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Major General Finn appointed to top UN role in Jerusalem

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:15:41 -0400

18 June 2013 150 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment today of Major General Michel Finn, of Ireland, as head of Mission and Chief of Staff of the Jerusalem-based UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), the first such operation the world body set up almost 60 years ago. "Major General Finn succeeds Major General Juha Kilpia of Finland, who will ...

Obama welcomes Iran's election of moderate president

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:40:07 -0400

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has urged Iran's newly elected president to prove to the world that the Islamic republic was not pursuing a nuclear weapon programme as the White House welcomed election of a moderate leader as a hopeful sign. "I think it says that the Iranian people want to move in a different direction," Obama said of the election results in Iran that saw a surprising ...

Widespread anti-graft protests rock Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:27 -0400

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Anti-graft protests swept Brazil's main cities as some 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets against alleged mis-governance, forcing President Dilma Rousseff Tuesday to acknowledge the need for better public services and effective administration. The assurance from Rousseff came a day after biggest protests rocked at least ten Brazilian cities, including Sao ...

No breakthrough in talks between UK and Ecuador over Assange

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:11 -0400

LONDON - Talks between the United Kingdom and Ecuador have ended without any breakthrough over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's fate with the Andean nation. Ecquador said it was vowing not to succumb to diplomatic pressure and was ready to consider any request from Edward Snowden, another whistleblower, for asylum. As the fugitive anti-secrecy advocate marks one year holed up in the ...

Gaddafi's son to stand trial in Libya in August

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:29:24 -0400

LONDON - Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of deceased Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, will stand trial in August along with Gaddafi's last prime minister and a former intelligence director, the prosecutor's office has announced. The men will be tried for crimes against the Libyan people during the 2011 uprising that toppled the former regime. Notorious former spy chief Abdullah ...

Leaders of G8 call for peace in Syria and pledge humanitarian aid

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:28:36 -0400

ENNISKILLEN - The Group of Eight industrialised nations called for a swift end to the bloody civil war in Syria and urgent peace talks but stopped short of calling for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in its joint statement at the end of talks Tuesday. Despite the lack of consensus among the G8 on the fate of Assad, as well as the use of chemical weapons by his regime, Canadian ...

UN chief hails G8 leaders understanding on Syria

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:20:02 -0400

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Tuesday welcomed the understanding reached on Syria by leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) industrial nations. Ban welcomed the commitment to bring the Syrian sides to the negotiating table, saying that he stands ready to convene the Geneva Conference on Syria as soon as possible to help the Syrian sides reach "a comprehensive agreement based on the Geneva ...

Praising advances in Serbia UN official urges political will to solidify human rights gains

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:16:33 -0400

18 June 2013 150 Visiting Serbia at "an important and transformative moment" in its history, the United Nations human rights chief today urged a steadfast focus on fundamental rights as she hailed a succession of political advances that augur well for the country itself and for the future of the wider region. "It is a positive sign that the authorities are addressing some tough human rights ...

Hungary must revoke amendment threatening judicial independence - UN rights chief

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:16:24 -0400

18 June 2013 150 The top United Nations human rights official today urged the Hungarian Government to revoke a constitutional amendment that threatens the judiciary's independence and endangers the country's system of checks and balances. "Hungary should seek to maintain high standards of human rights protection," said High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay. "Our view is that this ...

Senior UN officials urge restraint dialogue to defuse tensions fuelling protests in Turkey

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:16:15 -0400

18 June 2013 150 Urging "maximum restraint" amid widespread anti-Government protests in Turkey, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Navi Pillay, the world body's human rights chief, called today for constructive dialogue to defuse tensions in the country. "The atmosphere is still clearly highly combustible," said Ms. Pillay, who is the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. "It ...

Libyas democratic transition can benefit from national political dialogue says UN envoy

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:16:04 -0400

18 June 2013 150 Managing Libya's democratic transition is bound to be difficult given the legacy of decades of brutal rule, a senior United Nations envoy told the Security Council today, adding that the country could benefit from a national political dialogue on the way forward. "The political and security challenges that now face the country may well be the legacy of decades of ...

Mali UN officials welcome accord between Government and Tuareg rebels

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:15:56 -0400

18 June 2013 150 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the signing of an agreement between the Government of Mali and Tuareg rebels, providing for an immediate ceasefire and paving the way for country-wide presidential elections set for next month. In a statement issued by a spokesperson in New York, the UN chief welcomes the accord reached between the Malian Government ...

US Names New Envoy to Africas Great Lakes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:23 -0400

Former Senator Russell Feingold has been named the U.S. special envoy to Africa's troubled Great Lakes region. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who announced the appointment Tuesday, said Feingold will work closely with U.N. envoy Mary Robinson to advance a U.N. framework for peace in the region. The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has endured years of conflict and ...

More Russian Oil Flows to China in Shift From Europe

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:14 -0400

MOSCOW Russia is steeply ramping up oil deliveries to China, with Asia now importing almost a fifth of oil exports from the world's largest crude producer in a strategic shift meant by the Kremlin to end reliance on weak and saturated European markets. Russia will increase oil supplies to China by 13 percent in July-September from the previous three months, a shipping schedule obtained ...

Kenyas Deputy Leader to Appear during ICC Trial

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:05 -0400

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that Kenya's deputy president, William Ruto, must attend key segments of his trial on charges of crimes against humanity scheduled to begin in September, according to a court spokesman. Ruto and Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta face similar charges before the court in connection with their alleged role in the country's 2007-2008 post-election ...

G8 condemns use of chemical weapons in Syria

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:30:02 -0400

G8 leaders Tuesday condemned any use of chemical weapons in Syria, and that they were deeply concerned by the growing threat from terrorism and extremism in the Middle East country. In a final communique issued after the annual G8 summit in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, the leaders called on all parties in the conflict to allow access to the UN investigating team, Xinhua reported. It said the ...

India signs loan agreement with World Bank for US$ 255 million for National AIDS Control Project-IV

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:40:02 -0400

An agreement for loan of US$ 255 million (equivalent) from World Bank for the "National AIDS Control Project (NACP-IV)" was signed here today between India and the World Bank. Nilaya Mitash, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance signed on behalf of the Government of India and Mr.Onno Ruhl, Country Director, World Bank (India) on behalf of the World Bank. ...

Europe will regret arming Syrian rebels says Assad

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:30:01 -0400

Embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned Europe that it will live to regret arming rebel factions in the Syrian conflict. The move to arm the rebels would lead to the "export" of terrorism to the continent, The Independent daily quoted the president as telling German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Assad rejected Western claims that his forces had deployed chemical ...

Sania-Liezel enter Eastbourne quarters

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:00:01 -0400

Indo-American pairing Sania Mirza and Liezel Huber defeated Croatian-British duo of Darija Jurak and Heather Watson to enter the quarterfinals of the women's doubles event at the Aegon International here Tuesday. The second seeds were not in their elements but managed to win their first round tie 7-6(4), 7-6(3) in one hour and 36 minutes on the grass courts of Devonshire Park. Sania-Liezel had ...

32 die in Iraq suicide bombing

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:50:02 -0400

At least 32 people were killed and over 50 injured in twin suicide bomb attacks at a mosque in the Iraqi capital, an interior ministry official said. The attacks occurred around midday at the al-Husseiniyah mosque in al-Qahira district, when two suicide bombers blew themselves up during prayers, Xinhua reported. The official said the two attackers first shot dead the guards of the mosque with ...

No corruption in Male airport deal says watchdog

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:30:01 -0400

The Maldives anti-corruption watchdog has ruled out any corruption in the deal to award the country's only operational international airport to Indian infrastructure giant GMR group, a media report said Tuesday. The $511 million project was abruptly cancelled by the Maldivian government in November 2012. The Anti-Corruption Commission's 61-page investigation report into alleged corruption in ...

UNESCO inscribes East Rennell of Solomon Islands on list of world heritage in danger

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:10:04 -0400

Beijing, June 18 (Xinhua-ANI): The world heritage site of East Rennell has been inscribed on the list of world heritage in danger due to logging that is affecting the ecosystem of the Solomon Islands' world heritage site, according to a UNESCO press statement on Tuesday. "The World Heritage Committee determined that logging is threatening the outstanding universal value of East Rennell, and ...

15 killed in Iraq suicide bombing

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:40:01 -0400

At least 15 people were killed and 30 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack at a Shia mosque in the Iraqi capital Tuesday, an interior ministry official said. The attack occurred around midday when a suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden vest among worshippers at the mosque in al-Qahira district, Xinhua reported. The toll of the attacks could rise, officials said. Ambulances, civilian ...

Colombian Poet wants to sell testicles for $20K to travel Europe

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:30:02 -0400

A Colombian poet is selling his testicles to pay for his upcoming European tour. Rafael Medina Brochero, 52, wants 20,000 dollars for his private parts - so he can travel the continent with his "Poetry for Peace in Colombia" show. Speaking to Caracol Radio, the Magdalena author, who's had 11 books published, said that he would hand over his balls to the first person that offered him the cash, ...

Long jumper Smith qualifies for World Championships

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:10:01 -0400

Bermudian long jumper Tyrone Smith has qualified for the World Athletics Championships in Moscow, leaping to a season's best 8.13 metres at a meet in Poland. Smith's jump saw him finish second at the 59th Janusz Kusocinski Memorial Meet in Szczecin, reports CMC. Smith, 28, a two-time Olympian, recently won at a meet in France, and placed fourth in the Czech Republic. He tweeted: "Just ...

New compound more effective at killing persistent and drug-resistant TB

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:30:02 -0400

An international team has identified a highly promising new anti-tuberculosis compound that attacks the tuberculosis (TB) bacterium in two different ways. The team was led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. "These findings represent an effort to help solve one of the major ...

Schalke signs midfielder Clemens

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:50:02 -0400

Germany Under-21 international Christian Clemens has joined Schalke till 2017. The 21-year-old former Cologne midfielder put pen-to-paper on a four-year deal following medical check-up, reports Xinhua. "Christian Clemens is an Under-21 player with enormous potential. We are pleased that we were able to bind a German talent for the long term. He is fast, has a strong shot and is offensively ...

Norwegian Elyounoussi joins Hoffenheim

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:50:02 -0400

Norwegian international of Moroccan descent Tarik Elyounoussi has moved from Rosenborg to Hoffenheim until 2017. The striker has scored 49 goals in 149 appearances in Norway since 2005. In 2013, he scored 12 goals in 22 games to lead the list of goalscorers in the Norwegian professional league, the Tippeligaen, reports Xinhua. The 25-year-old arrival is, since 2008, part of the Norway national ...

Corinthians await Tottenham bid for Paulinho

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:10:01 -0400

Corinthians says it is expecting English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur to make an offer for Brazil international midfielder Paulinho. The Brazilian club's deputy director Duilio Monteiro Alves said Monday that all offers for the 24-year-old would be considered during the European summer transfer window, reports Xinhua. "We know that Tottenham are interested but there is nothing official ...

Tabloid world awaits K-childs first pic

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:40:01 -0400

The race for getting the first photos of Kim Kardashian's child has began in the tabloid world. According to publishing industry insiders, the first photos of the child could come at a reasonable price to the publisher, who plays it smart, the New York Daily News reported. But an insider from the in the industry has revealed that West would never agree to sell the photos, but if he did, they'd ...

Squeaky clean Tokyo favourite host for 2020 Olympics say IOC sources

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:20:01 -0400

Tokyo is reportedly leading in the race for the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics, according to members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Japanese capital's emphasis on safety and security appears to be influencing the race for the 2020 Games by pitting its squeaky clean image against the turmoil and instability being witnessed in Istanbul and Madrid, The Japan Times ...

18 Ibero-American films to be screened in Shanghai

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:50:01 -0400

Ibero-American films will not compete in the Shanghai International Film Festival, or SIFF, but will be represented with 18 films in Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, Basque and Catalan, among the more than 300 selected for event. Latin presence will therefore show a sharp drop from 2012, up to now the biggest showing by the Ibero-American film industry, when it had two movies competing - Spain's ...

Big security data claims businesses unable to use power to ward off threats McAfee Study

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:40:04 -0400

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Outrage over online teaching of Quran to Brit students by banned JuD hardliners

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:40:03 -0400

Easy Qu'ran Memorizing, a website which aims at providing online Qu'ran lessons to students from Middle East, Europe and North America has the tutor with a track record of being a member of the political arm of a banned terrorist organization. Mian Shahzib, a hardcore Islamist and long-term follower of the UN proscribed Jammat-ud-Dawa (JuD) teaching Qu'ran to British pupils through his website ...

WH International designs new KIZAD polymer plant

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:01:03 -0400

WH International, the architectural and engineering practice based in Abu Dhabi, has designed a new polymer processing plant for client Polysys Additives Technologies Middle East. The purpose-built factory and warehousing facility within the KIZAD industrial zone will be used by the firm for the production of a polymer additive that will be supplied to Polyethylene and Polypropylene producers in ...

Obama to invoke call of history in Berlin speech

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:00:09 -0400

Barack Obama will on Wednesday invoke the Cold War history of German-US solidarity, on a long-awaited first visit to Berlin as president, but will face sharp questions on US spy snooping ...

Serena Williams Remarks on Rape Case

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:41:13 -0400

Serena Williams says in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that, while not blaming the victim in the Steubenville rape case, "she shouldn't have put herself in that position." The comment is made in one paragraph of a lengthy story posted online Tuesday about Williams, a 16-time Grand Slam title winner who is ranked No. 1 heading into Wimbledon, which starts next week. ...

Watch Music to the Tiniest Ears

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:41:11 -0400

Finally tonight a special kind of song. Leonard bernstein once said music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable. Our doctor and resident explored the remarkable difference music ...

Watch Chrysler Recalls Some Older Jeeps

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:41:11 -0400

american flag in honor of the obama's. News about gigantic jeep recall from earlier this month. Chrysler initially defied the government refusing to recall more than 1 million models despite ...

Huawei launches worlds slimmest smartphone Ascend P6

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:40:55 -0400

Huawei unveiled its flagship smartphone, the Ascend P6, at its first standalone launch event on Tuesday, underlining its ambitions to compete with Apple ...

10 killed 53 wounded in Iraqs violence

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:29:47 -0400

BAGHDAD, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Ten people were killed and 53 wounded in separate shootings and bombings in central and northern Iraq on Thursday, the police said. Up to five people, including two policemen, were killed and 30 wounded when two roadside bombs detonated near a police patrol in Nahrawan area, in the southeastern part of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source told ...

Without Russia World War II goes on

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:29:41 -0400

Most Americans are ignorant of Russia's incredible contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany and Japan. Americans can barely remember the details of World War II and worse still they do not want to be bothered with more than a cursory review of the details, subtleties and chance that WWII was. What the US populace knows of Russia's efforts in WWII is viewed through the lopsided ...

3 suspects arrested in modern slavery case

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:20:16 -0400

>Editor's note: For more information on this story, check out CNN affiliates WKYC, WOIO and WJW.(CNN) -- A mentally disabled woman and her daughter were held in an Ohio apartment crowded with people and animals for more than a year, forced to perform manual labor and threatened with dogs and snakes to keep them compliant, authorities said Tuesday. Federal prosecutors said the people accused of ...

Turkeys PM Hits Back at International Critics of Crackdown

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:09:56 -0400

LONDON -- The U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights has strongly criticized Turkey's crackdown on anti-government protests, joining the European Union in condemning the police response. But Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hit back, defending the security forces and questioning the democratic legitimacy of his European critics. After weeks of anti-government demonstrations in cities ...

Australian sentenced for life for migrants murder

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:05:44 -0400

MELBOURNE, Australia -; A serial sex offender has been sentenced to life in prison for a rape and murder that outraged Australia's second-largest ...

Conditions subhuman

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:02:25 -0400

Bolivian girl mauled by dog to fly to US for help

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:01:24 -0400

OAKLAND PARK (CBS4) – A 5-year-old girl is in critical condition after Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies say she fell out of the window of her seventh story apartment. BSO spokesperson Mike Jachles told CBS4′s Carey Codd that there were two adults and three children in the condo Friday night when the 5-year-old girl was put to ...

Worlds Fair Park talks start among Knoxville developers UT and city staff

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:00:28 -0400

Cousins William Ross, left, and Ella Ross play on the tire swing at the playground at World's Fair Park on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. The World's Fair Park Working Group met today to discuss potential for the park to be a center for cultural resources. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS ...

Two world opera stars to appear in concert on Red Square

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:59:42 -0400

MOSCOW, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - Anna Netrebko and Dmitry Khvorostovsky, the Russian operatic stars of global renown are expected to give the first ever joint concert in Moscow Wednesday. Performing arts and show biz analysts expect a capacity crowd of spectators at the concert. Tuesday, the two singers faced a capacity crowd of reporters at a news conference that brought together representatives ...

Chef describes Jacksons grief

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:58:58 -0400

Michael Jackson 's personal chef has described for jurors the home lives of the pop superstar's children during the final months of the singer's life and their continuing grief over their father's death nearly four years ...

Australias World Cup history – in pictures

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:58:17 -0400

After two unsuccessful campaigns, Australia finally qualified for their first World Cup. Australia were dealt a tough group. Games against East and West Germany (pictured above), ended in defeat. They gained a point against Chile but it wasn't enough to save them from group-stage elimination. Photograph: ...

World Bank report foresees 1.4-pct growth for Macedonia in 2013

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:58:13 -0400

Macedonia's GDP will grow by 1.4 percent in 2013, according to the latest World Bank South East Europe Regular Economic Report published on Tuesday.The group of six South East European countries made a fragile recovery: its combined real GDP is projected to grow 1.7 percent in 2013 after a 0.6-percent decline in 2012, according to the report.However, the recovery in Macedonia is still ...

World Bank report indicates economic recovery for Albania

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:58:12 -0400

Albania is projected to grow at a rate slightly higher than its 2013 rate of 1.8 percent, according to a World Bank report presented on Tuesday.Supported by a steady export performance, the report said other drivers of recovery included electricity and agriculture, partly because of improved weather conditions.The group of six southeast European countries made a fragile recovery with its combined ...

Blatter Brazil asked to host World Cup

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:58:01 -0400

FIFA president Sepp Blatter denied Tuesday that the Confederations Cup and World Cup are the causes for mass protests across Brazil.Demonstrations, which began last week in response to rises in public transport fares, have turned into a nation-wide rally against bad governance and corruption.Many marchers expressed their anger at the billions of dollars spent on new football stadiums for next ...

FIFA World Cup Asian qualifying results

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:57:57 -0400

Following are the results of FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers on Tuesday:At SydneyAustralia 1, Iraq 0At SeoulSouth Korea 0, Iran 1At TashkentUzbekistan 5, Qatar 1Note: Australia, South Korea and Iran have qualified for the World Cup ...

Ex-UNESCO chief visits Cambodias World Heritage Preah Vihear temple

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:57:41 -0400

Koichiro Matsuura, ex-director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), on Tuesday visited Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple, a world heritage site, a Cambodian spokesman said.Dim Sovannarom, spokesman for the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC), said that Koichiro Matsuura, accompanied by Dr. Jiang Mingjun, President of the ...

International medical center for Shanghai

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:54:55 -0400

/enpproperty--> A leading medical center where international tourists can be treated will open in Shanghai, Jiefang Daily reported. The Shanghai International Medical Center, the city's first private general hospital, will open for business in November. Located near where Shanghai Disneyland is being built, the center has 450 beds and more than 100 intensive care units, and will ...

How to hide your data from the NSA

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:53:15 -0400

>Editor's note: Doug Gross covers consumer technology and the Web for CNN.com. Follow his updates on Twitter or add him to your Circles on Google+.(CNN) -- Let's face it: Most of us don't e-mail, tweet, text or post anything worthy of clandestine scrutiny. But having concerns about NSA cybersnooping doesn't mean we must surrender all privacy -- what's left of it -- in our day-to-day online ...

2 supercomputers from Pune in worlds fastest 100

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:51:15 -0400

supercomputers in the world was announced on Tuesday during the launch of the opening session of the International Supercomputing Conference in Leipzig, Germany. Rajat Moona, director general, C-DAC said, "This is a major step for the country (for two of its supercomputers) to figure in the top 100 fastest supercomputers in the world. Over the years, India was losing its position in the ...

WikiLeaks Assange fears U.S. says will stay in London embassy

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:37:36 -0400

1 of 6. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange waves from a window with Ecuador's Foreign Affairs Minister Ricardo Patino (R) at Ecuador's embassy in central London June 16, ...

3 Accused for Enslaving Disabled Mom

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:34:49 -0400

A mentally disabled woman charged with shoplifting a candy bar asked to be jailed because three people "had been mean to her" -- then went on to tell authorities about her time spent in unfathomably cruel servitude, along with her young daughter, at the hands of three people, authorities said Tuesday. On several occasions, according to an FBI affidavit, the suspects injured her and ...

Award-Winning Journalist Dies in Crash

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:34:49 -0400

Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles. BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith says he learned from a family member that the 33-year-old died early Tuesday. Hastings wrote about politics for the popular news site and has written books dealing with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He won a Polk Award for magazine reporting ...

Round 2 for Zimmerman Jury Selection

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:34:48 -0400

Jun 18, 2013 9:18pm ABC News’ Elicia Dover, Matt Gutman and Seni Tienabeso report: The jury selection process in the George Zimmerman murder trial will move on to round two on Wednesday, as the prosecution and defense look to whittle down a pool of potential jurors into a final list of jurors and alternates. A jury is expected to be seated as early as Wednesday, but the process could go ...

BP classes Iran as top gas reserves holder in world

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:23:49 -0400

BP classes Iran as top gas reserves holder in world BP classes Iran as ...

Berlins Brandenburg Gate Backdrop to Decades of US-Europe Ties

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:02:56 -0400

U.S. President Barack Obama is visiting Berlin this week, where he will speak at the historic Brandenburg Gate. The gate is not just one of Germany's emblematic symbols; it also chronicles the recent history of the European relationship with the United States. It has been the backdrop of U.S. presidential speeches in Germany for decades. The Brandenburg Gate is one of Berlin's ...

European Union US intend to move forward fast on transatlantic trade deal

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:50:30 -0400

G8 and EU leaders (L-R) European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Barack Obama, France's President Francois Hollande, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Italy's Prime Minister Enrico Letta ...

Time to Pull Our Troops from Europe - By Sean Kay

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:50:20 -0400

While traveling this week to Europe, President Barack Obama has an opportunity to begin a bold initiative to realign the transatlantic relationship and advance America's interests in further European integration. The G8 summit began Monday morning with the announcement of a new U.S.-European economic initiative -- the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership -- which could open up ...

USA vs Honduras Live Stream Free Soccer Watch Online World Cup 2014 Qualifier Football

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:47:59 -0400

USA vs Honduras takes place in their World Cup 2014 Qualifying clash on Tuesday night, with the United States clear favorites to claim all the points on offer and progress in their quest for an automatic qualification spot. The game will kick off at 9 p.m. ET and can be watched online through free live stream (details ...

U.N. recommends bringing Iraq closer to ending 1990s sanctions

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:44:48 -0400

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday recommended bringing Iraq one step closer to ending all U.N. sanctions imposed on Baghdad more than two decades ago after former leader Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait In 1990. Despite the toppling of Saddam in 2003 after a U.S.-led invasion, the United Nations has not fully lifted the sanctions. U.S.-led troops drove Iraq out ...

Korea begin search for World Cup coach

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:44:01 -0400

Highlights: South Korea 0-1 Iran The South Korean national team have begun their search to replace outgoing coach Choi Kang-hee, despite qualifying for the 2014 World Cup on Tuesday ...

Stars mark Israeli leaders 90th

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:42:26 -0400

Hollywood superstars have joined Israeli and global leaders and local celebrities to honour president Shimon Peres for his forthcoming 90th birthday, reflecting world respect for one of the country's peace ...

Video FBI release footage of Times Square Bombing

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:42:24 -0400

Thousands of demonstrators have flooded into a square in Brazil's economic hub, Sao Paulo, for the latest in a historic wave of protests against the state of public transport, schools and other public ...

Obama to prod West to take on global challenges in Berlin speech

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:36:12 -0400

1 of 3. U.S. President Barack Obama along with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha (L) and Malia (R) are welcomed as they step off Air Force One in Berlin June 18, ...

World refugee increase is highest since 1999 UNHCR report shows

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:32:46 -0400

Syrian refugee children in Iraq. Australia had 0.3% of the world's refugees at the end of 2012 and 2.14% of its asylum seekers, a UNHCR report shows. Photograph: Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty ...

World o Flight Updates NYT Mag Gliders Yeshivah of Flatbush Solar Impulse

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:32:05 -0400

I mentioned the showdown between, on the one side, the adventurer / hang-glider / paraglider community that has viewed a particular mountain near Salt Like City as one of the best soaring spots in the world, and on the other side a minerals company that is beginning to dismantle that very mountain to turn it into construction gravel. Earlier I quoted one of the gliders about the site, which is ...

Far-Reaching Anti-Abortion Bill Passed

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:28:10 -0400

The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats condemned as yet another example of the GOP war on women. The legislation, sparked by the murder conviction of a Philadelphia late-term abortion provider, would restrict almost all abortions to the first 20 weeks ...

Feds Captives forced to eat dog food

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:26:43 -0400

Iran and U.S. New hope on nukes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:26:04 -0400

>Editor's note: David Rothkopf writes regularly for CNN.com. He is CEO and editor-at-large of the FP Group, publishers of Foreign Policy magazine, and a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Follow him on Twitter.(CNN) -- It would be easy to dismiss Friday's election of Hassan Rouhani as president of Iran as little more than a sham -- a rigged election that ...

Turkeys standing man

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:23:47 -0400

>Are you there? Share your story on CNN iReport, but please remember to stay safe. Istanbul (CNN) -- Turkish protesters are giving their government the silent treatment. Hundreds of men and women stood silently Tuesday in Istanbul's Taksim Square emulating the performance artist whose quiet protest Monday night quickly gained him the nickname "Standing Man. "For more than five hours, Erdem ...

Turkeys standing man

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:23:47 -0400

Turkeys standing man

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The 5 stories you want us to cover

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:19:05 -0400

>Editor's note: John D. Sutter is a columnist for CNN Opinion and head of Change the List. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Google+. E-mail him at ctl@cnn.com.(CNN) -- Remember that scene at the end of that Facebook Movie ("The Social Network") when Mark Zuckerberg's character sits alone at a computer screen hitting the refresh button over and over again -- stuck in a loop of anxiety and ...

Brazil lawmakers OK bill for treatment of gays

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:17:24 -0400

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- A Brazilian congressional human rights committee on Thursday approved legislation that would allow psychologists to treat homosexuality as a disorder or ...

Possible changes coming to Worlds Fair Park

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:56:15 -0400

(WBIR - Knoxville) The Sunsphere is Knoxville's most iconic landmark, and it sits in the middle of another popular attraction, World's Fair Park. "The park has evolved into a really beautiful area," said Marianne Greene, who owns Foundry on the Fair Site, which sits on an acre of land inside the World's Fair Park. Greene said she's seen some major improvements ...

Streamlined News World Record Swim Lesson Coach Gets Suspension

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:53:13 -0400

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 18. IMAGINE 34,000 people around the world jumping into swimming pools for a common cause -- well, two common causes, I suppose. Today was the annual World's Largest Swimming Lesson, and it's reported that about 34,000 kids in 15 countries participated in swimming lessons at 11 am Eastern time today. That would break the Guinness world record for the most ...

US senators urge Kerry to review Honduras aid

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:52:28 -0400

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -; U.S. senators are urging Secretary of State John Kerry to order a review of aid for Honduras' police and military amid allegations of abuse and human rights ...

Jaguar stuns auto world with 2014 F-Type convertible

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:51:10 -0400

Fifty-two years after the introduction of arguably the first most beautiful car in the world by Jaguar, the British luxury auto maker is re-writing history with 2014 F-Type ...

Lord Bilimoria The world loves British goods. Its time to put some fizz in our exports

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:45:44 -0400

Going back to my childhood in India, the mark of "Made in Great Britain" as a guarantee of quality resonates strongly, and as a nation the UK is still capable of producing world-class products to export - such as Jaguar and Land Rover cars, sought after across the world, from the USA to China and India. Without taking away from London's status as the international finance capital, ...

Australia v Iraq what we learned from the World Cup qualifier

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:45:14 -0400

For 48 hours before the game, a major Sydney road was rechristened as the Tim Cahill Expressway. This was a man who had scored his country's first ever World Cup goal and at times had dragged the team through qualification. For years, he has been the source of goals when all others had run dry. Yet with 13 minutes remaining ...

Fiji offers more than 500 troops to Golan force

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:41:51 -0400

Fiji has offered more than 500 soldiers to the UN Golan Heights peacekeeping force after several countries withdrew because of the spillover from the Syria conflict, diplomats said on ...

Coin bearing cross hits European Union hurdle

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:39:18 -0400

European Commission (EC), the union's executive arm, had ordered it to remove halos and crosses from special commemorative euro coins due to be minted this summer. The coins were intended to celebrate the 1,150th anniversary of Christianity's arrival in Slovak lands but have instead become tokens of the faith's retreat from contemporary Europe. "There is a movement in the EU ...

North Carolina eliminates LSU at College World Series

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:36:39 -0400

Ted Kirk/AP OMAHA, Neb. -- Brian Holberton homered, Trent Thornton pitched a strong seven innings and No. 1-seed North Carolina extended its stay at the College World Series with a 4-2 victory against LSU on Tuesday. The Tar Heels (58-11) play North Carolina State or UCLA in an elimination game Thursday. The No. 4-seeded Tigers (57-11) went 0-2 in their first CWS appearance since ...

Canada to send peacekeeping troops to Haiti

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:35:45 -0400

A Canadian soldier carries supplies as troops arrive at a temporary medical centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in January 2010. A handful of Canadian troops are about to take part in peacekeeping operation in Haiti under the command of Brazilian ...

Google asks secret court to lift gag on surveillance

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:35:45 -0400

Google says its reputation has been harmed after it was revealed to be one of nine internet companies that gave a U.S. security agency access to data on customers. (Paul Sakuma/Associated ...

Arrests made in slavery case

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:31:42 -0400

Tornado briefly touches down on Denver International Airport runways

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:25:00 -0400

A live-streamed web cam of a construction project at the Denver International Airport Tuesday afternoon shows dark, cloudy skies. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for the area, forcing passengers to take cover in airport ...

Brad Pitt talks possible World War Z franchise

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:24:59 -0400

"World War Z" into a multi-film franchise. Pitt hinted that this may not be the last we see of the zombie uprising. "There's so much material in the book. We could only get a fraction of it into the film," Pitt said. "There's a long ways to go if we want to do so. If the people in charge want to do so." Check out the video above to see Pitt at the packed ...

Al Qaedas Abandoned NYSE Plot Revealed

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:24:09 -0400

Top U.S. security officials revealed today that the government's recently exposed surveillance programs led them to an al Qaeda cell that plotted, scouted, but ultimately abandoned a plan to bomb the Wall Street in 2008. "We found through electronic surveillance that they were actually in the initial stages of plotting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange," FBI Assistant Director ...

John Mayer Debuts Prancercise Video

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:24:06 -0400

its creator Joanna Rohrback has teamed up with John Mayer, get ready to ';Romancercize.'; In the video for Mayer’s new single ';Paper Doll,'; Rohrback, who created the unorthodox workout in 1989, introduces herself and asks, ';What about a prance to romance to? What about romancercizing to John Mayer’s ‘Paper Doll’?'; From there, she can be ...

Tour Operators Win Scholarships To 2013 Adventure Travel World Summit In Namibia

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:20:13 -0400

Representing three different nations but sharing similar strategic goals, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) and Rome McGuigan P.C. announced Uptuyu Adventures, Zbulo! -- Discover Albania and RED Sustainable Travel as winners of the 2013 Adventure Travel World Summit (ATWS) Tour Operator Scholarships. Each winner receives financial backing to attend the ATWS, a trade-only professional ...

Boy Meets World spinoff gets green light for production with Disney

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:19:17 -0400

been picked up. The Disney Channel announced Monday it would officially start production of the show for a 2014 premiere. Filming will begin this summer in Los ...

Suppose the G8 for once suppose the G20 for once suppose the United Nations Organization for once came clean and told us the truth the whole truth and nothing but without the verborrea without the pompous verbosity which hides the fact that our w

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:13:13 -0400

So let us for once spell out the truth and be done with it, let us for once face the facts and not continue to play games of musical chairs; let us once and for all face the music, tell it exactly how it is and not bother to elaborate further on the status quo of humanity until we have evolved into something worthwhile mention. Suppose the G8 statement read like ...

CNN BuzzFeed 9 beauty queen fails

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:55:11 -0400

>Editor's note: This post was created for your reading pleasure as a collaborative effort between the editorial staffs of BuzzFeed and CNN.(CNN) -- Pageants are nerve-wracking. Participants are judged on every aspect of their looks, personality and ability to discuss anything from affirmative action to peace in the Middle East -- all in front of thousands, sometimes millions of people. As Miss ...

Time to Leave Conflict Behind Panellists Say as International Meeting on Israeli-Palestinian Peace Considers Viability of Two-State Solution

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:51:59 -0400

BEIJING, 18 June ‑ The United Nations Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace this afternoon heard appeals to leave perpetual conflict behind, as experts grappled with ways to revitalize the two-State solution and re-engage the international community in that effort, amid regional turmoil and, by some accounts, societal and political indifference within ...

As Syria crisis roils Middle East Ban says Israeli-Palestinian peace remains urgent priority

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:51:55 -0400

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said ';we must not lose sight of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,'; whose resolution was no less urgent. Calling for a ';clear political horizon'; to break the impasse and maximize present momentum, Mr. Ban told the UN Asia and Pacific International Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace, in ...

Four U.S. forces killed in attack in Afghanistan

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:51:50 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four U.S. forces were killed in an attack on Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity, just as the United States prepares for talks this week with the Taliban.The official said insurgents attacked the base with some kind of indirect fire, leaving open the possibility it was hit by rockets or mortar rounds. No ...

Video The Globes Google hangout on open data

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:51:08 -0400

What is open data and how can it benefit you? Watch a shortened recap of the discussion below."> The Globe's Google hangout on open ...

Brazil protesters clash with police in Sao Paulo

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:49:05 -0400

Protestors gather in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Some of the biggest demonstrations since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship have broke out across this continent-sized country, uniting multitudes frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education and security despite a heavy tax burden. (AP Photo/Nelson ...

Space station crew opens Europes Einstein cargo ship after fungus flap

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:45:22 -0400

It doesn't take an Einstein to see that international differences can still crop up on the final frontier: Take the case of the European Space Agency's Einstein cargo craft, for example. Russian concerns about some potentially moldy cargo bags caused a holdup in the schedule for unloading seven tons of ...

Review World War Z Lacks Bite

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:41:05 -0400

Box Office Take: Quality aside (read the actual review for that verdict), the film is in trouble mostly because of its budget. Ironically, had the film come in at its original $125 million price tag, Paramount and company would have been fine. Brad Pitt is of course a big draw here and especially overseas, so it's not impossible to presume that a 3D zombie action film starring Brad Pitt ...

World Cup 2014 qualifiers Iran and South Korea join Socceroos and Japan in Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:36:54 -0400

The Socceroos confirmed their qualification with a 1-0 win over Iraq in Sydney thanks to an 83rd minute goal from Josh Kennedy.Later Jordan's 1-0 win over Oman in Amman meant Australia would have qualified even with a draw to Iraq or a loss due to a superior goal difference to Jordan.Irate South Korean fans hurled water bottles and other debris after Iran booked their ticket with a 1-0 ...

Worlds oldest manatee gets a check-up

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:34:01 -0400

Veterinarians check the health of the world's oldest manatee and say that studying these sea mammals is a great learning experience for scientists. WFLA's John Rogers ...

AP EXCLUSIVE US war games send signal to Assad - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois Missouri News Sports

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:30:30 -0400

By JAMAL HALABYAssociated Press ZARQA, Jordan (AP) - Under the watchful eye of stern-faced American advisers, hundreds of U.S.-trained Jordanian commandos fanned across this dusty desert plain, holding war games that could eventually form the basis of an assault in Syria. With the recent deployment of Patriot missiles near the Syrian border, and the mock Syrian accents of those playing the ...

To the end of the world

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:29:56 -0400

user-generated content . Nevertheless, there's always, inevitably, an end to the road. Naturally, sometimes this is because the land just plumb runs out. But there are a number of other reasons Google's cameras have not been able to proceed, from the natural to the man-made. The Atlantic's Alan Taylor took ...

Disabled woman child kept as slaves

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:26:03 -0400

Jordie Callahan is one of three people arrested in Ohio for allegedly keeping a mentally disabled woman and her child captive as slave labour. Picture: AP/OH Dept of ...

One mans stand inspires protesters

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:26:01 -0400

AFTER weeks of violent confrontation with police, protesters in Turkey have found what could be a more potent form of resistance: standing ...

Rousseff salutes Brazil protests cities cut bus fares

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:23:24 -0400

Demonstrators shout anti-government slogans behind a banner, which reads as 'violence', during one of many protests around Brazil's major cities in Sao Paulo June 17, ...

Argentine court throws out key part of judicial reform law

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:23:24 -0400

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a key part of a judicial reform law championed by President Cristina Fernandez that would have mandated the election of members of the board that chooses federal ...

Brand USA expands international network

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:22:45 -0400

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Brand USA, the public-private partnership responsible for promoting the United States as a premier travel destination, appoints in-market representation firms in key markets - India, Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. "When we have fully established all international offices, Brand USA will have representation in the markets that generate 93 percent of ...

NFL Star to Be Questioned About Murder

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:20:22 -0400

New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez looks on during an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field, Dec. 23, 2012, in Jacksonville, ...

Wayne I Didnt Mean to Trample Flag

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:20:21 -0400

Lil Wayne took to Twitter and Facebook to deny purposely trampling on the flag in a video for his song ';God Bless Amerika.'; ';I didn’t step on the flag on purpose! It’s a scene in a video where the flag drops behind me and after it drop it’s just there as I perform,'; ...

Kardashian Calls Motherhood So Crazy

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:20:21 -0400

Seacrest says that he emailed Kardashian moments after she gave birth to congratulate the 32-year-old, to which she responded, ';Can’t believe it! It’s so crazy!'; ';She’s very very excited,'; adds Seacrest, who interviewed E! correspondent Ken Baker during the program. Baker added that the baby, who was born five weeks early, weighs just under 5 lbs. and is ...

Lullaby Medicine for Premature Babies

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:20:15 -0400

Something as old as mankind itself is helping keep preterm babies alive -- the lullaby. Research finds that music has become an important new ally for babies who are born too soon and struggle to breathe and eat. The neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital is filled with technology that helps keep the hospital's tiniest, most fragile patients alive. At New York-Presbyterian ...

The people have spoken

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:18:39 -0400

The people have spoken

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:18:39 -0400

FIFA World Cup Qualifying Wrap Ethopia Egypt top groups

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:17:01 -0400

They secured a 2-1 success at home to South Africa on Sunday, however, their place in the last phase is under threat following an announcement from FIFA that they are face an investigation for allegedly fielding an ineligible player in a fixture with Botswana on June ...

UN Says Libya Continues to Face Difficult Transition

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:48:57 -0400

NEW YORK -- A senior United Nations diplomat says Libya continues to face a difficult transition from the regime of Moammar Gadhafi, whose 42-year rule ended in ...

Star-studded party for Israeli presidents 90th birthday

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:48:31 -0400

In this handout image provided by the Israeli Government Press Office, Israeli President Shimon Peres holds a press conference for the Arabic media ahead of the month of Ramadan on July 26, 2011 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Mark Neyman, GPO via Getty ...

PRI’s The World 06182013

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:47:10 -0400

Tuesday on The World: The US and the Taliban agree to hold peace talks. Also, the protests continue in Brazil over transportation costs and government expenses. Plus, Australia’s prime minister tackles gambling advertising in primetime ...

Brazil Protests Continue Over Rising Public Transportation Costs and Government Spending on the World Cup Olympics

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:47:09 -0400

Protests continue in Brazil over the rising cost of public transportation and over the government’s massive spending to prepare venues for upcoming sporting events. While some of the protests have turned violent, many eyewitnesses say police have been using unnecessary force to crack down on the demonstrators. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with one of the protesters in Rio, attorney Marcia ...

Argentine Supreme Court rejects judicial reform

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:44:50 -0400

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -; Argentina's Supreme Court has struck down key elements of a judicial reform the government hoped would rapidly make the courts more responsive to majority ...

Cuba Versus Turkey in Under 19 World Volleyball

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:43:06 -0400

Havana, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban male under-19 volleyball team will make its debut against Turkey in the start of the 13th World Championship of the category on June 27, to be disputed in two Mexican cities. The Cuban team will play its first match against Turkey in the city of Mexicali, the host for Pools B and D, and later it will meet Argentina on June 28, after that they will have a ...

South Coast Host Families Sought for International Students

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:45 -0400

The international language school Education First in Santa Barbara is seeking South Coast host families for the summer as well during it academic year, which starts in ...

U.S. coach calls DeAndre Yedlin a vital part of team going into FIFA U-20 World Cup

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:35:58 -0400

held a conference call with reporters Tuesday afternoon ahead of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which starts this week in Turkey. The U.S. kicks off group play Friday against Spain, the tournament favorite. One of the players who came up a few times on the call was Sounders FC ...

England stun NZ in Junior World Cup semi

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:31:11 -0400

A controversial 74th minute try to Tom Smallbone has helped England stun NZ in this morning's Junior World Cup rugby semi-final in Vannes in France. England won 33-21 and were helped considerably by Smallbone's five pointer, which was awarded on video review by the TMO, from a ruck near the NZ line, despite no clear evidence of a try. Until then, NZ were well in the match, having ...

Brazil protesters keep up pressure on government

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:23:11 -0400

SAO PAULO (AP) -- Protest leaders called for another huge demonstration in Brazil's largest city Tuesday, building on historic turnouts spawned by widespread frustration over decades of government red tape, high prices and shoddy services even as the nation's economic fortunes have ...

Man charged for tossing wife overboard

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:20:16 -0400

SHOCKING footage has emerged of a man being physically and verbally assaulted by two feral teenage girls on a packed rush-hour train this ...

Worlds Richest People Got 10 Percent Wealthier In 2012 Study

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:18:34 -0400

June 18 (Reuters) - The number of millionaires in the world jumped 9.2 percent to 12 million last year, in part because of simultaneous strength in the stock, bond and real estate markets, according to a study of the high-net-worth ...

West Africa has worlds worst piracy rate report

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:18:24 -0400

A ship of the Nigerian navy, taking part in a counter-piracy patrol on September 28, 2011. Wast Africa has overtaken Somalia as the world's piracy hot-spot with 966 sailors attacked last year, a report by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said on ...

Optimism fading Brazil protests put leaders on alert

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:17:42 -0400

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - When more than 200,000 protesters took to the streets across Brazil on Monday night, they demanded a dizzying array of improvements - from halting the fast rise of prices to cleaning up government ...

Nigeria Islamists kill 9 students in school attack medic

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:17:42 -0400

MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants opened fire on a school in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri on Tuesday, killing nine students, witnesses and a medical worker said, the second deadly attack on schools in three ...

Montreal mayor resigns says will fight corruption charges

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:17:41 -0400

(Reuters) - Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum resigned on Tuesday, a day after he was charged with fraud and corruption in the latest major Canadian municipal ...

Fitch Withdraws WPE International Coorperatiefs Proposed Guaranteed Notes Rating

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:17:26 -0400

Fitch: Market Moves Bring Bank Interest Rate Risks to Forefront The recent rise in U.S. Treasury yields and speculation surrounding possible changes in the Fed's bond buying program have highlighted the potential risks faced by U.S. banks in a rising rate environment, according to Fitch Ratings. A sustained increase in interest rates, potentially signaling an end to the prolonged low rate ...

Montreals mayor resigns one day after arrest on fraud charges

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:16:07 -0400

MONTREAL Montreal's interim mayor resigned Tuesday, a day after his arrest on fraud charges. Michael Applebaum denied the charges and said he needs to focus on fighting them. The first Anglophone mayor of Canada's second-largest city in a century once vowed to clean up its corruption scandals. He took over as interim mayor in November, after former mayor Gerald Tremblay resigned amid ...

Egypt and Ethiopia try to roll back threats of war

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:16:07 -0400

CAIRO, Egypt Egypt's foreign minister is in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa today to diffuse a diplomatic standoff over access to the Nile River that had led President Mohamed Morsi to threaten his Ethiopian counterparts with the prospect of "war." Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr's visit comes a week after Ethiopia's parliament voted to strip Egypt of its right to ...

NASA Challenges You to Fight Asteroids

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:15:07 -0400

NASA is looking for asteroids and wants you to join the hunt. But don't expect to be starring in a real-life version of "Armageddon" any time soon. NASA unveiled some of ...

Facebook Friends Welcome at Bar Others Maybe Not

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:14:58 -0400

Facebook users in or around the Stockton, Calif., area may be getting a new friend. A local business owner has made it his mission to friend every bar patron as a precautionary measure to keep the good patrons in and the bad ones out. Finnegan’s Irish Pub and Grill ...

International markets roundup

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:14:15 -0400

A roundup of trading on major world markets:NEW YORK - US stocks rose decisively as investors bet that the Federal Reserve will stay the course on its economic stimulus policy.At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 139.30 (0.92 per cent) higher to 15,319.15.Tuesday's session marked the sixth in a row that the Dow moved more than 100 points in a single session.The ...

Experts from CPNI United Nations and GDF Suez Algerie to present at the 2nd Oil Gas Security Summit 12th-13th June London

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:10:36 -0400

IRN is pleased to announce that Chris Phillips, Former Head of National Counter Terrorism Security Office at CPNI (part of MI5) and John Steed, Chief of Maritime Security and Counter Piracy of United Nations Political Office for Somalia will be joining the Oil & Gas Security 2013 Summit. Mr Phillips will provide attendees with an exclusive insight on tried and tested methods to reduce insider ...

Maddox Jolie-Pitts character gets shot in World War Z cameo

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:09:59 -0400

Actor Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are shown with their six children (L-R) Pax, Shiloh, Vivienne, Maddox, Knox, Zahara, at Haneda International Airport as they leave Tokyo, Japan on November 10, 2011. They were in Tokyo for the Japanese premiere of Pitt's movie "Moneyball". UPI/Keizo ...

6 international organizations that support jobs and businesses

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:07:27 -0400

World Bank defines it as "the provision of financial services to the entrepreneurial poor." In fact, the Bank says that about 95 percent of these individuals around the world do not have ways to obtain credit, insurance, and other components of microfinance.Many organizations, both in ...

Pay-by-Weight Airline Adds XL Class

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:04:29 -0400

Image credit: Samoa Air The tiny airline that drew international attention for its pay-what-you-weigh policy is making accommodations for passengers of a larger size, introducing XL Class. Samoa Air chief executive Chris ...