Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Pakistan News.net

North Korea launches threatened missile

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:23:08 -0400

North Korea has fired three short-range missiles from its east coast. South Korean officials have been carefully monitoring the missile firings as tensions rise again in the Korean Peninsula. The missiles were fired on Saturday morning and afternoon in a north-east direction. Analysts have said the missiles were not as dangerous as the intermediate-range missiles which Pyongyang had ...

Violence flares throughout Iraq

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:20:47 -0400

Violence has erupted in many areas of Iraq. On Saturday morning eight people, including a police officer, his wife and children, were killed by gunmen who also kidnapped ten security force personnel in the Rashid area, south of Baghdad. The gunmen first broke into the home of the local administrator, killing one of his guards. They then moved on to the nearby house of Captain Adnan ...

Cell phone surveillance powers loosened in US

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:18:32 -0400

A federal judge in the US has given law agents permission to track people's mobile phones without a warrant. New York judge Gary Brown has ruled that law enforcement agents can conduct cell phone surveillance against people who forget to turn their phones off. In a written ruling, he said: "Given the ubiquity and celebrity of geo-location technologies, an individual has no legitimate ...

US general takes action against sexual assault

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:16:25 -0400

A top general has warned that Washington is facing a crisis due to the scandal of sexual assaults in the country's military. The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey has called for the Obama administration to heed his warning, saying the country is in danger of losing women soldiers. During the week, US President Barack Obama met with General Dempsey, Defense ...

Cigarette smuggling ring with terror links busted in New York

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:38:55 -0400

NEW YORK - Authorities in New York are claiming to have busted a multi-million cigarette smuggling ring and arrested at least 16 Palestinian immigrants having alleged links with known terror organisations. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly Thursday said that the 16 members of the criminal ring in New York City, Albany County and Schenectady County ...

Obama turns table on Republicans, seeks more money for security at embassies

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:34:14 -0400

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has called for more security at American embassies around the world, urging Congress to help him "as a partner" to fully fund the State Department in this regard. By seeking Congress support for stepping up the security at embassies, Obama has turned the tables on Republicans amid criticism that the government's response to Benghazi attack on a US ...

Dozens killed in Iraq bomb blasts

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:20:50 -0400

BAGHDAD - Scores of people were killed in Iraq Friday, in a day marked by several bombings including two outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba after Friday prayers, killing at least 43 worshipers in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence. One bomb exploded as worshippers were departing the Saria mosque in the city of Baquba while a second ...

Boston suspect scribbled note in boat while hidding from police

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:44:22 -0400

NEW YORK - Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled a note in a boat he hid in while the manhunt was on, saying the attacks were retribution for U.S. military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, and described the victims as "collateral damage". Tsarnaev wrote the note with a marker in the boat, describing the Boston victims "collateral damage" in the same way Muslims have been ...

Sectarian Violence Kills 11 in Iraq

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:15:06 -0400

It was a violent day in Iraq Saturday with at least 11 people killed and 10 policemen kidnapped as hatred simmers between the ruling Shi'ite majority and the Sunni minority. Gunmen broke into the home of an anti-terrorism policeman in the Baghdad suburb of Rasheed, killing him, his wife, and two children. Another security officer was killed elsewhere in Rasheed. Police say gunmen killed a ...

Pope Church Must Help Poorest Not Dissect Theology

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:15:04 -0400

VATICAN CITY Pope Francis shared personal moments with 200,000 people on Saturday, telling them he sometimes nods off while praying at the end of a long day and that it "breaks my heartrdquo; that the death of a homeless person is not news. Francis, who has made straight talk and simplicity a hallmark of his papacy, made his unscripted comments in answers to questions by four people at a ...

Top Pakistani Politician Gunned Down in Karachi

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:15:03 -0400

A top Pakistani politician has been shot and killed in Karachi. Police say Zahra Shahid Hussain was shot twice in the head Saturday during an attempted street robbery outside her home. She died on the way to the hospital. A spokesman for Hussain's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, or PTI, calls her killing an act of terrorism. Hussain was a senior vice president of PTI, which ...

Prayers for Panchen Lamas release mark International Tibet Solidarity Day in Dharamsala

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:30:02 -0400

Observing the 18th year of disappearance of their spiritual leader, the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Cheoki Nyima, scores of exiled Tibetans participated in prayer meetings here on Friday to mark the International Tibet Solidarity Day. International Tibet Solidarity Day marks the anniversary of the disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Cheoki Nyima who went missing in 1995. Panchen Lama is ...

Campbell-Brown leads Caribbean contingent in Diamond League

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:40:02 -0400

Three-time Olympic gold medallist and four-time World champion Veronica Campbell-Brown will lead about three dozen Caribbean athletes in the Adidas Grand Prix here next week. The Grand Prix, the third meet of the glitzy, multi-million dollar Diamond League, will be held May 25 at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island here, reports CMC. It will feature dozens of international superstars, including ...

Hurdler Merritt gears up for new Diamond League season

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:40:01 -0400

American hurdler Aries Merritt, who won his first Olympic gold in London and set a world record in the men's 110m hurdles last year, has geared up for the 2013 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League Shanghai leg. "I will try to start the season in my best form and hopefully I'll be in my best so I won't disappoint the fans that come to watch the competition," ...

New boxing champion accused of doping

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:03 -0400

Hours after winning the World Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight title, Guillermo Jones was hit by a scandal when a former champion accused him of doping to give himself unnatural stamina in the knockout win over Denis Lebedev. Panamanian fighter Jones, 41, reclaimed the belt when the referee stopped the fight in the 11th round after Lebedev was knocked down Friday. At the time, the Russian ...

UN agency says 1.5 mln people have fled from war-torn Syria

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:02 -0400

The United Nation's refugee agency has said that more than 1.5 million people have fled the conflict in Syria. Most of the people have fled to Jordan and Lebanon, but not have all been registered yet, meaning the true total is likely to be far higher, UNHCR said. The agency said that the situation in Syria has deteriorated dramatically over the past four months. According to the BBC, the UN ...

Pak team management players calling for retirement of nothing left to offer Afridi

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:02 -0400

The Pakistan team management and some players of the national team have said that former captain Shahid Afridi should retire from international cricket as he is 'finished' and has 'nothing left to offer anymore'. Afridi was handed an Rs. 360,000 monthly contract by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) despite being overlooked for the ICC Champions Trophy that takes place in England and Wales next ...

America Ferrera graduates 10 years after starting college

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:20:02 -0400

Actress America Ferrera graduated from the University of Southern California, 10 years after beginning her International Relations course. "Graduation day! Congratulations to everyone in the Class of 2013!" she said Friday on Twitter. Ferrera tweeted the joy of her achievement this week: "At last it's happening! It's taken me 10 years, but I feel great." Born in Los Angeles of Honduran ...

Federer Nadal in semis of Italian Open tennis

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:20:02 -0400

World No.3 Roger Federer moved one step closer to his first title this season when he beat Jerzy Janowicz 6-4, 7-6 (2) to advance to the semifinals of the Italian Open tennis. Both player, facing off for the first time, held serve until Federer broke Janowicz's final service game of the first set here Friday, reports Xinhua. The world 24-ranked Pole fought back in the second set and broke ...

English officials to purely oversee anticipated India-Pak fixture at Champions Trophy

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:20:02 -0400

The anticipated India vs Pakistan fixture of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, to take place at Edgbaston on June 15, is set to be purely overseen by English match officials, according to the International Cricketing Council (ICC). A list released by the ICC has seen former England wicket-keeper Ian Gould and Richard Kettleborough appointed as the on-field umpires with Nigel Llong monitoring ...

Bomb-detecting robots to boost security at Football World Cup 2014 in Brazil

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:07 -0400

To increase the security at the upcoming Football World Cup in Brazil in 2014, the Brazil government will reportedly use a fleet of robots that are usually used to neutralize roadside bombs and inspect areas for traces of explosives. The battle-tested remote controlled iRobot 510 Packbots are able to climb stairs, submerge in a metre of water and have multiple high-resolution cameras and are the ...

15 killed 57 wounded in bombings in Baghdad

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:03 -0400

Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): At least 15 people were killed and 57 others wounded in three roadside bomb attacks on Friday in Iraq 's capital city of Baghdad, a police source said. A roadside bomb exploded in the Amiriya district in western Baghdad, killing 12 people and wounding 32 others, the police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. Another roadside bomb in the Doraa district in ...

At least 30 countries in Africa at risk of yellow fever WHO

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:01 -0400

...

India-EU BTIA conclude another round of negotiations

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:10:03 -0400

Chief negotiators of India and the European Union (EU) met here from May 15 to May 17 and concluded another round of negotiations for the India-EU Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA). An official press release said that all issues were put on the table for discussions. Negotiators on both sides felt that some positive movements have been accomplished, though they admitted that ...

Syrian refugees now exceed 1.5 million UNHCR

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:10:01 -0400

The number of Syrian refugees, who are either registered or awaiting registration, has surpassed 1.5 million, while the actual number is much higher, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The increasingly widening gap between needs and available resources is a growing challenge, reported Xinhua citing UNHCR's spokesperson Dan McNorton Friday . "Over the past four months, we have seen a ...

UN chief regrets experts inability to visit Syria

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:01 -0400

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed regret over the inability of experts, investigating the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria, to visit the country. "It is regrettable that the team in charge of this investigation was unable to visit Syria and conduct its inquiry on the spot," reported Xinhua citing the UN chief while talking to reporters after meeting Russian foreign ...

Russia counting on UN for post-ISAF Afghanistan plans

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:10:01 -0400

Moscow is counting on the UN to develop proposals regarding the international presence in Afghanistan after 2014, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. "We consider it important to start discussing in advance what forms of (international) presence there will be in Afghanistan after 2014; we will count on the proposals that the (UN) secretary general is planning to prepare together ...

UN envoy urges uniting for youth with first in series of virtual Google Hangouts

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

17 May 2013 150 The United Nations special envoy on youth went online today to encourage young people to join the UN's work, and detailed some of the initiatives he will undertake to work with and for youth. "Engage with the United Nations," said the Secretary General's Special Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, as he urged participants in a Google Hangout - the first in a series meant to ...

Papua New Guineas plans to resume death penalty major setback - UN

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:19:08 -0400

17 May 2013 150 The United Nations human rights office today expressed serious concern over Papua New Guinea's announcement that it will resume the death penalty more than half a century since it last carried out an execution, stressing this would represent "a major setback" for the country. "The High Commissioner has written to the Prime Minister stating her concerns about the planned ...

Nigerian rebels could face war crimes charges for population cleansing - UN rights office

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:18:28 -0400

17 May 2013 150 Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to ethnic and religious cleansing, the top United Nations human rights official said today. In a press briefing in Geneva, the spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Rupert Colville, reiterated calls on Boko Haram and ...

Syria conference should be held as soon as possible Ban says during visit to Russia

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:17:12 -0400

17 May 2013 150 Stressing that a political solution is the only way to end the Syria crisis, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that an international conference proposed by Russia and the United States should be held as soon as possible so as not to lose momentum. "It is my sincere hope that we can convene an international conference on Syria as soon as possible to help parties come to ...

UN Security Council condemns temporary detention of peacekeepers looting in Golan

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:16:56 -0400

17 May 2013 150 Members of the Security Council have 8216;strongly condemned' the looting of a UN observation post in the Golan Heights and the temporary detention of three peacekeepers, the third such incident in the past two months. The Security Council, in a press statement released on 16 May, "strongly condemned the incident on May 15 in which a group of anti-government armed elements ...

Countries must repeal laws that discriminate against LGBT individuals - UN officials

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:16:09 -0400

17 May 2013 150 Marking the International Day Against Homophobia, United Nations officials today issued a call on Governments worldwide to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and strike laws that discriminate against them. "The fight against homophobia is a core part of the broader battle for human rights for all," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ...

Worlds Fair Park hosts reading festival

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:23:33 -0400

The Knox County public library hosted the ninth annual children's festival of reading Saturday. The goal is to get kids interested in reading during the summer months. Some of top children's authors brought their stories to life in World's Fair Park to the open ears and imaginations. There's also a statewide initiative called "Read-20" which encourages kids to ...

Denmark eclipses UK at Eurovision

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:07:47 -0400

The UK was holding out for a hero - but in the event Bonnie Tyler was totally eclipsed by bookies' favourite Denmark at the Eurovision Song ...

Gunmen kill senior woman member of Pakistani party led by Imran Khan

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:59:48 -0400

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a senior female politician from a reformist party in Pakistan on Saturday night, the latest violent incident in a bloody election campaign and one that set off a war of words between two major opposition ...

No Triple Crown Oxbow Upsets Orb at Preakness

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:56:19 -0400

Oxbow put D. Wayne Lukas in the record books again with an upset of Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving the Hall of Fame trainer his 14th win in a Triple Crown race. Kentucky Derby winner Orb was unable to find his rhythm after breaking from the rail, and never challenged in finishing fourth. The loss ended any chance of a Triple try at the Belmont Stakes in three weeks, extending ...

Ahmadinejad Iran backs restoration of security in Iraq

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:30 -0400

Ahmadinejad: Iran backs restoration of security in Iraq Iraq-Iran, Politics, 8/26/2011 Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday that the Iran fully backs restoration of security and progress in Iraq, in a meeting with visiting Iraqi deputy chairman of Iraqi Kurdistan administration Nechirvan Barzani. IRNA reported saying "Given historical and cultural affinities ...

UQ researchers produce worldsfirst transgenic sweet sorghu...

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:46:23 -0400

Dr Anshu Raghuwanshi, a Research Fellow in UQ's School of Biological Sciences, said sorghum had advantages as a biofuel crop, but until now, tissue culture steps in the gene transfer process had proven difficult, despite international efforts in recent years. Dr Raghuwanshi leads a research team that developed the gene transfer system for sweet sorghum, within an industry-collaborative ...

Denmarks Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision song contest ....

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:25:46 -0400

Emmelie de Forest of Denmark performs her song "Only Teardrops" during a rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Friday, May 17, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012, the final will be held in Malmo on May 18. (AP Photo/Alastair ...

Briton picked for five-month mission on International Space Station in 2015

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:20:07 -0400

European Space Agency astronaut more than two years ago and has been waiting for a space mission since then.It was feared the former army helicopter pilot might be given a short-duration mission because the UK only makes modest contributions to Esa's manned space programme. Major contributors such as France, Germany and Italy were expected to have priority.However, ...

Angela Merkel discusses Europes economy with the Pope

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:19:47 -0400

Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and Pope Francis exchanges gifts after their meeting in his private library at the Vatican on May 18, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. (Guido Bergmann/Bundesregierung-Pool/Getty ...

Host Sweden surprising Switzerland advance to world hockey championship final

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:02 -0400

Sweden's Niklas Persson gets instructions from head coach Pär Mårts during the 2013 Ice Hockey World Championships semifinal between Finland and Sweden at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo / Claudio Bresciani / SCANPIX) SWEDEN ...

Syrias Assad Little Chance Peace Talks Would Succeed-Newspaper

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:09:28 -0400

LIMA -- Proposed peace talks for Syria would not curb "terrorism" in the country and it is unrealistic to think they would succeed, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published in an Argentine newspaper on ...

50 hit as car rams through parade

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:06:47 -0400

Witnesses say an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in the small Virginia mountain town of Damascus.Washington County director of emergency management Pokey Harris said no fatalities had been reported.The injuries ranged from critical to superficial, he said. Three of the victims were flown by helicopters to regional hospitals. Another 12 to 15 were taken by ...

Regional force boosts troop numbers in Central African Republic

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:04:59 -0400

Central African Republic's new leader Michel Djotodia greets his supporters at a rally in favor of the Seleka rebel alliance in downtown Bangui March 30, ...

Suspect IDed in Fatal Home Invasion

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:01:44 -0400

A wanted man with a criminal history dating back nearly 15 years was identified by police Saturday as the masked home invader involved in the death of a Hofstra University student early Friday morning. Dalton Smith, who was wanted on a parole violation related to a first-degree robbery conviction, attempted to rob the off-campus home where he and Hofstra junior Andrea Rebello were fatally ...

SKorea NKorea Fires 3 Short-Range Missiles

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:01:38 -0400

South Koreans watch TV news showing a footage of North Korean missiles on a military parade, at a Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 18, 2013. North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official ...

Traumatic day for tornado victims

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:52:28 -0400

>Are you in the affected area? Send us your images and videos, but please stay safe. Granbury, Texas (CNN) -- Scores of people stood outside a north Texas church Saturday morning, waiting to be escorted to their neighborhood for the first time since tornadoes devastated it three days earlier. They weren't going to like what they were about to see, Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds told ...

Train derailment absolutely staggering

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:49:32 -0400

>Are you there? Stay safe and share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said Saturday. Officials from the federal National Transportation Safety Board arrived at the site ...

Rugby Sevens NZ women win world champs

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:38:06 -0400

The New Zealand women's sevens team are the inaugural IRB world series champions. A 14-5 victory in the quarter-finals over Spain in the Amsterdam tournament ensured they couldn't be caught in the overall standings. They then added the icing on the cake with a 24-10 win over Russia in the semi's and a 33-24 victory over Canada to claim the tournament.- Newstalk ...

Dissident ex-general released in Venezuela

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:31:36 -0400

CARACAS, Venezuela -; Venezuelan authorities have released a dissent ex-general who was jailed on charges of inciting unrest after the country's disputed presidential ...

Pedestrian struck killed by bus at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:28:32 -0400

A bus struck and killed a pedestrian at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Saturday afternoon.The Broward Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that the private charter bus hit the person on Terminal Drive outside the lower level of Terminal 4.BSO Fire Recue personnel responded to the crash and declared the pedestrian dead at the scene. 10 passengers on the bus were not ...

Up to 60 injured after car drives into Virginia parade

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:28:09 -0400

Hiker "Quinoa" talks about being given credit for saving the lives of Carson Balckburn, Dalton Thomason, and Faith Ritchie after he ran them and others off the road with a water gun during a festival parade in Damascus, Va., on Saturday. Just as the children ran off the street, a car came down the road and struck several ...

Wave Of Violence Strikes Across Iraq Twin Bomb Blasts At Sunni Mosque Deadliest At Least 43 Killed

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:26:23 -0400

Twin bomb blasts hit a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba, some 50 kilometers (31 miles) to the northeast of Baghdad, on Friday, killing at least 43 people, the deadliest incident in a spate of sectarian violence across the ...

Carrington reigns supreme at World Cup

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:20:58 -0400

New Zealand kayaker Lisa Carrington reigned supreme in the K1 500 event at the second World Cup in the Czech Republic today. The win has huge significance for the Olympic K1 200 champion, as she strives to master the longer distance as well as her specialist race. Carrington went on to win the heats and semi-finals in the 200 to secure her place in tomorrow's decider. Meanwhile, Ben Fouhy ...

Syrias Assad Little chance peace talks would succeed - newspaper

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:17:24 -0400

View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (R) sits during an interview with journalists from Argentina in Damascus in this handout photograph distributed by Syria's national news agency SANA on ...

The world’s best wines can be found in a Filipino-owned vineyard

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:15:27 -0400

EDOUARD Miailhe brings new blood to the estate. In Southwest France, there's a Filipino-owned vineyard which carries some of the world's best wines. With a Philippine banner hoisted outside, this estate has been visited by the likes of former President Gloria Arroyo, former Cabinet member Vince Perez and banker Aurelio Montinola ...

Church must help the poorest not dissect theology pope says

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:11:03 -0400

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis shared personal moments with 200,000 people on Saturday, telling them he sometimes nods off while praying at the end of a long day and that it "breaks my heart" that the death of a homeless person is not ...

Sheriffs Sue to Shoot Down Gun Control

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:58:27 -0400

Aurora , Colo., and Newtown, Conn., massacres, are being challenged by a delegation of sheriffs who say the laws are unconstitutional. In March, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed off on some of the toughest gun control legislation in the country, including a law mandating universal background checks for the purchase of firearms and another restricting the size of high-capacity magazines. A ...

Tons of metal tossed around like toy things

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:57:05 -0400

Member of Pakistani cricket stars party killed

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:36:57 -0400

Police officer Sarfaraz Nawaz says Zohra Shahid was gunned down outside her home in the city of Karachi in southern Sindh province. Shahid was the vice president of former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in ...

Assad Syria transition talks are internal matter

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:36:57 -0400

FILE - This Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009 file photo shows Syrian President Bashar Assad, seen, during a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, unseen, at the presidency in Tehran, Iran. Syrian President Bashar Assad says he won't step down before elections are held in his war-ravaged country. The Syrian leader's comments, published Saturday in the Argentine newspaper ...

20 flights without bags after Egypt airport strike

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:36:57 -0400

CAIRO -; Egyptian officials say baggage handlers in Cairo's airport have gone on strike to protest a colleague's death, leaving passengers on 20 international flights from Europe and Arab countries waiting several hours for ...

Wilko European success eclipses World Cup win

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:36:14 -0400

Jonny Wilkinson described winning the Heineken Cup with Toulon as a bigger achievement than his Rugby World Cup triumph 10 years ago. Wilkinson captained Toulon to a ...

HC better than World Cup - Wilko

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:35:19 -0400

Jonny Wilkinson believes that winning the Heineken Cup ranks as a better achievement than winning the World Cup. The Toulon fly-half on Saturday played a huge role in the French club's 16-15 victory over Clermont-Auvergne in the final of Europe's premier domestic competition, a performance that in some aspects mirrored his showing in England's triumphant 2003 World Cup ...

Bonnie Belts out British entry

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:31:30 -0400

Engelbert Humperdinck , who represented the UK last year, finished in second to last place with just 12 points for his ballad Love Will Set You Free.The current favourite to win is Denmark's entry Only Teardrops by Emmelie de Forest, with odds of 4/6. Bookies say it could lead to the biggest payout ...

On the sidelines of the International Conference of Public AdministrationA seminar on Middle Eastern womens role in public administration kicks off Wednesday.

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:27:47 -0400

Manama, May 18th (BNA) -Within the framework of Bahrain Institute of Public Administration (BIPA) arrangements to host the 29th International Conference of Public Administration, scheduled for June 1 to 6, 2013 in the Kingdom of Bahrain, a seminar will be held on the fifth day of the Conference on the role of Middle Eastern women in the public administration sector. The seminar will be attended ...

Cop honoured by Obama accused of rape

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:17:32 -0400

DeCoatsworth was invited to sit between First lady Michelle Obama and Joe Biden's wife Jill during the president's address to a joint session of Congress three years ago. Picture: AP/Ron ...

Dazed Kai arraigned for murder

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:17:30 -0400

The viral phenomenon, whose real name is Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, appeared "slightly dazed" as he appeared via video at a court arraignment.McGillvary was arrested for murder on Thursday over the beating death of 73-year-old lawyer Joseph Galfy Jr in New Jersey.The pair had reportedly met in New York's Times Square last weekend. Galfy was later found dead in his bedroom, wearing ...

What Obama must say to black grads

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:46:42 -0400

>Editor's note: Paul Butler is a law professor at Georgetown University. He is the author of "Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice. "(CNN) -- "My brothers. "That is how President Obama should begin one of the most significant speeches of his presidency: the commencement address at Morehouse College this ...

McDowell beats Colsaerts at World Match Play

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:40:55 -0400

KAVARNA, Bulgaria -; Graeme McDowell reached the semifinals of the World Match Play Championship after knocking out defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts, whose day include the bizarre moment of taking a penalty drop inside a ...

Tech fair broadens and brightens seniors world

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:40:51 -0400

The 72-year-old Chula Vista resident will soon be able to see her grandchildren in Ohio on a daily basis. She'll be able to comparison shop without leaving her home. And, she will reconnect with old friends all over the country. All these life improvements are thanks to what she learned at Saturday's Technology Fair for the over-50 ...

Scientists create worlds tiniest drops of liquid in biggest atom smasher

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:38:13 -0400

News from the biggest beat in the cosmos, going out 13.7 billion light-years and taking in everything from astronomy to zoology. Join the adventure ...

Dominant pitching sends UW-Stevens Point to Division III World Series

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:36:42 -0400

Whitewater - With a berth in the NCAA Division III World Series on the line Saturday, UW-Stevens Point coach Pat Bloom hoped to get five solid innings from his starting pitcher and then hand the ball over to a bullpen that had been outstanding in recent weeks. Max Frederick, a junior right-hander from New London who entered the day with a 2-3 record and a 5.22 ERA, came close to giving the ...

Tory party out of control over Europe says Lord Howe

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:35:34 -0400

Lord Howe has accused David Cameron of running scared of his backbenchers and endangering Britain's future in Europe. Photograph: David Fisher/Rex ...

At Google we aspire to do the right thing. So we welcome a debate on international tax reform | Eric Schmidt

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:35:13 -0400

At a time when families are having to tighten their belts and funding for vital public services is under pressure, corporate taxation is rightly a hot topic. And as a company that has always aspired to do the right thing, we understand why Google is at the centre of that debate. In the interests of moving the argument forward - away from accusation and toward action - here are three principles we ...

Probe opened into US train crash major disruption seen

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:32:49 -0400

US authorities opened an investigation on Saturday into a rush-hour collision between two commuter trains that injured 60 passengers and severed a key rail link in the northeastern United ...

Syrian president welcomes US-Russian peace initiative but wont step down

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:32:48 -0400

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Saturday he welcomed a US-Russian peace initiative to end Syria's civil war but had no plans to resign, in an interview with an Argentine ...

Powerball lottery could surpass $600M

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:26:59 -0400

(Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press) A little more than a year after three tickets split a world-record lottery prize, the jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing was nearing historic territory. Should nobody pick the correct six numbers, the prize money will roll over to next week's drawing and almost certainly eclipse the $656 million US doled out to winners in Illinois, Kansas and ...

Reporter remembers fear in Videlas Argentina

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:23:56 -0400

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- It was just about a day after Argentine strongman Jorge Rafael Videla had seized power in March of 1976, and the bloodletting was already ...

Aussies and pope-like Putin praised

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:21:41 -0400

WHILE you were sleeping Prince Harry had some budding praise for a bunch of Australians and Gerard Depardieu believes Vladimir Putin is ...

France detains suspect in Toulouse killings investigation

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:19:32 -0400

Anti-terror judges have put the unnamed 25-year-old detained man under formal investigation to determine whether he helped Merah steal a scooter that was used in the ...

Video Plane catches fire on Moscow runway

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:18:20 -0400

A plane carrying 140 people caught on fire when landing at an airport in Moscow, Russia. No one was injured. Video shows passengers fleeing the aircraft via emergency exits, then jumping from the wing, while firefighters attempt to extinguish the ...

Its going to be a traumatic time

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:14:01 -0400

Suspected US drone in Yemen kills 4 militants

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:47:28 -0400

Yemeni forces battled al-Qaida in Abyan province last year, routing out militants from major cities that al-Qaida had overrun during the country's 2011 political turmoil. The militants fled to surrounding mountainous ...

Iraq on the brink as sectarian strife grows

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:45:34 -0400

BAGHDAD // Fears of a civil war in Iraq grew yesterday after gunmen killed a police officer and his family in Baghdad and a Sunni imam in the Shiite-majority south. Yesterday's attacks, in which two soldiers were also killed and eight police officers kidnapped, followed three days of bombings and other violence that killed 130 people. A market, a mosque and bus stops in both Shiite and ...

I wont step down insists Assad

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:38:21 -0400

The Syrian leader's comments, published today in the Argentinian newspaper Clarin, highlight the difficulties the US and Russia face in getting the Assad regime ...

Rome protest turns up heat on new leader Enrico Letta

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:13 -0400

ROME--Thousands of people protested in Rome on Saturday against austerity policies and high unemployment, urging new Prime Minister Enrico Letta to focus on creating jobs to help pull the country out of ...

3D printers making their way into world of art

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:04 -0400

"A reporter said: 'She's like something out of a computer game' and he was right," recalls Francis Bitonti. Bitonti is referring to the dress von Teese wore that was made from a nylon mesh material embellished with 12,000 Swarovski crystals. The New York-based architect and designer created the dress in cooperation with Michael Schmidt. It was made using a 3D printer, ...

Stations under siege