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Dozens killed as tornado hits Oklahoma

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

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

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

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

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

Six Afghan policemen killed in Herat bombing

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

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

Genocide conviction of former Guatemala dictator overturned

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

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

Chinese boat with 16 fishermen freed by North Korea

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

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

Work starts on creation of new Dubai island

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:26:18 -0400

Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ...

Trinindad Football hints at probe to uncover missing funds

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:01 -0400

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) has hinted that an investigation could be launched into unaccounted revenues generated by the federation from World Cup 2006. President of the TTFF Raymond Tim Kee announced Tuesday that a probe is being considered during a press conference at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, reports CMC. "From our understanding, TTFF is very much a part of ...

Oliver tops 110m hurdles at World Challenge Beijing

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:20:02 -0400

With the absence of Chinese star Liu Xiang, American David Oliver topped the men's 110-metre hurdles at the 2013 IAAF World Challenge Beijing here, while China's Li Jinzhe continued his good form and grabbed a second win in the men's long jump. Oliver, bronze medallist in the event at the 2008 Beijing Games, held off the challenge of London Olympic runner-up Jason Richardson and Jamaica's Dwight ...

15 nations for ophthalmology meet in Cuba

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:20:01 -0400

The 7th International Ophthalmology Congress, to be held here June 29-31, will draw experts from 15 countries, Xinhua reported. Over 600 Cuban experts will attend the meeting to showcase the country's latest developments in ophthalmological research. This was carried out over the past few years in conjunction with "Mission Miracle," a joint Cuba-Venezuela programme launched in 2004 to provide ...

14 closely related crocodiles existed around 5mn years ago

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

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

Indo-China bilateral meet on healthcare sector held at Geneva

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

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

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

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

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

UAE Singapore discuss global development

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Delevingne turns down DiCaprios advances

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

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

Afghanistan Seeks Military Aid from India

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

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

Microsoft Unveils New Xbox One Game Console

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

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

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

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

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

Group to Take Nigeria Government to International Court

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

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

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

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

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

2018 World Cup infrastructure inadequate

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

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

Hyundai Motor commences Trophy Tour for ICC Champions Trophy 2013

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

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

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

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

India expects greater backing from Russia in UNSC quest

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

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

4 killed 68 wounded in bomb attacks in Iraq

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

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

World stocks mixed ahead of Fed chief testimony

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:48:28 -0400

BANGKOK -; World stock markets were mixed Wednesday, hours before Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is to deliver remarks before Congress on the state of the U.S. ...

Diplomats Iran expands nuke technology

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:48:28 -0400

Herman Nackaerts, left, Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, shakes hands with Iran's Ambassador to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, after their talks at the permanent mission of Iran in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. U.N. nuclear agency officials are meeting with Iranian counterparts in a renewed attempt ...

Syrian opposition urges rebels to join key battle

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:48:27 -0400

BEIRUT -; Syria's main opposition group is urging rebels to come from around the country to reinforce Qusair, a western town under attack by Syrian troops and members of Lebanon's Hezbollah ...

Riots in Stockholm spread to more suburbs

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:48:27 -0400

STOCKHOLM -; Groups of youth have smashed shop windows, set cars ablaze and burnt down a cultural center as the riots that started in one Stockholm suburb after a fatal police shooting spread to other low-income areas of the Swedish ...

‘Screams of agony echo in my head’

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:42:36 -0400

The scale of the disaster meant students at a medical college next to the local Enam Hospital had to carry out some of the amputations. Sometimes the operations were done without anaesthetic and howls of agony echoed around the ...

Mentally ill man stabs six children

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:42:34 -0400

Beijing - Authorities in southern China say a mentally ill man stabbed six primary school students and an adult in the latest of several attacks on Chinese ...

David Cameron there is no split in Conservative party over Europe

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:41:44 -0400

David Cameron has insisted it is his "absolute intention" for the coalition to continue until the general election in 2015 and insisted there was no split within the Conservative party over Europe.The prime minister's comments came as his ...

Events industry on Middle East carbon footprint

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:38:38 -0400

Members of the professional sound and light industry tackled the issue of carbon footprint produced by events held in the Middle East. During a panel discussion at PALME Middle East 2013, experts looked at whether the massive amount of energy needed to put on everything from spectacular launch parties to concerts and shows can be justified. The event industry is a significant energy consumer ...

Senators Demand Transparency in U.S. Taxpayer Funding of United Nations

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:38:20 -0400

United Nations member-states' flags fly at U.N. headquarters in New York City. (U.N. Photo by J.C. McIlwaine) (CNSNews.com) - Some American taxpayers know that they contribute more than one-fifth of the United Nations operating budget, but the full extent of U.S. contributions to the world body - a much larger figure - has been less well known since a congressional reporting requirement ...

Tax Evasion Dangerous for Europe Schulz

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:38:17 -0400

Martin Schulz, president of the European parliament, has warned that revelations of tax evasion by major companies were leading to a loss of trust among the European public. Speaking to CNBC in Brussels, Schulz said the issue could lead to "very difficult social problems" in Europe ...

World Bank pledges financial support to Jordan

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:35:51 -0400

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. Image courtesy of The Telegraph On Tuesday, the World Bank announced that it will supply Jordan with "substantial funds" to help the country cope with the huge influx of Syrian refugees that it has been receiving since the start of the conflict.Since the onset of violence in ...

China going green World’s no. 1 polluter to cap emissions by 2016

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:33:42 -0400

Politics China has agreed to cap greenhouse emissions by 2016, after previously refusing to commit to global guidelines. Beijing's regime change signaled a move to a greener policy, as rising levels of toxic pollution in China are suffocating industrial centers. China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) - the government organ responsible for socio-economic growth ...

What is Tornado Alley

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:30:40 -0400

U.S. President Barack Obama made a disaster declaration for Oklahoma on Tuesday after the state was hit by a powerful tornado that killed a reported 24 people in the town of ...

Baird Iraq could face civil war

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:26:59 -0400

Ottawa - A spate of deadly violence risks plunging Iraq into a sectarian civil war, Canada's top diplomat warned on Tuesday, adding that a Canadian was among the latest ...

Will the International Energy Agencys oil forecast be wrong again

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:24:32 -0400

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Rescue trauma haunts volunteers

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:24:14 -0400

"I had never even touched the hand of a woman before but it was the only way to save her and the others," said the 22-year-old in an interview ahead of the one-month anniversary of the disaster. "My hand was soaked in blood by the end and I still can't get that image out of my head." A total of 1,127 people died when the nine-storey building collapsed on the morning of ...

Millions falling into poverty in recession-racked Italy report

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:21:33 -0400

ROME (Reuters) - Millions of Italians cannot afford to heat their homes properly or eat meat as their country is racked by recession and soaring unemployment, said a report which found the number of people considered seriously deprived had doubled in the past two ...

In Iraq pointing a finger at others will not help says paper

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:08:11 -0400

WAM ABU DHABI: Pointing a finger at others will not help in Iraq as Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki says that it is a plot to destabilise the country and sow sectarian and ethnic discord, a local newspaper remarked today. "As far as objectivity is concerned, he is right," said the Khaleej Times in an editorial comment on the new trend of violence which is "a deja vu of 2006-07 ...

Immigration bill heads to full Senate

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:40:45 -0400

FILE - In this May 20, 2013 file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., left, confers with Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., as the Senate Judiciary Committee assembled to work on a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Leading senators working on immigration ...

Irans Ahmadinejad denounces election decision

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:40:44 -0400

TEHRAN, Iran -; Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from an upcoming presidential race is an act of "oppression" and he will take the case to the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali ...

Chinese premier begins 2-day visit to Pakistan

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:40:44 -0400

A man walks next to huge portraits of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, right, and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, left, displayed near the presidency in Islamabad, Pakistan. Keqiang will arrive in Islamabad on May 22 on a two day official visit to hold talks with Pakistani leadership to discuss international, regional issues and enhance co-operation in bilateral ties. (AP Photo/Anjum ...

Octogenarians race to be oldest Everest climber

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:40:43 -0400

In this Friday, May 17, 2013 photo distributed by Miura Dolphins, 80-year-old Japanese adventurer Yuichiro Miura, right, and his son, Gota, rest on their way to a camp at 6,500 meters (21,325 feet) from a camp at 6,050 meters (19,849 feet) during their attempt to scale the summit of Mount Everest. According to his management office, Miura plans to reach the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak on ...

Kerry praises $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:40:39 -0400

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said at Bait Al Baraka in Muscat, Oman, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo?Jim ...

Oklahoma tornado

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:40:03 -0400

>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO and KOKH. Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- What began as a hunt for survivors is now an arduous recovery ...

World Biodiversity Day May 22 to highlight extinction challenge

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:35:52 -0400

Science News: Chennai: As May 22 is being observed as International Bio Diversity Day, funding agency - Japan International Cooperation Agency's (JICA) role in safeguarding the resources is ...

North Korea sends top aide to China

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:34:55 -0400

Choe Ryong Hae, the director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, left Pyongyang Airport for China as a special envoy of Kim Jong-un on ...

Tornado survivors reveal their terror

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:34:53 -0400

Moore, Oklahoma - Rescuers went from building to building in search of victims and survivors picked through the rubble of their shattered homes on Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, wiping out blocks of houses and killing at least 24 ...

Imran Khan leaves Pakistan hospital two weeks after forklift fall

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:34:03 -0400

Imran Khan has left hospital more than two weeks after he suffered serious back injuries in a fall from a forklift at a campaign event, a spokesman has said.Khan will remain at his home in the eastern city of Lahore for a while so doctors can monitor his progress, said the spokesman for the ...

24 dead I think that will stand mayor says

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:31:17 -0400

Market Buzz World waiting to see if US Fed will end stimulus

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:26:59 -0400

Asian stocks traded mostly higher on Wednesday due to the positive sentiment on Wall Street. Tokyo's Nikkei added 1.6 percent to reach 15,500 for the first time in over five years, after the Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy unchanged as expected.Investors will also be eying testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke due later in the day. European stocks may see a boost ...

Consulate raid suspects monitored

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:25:17 -0400

The White House believes that there is enough proof for a military force to seize the five as terrorist suspects but it prefers to wait until investigators have enough evidence to try them in a US civilian courtroom, officials said.The decision not to seize the men militarily underscores the White House aim to move away from hunting terrorists as enemy combatants.Instead, the White House is ...

Map Room Borders on Top of The World

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:20:44 -0400

Yes, the melting polar ice caps are opening up new transportation routes and revealing untapped mineral wealth that will benefit us all. Uh, hold on, say Mark Terry and Adam Scholl. They remind us that increased accessibility could well lead to overlapping and dangerous territorial claims. By Mark Terry and Adam Scholl for World Policy ...

Europe Markets Europe stocks weak ahead of Bernanke comments

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:16:27 -0400

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets slipped from multiyear highs in downbeat action on Wednesday, as investors stayed cautious ahead of comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben ...

Young objector challenges Israeli army on ideological grounds citing occupation of West Bank

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:12:58 -0400

Left wing activists hold signs during a protest calling for the release of Israeli conscientious objector Natan Blanc from military prison, in front of the ministry of defense office in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The Israeli military has jailed Blanc for six months because of his opposition to Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, in one of the most protracted cases by a conscientious ...

Watch Oklahoma Tornado Stories of Survival and Hope

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:10:42 -0400

It was a normal Monday afternoon in the town of Moore Oklahoma. Then a super tornado over a mile wide -- to a vast expanse of homes hospitals and schools. Killing dozens and injuring countless ...

Watch Oklahoma Tornado Shocking Images After the Storm

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:10:41 -0400

We turn out images taken in the direct aftermath of yesterday's twister images that for the brave people of Moore Oklahoma. -- a somber reflection on what they have endured. Each of these ...

Watch Oklahoma Tornado Search and Recovery

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:10:41 -0400

200 miles per hour that's held fast yesterday's twister ripped through Moore Oklahoma. Destroying everything in this but -- the rubble that littered the ground the number. That captures our hearts and minds is not the speed of the storm. But the number also lives is expected. We mourn those lost at least in an all of those -- managed to smile here's ABC's Cecilia Vega ...

7 Egyptian security men kidnapped in Sinai freed

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:59:59 -0400

CAIRO (AP) -- Six Egyptian policemen and a border guard kidnapped by suspected militants in the volatile Sinai Peninsula last week were freed by their captors Wednesday after successful mediation, the country's military spokesman ...

Germany celebrates composer Wagners 200th

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:59:58 -0400

BERLIN (AP) -- Germany is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner with the unveiling Wednesday of a monument in the composer's birthplace of ...

6 kids among 7 injured in south China knife attack

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:59:57 -0400

BEIJING (AP) -- Authorities in southern China say a mentally ill man stabbed six primary school students and an adult in the latest of several attacks on Chinese ...

Afghan students protest womens rights decree

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:59:57 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Hard-line Islamist students are protesting in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they say is ...

France deserts the sinking ship of Europe

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:59:24 -0400

A few days ago the news emerged that France might be preparing to leave the EU. Marine Le Pen, head of "National Front" party, argues that France has no future in the EU, and if the country wants to develop further, it should seriously consider the option of self-navigation. Is this the case and what could France expect if it is no longer a member of the ...

World W. Bank pledges sh 83 billion to aid peace in Africas Great Lakes

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:34:35 -0400

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim unveiled the proposed aid financing for one of Africa's most intractable conflict regions on the first day of a trip with U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon to Democratic Republic ...

Weak yen a help for Japan but headache elsewhere

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:34:27 -0400

TOKYO -; A steady decline in the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota and has won solid support from Japan's main trading partners, who are betting the impact on their own currencies will be offset by gains from a recovery in the world's third-largest economy. It's not such good news for entrepreneurs like Thamonwan Thawornthaweewong, whose Angry Bird fish balls, ...

World’s two most powerful men to meet next month

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:30:55 -0400

Signalling a major thaw in their relations, US president Barrack Obama and Chinese president Xi Jinping will meet in US next month to give shape to future course of China-US ...

Imran Khan leaveas hospital back at his home in Pak city of Lahore

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:29:16 -0400

Cricket News: Imran Khan had fractured three vertebrae and a rib when he fell 15 feet from a forklift truck at a campaign event in Lahore on May ...

Jodi Arias begs for life

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:28:14 -0400

Jodi Arias points to her family as a reason for the jury to give her a life in prison sentence instead of the death penalty during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, ...

Is Pope Francis an exorcist

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:28:12 -0400

In this image made from video provided by APTN, Pope Francis lays his hands on the head of a young man, who then heaved deeply a half-dozen times, convulsed, and slumped in his wheelchair as the pontiff prayed over ...

Kenya unfazed by Obama’s ‘snub’

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:28:11 -0400

Nairobi - Kenya said on Tuesday it was ';fine'; with United States President Barack Obama avoiding the country on an Africa tour next month, rejecting reports it was due to upcoming crimes against humanity trials of its ...

Europe Needs Big Reforms Bank of Canadas Carney

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:24:04 -0400

Europe could face a decade of stagnation unless it makes big reforms and should heed the lessons of Japan, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said on Tuesday as he highlighted Japan's bold moves to bolster growth.In his final speech as Canadian central bank chief before taking over the Bank of England on July 1, Carney said Europe's recessionary economy is being held back by fiscal ...

More attacks across Iraq leave 7 people dead

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:23:56 -0400

BAGHDAD--New attacks in Iraq killed seven people and wounded dozens on Tuesday, officials said, after a bloody day that claimed more than 100 lives across the ...

Positive signs in Europe hard won

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:23:27 -0400

In early May, the European Commission issued its latest spring forecast and data showed that the eurozone economy was still in recession. Recently, many international agencies regarded Europe as the "short board" of the global economic recovery; the Italian election impasse and Cyprus banking crisis reignited euro ...

Officials say Benghazi suspects under surveillance

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:21:11 -0400

Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, ...

Captured Egyptians freed in Sinai

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:17:57 -0400

Facebook page, saying the men's freedom came about as "the result of the efforts of military intelligence, in co-operation with the honourable tribal leaders and Sinai residents".The development came hours after the Egyptian military launched a massive sweep, searching for the seven in the volatile peninsula bordering ...

Dozens feared dead after mile-wide tornado ravages Oklahoma

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:17:51 -0400

Worlds biggest Russian nuke-submarines to be scrapped

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:13:06 -0400

Russia will decommission and scrap two of the world's largest submarines by 2018, a defence industry source has said.The Severstal and the Arkhangelsk, both Project 841 (Typhoon-class) ballistic-missile submarines, are based at Severodvinsk on the White Sea. They will be withdrawn from the Navy by this year-end and will begin to be dismantled."This process is to be completed before ...

Chinas Li offers to help end Pakistans energy crisis

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:11:56 -0400

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang waves to the audience during an event organised by Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) in New Delhi May 21, ...

Virtual Job Fair for The Middle East

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:07:31 -0400

Monster Gulf, an online career and recruitment solutions providers in the region announced its Virtual Job Fair for The Middle East, taking place from 26th – 30th ...

Tornado survivors search nears end

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:06:14 -0400

Rescue workers neared the end of the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared areas down to bare earth and claimed 24 lives, including nine children.Scientists concluded the storm was a rare and extraordinarily powerful type of twister known as an EF5, ranking it at the top of the enhanced Fujita scale used to measure ...

Weiner Launches Bid for NYC Mayor

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

Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on. The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he's in the New York City mayoral race. He'd said last month he was considering it. "I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down, but I also learned some tough ...

Russian banker has his eye on Europe

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

Wed May 22, 2013 2:32am EDT * Igor Kim has bought up Russian units of foreign banks * Expobank is already present in Latvia * Now focused on corporate lending but is open to new ideas By Katya Golubkova and Oksana Kobzeva MOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) - Igor Kim snapped cast-off assets from foreign banks pulling out of Russia and now the banker says he wants to expand into Europe. Kim, 47, emerged ...

Europe Factors to Watch-Shares seen mixed before Bernanke testimony

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:28:27 -0400

* Adds further detail, analyst comment, company news items PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) - European stocks are seen mixed on Wednesday, with the market's month-long rally taking a breather as investors await clues from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the central bank's stimulus measures before increasing their exposure to equities. At 0619 GMT, futures for Euro STOXX 50 were up ...

Pakistani cricket star politician leaves hospital

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

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

Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China

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

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

World moves on from friendship to Internet friendship

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

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

Vodafone Europe’s slump eats into sales

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

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

4 Australian brands rank among worlds top 100 media

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

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

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

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

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

China gains international recognition for immediate effective responses to H7N9

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

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

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

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

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

US slams Irans disqualification of candidates

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

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

Oil falls below $96 before Fed chief speaks

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:14:33 -0400

By PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - The price of oil fell Wednesday as investors waited for a report on U.S. crude stocks and the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy. Benchmark crude for July delivery was down 46 cents to $95.72 a barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The June contract fell 55 cents to settle ...

Fiji athletes qualify for IAAF World Youth Championships

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

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

China charges six in sex video extortion case

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

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

Turkey passes wealth amnesty law to lure back funds from abroad

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

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

Death toll rises to 28 in Freeport Indonesia mine accident

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

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

Seven kidnapped Egyptian security officers released army spokesman

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

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

U.S. Myanmar sign trade framework agreement

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:51:37 -0400

Thein Sein . The agreement will create "a platform for ongoing dialogue and cooperation on trade and investment issues between the two governments," the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said on its website. It was signed Tuesday in Washington by acting U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis and Myanmar's Deputy Commerce Minister Pwint San. The agreement calls for ...

Hundreds killed in upsurge of terror bombings sectarian killings in Iraq

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

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

Study says India Jordan Bangladesh Hong Kong worlds most racially intolerant

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

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

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

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

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

World South Africa rising A country of contradictions

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

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

MGIMO hosts Heydar Aliyev and World Politics round table

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

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

Baku to host international food agriculture and packaging exhibitions

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

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

Oklahoma tornado was the most powerful categorised storm

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

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

Canadian killed in escalating violence in Iraq

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

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

State media shows NKorea has new military chief

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:56:55 -0400

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- A North Korean state media dispatch shows that leader Kim Jong Un has named a hardline general as his new military ...

Experts Globe worth more torn apart

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

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

NKorea Sends Special Envoy to China

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

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

Golfer Apologizes to Tiger for Fried Chicken Remark

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

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

UPI Sports Calendar for Wednesday May 22

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:41:27 -0400

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British man has healthy prostate removed to reduce cancer risk

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:41:23 -0400

Man makes decision as Angelina Jolie -- he removes healthy organ. Angelina Jolie arrives on the red carpet at the 84th Academy Awards at the Hollywood and Highlands Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. UPI/Kevin ...

Former Signal International guest workers file suit

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

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

All 28 bodies recovered from Indonesian mine room

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

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

Mayor ducks crack video grilling

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

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

Facebook too old say Twitter teens

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

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

Venezuelas Maduro warns of psychological war

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

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

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

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

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

Act on tax avoidance urges Cameron

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

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

General in Adultery Probe Suspended

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

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

STOCKS NEWS THAILAND-BEC World drops after block trades

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

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

Asia stocks rise as Fed official backs easy policy

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

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

World Briefing | Middle East Egypt Security Forces Fire on Funeral

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

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

World Bank reviews $5.4bn investments in Nigeria

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

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

Opinion Sky terrifies and inspires

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

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

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

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

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

World Briefing | Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Rebel Clashes Resume

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

Two days of clashes between rebel fighters and ...

North Korean leader sends special envoy for leader Kim Jong Un to China

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:46:00 -0400

Choe Ryong Hae . There were no other details. Choe is the North Korea military's top political officer tasked with supervising the 1.2-million-strong force. China is North Korea's only major political and economic benefactor. Beijing has faced pressure from Washington to use its influence to ...

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

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

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

Incoming Bank of England chief sees more dark days for Europe

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

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

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

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

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

Guatemala trial of Rios Montt has likely collapsed lawyers

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

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

Updates Home of singers sister hit

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

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

Japan considers resuming talks with North Korea media

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

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

The making of a nightmare tornado

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

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

Venezuela parliament resumes 3 weeks after brawl

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

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

Eagles future hangs on World Cup ticket — Oboabona

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

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

China defeats Kazakhstan at China International Mens Volleyball Tournament

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

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

US missile test delayed for a day

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

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

Landmark immigration bill passes key Senate hurdle

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

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

Oklahoma tornado was strongest category weather official

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

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

Sky terrifies and inspires Okies

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

EU set to brand Hezbollah terrorists

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

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

Visitors evacuate after suicide at Paris Notre Dame Cathedral

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

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

Photographer Discusses Capturing Kids Rescue

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

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

Man Enters Plea in Picasso Vandalism

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

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

Updates Child victim identified

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