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Major General Finn appointed to top UN role in Jerusalem

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

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

Obama welcomes Iran's election of moderate president

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

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

Widespread anti-graft protests rock Brazil

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

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

No breakthrough in talks between UK and Ecuador over Assange

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

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

Gaddafi's son to stand trial in Libya in August

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

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

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

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

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

UN 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 ...

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

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

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

Europe will regret arming Syrian rebels says Assad

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

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

Sania-Liezel enter Eastbourne quarters

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

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

World Bank watching U.S. Fed ready to respond

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:58:19 -0400

Reuters © World Bank President Jim Yong Kim speaks at a Thomson Reuters Newsmaker event, at Canary Wharf in east London June 19, 2013. REUTERS/Stefan ...

Tropical depression heads toward Mexican coast

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:55:46 -0400

MIAMI -; Forecasters say a tropical depression crossing Mexico's Bay of Campeche is expected to become a tropical storm before making landfall in that country's Gulf Coast state of ...

UAE charges 30 suspects with plotting coup

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:55:46 -0400

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -; A state security prosecutor in the United Arab Emirates says 30 Egyptian and UAE suspects have been charged with plotting a coup linked to a network of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, in a case likely to further strain relations with ...

AP PHOTOS 3 little liligers cavort at Russian zoo

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:55:46 -0400

In this Tuesday, June 18, 2013 photo, Zita, a liger - half-lioness, half-tiger - carries her one month-old liliger cub in the Novosibirsk Zoo. The cub's father is a lion, Sam. (AP Photo /Ilnar ...

European Union Reducing the democratic deficit

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:54:22 -0400

Big decisions affecting how EU member states function are taken by top ministers and heads of government, and handed down by the unelected "troika" of the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund. But national parliaments have a host of readily-available measures at their disposal to make powerful European institutions more accountable to elected ...

Number of those displaced continues to rise as UN honors World Refugee Day

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:52:28 -0400

World Refugee Day, which was established by the United Nations to "honor the courage, strength and determination of women, men and children who are forced to flee their homes under threat of persecution, conflict and violence" is this Thursday, 20 July. Under this years theme, "Take one minute to support a family forced to flee," a number of actions have been planned by the ...

European Union imposes 94 million euros fine on Denmarks Lundbeck

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:50:28 -0400

International News: With a penalty of 94 million euros imposed on Denmark's Lundbeck, European Union antitrust regulators fined nine drug makers, including Ranbaxy Laboratories of India, a total of 146 million euros on Wednesday for blocking the supply of cheaper medicines on the ...

Overland Park man reunites with plane wrecked in World War II

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:49:56 -0400

The satellite television company blamed Overland Park-based Sprint and its revised agreement to be acquired by SoftBank Corp. Sprint had set the deadline for Dishs best and final offer after rejecting an earlier proposal from Dish as one it could not act ...

Search for Hoffa’s remains continues

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:49:07 -0400

Oakland Township, Michigan - FBI agents in suburban Detroit widened their search of an overgrown field on Tuesday for the remains of former Teamsters union boss Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared nearly 38 years ago and is thought to have been murdered by ...

Study shows agricultural export promotion investment is an international priority

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:48:22 -0400

U.S. farmers and ranchers are competing in an active international agri-food trade environment with many countries that invest significant public and private funds through a variety of programs to develop markets and promote their products. That is a primary conclusion of a major study just completed on behalf of several U.S. agri-food export market development organizations by Agralytica ...

AFCs President congratulates Asian soccer teams who have qualified for participation in the World Football Cup2014 in Brazil

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:42:45 -0400

Kuala Lumpur: June 19 -- (BNA)-- The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)'s President, Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, congratulated the Asian football teams who qualified for participation in the World Football Cup finals in Brazil in 2014, wishing them success and best of luck in future in order to honor Asian soccer. Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa praised the great standard ...

Global warming may cause extreme droughts in India World Bank warns

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:40:48 -0400

Global warming could lead to more extreme droughts in large parts of India, resulting in widespread food shortages and hardship in the country, in the next few decades, a ...

Obama Lives have been saved by NSA programs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:38:49 -0400

Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that have saved lives and thwarted at least 50 terror threats. "This is not a situation in which we are rifling through ordinary emails" of huge numbers of citizens in ...

Karzai sets new conditions for talks with Taliban

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:38:48 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Rahmat Gul - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks at a press conference during a ceremony at a military academy on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Afghan ...

5 Somalis 7 militants die in attack on UN office

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:38:45 -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 ...

Violence in Sao Paulo as Brazil protests continue

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:38:12 -0400

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

Afghan threat over US talks with Taliban

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:38:11 -0400

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has slammed Independent TD Clare Daly after she accused him of 'prostituting' the Republic of Ireland to US President Barack ...

Ban warns of new threats to UN

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:38:11 -0400

Former Manchester United star Quinton Fortune has claimed Jose Mourinho should be more worried about the explosive second weekend showdown at Old Trafford than new Red Devils boss David ...

Mass protests continue in Brazil

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:37:18 -0400

Brazilian nationals rally in Mexico City. Protests have spread across Brazil and abroad against the country's heavy tax burden, corruption and woeful public services. The sign at centre translates: "We are fighting for quality in education, heath and transport." (Ivan Pierre Aguirre/Associated ...

See the world through the eyes of a child

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:37:04 -0400

The question was "How do I see the world?" and the answers came through the camera lenses of 547 elementary schoolchildren in Calgary's northwest, the culmination of a year-long art project. Since September, kindergarten to Grade 6 students at Varsity Acres School have been learning the basics of photography and editing with the help of an artist-in-residence and 40 Canon ...

Pirates attack ship off Nigeria kidnap four sources

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:32:40 -0400

ABUJA (Reuters) - Pirates in speedboats attacked an oil supply vessel and kidnapped four Indian and Polish crew members in increasingly dangerous waters off Nigeria's coast last week, two security sources said on ...

Deciding The Fate Of The World

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:29:55 -0400

Good day. And a Wonderful Wednesday to you! Well. Today's "the day" we've all been waiting for with much anticipation. Anticipation is making me late, Is keeping me waiting. Yes, the fate of the world is in the hands of one man today. OK, maybe I went a little overboard there, with the fate of the world stuff, but. if you count the number of media reports on TV, in the ...

Iraq suicide bomber kills 5 ahead of vote

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:29:32 -0400

Iraqi military vehicles in front of a Shiite mosque in Baghdad on Tuesday following a suicide bombing. A suicide bomb attack in north Iraq on Wednesday killed the leader of a local political party and four relatives, officials said, on the eve of provincial elections his bloc was to participate ...

Relatives can sue over UK troops Iraq deaths

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:29:31 -0400

The body of soldier Stephen Allbutt arrives at RAF Brize Norton in Britain on 15 April, 2003, after he was killed in Iraq. Relatives of British soldiers killed while fighting in Iraq can sue the government for negligence and claim damages under human rights law, the Supreme Court in London ruled on ...

Bulgaria removes state security boss after protests

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:28:47 -0400

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's parliament dismissed a powerful media figure from his post as head of national security on Wednesday, hoping the move will put an end to protest rallies against the country's fragile three-week-old ...

Syrian rebels launch attack to block northern highway

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:28:46 -0400

A member of the Free Syrian Army aims his weapon through a hole as he takes up a defensive position in Deir al-Zor June 18, 2013. Picture taken June 18, ...

Suicide bomber embraces and kills Sunni politician in Iraq

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:28:42 -0400

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up as he embraced a Sunni Muslim political leader in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing the man and four of his family a day before elections in the ...

Afghans must talk to each other for peace Obama says

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:28:42 -0400

1 of 2. U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel shake hands at the end of a joint news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin June 19, ...

NC State loses 2-1 to UCLA at College World Series

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:27:38 -0400

OMAHA, Neb. - Just when it looked like North Carolina State got off its best shot against UCLA pitching, Trea Turner's deep fly died a few feet short of the left-field fence.Nick Vander Tuig and David Berg combined to limit NC State to five hits, and the Wolfpack lost 2-1 on Tuesday night to move within a game of elimination in their first College World Series appearance since 1968.UCLA ...

Watch Investigators Claim TWA 800 Crash Not An Accident

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:25:54 -0400

Let's get to the headline breaking right now from former senior investigators, six of them of the mysterious crash of twa flight 800, 17 years ago off long island. Now, the six whistle-blowers ...

Obama Silent on US Arms to Syria

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:25:53 -0400

President Barack Obama is refusing to describe the type of military support the U.S. will give to Syrian rebels even as he praises a decision by world leaders at a just-completed summit to seek a negotiated peace. Obama says even though leaders could not agree on whether Syrian President Bashar Assad must go, he has decided it is not possible for Assad to regain legitimacy. Obama spoke at a ...

787 Suffers New Problem After Landing

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:25:53 -0400

plagued the fleet since January. When the Dreamliner plane en route from Denver International Airport to Tokyo reached the Pacific Ocean off Vancouver Island Tuesday something went awry with an oil filter in one of its engines, United said in a statement. ';United flight 139 from Denver to Tokyo-Narita diverted to Seattle due to an indication of a problem with an oil ...

Zimmerman Trial Moves to New Phase

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:25:52 -0400

Defense attorney Mark O'Mara, with jury consultant Robert Hirschhorn, defendant George Zimmerman and co-counsel Don West, stand during an arrival of the judge in the courtroom in Seminole circuit court on the 7th day of his trial June 18, 2013, in Sanford, ...

Tensions Rising Before Taliban Talks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:25:51 -0400

Afghanistan's president says he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations and the militant group stops its violent attacks on the ground. Hamid Karzai is upset over a U.S. and Taliban announcement the day before that they would begin preliminary peace talks in Qatar without the Afghan ...

NSA Poll Reverses Bush-Era Division

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:25:49 -0400

Patrick Semansky; The Guardian, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras/AP Photo Most Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll support telephone and internet surveillance by the National Security Administration, but two-thirds also favor congressional hearings on the subject – indicating broad interest in more information about these activities. The public by 58-39 percent supports the ...

Senator IRS to Pay $70M in Bonuses

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:25:49 -0400

The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP senator. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa says his office has learned that the IRS is executing an agreement with the employees' union on Wednesday to pay the bonuses. ...

U.N. World has alarming number of refugees displaced people

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:21:00 -0400

The crisis in Syria exacerbated the plight of refugees or displaced persons, pushing displacements to an 18-year high, a U.N. refugee agency said. The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights' annual Global Trends report, released Wednesday, showed that, as of the end of 2012, more than 45.2 million people were forcibly displaced compared to 42.5 million at the end of 2011. The information ...

World Bank sounds climate alarm

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:20:52 -0400

The consequences of global warming trends could trap millions of people from Asia to Africa in poverty, a World Bank report published Wednesday said. A report prepared for the World Bank by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Climate Analytics said vulnerable populations face a bleak future because of the prospects for higher average global temperatures. "This new report ...

Western Unions new Iraq agent

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:17:28 -0400

Western Union has signed up the Investment Bank of Iraq to offer the complete range of Western Union services across all its 19 branches. The bank has branches in Baghdad, Basra, Karablaa and ...

Japan leads at mens World Gymnastics Cships

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:16:32 -0400

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Russia's Evgeni Krylov fell on his opening tumbling pass and was injured at the World Gymnastics Championships, putting the perennial powerhouse's medal hopes in question. It wasn't immediately clear what Krylov's injury was or whether he'd be able to continue. He was unable to put any weight on his left foot and had to crawl off the podium. ...

Notebook American men set lineup for World Championships

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:16:32 -0400

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- The American men finalized their lineup for Sunday's preliminary competition in the World Gymnastics Championships. National champion Paul Hamm, two-time Olympian Blaine Wilson and Jason Gatson will compete in all six events. Raj Bhavsar will only compete on parallel bars -- his favorite event -- because a back injury he sustained in March has flared up. ...

In Debate Africa at Center of International Security

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:15:06 -0400

"Mali has been taken over, the northern part of Mali, by al-Qaida-type individuals. We have in - in Egypt a Muslim Brotherhood president…."With those words, spoken Monday night by Barack Obama's Republican challenger Mitt Romney just 40 seconds in the last of three debates, Africa was placed at the center of U.S. foreign policy and international security. The radical and ...

Dutch manure silo fall kills 3 farmworkers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:14:46 -0400

AMSTERDAM (AP) -- 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 ...

Iran Syria Iraq to sign major gas deal on Monday

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:14:09 -0400

Iran, Syria and Iraq will sign a major gas deal here on Monday to transfer Iran's South Pars natural gas to Europe, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Sunday.Iran's caretaker oil minister Mohammad Aliabadi as well as oil ministers of Iraq and Syria will join the ceremony and choose a name for the pipeline to transfer Iran's gas to Europe, Iranian Deputy Oil Minister ...

Iran calls on Iraq to deploy forces in borderlines to keep Kurdish rebels away

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:13:51 -0400

A senior commander of Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Wednesday that the guard's forces would continue destructive and invasive operations against the Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan (PJAK) group until the deployment of Iraqi forces in the borders, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported.The unnamed military official said that, "Iraqi government should deploy police ...

Spectacular infrastructure projects

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:01:38 -0400

>The Gateway goes behind the scenes of the world's major transport hubs, revealing the logistics that keep goods and people moving. This month, the show is in Singapore.(CNN) -- Austerity, spending cuts and deficit reduction. With all the talk of fiscal restraint, it's easy to assume there's little in the coffers for the sort of vast infrastructure projects we've seen over the last century. ...

World in Pictures June 19 2013 The Wanted in London and Madonna in New York

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

TODAY'S World in Pictures features photographs of Nathan Sykes, Tom Parker, Jay McGuiness, Max George and Siva Kaneswaran at the premiere of their reality E! TV series Wanted Life in London and Madonna at the world premiere of 'Madonna: The MDNA Tour' at the Paris Theatre in New ...

World War Z scary and sobering

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:45 -0400

, Gerry travels to South Korea then Israel and Wales in the hope of finding a cure. The director Marc Forster visualises social collapse on a grand scale and it largely pays off. Purists may be offended by the zombies' breakneck speeds, but this detour from the norm allows for some startling scenes - not least when the creatures form a pyramid to scale Jerusalem's walls. Both scary and ...

Zamaaan a visual archive of Middle East memories and nostalgia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:39 -0400

Photographs of the Middle East on Zamaaan - your Passport to the Past are keeping alive links with the region's recent history, and the people who lived it. Courtesy Noor Al ...

Inside the Canada-Europe trade talks How politics are undermining the deal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:14 -0400

A man on a mission, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is using his European tour and the G8 summit to advance the Canada-Europe free-trade agreement - known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the national leaders who constitute the European Union's 'board of directors.'CETA was the central message in his meetings with British Prime Minister David Cameron, French ...

Egypt Islamists blame violence on opposition

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:49:34 -0400

Egyptians looks through a decorated tent set by volunteers to offer a shade spot in Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian uprising in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Temperatures in Cairo reached 34 degrees Celsius (93 degrees Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Amr ...

Air France-KLM orders 25 wide-body Airbus A350s

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:49:32 -0400

Visitors walk among planes displayed at the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, Wednesday June 19, 2013. Visible at foreground is a Bombardier Global 6000 jet.(AP Photo/Remy de la ...

Zimbabwes president goes back to court on polls

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:49:32 -0400

HARARE, Zimbabwe -; Zimbabwe's highest court says it has received an application from the president's party to delay crucial elections by at least two ...

Obama Friction in Afghan peace talks no surprise

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:49:32 -0400

BERLIN -; President Barack Obama says it's no surprise that there's friction in early efforts to launch peace talks between the Taliban and Afghanistan's ...

Greek government back in talks to end TV crisis

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:49:31 -0400

A protester stands in front of the Greek state television ERT headquarters in Athens, on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. State TV channels in Greece remained off-air Tuesday as the political storm over the future of public broadcaster ERT rages on despite a court ruling that the prime minister's decision to pull the plug was wrong. The banner on the top reads in Greek "ERT is, and will remain ...

Markets steady as investors ready for Fed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:49:30 -0400

The central bank wraps up a two-day policy meeting later Wednesday 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 ...

Climate change will increase poverty says World Bank

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:46:20 -0400

A new scientific report from the World Bank paints a dire future for those trapped in poverty, if climate change predictions are correct, the consequences will be terrifying. "This new report outlines an alarming scenario for the days and years ahead - what we could face in our lifetime," said World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim. "The scientists tell us that if the world ...

Iraq damages cases Families of soldiers killed on the battlefield can sue the Government for negligence

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:42:49 -0400

The decision means that claims can now proceed to trial.A group of families started legal action as a result of the deaths of a number of soldiers, judges have ...

Iraq - Iraqi government detains two journalists without charge

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:42:40 -0400

The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the detention of two Iraqi journalists who have been held for two weeks without formal charge or access to a lawyer in connection with the alleged theft of a senior official's notebook.Police arrested Mohammed Fouad, a journalist for the independent satellite channel ANB, and his assistant, Afdhel Jumaa, at the Ministry of Defense in ...

Peppa Pig Worlds Facebook page hacked

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:42:18 -0400

The Facebook page for Peppa Pig World , a visitor attraction based on the hit children's television show, has been filled with spam emails, random links and pictures, sparking angry comments from upset adults.One of them, Morgan-Leigh Cummings, wrote: "If you're posting pics like this why don't you make your own page and update as many piccys as you want, instead ...

AfDB and United Nations University Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Sustainable Development in Africa

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:37:24 -0400

Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), and Prof. David Malone, Rector of United Nations University (UNU), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to foster research and knowledge exchange on sustainable development in ...

Global Markets Europe Higher in Choppy Trade

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:33:47 -0400

CNBC's Ross Westgate reports on all the market moving events from Europe, as investors await the Fed's policy statement following its two-day ...

Campaigners condemn whale killing

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:33:24 -0400

International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw) said.The Icelandic government has set quotas for catching 154 fin whales for this year, after a two-year hiatus in catching the species because of problems with the export market to Japan in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami there.Campaigners called for an end to the "brutal" and "dying" industry of catching fin ...

Tony Blair warns against Syria inaction

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:33:00 -0400

The former prime minister said the "predominant emotion" in the West was to stay out of Syria, where rebels are battling to oust Bashar Assad and his regime, and avoid becoming embroiled in the politics of the region. But in a speech on political leadership he warned that the cost of staying out "may be paid in a higher price later". Mr Blair said the situation in Syria was ...

Toxic radiation in groundwater

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:25:08 -0400

CANCER-causing radioactive substances have been found in groundwater at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, its Japanese operator said today, as it pledged to prevent them getting into the ...

Europe Markets European stocks rise with Fed update in sight

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:23:45 -0400

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets moved cautiously higher on Wednesday, with what is likely to be a volatile day ahead as investors waited for the much-anticipated monetary-policy decision from the U.S. Federal ...

Dozing prince a cult hero for disenchanted Czechs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:22:00 -0400

Schwarzenberg's habit of napping has, instead of being a liability, made him popular among Czechs fed up with their political class and its endemic corruption, and desperate for someone who breaks the ...

Internet monitoring must have proper limits Merkel tells Obama

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:21:57 -0400

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks next to German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a news conference after their meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, June 19, ...

Vatican cardinal Middle East Christians called to love enemies amid persecution

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:20:40 -0400

Reflecting on love for enemies, the prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches prayed that God might "render Eastern Christians [in the Middle East] strong and meek, filling them with the consolation of the faith, along with all those who partake in their tragic fate." "When one thinks of the vortex of violence - as unceasing as it is irrational - which has struck our ...

Lebanon Middle East consecrated to Immaculate Heart of Mary

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:20:39 -0400

The patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church has consecrated Lebanon and the entire Middle East to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, a Catholic, and Prime Minister Tammam Salam, a Muslim, were present at the consecration. During the consecration, Cardinal Bchara Boutros Ra ...

Days of Rambo Are Over Military Details Plans for Integrating Women Into Combat

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:53 -0400

In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line ...

One of FBIs Most Wanted Captured

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:52 -0400

Mexican authorities have arrested a former university professor who was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in the resort city of Playa del Carmen. Prosecutor Gaspar Armando Garcia Torres said Walter Lee Williams, 64, is wanted on charges of sexual exploitation of children and traveling abroad for the purpose of engaging in sexual acts with children. Garcia said Williams was ...

China NKorea Hold Talks in Beijing

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:51 -0400

Negotiators from North Korea and China held strategic talks in Beijing on Wednesday as they work to repair strained relations, but offered little indication they will lead to a resumption of nuclear disarmament talks any time soon. Neither Pyongyang or Beijing offered details of the meeting between North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang ...

Obama to Renew Call for Cuts to Nukes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:50 -0400

Five years and 50 years. As President Barack Obama revisits Berlin, he can't escape those anniversaries and the inevitable comparisons to history and personal achievement. With his own 2008 speech at Berlin's Victory Column and former President John F. Kennedy's 1963 historic denunciation of the Soviet bloc as markers, Obama will use an address at the city's Brandenburg ...

Cuts to Food Stamps Considered

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:49 -0400

A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program. Passage of the five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill could depend on the level of cuts to the $80 billion-a-year program. Many House conservatives have said the cuts don't go far enough, while liberals ...

Hunt for Hoffa Remains Enters 3rd Day

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:48 -0400

FBI agents plan a third day of digging Wednesday in suburban Detroit for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared 38 years ago. Authorities have pursued multiple leads into Hoffa's whereabouts since his disappearance in 1975. He was last seen outside an Oakland County restaurant where he was to meet with a New Jersey Teamsters boss and a Detroit Mafia ...

How to Save More Money This Month

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:46 -0400

We all want to save more money. After all, none of us like the feeling of looking at our bank account (or under our mattress) and realizing that we have no money left and our next paycheck is still a week away. By saving a few dollars here and there, we can get some breathing room in our monthly budgets and hopefully start saving up for future expenses, as well. This article is for anyone ...

14 Foods That Fight Inflammation

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:45 -0400

Inflammation is part of the body's immune response; without it, we can't heal. But when it's out of control--as in rheumatoid arthritis--it can damage the body. Plus, it's thought to play a role in obesity, heart disease, and cancer. Foods high in sugar and saturated fat can spur inflammation. "They cause overactivity in the immune system, which can lead to joint ...

Photos Rare Painting Sold for $21M

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:42 -0400

A rare Expressionist painting by Wassily Kandinsky, "Studie zu Improvisation 3, 1909", was auctioned for $21,157,438 on June 18 in London by Christie's. It was the most expensive item sold of 44 lots in the "Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale". In Nov. 2012, Kandinsky's "Studie fr Improvisation 8, 1909" set a record for the artist when ...

Photos Disney Estate on Sale for $90M

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:41 -0400

The Carolwood Estate, nicknamed the Disney estate, in Los Angeles is on sale for $90 million. The property once belonged to Walt Disney, founder of the Walt Disney Company, ABC News' parent. Billionaire Gabriel Brener bought the animator's old barn on Carolwood Drive from the estate of Disney's widow in 1998, tore it down and annexed the neighboring land. An eight-bedroom home was ...

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Micro Focus hits record high on earnings beat

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:13:50 -0400

* FY underlying pretax profit 26.4 mln euros, down 66 pct* Dividend maintained at 3.5 cents* Says confident of improved earnings in medium termBy James DaveyLONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Darty, Europe's No. ...

CB Previews International draws the line on pocket listings

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:13:43 -0400

However, many real estate leaders are pushing back against the practice of selling homes outside multiple listing services, which often results in the listing agency representing the buyer as well and earning both sides of the commission, known as dual agency. They're concerned that large numbers of pocket listings will compromise the effectiveness of MLSs and skew the level playing field ...

Sharjah International Book Fair impresses in Seoul

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:09:44 -0400

WAM SHARJAH, June 19th, 2013 (WAM) -- A delegation from the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) is participating in the Seoul International Book Fair, taking place at COEX in Seoul from the 19th to the 23rd of June which was inaugurated by Park Geun-hye, President of South Korea. Headed by Ahmed Al Ameri, SIBF Director, and including Salim Omar Salim, Head of Sales and Marketing at SIBF, ...

Kubuqi International Desert Forum ends

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:14 -0400

Dong Jianhua, Vice Chairman of National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, delivers remarks at the closing ceremony of Kubuqi International Desert Forum, July 10, 2011. (Xinhuanet Photo) The 3rd Kubuqi International Desert Forum, a high-level dialogue platform for global initiatives of battling desertification and developing desert areas with technologies, ...

Ohio captives

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:55:54 -0400

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

Conditions subhuman

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:55:54 -0400

Ohio captives

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Conditions subhuman

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How to hide your data from the NSA

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:47:22 -0400

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

China completes Internet phone monitoring scheme for Tibet

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:45:33 -0400

Reuters © A Tibetan monk uses a mobile phone near the Dzamthang Jonang monastery, where Kalkyi set herself on fire in protest against Chinese rule, in Barma township May 16, 2013. REUTERS/Kim ...

People Around the World Oppose Arming Syrian “Rebels”

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:42:03 -0400

Opposition in the Pew poll is actually higher than ever before in the two-year-old civil war. And that's even as much of the poll was conducted after the White House announced Thursday that the Syrian government had crossed the "red line" and used chemical ...

Farewell Bernanke – Thanks For Inflating The Biggest Bond Bubble The World Has Ever Seen

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:42:02 -0400

Economic Collapse June 19, 2013 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is on the way out the door, but the consequences of the bond bubble that he has helped to create will stay with us for a very, very long time. During Bernanke’s tenure, interest rates on U.S. Treasuries have fallen to record lows. This has enabled the U.S. government to pile up an extraordinary amount of debt. During ...

Brazil trade looks to score from the World Cup

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:39:59 -0400

Brazil is using football, one of its greatest passions to boost trade between the South American nation and Europe. The 2014 World Cup takes place in Brazil next June and July, a few weeks after the European elections and the nation is looking to use the sport to increase trade and investment. As Latin America's top economy, Brazil is also the worlds sixth largest and the fifth largest ...

UN marks East Rennell region in world heritage in danger list

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:39:58 -0400

New York, June 19 : The East Rennell area in the Solomon Islands was inscribed Tuesday on the United Nations Scientific, Cultural, and Educational Organization's (UNESCO) list of endangered sites due to logging that is affecting the island's ...

Mozambiques Renamo threatens to paralyse coal export line

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:39:56 -0400

MAPUTO – Mozambique's Renamo opposition party, a former civil war guerrilla organisation, threatened on Wednesday to "paralyse" the only railway line leading from the country's northwest coal fields, a major escalation of its tensions with the ...

Former Sen. Hutchison Joins Fleishman Hillard’s International Advisory Board

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:39:45 -0400

, R-Texas, has joined the International Advisory Board at FleishmanHillard, adding to an already packed portfolio for Hutchison, who served nearly 20 years in the Senate. Since leaving Congress in January, Hutchison has become a senior counsel at Bracewell & Giuliani and a member of Bank of America's Global Advisory Council, the Center for Strategic and International Studies Advisory ...

Fukushima groundwater contains toxin

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:36:59 -0400

An aerial view shows the Tokyo Electric Power Company's tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture in this March 11, 2013, file ...

Alleged sex offender tracked to resort

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:36:57 -0400

This 2011 photograph provided by the FBI shows Walter Lee Williams, one of the FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives. He has been arrested in the resort city of Playa del Carmen, ...

UK spying a wake-up call - CDP

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:36:56 -0400

Johannesburg - The reported surveillance of South African and Turkish delegations during the G20 summit in Britain should serve as a wake-up call to government, the Christian Democratic Party said on ...

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

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:36:36 -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 ...

Qatar World Cup winter tournament under debate – video

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:36:01 -0400

Secretary general of the Qatar 2022 supreme committee Hassan al Thawadi says in Brazil that the World Cup could be hosted at 'whatever time' as the debate regarding the scheduling for the global event rumbles on. Summer temperatures in Qatar are often around 40 degrees Celsius, which would take a toll on most players. Many European clubs are opposed to a winter World Cup due to ...

Foreign direct investment in Arab world surges by 10 to $47.1b in 2012

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:31:29 -0400

The UAE ranked second and its inflow rose 25 per cent to $9.6 billion Foreign direct investment, or FDI, into Arab world rose by nearly 10 per cent in 2012 led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, according to a latest report.Last year, Arab countries attracted FDI worth $47.1 billion despite political uncertainty in some of them compared to $42.9 billion in the previous year, the Arab Investment and ...

Emeraging markets contribution to world GDP set to grow to 70 by 2030

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:31:24 -0400

Citibank CEO of Citi - Middle East division spoke to LSE graduates about Dubai's increasing "global attractiveness to investors, corporations and talent."Globalisation, urbanisation and digitisation are the key trends shaping the future of Dubai as it develops into a global city, according to Atiq ur Rehman, CEO Citi - Middle East division.Speaking to an audience of over 100 ...

Families Can Sue Govt Over Iraq Troop Deaths

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:30:50 -0400

Families of British soldiers killed fighting in Iraq can bring damages claims against the Government, the Supreme Court has ruled. Relatives want to sue for negligence and to make claims under human rights legislation. Supreme Court justices announced today that they can do both. Families started legal action as a result of the deaths of a number of British soldiers following the American-led ...

Floods close Lourdes pilgrims site

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:27:33 -0400

Floods in south-west France have forced the closure of the Catholic pilgrimage site in Lourdes and the evacuation of visitors from nearby ...

World Bank warns Poorest will feel brunt of climate change

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:27:19 -0400

In a report released today, the international lending institution warned that heat waves, rising seas, more severe storms and other impacts of climate change will trap millions in poverty."Urgent action is needed to not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but also to help countries prepare for aworldof dramatic climate change and weather extremes,"WorldBankPresident Jim Yong Kim said ...

Neil Macdonald Washingtons obsession with leakers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:26:34 -0400

About The Author Neil Macdonald is the senior Washington correspondent for CBC News, which he joined in 1988 following 12 years in newspapers. Before taking up this post in 2003, Macdonald reported from the Middle East for five years. He speaks English and French fluently, and some ...

International group of Privacy Commissioners challenge Google over Glass

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:24:23 -0400

Ten privacy authorities from six countries have written to Google CEO Larry Page with questions addressing privacy concerns over Google ...

India submits proof that Pak funds terror activities builds international pressure for action

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:23:04 -0400

Following the remarks made by a US Congressman privy to intelligence inputs about Pakistan's Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) funding Lashar-e-Taiba (LeT), India is building international pressure for action against Pakistan for financing terror and circulating counterfeit Indian currency.An Indian delegation visiting Norway to attend a conference of the Financial Action Taken Force (FATF) ...

Bomb blast gunmen attack UN compound in Mogadishu Somalia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:17:57 -0400

Al Qaeda-linked militants detonated at least one bomb blast and engaged in ongoing battles with security forces in an attempt to breach the main U.N. compound in Mogadishu, officials said Wednesday. Somali police officer, Abdi Hassan, said gunmen had breached the compound and were inside and the militant group al-Shabab said on its Twitter feed shortly after the attack that its fighters ...

A Briton fights with Al Qaedas offshoot in Syria

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:17:11 -0400

SALQIN, Syria (Reuters) - The moment the young fighter walks in, it's clear he's different. He has a grey robe, a scraggly beard and a gun holster - hallmarks of the rebels who control this part of the northwest. But he wears Adidas trainers. And his accent and swagger are pure ...

India JNPT DP World to Build New Container Terminal in Navi Mumbai

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:16:03 -0400

JNPT has signed a concession agreement with Nhava Sheva Gateway Terminal, a subsidiary of DP World of Dubai, for the development of standalone container handling facility at JN Port, Navi Mumbai, ...

After Sandy ATT Builds Solar Phone Charging Stations Across NYC

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:13:53 -0400

Superstorm Sandy, Starbucks and other restaurants in the New York City region had lines out the door. The customers were not in line to get coffee or food, but instead to use the electric outlets to charge their dead cell phones. The administration of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, AT&T and other organizations are now looking to cut down on those lines ...

Fast Thinking Saves Lives From Stroke

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:13:51 -0400

Doctors have long known that the sooner a stroke is treated, the better the outcome. But now a new study finds just how much each minute counts. For each 15-minute head start doctors get on treating stroke, they cut the risk of stroke symptoms and death by 4 percent, according to the study of more than 58,300 ischemic stroke patients published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical ...

One of FBIs most-wanted nabbed in Mexico

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

Los Angeles to the Philippines in January 2011 to engage in sex acts with two 14-year-old boys he met online in 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement Monday. While in the Philippines, Williams allegedly engaged in sex acts with both boys and produced sexually explicit photos of one of the boys. Williams fled the Los Angeles area approximately one week after returning from the ...

Video Unusual heat wave bakes Alaska

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:40:22 -0400

Alaska is dealing with an unusual heat wave. Temperatures have reach 70 in Anchorage almost every day for more than a week, while a more remote area saw a high of ...

World North Korea condemns Hitler report

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:38:47 -0400

Hitler managed to rebuild Germany in a short time following its defeat in WWI, Kim Jong-un issued an order for the Third Reich to be studied in depth and asked that practical applications be drawn from it," the source reportedly ...

Syria state TV says explosion hits military depot

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:38:34 -0400

BEIRUT -; Syrian state television says an accidental explosion at a military depot outside the northwestern coastal city of Latakia has left six people lightly ...

World markets mostly down as investors eye Fed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:38:19 -0400

A worker stretches on a chair during a morning trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Monday, June 17, 2013. Asian stocks edged up Monday amid hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will put off plans to wind down its stimulus program. Tokyo's Nikkei 225, the regional heavyweight, jumped 2.2 percent to 12,960.81, extending Friday's 2.4 percent gain. (AP Photo/Koji ...

Group decries Sri Lankas proposed media code

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:38:18 -0400

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -; An international rights group says a media code proposed by Sri Lanka's government could have a severe and chilling effect on free speech in the ...

Disney World Raises Entrance Price For Magic Kingdom

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:35:38 -0400

Disney is trying something new. It's charging a higher admission price for the Magic Kingdom than its other theme parks in Orlando. A one-day pass to the Magic Kingdom now costs $95 -- compared to $90 for Epcot, Animal Kingdom or Hollywood ...

UN US ask Filipinos not to leave Golan Heights

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:34:33 -0400

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines' top diplomat says U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry have appealed to Manila not to withdraw more than 300 Filipino peacekeepers from the Golan Heights to avoid "maximum volatility" in the restive Middle East region.Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Wednesday the diplomats made the appeal to him ...

World champion returns home

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:34:07 -0400

See your ad here JACOB Willcox has returned triumphant from Nicar agua after being named the U16 world surfing champion.The 15-year-old local competed in the 2013 Dakine World Junior Surfing Championship and in the finals took on Leonardo Fioravanti of Italy, Jake Marshall of the US and Reo Inaba of Japan.He beat them all with a score of 14.90 and some impressive man oeu vres. "Glad I could ...