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Internationally recognised Irish peacekeeper for UN gets major Mideast post

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 ...

Iran poll shows people want change, says Obama

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 ...

President Rousseff says Brazil has woken up after massive protests

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 ...

Talks between UK and Ecuador fail as Assange completes year in embassy

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 ...

Libya to hold trial of Gaddafi's son 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 ...

Group of Eight leaders stop short of calling for Assad ouster

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 ...

Mandela International Day launched

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:10:02 -0400

The UN and the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory (NMCM) Wednesday launched the Mandela International Day, even as the anti-apartheid icon spent his 12th day in hospital for a recurring lung problem. Wednesday's event marked the official launch of programmes to celebrate Mandela's 95th birthday July 18, Xinhua reported. July 18 was endorsed in 2009 by the UN General Assembly as Nelson Mandela ...

Hamas holds talks to stop being listed as terror group

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:10:01 -0400

The Islamic Hamas movement has been holding meetings with foreign officials in a bid to get its name erased from the list of international terrorist organisations, a Hamas official said Wednesday. The US, several European countries and Israel have classified the Hamas movement, which has ruled the Gaza Strip since June 2007, as a terrorist organisation. A series of meetings with European ...

NRI lawyer wins Iran bank case in British Supreme Court

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:50:02 -0400

Mumbai-born Parsi lawyer Sarosh Zaiwala Wednesday notched a remarkable success in a bank case in the British Supreme Court, with major ramifications on the international banking system, an official said. By the court verdict, the British government's sanctions on Iran's largest private bank, Bank Mellat, were lifted after the its security service's "Secret Court" failed to produce significant ...

14 killed in attack on UN headquarters in Somalia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:40:02 -0400

At least 14 people were killed and 15 others were wounded in an attack on the UN headquarters in the Somali capital of Mogadishu Wednesday, CNN reported. Seven militants, four UN employees and three female civilians were killed, said Abdikarim Hussein Guled, the country's interior and national security minister. The Al-Shabaab militant group linked to Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the ...

UN headquarters in Somalia attacked

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:20:02 -0400

An attacker Wednesday blew himself up at the entrance to the UN headquarters in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, CNN reported. Others wearing suicide vests entered the UN compound and a gunfight ensued, said police officer Hussein Ahmed. The compound had now been secured and was in the hands of African Union troops, according to the official Twitter account of the African Union Mission to ...

South Korean president visits Indian book pavilion

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:30:01 -0400

South Korean President Park Geun-hye Wednesday toured the Indian pavilion at an international book fair here in which India is participating as the guest of honour for the first time. She toured the Indian pavilion at the Seoul International Book Fair, spending close to 10 minutes there, said an embassy press release. It was followed by a brief interaction when Minister of State for Human ...

Palestinians should have a state as a right Blair

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:01 -0400

Palestinians "should have a state, not as a reward for good behaviour but as a right", Tony Blair, the official envoy of the Middle East Quartet, said Wednesday. Blair cautioned Israeli leaders that the "window of opportunity" for peace with the Palestinians might close shortly, Xinhua reported. "Some say the two-state solution is a fantasy. The fantasy is thinking one-state is sustainable or ...

Suicide bombers attack UN office in Mogadishu

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:50:03 -0400

Mogadishu, June 19 (Xinhua-ANI): Militants on Wednesday launched suicide bomb attacks on the office of United Nations Development Programe (UNDP) in Mogadishu where guards exchanged fire with the gunmen in and around the compound, police and witnesses said. "The fighting with the gunmen and suicide bombers is ongoing. We have eliminated some of the attackers but the fighting is now going on," ...

Li Na enters second round at Eastbourne

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:10:01 -0400

Second seed Li Na of China defeated French woman Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Aegon International here. Li, French Open champion two years ago but beaten in the second round at Roland Garros earlier this month, will next take on former champion Marion Bartoli of France, reports Xinhua. Fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki, the former World No.1, led Tamira Paszek 6-2, 2-2 ...

Veronica Campbell-Brown denies knowingly taking drug

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:20:01 -0400

Olympic and World Champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has denied knowingly taking a banned substance Lasix, which also goes by the name Furosemide. Brown's first public reaction came in the form of a statement released by her On Track Management (OTM) group following reports that she has tested positive for the banned drug. The OTM statement says Brown is determined to clear her name and included ...

Brazil protests will calm down Blatter hopes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:20:02 -0400

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

Pakistan expresses concern over US drone attacks at UNSC

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:40:02 -0400

Pakistan has expressed concerns over drone attacks to the United Nations Security Council. Pakistan told the UNSC that armed drones were violating country's sovereignty, causing civilian casualties, and putting communities at risk of reprisal attacks. According to the Daily Times, Pakistan said drone strikes radicalised disaffected communities and increased the number of terrorists, adding that ...

Protestors hack Brazil World Cup 2014 website

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:40:02 -0400

Protestors have reportedly hacked the official website for the Brazil Football World Cup 2014 and replaced the site with a video of a violent police response to a peaceful protest. According to News.com.au, the FIFA website was replaced with an embedded YouTube video, showing protesters marching, before riot police release tear gas and fire on the protesters with rubber bullets. The report ...

Kim Jong Un distributes copies of Hitlers Mein Kampf to North Korean officials to mark bday

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:50:02 -0400

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un handed out copies of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf to mark his birthday. Kim reportedly distributed the copies of Mein Kampf in an effort to sow fear among top officials. According to the Telegraph, North Korea-watchers believe the move is part of an effort to make him seem powerful, rather than drawing on Nazi beliefs. Shirley Lee, the editor of the New Focus ...

Whatmore to review flop Pak players with World Cup 2015 in mind

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:30:01 -0400

Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore has said that national team will be reviewed keeping in mind the 2015 World Cup after their dismal performance in the ICC Champions Trophy in England. Poor batting led to Pakistan's defeat in all three matches as they failed to post a single total above 170 runs, with the flop performance prompting calls from former players, media and fans to overhaul the system and ...

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 ...

Royal Ascot Sun shines on day two of racing at world-famous meet

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:30:38 -0400

Brilliant summer sunshine bathed Royal Ascot as the Queen arrived for another day of racing at the world-famous meet.The royal party processed along the course in a carriage with the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, who joined her yesterday for the opening of the event.Racegoers traditionally have a punt on the colour of the hat she will wear on Ladies' Day, being staged tomorrow, ...

Ban Ki-moon recommends end to Iraq sanctions

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:29:08 -0400

UNITED NATIONS // The secretary general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, yesterday recommended moving a step closer to ending all of the UN sanctions imposed on Iraq more than two decades ago after the country's former leader, Saddam Hussein, invaded Kuwait in 1990. Despite the fall of Saddam in 2003 after an invasion led by the United States, the UN has not fully lifted the sanctions. ...

Globe Editorial Accountability not lack of money is the real problem on federal reserves

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:28:32 -0400

A new report that says half of all status First Nations children in Canada live in poverty paints a dire picture but should also be a source of optimism. In a refreshing break from the usual handwringing, the report points out that injecting more money into First Nations reserves won't accomplish a thing until what it accurately describes as a "dysfunctional accountability system" ...

Israel decides to export 40 percent of its natural gas remainder for local market

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:27:17 -0400

JERUSALEM -- Israel has decided to export 40 percent of the natural gas it expects to produce from offshore wells, keeping a larger amount for local use than expected. The figure, announced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, is lower than the 53 percent recommended by an inter-ministerial committee last year. The remainder should provide Israel with enough gas for 25 years. The ...

Correction Jordan-Syria-War Games story

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:27:03 -0400

ZARQA, Jordan -; In a June 18 story about U.S.-led war games in Jordan, The Associated Press reported erroneously the organization that employs Tawfiq Hennawi. He works for the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization, not the International Committee of the Red ...

Egypt top cleric Protests against Morsi permitted

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:27:02 -0400

FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011 file photo, Ahmed el-Tayeb the grand sheik of Cairo's Al-Azhar, the pre-eminent theological institute of Sunni Islam, talks to the media in Cairo, Egypt. El-Tayeb said on Wednesday that peaceful protests against the president are permitted, dismissing declarations by Islamist hard-liners that those behind protests planned for June 30 are heretics. (AP ...

Dolce and Gabbana convicted of tax evasion

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:27:00 -0400

Two years ago, a judge threw out a tax evasion and fraud case against the pair, whose label Dolce&Gabbana is a Milan fashion mainstay. Italy's high court later ruled the designers could be prosecuted for tax evasion, though not for ...

Kerry to address top world issues on upcoming trip

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:26:56 -0400

WASHINGTON -; Secretary of State John Kerry leaves Friday to visit seven countries on a trip focusing on global issues such as the Syrian crisis, Middle East peace and the West's standoffs with Iran and North Korea over their nuclear ...

World powers to meet on Syrian rebel demands

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:26:55 -0400

PARIS -; A French diplomat says officials from the United States and other countries will meet in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday to decide how to respond to requests for help from the Free Syrian ...

Airbus clocks 59 orders for new A350 wide-body jet

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:26:51 -0400

A visitor watches General Electric the GEnx jet engine, powering Boeing 787 Dremliner, during the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, Wednesday June 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Remy de la ...

Emirates named ‘world’s best airline’ at award show

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:26:46 -0400

Emirates Airline has been honoured with the title of world's top carrier at a recent award ceremony. The 2013 World Airline Awards took place yesterday (June 18th), during which Emirates was presented with the World's Best Airline gong. It also took home the prize for Best Middle East Airline and World's Best Inflight Entertainment, which is an award they have won nine years in a ...

Another defeat for Ireland in World League

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:26:03 -0400

A tough day at the office for the Irish Senior Men saw them fall 6-3 to a talented young Belgian side in Rotterdam this morning. Two goals in two first-half minutes before a Chris Cargo reply saw them go in at the break 2-1 down and fighting hard, but six goals in 20 minutes of the second period left Andrew Meredith’s side beaten by the better team on the day. The result means Belgium ...

Backstreet Boys Debut New Song In a World Like This

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:26:00 -0400

the Backstreet Boys amped up the anticipation by premiering the title track and first single, "In a World Like This," last night on New York radio station Z100. The song is uptempo in the same way as the 1997 single "As Long As You Love Me," and is about discovering love when it's needed ...

The Martini This American Cocktail May Have An International Twist

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:23:54 -0400

The martini: international drink of mystery? There's no cocktail more distinctly American than the martini. It's strong, sophisticated and sexy. It's everything we hope to project while ordering one. Baltimore-born satirist H.L. Mencken is said to have called the martini "the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet." But is the martini perfectly ...

No easy nuke arms cuts Russia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:19:54 -0400

ST PETERSBURG, Russia - Russia voiced concern on Wednesday about US missile defences and high-precision conventional weapons, signalling that nuclear arms cuts proposed by President Barack Obama are likely to face ...

Budapest parly evacuated over WWII bomb

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:19:53 -0400

Budapest - Part of Hungary's parliament was evacuated Wednesday after an unexploded World War II bomb was discovered during excavation work for a nearby underground ...

Iceland weighs Snowden asylum

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:19:52 -0400

Stockholm - Iceland said Wednesday it has held informal talks with an intermediary of US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden who reportedly may want to seek political asylum ...

Boston suspect gets Russia burial

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:19:48 -0400

Grozny, Russia - The father of a Russian man killed while being questioned about ties to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects says he has brought the body to Russia for ...

US Paralympics include 15 London 2012 medallists in squad for IPC World Championships

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:19:37 -0400

June 18 - US Paralympics have named the majority of their track and field stars from London 2012 in their squad for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Championships in Lyon next month, including T44 100 metres silver medallist Richard Browne, who recently equalled the world record in the event. Browne has been embroiled in a war of words with the man who finished ahead of him in ...

Barack Obama defends NSA surveillance programs in Europe

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:18:18 -0400

President Barack Obama defended Friday the National Security Agency's massive surveillance programs that have caused an uproar after they were exposed by the Guardian newspaper in London. (Youtube/Screengrab) US President Barack Obama defended his government's widely criticized NSA surveillance programs in Berlin on Wednesday, as he spoke with German Chanchellor Angela Merkel. Germans ...

Blatter to attend FIFA U-20 World Cup kick-off

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:17:59 -0400

"The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the second oldest FIFA tournament, one of the most important within FIFA’s competitions, involving 24 teams, and where so many future footballing talents are revealed. As FIFA President, I consider it important to be there when the action starts," commented President Blatter, who will then return to Brazil for the final week of the 2013 FIFA ...

Worlds first flying car up for grabs for $1 million

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:12:40 -0400

Aerocar could not only fly, it was designed to drive on roads, too. The flight system could be removed and towed by the car, then easily reassembled. The car which cruises at a 177 kph has foldable wings to keep it a street-worthy size is now on sale for $938,340. The 21-feet Aerocar is a two-place aircraft with side-by-side seating, four wheels, 30-feet wingspan and a ...

Bombs destroy police station in Libyas Benghazi

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:12:35 -0400

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Bombs flattened a police station in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Wednesday but there were no casualties as the building had been emptied for repairs following previous attacks, security officials said. The al-Hadaiq station in downtown Benghazi was completely destroyed by explosives at around 0300 a.m. (2:00 a.m. British time). The blast was so loud it could ...

Germany agrees financing of 8 billion euro flood aid fund

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:12:34 -0400

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has agreed the financing of an 8-billion euro (6.8 billion pounds) fund to help repair damage caused by the worst flooding in a decade, with both the federal government and states footing the bill, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. The federal government at the outset will itself raise the full amount for the so-called "reconstruction aid" fund because ...

Volcanoes ready to erupt in Russia World Cup Sevens

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:11:56 -0400

The Philippine Volcanoes hope to continue their remarkable rise in the international level with a strong showing in their maiden participation in the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow, Russia, late this month. Having made an impact in the 15-a-side game, where they are now in Asia's top-flight, the Volcanoes have high hopes in their biggest, most important tournament yet. The Philippines, ...

Jimmy Hoffa search near Detroit called off by FBI

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:08:42 -0400

Jimmy Hoffa was last seen outside an Oakland County restaurant where he was to meet with a New Jersey Teamsters boss and a Detroit Mafia captain. (Carlos Osorio/Associated ...

Yodelling country singer Slim Whitman dies at 90

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:08:41 -0400

Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the world in the film ...

Bafana’s World Cup lifeline

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:05:15 -0400

Bafana have been given a second glimmer of hope as their prospects of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup continued to tip-toe back from the dead. Picture: Anesh ...

The world can certainly use more legal satire an amazing cease and desist response

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:02:31 -0400

June 17, 2013VIA EMAIL ONLYRichard D. Trenk, Esq.Township Attorney for the Township of West OrangeTrenk DiPasquale347 Mount Pleasant AvenueSuite 300 West Orange, New Jersey 07052Dear Mr. Trenk:I am pro bono counsel to Jake Freivald and write in response to ...

Below the Line showcasing our world news commenters

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:59:40 -0400

revelations of NSA surveillance and its international repercussions.With all that's been going on, we want to highlight some of the action taking place in the comments of our live blogs and articles on world events.We're looking to feature some notable characters who are particularly active in ...

Protests continue in Sao Paulo troops sent to 5 Brazilian cities

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:58:41 -0400

1 of 2. A demonstrator jumps over trash set afire during protests against poor public services, police violence and government corruption, in Sao Paulo June 18, ...

International Real Estate House Hunting in ... the Czech Republic

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:58:38 -0400

A TWO-BEDROOM ONE-BATH ATTIC APARTMENT IN ...

Syrians turn to dollar as local currency tumbles

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:58:38 -0400

AMMAN (Reuters) - Since the latest nosedive in the Syrian currency, Damascus shopkeeper Aboud Katebee can no longer put price stickers on the imported chocolate bars he sells in the middle class Jaramana ...

UAE will try 30 Emiratis Egyptians for illegal Brotherhood cell

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:58:35 -0400

DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday it would put on trial 30 Emiratis and Egyptians accused of setting up an illegal branch of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, part of a crackdown on the Islamist organization that has soured relations with ...

Analysis Putin basks in isolation over Syria as Obamas charm falls flat

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:58:31 -0400

Russia's President Vladimir Putin gestures during a media conference after a G8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland June 18, ...

Greek coalition parties meet to try to settle state TV row

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:58:31 -0400

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's ruling party leaders met on Wednesday to try to agree when and how to resume state TV broadcasts, two days after a top court ordered the immediate reopening of the state broadcaster ERT, abruptly closed by the government a week ...

Asian trio punch World Cup tickets

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:58:15 -0400

Having everything to play for on Tuesday, Australia, Iran and South Korea all secured berths at the 2014 World Cup on a dramatic final day of Asian qualifying. They join Japan, which was the first nation to qualify. Australia beat Iraq 1-0, waiting until the 83rd minute before Josh Kennedy headed home the winner that secured second spot in Group B. Iran booked its place with a disciplined ...

Fitch Withdraws Investment Grade Europe S.A.s Rating

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:58:14 -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 ...

3 Dutch farmers fall to deaths in manure-filled silo

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:57:00 -0400

AMSTERDAM Dutch police say three farmworkers have died and a fourth has been critically injured after they fell into a silo filled with manure for use as fertilizer in the northern town of Makkinga. Provincial police in Friesland, where the town is located, tweeted that it wasn't clear what caused the fall Wednesday. The victims' identities won't be released until their families ...

Video Obama Seek security of a world without nuclear weapons

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:56:57 -0400

Saying we must seek the "security of world without nuclear weapons," President Obama announced that he will push the Senate to ratify the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty and that America will host a 2016 summit to help secure nuclear materials around the ...

American Film Institute Back to Its Roots

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:55:55 -0400

The American Film Institute's AFI Docs presented by Audi is a documentary film festival that celebrates excellence in filmmaking and storytelling on topics including education, immigration, politics, survival and triumph. Parents of a little boy diagnosed with a rare and fatal disease who fight to keep him alive, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who outs himself as an illegal ...

Watch Dog vs. Dog Tissue Deliverer Takes on Blanket Swaddler

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:55:52 -0400

The dogs dog yesterday got in the giant chopper took on -- -- the bowling got you voted. And said he's up to the Sox she goes from these and many on to the finals and today we have ourselves -- ...

Watch Retiring Principal Surprised With Flash Mob

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:55:52 -0400

-- was yesterday had to bring it to you. A wonderful surprise what she teacher -- principal Roger bode retiring after 36 years. As principal -- -- -- middle school Massachusetts here he thinks ...

Photos Extreme Dog Grooming Contests

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:55:52 -0400

A dog with a Sesame Street design is shown in a creative grooming competition in Pasadena, Calif. Winners of the contest can take away thousands. Animal photographer Ren Netherland travels far and wide to capture the ...

Goway Launches Worlds Best Adventures Brochure

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:51:15 -0400

Goway Travel's exclusive adventure specialist division of ADVENTURESIncorporated, has announced the online launch of its 2012 World's Best Adventures brochure. The brochure contains over 50 of the world's best adventures and covers every style of adventure travel. Goway's most popular choices from Africa, Asia and Latin America are included. The adventures are as diverse as ...

SITA World Tours Introduces Affordable India

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:51:08 -0400

SITA World Tours, a recognized leader in international travel for more than seven decades, has announced the introduction of Affordable India, an exciting, new tour product line designed to attract a growing budget oriented segment of the travel market. According to Hardeep Sidhu, SITA's Product Manager for India, the new collection of India itineraries is the result of an increased ...

Mercer expands its services to wealth managers across Europe

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:48:17 -0400

European wealth managers can now benefit from Mercer’s expertise with the launch of a new service aimed specifically at private banks, family offices, fund platforms and insurance ...

Europe’s retirement provisions insufficient to serve ageing populations

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:48:15 -0400

Long-term savings provisions in Europe are flawed and are no longer able to meet the needs of ageing populations, finds the Janus Capital European Consumer Finance Survey. The study, which is the first of its kind into the European household balance sheet, shows that there are alarming deficits in levels of personal savings and retirement provision across Europe. While consumer hopes and ...

Palace sheds some light on Kates baby plans

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:43:38 -0400

LONDON (AP) -- With Prince William and the former Kate Middleton expecting their first child in mid-July - and much of the world interested in the birth of a future monarch - officials at Clarence House have released some of the couple's plans, although many details are still being kept private. Kate has made several public appearances recently but is expected to keep a low profile in the ...

China snatches 18 swimming golds to spearhead Military World Games

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:43:23 -0400

Chinese swimmers maintained their momentum in swimming at the Military World Games on Wednesday, grabbing four more gold medals and obtaining 18 in total out of 36 available in the pool. After four days' competition at the Military World Games, which is set to close on July 24, Chinese military athletes altogether collected 18 golds from swimming and piled up 22 gold, leading the medals ...

Solar Decathlon Europe exhibits of 20 participants in 2012 edition

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:43:14 -0400

This Monday saw models of the 20 houses that will compete for the Solar Decathlon Europe competition exhibited in Barcelona.As many as 20 universities from 15 countries, including Germany, Spain, China, Egypt, Norway, the United Kingdom and Japan are competing in the event, which will conclude in Madrid in the summer of 2012.It will be the most international edition of the event ever to be held ...

Six Chinese sailors to attend Clipper Round World sailing race

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:43:10 -0400

Six Chinese amateur sailors will embark on the yacht named Qingdao to attend the 2011-2012 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, local sports administration said Wednesday. The six sailors, who are manager, journalist, college student and private entrepreneurs, took training for several months in Qingdao city and two-week training in England, said Lin Zhiwei, head of local sports general ...

Ghana slips in FIFA world rankings

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:43:06 -0400

Ghana dropped further three places in the latest FIFA world ranking, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced here on Wednesday. A statement on the website of the country's footbal association said Ghana had slipped three places to 36th position in the world ranking from the previous 33rd position it was ranked in last month, on the world stage, while ranking 3rd on the continent after ...

Australian Karl Muggeridge to replace injured Xaus at World Superbike in UK

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:43:04 -0400

Australian motorcycle racer Karl Muggeridge will replace Ruben Xaus at the World Superbike races in Britain, as Xaus suffered from injuries due to a crash, Fox Sports Australia reported on Wednesday. Earlier, Castrol Honda team had fielded Alex Lowes after Jonny Rea was sidelined by injury, but the team has to pull in a second substitute after their second rider, Xaus suffered a horrible crash. ...

Juneteenth Where to honor slaverys end

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:37:51 -0400

>Editor's note: This story was first published on June 19, 2012.(CNN) -- Maj Gen Gordon Granger of the Union Army announced to the assembled crowd at Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas, "In accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. "It was June 19, 1865. Never mind that President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation had been written and ...

Elephant killings surge funding terror

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:22:30 -0400

>Editor's note: Mark Quarterman is the research director of the Enough Project, a project of the Center for American Progress to end genocide and crimes against humanity.(CNN) -- The accelerating pace of the slaughter of elephants for their tusks has put African elephants at catastrophic risk in the coming decades. To make matters worse, some of the region's most notorious armed groups are ...

Iran Welcomes Home Football Team After World Cup Place Booked

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:20:33 -0400

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Somalia UN envoy horrified by attack on world bodys compound in Mogadishu

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:18:54 -0400

Print 19 June 2013 &#150 The top United Nations envoy in Somalia has condemned today’s massive attack on the world body’s compound in Mogadishu, calling it a ';desperate'; attempt to derail the country’s recovery and development efforts. According to the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), a pickup truck rigged with explosives was detonated outside the gate ...

DP World signs India port expansion pact

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:18:19 -0400

Containers are stacked at DP World's Nhava Sheva Gateway Terminal. The company is India's biggest container terminal operator. Adeel Halim / Bloomberg ...

China Vietnam agree to set up hotline

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:15:55 -0400

BEIJING -; China and Vietnam agreed on Wednesday to set up a hotline to resolve fishing incidents in disputed South China Sea waters that have been a frequent source of tensions between the two ideological ...

Markets drift as investors ready for Fed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:15:54 -0400

The central bank wraps up a two-day policy meeting later and investors are looking to see if policymakers are moving towards any change in its monetary policy stance. The Fed's strategy of super-low interest rates and easy money over the past few years has been designed to shore up the U.S. economy. It has also helped drive sentiment in the ...

16 dead Militants infiltrate UNs Somalia office

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:15:52 -0400

Somali men and a policeman carry a government soldier wounded during an attack on the U.N. compound in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Al-Qaida-linked militants detonated multiple bomb blasts and engaged in ongoing battles with security forces in an attempt to breach the main U.N. compound in Mogadishu, officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi ...

Iceland informal talks about Snowden asylum

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:15:52 -0400

A banner supporting Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs, is displayed at Central, Hong Kong's business district, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview, and called them transparent - even though they are ...

Cher Returns With Womans World on The Voice Finale

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:14:59 -0400

Sporting a fuchsia fauxhawk and dressed in a patchwork of punk-inspired black clothing, the 67-year-old pop icon gingerly worked the stage amid strobe lights and a bevy of scantily-clad backup dancers while singing the female empowerment, dance-pop track co-penned and co-produced by the acclaimed British DJ Paul Oakenfold. Cher's last TV performance was also on NBC – in the 2003 ...

Indian FM Begins Visit to Iraq Oil Among Priorities

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:14:20 -0400

New Delhi, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) The Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid, begins a two-day visit to Iraq aimed at reviving bilateral relations and negotiate greater purchases of oil to the Arab nation, currently its second largest supplier. The Indian foreign minister is scheduled to meet with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshiyar Zebari, and Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, to discuss mutual issues ...

The 25 Movies To Which World War Z Is A Sequel Probably

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:13:01 -0400

Pop Culture Happy Hour is a lively chat about books, movies, music, television, comics and pretty much anything else that strikes a nerve, all in a weekly roundtable from ...

Top cop We need immigration reform

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:10:44 -0400

>Editor's note: George GascÃ³n is the district attorney of San Francisco, and the former chief of police in San Francisco and Mesa, Arizona(CNN) -- Members of the law enforcement community must sound their voices in support of comprehensive immigration reform for the sake of public safety and for the sake of our country. I write this as a former police chief in Mesa, Arizona, who ...

How to save human trafficking victims

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:10:14 -0400

>Editor's note: Yury Fedotov is the executive director of the U. N. Office on Drugs and Crime.(CNN) -- Thirteen-year-old Anjali didn't just pack her bags and run away to the circus, she signed a 10-year contract with a circus master after fleeing from long hours of domestic servitude in Nepal. Taken to India, she then endured years of appalling and dangerous working conditions for no ...

Jozy Altidores resurgence underlines USAs strong World Cup qualifiers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:08:37 -0400

The USA passed the halfway point of World Cup qualification with three straight wins to top their group, but are Jurgen Klinsmann's team on target for ...

Australia fans celebrate with World Cup-qualifying Socceroos – video

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:08:32 -0400

Australia's football team, the Socceroos, are given a rapturous greeting when they meet with fans in Sydney after qualifying for the 2014 World Cup with a 1-0 victory over Iraq. Olger Hosieck's team will now be looking to get past the round of 16 stage - their best placing in the World Cup to ...

World Bank warns climate change woes closing in

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:08:24 -0400

The World Bank on Wednesday warned that severe hardships from global warming could be felt within a generation, with a new study detailing devastating impacts in Africa and Asia.The report presents "an alarming scenario for the days and years ahead - what we could face in our lifetime," said World Bank President Jim Yong Kim."The scientists tell us that if the world warms by two ...

Iran blamed for angry World Cup scenes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:08:18 -0400

Iranian players celebrate after the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between South Korea and Iran in Ulsan, South Korea on Tuesday. Photo: CFPSouth Korean media blamed Iran on Wednesday for angry scenes at a tense World Cup qualifier which ended with fans pelting debris onto the pitch and the visiting coach under fire for a rude gesture.Local newspapers said Iran's players had goaded the ...

G8 should not focus on biofuels in world hunger debate

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:07:41 -0400

WITH the G8 summit underway, the UK biofuel supply chain is calling on Prime Minister David Cameron to use the opportunity to address the multiple causes of global hunger, and not 'simply blame the biofuel industry'. Industry spokeswoman and head of renewable transport at the Renewable Energy Association, Clare Wenner, said the European Commission estimated bioethanol production ...

Family delight at Iraq court ruling

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:03:59 -0400

The Supreme Court - the highest court in the UK - ruled that damages claims could be launched under legislation covering negligence and human rights.Lawyers representing relatives said the ruling meant the Ministry of Defence owed a duty of care to properly equip servicemen and women who went to war.But Defence ...

Head of United Iraq party murdered on eve of elections

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:03:20 -0400

An Iraqi policeman casts his ballot in Ramadi on June 17, 2013 as security forces vote in provincial polls ahead of the rest of Iraqis in the Anbar province. Iraq held provincial elections in April except in six provinces, including Anbar and Nineveh, where polls were delayed because authorities said security could not be guaranteed (Azhar Shallal / AFP) A suicide bombing in northern Iraq on ...

World Cup Legacy for Brazil Goes Beyond Soccer Says Blatter

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:02:20 -0400

RECIFE, Brazil ...

China threatens death penalty for serious polluters

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:01:54 -0400

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have given courts the powers to hand down the death penalty in serious pollution cases, state media said, as the government tries to assuage growing public anger at environmental desecration. An increasingly affluent urban population has begun to object to China's policy of growth at all costs, which has fuelled the economy for three decades, with the ...

World millionaires wealth totals $46.2 trillion over 3 times US GDP

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:50 -0400

The combined wealth of the world's millionaires increased by 10 percent in 2012 to $46.2 trillion. This is more than three times the annual economic output in the US. Another million people were also added to the list of super-rich in the past year. According to the World Wealth Report 2013 there are a total of 12 million millionaires around the globe, with the US topping the list of ...

UPDATE 6-Oil supported by Middle East worries all eyes on Fed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:37 -0400

Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:00am EDT * Fed could stem asset purchase programme in H2 -poll * EIA crude stocks post unexpected rise (Adds EIA weekly oil stocks data, updates prices) By Simon Falush LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Brent oil rose on Wednesday supported by fears that violence in Syria could spread elsewhere in the region, disrupting supply, while investors looked to a meeting of the Federal ...

2 SAfrican deminers killed in Mogadishu attack

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:59:23 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Farah Abdi Warsameh - Somali government soldiers gather in front of the main U.N. compound, following an attack on it in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Al-Qaida-linked ...

Obama calls for nuclear weapons to be cut by a third

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:59:01 -0400

BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 19: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive to speak to the media following bilateral talks at the Chancellery on June 19, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. Obama is visiting Berlin for the first time during his presidency and his speech at the Brandenburg Gate is to be the highlight. Obama will be speaking close to the 50th anniversary of the ...

Live video US President Barack Obama gives speech at Brandenburg Gate Berlin

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:59:00 -0400

Obama wants nukes cut by a third

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:58:59 -0400

Obama promised to work with Natoallies to forge a new international framework for peaceful nuclear power. He said the US will hold a summit in 2016 on securing nuclear materials around the world.He also called for a treaty to end production of fissile ...

Karzai threat to Taliban peace deal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:58:59 -0400

Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations and the militant group stops its violent attacks on the ground.Mr Karzai is upset over the joint US and Taliban announcement that they would begin preliminary peace talks ...

High levels of radiation found in groundwater at Fukushima

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:57:59 -0400

A worker carries out radiation screening last year on a bus for a media tour at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. New requirements make it compulsory that plants take steps to guard against radiation leaks in the case of severe accidents. ...

Film review World War Z - Brad Pitts zombie action flick is surprisingly infectious

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:55:38 -0400

In this Doomsday blockbuster zombies are taking over the world, and they're not the slow-shuffle kind, either - these flesh-chompers move like lightning in their pursuit of a ...

Are we responsible for the Uttarakhand disaster World Bank report says global warming is making Indian Monsoon unpredictable

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:54:25 -0400

India's summer monsoon will become highly unpredictable if the world's average temperature rises by two degree Celsius in the next two-three decades, a scientific report commissioned by the World Bank says.The report released here on Wednesday evaluates at the likely impacts of warming between two degree Celsius and four degree Celsius on agricultural production, water resources, ...

Todashevs body brought to Russia for burial

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:54:11 -0400

GROZNY, Russia (AP) -- The father of a Russian man killed while being questioned about ties to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects says he has brought the body to Russia for ...

Palestinian tobacco faces threat from crackdown on black economy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:53:07 -0400

YA'ABAD, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian farmers sow tobacco sprouts in the rocky earth of the northern West Bank, reaping a harvest that provides a reliable livelihood in the struggling occupied ...

Analysis Half-way to lost decade Europes growth task as tough as ever

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:52:10 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - Half-way towards a lost decade for Europe's economy, pessimism persists about the political will to halt a worrying slide in the region's potential ...

Rare liliger cubs come out to play

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:51:23 -0400

The first liliger was born in the zoo last year and now there's a second litter of three, all of them females.They were born in May and now have grown up enough to start exploring their surroundings, showing an endearing clumsy energy.Their mother, Zita, was born in the zoo in 2004. Their father, Sam, is an African ...

Olympian strangled to death with whip

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:51:23 -0400

A RUSSIAN former Olympic wrestler was found dead after being strangled with a whip and buried in a Siberian forest, Russian investigators ...

Pope takes disabled boy for a spin

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:51:20 -0400

Pope Francis smiles as Alberto di Tullio, from Boiano, near Naples, Italy, sits in the Pope's seat of his open-top car at the end of his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square at the ...

China dog meat festival under fire

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:51:19 -0400

A FESTIVAL dedicated to dog meat in southern China has been targeted by protesting animal lovers, who have won a minor concession from local officials, an activist ...

Girl Guides serve Queen but not God

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:51:16 -0400

Gone is the reference to loving God, replaced by a call to "be true to myself and develop my beliefs.'' The new pledge unveiled on Wednesday does retain a reference to serving the queen.The long established British scouting organisation - officially named Girlguiding - says some 44,000 people responded to a call for consultations on the new pledge.Chief Guide Gill Slocombe says she ...

Croc kills pregnant woman crossing bridge

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:51:15 -0400

A PREGNANT woman has been killed and her three-year-old son is missing after they were attacked by a crocodile in eastern Indonesia, a local official ...

Hamas says its Iran ties worsen over Syrian civil war

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:48:18 -0400

GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas said on Wednesday its relations with financial backer Iran have suffered as a result of the Islamist group's support of rebels battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a long-time Iranian ...

Putin criticizes U.S. over missile defenses

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:48:17 -0400

Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds a news conference at the end of a G8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland June 18, ...

Kurdish rebel commander warns Turkish state sabotaging peace

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:48:17 -0400

Murat Karayilan, acting military commander of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Qandil mountains near the Iraq-Turkish border in Sulaimaniya, 330 km (205 miles) northeast of Baghdad March 24, ...

Turkish government protesters seek to draw sting from unrest

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:48:13 -0400

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's deputy prime minister said on Wednesday he had no objection to silent anti-government protests inspired by a symbolic "Standing Man" vigil, comments that could help draw the sting out of three weeks of often violent ...

A Social Networking App To Empower The World’s Women

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:47:35 -0400

Lean In circles, both aim to connect and empower women to achieve their goals and aspire to leadership. But these circles are largely limited to those who are already comparatively wealthy and powerful. ...

Emirates Takes Home 2013 ‘World’s Best Airline’ Award

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:47:29 -0400

Emirates scooped up a further two awards including; 'Best Middle East Airline' and for a record ninth year in a row, 'World's Best Inflight Entertainment'. The awards were collected today by Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline at ...

Mozambiques Renamo threatens to paralyze vital coal railway

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:46:51 -0400

MAPUTO (Reuters) - The Renamo opposition party, a former guerrilla organization, threatened on Wednesday to paralyze the only railway line out ...

U.N. office in Mogadishu attacked by al Qaeda-linked Somalia militants

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:46:16 -0400

Somalis carry on June 19, 2013 an injured person after al Qaeda-linked al-Shabab insurgents shot and blasted their way into the United Nations compound in ...

Letters to Jackie Snapshot of 1960s Americas Grief

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:45:15 -0400

A new documentary is aiming to put a fresh perspective on President John F. Kennedy's legacy, by retracing it through the moments when the American public reacted to his assassination. "Letters to Jackie," a two-hour film based on the book by the same name, features several Academy award-winning ...

Watch US Marine Scores New Career as Underwear Model

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:45:14 -0400

Next up, inspiration from a marine here who lost a leg in afghanistan. But that did not stop him from starting a new career in an unlikely place, the world of fashion. There he is right there. ...

Zac Posen Reveals His 13 Favorite Red Carpet Dresses

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:45:13 -0400

Designer Zac Posen has outfitted nearly every A-list star over the years, and now, for the first time, he opens up about his favorite looks and the friends he's made along the way. Read on to see who brought her child to a fitting, who's "the most fun" in the atelier, and who sent Posen films and books to help create him create her Met Ball ...

Watch Kardashian Baby Complications May Have Forced Early Delivery

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:45:13 -0400

kardashian and kanye west. The proud parents of a baby girl, as we already know. There's new details this morning about the birth. Abc's bianna golodryga is here. It was apparently a harrowing ...

NFL Stars Rental Car Investigated in Murder Probe

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:45:12 -0400

New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez holds his helmet as he steps onto the field before an NFL football game between the New England Patriots and the Houston Texans in Foxborough, Mass., Dec. 10, ...

Watch Supreme Court Says Knox Acquittal Didnt Consider Sex Game Theory

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:45:11 -0400

The latest on the amman do knox case. The italian supreme court revealing why it overturned an appeals court decision in 2011 to acquit her. We're learning that the judges in the supreme court ...

U.S. Marine Alex Minsky Returns From War as Underwear Model

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:45:11 -0400

Move over Mark Wahlberg and David Beckham, there is a new underwear model making waves, and he is more than just a guy on a billboard with a rocking body. Alex Minsky is a 24-year-old U.S. Marine whose right leg was amputated by a roadside bomb in 2009 while he was serving in Afghanistan. Minsky spent 47 days in a coma and suffered traumatic brain injuries and severe burns to his body from ...

Watch FBI Resumes Jimmy Hoffa Search on Tip

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:45:09 -0400

Very latest on the search for Jimmy Hoffa the Teamsters union leader who disappeared nearly forty years ago and is presumed dead. They're been repeated attempts to find his remains over the years ...

Watch Tornado Lands at Denver Airport

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:45:09 -0400

First, a lot more on the scary tornado in denver. It's 2:30 in the afternoon, george. You're in one of the largest, busiest airports in the world rushing to make your flight. And the pictures ...

Zuckerberg Charms With Proper Shake

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:45:08 -0400

Bill Gates’ one-handed shake with the South Korean president in April as rude and culturally insensitive, but Mark Zuckerberg charmed the public here Tuesday with proper attire and a handshake, a slight bow included. The Facebook CEO, 29, known for his signature zip-front hoodie and jeans, met with President Park Geun-hye to discuss South Korea’s plans to raise employment by ...

I Guarantee It Mens Wearhouse Ousts Founder

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:45:04 -0400

Men's Wearhouse Inc. has dismissed its founder and executive chairman George Zimmer. In a terse release issued Wednesday, the company didn't give a reason for the abrupt firing of Zimmer, who built Men's Wearhouse from one small Texas store using a cigar box as a cash register to one of the nation's largest specialty retailers in men's clothing, with 1,143 locations. ...

White Bear Lake to make attempt at worlds largest sundae

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:42:41 -0400

Downtown White Bear Lake should be awash in ice cream June 20, as 575 volunteers scramble to assemble the world's longest sundae. Best yet, the finished treat will need about 3,700 volunteers to eat it. Set to run a three-block length of Fourth Street during the city's weekly Marketfest, the sundae will require more than 200 gallons of vanilla ice cream, about 3,700 cherries, 100 cans ...

China and Cuba seek greater cooperation

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:40:00 -0400

Xi Jinping said his country would like to work more closely with Cuba on international and regional issues. Xi told Cuba's visiting first vice president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, that China would like to forge a good partnership with Latin American and Caribbean nations, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported. The Chinese leader called for stronger cooperation between China and Latin ...

Russia will spend $437.4 million closing down Baikal paper mill

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:39:59 -0400

A Russian paper mill blamed by environmentalists for damaging the world's deepest freshwater lake will finally be shut down, Russia's prime minister ...

9 militants 3 guards killed in fighting a U.N. building in Mogadishu

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:39:59 -0400

An attack by al-Shabaab gunmen on a U.N. compound in the Somali capital of Mogadishu Wednesday left 12 people dead, including nine militants, officials said. A soldier in the Somali National Army told The Wall Street Journal gunmen wearing suicide vests detonated a car bomb opening up the outer wall of the compound so the militants could enter. The African Union Mission in Somalia said the ...

Attention called to Russian rights record

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:39:59 -0400

The International Federation for Human Rights said the U.N. Human Rights Council needs to weigh in on the targeting of civil organizations in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin backed legislation last year requiring non-governmental organization to register as "foreign agents" if they receive some of their funding from foreign countries. The rights federation, known by its ...

China eager for Iranian nuclear talks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:39:57 -0400

The Chinese government expects peaceful nuclear negotiations will continue through multilateral dialogue with Iran, a government spokeswoman said. Iranian delegates joined officials from the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany in a second round of nuclear negotiations in Kazakhstan in April but made few breakthroughs. February talks in Kazakhstan included efforts to ...

Assad forces build up for Aleppo offensive

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:39:56 -0400

Forces loyal to Syria's embattled President Bashar Assad are reported to be tightening a cordon around the northern city of Aleppo, once the country's commercial heart, in a major offensive against rebels who hold 60 percent of the ...

Drug companies in Europe fined for pay-to-delay scheme

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:39:50 -0400

Antitrust regulators in Europe said they had fined several drug companies $195 million for conspiring to delay bringing a generic drug to market. The New York Times reported Wednesday the companies fined included Danish drugmaker Lundbeck and German pharmaceutical firm Merck. The European Commission's antitrust division said the companies formed an agreement in 2002 to delay producing a ...

Africa Europe set out cooperation priorities

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:35:40 -0400

The Action Plan 2011-2013 was adopted at the recent Africa-EU Summit held in Tripoli, Libya. It replaces the First Action Plan 2008-2010 that was approved at the last summit three years ago. Both plans of action are based on eight partnerships defined as "strategic". These focus on energy, climate change, peace and security, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), trade and infrastructure, ...

Obama renews calls for nuclear reductions

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:33:45 -0400

BERLIN (AP) -- Issuing an appeal for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to confront climate change, a danger he called "the global threat of our ...

Myanmar court convicts Muslims over violence

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:33:42 -0400

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Authorities in Myanmar say a court has found two Muslim women guilty of sparking a recent outbreak of sectarian violence in the country, one of them by bumping into a novice ...

South Africa to Host Worlds Biggest Telescope

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:09:35 -0400

JOHANNESBURG -- South Africa is preparing to host the biggest radio telescope in the world. Along with Australia, the country has been chosen to host ...

Obama defends intelligence tactics in wary Berlin

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:08:05 -0400

Reuters © U.S. President Barack Obama gestures as he addresses a news conference after a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin June 19, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas ...

Europe faces uphill battle over youth unemployment

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:08:03 -0400

By Anders MelinBRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will hold a summit later this month to tackle the growing scourge of youth unemployment. But there's a problem: the 6 billion euros they want to use to get to grips with the issue aren't yet available.Leaders agreed in February that they would set aside the money from the EU's next long-term budget, which runs from ...

Iraq officials say suicide attack kills politician

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:05:06 -0400

A police officer said Wednesday that a suicide bomber blew himself up late the previous night inside Younis al-Rammah's guesthouse in the northern province of Ninevah. He says al-Rammah and four relatives were killed and six others ...

Syria troops fight rebels near Shiite shrine

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:59:40 -0400

This citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels using a rocket launcher to attack Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian president Bashar Assad, in Homs province, Syria, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Syrian warplanes bombed rebel positions near a contested military air base in the north of Syria on ...

World Bank watching US Fed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:58:56 -0400

London - The World Bank is concerned about the spillover effects on developing countries of a slowing of US money creation and will move to provide affordable capital when borrowing costs rise, its president said on ...

NSA boss defends surveillance

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:58:48 -0400

General Keith Alexander, the director of the National Security Agency, looks at his notes during testimony before a US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on recently disclosed NSA surveillance programmes, at the US Capitol in ...

Fresh hope for couple held captive

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:58:42 -0400

Cape Town - A local NGO believes it can not only pinpoint where two South African hostages are being held in Yemen, but can also negotiate their safe ...

Peppa Pig Worlds Facebook page hijacked by abusive hacker

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:57:49 -0400

children 's animation.But on Monday, Peppa Pig, her brother, George Pig, and their parents, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig, found themselves the victims of a hacker with too much time on their hands - and too many grubby thoughts on their ...

Time for the World Bank to fund a clean energy future – Greenpeace

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:55:49 -0400

Amsterdam.- In response to the World Bank's latest climate change report, Turn Down The Heat: Climate Extremes, Regional Impacts, and the Case for Resilience, Greenpeace International climate campaigner Stephanie Tunmore said: "Fossil fuels are being extracted and burned in the name of development and prosperity, but what they are delivering is the opposite, as the World Bank's ...

Five dead in Iraq suicide bomb ahead of vote

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:55:28 -0400

Iraq on Wednesday killed the leader of a provincial political party and four relatives, officials said, on the eve of elections his bloc was to participate in.Yunus al-Ramah, head of the United Iraq party, had been hosting a social gathering at his home in the town of Al-Hadhr, ...

Shuanghui International Holdings gets $7.9b loan

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:54:57 -0400

/enpproperty--> Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd received a $7.9 billion financing from Bank of China, New York Branch and Morgan Stanley for its purchase of Smithfield Food Inc. Bank of China will provide a $4 billion fixed loan to Shuanghui for the acquisition of Smithfield, while Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc will provide $3.9 billion to repay Smithfield's debt, according to ...

Exceptionalism harms the US and the world

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:54:26 -0400

If some big countries cannot discard their "exceptionalism", not only will their soft power be diminished, but the international community's ability to solve areas of common concern will also suffer, said an article in the People's Daily (excerpts ...

From volcanoes to riots travel security firms watch the world

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:52:34 -0400

Violence on the ground is a lot more dangerous than a volcano that disrupts international air travel, but in all of these kinds of situations, it pays to be prepared and to pay ...