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Missile launched from North Korea

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 ...

Iraq seeing more violence

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 ...

Mobile phones can be tracked says US judge

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 ...

Sex assaults convince top general to take action

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 ...

Multi-million dollar cigarette smuggling ring with terror links busted

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 ...

US president calls for more embassy security funding

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 ...

Bomb blasts in Iraq kill scores of people

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 ...

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled note in boat as munhunt was on

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 ...

Russian cruise missiles sent to Syria

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:39:06 -0400

WASHINGTON - Russia has sent advanced anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria in a move that underscores its support to the beleaguered regime of President Bashar Al Assad in the war-torn Arab nation, officials citing credible intelligence reports said here. The New York Times reported Friday that the new missiles sent to Syria have an advanced radar system that makes them "more effective". ...

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

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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 ...

China opposes EUs aviation emissions levy

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:50:01 -0400

China has opposed the European Union's (EU) unilateral decision to incorporate international flights originating from countries outside of the EU into its carbon trading scheme, reported Xinhua. On Thursday, the European Commission, an executive body of the EU, said eight Chinese carriers could face fines totalling 2.4 million euros, or about $3 million, and the two Indian airlines could face ...

73 killed 148 injured in Iraq attacks

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:40:01 -0400

A wave of bombing attacks struck war-torn Iraq Friday, leaving as many as 73 people dead and 148 injured, police and officials said. At least 41 people were killed and 56 injured in two blasts, which hit almost simultaneously in Baquba, capital city of Diyala province, after the Friday prayer, reported Xinhua citing the city's mayor Abdullah Hayali. The two roadside bombs exploded near the ...

Survey Europes Gays Fear Violence Discrimination

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:15:18 -0400

PARIS The European Union is calling for action following an alarming survey released Friday showing most gays and transgender people in Europe live in fear of discrimination and violence. The new European Union survey is the most far-reaching to date on discrimination and violence against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) people in Europe - and its release coincides with ...

43 killed 70 injured in Iraq bombings

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:01 -0400

As many as 43 people were killed and 70 injured in bomb blasts that occurred in different parts of Iraq Friday. At least eight people were killed and 25 wounded in a roadside bomb blast which took place during a funeral in Madain town, some 30 km from capital city of Baghdad, reported Xinhua citing a interior ministry source. Earlier in the day, some 35 people were killed and 45 injured in two ...

35 killed 45 injured in blasts in Iraq mosque blasts

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:10:02 -0400

At least 35 people were killed and 45 others injured in two blasts, which hit almost simultaneously on Friday in Baquba, capital of eastern Iraq's Diyala province, after the Friday prayer, an official said. The two roadside bombs exploded near the Saroya mosque in Baquba, 65 km northeast of Iraq's capital of Baghdad, and hit the Sunni worshipers as they were leaving the mosque after prayer, the ...

Sharapova pulls out of Rome meet to boost French Open chances

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:20:02 -0400

World No. 2 Maria Sharapova admitted Friday that the upcoming French Open played a part in her decision to pull out of the Rome Masters. Sharapova withdrew citing illness Friday, hours before she was due to play world No. 6 Sara Errani in the Rome quarterfinals. "I usually don't withdraw from tournament and all the competitions I play in mean a lot to me, but in the run-up to the French Open ...

Eight killed 10 policemen kidnapped in Iraqs Sunni heartland

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:42:32 -0400

RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq on Saturday, security sources said, apparently viewing them as collaborators with the Shi'ite-led government of a nation plagued by sectarian hatred.Sunni-Shi'ite tensions in Iraq have been amplified by the conflict between mostly Sunni rebels and President Bashar al-Assad's ...

Light From the Middle East exhibition highlights Arab talent

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:42:25 -0400

The Yemeni photographer Boushra Almutawakel's Mother, Daughter, Doll series explores the use of the veil by placing Fulla, the Middle Eastern version of Barbie, in various real-life scenarios. Courtesy Boushra ...

Ryder Cup players into last 8 at World Match Play

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:40:21 -0400

KAVARNA, Bulgaria -; Ryder Cup-winning teammates Graeme McDowell, Nicolas Colsaerts and Francesco Molinari are through to the quarterfinals of the World Match Play ...

OJ knew about guns says lawyer

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:35:16 -0400

LAS VEGAS - A former attorney for OJ Simpson testified on Friday that the ex-football star knew two associates would be armed with guns when they accompanied him to a Las Vegas hotel room to recover property from two memorabilia ...

Gitmo prisoner struck in clash named

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:35:13 -0400

Miami - A lawyer is identifying one of the Guantanamo Bay prisoners who was shot with non-lethal rounds in a recent clash at the prison and says the wounds were more significant than portrayed by U.S. ...

Turkey softens opposition to Syria conference

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:31:15 -0400

Turkey has softened its opposition toward a Russia-US brokered international conference on Syria following Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's trip to the United States, local media said ...

Colsaerts advances at World Match Play champs

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:21:55 -0400

Defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts beat Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano to progress to the quarter-finals of the Volvo World Match-Play Championship. Photo by Andrew ...

Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive womens law

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:16:47 -0400

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women's rights in the conservative Muslim country since the Islamist Taliban was toppled over a decade ...

Rome protest turns up heat on new PM Letta

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:16:46 -0400

1 of 2. Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta attends a news conference with European Parliament President Martin Schulz (not pictured) at Chigi palace in Rome May 10, ...

New rules for olive oil in Europe

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

The European Commission is changing its rules on olive oil served in restaurants to safeguard the consumer, a spokesman said. "We are just making it clear that when you want to have olive oil of a certain quality in a restaurant, you get exactly the one you are paying for," said commission spokesman Oliver Bailly The olive oil market is subject to widespread fraud with cheaper grades ...

Activists Rebel groups kidnap in Syrias Aleppo

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:38:27 -0400

This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows black smoke rising from what rebels say is a helicopter that was shot down at Abu Dhour military airbase which is besieged by the rebels, in the northern province city of Idlib, Syria, Friday May 17, 2013. Rights activists have found torture devices ...

Chance of survivors declines at Indonesian mine

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:38:27 -0400

In this photo taken and released by PT Freeport Indonesia Friday, May 17, 2013, the Indonesian unit of Arizona-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, rescuers gather inside a tunnel that collapsed on Tuesday morning as they continue their attempt to rescue trapped workers at Big Gossan mining area in Mimika, Papua province, Indonesia. Mining activities at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper ...

Korea United at World Table Tennis Championships

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:32:57 -0400

May 17 - Despite the on-going tensions between the two countries, North Korea and South Korea came together in total harmony at the World Table Tennis Championships at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris The meeting saw North Korea and South Korea leave with honours even as they claimed one victory each in their two matches.In their women's doubles meeting South Korea's Park ...

The official FIFA World Cup Magazine - Episode 12

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:31:39 -0400

Brazil (TM) Video Magazine. In the latest edition, we delve into FIFA World Cup qualifying, take a trip around Brasilia and see famous former footballers in different roles. First, we take a closer look at the tightest races on the road ...

Uzbek national pleads not guilty to U.S. terrorism charges

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:22:59 -0400

A Uzbekistan national pleaded not guilty and said little during his first court appearance on Friday, on U.S. charges that he gave support, cash and other resources to help a recognized militant ...

Paul B. Farrell $10 trillion in X-Prizes needed to save the world

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:15:55 -0400

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- Yes, X-Prize billionaires are failing their mission: "Making the Impossible Possible." Now they need at least $10 trillion to save the world, and a far grander vision, the new ...

SKorea NKorea Fires 3 Missiles

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:10:57 -0400

North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions. The North fired two missiles Saturday morning and another in the afternoon, South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said by phone. He ...

App of the Week Buycott

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:10:57 -0400

Chances are you like to know what’s in the food you eat and where the money you pay to buy that food goes. For instance, those tomatoes from the grocery store may come from a manufacturer that supports genetically modified foods, and you may not want any part of that. Ivan Pardo, a 26-year-old Los Angeles-based developer, created Buycott, an app that helps consumers manage where ...

Gay Marriage Legal in France

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:10:56 -0400

French President Francois Hollande has signed a law authorizing gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate. His signature means the first gay marriages may be celebrated in France within about 10 days. Hollande's office said he signed the bill Saturday morning, a day after the Constitutional Council struck down a challenge to ...

Dinos Dancing Across Google Hangouts

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:10:53 -0400

I/O conference , Google didn’t show off all the fun features of the company’s new multiplatform text and video chat service: Hangouts. If you’ve been thinking your chats have been a little too text-heavy, you can now decorate them with some animated animals. In the chat window, you can now punch in codes to add some fun animations. For instance, typing ...

Pat Robertsons Worst Gaffes

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:10:53 -0400

Televangelist Pat Robertson's advice this week to a viewer asking how to forgive her husband for cheating spread quickly across the Internet, as did condemnation for a comment many saw as blaming the victim. "We have gone to counseling, but I just can't seem to forgive, nor can I trust. How do you let go of the anger? How do you trust again?" asked a viewer of ...

Photos Parks and Rec Star Buys Home

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:10:50 -0400

Anna Faris and Chris Pratt have left Washington State for Hollywood. The actors just spent $3.3 million on a Hollywood Hills home, previously owned by Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino. Records show that the couple paid $3.3 million for the 4,710 square foot home- $325,000 over the last asking price of $2.975 million. The 4 beds, 3.5 baths home sits on over half an acre above Nichols ...

Daily life Hunger strikes sprays of filth

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:43:48 -0400

>Editor's note: This story contains graphic language that some readers may find offensive. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (CNN) -- For the 160-plus inmates at the US prison camp here, each sunrise brings a new day that most would rather starve than endure. For the American troops who guard them, each day brings a daily rain of obscenities and filth -- sometimes physical as well as verbal. More than a ...

Opinion Stop force-feeding close Gitmo

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:43:34 -0400

>Editor's note: Vince Warren is the executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, a nonprofit legal and educational organization that works to protect rights guaranteed by the US Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. CCR represented clients in two Guantanamo Supreme Court cases and coordinates the work of hundreds of pro bono attorneys representing prisoners ...

Hard-line Afghan MPs block law protecting women

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:36:00 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan -; An Afghan legislator says conservative lawmakers have blocked a law that aims to protect women's freedoms, saying parts of it violate Islamic ...

Jaipur observes International Museum Day

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:32:22 -0400

Concerned with fall of visitors to Albert Hall Museum and to attract tourists to the museum, on the eve of International Museum Day, Rajsathan's Minister of Tourism, Bina Kak, inaugurated the website of the museum with pictures. Also, local daily Rajasthan Patrika carried a special feature on Albert Hall Museum today to mark the ...

International Garden Expo opens in Beijing

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:27:07 -0400

BEIJING - The ninth China (Beijing) International Garden Expo, which will run for six months, kicked off alongside the Yongding river in Beijing on Saturday. The expo will showcase garden styles from 69 Chinese cities and 37 cities of 29 countries from around the world, the expo's organizers said. The expo site, which covers an area of 513 hectares, consists of 128 exhibition parks. The ...

Egypt holiday anguish as little Chloe Johnson dies in resort pool tragedy

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:24:59 -0400

18 May 2013 A grief-stricken family from London is trying to some to terms with death a little girl who drowned during a holiday at the Egytian resort ...

US lottery jackpot $600m and rising

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:20:50 -0400

Powerball Lottery has reached 600 million dollars (395 million) - just 56 million dollars (37 million) less than the record from the March 2012 Mega Millions jackpot, which was split by three winning ...

France signs gay marriage into law

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:20:49 -0400

French president Francois Hollande has signed a law authorising gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and wrenching ...

Men Struggle With Wives Breast Cancer Too

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:18:34 -0400

It's important for both partners to be as informed as possible about what's going to happen during breast cancer treatment and recovery, said Lynn Erdman, the vice president of community health for Susan G. Komen for the ...

North Korea

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:12:21 -0400

>Are you from South or North Korea? Send us your experiences.(CNN) -- North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, Yonhap ...

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Can radio stations get new listeners

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:08:56 -0400

>"Do you remember lying in bedWith your covers pulled up over your headRadio playing so no one can see ... "-- The Ramones, "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?"Columbus, Ohio (CNN) -- In this capital city and college town, there is a shrine to a disc jockey. His name was Andy Davis, better known as "Andyman," and he manned the evening drive-time shift at WWCD-FM. He was a bear of a man, a ...

Summer Travel Discounts for Teachers at BBs

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:07:43 -0400

Image credit: www.thetwelveoaks.com No more students, no more books . . . just lots of discounts for teachers at bed and breakfasts across the country this summer, thanks to a new program from BedandBreakfast.com. Often overworked and most definitely underpaid, many teachers are lucky enough to have the summer months off, but the summer is the most expensive time of year to take a ...

What is wrong with L.A. sports teams

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:06:35 -0400

Become a fan of CNNOpinionStay up to date on the latest opinion, analysis and conversations through social media. Join us at Facebook/CNNOpinion and follow us @CNNOpinion on Twitter. We welcome your ideas and comments. This joker -- I guess others out there, too -- gets a weird satisfaction out of ...

Taste of outside world Smugglers sneak KFC into Gaza

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:04:02 -0400

The demand for KFC in the Gaza strip has led one company to beat the Israeli blockade by smuggling the fast food through tunnels from Egypt. NBC's Annabel Roberts ...

N.Korea launches short-range missiles

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:00:15 -0400

Lawyers cant photograph Tsarnaev

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:57:52 -0400

>See the iconic images that captured the horror and heroism of the Boston bombings on an Anderson Cooper special report, "Back to Boston: Moments of Impact," CNN tonight, 10 p.m. ET. (CNN) -- A federal magistrate has refused a request from lawyers for the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect that would allow them to take "current and periodic" photographs of him, which would have been ...

Gunmen raid home in Iraq kill 5 people

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:32:59 -0400

BAGHDAD -; Iraqi authorities say gunmen have broken into the house of an anti-terrorism police officer in the southern suburbs of Baghdad, killing five people including him and his sleeping ...

World Curling Federation launches green facilities drive

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:27:28 -0400

May 17 - The World Curling Federation (WCF) has introduced a new energy efficiency initiative to help member associations cut their carbon footprints by boosting the environmental credentials of existing curling facilities. As part of the drive, the WCF is offering interest free loans of up to $100,000 (66,000/EUR78,000) or 50 per cent of the costs involved in a project to help limit the ...

Egypt hotel pool tragedy girl named

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:27:17 -0400

The grandmother of Chloe Johnson, from Forest Hill in south London, told Sky News that the family was "devastated" by her death.Chloe died in a waterpark at the Coral Sea Waterworld Hotel in the Red Sea resort ...

Gunmen mass at Iraq security command HQ

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:24:55 -0400

Iraq's national flag flies as followers of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr attend Friday prayers in the Sadr City neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, May 17, ...

Bobcat reveals strong growth in Middle East

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:24:28 -0400

The importance of the Middle East and Africa for Bobcat is growing as the European construction market stagnates, with MEA now making up 30% of the total business volume for the EMEA region, said Martin Knoetgen, president of Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Doosan Infracore. "EMEA results here are going faster, and Bobcat is growing its market share," said Knoetgen, speaking to PMV ...

New case of SARS-like virus in Saudi ministry

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:23:35 -0400

A Saudi health ministry official visits patients infected with a new SARS-like virus at a hospital in the eastern Saudi province of al-Ahsaa. ...

North Korea fires three missiles

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:18:16 -0400

Defence ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said the North fired three missiles on Saturday. He said the North's intent was unclear.In March, North Korea tested two short-range missiles off its east coast. US officials say North Korea recently withdrew two mid-range missiles believed to be capable of ...

Polish conservative opposition leads opinion poll

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:16:01 -0400

opinion poll released on Saturday, showing the government may be increasingly vulnerable to the economic downturn. The center-right Civic Platform, led ...

Suspected Islamist gunmen assassinate Yemeni colonel

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:09:17 -0400

ADEN (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead a senior Yemeni military intelligence officer who had been targeted for assassination by al Qaeda-linked militants, a local security official ...

International child abductions increase Galway conference to hear

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:07:40 -0400

The number of cases of international child abductions and family conflicts are on the rise, according to mediators.They will today address a conference on the importance of spoken intervention in such cases.NUI Galway and the UNESCO child family research centre will host the conference on the suitability of mediation from a legal, practical and cultural ...

Can art change the world

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:02:11 -0400

>Editor's note: Flora Zhang is a producer at CNN Digital. Follow her on Twitter: @flozha (CNN) -- "If you give me Times Square, I want to give it back to the people. "JR, the 30-year-old globetrotting French street artist, could well say the same about the slums of Kenya or the favelas of Brazil, where he has created large-scale projects. Known for his black-and-white portraits, poster-sized ...

Glance Europes Key Institutions

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:59:45 -0400

Here is a look at the key institutions involved in Europe's economic policymaking:-EUROPEAN UNIONAn economic and political partnership among 27 European countries. It has a combined population of half a billion people and an annual economic output of some 12.8 trillion euros ($16.5 trillion). The president of the European Council, the body which brings together the leaders of the 27 EU ...

Landing gear issue leads to planes belly landing

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:27:08 -0400

NEWARK, N.J -- An airline official says a US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble. No injuries were reported.US Airways spokesman Davien Anderson tells The Associated Press that a turboprop plane that left Philadelphia shortly before 11 p.m. Friday landed safely at Newark with its landing ...

The world according to Badr Jafar

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

We are two minutes into the conversation, and Badr Jafar already needs to explain himself. "You'll be glad to know that there is a logic behind the perceived madness," he ...

Report NKorea launches 3 missiles

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:19:12 -0400

OJ lawyer denies botching trial

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:15:31 -0400

OJ Simpson's former lawyer has defended himself point-by-point against allegations he botched the ex-American football star's armed robbery ...

David Cameron ally brands anti-Europe anti-gay marriage Tory activists as mad swivel-eyed loons

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:12:13 -0400

A close aide to David Cameron has dismissed party activists as "mad swivel-eyed loons" in an outburst set to infuriate grassroots ...

SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missiles

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:10:56 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea says North Korea has fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters. Pyongyang routinely test-launches such ...

Veterans from World War II carrier hold final reunion

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:07:00 -0400

Veterans of the World War II-era aircraft carrier USS Franklin held their final planned reunion Friday in South Carolina. The gathering, held at the USS Yorktown at the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant brought together about two dozen of the remaining crew members. The Franklin was badly damaged in a Japanese attack on March 19, 1945. During the bomb attack, more than ...

Obama Agenda Seems to Be Weathering Controversies

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:02:46 -0400

Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to date of wrongdoing close to the Oval Office. "Absolutely not," Steven Miller, the recently resigned acting head of the Internal Revenue ...

Saratoga Teen’s Research Takes Science World By Storm

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:01:36 -0400

18-year-old Eesha Khare (left), a senior at Lynbrook High School, is one of two runners up at the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix. ...

Hopes fade for those still trapped in Freeport Indonesia mine

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:27:06 -0400

This handout photograph received from Freeport Indonesia shows rescue personnel at the collapse section of a tunnel as they continue rescue operations for trapped mine workers in the tunnel of Big Gossan area at the Grasberg complex on May 17, 2013. Five workers were killed as search teams battled to reach 23 others still trapped in the US-owned mine Freeport-McMoRan, one of the world's ...

Afghan police chief shot dead outside home

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:26:42 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan -; An official says motorcycle-riding gunmen have shot dead a police chief who led an anti-Taliban campaign in western Afghanistan in front of his ...

Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains crash

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:21:34 -0400

FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent more than 60 people to Connecticut hospitals, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested Northeast ...

Canada abuzz over crack video

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:10:54 -0400

A video purportedly of Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine has caused an uproar in Canada, with Mr Ford calling the allegations ...

Bill Gates is the world’s richest man Bloomberg Billionaires Index

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:09:07 -0400

File photo: Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft and Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, listens during the 2013 Fiscal Summit at Mellon Auditorium May 7, 2013 in Washington, ...

Investigator Top US Treasury officials told of tax probe in June of campaign year 2012

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:59:52 -0400

WASHINGTON - The ousted head of the U.S. tax agency apologized to Congress for his agency's tougher treatment of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, including during last year's presidential election, saying it resulted from a misguided effort to handle a flood of applications, not political bias. Lawmakers from both parties harshly criticized the Internal Revenue Service at ...

76 killed in Iraqs deadliest day in eight months

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:51:21 -0400

Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr pray during Friday prayers in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad. Elsewhere, a bomb killed dozens of people at a Sunni mosque in central Iraq, hitting worshipers as they were emerging from Friday prayers, security officials said. The attack in Baqubah comes after two days of attacks, many in Shiite districts, left scores of people dead. IPTC: ...

Egyptians targeted with blasphemy charges

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:47:44 -0400

Blasphemy charges were not uncommon in Egypt under the now-ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak's regime, but there has been a surge in such cases in recent months, according to rights activists. The trend is widely seen as a reflection of the growing power and confidence of Islamists, particularly the ultraconservative ...

Feds to investigate Conn. train crash

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:26:30 -0400

>Are you there? Stay safe and share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Federal transportation investigators will work to determine what caused two passenger trains to collide during rush hour in Connecticut, sending dozens to the hospital. Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board will be at the site of the crash this morning, the agency said. The two Metro-North passenger trains, ...

Great Dane is new President of Badminton World Federation

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:16:17 -0400

May 18 - Denmark's Poul-Erik Hyer-Larsen is the new President of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) after winning today's election in Kuala Lumpur. The 1996 Olympic men's singles gold medallist defeated his only rival, Indonesia's Justian Suhandinata, in the vote by the BWF membership at the Annual General Meeting.The 47-year-old Hyer-Larsen polled 145 votes to ...

Reports of 60 injured in US train accident

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:06:54 -0400

NEW YORK: A rush-hour collision between two commuter trains in a suburb north of New York City Friday injured 60 passengers, five of them seriously.A spokesman for the Metro North commuter train line said the incident involved a train headed into the city and one traveling in the opposite direction toward New Haven, Connecticut."Sixty people have been taken to the hospital," Connecticut ...

Death toll rises in China storms

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:01:56 -0400

The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs website says at least nine provinces have had storms and some flooding and landslides since Tuesday.It says Guangdong province has been hit the hardest, with 36 deaths and 10 missing people, followed by Jiangxi province, where six people are reported dead and four more missing.Guangdong's weather service forecasts more heavy rain along with thunder, ...

Child dies in Egyptian hotel pool

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:01:54 -0400

Sharm el-Sheikh .A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed the death of a British national and said it was providing consular assistance.First Choice said it would carry out a "full and thorough investigation" in partnership with the hotelier.A spokeswoman said: "First Choice can sadly confirm that a child has died while staying at the Coral Sea Waterworld hotel ...

France legalises same-sex marriage

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:59:31 -0400

France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed it into law following months of bitter political debate. Hollande acted a day after the Constitutional Council threw out a legal challenge by the right-wing opposition, which had been the last obstacle to passing the bill into law. The legislation also legalises gay adoption. French ...

Now The gun that cant miss

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:54:47 -0400

The maker of the $22,000 gun, being shipped to stores this week, brags that "even a novice shooter can become an elite long-range marksman in minutes".But opponents claim the weapon will turn any "two-bit criminal" into a "highly trained ...

Dozens injured in Conn. train collision

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:52:53 -0400

>Are you there? Stay safe and share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Two Metro-North passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour Friday evening in southwestern Connecticut, damaging both trains and leaving dozens injured -- some of them critically -- authorities said. A train heading from New Haven to New York City derailed around 6:10 p.m., hitting the other ...

UPI Sports Calendar for Saturday May 18

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:44:26 -0400

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China arrests man over fake plane bomb threats

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:38:23 -0400

BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese aviation industry news website says a man has been arrested for allegedly making fake bomb threats against several domestic flights bound for ...

Cuballet will Open a New International Course for Dancers Next July

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:09:48 -0400

Havana, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Prodanza center, will host another edition of the International Workshop of the Cuban School of Ballet (ECB), CUBALLET, which is expected to attract dancers and teachers from different countries. In an interview with Prensa Latina, the director of the project, Laura Alonso, said the annual event is attended by people from all over the world, interested in becoming ...

Former Real Madrid forward Baptista eyes Brazil return

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:04:27 -0400

Former Real Madrid and Brazil international forward Julio Baptista revealed on Friday he is considering a return to Brazilian football.The 31-year-old, now at Spanish top-flight club Malaga, has been linked with a move to Internacional, managed by Brazil's 1994 World Cup-winning captain and former national coach Dunga."We haven't spoken but I know there is interest," Batista ...

Chinese basketball girls taste second straight victory over Cuban in International Challenge

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:04:25 -0400

Chinese women's national basketball team edged the Cuban counterpart 74-67 to enjoy a two- game winning streak in Sino-Cuban Women's International Basketball Challenge here on Friday.As a warm-up for Asian Women's Basketball Championship this October, Chinese team's head coach Tom Maher found some "new faces " this time. He showed positive attitude towards these ...

Alert after Alaska volcano erupts

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:55:51 -0400

An air traffic controller in the region said small planes have flown around the plumes from Pavlof Volcano. Ash would have to rise tens of thousands of feet to threaten larger planes.The eruption began on Monday, and photographs show lava spraying out from the summit of the volcano, located 625 miles ...

F.B.I. Tapes Give Glimpse Into World of High-Stakes Gambling

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:49:03 -0400

The description of the poker games and the wagers were among the details found in hundreds of conversations and text messages secretly captured by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, exposing the shadowy and illegal world of high-stakes gambling in New York ...

NY trains in rush-hour smash

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:48:40 -0400

Two Metro-North trains collided in Connecticut during the evening rush hour tonight, ending 60 people to the hospital, including five critically injured. Courtesy FOX News and ...

Russian missiles to Syria upsets US

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:48:39 -0400

RUSSIA'S shipment of anti-ship missiles to Syria will "embolden" the regime and fuel the country's civil war, the US military's top officer ...

UNWTO Caribbean international tourist arrivals to hit 30 million by 2030

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:45:38 -0400

International tourist arrivals to the Caribbean region are projected to reach 30 million by the year 2030, according to the Tourism Towards 2030 forecast from the UN World Tourism Organization. The Caribbean received a total of 21 million tourist arrivals in 2012. That was announced this week at the 55th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for the Americas, which is being held in San Jose, Costa ...

Economics Daily Digest Its Gatsbys world theyre just working in it

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:45:19 -0400

Today ) Roosevelt Institute | Pipeline Fellow Nona Willis Aronowitz writes that while pundits sneer at Millennials, members of the generation that came of age during the Great Recession are too busy working to improve the bad hand they've been dealt to have time for ...

Southern China rains kill 55 leave 14 missing

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:32:06 -0400

The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs website says at least nine provinces have had storms and some flooding and landslides since Tuesday. It says Guangdong province has been hit the hardest, with 36 deaths and 10 missing people, followed by Jiangxi province, where six people are reported dead and four more ...

Conn. commuter trains collide 60 go to hospitals

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

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five critically injured and one very critically injured, Gov. Dannel Malloy said. There were no reports of ...

Kerry to visit Middle East Africa in late May

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:57:51 -0400

US Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to visit the Middle East and Africa later this month, the State Department announced on Friday.On May 21, Kerry will visit Muscat, the capital of Oman, and meet with senior Omani officials on a range of bilateral and regional issues, the department said in a statement.On May 22, the top US diplomat will visit Amman, the capital of Jordan, to meet with ...

Worlds oldest university poised for revival in India after 800 years

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:51:14 -0400

Nalanda University, an ancient seat of learning destroyed in 1193, is poised for revival. According to The Independent, an ambitious plan to establish an international university with the same overarching vision as Nalanda - and located alongside its physical ruins - has been spearheaded by a team of international experts and leaders, among them the Nobel-winning economist Amartya Sen. This ...

French President Francois Hollande to sign gay marriage bill into law today

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:50:47 -0400

gay marriage and adoption bill into law on Saturday after it was cleared by the Constitutional Council which turned down a challenge by the right-wing opposition. Hollande, who had made "marriage for all" a key election pledge, made the announcement saying it was "now time to respect the law and the Republic" after the top French institution cleared the bill on Friday. The ...

Denmark tipped to win Eurovision

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:48:41 -0400

William Hill which it says is the biggest price ever for a UK entrant, such is the lack of faith that she will pull off a win.The bookmaker says it will face a six-figure payout if Denmark pulls off a win in Malmo, Sweden, in the pan-Europe spectacular being televised by BBC1 and broadcast by Radio ...

Sixty hurt as Connecticut commuter trains collide

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:39:38 -0400

Emergency personnel work at the scene where two Metro North commuter trains collided, Friday, May 17, 2013 near Fairfield, Conn. Bill Kaempffer, a spokesman for Bridgeport public safety, told The Associated Press approximately 49 people were injured, including four with serious injuries. About 250 people were on board the two trains, he said. (AP Photo/The Connecticut Post, Christian Abraham) ...

Al-Zaatari in Jordan Soon to Become World’s Largest Refugee Camp

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:38:21 -0400

Al-Zaatari, Jordan, the second largest refugee camp in the world, is set to become the largest by the end of this year. The camp, already home to 500,000 refugees, receives between 2,000 – 4,000 refugees on days when the violence in Syria is especially dire, and will soon overtake the Dabaab camp near the Somali-Kenyan border as the highest-populated refugee camp in the world. According to ...

U.N. panel Sanctions delaying NKorea nuke program

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:37:05 -0400

UNITED NATIONS A U.N. expert panel's report says North Korea is still trying to import and export nuclear and ballistic missile-related material but financial and trade sanctions are slowing progress on their prohibited weapons programs. Key parts of the report, obtained Friday by the Associated Press, provide further information on North Korea's attempts to evade four rounds of ...

Connecticut gov. 5 are critically hurt

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:18:17 -0400

Commuter train wreck