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Envoy hands over Pyongyang peace missive to Chinese president

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:58:46 -0400

BEIJING - A senior North Korean envoy delivered a letter from his leader Kim Jong-un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him that Pyongyang was ready to take "positive action" to re-join stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks. The letter was handed over by envoy, Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae. Choe told Xi that North Korea is willing to take positive actions to solve problems ...

UK spy agencies defended over drummer soldier murder

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:52:28 -0400

LONDON - The British government has defended its spy agencies for failing to prevent murder of a soldier in London despite signs and revelations that the two suspects were well known to MI5. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said it was impossible to control everyone all the time. "Peers and MPs will do a thorough investigation in terms of what the security forces knew but I've seen ...

Vehicles, people plunge into river after bridge collapse

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:45:25 -0400

WASHINGTON - A handful of vehicles and some people plunged into a river after a more than half a century old bridge that links Seattle in the US with Canada collapsed, throwing the movement on the highway into disarray. Authorities said there were no deaths in the bridge collapse on the Skagit River in the US state of Washington. Three people were rescued and taken to hospitals, they said. ...

Another jewellery heist hits Cannes as $2.6 mn necklace stolen

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:52:38 -0400

CANNES - A second suspected jewellery heist was reported at the Cannes Film Festival, with a single necklace by Swiss jeweller De Grisogono worth nearly $2.6 million reported missing. In the case of the first gem loot at the Cannes Film Festival, thieves literally tore out a safe filled with roughly $1 million-worth of jewels from a hotel room. The second time around the event took place at ...

Amnesty laments lack of support for refugees globally

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:37 -0400

LONDON - Global rights body Amnesty International has said that the world is "increasingly" becoming "dangerous place" for refugees due to inaction on human rights. The London-based group in its annual report cited the increasing number of refugees around the world, and highlighted the lack of support for them, as the key human rights issue for the past year. It said that the number of ...

June 28 to see News Corp split into two companies

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:56:04 -0400

WASHINGTON - Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation Friday announced the planned separation of the $76-billion conglomerate into two distinct publicly traded companies, with one to be renamed 21st Century Fox and the publishing firm to retain the News Corp brand. The split has been formally approved by the Board of Directors. The Company announced appointments to the Boards of Directors of both ...

Audit records of Chinese firms to be made accessible to US regulators

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:37:07 -0400

BEIJING - Chinese regulators Friday announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding with their US counterparts giving American authorities increased access to documents from Chinese audit firms. The signing of the MOU between China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is a significant ...

Investments being sought by Croatia for oil exploration in Adriatic Sea

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:42:23 -0400

ZAGREB/LONDON - Croatia, soon to become the 28th member of the European Union,- is looking to undiscovered oil and gas fields in the Adriatic Sea to revive its ailing economy, according to the country's president. Ivo Josipovic told CNN that Croatia is searching for partners in the energy sector to help reveal oil and gas "green fields" in the waters that separate the Balkan nations and ...

Fan fiction authors to find platform on Amazon

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:39:36 -0400

WASHINGTON - Amazon, the largest online retailer of books, movies, music and games, Friday offered its Kindle e-book platform to fan fiction authors to sell some of their work. Fan fiction is literature inspired by popular books, shows, movies, comics, music, and games. Publication outside of blogs and online fanzines is often difficult because of copyright issues. Amazon Publishing has ...

Central bank of China to push forward market oriented reforms

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:37:38 -0400

BEIJING - China is planning to steadily push forward market-oriented reform in its interest rates and exchange rates mechanisms this year as part of the financial sector reforms to better serve the real economy, a central bank report said on Friday. The "China Financial Stability Report (2013) released by the People's Bank of China stressed that it would be steadily promoting the interest ...

Suspect killed in Orlando has confessed to 2011 triple murders says FBI

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:03:51 -0400

NEW YORK A Chechen acquaintance of dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has confessed to slashing the throats of three people in a 2011 gruesome triple murder, federal law enforcement officials have said. Ibragim Todashev, who made the confession, was killed early Wednesday during a confrontation with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police in Orlando, Florida, a federal law ...

Irish biotech firm Elan rejects revised Royalty Pharma bid

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:52:46 -0400

DUBLIN/ WASHINGTON Ireland-based biotechnology firm Elan Thursday rejected Royalty Pharma's increased $6.4 billion takeover bid, shortly after the U.S. firm cut the acceptance bar for its latest offer to 50 percent plus one share. Royalty raised its hostile cash bid to $12.50 per share on Monday, from $11.25 previously, but made the new offer conditional on Elan shareholders rejecting, at a ...

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 ...

Zoo worker has died after being mauled by tiger in front of visitors as she fed it in animal enclosure

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:00:11 -0400

It is thought she had been feeding the tiger or cleaning out the cage when the animal pounced.A spokesman for North West Ambulance Service said paramedics were on the scene within nine ...

Sorry... we thought you were dead Death notice blunder left expats friends grieving for thirty years

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:00:10 -0400

In fact it was her mother Pamela who had passed away, but when Christine arranged for the death notice to be published the women’s names were ...

Robert Mugabe and family star in reality TV programme and use opportunity to call Tony Blair a liar and sing praises of Lady Thatcher

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:00:09 -0400

At home with the Mugabes: Zimbabwe president and family star in reality TV programme and use opportunity to call Tony Blair a liar and sing praises of Lady ...

Sweden riots Immigrants torch primary schools as Stockholm smoulders from five days of rioting

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:00:08 -0400

Emergency services were called to 70 separate incidents, including two torched primary schools, burning shops and a destroyed library building also housing a local police ...

US Turkey Qatar seek urgent UN rights debate on Syria

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:59:09 -0400

The United States, Turkey and Qatar called Friday for an urgent debate on Syria at the UN's top human rights body next week, citing the escalating conflict and the regime's assault on the central town of ...

Syria opposition demands goodwill gestures from Assad

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:59:08 -0400

Syria's opposition called Friday on President Bashar al-Assad to prove it is working for a transition of power in the war-torn country, as they gathered in Istanbul to discuss a US-Russian initiative for ...

Death becomes her Meet the very modern mortician who champions cool funerals

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:44 -0400

Ever considered baking a loved one's remains into a cake or putting their ashes in fireworks? If so, talk to Caitlin Doughty, champion of the alternative death ...

Additional Embassy Guards Will Come at Steep Price Each

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:23:31 -0400

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Taliban Attack U.N. Affiliates Compound in Kabul Testing Afghan Security Forces

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:08:11 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan ...

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Fri, 24 May 2013 19:05:40 -0400

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Reversal of Rios Montt verdict in Guatemala sparks criticism of genocide charge

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:58:57 -0400

GUATEMALA CITY - The overturning this week of former military dictator Gen. Efrain Rios Montt’s conviction on charges stemming from Guatemala’s brutal civil war has created a surprising consensus among critics on both the left and the right: Prosecutors badly overreached when they tried to pin accusations of genocide on the 86-year-old former president. Despite sharp divisions over ...

UK WEATHERTheres a surprise Showers will spoil the Bank Holiday in coldest spring for 30 years

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:53:30 -0400

It's certainly traditional, if rather miserable. The bank holiday weekend got off to a soggy start yesterday as the Met Office said this spring will be the coldest for more than 30 ...

Syria regime to attend peace talks Russia

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:52:31 -0400

Syria's most powerful ally Russia on Friday said the Damascus regime had agreed to attend an international peace conference on the crisis that world powers hope will take place in Geneva in ...

Stockholm police get reinforcements as Britain US warn over riots

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:52:30 -0400

Stockholm police called in reinforcements from across Sweden on Friday to quell a possible sixth straight night of riots in the capital's immigrant-dominated suburbs as Britain and the United States warned against travelling to the ...

IMF managing director Christine Lagarde evades fraud accusation

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:47:04 -0400

Ms Lagarde, 57, spent 24 hours over two days answering questions about her role in a EUR403m (344m) compensation award to the disgraced tycoon, Bernard Tapie, while she was French finance minister in 2008.The Republican Court of Justice, which examines alleged wrong-doing by ministers and ex-ministers, decided last night to make Ms Lagarde an "assisted witness" in the case, rather than ...

FDA 7 infections linked to Tenn. compounding pharmacy

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:35:41 -0400

WASHINGTON Federal health officials are investigating reports of complications caused by possibly contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the investigation involves seven reports from patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy in Newbern, ...

Atty. New Trayvon Martin texts photos are red herrings

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:35:41 -0400

Slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin. (CBS/AP) New evidence including text messages and photos of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin are "irrelevant red herrings" and "a desperate and pathetic attempt by the defense to pollute and sway the jury pool," an attorney for Martin's family reportedly said in a statement, according ...

1 block 2 tornadoes

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:17:51 -0400

>Editor's note: John Sutter, the human rights columnist for CNN Opinion, is from Oklahoma City. Follow him on Twitter -- @jdsutter -- for continued updates about the tornado. E-mail him at ctl@cnn.com. Oklahoma City (CNN) -- Nancy ...

Podcast -- Obama The War is Over

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:57:06 -0400

Will my grandkids fight our forever war

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:53:42 -0400

>Editor's note: Will Bunch is the author of "October 1, 2011: The Battle of the Brooklyn Bridge," Tear Down This Myth: How the Reagan Legacy Has Distorted Our Politics and Haunts Our Future," as well as "The Backlash: Right-Wing Radicals, High-Def Hucksters and Paranoid Politics in the Age of Obama. " He is senior writer for the Philadelphia Daily News, where he writes the Attytood blog.(CNN) ...

After vote on gay youth Scouts face more turmoil

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:53:25 -0400

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 photo provided by the family, Wes Comer holds the Boy Scout uniform of his son, Isaiah, outside their home in Knoxville, Tenn. Comer, whose family attends an Apostolic Pentecostal church which considers homosexuality sinful, had been wrestling with whether to pull his eldest son out of the Scouts if the no-gays policy was abandoned. "To be honest, I'm ...

IN PICTURES 25000 hasidim attend Belz wedding

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:47:47 -0400

25,000 ultra Orthodox Jews attended one of the largest weddings Jerusalem has ever seen this week, when Belz Hasidic dynasty rebbe, Rabbi Tissachar ...

Woolwich murder suspect is probation officers son who chatted with his neighbours about Jamie Oliver recipes

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:43:52 -0400

London-born Adebowale was told to ‘disappear’ after he was caught up with a local gang known as the Woolwich Boys, and underwent a dramatic change of ...

Frigide Barjot The French anti-gay marriage leader under attack

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:37:40 -0400

John Lichfield has been The Independent's man in Paris since 1997, covering French news. Before that, he was the paper's Foreign Editor and he has also worked in Brussels and ...

Museums Confront the Skeletons in Their Closets

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33:51 -0400

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Camping Is it pure bliss or horror

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:29:21 -0400

>Editor's note: This is the second CNN.com Escape Debate, a series that examines the cultural splits within travel, and why travelers divide along certain lines.(CNN) -- Jared Kennedy remembers waking up in the middle of the night to creatures scratching at his tent on every side. Kennedy was just 15 when he went on his last camping trip. His parents put him in a pup tent with his dog, Lucky, ...

Small plane crash kills 3 on Spanish island pilot badly injured

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:29 -0400

MADRID - Spanish officials say the pilot of a small plane carrying three passengers is the only person to survive a crash on the island of Mallorca. The Cessna 172 single-engine plane took off from the island's Son Bonet de Marratxi airfield just after 5 p.m. (1500 GMT) Friday, failed to gain altitude and crashed into a nearby field, a regional Interior Ministry spokesman said. Two men and ...

One WTC workers at dizzying heights

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:24 -0400

The World Trade Center has tweeted a photo of its workers placing the spire on top of One World Trade Center tower, at incredible heights of 1,700 feet. The spectacular photo, taken on May 10th, shows the brave iron workers installing the final sections on top of One WTC, with New York City sprawled beneath them. The new tower, which sits at Ground Zero, stands at 1,776 feet tall including the ...

Toronto mayor I dont smoke crack cocaine

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:23 -0400

TORONTO Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used crack. Ford did not take questions from reporters at a news conference at City Hall held after close allies released a letter urging him to address the purported video. The video apparently shows Ford ...

Jury foreman Jodi Arias not a good witness

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:23 -0400

Jodi Arias reacts May 8 after she was found of guilty of first-degree murder in the 2008 killing her one-time boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in his suburban Phoenix ...

Watch Obama forgets to salute while boarding Marine One

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:22 -0400

President Obama boarded Marine One to depart for the U.S. Naval Academy today but forgot to salute the marine standing by the helicopter, as presidents have traditionally done. After initially boarding the helicopter, Mr. Obama briefly disembarked to exchange a few words with the marine standing ...

Syria opposition seeks to unify as talks get...

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:12:37 -0400

Demonstrators shout slogans as they wave Syrian opposition flags during a protest against Syria's President Bashar Assad at the courtyard of Fatih mosque in Istanbul on Friday. ...

Michelle Nunn to Run for Senate in Georgia

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:47:57 -0400

Georgia Democrats may finally have a candidate for next year's Senate race to succeed Republican Saxby Chambliss. Michelle Nunn, an Atlanta businesswoman and the daughter of former senator Sam Nunn, is "actively preparing" for a Senate ...

IMF chief Lagarde avoids charges in French payout scandal

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:46 -0400

PARIS (AFP) - IMF chief Christine Lagarde avoided immediate charges Friday but was named an "assisted witness" after French prosecutors grilled her for two days over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon when she was finance minister."My status as assisted witness is not a surprise," she told reporters."I have always acted in the best public interest and in accordance with ...

Wiener from joke to mayor

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:45:28 -0400

To listen to the podcast, click on the Soundcloud audio player above. Or find it on iTunes. But back to Anthony Weiner: For those of you who missed it, in 2011 the former congressman texted pictures of his private parts to women, lied about it, had to resign. We all agreed his mayoral bid can't simply be dismissed as a ...

Wiener from joke to mayor

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:45:28 -0400

Wiener from joke to mayor

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IMF chief named key witness in French payoff case

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:28 -0400

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde arrives for a second day of the court hearing at a special court house, in Paris, Friday, May 24, 2013. Lagarde faced questioning at a special Paris court Friday over her role in the 400 million euro ($520 million) pay-off to a controversial businessman when she was France's finance minister. (AP Photo/Thibault ...

UPCOMING Briefing With Author Philip Shishkin

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:43:31 -0400

Restless Valley has the makings of a gripping thriller: revolutions, massacres, civil war, drug-smuggling, brazen corruption, contract hits and larger-than-life characters who may be villains…or heroes…or possibly both. Yet Philip ...

French troops stage Niger raid jihadists threaten new attacks

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:34:09 -0400

French special forces and local troops raided an army base Friday in northern Niger, ending a hostage seizure by Islamist fighters who had staged twin suicide bombings that killed at least 20 ...

Gunmen face off in Tripoli as sectarian battle escalates

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:28:41 -0400

He doesn't feel it, strapped up in his bed at the Nini Hospital, swathed in bandages, two bottles of painkillers pumping into him. He was driving his motorcycle on Thursday night from Badawi past the end of Syria Street - an aptly named thoroughfare that divides Tripoli's two warring neighbourhoods of Bab el-Tebbaneh and Jabal Mohsen - whence came a single sniper's round."It ...

Deadly car bombing at aid groups house in Kabul

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:33 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan A Taliban suicide car bomber and five heavily armed gunmen attacked an international aid group's guest house in the Afghan capital on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long battle with security forces in an upscale Kabul neighborhood, authorities said. The International Organization for Migration said four of its workers were wounded, including an Italian ...

Baby gray foxes arrive at Minn. wolf park

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:32 -0400

Three baby gray foxes arrived at Wolf Park near Battle Ground, Minn. The 17-day-old pups are part of a master's degree project to understand the species since little is known about them. Visitors can see the pups during park ...

Sweden prepares for sixth night of violence

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:15:00 -0400

Stockholm police called in reinforcements from across Sweden to quell a possible sixth straight night of riots in the country's capital. The nightly unrest led Britain's Foreign Office and the United States embassy on Friday to warn their nationals against travelling to the affected areas. "We will be getting reinforcements from Gothenburg and Malmoe tonight," police ...

Hillyer to the Hill

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:37:18 -0400

I recently had dinner with a bright young GOP congressman, and asked what could be done that would most help him and others like him. He said, elect more like us in 2014. The good people of South Alabama will have a chance to get a start on this task in 2013. I trust they'll give Quin Hillyer a good look, and I'm confident they'll like what they ...

Cat Fight Kadyrov Takes On Moscow Socialite In Feline Beauty Contest

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:32:17 -0400

quite literally , with bureaucrats. But a photo posted on May 23 showing him cuddling up with three kittens in his Grozny palace has sparked a new battle with a top Moscow socialite. Kadyrov announced on Twitter the next day that he and Russian TV host Tina Kandelaki had entered into an interminable debate about whose cats were ...

Israel in reassessment thinks Syria’s Bashar Assad will last awhile

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:19 -0400

JERUSALEM - Israel has reversed its assessment about the staying power of Syrian President Bashar Assad and now thinks he’ll remain in control of at least part of his country for some time to come – a conclusion that makes it likely, a growing number of officials think, that an escalation of violence between the two countries may be inevitable. Israeli defense officials said that ...

Taleban attack central Kabul

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:28:40 -0400

In the latest militant strike on the Afghan capital, Taleban gunmen backed by a suicide car bomber attacked an international aid group's compound, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long street battle with police in the heart of Kabul. The attack, the second in the city this week, also left four International Organization for Migration workers wounded including an Italian woman badly ...

Assad has enough sarin to wipe off Damascus Aleppo Homs

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:56 -0400

Exiled Syrian chemical weapons scientist tells Al Jazeera the Assad regime used sarin in small quantities to stop rebel advancements, mixes gases to make it harder to detect WMDs use; adds weapons were developed against ...

Iranian candidate vows to resist West

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:26 -0400

Tehran, Iran - Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, vowed Friday he will pursue a policy of resistance against the West if ...

Syrian rebels trapped in Qusayr army

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:25 -0400

Qusayr, Syria - Syrian troops have captured much of the rebel stronghold of Qusayr, in central Homs province, squeezing opposition fighters into the north of the strategic town, a military officer told AFP on ...

London attack puts pressure on spooks

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:23 -0400

Tributes are seen near the scene of the attack on a British soldier in Woolwich, south-east London. The soldier was hacked to death on Wednesday by two men shouting Islamic slogans, in what Prime Minister David Cameron said appeared to be a terrorist ...

Zetas suspects admit killing US agent

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:22 -0400

Washington - Three men have pleaded guilty in US federal court for the 2011 killing of a US immigration and customs agent and the attempted murder of a second agent, the Justice Department ...

A $98 stump of wood for hipsters

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:25:36 -0400

>Editor's note: Each week in "Apparently This Matters," CNN's Jarrett Bellini applies his warped sensibilities to trending topics in social media and random items of interest on the Web. Toronto (CNN) -- I've been camping countless times in the forest -- as one does -- and without fail, there's always plenty of wood just lying around. Plenty of concrete might indicate that, perhaps, you've ...

Common Sense Exxon Defies Calls to Add Gays to Anti-Bias Policy

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:24:22 -0400

For millions of gay and lesbian employees, much has changed since 1999, when no states recognized gay marriage, ...

UK WEATHER Miserable Bank Holiday weekend ahead as forecasters predict heavy rain showers across the country

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:24:00 -0400

A severe weather warning was in place for the whole of the UK today as gales swept from the South West up to Yorkshire, with temperatures struggling to creep above 12C, and hovering as low as 7C in some ...

Furlough Friday hits US federal employees

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:22:52 -0400

The first day of US government furloughs imposed by a budget crunch saw more than 100,000 federal workers ordered to stay home Friday, including those at the scandal-plagued Internal Revenue Service ...

British spy services under pressure over soldiers murder

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:22:50 -0400

Britain's intelligence services came under pressure on Friday to explain how they let two Islamic extremists suspected of hacking a soldier to death in London slip through their ...

Three survive US-Canada bridge collapse

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:19:35 -0400

The major link between the US and Canadian sides of the Pacific Northwest region was severed after a bridge collapsed, dumping a handful of vehicles and people into a river, police said. All three people who were on the span were rescued and taken to hospitals. The four-lane Interstate 5 bridge more than half a century old collapsed about halfway between Seattle and Vancouver, British ...

Fighting has turned Tripoli Lebanon into a battleground – and brought the Syrian war home

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:16:55 -0400

French government seeks to ban extreme right-wing group

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:16:55 -0400

John Lichfield has been The Independent's man in Paris since 1997, covering French news. Before that, he was the paper's Foreign Editor and he has also worked in Brussels and ...

Unrest may spread across Europe warns Red Cross chief

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:16:54 -0400

Rocketing unemployment and poverty in some areas of Europe could lead to widespread civil unrest, unless governments take measures to address the humanitarian consequences of austerity measures, the secretary-general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has ...

Key witness against Lebedev cant testify

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:16:53 -0400

Mr Lebedev is charged with hooliganism motivated by political hatred for punching the property tycoon Sergei Polonsky during a 2011 television show.He faces up to five years in jail if found guilty. Mr Lebedev's lawyer, Genri Reznik, said Mr Polonsky's claim that he could not attend was "laughing in the face of justice" and noted that legally, if he is not seriously ill or ...

Depardieu faces fine and ban in drink driving case

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:16:53 -0400

The actor Grard Depardieu faces a EUR4,000 (3,400) fine and a 10-month driving ban after a long-delayed drink driving case finally came to court in Paris ...

Irans clerical leaders cut presidency down to size

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:16:52 -0400

"I think it is not possible to run the country worse than this," said the former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, right, after he became one of 700 candidates barred from standing in the election this week. He is normally reticent in criticising the Iranian authorities. There has frequently between tension between Iranian presidents and Iran's supreme spiritual leader ...

Assad regime agrees to attend first peace conference with rebels

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:16:51 -0400

The Syrian government will attend a US and Russian-sponsored peace conference next month, despite President Bashar al-Assad publicly doubting the prospects of success for such a ...

Dont let talks over two-state solution drift warns Hague

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:16:51 -0400

William Hague has warned the Israelis and Palestinians that the prospect of a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict is slipping away and that the region faces a bleak future if the latest US-sponsored push for talks is not capitalised ...

Best U.S. beaches 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:45 -0400

Main Beach took first place on this year's list of top-10 beaches produced annually by coastal expert Stephen P. Leatherman, also known as "Dr. Beach," director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research. Read ...

Amid military sexual assault crisis Obama urges Navy grads to uphold honor

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:45 -0400

As the Obama administration and Congress attempt to respond to the sexual assault crisis plaguing the military, President Obama on Friday urged the graduating class of the U.S. Naval Academy to "uphold the highest standards of integrity and character." "It's no secret that in recent decades Americans have lost confidence in the institutions that shape our society," Mr. ...

GOP Rep. Obama elected because of Reagans immigration reforms

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:45 -0400

President Obama sits in the White House today because President Reagan brought so many Hispanic voters into the nation's fold with the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, Rep. Steven King, R-Iowa, postulated on the House floor Thursday. King, one of the House's staunchest opponents to a comprehensive immigration reform bill, reached that conclusion by connecting two disparate ...

Bridge collapse blamed on tractor-trailer

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:43 -0400

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span into a river below as the driver watched the structure collapse in his rearview mirror. Two other vehicles plunged into the Skagit River, but all three occupants escaped with only minor ...

What would an end to the war on terror look like

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:43 -0400

Flash Points: President Obama declared that the war on terror, "like all wars, must end," during a speech on Thursday, and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate talks with CBS News National Security Correspondent Bob Orr about what the president meant when he said that and why any adjustments in counterterrorism policy must reflect a changing - but still perilous - ...

UK security criticised after death of soldier

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:02:07 -0400

Britain's security services have faced questions over whether they could have done more to prevent the murder of a soldier who was hacked to death in London. It has emerged that the suspected killers of 25-year-old Drummer Lee Rigby were already known to intelligence officers before they hacked the Afghan war veteran to death on Wednesday near the Woolwich army barracks. The two suspects, ...

N Korea willing to take positive steps

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:02:06 -0400

A North Korean envoy has told China's president that his reclusive country was willing to take "positive actions" to ensure peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, as China steps up diplomatic efforts to bring Pyongyang back to talks. But Choe Ryong-hae, a special envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, made no offer to abandon North Korea's nuclear programme on ...

Nigeria military rescues kidnapped group

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:02:05 -0400

Nigeria's military said it has rescued women and children taken hostage by the rebel group Boko Haram after an attack on a police barracks. The claim on Friday by the country's defence department could not be independently confirmed. "Nigerian troops have rescued three women and six children from Boko Haram in the Sambisa forest in Borno state, in northern Nigeria," said a ...

Two held after flight diverted in London

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:53:18 -0400

>Editor's note: Are you there? Share your photos and videos. London (CNN) -- Police arrested two men Friday on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after a flight from Pakistan to the United Kingdom was diverted to Stansted Airport, outside of London. A UK fighter jet was scrambled to escort Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK709 from Lahore as it was diverted from northwestern England's ...

Action

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:31:04 -0400

>Editor's note: This review may contain spoilers.(CNN) -- Drawing level with the "Star Wars" saga and pulling well ahead of "Shrek," "Ice Age" and "Spider-Man" in the sequel stakes, "The Fast and the Furious" could yet challenge Rocky Balboa, Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger for longevity. So what's the appeal? Combining heist movie suspense with regular high-speed chase action, "Fast and ...

Action

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Podcast Kremlin Cold War Heats Up

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:20:34 -0400

They’re as different as night and day. One’s a cerebral economist with a talent for balancing budgets even amid mind-bending corruption. The other is a suave, flamboyant political operator whose hand was behind much of the political intrigue over the past decade. Both were key inside players during Vladimir Putin’s first stint in the Kremlin and each played a major role in ...

In Moldova’s Breakaway Transdniester A Tale Of Two Cities

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:20:34 -0400

CHISINAU -- When Ukraine took on the rotating chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) this year, it pledged to use the post to resolve one of the region’s most intractable issues -- Moldova’s breakaway region of Transdniester. But as negotiators conclude a second day of talks in the Ukrainian city of Odesa, hopes of a breakthrough appear ...

F.T.C. Said to Have Begun New Inquiry on Google

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:18:56 -0400

WASHINGTON - Google's rivals have again prompted antitrust investigators at the Federal Trade Commission to examine the company's business practices, and staff members have begun a preliminary look at whether Google abuses its market dominance in online display advertising, like the banner ads on Web ...

Despite word of split over al Qaida Nusra Front still key in Syria fighting

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:17:30 -0400

BAGHDAD - Jabhat al Nusra, the al Qaida-allied Syrian rebel group that’s also known as the Nusra Front, remains integral to efforts to topple the government of President Bashar Assad despite reported rifts within the group over its terrorist ties and claims by other rebels that Nusra’s assassinated rebel leaders in eastern Syria to consolidate its hold on oil fields and other ...

Suspicious vehicle on the M6 causes long tailbacks and Bank Holiday getaway misery as police close motorway in both directions

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:11:55 -0400

At around 6.40pm Warwickshire Police tweeted: 'Motorway incident coming to an end. Hoping to open the motorway soon. More details will be posted ...

Two arrests after UK fighter jets escort Pakistani plane

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:10:56 -0400

British police arrested two men on a Pakistan International Airlines plane after British fighter jets were scrambled to escort it to a London airport on Friday, officials ...

Who will win Frances culture war Ask Frigide Barjot

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:10 -0400

But the French humourist is not laughing. She's scared. "No," she corrects herself. "I'm not scared. I'm very scared. Look at this..."From somewhere in the indescribable chaos of her apartment in central Paris, Barjot, the unconventional leader of the French movement against gay marriage, produces an envelope. Inside, there is a paper handkerchief stained with ...

Toronto mayor clings on as crack video scandal grows

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:10 -0400

Toronto's citizens are struggling to make sense of the events surrounding their mayor, Rob Ford, who has spent the last seven days ducking a media storm surrounding a video that allegedly shows him partaking of ...

U.K. fighters escort Pakistan plane to airport 2 arrests

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:04:15 -0400

A Pakistan International Airlines is surrounded by emergency vehicles on the tarmac at Stansted Airport, southern England, May 24, 2013. British fighter jets escorted a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted Airport near London on Friday, where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft. (REUTERS/ Paul Hackett) LONDON - British fighter ...

Amanda Bynes charged in alleged bong toss

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:44 -0400

Actress Amanda Bynes appeared in a criminal court Friday disheveled in a long blond wig and sweats where she was charged with reckless endangerment after police said she heaved a marijuana bong out of her Manhattan apartment ...

Arrested Development returns Will you binge-watch

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:41 -0400

While many will be off enjoying the Memorial Day weekend, "Arrested Development" fans will be celebrating a holiday of a different sort -- one that involves frozen bananas, denim cutoffs and chicken dances. Yes, it's finally here. Seven years after the cult-hit comedy went off the air, its 15-episode, fourth-season ...

US casts doubts on Iran election credibility

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:51:01 -0400

The United States has called into question the credibility of Iran's presidential election next month, criticising the disqualification of candidates and accusing Tehran of disrupting Internet access. On a visit to Israel on Friday, US Secretary of State John Kerry also warned that time was running out to resolve the deadlock over Iran's contested nuclear programme. Iran's ...

Wartime sex slaves demand Japanese mayor quit

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:51:01 -0400

A Japanese politician has apologised to women forcibly drafted into military brothels during World War II after his comments about them being a military necessity sparked outrage. On Friday, Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto issued the apology after two South Korean women in their 80s, who had been used as 'comfort women' in the war, cancelled a meeting with him over fears of becoming ...

Ugandan army chief fired after leaked letter

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:51:00 -0400

Uganda's president has made a major change in the army, removing the chief of the armed forces to the interior ministry and replacing him with a general in charge of land ...

The road to extremism

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:20 -0400

At the time, it seemed like just another ugly scuffle in a long line of clashes between the police and a rag-tag group of Islamist extremists. The setting was the Old Bailey in 2006, where four men were arrested for fighting with police and photographers as they turned out in support of a fanatic on trial for calling for British soldiers to be killed. Among those led away in handcuffs that day, ...

The road to extremism

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:20 -0400

The road to extremism

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:20 -0400

The road to extremism

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:20 -0400

The road to extremism

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:20 -0400

The road to extremism

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:20 -0400

Stockholm police brace for more unrest

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:19 -0400

Riot-weary Stockholm police were reinforced with officers from other parts of Sweden as the capital prepared for more unrest after youths burned cars, schools and damaged public property in several districts of suburban Stockholm in five consecutive nights of violence. At least 13 people, aged between 18 and 25, had been detained in connection with the disturbances which included an ...

Friends family pay tribute to real character

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:18 -0400

Drummer Lee Rigby was a loving father who only ever wanted to be a soldier and "live life and enjoy himself", his family said yesterday. The 25-year-old soldier, from Crumpsall, Manchester, was walking towards the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, southeast London, on Thursday when he was run down by a car and murdered by two terrorists. A moving tribute from his family ...

Killing is justifiable says radical cleric

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:16 -0400

The Muslim cleric who claims to have converted suspected killer Michael Adebolajo to Islam says the attack could be justified. Omar Bakri Mohammed has been secretly filmed stating that decapitation of the enemies of Islam was permitted. Yesterday, in comments met with outrage, he told the Independent that he could understand the feeling of rage that had motivated the attackers and that ...

Sweden braced for more violence

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:14 -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 city. The brother-in-law of a 68-year-old man who was shot by police in his apartment 12 days ago, in an incident said to be the initial cause of the unrest, has spoken for the first time, asking people to "stop ...

Sweden braced for more violence

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:14 -0400

Sweden braced for more violence

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:14 -0400

Sweden braced for more violence

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:14 -0400

Sweden braced for more violence

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:14 -0400

Sweden braced for more violence

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:14 -0400

Obama looking for way to end Americas war on terror

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:12 -0400

America's perpetual war against terrorism must come to an end, President Barack Obama declared yesterday, as he announced restrictions on drone strikes and a fresh effort to close Guantanamo Bay. In a speech to military and political leaders in Washington, Obama said the United States could not wage "a boundless global war on terror" but must face a new reality where threats came from regional ...

Papers call for preachers arrest

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:10 -0400

Britain's newspapers have paid tribute to the soldier brutally murdered in London and demanded the preacher suspected of radicalising suspect Michael Adebolajo be jailed. The soldier, who had served in Afghanistan, was 25-year-old Lee Rigby, known as Riggers to his colleagues. "Riggers ... A True Warrior" said the Sun's headline yesterday. It launched a scathing attack on ...

Donations swamp charitys website

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:08 -0400

The charity Help For Heroes has been swamped with donations, leading to its website crashing after Drummer Lee Rigby was murdered while wearing one of its shirts. The popular military support group has been deluged with calls, donations and demands for its merchandise, prompting its website to collapse from the massive internet traffic. Supporters took to Twitter and social ...

Shot suspects neighbours tell of Islam conversion

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:06 -0400

The second suspect in the Woolwich murder was known for handing out radical leaflets, and a woman believed to be his girlfriend had recently converted to Islam. Other details known about the man, said to be Michael Adebowale, are that he is 22 and that he frequented the area of southeast London where Thursday's atrocity took place. He is in hospital after being shot by armed ...

Further arrests after sickening attack

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:04 -0400

British police have made two further arrests and raided houses across London following the brutal murder of a serving soldier who survived a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Prime Minister David Cameron appealed for calm after 25-year-old Lee Rigby was butchered outside a London army barracks on Thursday, while an extra 1200 officers were deployed on the capital's streets in a bid to reassure the ...

Kids far from gourmets in land of haute cuisine

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:02 -0400

One-third of schoolchildren in France - reputedly the land of the refined palate - are unable to identify a courgette or a leek, with some even believing pasta grows on trees, according to a new study. Months after the French gastronomic meal was inscribed into Unesco's list of world treasures, the survey found that a large percentage of French children aged between 8 and 12 "no longer ...

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