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Dozens killed as tornado hits Oklahoma

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:11:18 -0400

WASHINGTON - A massive tornado ripped through parts of Oklahoma city and its suburbs in the United States killing at least 24 people, including nine children, besides leaving scores homeless. As winds at over 320 kilometers per hour (kmph) flattened homes and businesses and severely damaged a hospital and two elementary school, the death toll was earlier said to be more than 90 but it was ...

US president lauds Thein Sein for Myanmar reforms but urges end to violence against Muslims

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:16:52 -0400

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama praised the reforms of Myanmar leader Thein Sein but urged him to end violence against Muslims. Sein is the country's first president to visit the White House in almost half a century. Speaking from the US capital Monday Obama said he recognized Sein's work to guide Myanmar down "a long and sometimes difficult, but ultimately correct, path to follow." ...

Six Afghan policemen killed in Herat bombing

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:21:19 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - At least six Afghan policemen guarding a strategically important dam were killed in a roadside bombing Tuesday in the war-torn country's western province of Herat, officials said. They said that suspected Taliban insurgents triggered the explosion when a police patrol vehicle heading to Herat city was travelling in the Chashti Shareef district of the province. "There ...

Genocide conviction of former Guatemala dictator overturned

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:16:15 -0400

GUATEMALA CITY - The constitutional court of Guatemala has ordered that the genocide trial of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt should be taken back to the middle of proceedings, thus overturning his conviction and sentencing to 80 years in prison. The ruling on Monday doesn't annul the entire trial of the case but the top court has ordered that whatever happened after April 19 should be ...

Chinese boat with 16 fishermen freed by North Korea

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:21:12 -0400

PYONGYANG - A Chinese boat and 16 fishermen held by armed North Koreans for more than two weeks have been released, easing the latest tension in relations between the neighbouring allies. Owner Yu Xuejun, who was not on board the boat when it was seized on 5 May, wrote on his microblog that his captain called him at 3.50am to say the crew and boat were set free and that they were on their way ...

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 ...

14 closely related crocodiles existed around 5mn years ago

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:00:04 -0400

An international team of scientists have revealed that a total of 14 different crocodile species existed and at least seven of them occupied the same area at the same time about five million years ago. But today, the most diverse species of crocodile are found in northern South America and Southeast Asia. Though as many as six species of alligator and four true crocodiles exist today, no more ...

Indo-China bilateral meet on healthcare sector held at Geneva

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:50:03 -0400

Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Dr Li Bin, Minister of Health and Population, People's Republic of China met here yesterday on the sidelines of World Health Assembly to discuss the strengthening of bilateral cooperation between the two countries in healthcare sector. Congratulating Dr Li Bin for taking over as Health Minister of China, Azad stated that in view of her keen interest in ...

Pak batsman Mohd Yousuf rubbishes media reports of retirement from intl cricket

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:50:02 -0400

Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf has rejected media reports which said that he has retired from international cricket. The 38-year-old cricketer said that he is already out of the Pakistan team and haven't played top class cricket for a while now, so there is no need for him to announce any retirement, reports the Daily Times. Yousuf last played for Pakistan in an ODI against South Africa in ...

UAE Singapore discuss global development

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:40:01 -0400

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore have held talks over international development. The talks were held between UAE's minister for international cooperation and development, Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid al-Qasimi and visiting Singaporean minister for foreign affairs K. Shanmugam and his delegation. Both sides discussed ways to support efforts in international development, stimulating the ...

On World Day UN encourages joining do one thing for diversity and inclusion campaign

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:16:48 -0400

21 May 2013 150 Visit a museum, watch a foreign film or share your traditions with someone else, the United Nations is today encouraging people to 8216;do one thing' to mark the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. "Culture, in all its diversity, can foster a sense of identity and cohesion for societies at a time of uncertainty. It is also a powerful source of ...

Over 7 million people now receiving HIV treatment in Africa - UN report

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:15:10 -0400

21 May 2013 150 The number of people in Africa receiving antiretroviral treatment increased from less than 1 million to 7.1 million over seven years, according to a United Nations report which documents the progress in the AIDS response in the world's second largest continent. "Africa has been relentless in its quest to turn the AIDS epidemic around," said the Executive Director of the Joint ...

Delevingne turns down DiCaprios advances

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:10:01 -0400

Model Cara Delevingne reportedly ignored actor Leonardo DiCaprio's advances at the ongoing 66th Cannes International Film Festival. DiCaprio, 38, has dated Hollywood beauties like Gisele Bundchen, Bar Refaeli and Erin Heatherton in the past, but he didn't manage any luck with 20-year-old Delevingne, reports thesun.co.uk. "Normally all Leo has to do is look at a girl and they fall at his feet. ...

Afghanistan Seeks Military Aid from India

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:07 -0400

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met with Indian leaders in hopes of securing more military aid before international troops leave the country next year. Mr. Karzai held talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh late Tuesday in New Delhi, after meeting with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. The Afghan president is expected to seek India's assistance to help strengthen Afghan security ...

Microsoft Unveils New Xbox One Game Console

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:05 -0400

REDMOND, WASHINGTON Microsoft Corp gave the world the first look at its new game console on Tuesday, hoping the Xbox One will attract existing video game fans while also becoming a hub for living room entertainment. The third-generation Microsoft console, coming eight years after the Xbox 360, was unveiled by games unit chief Don Mattrick at an event at the software company's campus ...

Kerry Mideast Talks on Syria to Include Russian Call for Involving Iran

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:03 -0400

STATE DEPARTMENT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in the Middle East this week for talks to promote an international peace conference on Syria. Russia wants Iran to be part of the process. In this fight for control of Syria, Iran is one of the biggest backers of embattled President Bashar al-Assad. So Russia says Iran should be part of the peace process. "Iran has ...

Group to Take Nigeria Government to International Court

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:03 -0400

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) will file a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Nigeria's government of human rights violations, according to spokesman Ango Abdullahi. "What we are doing now is to organize our evidence that would make it possible for us to make a very strong case against the government and its agencies, or up to individuals who may be ...

British Open squash World no.1 Nicol too hot for Joshana

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:10:02 -0400

World No.1 and defending champion Nicol David outclassed India's Joshana Chinappa in the first round of the Allam British Open Squash Championships here Tuesday. The Malaysian squash great took 30 minutes to get past her 26th ranked opponent 11-4, 11-5, 11-4 at the KC Stadium. Joshana had qualified for the main draw. Dipika Pallikal, India's highest ranked player at 15, plays her first round ...

2018 World Cup infrastructure inadequate

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:00:02 -0400

Russia is struggling to beef up its hospitality infrastructure ahead of the 2018 World Cup, with seven of the 11 host cities lagging behind in the number of hotel rooms on offer. Only Moscow, Sochi, St. Petersburg and Kazan meet the FIFA requirement of 60,000 hotel rooms for host cities, World Cup deputy CEO Alexander Djordjadze said Tuesday at the Football Build Expo here. "It's no secret that ...

Hyundai Motor commences Trophy Tour for ICC Champions Trophy 2013

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:03 -0400

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Anderson most skillful fast bowler in the world England bowling coach David Saker

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:30:04 -0400

England's bowling coach David Saker has described Jimmy Anderson as the most skillful bowler in the world, following the latter's astounding display during the Lord's Test against New Zealand. The ICC ratings place Steyn at number one, while Anderson languishes at sixth place, more than a hundred ranking points behind. But Saker admits that despite Steyn being an outstanding bowler, Jimmy has ...

India expects greater backing from Russia in UNSC quest

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400

India, with its "time-tested relationship" with Russia, expects greater backing from Moscow in its quest for permanent membership of the UN Security Council, a diplomatic officical said here Tuesday. "India's interest in securing permanent membership of UN Security Council is supported by Russia, but there is now an expectation that our Russian friends need to do more - and be seen to be doing ...

4 killed 68 wounded in bomb attacks in Iraq

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400

Beijing, May 21 (Xinhua-ANI): At least four people were killed and 68 others wounded in deadly bomb attacks in war-torn Iraq on Tuesday, police said. At least three people were killed and more than 43 others wounded when two car bombs exploded in the Hussein district in Tuz Khormato, some 170 km north of Baghdad, a police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. The blasts caused ...

Spain not yet on Brazils level Iniesta

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:10:01 -0400

Andres Iniesta says Spain cannot yet claim to be on the same pedestal as Brazil in football's international hierarchy. The Barcelona midfielder has been a key member of a Spain team that has won the two European Championships and the 2010 World Cup. In an interview with Brazilian daily O Globo, Iniesta said Brazil had maintained a unique aura owing to the country's rich football history. "To ...

2018 FIFA World Cup stadium may be delayed until 2017

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:02 -0400

The completion date for Zenit St. Petersburg's $1.1 billion stadium has been put back again and it may not open until 2017, a decade after construction work began, the head of the government agency auditing the project said. The stadium is to host a 2018 World Cup semifinal, but the new date means there could be a rush to prepare it for scheduled Confederations Cup games in 2017. "The ...

Russia announces cash prizes for World University medallists

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:30:02 -0400

Russia's federal government will pay out roughly $5,400 to Russian gold medallists at this summer's University Games in the Russian city of Kazan, according to a decree signed Tuesday by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Silver medallists, meanwhile, will receive a bonus of just over $2,600, while bronze medallists will earn about $1,600, as Russia looks to finish first in the medal table for the ...

High public debt raises fiscal crisis risk IMF official

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:10:01 -0400

An official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned here that high public debt would raise the possibility of fiscal crisis. "We tend to underestimate the cost of fiscal crises before they occur," Carlo Cottarelli, director of IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department, said Monday during a luncheon speech hosted by the Washington-based think tank Peterson Institute for International Economics ...

Indian sand artist wins Danish grand prize

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:50:02 -0400

Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has won the Danish 'grand prize' at the 2nd Copenhagen International Sand sculpture festival 2013 for his 15-foot coloured sand sculpture created on the "Go green, Save Earth" theme. Pattnaik got the award Monday at the prestigious festival being held in Denmark's capital city for his maiden coloured sand sculpture on foreign land. It took him seven days to ...

Zardari holds national international conspiracies responsible for PPPs defeat in polls

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:40:02 -0400

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has claimed that "conspiracies" hatched by national and international institutions led to the Pakistan Peoples Party's defeat in the general elections. The News quoted Zardari, as saying that the PPP could have won 40-45 seats in the Punjab. He added that his party would play the role of opposition with full vigour. Zardari said he could not take part in ...

Chicago man crushes Ferris Wheel ride world record

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:10:01 -0400

A man from Chicago rode Ferris Wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - to break the existing world record. Clinton Shepherd, a park operations manager of Chicago's Navy Pier, who spent 48 hours, 8 minutes and 25 seconds riding Navy Pier's Ferris wheel over the weekend, said that he thought that Chicago - birthplace of the ride - should have the title, People magazine reported. ...

US report says discrimination against Jews Muslims on rise across globe

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:50:01 -0400

Discrimination against Jews and Muslims is on the rise around the world, according to a new report in the US. The annual US Department of State report for 2012 has revealed an increase in anti-Islamic sentiment in Europe and Asia. The report also said there was growing anti-Semitism, especially in Venezuela, Egypt and Iran. According to the BBC, the International Religious Freedom Report noted ...

Pakistani cricket star politician leaves hospital

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:27:32 -0400

Supporters of former Pakistani cricket star and chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) Imran Khan attend a sit-in-protest to condemn the killing of Zohra Shahid, a senior member of PTI in Karachi, Monday, May 20, 2013 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Police said gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed Shahid outside her home on Saturday. (AP Photo/B.K. ...

Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:23:58 -0400

BEIJING -- Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers - and even sits on the toilet - in the Chinese artist's new obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video mocking state power.The video accompanying the visual artist's heavy metal single "Dumbass," released Wednesday, is meant to reconstruct his 81-day detention in 2011, which was part ...

World moves on from friendship to Internet friendship

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:23:49 -0400

Lucknow the previous week. While leaving their place, doctor uncle and aunty gifted me a pen, a blotting pad and a stylish plastic bag for books. Aunty asked me to come to their house on my way to school as and when I would feel like. Back home, my mother kissed me and my father praised me for the ‘self-respect’ I had shown. He said the doctor couple loved me for that. Our ...

Vodafone Europe’s slump eats into sales

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:21:35 -0400

Vodafone would not distribute a £2.1 billion (R30bn) dividend from US venture Verizon Wireless to investors as it battled to reverse declines in European markets, the biggest cellular operator said yesterday. Service sales fell 4.2 percent in the quarter to March, the third consecutive quarterly drop, as customers in Europe cut costs, it said yesterday. Management is cutting jobs and ...

4 Australian brands rank among worlds top 100 media

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:20:12 -0400

Four leading Australian companies have ranked in the top 100 most valuable brands in the world, the local media WA Today reported on Wednesday.According to the global market research leader Millward Brown and marketing giant WPP, the ANZ Bank, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and the supermarket giant Woolworth were among the Brandz Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands list, said the report.The ...

Nanotech roundup safety concerns bionic ears and worlds smallest movie | Ros Daw

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:20:11 -0400

In this month's roundup we report new recommendations on handling nanofibres and nanotubes, the creation of superhuman ears, and a movie made from individual ...

China gains international recognition for immediate effective responses to H7N9

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:20:07 -0400

China has gained international recognition for its immediate and effective responses to the human infections with H7N9 virus, a side event on Influenza A (H7N9) showed Tuesday.The Chinese delegation to the 66th World Health Assembly and World Health Organization (WHO) convened the side event, which gathered officials and experts from international organizations and relevant countries to exchange ...

$105000 Trip Of A Lifetime - The World By Private Jet With Abercrombie Kent Founder

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:19:32 -0400

A balloon safari in Kenya is just of many highlights on this epic, global trip by private jet. Photo: Rose Loggi/A&K In 1962, Geoffrey Kent, who was born in East African while his parents were on safari there, ...

US slams Irans disqualification of candidates

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:16:31 -0400

The United States on Tuesday condemned Iran's disqualification of hundreds of would-be presidentialcandidates, accusing the "unaccountable" clerical leadership of seeking to tighten its grip on ...

Fiji athletes qualify for IAAF World Youth Championships

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:14:29 -0400

Fiji For the first time in Fiji's athletics history, five athletes have qualified on merit to compete at the IAAF World Youth Championship.Making the cut are runners Aaron Powell (100m/200m), Jacob Waqanivalu (100m/200m), Batinisavu Uluiyata (200m/400m), Saula Nadrakoro (400m) and Danni Alakija (200m/400m).Although the usual quota is for one athlete from each country to attend the games, ...

China charges six in sex video extortion case

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:00:34 -0400

BEIJING (Reuters) - A court in the city of Chongqing has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by recording videos of them having sex, the official Xinhua news agency reported on ...

Turkey passes wealth amnesty law to lure back funds from abroad

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:00:33 -0400

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Turkish parliament passed a "wealth amnesty" law late on Tuesday designed to lure back funds held abroad by affluent Turks without punitive taxes and ...

Death toll rises to 28 in Freeport Indonesia mine accident

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:00:33 -0400

Workers from Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc gather during a protest over an accident where 39 workers attending an underground training were trapped when a tunnel collapsed, at Mile 72, near the mining area in Tembagapura of Papua province May 15, ...

Seven kidnapped Egyptian security officers released army spokesman

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:00:32 -0400

CAIRO (Reuters) - Seven members of Egypt's security forces who were kidnapped in Sinai last week have been released and are on their way to Cairo, army spokesman Ahmed Ali said on his Facebook page on ...

Egypt TV 7 security men kidnapped in Sinai freed

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:45:05 -0400

CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian state TV says six policemen and a border guard kidnapped by suspected militants in the Sinai Peninsula last week have been ...

Hundreds killed in upsurge of terror bombings sectarian killings in Iraq

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:22:52 -0400

A wave of violence is shaking the neo-colonial Iraqi regime that emerged from the US war and occupation of Iraq, as sectarian tensions between Iraq's bourgeois factions are inflamed by the savage US-led proxy war in neighbouring Syria.In this past week, more than 200 people have been killed in car bomb attacks in a number of Iraqi cities. The worst violence was in Baghdad, where car bombs ...

Study says India Jordan Bangladesh Hong Kong worlds most racially intolerant

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:22:39 -0400

INDIA, Jordan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong are among the the most racist countries in the world - but Britain is among the most accepting of different races, a survey has found. The World Values Survey asked people in more than 80 countries what type of people they did NOT want as neighbours. More than 40 per cent of those quizzed in India, Jordan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong said they didn't ...

US soldier John Russell gets life in prison for Camp Liberty killings in Iraq

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:22:38 -0400

Army Sergeant John Russell was convicted earlier this week over the murders at a clinic for soldiers suffering from war-related stress at Camp Liberty, the largest US base in ...

Europe Factors to Watch-Shares seen slipping before Bernanke testimony

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:22:04 -0400

PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) - European stocks are expected to inch lower on Wednesday, with the market's month-long rally taking a breather before U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony before Congress. Financial spreadbetters expect Britain's FTSE 100 to open about 11 points lower, or down 0.16 percent, Germany's DAX to open 15 points lower, or down 0.18 percent, and ...

World South Africa rising A country of contradictions

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:19:14 -0400

South Africa 's economy - buffeted by labour unrest, political uncertainties and the seemingly endless aftershocks of racial apartheid - is not roaring ahead like some of its neighbours. In the context of the much touted and much questioned theme of "Africa ...

MGIMO hosts Heydar Aliyev and World Politics round table

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:16:19 -0400

The Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) has hosted a round table entitled "Heydar Aliyev and World Politics". The event was organized by the "Club of Azerbaijanis" under ...

Baku to host international food agriculture and packaging exhibitions

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:16:16 -0400

Baku will host WorldFood Azerbaijan-2013, Agrihort Azerbaijan 2013 and 2nd Caspian International "Packaging, Tare, Label and Printing" Ipack Caspian 2013 exhibitions, AzerTAc reports. Speaking at a press conference, Azerbaijani deputy Minister of Agriculture Ilham Guliyev said 179 companies from 31 countries would participate in this year`s WorldFood Azerbaijan-2013 exhibition. On ...

Oklahoma tornado was the most powerful categorised storm

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:07:57 -0400

The massive tornado that cut a wide and deadly swath through a suburban Oklahoma City town has been classified as a top category EF5 system that blew homes off their foundations and sent debris flying almost 160 km ...

Pakistans Imran Khan leaves hospital after fall

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:05:00 -0400

Imran Khan hospitalised after falling at election rally Pakistani cricket-hero-turned-politician Imran Khan left hospital on Wednesday after treatment for back injuries suffered in a fall in Lahore, television stations said. Khan, who has been fitted with a spinal brace to aid recovery, fell from a fork-lift taking him to a poll campaign podium on May 7. A general election four days later ...

Canadian killed in escalating violence in Iraq

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

Residents stand amid rubble at blast scene in Tuz Khormatu town in northern Iraq May 21, 2013. Three persons were killed and 52 others were injured after two car bombs were set off in Tuz Khormatu on Tuesday, according to the police. REUTERS/Stringer A Canadian has been killed amidst rising violence in Iraq. "I have grown increasingly concerned in recent days as a spate of deadly sectarian ...

Experts Globe worth more torn apart

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:50:30 -0400

The New York Times Co.’s local media properties - the Boston Globe, bostonglobe.com, boston.com and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette - could fetch tens of millions more if they were sold off separately than bundled together, according to industry experts."Given what the Globe has done, breaking apart bostonglobe.com from boston.com and putting less Globe content on Boston.com, it ...

NKorea Sends Special Envoy to China

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:47:09 -0400

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. Choe Ryong Hae, a top Workers' Party official and a vice marshal tasked with supervising the North Korean army, departed on a chartered Air Koryo flight with a political and military ...

Golfer Apologizes to Tiger for Fried Chicken Remark

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:47:08 -0400

Sergio Garcia apologized for saying he would "serve fried chicken" while making a joke about having Tiger Woods over for dinner. The British newspaper The Guardian reported Garcia was asked in jest while on stage at the European Tour's awards dinner Tuesday night if he would invite Woods to dinner during the U.S. Open. The Guardian reported Garcia said: "We will have him ...

North Korea sends leaders special envoy to China

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:35:51 -0400

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent ...

Former Signal International guest workers file suit

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:13:47 -0400

In March 2008, nearly 100 workers marched outside the gates of their former employer, Signal International. They sang the protest song, "We Shall Overcome" in their native language. Then, in a symbol of resistance, workers tossed off their hard ...

All 28 bodies recovered from Indonesian mine room

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:10:01 -0400

JAKARTA, Indonesia -; Rescuers have recovered all 28 bodies from a collapsed underground room inside the giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia's province of ...

Mayor ducks crack video grilling

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:03:26 -0400

Toronto 's mayor continued to avoid questions about a video purportedly showing him smoking crack cocaine, despite calls by both allies and rivals for further ...

Facebook too old say Twitter teens

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:03:26 -0400

22 May 2013 Twitter is booming as a social media destination for American teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama ...

Venezuelas Maduro warns of psychological war

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:58:54 -0400

President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday denounced as "psychological war" a leaked audio recording that purports to show a power struggle among key followers of the late Hugo ...

Oklahoma tornado Obama pledges federal government will get everything needed right away to victims

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:53:18 -0400

US president Barack Obama has promised that the federal government would get everything needed "right away" to victims of the devastating tornado that struck on Monday afternoon, killing at least 24 ...

Act on tax avoidance urges Cameron

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:53:17 -0400

David Cameron is to step up the campaign against tax evasion and "aggressive" tax avoidance as Apple joins multinational corporations in the ...

North Korea sends top Kim Jong-un aide to Beijing

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:42:06 -0400

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea sent one of its top military officials to Beijing on Wednesday as a "special envoy" of its leader Kim Jong-un, state news agency KCNA ...

General in Adultery Probe Suspended

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:38:11 -0400

May 21, 2013 7:01pm WASHINGTON — The Army has suspended the one-star commanding general at Fort Jackson, S.C., for alleged misconduct involving adultery and an unspecified physical altercation. An Army official tells ABC News that the case does not involve sexual ...

STOCKS NEWS THAILAND-BEC World drops after block trades

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:34:01 -0400

Tue May 21, 2013 11:34pm EDT Shares in broadcaster BEC World Pcl dropped 6 percent to 67 baht after block trades at a lower-than-market price of 66 baht on average, according to Thai stock exchange data. BEC's shareholders planned to sell 80 million shares in block trades at 66 baht each in the morning session, broker Maybank Kim Eng Securities said in a report. The broader SET index was ...

Asia stocks rise as Fed official backs easy policy

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:26:21 -0400

Regional Fed chief James Bullard said in a speech Tuesday that the Fed should continue its monthly $85 billion in bond purchases, which drives down interest rates and thus encourages lending and spending, to help spur the U.S. economic ...

World Briefing | Middle East Egypt Security Forces Fire on Funeral

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:02:31 -0400

Egyptian officials say soldiers and police officers mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula during a search for kidnapped security personnel. The officials say the troops thought the funeral convoy was carrying gunmen who refused to ...

World Bank reviews $5.4bn investments in Nigeria

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:59:18 -0400

The World Bank on Tuesday began a review of its investments and activities worth $5.4bn in Nigeria. The investments are in 26 projects and involve 200 entities across the ...

Opinion Sky terrifies and inspires

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:47:44 -0400

>Editor's note: Nathan Gunter is the managing editor of Oklahoma Today magazine, the state's official magazine. A graduate of Westmoore High School in Moore, Oklahoma, he holds degrees from Wake Forest University and the University of Oklahoma.(CNN) -- Oklahomans have a special relationship with the sky. We know how to look up. On the prairies of western Oklahoma, the skies are so big, and so ...

Oil Prices Have Been Rigged For Years European Union Just Now Starting To Investigate

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:47:08 -0400

they’re launching an investigation into the rigging of oil prices. It’s long been known that much of what drives the price of oil, and therefore gasoline, food, and other products, is not the free market, but rather, the biggest players in the oil market, and yet this has largely gone untouched while people throw blame here, there and everywhere for the high price of gasoline. The ...

World Briefing | Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Rebel Clashes Resume

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:46:53 -0400

Two days of clashes between rebel fighters and ...

‘US opened Pandora’s box in Iraq regional sectarian violence almost impossible to stop now’

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:45:15 -0400

Violence Sectarian violence unleashed after the US disintegration of Iraq is linked to the Syrian conflict and the death toll will only climb since extremist elements hijacked the sectarian instability in the region, political analyst Chris Bambery told RT. "Everyone in Iraq must be terrified that the situation in Syria is spilling over into Iraq" Bambery said as Tuesday's ...

Incoming Bank of England chief sees more dark days for Europe

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:39:48 -0400

(13 mins ago) Europe faces a ';decade of stagnation’’ if it does not move on momentous reforms to put its fiscal house back in order, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney warned yesterday. He will head the Bank of England from July 1. ';Europe remains in recession, with economic activity constrained by fiscal austerity, low confidence and tight credit ...

World Briefing | Asia China New Bird Flu Virus Is Controlled Officials Say

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:19 -0400

The H7N9 virus appears under control in China largely through restrictions at bird markets, but it caused some $6.5 billion in losses, United Nations experts said Tuesday. The virus infected at least 130 people in China since March, with 36 deaths, but no cases have been detected since early May, ...

Guatemala trial of Rios Montt has likely collapsed lawyers

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:11 -0400

Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt enters in the Supreme Court of Justice on the sixth day of his trial in Guatemala City, March 26, ...

Updates Home of singers sister hit

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:34:55 -0400

>For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO, KOKH, KOKI(CNN) -- At least 24 people -- including nine children -- were killed when a massive tornado struck an area outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, officials said. Read more: Heartbreaking scenes in Oklahoma City after disasterAt least seven of those children were killed at ...

Japan considers resuming talks with North Korea media

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:32:07 -0400

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has started looking into resuming inter-governmental talks with North Korea after a surprise visit to Pyongyang by an aide to Japan's prime minister, the Asahi Shimbun and other newspapers said on ...

The making of a nightmare tornado

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:14:41 -0400

>Editor's note: Louis Wicker is a research meteorologist at NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma (CNN) -- On Tuesday morning, the residents of Moore, Oklahoma, woke again to another nightmare. In the past 14 years, Moore and its nearby neighbors have been subjected to devastation from three major tornado events. The latest chapter in this nearly ...

Venezuela parliament resumes 3 weeks after brawl

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:50:06 -0400

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during the departure of Simon Bolivar's school sailing ship at the naval dock in La Guaira Venezuela, Monday, May 20, 2013. The ship with 175 people on board starts his twenty-fifth cruise abroad instruction. (AP Photo/Ariana ...

Eagles future hangs on World Cup ticket — Oboabona

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:49:05 -0400

"We know the importance of clinching the World Cup ticket and the coach has also let us understand that our careers will be built on this ticket, that is why we can't let it go. We are ready to give everything so that we are victorious at the end," the Sunshine Stars skipper told ...

China defeats Kazakhstan at China International Mens Volleyball Tournament

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:42:33 -0400

Chinese national men's volleyball team defeated Kazakhstan 3-0 at the China International Men's Volleyball Tournament here in Luohe, central China's Henan Province on Tuesday.China beat Kazakhstan 25-20, 25-23, 25-16 with no difficulty because Kazakhstan was not a strong team."My team consists of young players who didn't completely obey my order, so I'm very ...

US missile test delayed for a day

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:38:54 -0400

The US Air Force delayed for a day an intercontinental ballistic missile test Tuesday because of a "range safety instrumentation ...

Landmark immigration bill passes key Senate hurdle

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:38:53 -0400

The sweeping overhaul of the US immigration system took a major step towards viability Tuesday when the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 to approve a landmark bill offering a path to citizenship for ...

Oklahoma tornado was strongest category weather official

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:38:52 -0400

The massive tornado that cut a wide and deadly swath through a suburban Oklahoma City town was a top category EF5 system with winds over 200 mph (321 kmh), a weather official told AFP ...

Sky terrifies and inspires Okies

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:30:11 -0400

EU set to brand Hezbollah terrorists

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:23:14 -0400

Open the Google Chrome browser Click Tools icon>Options>Under the Hood>Content Settings Check Allow local data to be set Uncheck Block third-party cookies from being set Uncheck Clear cookies Close ...

Visitors evacuate after suicide at Paris Notre Dame Cathedral

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:21:18 -0400

PARIS Some 1,500 visitors were cleared out of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a man put a letter on the altar of the 850-year-old monument Tuesday, pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head. It's the first suicide in decades at the landmark site, Monsignor Patrick Jacquin, the cathedral's rector, told The Associated Press. "It's unfortunate, it's dramatic, ...

Photographer Discusses Capturing Kids Rescue

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:18:49 -0400

Associated Press photographer Sue Ogrocki saw the tornado warnings for the Oklahoma City area Monday, she didn’t run into a storm shelter or take cover in her office. She grabbed her camera equipment and her car keys. Then she rushed outside, got into her car and raced towards the approaching twister. ';We had advanced warning that tornadoes would probably be developing ...

Man Enters Plea in Picasso Vandalism

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:18:49 -0400

A man accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting in a Houston museum -- an act that was caught on cellphone video -- agreed Tuesday to a two-year prison term as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. Uriel Landeros had faced felony graffiti and criminal mischief charges accusing him of spray-painting "Woman in a Red Armchair" at the Menil Collection. Emily Detoto, ...

Updates Child victim identified

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:12:30 -0400

Protesters hurl firebombs as Chile leader speaks

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:36:58 -0400

SANTIAGO, Chile -- Bands of young people hurling firebombs and stones clashed with police outside Chile's congress Tuesday after thousands of students and workers staged a protest march before President Sebastian Pinera's final state of the nation speech.The president was not exposed to the violence around the legislature, which is in the port city of Valparaiso.Authorities said more ...

Journalists shouldnt be prosecuted for doing their jobs Obama

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:29:56 -0400

President Barack Obama does not want journalists prosecuted for doing their jobs, his spokesman said Tuesday, amid a furore over a Fox News reporter caught up in a Justice Department leak ...

Britains gay marriage bill passes major hurdle

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:29:54 -0400

British Prime Minister David Cameron headed off another Conservative rebellion after the opposition Labour Party helped him see off a "wrecking amendment" which had threatened his gay marriage ...

After deadly day new attacks in Iraq kill 13 people and wound dozens officials say

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:23:24 -0400

An Iraqi policeman runs his metal detector over the body of Mohammed Adnan, 22, at a checkpoint as the body arrives for burial in the holy Shiite city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 20, 2013. A wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed and wounded dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/ Alaa ...

Toronto mayor avoids questions about alleged crack video

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:15:00 -0400

May 21, 2013: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford sits during a City council meeting at Toronto City Hall. Ford ignored a crush of reporters waiting outside his city hall office this morning in the hopes he would address allegations that he was recorded on video appearing to smoke crack ...

UK coalition to last despite rifts infighting Deputy PM

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:14:22 -0400

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (R) and deputy prime minister Nick Clegg attend the State Opening of Parliament, in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London May 8, ...

In Europe a Fed President Urges Quantitative Easing

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:13:30 -0400

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Five agencies win Cricket World Cup work

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:13:26 -0400

can reveal. The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the ICC Cricket World Cup whittled down the 30-plus expressions of interest (EOI) they received for the three different disciplines to five successful firms. OMD is one of those five having been awarded the media buying duties. CHE Proximity, which was widely rumoured to be on the shortlist along with Ogilvy and GPY&R Melbourne, has ...

Watch Families Search for Wedding Photos Other Belongings

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:10:17 -0400

And there are so many other families poring over the fragments of their lives tonight. Abc's cecilia vega spent the day with them. Reporter: Good evening. They have been out here all day trying ...

New Evidence of Iran Support to Assad

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:10:17 -0400

May 21, 2013 7:43pm The United States has new evidence that Iran and Hezbollah have direct involvement with the Syrian regime, a senior State Department official told reporters traveling with Secretary of State John Kerry in Oman. The official said that, according to the Free Syrian Army, Hezbollah and Iranian fighters have been helping the Syrian regime of President Bashar Assad in Qusayr, near ...

Watch Family Survives Direct Tornado Hit in Oklahoma

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:10:16 -0400

I have another behind the picture image tonight. In fact, you showed us the iconic scene, the mother and father walking. She's bloodied. They're walking a from briar elementary school which took a direct hit. They are the cobb family la donna and steve. She has a badly bruised eye and face, but she'll be fine. Earlier I spoke to them about what they did. I just tried to be the best ...

Citizenship Pathway Survives in Bill

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:10:16 -0400

The "pathway to citizenship," a key provision of the immigration reform bill designed to bring 11 million undocumented immigrants out of the shadows, came under fire today during the Senate markup of the bill. President Barack Obama and the bipartisan Senate "Gang of Eight" that wrote the bill under review by the Senate Judiciary Committee both say the pathway must survive ...

Suri Cruises Rainy Day Fun

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:10:15 -0400

posted a photo that seems to be of their son , Benjamin, playing with Brady’s son from his relationship with Bridget Moynihan: ';A beautiful day with my loves,'; she ...

Andy Murray withdraws from French Open with back injury

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:05:31 -0400

Andy Murray, Great Britain, hoists his trophy after defeating Novak Djokovic, Serbia, to win the men's championship at the U.S. Open held at the National Tennis Center on September 10, 2012 in New York. UPI Photo/Monika ...

Fifteen Divers On USA World Championship Roster

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:33:37 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 21. THREE of the American divers who won Olympic medals last summer in London look to repeat or improve on their Olympic performances this summer at the FINA world championships in Barcelona.David Boudia, the lone gold medalist among the Americans last year, will face strong competition in the platform event, as he did last summer to win gold. In addition to the gold ...

AGPMPN warms up for World Doctors’ Day

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:31:54 -0400

The Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria, an affiliate of the World Organisation of Family Doctors, is set to mark the 2013 World Doctor Day with a public ...

Third Time Wasn’t The Charm John Kerry Returns To The Middle East For A Fourth Go-Round

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:25:50 -0400

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry , embarking on yet another trip to the Middle East, where he has already been three times since assuming office at the end of ...

Members of International Sex Trafficking Ring Indicted

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:24:36 -0400

WASHINGTON-Arturo Rojas-Coyotl, Odilon Martinez-Rojas, and Severiano Martinez-Rojas, all of Tenancingo in the state of Tlaxcala, Mexico, have been indicted on charges of sex trafficking and alien harboring, announced the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia. A fourth man, Daniel Garcia-Tepal, also of Tlaxcala, ...

US court rules Osama death photos can stay secret

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:21:45 -0400

A US appeals court ruled Tuesday that the federal government is not required to release photos that were taken of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden after he was killed by special ...

Oklahoma dog crawls out of tornado rubble on live TV

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:15:33 -0400

(CBS) Barbara Garcia's home was destroyed Monday by a massive tornado that left at least 24 people in her community dead, but the elderly Oklahoma resident has at least one reason to celebrate -- and it was captured on camera for the world to witness.During a live TV interview, Garcia explained to a CBS reporter that she had been taking shelter in a bathroom with her dog when the twister ...

Spains former PM Aznar suggests may challenge Rajoy

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:06:12 -0400

Spain's centre-right People's Party (Partido Popular) leader Mariano Rajoy ( R ) and Former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar talk before a national executive committee in Madrid November 21, ...

As U.S. struggles with Syria policy Senate panel backs arming rebels

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:06:12 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to send weapons to rebels fighting Syria's government, but it was not clear who would get the arms even if the bill succeeds, as Washington struggles to deal with its response to the ...

Discovery of alleged Russian plot points to growing jitters

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:06:11 -0400

OREKHOVO-ZUYEVO, Russia (Reuters) - As Russia congratulated its forces for foiling an alleged Islamist plot on Moscow, the discovery of the plan also pointed to the growing security threat before the 2014 Winter ...

Anti-Gay Attacks Reported in NYC

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:58 -0400

Hours after New Yorkers rallied in response to a spate of gay-bashing that's resulted in one death and fueled concern about hate crimes, there were two more reports of possible anti-gay attacks on Manhattan streets, authorities said Tuesday. In one, a 45-year-old man was attacked late Monday in the East Village by a drinking companion who yelled an anti-gay slur and knocked him ...

Judge Wont Dismiss Kennedy Case

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:58 -0400

Kerry Kennedy, the ex-wife of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is likely to go on trial in the fall after a town judge refused to dismiss a drugged-driving case against her Tuesday. Kennedy "cut a wide swath of danger and risk" on July 13 as she drove her Lexus on Interstate 684 near her home north of New York City, swerving into a tractor-trailer, Justice Elyse Lazansky wrote in a ruling filed in ...

$228K for Author-Noted Potter Book

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:56 -0400

For fans of the boy wizard, this could be the most coveted copy of all the "Harry Potter" books in the world. A first edition copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" that contains author J.K. Rowling's notes and original illustrations fetched 150,000 pounds ($228,000) at a London auction on Tuesday. Sotheby's said the work, offered as part of a ...

Europe faces decade of stagnation if no reforms

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:38 -0400

Mark Carney warned Tuesday. "Europe remains in recession, with economic activity constrained by fiscal austerity, low confidence and tight credit conditions," he said in a speech to the Montreal board of trade. "Deep challenges persist in its financial system. Without sustained and significant reforms, a decade of stagnation threatens." In his final speech as Canada's ...

Without much effort imagine the world reaction if Jews were in the situation of the Palestinians with them having a large army building a wall of shame and forcing the people to live in ghettos Thus the boycott of Israel is valid and I agree with it

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:51:21 -0400

As for the Jewish people, who are always on the lookout for any news that is broadcast on international media whose intent is critical to their behavior on this sensitive issue with Palestine, they deserve to be reprimanded, yes. Without much effort, imagine the world reaction if Jews were in the situation of the Palestinians, with them having a large army, building a wall of shame, and forcing ...

Okies love-hate relationship

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:45:09 -0400

Okies love-hate relationship

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:45:09 -0400

Survivors tell harrowing stories

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:42:16 -0400

>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO, KOKH, KOKIMoore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Sun was hard to come by in Moore, Oklahoma, Tuesday. The sky still looked menacing, dark and ...

Guatemala ruling could keep ex-leader from prison

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:25:00 -0400

FILE - In this Friday, May 10, 2013 file photo, Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt wears headphones as he listens to the verdict in his genocide trial in Guatemala City. Guatemala's top court has overturned the genocide conviction of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt's and ordered his trial to resume. Constitutional Court secretary Martin Guzman says the trial needs ...

Central African Republic UN measles vaccination campaign to protect 125000 children

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:23:27 -0400

an emergency measles vaccination campaign that will aim to reach 125,000 children in the Central African Republic (CAR). The five-day campaign, which begins tomorrow, will take place in the conflict-hit Bangui, the country’s capital, after eight children tested positive for the disease last month. ';Measles is one of the leading causes of death among young children. Mass violence and ...

Attacks in Iraq kill more than 40 sectarian tensions high

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:22:20 -0400

Puma to sell gasoline-ethanol mix in Puerto Rico

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:20:46 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -; A Swiss oil company says it will start selling regular gasoline mixed with ethanol as part of a pilot program in Puerto ...

UNFPA Focuses on Contraception for 222 Million in Developing World

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:14:48 -0400

- When thousands of participants from around the world gather in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur next week, the primary focus will be on health and empowerment of girls and ...

Wuhan to host international rowing in July

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:11:28 -0400

/enpproperty--> The International Universities Rowing Regatta will debut in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, in July. The competitors will come from 12 top universities, including Oxford, Cambridge, Yale, Tsinghua and Xi'an Jiao Tong. The regatta will run from July 22-26 on East Lake, a well-known scenic area in Wuhan. Teams will compete in eight single-oared boats. ...

World class rocker Bolder dies

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:09:25 -0400

Uriah Heep five years later and only stopped playing with the band a few months ago, due to his poor health.Tributes were paid to him as a "world-class" rock musician.A statement from Uriah Heep said: "It is with great sadness that Uriah Heep announce the passing of our friend the amazing Trevor Bolder, who has passed away after his long fight with cancer. Trevor was an all-time ...

Canada Targets Both U.S. And Europe In Effort To Get White House Approval For Tar Sands Pipeline

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:08:41 -0400

doubled its spending on advertising to promote the Keystone XL pipeline and the production of tar sands oil. The effort to sell the pipeline to the U.S. and the resultant tar sands oil to Europe comes in spite of increasing revelations about the destructiveness of tar sands oil. ...

Hunt for survivors in wreckage of Oklahoma twister nears end

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:04:53 -0400

Soldiers and Airmen with the Oklahoma Army National Guard and the Oklahoma Air National Guard along with firefighters participate in recovery efforts after a tornado moved through on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kendall James/U.S. Department of Defense via Getty ...

Russia moves closer to jail terms for offending religion

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:39 -0400

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian lawmakers on Tuesday took a step toward imposing jail terms for offending religious feelings, approving legislation proposed after punk band Pussy Riot performed a raucous protest song in Moscow's main Orthodox Christian ...

With wary eye on the U.S. China courts India

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:37 -0400

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, smiling and effusive, was out to smooth ruffled feathers in India this week, promising to ease tensions and increase trade between Asia's fastest growing economies in his first trip overseas since taking ...

Chinas bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:36 -0400

GENEVA (Reuters) - The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at bird markets, but caused some $6.5 billion in losses to the economy, U.N. experts said on ...

U.S. IDs several men possibly responsible for Benghazi attack

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:51:41 -0400

WASHINGTON The U.S. has identified several men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, but none of them are in U.S. custody and the FBI isn't sure where they might be, a U.S. official told CBS News correspondent Bob Orr. The Associated Press reported there were five men identified. An official told CBS News that number was "in the ...

Search for tornado survivors nears end

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:51:29 -0400

Emergency crews were nearing the end of their search for survivors today in the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb where a massive tornado flattened homes and demolished a primary school. Authorities lowered the death toll to 24, down from 51.Fire Chief Gary Bird said that he's "98% sure" there are no more survivors or bodies to recover under the rubble in Moore. He said ...

Susan Powell Case Brother-in-Law Husband Suspects

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:49:09 -0400

A Pierce County Sheriff's deputy and Graham Firefighters work around the smoldering remains of a house near Fredrickson, Wash., Feb. 5, 2012, where, the bodies of Josh Powell and his two sons are believed to have been ...

Man 91 Surpasses Goal to Fight Eviction

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:49:07 -0400

An online fundraising effort has surpassed its goal to allow a 91-year-old man in Zaleski, Ohio, to buy back his home before his daughter has the chance to evict him from it. Jaclyn Fraley, 35, and her grandfather, John Potter, started fundraising for enough money to make an offer on the home he built 56 years ago. "It means a little bit of everything," Potter said, when asked ...

Watch Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin on Tornado Aftermath

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:49:05 -0400

This is a special report from ABC news. Look what I'm -- cuts or New York this ABC news digital special report -- -- -- taking an Oklahoma where the governor there is holding a news conference on ...

Watch Apple CEO We Pay All the Taxes We Owe

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:49:00 -0400

I am not an unfair person. That's not who we yours accompany Apple's chief executive Timothy Cook this morning. Defending the global technology powerhouse from accusations -- -- tens of billions of dollars from US tax collectors. Apple CEO was adamant it's the tax code that needs fixing and not what he called. Apple sensible corporate behavior we pay all the taxes we -- Every ...

Nutella Crisis Averted as Maker Caves

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:48:59 -0400

Fans of Nutella can once again breathe easy--at least the ones not allergic to nuts. Great had been their disbelief in recent days, following the announcement by Sara Rosso, founder of World Nutella Day and foremost amateur champion of the peanut butter-like hazlenut spread, that she would be cancelling her annual February 5 event and taking down her nut-worshiping website. These steps, she ...

JPMorgans CEO Keeps Dual Role

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:48:59 -0400

Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, left, and an unidentified man leave the company's annual shareholders meeting in Tampa, Fla., May 21, ...

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