sur, the engagement, the ring, everything. So cute," the ...

Japan clarifies report on North Korean missile launches

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:00:02 -0400

While confirming North Korea's missile launches Saturday, the Japanese government clarified none of the missiles landed in its territorial waters, Xinhua reported. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, citing its country's defence ministry, had reported that North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the Sea of Japan. The ministry had detected two missiles being launched in the ...

Rooney Mara to endorse Calvin Klein perfume

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:00:02 -0400

Actress Rooney Mara has been named the new face of American designer brand Calvin Klein's new perfume. The 28-year-old will reunite with David Fincher, who directed her in "The Social Network" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", to shoot a series of TV advertisements for the fashion house' upcoming female fragrance, Downtown. "I am very excited to be included in the group of amazing women ...

Five Azerbaijan troops killed in road crash

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:00:01 -0400

At least five Azerbaijan soldiers were killed and six seriously injured when their vehicle rammed into a tree and overturned, the government said. The accident occurred early Saturday in Guba region, some 168 km from capital Baku, reported Xinhua citing Azerbaijan's internal ministry. Though an investigation was underway , police said bad weather as well as mechanical defects might have caused ...

UAE to raise standard of education

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:50:01 -0400

The announcement of the UAE's Ministry of Education about the School Leadership Project to raise standards in the country's education sector is an important initiative which needs to be highly commended, a UAE daily has said. "Over the next five years, 700 education professionals in public schools in the UAE will undergo rigorous training in international best practices in teaching to set the ...

Inmates flee Siberian prison via tunnel

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

Over 2,500 police officers are engaged in search of four inmates, jailed for murder and burglary, who escaped from a prison in the East Siberia's Irkutsk region by digging a tunnel, local officials said Saturday. The prisoners escaped from an industrial area of a colony in Markovo village, where they worked as carpenters, by digging a 20-metre-long tunnel, an official statement said. The ...

Rajapaksa vows to fight external forces for peace

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

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Saturday renewed his pledge to fight all "external elements" seeking to "disrupt" the country's peace. Speaking on the fourth anniversary celebration of winning the three-decade war against Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE), Rajapaksa was alluding to foreign countries, led by the US, Xinhua reported. Some countries have been critical of Sri Lanka's ...

Cyrus Bieber to collaborate

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

Pop singers Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber are reportedly planning to collaborate for something new. Cyrus, 20, was spotted leaving a Hollywood recording studio within minutes of 19-year-old Bieber Thursday. They are believed to be working on a collaboration, reports contactmusic.com. "There aren't that many recording booths at this studio, they must be doing something together. Justin and ...

Syrian troops push into rebel territory

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:20:38 -0400

Syrian government forces backed by Lebanese fighters from the militant group Hezbollah pushed Sunday into parts of a strategic city long held by rebels, according to both an anti-government activist and pro-government news channels. If the advance holds, it would be a serious setback for opponents of President Bashar al-Assad and further inflame regional ...

Britains Cameron ‘losing control’ as rift with Conservative Party core widens

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:20:38 -0400

British Prime Minister David Cameron is "losing control of his party," Conservative Party grandee Geoffrey Howe said on Sunday, as a row raged over whether a close aide to Mr. Cameron had labelled grassroots activists "mad, swivel-eyed loons."The furore threatens to further alienate Mr. Cameron and his inner circle from the core of his party, with whom ties are already almost ...

Militants kill 10 Iraq policemen in checkpoint attacks

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:08:50 -0400

Sectarian violence flares in Iraq Militants have killed at least 10 Iraqi policemen in a series of attacks on checkpoints in the West of the country, police and local officials said. Sectarian tensions in Iraq have been amplified by the conflict in neighbouring Syria, where mostly Sunni rebels are fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad who is backed by Shi'ite Iran. There was no ...

South China Sea dispute Taiwan flexes its muscles | Editorial

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:58:31 -0400

China Sea. Ten days ago, a Philippine coast guard ship went too far in chasing off a Taiwanese fishing vessel in disputed waters. Such actions involve water cannons and the damage is nothing worse than a few broken portholes. This time the coast guard ship loosed off 54 rounds into the side of the Taiwanese boat and killed a fisherman. ...

5 hospitalized in train collision

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:49:36 -0400

>Were you there? Share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Five people remained in the hospital -- one in critical condition -- two days after a commuter train derailed and struck another train on one of the busiest tracks in the country, officials said Sunday. National Transportation Safety Board investigators looking at the accident, along the corridor from New York to New Haven, Connecticut, ...

HM Led Labor Breakthrough by European Retailers

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:14 -0400

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Israel demands French TV change 13-year-old report on boys death

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:20:24 -0400

Israel strikes open up 'all possibilities' - Syrian minister Israel has demanded a French television station correct a report from nearly 13 years ago which helped fuel anger across the world and ignite a bloody uprising against the Jewish state. Twelve-year-old Mohammed al-Dura and his father, Jamal, were filmed crouching in terror by a wall in the Gaza Strip in September 2000, ...

Robert Pattinson Kristen Stewart split reports say

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:38:32 -0400

Photo credit: Getty Images | Actors Kristen Stewart, left, and Robert Pattinson, right, arrive at the premiere of Summit Entertainment's "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. (Nov. 12, ...

Tipping dispute leads to arrest in assault

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:38:30 -0400

LI crime and police reports An Amityville woman used a camera tripod "like a baseball bat" in the parking lot of a West Hempstead nightclub Sunday morning, striking another woman in the arm, Nassau County police said.Police charged Kashmire Dawson, 24, of 427 Albany Ave. with assault and possession of a dangerous weapon after the 3:53 a.m. incident Sunday.Her 26-year-old victim was ...

Insight Despite curbs Chinas vast hot money triangle flourishes

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:20:52 -0400

ZHUHAI, China/HONG KONG (Reuters) - In an underground mall just a stone's throw from China's teeming border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with identical golden plaques does a brisk, though shadowy trade with mainland Chinese visitors, many of them bound for the gambling ...

Exclusive Bangladesh factory banned by Wal-Mart still makes Wrangler shirts

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:20:52 -0400

GAZIPUR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - A Bangladesh factory where Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Inditex SA inspectors spotted cracks in the wall this month is still making Wrangler shirts for the world's largest apparel maker, U.S.-based VF ...

Associated Press CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:18:11 -0400

In this Sunday, May 19, 2013, photo provided by CBS News, Gary Pruitt, the President and CEO of the Associated Press, discusses the leak investigation that led to his reporters' phone records being subpoenaed by the Justice Department on CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington. Pruitt says DoJ's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional", ...

Top Libyan official Benghazi explosion accident

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:08:46 -0400

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Libya's deputy prime minister says an investigation has indicated that a deadly explosion in Benghazi last week was an accident and not an ...

East Moriches man killed in crash

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:49:31 -0400

***UTILITY WORK GOING ON FROM EARLIER ACCIDENT INVOLVING DOWNED POLE AND WIRES *** In East Farmingdale right lane closed on Rt-109 EB north of Southern Pky. Stop and go traffic from Rt-110/Broad Hollow ...

Winner of $732m powerball jackpot yet to claim prize

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:41:40 -0400

Source: Thinkstock A single winning ticket for a record US Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million (NZ $732.6 million) was sold in Florida, organisers said, but there was no immediate word about who won one of the largest jackpots in US history. The winning numbers from Saturday night's drawing were: 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52, with a Powerball number of 11. The odds of winning were ...

Syrian Army Moves Into Rebel-Held Qusayr

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:33:39 -0400

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Syrian government forces backed by Lebanese fighters from the militant group Hezbollah pushed Sunday into parts of a strategic city long held by rebels, according to both an antigovernment activist and pro-government news channels. If the advance holds, it would be a serious setback for opponents of President Bashar al-Assad and further inflame regional ...

China does not restrict artistic freedom

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:31:59 -0400

Letters , 3 May) is untrue and unacceptable. The constitution of the People's Republic of China explicitly enshrines Chinese citizens' right to freedom of expression and press in its article 35. The Chinese government attaches great importance to and protects such rights in accordance with law. China now publishes 1,937 newspapers, 9,851 journals, 302,000 kinds of books, and owns over ...

Letters Europe and the fight for fair wages

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:31:57 -0400

Exit Europe from the left , 18 May), but he is mistaken to imagine we can improve matters by leaving. Should we do so we will then be out in the cold and easily picked off by big business and finance demanding lower wages in order for the UK to receive investment or prevent relocation.Instead, the answer has to be to align the public anger about austerity and businesses anxiety about declining ...

Government pleads with Labour to save gay marriage bill

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:31:56 -0400

Labour party joins forces with Tory opponents to vote in favour of granting civil partnerships to heterosexual couples.As David Cameron was accused by the Conservative Grassroots group of showing "utter contempt" for party activists by pressing ahead with plans to equalise marriage, Labour sources voiced fears that No 10 appeared to be trying to find ways of killing the bill.The row ...

Scotlands tough call stay in the UK or stay in the EU | Angus Roxburgh

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:31:54 -0400

a referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union . That's because the next British general election could conceivably not merely give the Scots yet another government they didn't vote for, but bring on a referendum that could take Britain out of the EU - something that is opposed, by all accounts, by a majority of Scots.Having the wrong government imposed on you can at ...

Obama partisan battles in Washington holding back US economy

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:31:53 -0400

President Barack Obama told students at Morehouse College: 'My whole life, I've tried to be what my father wasn't for my mother and me.' Photograph: Erik S ...

Yahoo board approves $1.1-billion purchase of Tumblr report

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:04:00 -0400

The Yahoo Inc. board has approved the $1.1-billion (U.S.) acquisition of Tumblr, a New York-based blogging service, according to The Wall Street Journal.The purchase was a foregone conclusion, said the website AllThingsD.com, citing sources close to the tech giant's board.The deal is just the latest effort by Yahoo to cultivate a hipper image since the arrival of CEO Marissa Mayer last ...

Egypts Morsi rules out talks as hostage video appears

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:53:33 -0400

CAIRO: Egypt's President MohamedMorsion Sunday ruled out negotiating with the kidnappers of three policemen and four soldiers who appeared to plead for their release in an online video.The abductions on Thursday in the Sinai Peninsula prompted angry police to shut down border crossings with Gaza and Israel, piling the pressure onMorsito secure the hostages' release."There are no ...

Obama touts second term agenda in graduation speech

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:53:32 -0400

US President BarackObama, in a rousing speech to graduating college students on Sunday, touted his second term agenda, steering clear of scandals that have engulfed the White House in recent ...

Match made in cyberspace Yahoo poised to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:48:52 -0400

Not quite a year after arriving at Yahoo! from Google, chief executive Marissa Mayer has apparently persuaded her board to approve the purchase of Tumblr - the go-to website for legions of young bloggers and internet sharers - for $1.1bn in cash, despite it making just $13m in sales last ...

China seeks release of fishing boat seized by N.Korea

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:47:11 -0400

By Adam Jourdan SHANGHAI (Reuters) - North Korean forces have seized a Chinese fishing boat, Chinese officials told state-run news agency Xinhua late on Sunday, creating a potential new irritant in ties between the two allies. Chinese counsellor to North Korea Jiang Yaxian said North Korea had "grabbed" the private vessel from the northern city of Dalian in waters between China and ...

Imran Khan blames rival Pakistan party leader for killing of activist

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:41:14 -0400

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, on Sunday blamed the killing of a political activist on the eve of a partial rerun of voting in Karachi on Altaf Hussain, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader, who runs his party from exile in London.Zahra Shahid, the vice-president of Khan's PTI party in the southern province of Sindh, was gunned down outside her home in the upmarket Defence area of ...

King Juan Carlos of Spain a man of sacrifice

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:41:12 -0400

Such as last April, when the king - then the honorary president of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Spain - was caught jetting off to Botswana for a secret elephant-hunting safari at an estimated cost of 8,000 a ...

The KFC smugglers of Gaza

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:41:11 -0400

Gaza is not always what people think. You want a lion? An Egyptian bride in a wedding dress? Viagra? An SUV, a double-door fridge freezer that dispenses perfect ice cubes, cigarettes, guns, Belgian chocolate? No problem. Now, as well as the above, the black market tunnels between Gaza and Egypt are bringing KFC deliveries, although the door-to-door service of around four hours makes it possibly ...

Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:27:53 -0400

BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running from the capital to the Mediterranean ...

Father admits killing children

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:04:30 -0400

19 May 2013 A British father has admitted slitting the throats of his two young children in France following a difficult divorce, sources ...

UK man admits killing two of his children

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:58:26 -0400

Source: Reuters A British father living in France has admitted to killing his two children by slitting their throats, blaming a rocky divorce from his wife, prosecutors said today. Police arrested the 48-year-old unemployed man yesterday after the bodies of his 5-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son were found at his apartment in a suburb of the eastern city of Lyon. "He offered ...

Yahoo to buy popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion Report

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:58:17 -0400

If the acquisition takes place, it would be the biggest for Yahoo under Mayer and come in the wake of other pricey deals for startups, such as Facebook's acquisition of the photo app Instagram for stock worth $1 billion at the ...

Soccer Arsenal Edges Out Spurs for Final Champions League Berth

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:57:42 -0400

LONDON ...

Lets go Bulworth... If Barack Obama wants to act like a cinema president which films should he copy

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:55:58 -0400

Thankfully only the later part of that plot seems to have inspired Obama. The New York Times' Peter Baker reported last week that Obama had spoken "longingly of 'going Bulworth'" and telling it like it is.As Baker's story and other Obama moments have proven, it's not the only Hollywood plot available to those in the West ...

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen injures back falling into pool

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:55:57 -0400

The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has broken a bone in her lower spine by falling into an empty swimming pool at her mansion near ...

Hezbollah takes fight to rebels as Syria’s war spills into Lebanon

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:55:57 -0400

Hezbollah launched a major offensive in support of the Assad regime today, with fighters from the Lebanese militant group playing their most significant role yet in Syria's two-year-old civil ...

Keep the change say Germans alarmed by European plan to scrap copper coins

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:55:56 -0400

Desperate to save pennies as the economic crisis continues to bite, the European Union is mulling over phasing out one and two cent coins after it emerged that they cost more than their face value to ...

Analysis West learns to jaw not war on Syria as the countrys civil war destabilises the region

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:55:56 -0400

Sunday's reports that the Syrian conflict was spilling over into Lebanon can be taken as further evidence that the sectarian civil war is destabilising the region. There are also signs that the unending strife is pushing the two players who really matter, America and Russia, towards trying for negotiations and a ceasefire based on the Geneva Accord signed last ...

Tunisia security blocks salafi conference 1 dead

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:52:15 -0400

KAIROUAN, Tunisia (AP) -- Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks across the country, prompting clashes with angry youths that resulted in one ...

Why the Church of England is in decline | Andrew Brown

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:48:48 -0400

"I can show you why the Church of England is completely fucked," said the vicar. He showed me an email he had just received from the diocesan authorities about his "continuing ministerial development" - in effect his annual performance review. It came with 20 attachments, from A to T, 19 of which he was supposed to read before filling out the form on how well he was doing.Two ...

Tunisian Islamist protester killed in clash with police

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:48:05 -0400

TUNIS (Reuters) - One protester died and several were injured when Tunisian Islamists defied a ban on their demonstration and clashed with police on ...

Syria army in centre of Qusair amid assault on rebel town

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:47:32 -0400

Syrian government forces have launched a major offensive to retake the strategically important rebel stronghold of Qusair, near Lebanon. Syrian officials say the army have taken control of key points in the the city centre. According to opposition activists, government troops are being supported by militants from the Lebanese Hezbollah movement. More than 30 people are reported killed, mostly ...

Algerian newspaper editor accuses government of censorship

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:47:02 -0400

ALGIERS, Algeria - An editor has accused Algeria's government of censorship after it blocked the publication of his two newspapers. Hicham Aboud, editor of the My Journal and Djaridati newspapers, said that happened after he rejected an order from the Communication Ministry on Saturday night to remove an article from the papers that claimed hospitalized President Abdelaziz Bouteflika had ...

Israeli seeks interim deal with Palestinians

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:35:17 -0400

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim ...

Nigeria military 17 killed during offensive

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:35:15 -0400

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- Nigeria's military says its offensive against insurgents in the country's restive northeast has killed at least 14 suspected Islamic extremists and three ...

Slim broadcasters take fight to soccer field

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:08:51 -0400

Mexicans often feel that billionaire Carlos Slim owns everything in their country, from telephone and Internet companies to banks and chain stores, but his latest acquisitive foray is meeting resistance after touching a national passion: ...

Israel acts to deny Hezbollah arms says PM Netanyahu

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:08:35 -0400

Israel is "acting" to prevent weapons from Syria from reaching Lebanon's Hezbollah and will continue to do so, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on ...

Philpott Deaths Mairead To Appeal Sentence

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:02:29 -0400

Mairead Philpott - who was jailed for killing her six children in a house fire - is planning to appeal her 17-year sentence. The 32-year-old was sentenced alongside her husband Mick last month for the manslaughter of Jade Philpott and her brothers John, Jack, Jesse, Jayden and Duwayne. Mairead Philpott took part in a plan to set fire to the couple's home in Victory Road, Derby, last ...

Five People Injured After Gas Explosion

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:02:28 -0400

At least five people have been injured in a gas explosion at a house in Nottinghamshire. The explosion occurred about 5.15pm at an address in Wright Street, Newark, according to Nottinghamshire Police. Local residents have been asked to remain indoors and keep windows closed to reduce the effects of dust and gas fumes. It is not known what caused the ...

Struggling with urban decay Detroit now has a mountain of unwanted coke

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:01:10 -0400

The vistas in struggling Detroit are not always beautiful. Once-grand commercial buildings stand open to the winds while wild grasses strangle those swathes of the city where abandoned homes have been razed. And now residents must deal with an enormous and fast-growing mountain of pitch-black ...

Senior member of Imran Khans Tehreek-e-Insaf party assassinated as row over Pakistan election vote rigging continues

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:01:06 -0400

Police officer Sarfaraz Nawaz says Zohra Shahid was gunned down outside her home in the city of Karachi in southern Sindh province. She was the vice president of former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Sindh.No one has claimed responsibility for the killing.Mr Khan's party has claimed it was the victim of vote rigging in several areas of Pakistan, ...

Jihadists control of Syrian oilfields signals a decisive moment in conflict

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:56:28 -0400

A Syrian rebel fighter in al-Mouada, Deir Ezzor. The once thriving hub of Syria's oil industry is under the control of Jabhat al-Nusra. Photograph: Zac ...

Ryan Fogle leaves Russia after being accused of operating as CIA spy

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:56:27 -0400

Link to video: US 'spy' in wig detained in Russia over alleged CIA recruitment The US embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out ...

AP boss condemns US government for unconstitutional phone seizures

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:56:25 -0400

Associated Press was "unconstitutional" and sends a message that "if you talk to the press, we are going to go after you", the news agency's boss Gary Pruitt said Sunday.AP revealed last week that the Justice Department had obtained two months' worth of phone records of calls made by reporters and editors without informing the organisation in advance. The move was an ...

Hezbollah steps up Syria battle Israel threatens more strikes

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:55:48 -0400

AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to rein the militia in, highlighting the risks of a wider regional conflict if planned peace talks ...

Former French finance minister Cahuzac withdraws candidacy

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:55:11 -0400

Disgraced ex-finance minister Jrme Cahuzac has bowed out from by-elections in France. Contesting his own constituency after a scandal involving secret Swiss bank accounts forced him to resign, his decision was welcome by socialists as it would spare his party further ...

Chicago protest against school closures

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:55:10 -0400

Hundreds of parents, students and teachers have marched against school closures in Chicago. The local education authority in US President Barack Obama’s home town plans on closing 54 schools to save money. The decision expected next week would affect at least 50,000 ...

Record breaking China bridge demolition

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:55:09 -0400

China has broken the record for the longest viaduct demolition in the world. The 3.5km long concrete bridge which served as a part of a main highway will be replaced by a six-lane 5 km viaduct. Demolition workers careful wrapped the structure in protective material to prevent flying ...

Denmark triumphs at Eurovision Song Contest

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:55:06 -0400

Denmark has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Azerbaijan finished second and Ukraine came third. The number one slot was always pencilled in for the Danes, with the bookies giving incredibly short odds (around 4 to 6) on Denmark from the beginning of the week. They leapt ahead in the voting from an early stage and never lost pole position. The tension was supplied by Azerbaijan and ...

Cairo airport baggage handlers end strike that left passengers on 20 flights waiting

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:54:37 -0400

CAIRO - Cairo airport officials say baggage handlers have resumed work after a strike that left passengers on 20 international flights from Europe and Arab countries waiting several hours for luggage. Baggage handlers went on strike Saturday afternoon to demand stronger safety measures after a colleague died when a conveyer belt used to unload luggage fell on his head. His EgyptAir co-workers ...

Kansas Oklahoma Iowa Missouri are in bulls-eye

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:38:41 -0400

>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. (CNN) -- Baseball-sized hail, wind gusts and tornadoes are threatening to pummel parts of the central Plains and Midwest on Sunday and Monday. A mix of ingredients could combine to spawn a severe weather outbreak sweeping through parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa and ...

Spy-accused US man leaves Moscow

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:21:15 -0400

Russian NTV broadcast video that appeared to show Ryan Fogle passing through passport control and security at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow. The report said he left on Sunday.Russian security services claimed on Tuesday that Fogle, a third secretary in the US embassy, had been caught trying to recruit a Russian agent.The US embassy has refused to comment on the ...

Man dies in plane crash in Wales

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:13:05 -0400

A second man, aged in his 60s, suffered "serious multiple lower limb injuries" and a boy received head and abdomen injuries, according to the Welsh Ambulance ...

British Skier Dies In French Alps Fall

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:11:37 -0400

A British skier has died while tackling a famous off-piste glacier in the French Alps, local police have said. The man was out with another skier when they were caught in a bad storm as they descended the challenging Vallee Blanche near Chamonix. The British man, who has not been identified, fell down the north face of the Aiguille du Midi mountain after the pair decided to return to a ...

Heatwave deaths in New York city could rise by up to 22 study shows

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:06:00 -0400

New York city could experience up to 22% more deaths from extreme summertime heat in the coming decade under global warming, according to a study of the impact of climate trends.The higher deaths will be partially offset by a reduction in deaths due to the milder winters predicted in Manhattan.Overall, however, the net effect of the new temperature norms ...

Angry JP Morgan shareholders seek to strip Jamie Dimon of chairmanship

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:05:59 -0400

$6.2bn (4bn) London Whale trading loss has been aggravated by a decision to cut off dissident shareholders' access to voting information ahead of the bank's annual meeting on Tuesday.Last year a proposal to split Dimon's roles as chairman and chief executive gained 40% of the vote.But that vote came before the magnitude of the incident was clear and ahead of regulatory and internal ...

Chinese PM Li Keqiang in India to boost trade and ease tension

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:04:42 -0400

08/04/2013 19:34 CET China’s new prime minister is making his first trip abroad since taking office in March, arriving first in India. Beijing says Li Keqiang’s visit to Delhi shows the importance China attaches to improving relations between the two countries – the most populous in the world. It comes weeks after a stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops along the ...

Assassination Shakes New Round of Voting in Pakistan

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:42:45 -0400

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ...

Andrea Rebello slain Hofstra student honored at commencement

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:32:58 -0400

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | During commencement, Hofstra University graduates pause for a moment of silence in honor of slain student Andrea Rebello. (May 19, ...

Winning Powerball ticket sold in Florida supermarket in Zephyrhills estimated jackpot $590 million

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:32:58 -0400

Photo credit: Getty Images | A customer holds $140 worth of Powerball tickets that he just purchased in San Francisco, Calif. People all over the country are lining up to purchase $2 Powerball tickets as the multi-state jackpot hits $600 million. (May 17, ...

Obama rides high in US poll despite scandals

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:27:27 -0400

President BarackObamawas riding high in a new opinion poll released Sunday showing that 53 per cent of Americans approve of the way he's doing his job, despite a flurry of recent ...

9 in hospital in train collision

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:26:38 -0400

>Were you there? Share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Nine people remained in the hospital -- one in critical condition -- two days after a commuter train derailed and struck another train on one of the busiest tracks in the country, officials said Sunday. National Transportation Safety Board investigators looking at the accident, along the corridor from New York to New Haven, Connecticut, ...

Caernarfon Plane Crash Leaves One Dead

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:25:38 -0400

One person has died and two others - including a child - have been injured after a light aircraft flipped on a runway in North Wales. A man in his 60s suffered "serious multiple lower limb injuries" and a child had head and abdomen injuries following the crash at Caernarfon airport in Gwynedd at 11.30am. They were taken to Gwynedd Hospital at Bangor. A third person is believed to have ...

British skier dies in Alpine storm

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:23:12 -0400

The man was out with another skier when they were caught in a bad storm as they descended the challenging Vallee Blanche near Chamonix.The British man, who has not been identified, plunged down the north face of the Aiguille du Midi mountain after the pair decided to return to the cable car because of dangerously high winds and blizzards.He plummeted to his death following a long climb back up ...

Video shows kidnapped Egyptian security officers

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:19:23 -0400

CAIRO (AP) -- Seven members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants have appeared in a video posted on the Internet, urging the government to secure their release by meeting their captors' ...

Pope church should open up but follow teaching

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:19:11 -0400

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis is calling for renewal in the Catholic church as he wrapped up two days of mass gatherings in St. Peter's Square aimed at energizing the ...

Russian TV American accused of spying flies out

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:19:10 -0400

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian NTV television is reporting that the U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying and ordered to leave the country has flown out of ...

Obama to discuss al Qaeda drones Guantanamo Bay in Thursday speech

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:15:05 -0400

ATLANTA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under fire for security lapses at a U.S. mission in Libya, will in a speech on Thursday lay out his wide-ranging counter-terrorism policy, from the controversial use of drones to efforts to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, ...

Syrian army attacks rebel-held town

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:39:03 -0400

18 May 2013 Syrian troops backed by tanks and warplanes have launched an assault on a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, killing at least 30 people and forcing residents to scramble for cover, activists ...

Briton arrested in France over deaths of his two children say reports

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:38:42 -0400

A British man has been arrested after two children were found with their throats cut, and he was seen fleeing on rollerskates from his flat on the outskirts of Lyon, France, according to reports.The bodies of the children, a girl aged five and her brother, 10, were found on Saturday in their father's second-floor flat at Saint-Priest, a south-eastern suburb of the city.The man, who is ...

Morecambe And Wise Honoured With Blue Plaque

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:30:06 -0400

Comedy double act Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise have been immortalised at the television studios where some of their most popular shows were filmed. Their names feature on a new plaque at Teddington Studios, which it is hoped will serve as a reminder of their 40-year careers. Morecambe's widow Joan, who unveiled the plaque with daughter Gail, told Sky News the comedians have enduring ...

Obama to speak on legality of drone program

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:28:01 -0400

A White House official says Obama will also address other counterterrorism policies, including stalled efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention ...

Shooting of gay man in New York was a hate crime police say

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:24:30 -0400

New York 's historic Stonewall Inn was a hate crime and could be linked to a rash of recent homophobic attacks, police said.Before opening fire early Saturday, the gunman confronted the victim and his companion in Greenwich Village, yelling: "What are you, gay wrestlers?". The suspect then asked if the pair "want to die here" before shooting victim Marc Carson in the ...

Salafists clash with police in Tunisia after rally is banned

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:23:15 -0400

10/10/2012 19:23 CET Police have clashed with hardline Islamists in Tunisia after the government banned their annual rally. The Salafist Ansar al-Sharia group, who openly support Al Qaeda, were due to hold the gathering in the central city of Kairouan but told their Facebook followers to gather in the Ettadamen district of Tunis instead, where tensions boiled over. As some 500 protesters ...

North Korea Again Fires Short-Range Projectile

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:09:52 -0400

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Launchings By North Korea Raise Tensions

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Car overturns slides into Huntington Harbor killing 1

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:51:53 -0400

*** INVOLVING A CAR INTO A POLE *** In East Farmingdale closed due to accident on Rt-109 EB north of Southern Pky. Stopped traffic from Rt-110/Broad Hollow ...

Father slit childrens throats

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:49:29 -0400

The recently divorced man is alleged to have killed the youngsters - aged five and ten - after he was entrusted with them for the first time since separating from his wife.Their bodies were discovered in a flat in a suburb of Lyon.The man, who has not been named, was taken into custody after his former wife arrived at the building to find him on the stairs wearing blood-stained clothes, according ...

Terror Suspects Die After Kenyan Shootout

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:40:09 -0400

A pair of terror suspects have been shot dead by police in Kenya after attempting to use a baby as a human shield. Investigators were tipped off about the couple's location and raided an apartment in Nairobi, ordering the two to come out. Boniface Mwaniki, head of the anti-terroism police unit, said they had refused to surrender and started throwing grenades. Police reportedly fired ...

Bangladesh court orders action against factory owner in Nov fire

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:36:58 -0400

Delwar Hossain, owner of the Tazreen Fashions garment factory, where 112 workers died in a devastating fire last month, speaks during an interview at the office of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BGMEA) in Dhaka November 29, ...

Hofstra student was accidentally killed by officer police admit

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:34:20 -0400

A Hofstra University student being held in a headlock at gunpoint by an intruder was accidentally shot and killed by a police officer who had responded to the home invasion at an off-campus home, police said Saturday.Junior public relations major Andrea Rebello was shot once in the head early Friday morning by an officer who opened fire after the masked intruder pointed a gun at the officer while ...

Spain jobless restaurant customers work rather than pay the bill

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:33:09 -0400

09/11/2012 16:41 CET People who cannot afford to eat out are being offered an alternative menu by a Spanish restaurant: do an hour’s work rather than pay the bill. In a move echoing similar initiatives elsewhere during the recession, the Troboda in Catalonia caters partly for the long-term unemployed who live below the poverty line. In return for a free meal they give up some time ...