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Obama seeks more transparency in use of drones

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:41:57 -0400

WASHINGTON In a major counter-terrorism speech, President Barack Obama Thursday defended the covert US drone program and stressed that despite the controversies around it, the strikes are legal and save lives. He also said the use of lethal force extends to U.S. citizens as well. This disclosure comes a day after his administration acknowledged publicly for the first time that four US ...

Taliban car bomb kills 13 in Pakistan

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:37:50 -0400

QUETTA, Pakistan - At least 13 people, including two civilians, were killed in a car bomb targeting a police vehicle in western Pakistani city of Quetta Thursday, police officials said. The bombing also injured at least 20 people in the capital of Baluchistan province, riven by Islamist militancy and a violent separatist insurgency. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the ...

Kerry begins efforts to restart Israeli and Palestinian peace talks

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:37:23 -0400

JERUSALEM - US Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday separately began meetings with Israeli and Palestinian officials but appeared doubtful about his success on getting the two warring sides back to peace negotiations. This is Kerry's fourth trip to the Middle East in as many months of his assuming the office of the top US diplomat. He was been trying to revive a peace process that has been ...

Istanbul hosts meeting of Syrian opposition leaders

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:33:08 -0400

ISTANBUL - Syrian opposition leaders Thursday began their three-day meeting in this Turkish capital city to decide on their participation in talks aimed at end the civil war in the country. As the meeting began in Istanbul a prominent Syrian figure in the opposition proposed a transition plan for the country that requires President Bashar al-Assad to hand over power to a senior aide and leave ...

Canada threatens to retaliate against change in US meat labeling rules

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:33:00 -0400

OTTAWA - Canada has threatened "retaliatory measures" against the United States move changing the so-called country of origin labeling that would track beef and hogs through the meat processing and distribution systems, stating that it is discriminatory, a view shared by the World Trade Organisation. On Thursday, the United States Department of Agriculture issued a final modification to its ...

Import alert by USFDA hits Wockhardt shares

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:26:11 -0400

MUMBAI - Shares of Wockhardt, one of the leading Indian pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, witnessed a sharp fall of 20% to Rs. 1,315 ($23.61) on the Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) on Thursday after the US FDA published an import alert on one of its three manufacturing facilities near Aurangabad. The import alert, 'detention without physical examination of drugs from firms which have ...

Ford Motor to shutdown 2 units in Australia

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:26:07 -0400

MELBOURNE Ford Motor Company Wednesday announced plans of closing its local manufacturing operations in Broadmeadows and Geelong in October 2016 thereby forcing 1,200 people out of work. Spelling the end of the iconic Ford Falcon in the country, Ford Australia president Bob Graziano announced that the carmaker would shut its Victorian facilities in October 2016, bringing an end to nearly ...

Search for survivors nearly over in Oklahoma as damage estimate is $2bn

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:06:51 -0400

MOORE, Oklahoma - Rescue workers were combing through the battered remains of buildings left behind in the path of the gigantic tornado that killed two dozen people, including nine children, in Oklahoma on Monday. Officials say the search for survivors is nearly over as efforts turn towards recovery. Gary Bird, fire chief of the badly hit Moore suburb, said he was "98% sure" there were no ...

Florida man known to Boston bombing suspects shot dead by FBI

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:03:15 -0400

MIAMI - A man known to the Boston Marathon bombers was shot and killed Wednesday by an Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent after he turned violent during questioning, the investigating agency said. The Orlando Sentinel newspaper identified the man as Ibragim Todashev, 27. He was killed in the early morning incident in Orlando, Florida. The FBI said the shooting occurred in Orlando, ...

Senate panel approves plan to ease hiring of foreign techies

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:41 -0400

WASHINGTON - A US Senate panel has cleared a proposed legislation that relaxes restrictions on IT companies to hire foreign techies, thus clearing one of the major hurdles to ushering changes in American immigration law in a generation. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill after its authors won a bipartisan support with three Republicans joining 10 Democrats in the 18-member ...

Eight candidates for Iranian presidential race

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:52 -0400

TEHRAN - Iran has approved eight candidates for the presidential election due next month, rejecting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's top aide in a major setback to the hawkish leader of the Islamic republic. Ahmadinejad criticised the decision to remove Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei from the final candidate list and said it was an act of "oppression". He announced plans to take up the case with ...

Top North Korean official visits China

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:56:15 -0400

PYONGYANG, North Korea - In an indication that North Korea may give diplomacy a chance to end regional tension, its leader Kim Jong Un Wednesday sent a special envoy to China to win the confidence of its most important ally. The trip by Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae, a senior Workers' Party official and the military's top political officer, comes after months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give ...

Bernanke says more positive signs needed before scaling back stimulus

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:25:11 -0400

WASHINGTON - Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke Wednesday said it was too soon to scale back the monetary stimulus and the central bank needs to see further signs of traction before taking a decision. A decision to scale back the $85 billion in bonds the Fed is buying each month could come at one of the central bank's "next few meetings" if the economy looked set to maintain ...

Higher exports fail to plug widening Japan trade deficit

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:52:11 -0400

TOKYO - Japan's trade deficit rose substantially more than expected in the month April to 879.9 billion yen ($8.6 billion), which is a 70% jump over the trade deficit during the corresponding month a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.. The deficit, for the tenth consecutive month, was wider than what many economists had forecast. A survey from the Nikkei business daily ...

Vitamin C offers hope of tackling drug resistant TB

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:56:35 -0400

WASHINGTON - Adding vitamin C to existing tuberculosis drugs regime could shorten the therapy for drug resistant TB, claims new research findings published in the online scientific journal Nature Communications. The striking discovery, by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, has determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant TB bacteria in laboratory ...

IMF warns UK against continuing austerity programme

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:53:31 -0400

LONDON - In a critique of the United Kingdom's austerity programme, the International Monetary Fund Wednesday urged the Europe's third largest economy to rebalance the policy to make the transition to a high-investment and more export-oriented economy. "The UK could boost growth by bringing forward measures already included in its fiscal plan, such as spending on infrastructure and job ...

Obama to Heckler Part of Free Speech Is ... You Listening

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:24:28 -0400

"Ma'am, let me finish. Let me finish ma'am," said Obama. "This is part of free speech is you being able to speak but also you listening. And me being able to speak. All ...

Islamist Militants Kill More Than 20 People In Niger

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:19:35 -0400

More than 20 people have been killed and dozens have been injured in attacks by Islamist militants in Niger. The attacks in the western African country on May 23 were claimed by one of the Islamist militant groups that seized control of northern Mali last year before being driven out by French-led African troops. At least 20 soldiers were killed when a car bomb exploded at an army camp in ...

Obama to limit drones moves to shut Guantanamo

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:15:00 -0400

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama outlined plans on Thursday to limit the use of US drone strikes against extremists abroad and took steps aimed at breaking a deadlock on closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison.In a major foreign policy speech after two weeks of fending off domestic scandals, Obama limited the scope of what his predecessor, George W. Bush, had called a global war on ...

Maternity Ward Its Magic

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:14:55 -0400

For all intents and purposes, this event should never have taken place. No one should have allowed all these essential people to be in the same place at the same time. Had they taken a direct hit, it could have had serious consequences for the country's population growth figures, and that's not an exaggeration.I'm talking about the farewell party for the legendary director of ...

Dear Jewish media stop making lists of Jews

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:14:53 -0400

There are some lists that have helped Jews in the past, including, most notably, Schindler's, but mainly Jewish list-making has been an activity of those who are hostile to ...

Does Israel have a long-term strategic plan

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:14:52 -0400

Every year there is a new state budget with new cuts. What was approved last year has just been retracted. Half-built roads and incomplete infrastructure have been abandoned to gather dust. Metropolitan Tel Aviv still has no light rail or subway, even though plans to build them have been in the works for decades. Year after year the defense establishment is allocated more funds than any ...

Two more arrested over London soldier murder

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:09:40 -0400

British police investigating the brutal murder of a soldier by suspected Islamists in London said on Thursday they had arrested two alleged ...

President Obama defends drone strikes - but moves to rein them in

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:03:14 -0400

Known for his commentary on international relations and US politics, Rupert Cornwell also contributes obituaries and occasionally even a column for the sports pages. With The Independent since its launch in 1986, he was the paper's first Moscow correspondent - covering the collapse of the Soviet Union - during which time he won two British Press Awards. Previously a foreign correspondent ...

Alexander Lebedev witnesses say they were pressured into attending court case by investigators

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:03:13 -0400

The trial of the businessman Alexander Lebedev has descended into farce as witnesses admitted they had been pressured into attending the court case by ...

Cleveland hero Charles Ramsey gets hamburgers for life

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:02:12 -0400

Heroic Charles Ramsey could be in line for reward CLEVELAND - The man made famous for putting down his Big Mac to help free three women held captive for about a decade in a Cleveland house will never have to buy a hamburger in his hometown again. More than two weeks after Charles Ramsey became an instant folk hero after telling his story to television reporters, Cleveland food blogger Michelle ...

Utah teen arrested in slayings of younger brothers

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:02:12 -0400

(Fotolia) Police in Utah have arrested a 15-year-old boy after his two brothers, four and 10 years old, were found stabbed to death Wednesday. The teen was in charge of watching the younger boys, while their mother and three sisters were at a dance recital, ...

Issa IRS Lerner waived her Fifth Amendment rights

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:50:40 -0400

Insisting that she's "done nothing wrong," Lois Lerner, the IRS official in charge of the division that targeted conservative nonprofit groups for additional scrutiny of their applications for tax-exempt status, invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a congressional ...

Cockroaches evolved to avoid sweetened poison

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:50:40 -0400

This image made from video provided by Ayako Wada-Katsumata shows glucose-averse German cockroaches avoiding a dab of jelly, which contains glucose, and favoring the peanut butter. For 30 years, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out sweet-tasting bait mixed with poison. But in the early 1990s, a formerly effective product stopped working. Some cockroaches had lost their sweet ...

Third Calif. law student charged in Vegas bird killing

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:50:39 -0400

Three University of California-Berkeley law school students are accused in the Oct. 2012 killing and decapitation of a helmeted guinea-fowl, like the one seen above, that was part of a Las Vegas resort ...

Forecasters warn Up to 6 major storms this season

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:50:38 -0400

COLLEGE PARK, Md. Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season. Thursday's outlook calls for 13 to 20 named storms, seven to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and three to six that become major ...

Heartburn raises throat cancer risk but antacids may help

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:50:38 -0400

Having heartburn often may lead to cancers of the throat and vocal cord, according to a new study. The good news, though, is over-the-counter antacids may help reduce risk, the study authors said. "Previous studies examining gastric reflux and cancers of the head and neck have generated mixed results," study author Dr. Scott M. Langevin, a postdoctoral research fellow at Brown ...

Teacher confronted terrorists

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:46:40 -0400

>Were you there? Send us your photos, videos(CNN) -- Wednesday afternoon, former teacher Ingrid Loyau-Kennett was just a passenger on a bus passing through southeast London. Thursday she was being hailed as one incredibly brave woman who confronted a man seconds after he hacked a British soldier to death in broad daylight. READ MORE: Cameron condemns brutal hacking death, says Britain stands ...

More arrests

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:38:31 -0400

>Are you from the area affected, or London in general? What is your reaction to the incident? Send us your images, video and experiences. London (CNN) -- British police have arrested two more people as part of the probe of the brutal cleaver attack that killed a British soldier. A man and a woman, both 29, were arrested Thursday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, Metropolitan Police said. ...

London attack

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:20:41 -0400

NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:09:43 -0400

PASADENA, Calif. -; The head of NASA is visiting the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where engineers are working on a proposed mission to lasso a small asteroid and drag it closer to Earth for astronauts to ...

Obama Rejects Global War on Terror

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:09:03 -0400

President Obama is using his national security address today to reject the "Global War on Terror." "Beyond Afghanistan, we must define our effort not as a boundless 'global war on terror' - but rather as a series of persistent, targeted efforts to dismantle specific networks of violent extremists that threaten America. In many cases, this will involve partnerships with ...

Obama Heckled. Let Me Finish Maam President Responds.

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:09:03 -0400

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Full Text of Obamas Future of our Fight against Terrorism Address

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:09:03 -0400

Obama Calls for Gitmo Inmates to Be Transfered to the United States

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:09:02 -0400

In a speech today, President Obama is calling for the transfer for Gitmo inmates to the United States. "The original premise for opening GTMO - that detainees would not be able to challenge their detention - was found unconstitutional five years ago. In the meantime, GTMO has become a symbol around the world for an America that flouts the rule of law. Our allies won't cooperate with us ...

Obama limits use of U.S. drone strikes offers steps to close Guantanamo

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:07:38 -0400

Reuters © U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a joint news conference in the White House Rose Garden in Washington, May 16, 2013. REUTERS/Kevin ...

Obama Charts New Counterterrorism Course

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:03:55 -0400

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is delivering a major national security speech in which he is outlining a new course in U.S. counterterrorism efforts. Obama, in his remarks at the National Defense University, announced new limits on the use of drone strikes against suspected terrorists and a shift of control of lethal force operations from the CIA to the military. Obama signed a ...

Obama Narrows Scope of Terror Fight

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:02:24 -0400

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Syrian refugee exodus to Jordan has slowed to trickle U.N. says

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:18 -0400

BAGHDAD - The flow of refugees crossing from Syria into Jordan has all but stopped in the last six days amid heavy fighting in the area and claims by Syrians that Jordanian border guards are preventing them from entering. The Jordanian foreign minister has denied that his government had closed the border, but Syrians said Jordanian soldiers had turned them back. A decision by the Jordanian ...

Four killed in traffic accidents in North South

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:58:54 -0400

In the afternoon, two people, a woman aged 39 and a 42-year-old man, were killed in a head on collision between a truck and a private car on the road outside Kfar Mimon in the western Negev. The two killed were trapped inside the car and had to be evacuated from the mangled vehicles by rescue personnel.Another passenger was taken to Soroka Hospital in serious condition.Police said initial ...

Police dismissed over conduct in murder case

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:58:43 -0400

after an internal police committee found them guilty of a dereliction of duty in ignoring a complaint issued Monday night by a woman whose two daughters were found murdered less than 24 hours later.The committee found "severe failures in the performance of all levels among the officers of the Arad station in every aspect of their handling of the mother's complaint," and ...

Kerry to Peres This moment is critical for Israel region

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:58:43 -0400

In visit to president's residence in Jerusalem, US secretary of state says peace is a question of whether Israelis, Palestinians "make the choice" to compromise; Peres says Israel will stand by his side "all the ...

Parshat Beha’alotecha Educational punishment

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:58:41 -0400

This lesson which we learn from the story of Miriam the Prophetess is a message which the Torah wants us to remember every day: Punishment should only be one which advances and educates the ...

Woman who berated knifemen hailed

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:58:05 -0400

LONDON - A middle-aged cub scout mistress who gave two bloodied knifemen a stern talking to as a British soldier lay dead on the street was hailed as a hero for embodying the "spirit of ...

Coburn No I dont oppose tornado aid

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:55:06 -0400

>Editor's note: Tom Coburn, a Republican, is a US senator from Oklahoma and the ranking member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency.(CNN) -- Millions of Americans have been shocked by the devastation caused by the tornadoes in Oklahoma. Having toured the area, it's impossible to put the scope of the damage in ...

Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:50:48 -0400

(AP Photo/Ayako Wada-Katsumata). This image made from video provided by Ayako Wada-Katsumata shows glucose-averse German cockroaches avoiding a dab of jelly, which contains glucose, and favoring the peanut ...

UN warns DR Congo rebels it will intervene

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:46:49 -0400

The UN Secretary General has warned armed rebels in eastern Congo that the organisation's new "intervention brigade" would prevent any repeat of the fighting that has driven thousands of refugees out of camps this ...

Second jewellery theft reported near Cannes

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:46:49 -0400

Police said that the "high value" necklace was stolen on Wednesday night in Cap d'Antibes. Last week, thieves stole about $1m (663,000) worth of jewels after ripping a safe from the wall of a Novotel hotel room in Cannes. The jewellery was taken from the room of an employee of Chopard, the Swiss-based watch and jewellery maker that has loaned items to A-list stars walking the red ...

A Berliner in 1963 – but did John F Kennedy once admire Adolf Hitler

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:46:48 -0400

President John F Kennedy openly admired Nazi Germany when he toured the country as a young man, according to a new book marking the 50th anniversary of his historic 1963 visit to Cold War West ...

Teenagers trapped on Yemen’s death row

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:46:47 -0400

"My hands were tied. The doctor drew a circle on my back around my heart. I was to lie on the sand for the executioner to shoot me. Then I heard the phone call." Hafedh Ibrahim's words trip mechanically off his tongue as he describes being moments from the carrying out of his death sentence. I feel guilty making him relive it for my television camera. Especially because, being ...

Stockholm burning Riots grip surburbs as violent trouble spreads

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:46:44 -0400

Stockholm was braced for a fifth night of riots as violent unrest that began almost a week ago in the northern suburbs of the Swedish capital continued to spread to other corners of the ...

Cruise lines create bill of rights for passengers

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:45:26 -0400

The Carnival Triumph cruise ship is towed towards the dock as spectators watch at the port of Mobile, Alabama, February 14, 2013. (REUTERS/ Lyle ...

Syria opposition open key talks on peace initiative

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:44:03 -0400

ISTANBUL (AFP) - Syria's main opposition group met for key talks in Istanbul on Thursday to debate whether to join a new US-Russian peace initiative to end the two-year civil war, while the regime vowed to crush the insurgency.Holding its seventh general assembly meeting since its creation last November, the National Coalition is expected to choose a new president, discuss incorporating new ...

EU probes ally of Kosovo PM ambassador for war crimes

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:35:24 -0400

A file photo shows senior ex-commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), Sami Lushtaku (L) during a reburial ceremony at village of Likoshane in, February 28, ...

Insight In attackers argot Londoners shocked to hear one of their own

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:35:24 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - In the lurid scene of the red-handed knifeman describing his motives for hacking to death a British soldier in broad daylight, perhaps the most chilling aspect for Londoners was the man's unmistakably familiar ...

TGI Fridays nailed for doctoring booze

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:33:16 -0400

TRENTON, N.J. Here's one that will sober you up. Twenty-nine bars and restaurants, nearly half of them TGI Fridays, filled premium brand liquor bottles with lower-quality booze and sold it to patrons who thought they were buying the good stuff, authorities said Wednesday. Worse yet, investigators said at least one New Jersey bar was mixing food dye with rubbing alcohol and serving it as ...

Ex-teacher on FBI Most Wanted list due in court in child porn case

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:33:16 -0400

FBI (AP) WASHINGTON (AP) - Former elementary school teacher Eric Justin Toth, who was on the FBI's list of most wanted fugitives, is due in federal court Thusday on a child pornography ...

Slain London soldier was 25-year-old drummer father

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:33:14 -0400

brutally killed in a knife attack in Southeast London Wednesday was remembered by British military officials as a popular, well-liked drummer and loving father of a 2-year-old ...

Malaysia arrests opposition figures

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:30:23 -0400

Malaysian police have arrested three opposition politicians and activists and charged another with sedition, launching a crackdown on dissent three weeks after a divisive election that sparked a series of protests. Opposition member of parliament Tian Chua, who is vice president of the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (People's Alliance), and pro-opposition activists Haris Ibrahim and Tamrin ...

Fatal London attack British soldier named

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:13:07 -0400

Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had been part of previous investigations by security services, a British official said, as investigators searched several locations and tried to determine whether the men were part of a wider plot to instil terror on the streets of London. The men, suspected of hacking the off-duty soldier to death while horrified bystanders watched, boasted of ...

Pivoting From a War Footing Obama Acts to Curtail Drones

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:05:23 -0400

WASHINGTON ...

A BitterSweet Shift in Cockroach Defenses

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:04:31 -0400

Everyone knows that cockroaches are the ultimate survivors, with enough evolutionary tricks up their carapaces to have thrived for 350 million years and to have completely adapted to the human species. But the nature of the adaptation that researchers in North Carolina described on Thursday in the journal Science is impressive even for such an ancient, ineradicable lineage, experts say. ...

Latest developments

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:04:05 -0400

>Editor's note: Are you from the area affected, or London in general? What is your reaction to the incident? Send us your images, video and experiences.(CNN) -- The brutal killing of a British soldier Wednesday near a military barracks in the Woolwich neighborhood of southeast London has shocked the United Kingdom. Prime Minister David Cameron said the act appears to have been a terrorist ...

Latest developments

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:04:05 -0400

Teacher who confronted terrorists

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:03:53 -0400

Dont-miss spots in the Smokies

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:03:40 -0400

>Editor's note: CNN.com's weekly Summer in the Park series turns to rangers at the United States' most popular national parks to get insider recommendations for your visits, whether you have just one day or can stay longer. The series will run through Labor Day.(CNN) -- The boundary between Tennessee and North Carolina might be one of the loveliest border crossings ever: It's the crest of the ...

Dont-miss spots in the Smokies

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:03:40 -0400

Govt Predicts Active or Extremely Active Hurricane Season This Year

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:50:36 -0400

government agency's website . The other alternative being offered by NOAA is that this year's hurricane season will be "extremely active." "For the six-month hurricane season, which begins June 1, NOAA's Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook says there is a 70 percent likelihood of 13 to 20 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which 7 to 11 could become ...

Obama Condemns London Terror Attack Doesnt Single Out Motivation

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:50:36 -0400

President Barack Obama condmned the London terror attack, but he didn't single out a motivation for beheading. Here's Obama's statement: "I condemn in the strongest terms the appalling attack against a British service member in Woolwich on May 22. The United States stands resolute with the United Kingdom, our ally and friend, against violent extremism and terror. There can be ...

Italys Berlusconi in tax fraud scheme as PM judges say

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:49:15 -0400

Reuters © People of Freedom party member Silvio Berlusconi gestures as he makes an address on stage in Brescia May 11, 2013. REUTERS/Alessandro ...

Ukraine Court Bans Planned Gay-Pride Rally

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:45:16 -0400

A court in Kyiv has banned what would have been Ukraine's first Gay Pride parade. The court on May 23 upheld a suit by Kyiv authorities, who say the rally, which gay rights activists had planned to hold on May 25, would disrupt celebrations for the annual Kyiv Day that will take place on the same day. The court said the rally also risked sparking violence. Last year, Gay Pride ...

Abbas says Israel must act before returning to table

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:40:22 -0400

PA president in Ramallah reiterates demand for full cessation of settlement construction, release of Palestinian prisoners before returning to negotiating table with Israel in meeting with US Secretary of ...

Five Cars vandalized in latest price tag attack

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:40:20 -0400

Police said five vehicles parked on one of the main streets in the neighborhood of Gilo, in southwestern East Jerusalem, were vandalized in a "price tag" attack early Thursday morning, allegedly by Jewish extremists.Price-tag attacks are defined as acts of violence and vandalism against Palestinians and Israeli security forces by radical Israeli settlers to exact a "price" ...

Kerry samples Palestinian sweets shawarma

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:40:19 -0400

RAMALLAH, West Bank) - US Secretary of State John Kerry stepped off the diplomatic track on Thursday and onto a West Bank street where he sampled a shawarma sandwich and a pistachio-sprinkled Palestinian sweet.In a rare gesture for a US secretary of state - but a staple of US political campaigns - Kerry dropped by the Samer Restaurant in the Palestinian city of Ramallah to enjoy typical ...

Lee Rigby pictured Face of innocent drummer 25 butchered in Woolwich by Muslim fanatics

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:36:15 -0400

But as he walked towards the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, south-east London, yesterday afternoon, he was run down by a car on the pavement and hacked to death in a shocking ...

Help for Heroes website flooded with wellwishers after Woolwich attack

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:36:14 -0400

Military charity Help for Heroes has been swamped with donations and messages of support in response to the brutal murder of a soldier by Islamist ...

Police investigating alleged child sex attacker at nursery arrest five suspects

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:36:13 -0400

Officers from West Mercia Police swooped on three branches of the privately-run Bright Eyes Nurseries in Bromsgrove, Redditch and Droitwich, all in ...

Ghitis The real enemy in London

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:33:08 -0400

>Editor's note: Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist for The Miami Herald and World Politics Review. A former CNN producer and correspondent, she is the author of "The End of Revolution: A Changing World in the Age of Live Television. " Follow her on Twitter: @FridaGColumns.(CNN) -- When a man with hands drenched in blood stands just feet away from the body of a person he just hacked to ...

Britain names soldier killed in London he had served in Afghanistan

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:32:02 -0400

Manchester United fan and a drummer in the military band, he had also served in Germany and Cyprus but was at the time of his death working in London. "An extremely popular and witty soldier, Drummer Rigby was a larger than life personality within the Corps of Drums and was well known, liked and respected across the Second Fusiliers," said a statement from the ministry of defence. ...

Low key fanatics new face of terror

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:30:20 -0400

The killing of a soldier in broad daylight yesterday in Woolwich, London, has all the hallmarks of the very nightmare MI5 has feared - low-key fanatics arming themselves with basic weapons and targeting a soldier or other victim at random. The apparent attackers yesterday, believed to be Islamic militants armed with knives including a meat cleaver, were shot and injured by police. British police ...

Why Ford reached end of road in Oz

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:30:16 -0400

Intense competition, a strong Australian dollar and a move away from large cars has driven the Ford Falcon off the road. Ford will cease its manufacturing operations in Australia by October 2016, with the loss of 1200 jobs - and the Falcon nameplate. An icon of Australian and New Zealand motoring since it first rolled off the Melbourne production line in 1960, the brand has fallen victim to the ...

FBI drama Bombers friend slain

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:30:14 -0400

A friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev reportedly implicated himself and the Boston bombing suspect in an unsolved triple homicide before FBI agents killed him during a violent altercation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said the man initiated a "violent confrontation" during questioning in Orlando, Florida, and was killed. An FBI agent had non-life threatening injuries. The man, identified by the ...

Families pay tribute to loved ones

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:30:12 -0400

Kyle Davis, a blond-haired ball of 8-year-old energy who loved to sing in his church choir and play football, was killed when a roofing beam struck his neck as he sheltered in a school corridor. Antonia Lee Candelaria and Emily Conatzer, inseparable 9-year-old best friends in life, died hand-in-hand in the rubble. And Janae Hornsby, 9, described by her father as "sunshine on a rainy day", was ...

Fords retreat deals blow to Labors ailing election hopes

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:30:10 -0400

Unemployment rate of 5.5 per cent set to rise with more job losses in manufacturing sector Ford's decision to shut down its production lines in Australia at the cost of thousands of jobs across the automotive industry has dealt another heavy blow to Prime Minister Julia Gillard's ailing minority Government. Although Ford's exit has long been expected after 20 years of declining fortunes for the ...

Pussy Riot member Maria Alekhina denied parole

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:29:12 -0400

The ruling came despite letters from the musicians Sir Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel and Patti Smith urging the court to free Maria Alekhina and the other Pussy Riot member still in prison, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. In its ruling, a court in Perm province accepted a claim by prosecutors that Alekhina had systematically disobeyed prison authorities and failed to repent for her crime, Russian media ...

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde in court over money to disgraced tycoon Bernard Tapie in 2008

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:29:11 -0400

Ms Lagarde, 57, spent most of today answering questions in a private hearing about her role in a EUR403m compensation award to the disgraced tycoon, Bernard Tapie, while she was French finance minister in 2008.The elegant, and much admired, Ms Lagarde is accused not of enriching herself, but of engineering a sweetheart settlement to Mr Tapie to pay him off for switching sides to support the ...

Man poses naked on Craigslist with keyboard

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:28:20 -0400

(Craigslist) How to make a Craigslist advert standout? One San Antonio musician decided to let his suave Rock 'n Roll credibility rub off on his Nord Lead keyboard, by posing nude with the instrument for ...

Girl 5 killed by suicide jumper in South Korea

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:28:20 -0400

Busan, South Korea. (Google Maps) A five-year-old South Korean girl died Wednesday night after a suicidal man jumped from the 11th floor of an apartment building and crushed ...

Boy Scouts of America set to vote on gay youth ban

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:18:43 -0400

GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America will vote on Thursday on a proposal to remove its ban on openly gay scouts that has been in place throughout the organization's 103-year ...

Around 10 injured in Guinea opposition protest hospital source

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:18:43 -0400

CONAKRY (Reuters) - Ten people were injured when security forces and supporters of Guinea President Alpha Conde clashed with protesters marching in the capital against planned legislative elections on Thursday, a hospital source ...

Clean-up efforts underway in Okla.

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:16:55 -0400

Christine Jones is comforted by her daughter Ashley as they stand in front of Christine's home which was destroyed when a tornado ripped through Moore, Okla., May 22, 2013. Residents have begun to sort through what is left of the some 13,000 homes damaged or destroyed Monday when the massive twister plowed through the Oklahoma City suburb. About 33,000 people were affected, according to ...

Body of child recovered from deadly Minn. landslide

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:16:55 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minn. Authorities have recovered the body of a child missing since a rockslide at a St. Paul park killed a classmate and injured two other children on Wednesday. Assistant Fire Chief Jim Smith told reporters that crews found the body of the missing child late Thursday morning. A fourth-grade field trip to a Lilydale Regional Park turned deadly ...

Feet come first when it comes to body parts with most fungi

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:16:53 -0400

The human skin's surface is home to the "skin microbiome," an ecosystem where fungus, bacteria and viruses coexist. Sometimes, things within the microbiome can go wrong: Fungal skin infections affect about 29 million people in the United States. Research on the topic is lacking because growing fungi in the laboratory is a slow, difficult process. Thanks to genome mapping, ...

London attack suspects known to authorities

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:14:01 -0400

murder of a British soldier on the streets of London were known to security services, reports said. The reports came on Thursday as the ministry of defence named the soldier, who was hacked to death with a meat cleaver a day earlier in Woolwich, in the capital's south, as Drummer Lee Rigby. Al Jazeera's Rory Challands, reporting from London's Scotland Yard, said: "Police ...

Latest developments on the attack

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:53:58 -0400

Weiner More Lewd Photos Might Come Out

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:34:32 -0400

radio host in his first live interview since announcing his mayoral bid. "People may decide they want to come forward and say, here's another email that I got or another photo. I'm certainly not going to do that. So people may hear things that are true, they may hear things that are not true, but I'm going to try to keep being focused on issues that are important to New York ...

Long War Wrong Winner

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:34:32 -0400

This analysis may, of course, prove correct. And, then again, it may not. Experts have, now and then, been wrong in their predictions. But it may not make any difference where American interests are concerned. It seems almost undeniable that the U.S. has crafted a lose/lose policy when it comes to Syria. We oppose the regime ... but only to the point of supplying its opponents with ...

Banned Rafsanjani Blasts Irans Leadership

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:29:22 -0400

Ex-President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (center, with white turban) arrived at Iran's Interior Ministry within minutes of the official close of registration for would-be candidates on May ...

Steinitz concerned about UK-Israel relations

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:24:14 -0400

"It's difficult to say" if Britain was still a friend of Israel, Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz said in an interview published in ...

Amnesty Both Israel Hamas guilty of war crimes

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:24:14 -0400

Both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes and other violations of international humanitarian law during Operation Pillar of Defense in Gaza in November of last year, Amnesty International concluded in a report released on ...

Complexities of surgery for Syrian girl in Israel

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:24:13 -0400

Balancing a media blitz and concerns for the family's security when they return home, the organization who brought the girl to Israel say they hope she is the first of ...

Instinct guided mom before twister

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:23:43 -0400

No one can know how many decisions were made by residents all across the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore as Monday's monster tornado bore down from the west. Decisions made just before the sky began to spin, big or small, bad or good, often made in a flash. Decisions that, for many, were in fact life or ...

Michael Adebolajo British-born suspect in killing of Drummer Lee Rigby

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:20:10 -0400

MI5 admit they KNEW about fanatics who 'slaughtered soldier': Police raid house in Lincolnshire village as friends say British-born suspect became 'obsessed with radical Islam as ...

Woolwich attack Put extremists on first plane back to wherever theyve come from demands furious Tory MP Bob Stewart

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:20:09 -0400

Former army officer Bob Stewart said the killers in the Woolwich attack had succeeded in securing publicity for their ‘perverted ideas’ and urged tough action to deal with ‘anyone that supports ...

Could we soon REGROW limbs Scientists say salamander breakthrough could lead to radical new treatments

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:20:08 -0400

The amphibians' immune systems are the key to the trait, which allows them to regrow limbs as well as regenerate spinal cords, brain tissue and even parts of their ...

Net migration to Britain falls by more than a third to lowest level in a decade after crackdown on bogus students

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:20:07 -0400

New figures from the reveal a net flow of 153,000 migrants into the UK in the year to September 2012. The number is down from 242,000 in the previous year, a fall of 37 per ...

Michael Adebolajo How Woolwich suspect became obsessed with Islam as a schoolboy

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:20:06 -0400

The British citizen suspected of executing a serving soldier in the Woolwich terror attack was brought up as a Christian but became 'obsessed' with Islam as a schoolboy, it emerged ...

Police commander forced to defend response time to desperate Woolwich killing 999 calls as he claims armed officers were there in 14 minutes

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:20:05 -0400

A police commander today defended his force after questions were raised about how long it took Metropolitan Police officers to reach the scene of the brutal killing in ...

Twelve years for family GP who used secret camera inside James Bond-style wristwatch to film himself abusing up to 300 patients

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:20:04 -0400

A family doctor who used a secret camera inside his James Bond-style wristwatch to record himself abusing female patients was jailed for 12 years ...

GPs are fed-up with childish and misleading attacks from Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt over chaos in AEs

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:20:04 -0400

Fed-up family doctors today launched a ferocious attack on Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, accusing him of making ‘childish and misleading’ claims to shift the blame for chaos in the ...

Rise in house fires caused by overheating Eccles cakes in a microwave

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:20:03 -0400

Firefighters are warning snack lovers not to warm their Eccles cakes in the microwave after a string of fires caused by the sugar bursting into ...

Hate preacher Anjem Choudary blames presence of British troops in Afghanistan for Woolwich killing as he admits to attending the same mosque as suspect

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:20:02 -0400

Extremist: Anjem Choudary warned today there could be more 'lone wolf' attacks as he blamed British troops in Afghanistan for the slaughter of a ...

High-priced necklace stolen in second Cannes theft jeweller

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:18:58 -0400

Thieves have made off with a high-priced necklace made by Switzerland's De Grisogono in the second jewellery theft at this year's Cannes Film Festival, the company said on ...

WHO voices deep concern over spread of SARS-like virus

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:18:57 -0400

The World Health Organisation (WHO) voiced deep concern on Thursday over the SARS-like virus that has killed 22 people in less than a year, saying it might potentially spread more widely between ...

Riots hit Stockholm suburbs for fourth night

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:18:56 -0400

Rioters torched cars and attacked local police stations in 15 immigrant-populated Stockholm suburbs in a fourth night of riots on Thursday, shattering Sweden's image as a peaceful and egalitarian ...

Ecuador satellite collides with Russian space junk

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:18:55 -0400

A small Ecuadoran satellite collided in orbit with the remains of a Russian rocket, but it is too soon to know how much damage it might have sustained, Quito's space agency said ...

Poor nations deprived of billions as half of investment is chanelled through tax havens

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:12:22 -0400

Some of the world's poorest countries are missing out on billions each year due to investors chaneling money through tax havens before it reaches them, according to a charity ...

European Union U-turn over refillable olive oil ban

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:12:21 -0400

the European Commission said that restaurants should only be allowed to serve the oil in non-refillable bottles with a proper label. It said this would prevent restaurants from serving low quality oil and improve hygiene. But it also played into the hands of people who complain that the EU is too meddlesome, with Prime Minister David Cameron saying: "This is exactly the sort of area that the ...

Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino to be tried for manslaughter

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:12:18 -0400

The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which capsized off Italy's west coast last year, killing 32 people, will face trial for manslaughter as well as other charges, an Italian judge has ...

Al Qaeda Twin Bomb Attacks In Niger Kill 25

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:10:38 -0400

Up to 25 people have been killed and others taken hostage in twin attacks on a military base and a uranium mine in Niger. Niger's defence minister said 19 of the country's soldiers were killed and another 16 injured when a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb outside a barracks in Agadez. At the same time least 13 people were injured and five suicide bombers killed in blasts at the ...

Sweden Riots Police Station Set On Fire

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:10:37 -0400

Groups of youths in Stockholm have burnt down a restaurant and torched more than 30 cars in a fourth night of rioting. The unrest is being blamed on police shooting and killing a 69-year-old knife-wielding man on May 13. Hundreds of young people are said to have been involved in the rioting in immigrant suburbs of the Swedish capital. Local media also said a police station office was set ...

Cameron Moves to Calm Fears After Attack on Soldier

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:09:25 -0400

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Video 300-yard wooden railroad bridge in Central Texas collapses after catching fire

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:08:58 -0400

The bridge, across the Colorado River between San Saba and Lometa, burnt down and collaped after firefighters spent 15 hours attempting to put out the blaze before deciding to let it burn down.The Lometa Volunteer Fire Department Capt. Jamie Smart, who shot the video, said that nobody was hurt in the blaze in rural Lampasas County.Mr Smart said he heard someone shouting "there she goes" ...

Congo has chance for peace U.N. ready to enforce Ban Ki-moon

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:02:33 -0400

1 of 5. U.N. peacekeepers patrol the streets during the visit of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim to Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo's war-torn east, May 23, ...

Boehner calls out Obama administrations arrogance of power

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:41 -0400

Marred by three contentious issues, the Obama administration has demonstrated their "arrogance of power," House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Wednesday. "I believe that those of us in public office have a responsibility to be humble, to make sure that we represent the will of the people who sent us there, that we're honest with them," Boehner said in an interview ...

Lawmakers push to punish sexual offenders in the military

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:34 -0400

On the heels of a recent report detailing 26,000 cases of military sexual assault in 2012 alone, a handful of lawmakers are pushing tough new laws that would punish the perpetrators of these crimes rather than the victim, and which seek to help transform the culture in a military that has been riddled with sexual offense. In a press conference Thursday, Sens. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Susan ...

Airway made by 3D printer saves infants life

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:31 -0400

Kaiba Gionfriddo plays with his mother, April outside his Youngstown, Ohio home Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A 3D-printed airway surgically implanted last February saved the boy's life, according to ...

Britain vows to hunt all involved

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:52 -0400

>Are you there? Send us your photos, videosLondon (CNN) -- A gruesome cleaver attack on a British soldier left London reeling Thursday, as Britain grappled with questions over who was responsible and whether Islamist extremism was to blame. The scene revealed through cell phone camera footage and witness accounts Wednesday was bloody, and for many hard to believe. A meat cleaver-wielding man ...

Syria dissident proposes Assad safe exit

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:38 -0400

Syria's outgoing opposition chief has published an initiative for his war-torn country that would grant President Bashar al-Assad a safe exit, and urged dissident factions to adopt his plan. Moaz al-Khatib published his initiative on Facebook on Thursday, as the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) he headed until March gathered in Istanbul to choose a new leader and discuss a US-Russian peace ...

In Mideast Kerry Plays Down Pessimism on Peace

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:51:12 -0400

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Summer in the Smokies

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:46:43 -0400

Envoy Says North Korea Open to Dialogue

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:24:23 -0400

BEIJING ...

McConnell Harry Reid Bringing Culture of Intimidation that Weve Seen at the IRS to Senate

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:20:15 -0400

"What I fear is the majority leader is working his way toward breaking his word to the Senate and to the American people, and blowing up this institution, and making it extremely difficult for us to operate on the collegial basis we've operated on for over 200 years," said McConnell. "He wants to have no debate. Do what I say, and do it now. This is the culture of intimidation ...

Livni Coming days critical for Israel-Palestinian talks

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:10:42 -0400

The coming days are critical for the efforts to rekindle the frozen Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said after participating in Thursday morning's meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu."The effort to jump-start the negotiations, shouldn't just fall on the US, but also on the two sides," she ...

Palestinian protests greet Kerry in Ramallah

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:10:41 -0400

resuming the peace talks with Israel.As Kerry arrived in Ramallah, dozens of Palestinians staged a protest outside Abbas's office, condemning Washington's "bias" in favor of ...

The Weekly Schmooze Weiner puns galore

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:10:39 -0400

Mel Brook s, so there has been plenty of Mel to go around this week. Brooks spoke to NPR about being an EGOT - the rare group of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winners - and more. JTA's Ami Eden put together a list of the most "Jewy" scenes in Brooks' movies, and while The Schmooze respectfully disagrees with his assessment of Robin Hood: Men in Tights (How could you dislike ...

iENGAGE A letter to Abbas Dont prove naysayers right

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:10:37 -0400

Dear President Abbas, The new administration in Washington has brought to our neighborhood a Secretary of State who has not yet given up on the possibilities of progress in bringing our conflict to a peaceful and just end. It seems, as well, that President Obama, while facing numerous challenges both on the home and international fronts, is willing to expend some political capital in trying to ...

CST British Jews not affected by Jihadist attack

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:10:36 -0400

British Jews are not more at risk from terrorism than they were before the slaying of a British soldier by suspected terrorists, British Jewry's security unit, CST, said.But Muslims in Britain are reporting "a wave of violence and intimidation" following Wednesday's attack during the day on a London ...

Just a week until June and its STILL snowing But warmer weather may make welcome return over the bank holiday weekend with highs of 19C

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:06:34 -0400

Britons would have been forgiven for thinking the worst of the weather was over after enjoying the warmest spell of the year earlier this month. However, as these pictures show, the freezing conditions have made an unwelcome ...

Woolwich attack Terror attack will not divide us but makes us stronger Cameron urges Britain to continue with normal life

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:06:33 -0400

In a strident statement outside Number 10 today, Mr Cameron said: 'The people who did this were trying to divide us. They should know: something like this will only bring us together and make us ...

In battle against hackers like the Syrian Electronic Army Twitter introduces extra security measures

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:59:20 -0400

With the microblogging site's new "two-factor authentication," users can choose heightened security. It will send users who opt in a text message when they try to sign in, containing a code which they will then submit, confirming that they are the rightful users of the account.The changes were announced on the site's official blog, and come after a series of high-profile ...

Violence continues in Stockholm as Swedish rioting mirrors London 2011 unrest

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:59:20 -0400

Riots continued to spread across the Stockholm last night, echoing the civil unrest of Britain's 2011 riots as police were attacked and vehicles ...

80-year-old Japanese man Yuichiro Miura becomes oldest to conquer Mount Everest

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:55:55 -0400

An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer has become the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest - although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his own ascent next ...

Russian court rejects Pussy Riot parole bid despite plea from Sir Paul McCartney

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:55:53 -0400

The decision followed a plea by Sir Paul McCartney for authorities to consider releasing band members on parole.In its ruling today, the court accepted a claim by prosecutors that Maria Alyokhina had systematically disobeyed prison authorities and failed to repent for her crime, Russian media reported.Ms Alyokhina went on a hunger strike yesterday after being barred from the court hearing in Perm ...

Obama prom pictures surface

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:47:31 -0400

More than 30 years after he graduated high school, President Obama's senior prom pictures have emerged in public, featuring the president when he was 17 years old, clad in a white sport coat and a lei, posing for pictures with his friends. The photos, obtained ...

9 myths about drones and Guantanamo

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:47:15 -0400

>Editor's note: Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst, a director at the New America Foundation and the author of "Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden -- From 9/11 to Abbottabad," the basis for the HBO documentary "Manhunt" that will be shown on CNN on May 24. Jennifer Rowland is a research associate at the New America Foundation.(CNN) -- On Thursday, President Barack Obama is ...

The bright new world of electric paint

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:21:37 -0400

>London (CNN) -- Imagine if you could paint a working light switch directly onto your wall, without any need for sockets, cables or wiring. A group of students from the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London has made that possible by creating electrically conductive paint. The paint acts as a form of liquid wiring. Unlike conventional wires, it can be applied to almost any surface, including ...

Cameron vows Britain will track down all involved

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:17:12 -0400

British Troops Told Not to Wear Uniforms in Public Following Terrorist Attack

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:07:10 -0400

reports . The report doesn't make clear who gave the order in the first place, but it was quickly reversed: "at Cobra this morning, it was agreed that issuing orders against wearing military uniforms in public would not be the right response to the ...

Inspector General Finds 5 Compliance Rate With Regulations on Certain IRS Contracts

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:07:10 -0400

inspector general's report detailed "inappropriate criteria" used to identify certain applications of mainly conservative organizations for special review resulting in long delays in processing and invasive inquiries. The acting commissioner of the IRS himself admitted to "horrible customer service" and "foolish mistakes." But another report issued by the ...

Gulnara Karimova Takes To Twitter Following Critical Report

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:02:31 -0400

Gulnara Karimova and her supporters have taken to Twitter to respond to an investigative report linking the Uzbek president's daughter to large-scale bribery. The report, published May 22 by RFE/RL and Sweden's "Mission: Investigation" television program, is based on leaked documents that appear to bear Karimova's handwriting. Among other things, ...

Summer in the Smokies

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:29 -0400

Summer in the Smokies

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:29 -0400

At last we get Tolkiens take on King Arthur

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:59:18 -0400

"The Fall of Arthur" by J. R. R. Tolkien is an unfinished poem written about King Arthur, Lanceleot, Guinevere and Mordred. It is being published for the first time. | ...

The Angels of Woolwich Three womens outstanding courage as they confront killers and pray for slaughtered soldier

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:53:42 -0400

As she comforts him in the middle of the road, a second woman stands over her and appears to talk to one of the killers in an apparent attempt to placate ...

Woman geography teacher is banned from the classroom after romantically pursuing 15-year-old pupil for two years

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:53:41 -0400

Catherine Rayne took a job at the Michael Hall School in Forest Row, East Sussex, in September 2009 - making friends with the pupil on Facebook and swapping mobile phone ...

British twins 83 found dead with plastic bags over their heads in Spanish home in suspected double suicide

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:53:41 -0400

The 83-year-old ex-pats, who have not yet been named, were found in the property they shared in the Andalusian coastal town of Fuengirola, near Malaga, on ...

Witness tells Lebedev trial she is giving evidence by accident after being told to appear by Russian security service

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:53:40 -0400

'I'm only giving evidence by accident': New farce in trial of Alexander Lebedev as witness claims she was ordered to appear by Russian security ...

EU expenses MEPs in Brussels earn up to 740 more than average citizen and enjoy free haircuts and gallons of petrol

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:53:39 -0400

Biting austerity cuts across Europe have not nibbled into the gilded lifestyle of Brussels lawmakers as a new survey shows the incredible perks they continue to enjoy at the expense of taxpayers across the ...

We wont change course on Euro referendum PM warns Tory rebels but he promises no more divisive issues such as gay marriage

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:53:38 -0400

David Cameron warned restive Tory MPs he will not change policy on an EU referendum yesterday – but promised there would be no more divisive issues such as gay ...

Russia to urgently evacuate Arctic post as ice melts

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:52:27 -0400

Russia has ordered the urgent evacuation of the 16-strong crew of a drifting Arctic research station after ice floe that hosts the floating laboratory began to disintegrate, officials said ...

US missile defense still plagued by technical doubts

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:52:26 -0400

Three decades after Ronald Reagan launched his "Star Wars" project, the costly missile defense program has become a pillar of US strategy despite lingering doubts about its ...

PM says Britain resolute after attack on soldier

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:52:25 -0400

Prime Minister David Cameron vowed on Thursday that Britain would be resolute against violent extremism following the gruesome murder of a soldier by two suspected extremists on a London ...

E.U. Backs French Push to Limit U.S. Trade Talks

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:51:17 -0400

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Wall St. Opens Lower After Worldwide Slump

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:49:30 -0400

Following market declines around the world, Wall Street opened lower on Thursday after investors were rattled by signs of a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing and a potential easing of central bank support for the economy. The worst drop in share prices was seen in Tokyo, where the Nikkei index fell 7.3 percent, the most since the 2011 tsunami there. In New York, the benchmark Standard ...

Pope Francis Being an atheist is alright as long as you do good

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:46:15 -0400

Pope Francis has said that atheists should be seen as good people as long as they do good, in a move to urge people of all religions - or no religion at all - to get ...

James Holmes lawyers to challenge insanity defence law

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:45:19 -0400

Colorado shooting suspect James Eagan Holmes makes his first court appearance in Aurora, Colo., in this July 23, 2012, file photo. (REUTERS/RJ Sangosti/Pool/Files) DENVER - Public defenders representing James Holmes, accused of killing 12 moviegoers in Colorado last summer, will return to court on Thursday to challenge the state’s insanity defence law in a bid to try to avoid the death ...

White House confirms four American citizens killed in US drone strikes since 2009

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:42:44 -0400

The Obama administration acknowledged publicly for the first time that four US citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and ...

Oklahoma tornado