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Envoy hands over Pyongyang peace missive to Chinese president

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:58:46 -0400

BEIJING - A senior North Korean envoy delivered a letter from his leader Kim Jong-un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him that Pyongyang was ready to take "positive action" to re-join stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks. The letter was handed over by envoy, Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae. Choe told Xi that North Korea is willing to take positive actions to solve problems ...

UK spy agencies defended over drummer soldier murder

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:52:28 -0400

LONDON - The British government has defended its spy agencies for failing to prevent murder of a soldier in London despite signs and revelations that the two suspects were well known to MI5. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said it was impossible to control everyone all the time. "Peers and MPs will do a thorough investigation in terms of what the security forces knew but I've seen ...

Vehicles, people plunge into river after bridge collapse

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:45:25 -0400

WASHINGTON - A handful of vehicles and some people plunged into a river after a more than half a century old bridge that links Seattle in the US with Canada collapsed, throwing the movement on the highway into disarray. Authorities said there were no deaths in the bridge collapse on the Skagit River in the US state of Washington. Three people were rescued and taken to hospitals, they said. ...

Another jewellery heist hits Cannes as $2.6 mn necklace stolen

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:52:38 -0400

CANNES - A second suspected jewellery heist was reported at the Cannes Film Festival, with a single necklace by Swiss jeweller De Grisogono worth nearly $2.6 million reported missing. In the case of the first gem loot at the Cannes Film Festival, thieves literally tore out a safe filled with roughly $1 million-worth of jewels from a hotel room. The second time around the event took place at ...

Amnesty laments lack of support for refugees globally

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:37 -0400

LONDON - Global rights body Amnesty International has said that the world is "increasingly" becoming "dangerous place" for refugees due to inaction on human rights. The London-based group in its annual report cited the increasing number of refugees around the world, and highlighted the lack of support for them, as the key human rights issue for the past year. It said that the number of ...

Scarred U.S. struggling to maintain foothold in Mideast

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:16:31 -0400

In an article published May 15, 2013, American historical social scientist Immanuel Wallerstein wrote, "Nothing illustrates more the limitations of Western power than the internal controversy its elites are having in public about what the United States in particular and western European states should be doing about the civil war in Syria." Those limitations are palpable in both language and ...

Suspect killed in Orlando has confessed to 2011 triple murders says FBI

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:03:51 -0400

NEW YORK A Chechen acquaintance of dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has confessed to slashing the throats of three people in a 2011 gruesome triple murder, federal law enforcement officials have said. Ibragim Todashev, who made the confession, was killed early Wednesday during a confrontation with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police in Orlando, Florida, a federal law ...

Afghanistan UN condemns terrorist attack on partner agencys compound

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:18:00 -0400

24 May 2013 150 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan have strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a compound of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in central Kabul, which earlier today wounded three of the agency's staff, one seriously. One staff member from the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) was also injured, according ...

UN human rights expert welcomes shift in President Obamas counter-terrorism policy

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:17:21 -0400

24 May 2013 150 An independent United Nations human rights expert has welcomed what he said was a ground-breaking speech by President Barack Obama in which the United States leader laid out principles governing the use of counter-terrorism measures such as targeted killings. Mr. Obama said yesterday that, as part of a realignment of US counter-terrorism policy, he would curtail the use of ...

UN agency calls on Syrias neighbours to keep borders open for refugees

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:17:04 -0400

24 May 2013 150 The United Nations refugee agency today called on countries around Syria to keep their borders open for refugees, while also stressing the need for "urgent and robust" international support for host countries and aid agencies. There are already over 1.5 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). ...

UN expert group urges new Icelandic authorities to sustain gender empowerment efforts

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:16:56 -0400

24 May 2013 150 As the world's top performer on gender equality, Iceland needs to sustain its achievements and bridge remaining gaps on employment and gender based violence, a group of independent United Nations experts today urged as the country's newly formed Government took office. "There is no room for complacency regarding the gains achieved by Iceland, as equality guarantees in the law ...

UN human rights office urges trial to be decided on merits after Guatemalan court overturns Roos Montt conviction

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:16:23 -0400

24 May 2013 150 The United Nations human rights office today said it was "concerned" about the legal rights of Guatemalans after a high court overturned the 80 year prison sentence against former military leader, Efrain R237;os Montt. "Amid continued legal uncertainty about what the ruling of the Constitutional Court annulling the verdict on the R237;os Montt case means in practice, we are ...

UN report highlights benefits of school meal programmes in crisis settings

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:16:17 -0400

24 May 2013 150 A United Nations report released today stresses the importance of providing meals for schoolchildren, particularly in times of crisis, and notes that this is still lacking in many developing countries. "School feeding assures that where quality education is available, children are able to take advantage of the opportunity to learn," said the Executive Director of the World ...

Politics has too much sway over culture education in Bosnia and Herzegovina - UN expert

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:16:07 -0400

24 May 2013 150 An independent United Nations human rights expert today voiced concern at the extent to which political bodies have influence over cultural institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and urged the Government to ensure that people have opportunities to engage freely in cultural life. "Culture and education seem to have been held hostage to political debates," Farida Shaheed, the ...

UN rights experts call for stronger protection of victims of caste-based discrimination

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:15:59 -0400

24 May 2013 150 More than 260 million people across the world are still victims of human rights abuses due to caste-based discrimination, United Nations independent experts warned today, urging South Asian countries to strengthen legislation to protect them. "Caste-based discrimination remains widespread and deeply rooted, its victims face structural discrimination, marginalization and ...

Glow-in-Dark Roach Worlds Smallest Frog Among Top New Species

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:15:07 -0400

A cockroach that glows in the dark, a black fungus that's ruining prehistoric cave art and a frog smaller than a child's fingernail. These are three in a top-ten list of newly discovered species for 2012. An international committee of taxonomists announced their annual picks this week. Committee chairman Antonio Valdecasas, a Spanish biologist and research zoologist, says the committee ...

Expert US Foreign Policy in Retreat

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:15:04 -0400

A former senior advisor to the late Richard Holbrooke, who served as U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, says when it comes to foreign policy, the U.S. is in "retreat." Vali Nasr, who is now dean of Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), said the Obama administration has concluded that the best way forward for the United States is to do ...

Pakistani plane forced to land near London two held

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:01 -0400

Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday to escort a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane down to land after it was diverted from Manchester. Later, two people were arrested from aboard the aircraft on suspicion of endangering the flight. The Royal Air Force Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort the passenger plane, originally heading from Pakistan's Lahore city to Britain's ...

Two held over Pakistani planes mid-air alert

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:10:01 -0400

Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday for escorting a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane after it was diverted from Manchester. Later, two people were arrested on suspicion of endangering the aircraft's flight. The Royal Air Force Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort the passenger plane, originally heading from Pakistan's Lahore city to Britain's Manchester city. Police boarded ...

Condom handout at Russian WWII monument slammed

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:10:02 -0400

A prominent Russian lawmaker Friday called for public condemnation of a recent handout of condoms by AIDS activists at an monument in honour of soldiers who died in World War II. "The most serious reaction to such things is not the introduction of new administrative bans, but a sharp condemnation by society," said Olga Batalina, head of the Russian parliament's committee on family issues. "This ...

Britain sends up fighters as Pakistani plane diverted

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:30:02 -0400

Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday for escorting a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane after it was diverted from Manchester. The PIA plane was diverted from Manchester to Stansted airport, reported BBC, citing a Manchester airport spokesperson Friday. The plane, flight number PK709, carrying 297 passengers, had reportedly left Lahore at 09.35 a.m. and was due in at Manchester ...

British Open squash Pallikal goes down fighting to World No.2

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:50:01 -0400

India's Dipika Pallikal fought hard before losing to local hope Laura Massaro in the pre-quarterfinals of the Allam British Open Squash Championships here. Fifteenth-ranked Pallikal squandered a great start to go down 11-7, 10-12, 9-11, 6-11 against the World No.2 amid cold and wet conditions surrounding the glass court at the KC Stadium here Thursday night. Her loss ended India's challenge in ...

European golf tour head apologises for using coloured term while referring to Woods-Garcia spat

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:02 -0400

The head of the European golf tour has offered an apology for using the word 'coloured' during a live television interview in which he was referring to the spat between World No.1 Tiger Woods and Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia. European Tour CEO George O'Grady had said that 'most of Sergio's friends are colored athletes in the United States', the New York Post reports. According to the report, ...

Virtuous people not happy all around the world

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:40:02 -0400

Virtuous people are believed to have happier lives, but a new research has revealed that it depends on where you come from. In countries where antisocial punishment is common and where people commonly justify dishonest behavior, virtuous individuals (measured, for example, by how comfortable people are avoiding a fare on public transport or cheating on their taxes) are not as satisfied with life ...

Russia to spend $8 billion on 2018 World Cup

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:30:02 -0400

Russia is expected to spend no more than $8 billion to fund the 2018 football World Cup, a steep fall from the previously estimated $16.6 billion, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said. "All parameters that could have been cut have been cut. The last figure that (Sports Minister Vitaly) Mutko ... came to me with was 250 billion rubles ($7.94 billion)," Xinhua quoted Shuvalov as saying. The ...

Seven Cubans to participate in World Judo Masters

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:30:02 -0400

Five female and two male Cuban judokas will participate in the 2013 World Judo Masters tournament, to be held in Russia's Tuymen city. The team is led by Idalis Ortiz, 2012 Olympic champion in the over 78 kg category, as well as London 2012 silver medallists Yanet Bermoy (52 kg category) and Asley Gonzalez (90 kg), reports Xinhua. Ortiz is ranked world No.1 in her class, while Gonzales is ...

EU regulators seek tax transparency from companies

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:40:01 -0400

The European Commission said Thursday that it is working on a proposal to require corporate giants with operations in the European Union to publicly report profits, taxes paid and subsidies received on a country-by-country basis. Representatives of the 27 member-states agreed to seek ways to prevent multinationals from avoiding their obligations by channeling profits through subsidiaries in ...

UN plans six-day mission to Afghanistan Pakistan

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:10:02 -0400

Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua-ANI): Humanitarian emergency directors from various UN agencies will travel on a six-day mission to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the United Nations said Thursday. During the visit from May 26 to June 1, the directors will see for themselves "the ongoing humanitarian operations in the countries and look into ways in which the humanitarian community can strengthen its response ...

Former England skipper Illingworth says Fiery Fred Trueman better than Anderson

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

Former England captain Ray Illingworth has said that although bowling star James Anderson is the best swing bowler in the world now, but his former teammate and Yorkshire legend Fred Trueman was far better. Illingworth's statement comes on the backdrop of the second Test against New Zealand starting at Headingley, where Lancashire cricketer Anderson, on 305 wickets, is expected to cruise past ...

Taliban influence in Afghanistan to grow Russian agency

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:40:01 -0400

The Taliban influence in Afghanistan may grow after international coalition forces pull out, while rising radicalism in Syria could lead to the country's disintegration, Russian military intelligence agency GRU has said. GRU chief Lt. Gen. Igor Sergun said the situation in Afghanistan poses a "serious challenge to international stability" and that the withdrawal of the International Security ...

5 climbers feared dead on worlds third-highest peak in Nepal

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:09:59 -0400

Five men who disappeared earlier this week trying to climb the world's third-highest mountain are feared dead, searchers leading the recovery effort in Nepal said on Friday, saying few could survive this ...

British zoo worker mauled to death by tiger

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:06:37 -0400

File picture of a Sumatran tiger. A British zoo worker was mauled to death by a tiger at South Lakes Wild Animal Park in Dalton-in-Furness, northwest England. (AFP PHOTO/CARL ...

Sixth night of Stockholm riots as Britain US issue warnings

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:06:36 -0400

Stockholm experienced a sixth straight night of riots early Saturday, with cars torched in several immigrant-dominated suburbs, as Britain and the United States warned against travelling to the ...

Strong end to Globe Theatre’s main stage season

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:00:46 -0400

The Drowsy Chaperone -- the last production of the season for Regina's Globe Theatre -- is impressive and entertaining, and seemed to delight the opening Thursday night audience.The Globe's version of the Tony-award-winning Broadway musical involves a strong cast with many talents and some creative adaptations for the theatre-in-the-round setting. Before the show, Globe artistic ...

Stockholm calmer but violence spreads outside Swedish capital

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:51:33 -0400

1 of 3. A bystander checks the debris around a row of burnt cars in the suburb of Rinkeby after youths rioted in several different suburbs around Stockholm May 23, ...

Video Second London terror suspect identified

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:50:10 -0400

Michael Adebowale, a 22-year-old Nigerian-born naturalized British citizen, was identified as the second suspect in the hacking death of a British soldier in a London ...

Video Security watch lists growing too large

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:50:09 -0400

Similar to the Boston Marathon bombings, the two London terror suspects were on a U.K. government watch list. But investigators said there was no way to predict they would commit a crime. Bob Orr reports on how the watch list system maybe be getting ...

Watch Alarming Statistic Danger at the Amusement Park

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:47:54 -0400

consumer alert effecting many this holiday weekend. A new report out studies injuries in the past decades and look at this number. More than 90,000 injured on park rides, ending up in the e.R. But ...

Watch British Airways Plane on Fire in Flight

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:47:54 -0400

scare in the air. This is what passengers on board a british airways flight saw out their window. Smoke pouring from the engine. Their quick-thinking pilots forced to make an emergency ...

Watch Wheres the Summer Weather

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:47:53 -0400

Right now, with memorial day upon us, millions of families traveling, but in some parts, it is going to be tough going this weekend. Look at this tonight. Flooding across the northeast. Neighbors actually kayaking down the street, along with those cars. That is unreal. Abc meteorologist ginger zee is here to tell us what we're in for. Rain to possible snow? Reporter: Is it memorial day? ...

Taribo tips Nigeria for World Cup glory

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:08:04 -0400

Taribo West has tipped the Flying Eagles to win the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey. The tournament kicks off on June 21 and ends on July 13, and Nigeria have been drawn against Cuba, former champions Portugal and South Korea in Group B. Nigeria's best effort in the championship is second-place finish at the 1989 edition in Saudi Arabia and the 2005 edition in Holland. The Flying Eagles ...

US Turkey Qatar seek urgent UN rights debate on Syria

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:59:09 -0400

The United States, Turkey and Qatar called Friday for an urgent debate on Syria at the UN's top human rights body next week, citing the escalating conflict and the regime's assault on the central town of ...

Syria opposition demands goodwill gestures from Assad

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:59:08 -0400

Syria's opposition called Friday on President Bashar al-Assad to prove it is working for a transition of power in the war-torn country, as they gathered in Istanbul to discuss a US-Russian initiative for ...

Egypt in talks with Qatar Iraq over energy imports

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:57:26 -0400

Egyptian oil minister Sherif Haddara has said negotiations with Qatar over a gas swap deal and Iraq over oil imports are ongoing and will "soon" be finalised, Ahram has reported. "Communications are open with them," Haddara said. "These are big deals and need time. Soon we will hear that they are ...

Jindal Obamas big government thinking

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:52:46 -0400

>Editor's note: Bobby Jindal, a Republican, is governor of Louisiana.(CNN) -- The latest problems with the IRS witch hunt, the seizure of phone records from The Associated Press, the conflicting Benghazi stories and disastrous attempts to enforce Obamacare may all seem unrelated, but they are not. Each of these events is the direct byproduct of two central philosophies of the Obama ...

Judge Arpaios Office Profiles Latinos

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:40:25 -0400

A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. The 142-page decision by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow in Phoenix backs up allegations that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's critics have ...

Snooki and Christie Face Off in N.J.

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:40:13 -0400

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was never a fan of MTV's "Jersey Shore," saying it unfairly cast the state in a negative light. So when Nicole Polizzi, otherwise known as Snooki, got to meet the governor Friday and shake his hand, their exchange was a bit ...

Century College baseball team ecstatic over World Series berth

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:37:41 -0400

Century College didn't even have a baseball team four years ago. So earning a spot in the Junior College World Series wasn't on Dwight Kotila's mind when he became baseball coach and athletics director at the two-year community college in White Bear Lake, Minn., in 2009. The school fielded men's and women's soccer teams that year and then added baseball and softball ...

Mexico far fewer people disappeared than feared

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:29:36 -0400

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico's top security official said Friday that far fewer people disappeared during Mexico's drug war than were feared when the government released a list of about 26,000 ...

Honduran gangs to announce truce to cut violence

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:02:26 -0400

Monsignor Romulo Emiliani says the gangs will apologize to the public and ask for dialogue with the government and police to start changing from their gang ...

London 2012 Paralympic star Dias smashes world record ahead of World Championships

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:56:40 -0400

The World Class Swimming Programme, one of the five aquatic disciplines, within British Swimming is seeking a successful leader to strategically manage the Sports Science and Sports Medicine (SSSM) ...

Are we ready for a mobile-first world

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:53:14 -0400

announced new capabilities in its network software to make video streams run more smoothly over mobile networks. Among other things, the enhancements can reduce video stalling by 90 percent, according to the company. But even Sandro Tavares, head of marketing for NSN's Mobile Core business, sees "mobile-first" viewing habits as part of the future. "Now that the networks are ...

Internet of Things - the next step to a smarter world

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:52:42 -0400

/enpproperty--> While the Internet has transformed the world, getting people connected and opening the gates to a flood of information, the inevitable question now is: What's next? Such a query creates another: What more do you want the Internet to do for you? With technology having helped link people closer together, the obvious progress would now appear to be bringing ...

Syria regime to attend peace talks Russia

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:52:31 -0400

Syria's most powerful ally Russia on Friday said the Damascus regime had agreed to attend an international peace conference on the crisis that world powers hope will take place in Geneva in ...

Ted Cruz versus the world

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:47:44 -0400

The GOP family feud has pit McCain against Lee, the establishment against the Tea Party, and Sen. Ted Cruz against, well, everyone. Chris Matthews talks Republican infighting with Chris Cillizza and Michael ...

A win for Canada at the UN country keeps its only United Nations agency

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:46:00 -0400

MONTREAL - The spirits of Canadian politicians were soaring Friday with news that the country's only UN agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization, will not be flying the coop. Qatar had aggressively courted a move of the agency to Doha, going so far as saying diplomats were fed up with Montreal's bone-chilling winter weather. But Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said ...

Nike follows Kevin Durants lead in Oklahoma tornado recovery

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:45:58 -0400

May 24, 2013 6:05 PM ET - Nike has followed the lead of Kevin Durant, star player for the Oklahoma City Thunder, in donating to the city's recovery effort after it ...

Passengers in threat to blow up plane

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:39:36 -0400

Passengers disembark from Pakistan International Airlines flight PK709 bound for Manchester from Lahore, Pakistan, after it was diverted to Stansted Airport, north of London. Picture: ...

Assange wanted $1m for interview

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:39:34 -0400

Transparency advocate Julian Assange wanted $1 million for an interview or said he would speak in return for information relayed to him from other interview ...

Toronto mayor denies finally use of crack cocaine

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:10 -0400

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford makes a statement to the media in Toronto, May 24, 2013. Ford on Friday denied allegations that he had smoked crack-cocaine and said he could not comment on a video he had not seen or does not ...

Are We Ready for a Mobile-first World

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:36:24 -0400

DiCaprio Space Trip Nets $1.5M

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:33:25 -0400

(Image Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) At a Cannes Film Festival charity auction as star-studded as one of the Great Gatsby’s parties, a pitch rang out that sounded like a sci-fi sequel to ';Catch Me If You Can.'; ';How would you like to go to space with Leonardo DiCaprio?'; said an auctioneer, the actress Nicole Kidman. ';I can’t believe he ...

Northwestern Diving Coach Florida States Young Tabbed for World University Games

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:25:25 -0400

Northwestern head diving coach Alik Sarkisian has been named the head coach and team leader for USA Diving at the 2013 World University Games July 6-17 in Kazan, ...

Ex-Guatemala president extradited to US

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:22:07 -0400

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- Ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face charges of laundering $70 million in Guatemalan funds through U.S. bank ...

1 block 2 tornadoes

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:17:51 -0400

>Editor's note: John Sutter, the human rights columnist for CNN Opinion, is from Oklahoma City. Follow him on Twitter -- @jdsutter -- for continued updates about the tornado. E-mail him at ctl@cnn.com. Oklahoma City (CNN) -- Nancy ...

International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers to Be Observed on 29 May

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:56:11 -0400

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers will be observed on Wednesday, ...

PRI’s The World 05242013

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:55:38 -0400

How suicide bombings in Niger fit into the global fight against terrorism. Also, how Burmese students in New York feel about Myanmar’s president visiting the US this week. Plus, fans of Japanese anime bring color and quirkiness to ...

Worlds largest Lego model unveiled in NY

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:55:18 -0400

THE world's largest Lego model, a replica of a Star Wars spacecraft, has been unveiled in New York's Times Square. It took 32 builders 17,000 hours and five million Lego bricks to build the one-to-one-scale replica of a Star Wars X-Wing starfighter, which was three metres tall and 13 metres long. The model, which weighs more than 20,000 kilograms, was built in a Lego Model Shop in the ...

Video Amnesty International says migrants in danger from inaction on human rights

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:55:04 -0400

As homeless struggle in India, Amnesty International warns that inaction on human rights makes world increasingly dangerous place for migrants. Deborah Lutterbeck ...

Will my grandkids fight our forever war

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:53:42 -0400

>Editor's note: Will Bunch is the author of "October 1, 2011: The Battle of the Brooklyn Bridge," Tear Down This Myth: How the Reagan Legacy Has Distorted Our Politics and Haunts Our Future," as well as "The Backlash: Right-Wing Radicals, High-Def Hucksters and Paranoid Politics in the Age of Obama. " He is senior writer for the Philadelphia Daily News, where he writes the Attytood blog.(CNN) ...

Young entrepreneurs learning real-world skills with startup FoodStory

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:47:35 -0400

Digital Media Zone . They were essentially taking a crash course in building a tech startup, but they'd been having trouble developing a business concept. Originally, they'd toyed with the idea of growing food on Toronto's rooftops, but they scrapped their plans when they realized it would be difficult to get rooftop space and to grow the food themselves. Inspiration finally ...

Study World War II Veterans With Bad Experiences Attended Church More

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:43:19 -0400

A soon-to-be published study on World War II veterans found that those who had bad experiences of combat were more likely to pray and then attend church after the ...

Thousands Expected at Marches Against Monsanto Around World

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:04 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 24 (RIA Novosti) – From a town called Moscow in the state of Idaho to the shadow of the Kremlin in the better known Moscow, protests are scheduled around the world Saturday against biotechnology giant Monsanto, which the demonstrators say is turning a blind eye to the potentially deadly effects of genetically modified foods produced from seeds it sells globally. ...

Camping Is it pure bliss or horror

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:29:21 -0400

>Editor's note: This is the second CNN.com Escape Debate, a series that examines the cultural splits within travel, and why travelers divide along certain lines.(CNN) -- Jared Kennedy remembers waking up in the middle of the night to creatures scratching at his tent on every side. Kennedy was just 15 when he went on his last camping trip. His parents put him in a pup tent with his dog, Lucky, ...

Europes centre-left a programme without frontiers | Editorial

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:46 -0400

With Munich matched against Dortmund in the Champions League final at Wembley tonight, today is a day to remind us once again that Germans are uncommonly good at football. But they have always been pretty decent at centre-left politics too. No centre-left political party ...

Dogs And Babies Sleeping Are What The World Needs Now

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:46 -0400

58 seconds ago ( 5:00 PM) No, no, no. Dogs are predators. Small humans are prey animals. Posting pictures that imply that it is cute and loving to leave babies and small children unattended with dogs is highly irresponsible. Please consider posting something educational on the subject. As a parent and a veterinarian, this horrifies ...

Fitch Affs 4 Revises Outlook on 1 Class of World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust 2012-A

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:35 -0400

Macao Banks' Rapid China Growth Alters Risk Profiles Macao banks could see their risk profiles weaken as their exposure to China continues to climb.Fitch Ratingsexpects credit growth to accelerate to 30% in 2013 from 26% in 2012, primarily led by China-related trade financing. Generally Chinese exposures are driven by parent referrals and associated risk is adequately mitigated with ...

Goa welcomes one of the world’s biggest cruise liners

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:17 -0400

MARMUGAO, Goa, India - One of the world's biggest cruise liner the Royal Caribbean International 's "Mariner of the Seas", arrived at Mormugao Port, Goa from Dubai on 24th May, 2013 and was greeted by the Deputy Chief Minister of Goa, Mr Francisco D'Souza . A traditional reception with Goan music and dance was organized by the Goa Tourism, Government of Goa to welcome ...

BestCities recognizes International Diabetes Federation with Client Award

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:15 -0400

FRANKFURT, Germany - BestCities Global Alliance is delighted to announce that the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has been named recipient of the inaugural BestCities Client Recognition Award. Presenting the award at IMEX Frankfurt, BestCities Board Chair Ms. Neeta Lachmandas congratulated the International Diabetes Federation and said they had been chosen based on their record-breaking ...

Collapsed Bridge Wont Move Congress

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:24:16 -0400

A person looks from the south bank of the Skagit River across to the collapsed portion of the Interstate 5 bridge, May 24, 2013, in Mount Vernon, ...

Photos This Week in Pictures May 18-24

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

A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River, dumping vehicles and people into the water, as rescuers watch from the collapsed section of Interstate 5 and hovercraft search for survivors below in Mount Vernon, Wash., May 23, ...

Syria opposition seeks to unify as talks get...

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:12:37 -0400

Demonstrators shout slogans as they wave Syrian opposition flags during a protest against Syria's President Bashar Assad at the courtyard of Fatih mosque in Istanbul on Friday. ...

UNHCR Keep Borders Open to Fleeing Syrians

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:48:27 -0400

GENEVA -- The United Nations refugee agency is appealing to nations to keep borders open to refugees fleeing worsening violence in Syria. With Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq already hosting more than 1.5 million Syrian refugees, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warns the number is expected to grow as the conflict intensifies. Responding to reports that Syrians ...

Putting Slurplus Food to Good Use

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:48:27 -0400

With world headlines warning of increasing drought and a hunger crisis and almost 15 percent of U.S. households struggling to put food on the table, a religious group in the shadow of the nation's capital is quietly putting surplus food on empty tables. Every Monday, about 150 people line up in the parking lot of Christian Life Center in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Joan ...

Japan must continue efforts to deactivate Fukushima nuclear plant - UN agency

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:47:05 -0400

IAEA's Director of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology Juan Carlos Lentijo (right), speaks with Shift Superintendent Ikuo Izawain at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Photo: IAEA/Greg ...

D.W. Wilsons Ballistics is man’s book about a man’s world

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:10 -0400

, "have the strange power to remind us that our past is real." It would not be much of a leap to imagine this line issuing from the mouth of Archer Cole, one of the pivotal characters in expatriate author D.W. Wilson's debut novel. Archer is a deserter from the U.S. army who winds up in the eastern B.C. area of Invermere during the height of the Vietnam War, where his presence has ...

Wiener from joke to mayor

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:45:28 -0400

To listen to the podcast, click on the Soundcloud audio player above. Or find it on iTunes. But back to Anthony Weiner: For those of you who missed it, in 2011 the former congressman texted pictures of his private parts to women, lied about it, had to resign. We all agreed his mayoral bid can't simply be dismissed as a ...

Wiener from joke to mayor

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:45:28 -0400

Wiener from joke to mayor

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:45:28 -0400

Wiener from joke to mayor

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:45:28 -0400

Hezbollah EU making big mistake

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:28 -0400

BEIRUT -; Hezbollah's deputy chief says the European Union would be making a "big mistake" to label the Lebanese Shiite militant group ...

IMF chief named key witness in French payoff case

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:28 -0400

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde arrives for a second day of the court hearing at a special court house, in Paris, Friday, May 24, 2013. Lagarde faced questioning at a special Paris court Friday over her role in the 400 million euro ($520 million) pay-off to a controversial businessman when she was France's finance minister. (AP Photo/Thibault ...

Rivaroxaban Gains Approval In Europe For ACS Indication

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:36:45 -0400

) has been approved in Europe for the prevention of atherothrombotic events (cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction or stroke) following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The drug was approved at a dose of 2.5 mg twice-daily and should be used in combination with standard antiplatelet therapy. Rivaroxaban is now the only oral anticoagulant to receive an ACS ...

French troops stage Niger raid jihadists threaten new attacks

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:34:09 -0400

French special forces and local troops raided an army base Friday in northern Niger, ending a hostage seizure by Islamist fighters who had staged twin suicide bombings that killed at least 20 ...

Taliban attack international compound in Kabul

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:31:21 -0400

Source: Reuters Taliban militants have launched a large-scale attack involving the United Nations in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul, sparking a five-hour battle with security forces. A plume of smoke hung over Kabul after the attack was launched, with the sound of .50 calibre heavy machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and sniper fire clearly audible throughout the city centre as night ...

With Fate of Video in Question Toronto Mayor Denies Smoking Crack

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:30:26 -0400

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is swarmed by reporters as he enters his offices at Toronto City Hall May 17, 2013. Ford denies allegations that he smoked crack cocaine, his lawyer told the Toronto Sun on ...

UK court Lawmakers wifes tweet was libelous

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:24:08 -0400

LONDON (AP) -- Britain's High Court has ruled that a tweet posted by the wife of the speaker of Parliament about a politician wrongly linked to child sex abuse was ...

IMF searches soul blames Europe

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:22:12 -0400

paper released Thursdayon sovereign-debt restructurings . The study contains the strongest repudiation yet of some of the policy choices the fund helped make over the last three years. The paper, under the yawn-invoking title "Sovereign Debt Restructuring — Recent Developments and Implications for the Fund's Legal and Policy Framework," is everything but boring (at least to ...

IMFs Lagarde escapes formal investigation in French case

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:07 -0400

PARIS (Reuters) - French magistrates decided on Friday not to place IMF chief Christine Lagarde under formal investigation over her role in a 285-million-euros ($368.5 million) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas ...

Green Globe recertifies Cosmo Hotel Hong Kong and Mongkok

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:17 -0400

LOS ANGELES, California - Green Globe announces re-certification of the Cosmo Hotel Hong Kong and Cosmo Hotel Mongkok, located in Hong Kong, SAR. True to their motto "Love Travel, Love our Globe," both properties have integrated innovative environmental practices into the core of the business, and established a socially responsible policy second to none. "We are delighted to be ...

Israeli-Palestinian problem at base troubles in Middle East says Jerusalem Patriarch

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:10 -0400

"There is no doubt that the Palestinian problem is the focus of all conflict in the Middle East for the last one hundred years. This is the truth that we cannot circumvent," said Latin-rite Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem. Speaking at a conference in Beirut on Christians in the Middle East, sponsored by the World Council of Churches, the Patriarch said that the Israeli-Palestinian ...

2 arrested reportedly threatened to destroy plane en route to U.K.

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:36 -0400

LONDON Two passengers on a flight from Pakistan to England today allegedly threatened to "destroy the plane" after an argument with crew, according to a Pakistani official. The British military scrambled fighter jets to intercept the airliner, which was carrying more than 300 people, and it was diverted to an isolated runway at an airport outside London. The two British passengers who ...

Afghanistan capital hit by deadly huge bombing

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:35 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan A Taliban suicide car bomber and five heavily armed gunmen attacked an international aid group's guest house in the Afghan capital on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long battle with security forces in an upscale Kabul neighborhood, authorities said. The International Organization for Migration said four of its workers were wounded, including an Italian ...

Photos Dr. Beach Picks the Top 10 Beaches of 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:15:12 -0400

1.Main Beach, East Hampton, N.Y. Main Beach is located on the east end of New York's Long Island. This idyllic beach is frequented by the rich and famous. This beach was heavily eroded by superstorm Sandy and subsequent winter storms, yet it has for the most part ...

High Court Government didnt handle Iraq abuse case adequately

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:26 -0400

The British government's handling of allegations that British troops abused and killed Iraqi civilians was inadequate, a court ruled. Britain's High Court ruled that the Iraq Historic Allegations Team, an investigative team set up by the Ministry of Defense, did not fulfill the United Kingdom's human rights obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights, the BBC ...

Syrian regime OKs peace talks amid skepticism

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:03:54 -0400

BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's government has agreed to attend a U.S.-Russian-brokered peace conference, according to Moscow. While this development might seem at first glance to be a step toward ending the civil war, strong skepticism persists on both ...

Soldiers slaying prompts UK security review

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:03:52 -0400

Still, counter-terrorism officials said they are reviewing what - if any - lessons can be gleaned from the information they had leading up to the slaying ...

World President fires army chief after leaked letter

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:34:11 -0400

Uganda's president has made a major change in the army, removing the chief of the armed forces to the interior ministry and replacing him with a generalin charge of land ...

Fitz The Tantrums On World Cafe

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:30:42 -0400

. Undeniable songs and exciting concerts led the group to festival dates and other high-profile live appearances around the world. The band formed when L.A. studio engineer and musician Michael "Fitz" Fitzpatrick gathered friends such as fellow vocalist Noelle Scaggs to perform songs he'd written following a breakup. The core of the band convened again in 2012 to record the ...

Iranian candidate vows to resist West

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:26 -0400

Tehran, Iran - Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, vowed Friday he will pursue a policy of resistance against the West if ...

Syrian rebels trapped in Qusayr army

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:25 -0400

Qusayr, Syria - Syrian troops have captured much of the rebel stronghold of Qusayr, in central Homs province, squeezing opposition fighters into the north of the strategic town, a military officer told AFP on ...

London attack puts pressure on spooks

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:23 -0400

Tributes are seen near the scene of the attack on a British soldier in Woolwich, south-east London. The soldier was hacked to death on Wednesday by two men shouting Islamic slogans, in what Prime Minister David Cameron said appeared to be a terrorist ...

Zetas suspects admit killing US agent

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:22 -0400

Washington - Three men have pleaded guilty in US federal court for the 2011 killing of a US immigration and customs agent and the attempted murder of a second agent, the Justice Department ...

Two men arrested after Pakistani passenger plane diverted in UK airspace

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:25:53 -0400

Two men were arrested Friday after a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) flight was diverted in UK airspace on its way to Manchester airport. A Ministry of Defense spokesman said, "A Typhoon aircraft has been launched to investigate an incident involving a civilian aircraft within UK ...

A $98 stump of wood for hipsters

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:25:36 -0400

>Editor's note: Each week in "Apparently This Matters," CNN's Jarrett Bellini applies his warped sensibilities to trending topics in social media and random items of interest on the Web. Toronto (CNN) -- I've been camping countless times in the forest -- as one does -- and without fail, there's always plenty of wood just lying around. Plenty of concrete might indicate that, perhaps, you've ...

Indias Tata Steel reports loss on falling demand in Europe

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:23:33 -0400

MUMBAI -- India's Tata Steel, one of the world's biggest steelmakers, on Thursday swung to a quarterly net loss from a profit a year ago due to falling demand in its key European ...

Furlough Friday hits US federal employees

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:22:52 -0400

The first day of US government furloughs imposed by a budget crunch saw more than 100,000 federal workers ordered to stay home Friday, including those at the scandal-plagued Internal Revenue Service ...

British spy services under pressure over soldiers murder

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:22:50 -0400

Britain's intelligence services came under pressure on Friday to explain how they let two Islamic extremists suspected of hacking a soldier to death in London slip through their ...

EU Leader Federal Europe to Become a Reality

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:22:44 -0400

Jose Manuel Barroso, the most powerful leader in the European Union, says Europe will become a united political federation within the next few years. The European Commission president is laying out plans for an "intensified political union" that matches the economic cooperation in the EU. That includes plans for an elected "president of Europe." "This is about the ...

Unrest may spread across Europe warns Red Cross chief

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:16:54 -0400

Rocketing unemployment and poverty in some areas of Europe could lead to widespread civil unrest, unless governments take measures to address the humanitarian consequences of austerity measures, the secretary-general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has ...

Amanda Bynes charged for allegedly tossing bong out window

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:41 -0400

Amanda Bynes, seen here at an awards show in 2011, was arrested at a Manhattan apartment after a building official complained that she was smoking marijuana, police say. (Chris Pizzello/Associated ...

Snooki NJ Gov Christie just doesnt like us

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:11:56 -0400

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was never a fan of MTV's "Jersey Shore," saying it unfairly cast the state in a negative ...

Water running out scientists

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:25 -0400

Surface melt water runs along the Greenland Ice Sheet. Of all the world's fresh water, 70 per cent is locked up in ice and permanent snow cover. Picture: Ian ...

Shes a maniac N Korea says of Park

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:23 -0400

NORTH Korea accused South Korean President Park Geun-Hye of hurting the dignity of its leadership and slammed her as "a confrontation ...

You will always be our hero

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:20 -0400

Rebecca Rigby, mother of their two-year-old son Jack, said: "I love Lee and always will. I am proud to be his wife and he was due to come up this weekend so we could continue our future together as a family."Mrs Rigby, sobbing back tears, added: "He was a devoted father to our son Jack and we will both miss him terribly."Asked about the shock of the attack being on British ...

France tries to win back business

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:15 -0400

THE French government is trying to woo business, amid concerns that it has antagonised the very sector needed to reinvigorate the ...

Suicide bomber hits heart of Kabul

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:13 -0400

A SUICIDE bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke over Kabul in the second major attack in the city in little over a week, police ...

Limbless Aussie preaches in Vietnam

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:11 -0400

THE 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the message he had come to Communist-ruled Vietnam to ...

Holidays or holy-days are a great time to relearn enchantment with the world | Giles Fraser

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:46 -0400

Naxos . We are having a few days of half-term father/son bonding and reading Greek myths together. On this island, Dionysus wooed Ariadne away from Theseus, giving her the stars as a wedding crown. Felix has never been this far from home, and so much of the surrounding culture and geography is being experienced as new and extraordinary. Our friend Dimitrios explains to him the Greek alphabet. He ...

Guatemalan ex-president extradited to U.S. on money laundering charges

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:49 -0400

1 of 4. Former Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo (C), accused of corruption, is escorted before boarding a plane for his extradition to the United States for money laundering, at the Air Force Base in Guatemala City, May 24, ...

Worlds First 3-D-Printed Bullets Join A Growing DIY Arsenal

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:05:57 -0400

. That gun, dubbed "The Liberator," was first created by Defense Distributed, a firm that fashioned the weapon almost entirely from ABS plastic, using an $8,000 3-D printer. The Liberator got ...

Video How new constraints on drones will affect counterterrorism efforts

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:45 -0400

Flash Points: CBS News National Security Correspondent Bob Orr talks with CBS Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate about the "more constrained standards" the president outlined regarding the use of unmanned drone strikes on terrorist targets, exploring what constitutes "sufficient information or evidence" to allow the president to authorize a drone strike under the new ...

Reporters notebook Going undercover inside a Bangladesh garment factory

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:44 -0400

(CBS News) DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Getting inside a garment factory in Bangladesh isn't easy. It's an enormous industry. There are more than 4,000 factories, employing an estimated 4 million people. Garments and textiles make up about 80 percent of Bangladesh's export ...

Photos Michelle Obama Visits D.C. Public School

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:02:22 -0400

Michelle Obama and actress Kerry Washington say goodbye after a visit to Savoy Elementary School in Washington, May 24, 2013. The Savoy School was one of eight schools selected last year for the Turnaround Arts Initiative at the President's Committee on the Arts and ...

The Silence After Sandys New Landscapes

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:02:20 -0400

May 24, 2013 1:22pm As the nation prepares for the unofficial start of summer on Memorial Day, New Jersey’s coastal communities are facing a landscape massively altered in October 2012 ...

Bachelorette Wont Say If Shes Engaged

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:02:20 -0400

ABC's newest "Bachelorette," Desiree Hartsock, says it's not hard to keep the details of her experience on the show a secret from her friends. "Ironically, I'm kind of a private person anyway, so my friends know not to ask," she said in a recent interview. Hartsock has some experience with the matter, although her last reality TV romance ended in ...

Amnesty International says Israel Hamas both guilty of war crimes

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:06 -0400

Gaza last year. The human rights group, which is based in London, released a report Thursday that alleged the Israeli air force carried out bomb and missile strikes on residential areas in Gaza, the Palestinian Ma'an news agency reported. Those strikes were "disproportionate and caused heavy civilian casualties," Amnesty International said. The Israeli navy also carried out ...

Crystal Co. Exec Moves to Hub International in New York

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:56:16 -0400

Chicago-based broker Hub International's Northeast division hired Scott Konrad as senior vice president and not-for-profit business practice leader. Based in Hub's New York City office, Konrad will be responsible to build, brand, grow and lead a specialty practice serving the insurance, risk management, and employee benefit needs of nonprofit organizations throughout Connecticut, New ...

Two held after flight diverted in London

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:53:18 -0400

>Editor's note: Are you there? Share your photos and videos. London (CNN) -- Police arrested two men Friday on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after a flight from Pakistan to the United Kingdom was diverted to Stansted Airport, outside of London. A UK fighter jet was scrambled to escort Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK709 from Lahore as it was diverted from northwestern England's ...

Osaka mayor under fire from international community

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:50:40 -0400

Osaka mayor under fire from international community . MAY 25, 2013 00:47. . Toru Hashimoto, mayor of Osaka and co-leader of the Japan Restoration Party, has come under mounting criticism from the international community or his absurd remarks about ...

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