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North Korea envoy hands over China's Xi a note of peace

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 ...

Suspected international arms dealer joins Bout in America

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:09 -0400

Richard Chichakli, who has been tied to convicted international arms dealer Viktor Bout, has been extradited from Australia to the US. The 53 year old alleged financial muscle behind the Bout gun-running organisation had been living in Melbourne under an alias before authorities arrested him in January. Syrian-born Chichakli had managed to evade police while working as a cleaner in the city ...

Court rules against tough sheriff

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:50:03 -0400

A US court in Maricopa County, Arizona has found that high-profile sheriff Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino men and women in his attempt to stop illegal immigration. Judge Murray Snow ruled that Arpaio's office would have to stop using race or Latino ancestry as a factor in stopping vehicles carrying Latino occupants. Arpaio had been sued by several Hispanic drivers ...

Bus explosion kills Pakistani children

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:09:26 -0400

At least 17 children have died in eastern Pakistan following an explosion on a school bus. Other children were also injured when a faulty gas cylinder on board the bus exploded. The incident occurred on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat, which is located about 200km southeast of the capital, Islamabad. Police have confirmed the children were on their way to school when the bus was ...

UK defends security services over Woolwich 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 ...

Foreign policy impotence gripping U.S.

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:16:31 -0400

In an article published May 15, 2013, American historical social scientist Immanuel Wallerstein wrote, "Nothing illustrates more the limitations of Western power than the internal controversy its elites are having in public about what the United States in particular and western European states should be doing about the civil war in Syria." Those limitations are palpable in both language and ...

Kiev court says no to gay rights march

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:37:50 -0400

A court in Kiev has banned Ukraine's first gay pride event. The court ruled the march, would have attracted anti-gay activists into the centre of the city, where annual Kiev Day celebrations would also have been taking place. A group of opponents led by the Orthodox Church led the objections to the march. The Church, through its Archpriest Georgy Kovalenko, issued the grounds for ...

US bridge collapses sending vehicles into water

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. ...

$2.6 mn necklace spirited away at Cannes Film Festival

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 ...

World becoming dangerous for refugees, warns Amnesty

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 ...

Ex-world champ warns Hamilton to look out for biggest threat Rosberg in Monaco

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:10:01 -0400

Former world champion Damon Hill has warned Mercedes ace Lewis Hamilton that his biggest threat to second triumph in Monaco is his teammate Nico Rosberg, instead of big guns Sebastian Vettel or Fernando Alonso. The German son of Finland's 1982 champion Keke Rosberg has been a revelation this year, out-qualifying Hamilton for the last two races and establishing his credentials by keeping the 2008 ...

UN to honour five Indian peacekeepers who were killed

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:10:01 -0400

UN will honour over 100 UN peackeepers, including five Indians, who were killed. The International Day of United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers will be observed Wednesday to honour over 100 Blue Helmets (peacekeepers) deployed around the world, a UN statement said Saturday. In a message, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said: "One hundred and eleven peacekeeping personnel died last year and more ...

IMF head Lagarde named assisted witness in Tapie probe

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:40:03 -0400

Beijing, May 25 (Xinhua-ANI): International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde on Friday is named as "assisted witness" in a probe into an alleged corruption relating to a controversial arbitration of the Tapie case after a two-day hearing at a French court in Paris. As former French finance minister, Lagarde has been investigated since August 2011 for "complicity in forgery and ...

Sao Paulo eyes former Villarreal forward Nilmar

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:30:02 -0400

Brazil football club Sao Paulo are reportedly in talks to sign former Villarreal and Brazil international striker Nilmar. The 28-year-old, currently playing with Al Rayyan in Qatar, hopes a return to Brazil could lead to an international recall ahead of next year's World Cup, reports Xinhua. Nilmar has scored 17 goals in 26 appearances for Al Rayyan since joining the club July last year. Sao ...

Facebook Phones poor U.S. sales feedback delays Europe launch

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:02 -0400

Facebook Phone's disappointingly poor customer feedback in the United States has resulted in the delay of its launch in Europe. The HTC handsets, which run Facebook's enhanced Home software, designed to replace the phone's home screen with FB feed and chat options, has flopped with users. EE, a UK mobile operator, confirmed that poor customer feedback is the reason why the phone's Europe launch ...

Foreign defence officials visit Russian military base

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:40:01 -0400

Members of foreign delegations attending an international conference on European security visited a military base near Moscow that has a motorized infantry division. Defence officials and military experts from Armenia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, the US and Zimbabwe were shown a training centre, a shooting range and the barracks at the Taman ...

Afghanistan UN condemns terrorist attack on partner agencys compound

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:18:00 -0400

24 May 2013 150 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan have strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a compound of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in central Kabul, which earlier today wounded three of the agency's staff, one seriously. One staff member from the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) was also injured, according ...

UN human rights expert welcomes shift in President Obamas counter-terrorism policy

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:17:21 -0400

24 May 2013 150 An independent United Nations human rights expert has welcomed what he said was a ground-breaking speech by President Barack Obama in which the United States leader laid out principles governing the use of counter-terrorism measures such as targeted killings. Mr. Obama said yesterday that, as part of a realignment of US counter-terrorism policy, he would curtail the use of ...

UN agency calls on Syrias neighbours to keep borders open for refugees

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:17:04 -0400

24 May 2013 150 The United Nations refugee agency today called on countries around Syria to keep their borders open for refugees, while also stressing the need for "urgent and robust" international support for host countries and aid agencies. There are already over 1.5 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). ...

UN expert group urges new Icelandic authorities to sustain gender empowerment efforts

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:16:56 -0400

24 May 2013 150 As the world's top performer on gender equality, Iceland needs to sustain its achievements and bridge remaining gaps on employment and gender based violence, a group of independent United Nations experts today urged as the country's newly formed Government took office. "There is no room for complacency regarding the gains achieved by Iceland, as equality guarantees in the law ...

UN human rights office urges trial to be decided on merits after Guatemalan court overturns Roos Montt conviction

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:16:23 -0400

24 May 2013 150 The United Nations human rights office today said it was "concerned" about the legal rights of Guatemalans after a high court overturned the 80 year prison sentence against former military leader, Efrain R237;os Montt. "Amid continued legal uncertainty about what the ruling of the Constitutional Court annulling the verdict on the R237;os Montt case means in practice, we are ...

UN report highlights benefits of school meal programmes in crisis settings

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:16:17 -0400

24 May 2013 150 A United Nations report released today stresses the importance of providing meals for schoolchildren, particularly in times of crisis, and notes that this is still lacking in many developing countries. "School feeding assures that where quality education is available, children are able to take advantage of the opportunity to learn," said the Executive Director of the World ...

Politics has too much sway over culture education in Bosnia and Herzegovina - UN expert

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:16:07 -0400

24 May 2013 150 An independent United Nations human rights expert today voiced concern at the extent to which political bodies have influence over cultural institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and urged the Government to ensure that people have opportunities to engage freely in cultural life. "Culture and education seem to have been held hostage to political debates," Farida Shaheed, the ...

UN rights experts call for stronger protection of victims of caste-based discrimination

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:15:59 -0400

24 May 2013 150 More than 260 million people across the world are still victims of human rights abuses due to caste-based discrimination, United Nations independent experts warned today, urging South Asian countries to strengthen legislation to protect them. "Caste-based discrimination remains widespread and deeply rooted, its victims face structural discrimination, marginalization and ...

Glow-in-Dark Roach Worlds Smallest Frog Among Top New Species

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:15:07 -0400

A cockroach that glows in the dark, a black fungus that's ruining prehistoric cave art and a frog smaller than a child's fingernail. These are three in a top-ten list of newly discovered species for 2012. An international committee of taxonomists announced their annual picks this week. Committee chairman Antonio Valdecasas, a Spanish biologist and research zoologist, says the committee ...

Expert US Foreign Policy in Retreat

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:15:04 -0400

A former senior advisor to the late Richard Holbrooke, who served as U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, says when it comes to foreign policy, the U.S. is in "retreat." Vali Nasr, who is now dean of Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), said the Obama administration has concluded that the best way forward for the United States is to do ...

Pakistani plane forced to land near London two held

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:01 -0400

Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday to escort a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane down to land after it was diverted from Manchester. Later, two people were arrested from aboard the aircraft on suspicion of endangering the flight. The Royal Air Force Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort the passenger plane, originally heading from Pakistan's Lahore city to Britain's ...

Two held over Pakistani planes mid-air alert

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:10:01 -0400

Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday for escorting a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane after it was diverted from Manchester. Later, two people were arrested on suspicion of endangering the aircraft's flight. The Royal Air Force Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort the passenger plane, originally heading from Pakistan's Lahore city to Britain's Manchester city. Police boarded ...

Condom handout at Russian WWII monument slammed

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:10:02 -0400

A prominent Russian lawmaker Friday called for public condemnation of a recent handout of condoms by AIDS activists at an monument in honour of soldiers who died in World War II. "The most serious reaction to such things is not the introduction of new administrative bans, but a sharp condemnation by society," said Olga Batalina, head of the Russian parliament's committee on family issues. "This ...

Britain sends up fighters as Pakistani plane diverted

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:30:02 -0400

Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday for escorting a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane after it was diverted from Manchester. The PIA plane was diverted from Manchester to Stansted airport, reported BBC, citing a Manchester airport spokesperson Friday. The plane, flight number PK709, carrying 297 passengers, had reportedly left Lahore at 09.35 a.m. and was due in at Manchester ...

British Open squash Pallikal goes down fighting to World No.2

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:50:01 -0400

India's Dipika Pallikal fought hard before losing to local hope Laura Massaro in the pre-quarterfinals of the Allam British Open Squash Championships here. Fifteenth-ranked Pallikal squandered a great start to go down 11-7, 10-12, 9-11, 6-11 against the World No.2 amid cold and wet conditions surrounding the glass court at the KC Stadium here Thursday night. Her loss ended India's challenge in ...

European golf tour head apologises for using coloured term while referring to Woods-Garcia spat

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:02 -0400

The head of the European golf tour has offered an apology for using the word 'coloured' during a live television interview in which he was referring to the spat between World No.1 Tiger Woods and Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia. European Tour CEO George O'Grady had said that 'most of Sergio's friends are colored athletes in the United States', the New York Post reports. According to the report, ...

Africa Europe set out cooperation priorities

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:47:03 -0400

The Action Plan 2011-2013 was adopted at the recent Africa-EU Summit held in Tripoli, Libya. It replaces the First Action Plan 2008-2010 that was approved at the last summit three years ago. Both plans of action are based on eight partnerships defined as "strategic". These focus on energy, climate change, peace and security, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), trade and infrastructure, ...

Female suicide bomber injures 11 in Russian region

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:45:22 -0400

MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) -- Police in the southern Russian region of Dagestan say a female suicide bomber has injured at least 11 police officers and ...

Jordan king says extremism grown fat on conflict

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:45:20 -0400

SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan (AP) -- Jordan's King Abdullah II says extremism has "grown fat" off of the longstanding conflict between Israel and the ...

We can let fission fizzle out in a renewable world

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:28:14 -0400

Why would anyone choose to reinvest in a form of power that seems not to have been harnessed properly? At Chernobyl and Fukushima the world had two very close shaves. Not a very impressive safety record for a technology that has been pampered with billions of dollars of investment over 60 ...

Balloons bring smiles in war-weary Afghan capital

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:22:00 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Artists and activists have handed out 10,000 pink balloons to residents in Afghanistan's war-weary capital, bringing smiles to surprised Kabul residents a day after a major Taliban siege on an international compound in the ...

Radiation leak at Japan lab small impact expected

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:21:59 -0400

TOKYO (AP) -- A nuclear research lab in northern Japan has reported a radiation leak that may have affected 55 people, though none were hospitalized and no impact was expected outside the ...

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi to move to 7-day ops

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:08:13 -0400

"There's been a growing demand for a continuous entertainment offering and the appeal of Yas Island as a leisure destination is now even higher," said Andy Keeling, park manager, Ferrari World Abu ...

Children to gather in international festival in US

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:06:19 -0400

The International Children's Friendship Festival celebrated with children from 31 different countries in Seattle Children from 31 different countries will participate in the "International Children's Friendship Festival" in the United States hosted by the Turkish American Association of Washington (TACAWA).The annual festival will start on April 27 in Seattle and children from ...

International Retirement Scheme opens to UK Limited Companies

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:01:37 -0400

A new tax-efficient Pension Trust that allows UK Limited Companies to provide retirement packages for their employees who have responsibilities outside the UK has been launched by s615(6) Limited. The International Retirement Benefit Scheme had previously only been open to direct clients, but for the first time will be offered as a new international pensions solution, and can stand ...

Aon Trade Credit becomes international

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:01:35 -0400

Aon Trade Credit UK is pushing out of the UK by launching an international team to support global companies in managing their receivables more proactively to prevent bad debt. The credit insurance broker is following Aon’s Global Risk Management Survey which named liquidity one of the top ten risks for global companies in 2009. The new team will be assisted by placing global ...

Dividend forecasts should lead to recovery in Continental Europe

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:01:33 -0400

Continental Europe is showing signs of a recovery with increases in European stocks dividend forecasts and robust corporate balance sheets, says Ignis Asset Management. Olly Russ, manager of the top-quartile Ignis Argonaut European Income Fund, is confident that current conditions are favouring Continental European equity income stocks, but warned that dividends will remain under pressure ...

Aviva strengthens Europe position

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:01:30 -0400

ING Group’s holding company in Russia and non-state pension fund business, which had assets under management of £30.4million at 31 December 2008, have been acquired by Aviva plc. The pension fund provides pensions to large multi-national corporate clients, and has 17,000 members. The holding company had £0.8million in AUM at 31 December 2008. The acquisition places ...

BNY Mellon expands across Europe

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:01:27 -0400

BNY Mellon Asset Management has opened an office in Paris as part of its plans to branch out within Europe. The global asset management arm of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation will be led by Anne-Laure Frischlander, managing director and head of BNY Mellon Asset Management’s French operations, with a five-strong sales team. The new venture will service current clients in ...

Standard Life’s Europe results drop

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:01:20 -0400

Standard Life plc’s new business results for 2008 show a drop in worldwide life and pensions sales of six per cent to £15.6bn. Total net flows across the worldwide life and pensions operations were down from £2.8bn in 2007 to £2.4bn in 2008. However, in Europe, net flows were 13 per cent higher at £620million in 2008 than in 2007, at £548million. German ...

iShares Europe enjoys record 2008 inflows

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:01:18 -0400

iShares Europe has reported a record year of net inflows into its European Exchange Traded Funds (ETF), securing €17.7bn in net new ETF assets at the end of 2008. AT the end of 2007, this figure stood at €5.8bn, and therefore iShares has seen a threefold increase in new money flowing into their ETFs. Globally, the business has had a record year, with net inflows of $89bn in ...

2-child limit for Muslims in parts of Myanmar

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:57:44 -0400

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have introduced a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families in an effort to ease tensions with their Buddhist neighbors after deadly sectarian ...

Are international retirement plans the future for expatriates

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:35:00 -0400

The number of employees on international assignments has increased by almost 90 per cent over the last three years, according to ...

Europe to become main driver in RI market

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:59 -0400

Responsible Investment (RI) will become ‘mainstream’ by 2015 with 20 per cent of pension funds’ assets under management invested in this way, according to a report published jointly by Dutch asset manager Robeco and global consulting firm Booz & Company. The companies predict total revenue of approximately US$50bn by 2015. ';We expect the RI market to become ...

Lowest asset growth among world top managers

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:55 -0400

The total assets under management among the world’s 500 largest fund managers grew by around nine per cent in 2007 to US$69.4trn, according to ...

Standard Life paves way to Southern Europe

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:54 -0400

Standard Life Investments (SLI) has reinforced its interest in expanding into Spain, Portugal and Italy by appointing Will Pawson as investment director of Southern Europe. Pawson will be based in Edinburgh and will report to head of European Business Development, Phil Barker. He will take responsibility for the wholesale and institutional marketing of SLI’s products in Spain, ...

Launch of world’s fifth largest insurance company

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:53 -0400

Aviva Investors has officially launched, marking the creation of the world’s fifth largest insurance company. The company is investing to transform its asset management business over the coming years, which will significantly increase its contribution to the Aviva Group’s profit, and will become an ';investment powerhouse on a global scale';. The single business ...

International shift towards Defined Contribution pensions

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:49 -0400

A series of working papers released by the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS) has highlighted the increasing importance of Defined Contribution (DC) The papers, which follow on from a successful initial series, have marked a strong shift in focus towards DC provision. The initial papers looked as the use of education and risk based regulation. Drafted by various ...

World pension assets grow to US$12 trn

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:46 -0400

, also showed that most major countries recorded increases in assets, and that the size of these assets has more than doubled over five years. ';The world’s largest pension funds continue to benefit from a high profile as global demographic challenges remain front of mind,'; commented Carl Hess, global head of investment consulting at Watson Wyatt. ';As a result ...

AEGON continues international expansion

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:46 -0400

Financial services organisation AEGON has entered into a partnership with Catalan-based savings bank Caixa Terrassa Vida, which will distribute AEGON life insurance, pension and health products through its network of almost 300 bank branches. AEGON has bought a 50 per cent stake in the Spanish bank’s life insurance and pension unit for €190 million. The partnership with Caixa ...

Watson Wyatt releases Western Europe updates

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:44 -0400

Financial consultant Watson Wyatt has published the latest editions of its employee benefits and employment terms and conditions for Western Europe. The annual reports are in their 35th and 34th editions, and are references for executives with management responsibility for European or global operations. Covering 19 countries – Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, ...

Borsa Italiana and London Stock Exchange leader in Europe for ETF trades

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:41 -0400

Aggregated figures show that July 2008 set a record in trading of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on Borsa Italiana and London Stock Exchange markets, with 140,452 trades amounting to a highest ever total of €8.8bn (£7.0bn). The average daily value traded was €383.2 million, an increase of 141 per cent year on year, and the total amount traded was an increase of 152 per cent. ...

AEGON moves further into Eastern Europe

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:34 -0400

AEGON has further cemented its presence in Central and Eastern Europe with the acquisition of the Turkish life insurance and pension provider Ankara Emeklilik. The acquisition marks AEGON’s first step into the Turkish market, and is marketed as part of a broader strategy to build scale in emerging markets. The firm agreed to buy Ankara Emeklilik in February 2008, and AEGON also has ...

Europe ETFs overtake US market

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:26 -0400

The assets under management (AUM) in European Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) are predicted to exceed the AUM of American ETFs in the next few months. Since the beginning of 2006, the AUM of fixed income ETFs have grown from £4.4bn to £16.7bn at the end of May 2008, equating to a return of 73.5 per cent. AUM in US fixed income ETFs are currently at £21.8bn, and in Europe ...

Pensions innovation rife in Eastern Europe

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:25 -0400

10.6.08 Creative thinking when it comes to pensions and benefit provision is rife in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) among employers keen to attract and retain an evermore demanding workforce. The latest editions of Watson Wyatt’s annual reports on employee benefits and employment terms and conditions for CEE reveal that companies are having to differentiate themselves by ...

Seven Dials targets Northern Europe in latest asset allocations

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:21 -0400

The Seven Dials European Property Fund has targeted Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Germany as primary territories in the latest round of asset allocation. Fund manager Brett Robinson said that, as a result of the 2007 market fall out, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland all present ';outstanding'; opportunities for the fund, and the Netherlands and Germany also offer ...

Fidelity International Real Estate Business expands into Germany

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:13 -0400

Fidelity International’s Real Estate Business is planning to expand into the Continental European market with the opening of a dedicated Fidelity Real Estate Business office in Munich. The new office, which is currently going through its regulatory notifications, will provide a strategic base for Fidelity’s director of European Real Estate, Keith Sutton. From here he will ...

Pensions barometer uncovers Europe’s best and worst

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:08 -0400

Denmark has come top for the second year running in a report ranking European countries according to their success at addressing pension scheme risk. The third annual Aon European Pensions Barometer, which analyses 25 of the 27 member states of the European Union (EU), rates countries by assessing four key areas of pension risks: demographics; adequacy of State provision; affordability ...

Pension reform leads to pension cuts across Europe

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:03 -0400

Pension reforms in Europe and across the globe have resulted in a significant reduction in pension promises, a new study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has indicated. The average pension promise in the 16 OECD countries covered by the Pensions at a Glance 2007 study* has been cut by 22% (for women the reduction was 25%) because of reforms, and in only ...

Amnesty International Sudan Still Holding Hundreds Without Charge Months After Attacks Ouside Khartoum

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:50 -0400

Sudan Still Holding Hundreds Without Charge Months After Attacks Outside Khartoum, Amnesty International Says NEW YORK - August 18 - Amnesty International today accused the Sudanese government of holding hundreds of people -- including women and a nine-month-old -- without charge or access to lawyers as they prepare to try another 109 individuals in sham courts over the armed attacks by the ...

International Campaign to Ban Landmines Condemns Russian Use of Cluster Munitions in Georgia

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:49 -0400

ICBL Condemns Russian Use of Cluster Munitions in Georgia August 15 - The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) strongly condemned Russia today for the use of cluster bombs in Georgia which resulted in at least 11 civilians being killed and dozens injured. Evidence of cluster munitions use by Russia was revealed by ICBL member Human Rights Watch in a press release issued ...

Amnesty International USA Brings Guantanamo Cell Replica to Denver

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:46 -0400

Human Rights Organization Will Tour Cell Across the Nation Urging the Bush Administration to Close Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba WASHINGTON - August 13 - Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) will bring its national tour of a life-size Guantanamo prison cell replica to Denver, Colorado starting Sunday, August 24 through Tuesday, August 26; visitors are encouraged to experience the ...

Amnesty International Welcomes Release of Syrian Prisoner of Conscience Dr. Aref Dalilah

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:44 -0400

Amnesty International Welcomes Release of Syrian Prisoner of Conscience ...

International Fund for Animal Welfare Penguin Stranding Mystery in Brazil Prompts Rescue Attempt

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:40 -0400

Penguin Stranding Mystery in Brazil Prompts Rescue Attempt YARMOUTH PORT - August 7 - More than 1000 juvenile Magellanic penguins have washed-up either dead or dying along the Brazilian coast and as far north as Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, 3000 km north of Sao Paulo. IFAW (International Fund for Animal ...

International Labor Rights ForumInstitute for Policy Studies Firestone Workers in Liberia Sign Historic Contract

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:38 -0400

New Contract is a Major Victory for International Campaign Against Firestone WASHINGTON - August 6 - Workers on the ...

Amnesty International USA Charges Against Malaysian Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim Politically Motivated

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:38 -0400

Human Rights Group Considered Anwar a Prisoner of Conscience WASHINGTON - August 6 - Sodomy charges against Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim may be an attempt to stop him from running for election to parliament, Amnesty International said ...

Amnesty International Hamdan Unfair Trial Compounds Injustice of Unlawful Detention

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:37 -0400

Hamdan: Unfair Trial Compounds Injustice of Unlawful Detention August 6 - "The conviction of Salim Hamdan under procedures that do not meet international fair trial standards compounds the injustice of his more than five years' unlawful detention in ...

Bread for the World Calls for Second Stimulus Package

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:36 -0400

Bread for the World Calls for Second Stimulus Package WASHINGTON - August 5 - Bread for the World president David Beckmann urged Congress to enact a second economic stimulus package in view of recently released data indicating continued job declines in the last seven months and a 5.7 percent unemployment rate in July. He said that data released by the government last week suggests that rebate ...

Bread for The World Hungry and Poor People Hit Hard By Collapse of Global Trade Negotiations

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:34 -0400

Hungry and Poor People Hit Hard By Collapse of Global Trade Negotiations WASHINGTON - August 4 - Bread for the World president David Beckmann today warned that the recent collapse of global trade negotiations, called the Doha Round, will adversely affect the world's hungry and poor people in more ways than the negotiators realize. Even before the current hunger crisis, the U.N. Food and ...

Amnesty International USA Governor Rick Perry Must Halt Medellin Execution Immediately

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:33 -0400

Texas Goes 'Beyond the Pale if it Insists on Going Forward' With Execution WASHINGTON - August 4 - Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today urged Texas Governor Rick Perry to stay the execution of ...

Peace Education Fund Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World Presidential Candidates and Sen. Reid and Dorgan Are Targeted With Nuclear Weapons Ad Campaign

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:33 -0400

Presidential Candidates and Sen. Reid and Dorgan Are Targeted With Nuclear Weapons Ad Campaign BERKELEY, California - August 4 - The Peace Education Fund and the Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons Free World today began an ad campaign called "The Elephant in the Room," which calls on the presidential candidates to "turn words into action" on nuclear security. The ads are also ...

Western Unions new Iraq agent

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:32:42 -0400

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

Japan leads at mens World Gymnastics Cships

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:31:42 -0400

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

Notebook American men set lineup for World Championships

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:31:41 -0400

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

In Debate Africa at Center of International Security

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:30:31 -0400

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

Mosque blast kills 12 in eastern Afghanistan

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:30:03 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Authorities in eastern Afghanistan say explosives transported by suspected Taliban fighters accidentally detonated while they were stopped at a mosque, killing 12 ...

Iran Syria Iraq to sign major gas deal on Monday

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:35 -0400

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

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

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:08 -0400

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

Chiles Indians take on worlds largest gold miner

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:20:50 -0400

In this May 23, 2013 photo, security officers walk away from the entrance of the Barrick Gold Corp's Pascua-Lama facilities, in northern Chile. Chile's environmental regulator blocked Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project on Friday, May 24, 2013, and imposed its maximum fine on the world's largest gold miner, citing "very serious" violations of its ...

16 children 1 teacher dead in Pakistan bus fire

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:06:27 -0400

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- Police say that a teacher was among the 17 burned to death in eastern Pakistan when a minibus taking children to school suddenly caught ...

Freeport Indonesia union says 35-40 pct of workers resume work

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:57:00 -0400

Freeport workers gather around the coffins of their colleagues who died from a tunnel collapse at the world's second largest copper mine run by Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's Indonesian unit, before the bodies are sent to their home villages, in Timika of the Papua province, May 22, ...

Wintry spring costs Western Europe

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:56:26 -0400

The weather in Western Europe this month could easily have been mistaken for mid-winter. Around the French mountain community of Little Saint Bernard, very close to the border with Italy. In the Alps, the snow ploughs have been out daily. They can keep the road clear in the Serra de Estrela in the middle of Portugal, but the last time they had snow there this late in the year was eight years ...

At least 7 Filipino marines 4 Abu Sayyaf militants killed in clash in southern Philippines

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:31:27 -0400

MANILA, Philippines - At least seven Filipino marines and four Abu Sayyaf militants were killed in a clash Saturday as the military launched an offensive against al-Qaida-linked gunmen who have been blamed for recent kidnappings and of trying to sabotage a road project in the southern Philippines. Nine other marines and about 10 Abu Sayyaf fighters were wounded in the gunbattle that raged for an ...

Kerry makes sub-Saharan Africa visit

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:18:33 -0400

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Nigeria must respect human rights as it cracks down on the Islamist extremists. He's also pledging to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South ...

Kubuqi International Desert Forum ends

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:17:59 -0400

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

Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:52:34 -0400

BEIRUT -; Activists say forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad have unleashed their heaviest artillery barrage in a week to dislodge rebels from a strategic western ...

Bigger stronger faster Walsh aims for world stage

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:40:26 -0400

Source: Photosport Up-and-coming shot putter Tom Walsh hopes some mentoring from Olympic and world champion Valerie Adams will see him qualify for the world championships in August. The Timaru 21-year-old has seen his chances increase with significant strength gains in the last six months. To be truly world class at this event, you have to be a bit of a beast. "We're talking between ...

Gas blast on school bus kills 17

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:31:18 -0400

Police officer Mohammed Rasheed says seven children were also injured on Saturday when the faulty gas cylinder exploded on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat.He says the dead and injured children were going to school at the time.Gujrat is located about 200km southeast of the capital, ...

Stockholm riots enter sixth night

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:31:18 -0400

Nearly a week of unrest, which spread briefly on Friday night to the medium-sized city of Oerebro 160km west of Stockholm, have put Sweden's reputation as an oasis of peace and harmony at risk. The unrest has also sparked a debate among Swedes over the integration of immigrants, many of whom arrived under the country's generous asylum policies, and who now make up about 15 per cent of ...

MasterCard and Visa battle it out with retailers in world war fees

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:29:47 -0400

Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich ... her battle looks like peanuts compared to the action by American retailers on credit card fees. Photograph: Sportsphoto/Allstar/Cinetext ...

Pakistan school bus explosion and blaze kill 17 children media

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:29:05 -0400

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Seventeen Pakistani children burnt to death on Saturday when a gas cylinder on the bus taking them to school exploded, media ...

CB Previews International draws the line on pocket listings

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:20:24 -0400

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

Children killed in school bus blast

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:33:21 -0400

Police officer Mohammed Rasheed said seven children were also injured when the faulty gas cylinder exploded on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat, 120 miles south east of the ...

World War II experiences set tone for today’s female troops

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:23:50 -0400

Millions of Americans are familiar with the iconic image of Rosie the Riveter, the scarf-clad symbol of World War II "We Can Do It!" patriotism. Approximately 300,000 housewives and single women left the home and office to help America produce planes and weapons for the Allied ...

In Syrias shadow Iraq violence presents new test for U.S.

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:23:47 -0400

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama (R) hold a joint news conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, December 12, ...

Openly gay Robbie Rogers returning to professional soccer

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:15:18 -0400

Robbie Rogers , who came out as homosexual when he announced his retirement from soccer, tells USA Today he has decided to return to the field. Rogers said he made the decision last month while he was speaking at the Nike Be True LGBT Youth Forum in Portland, Ore. "I seriously felt like a coward," he said. "These kids are standing up for themselves and changing the world, and ...

World s most beautiful girls live in Stockholm Sweden

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:06:31 -0400

Traveler's Digest, a magazine for travelers, has made a list of countries and cities where world's most beautiful women live. Russia and its capital of Moscow do not take the last place on the list, although the country and the city can not be found on such lists as "the safest, most fashionable and pleasant country in the world to ...

Life in the cross hairs

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:47:50 -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 ...

Life in the cross hairs

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:47:50 -0400

An international political strategy for Ford Australia workers

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:43:10 -0400

The pending shutdown of Ford Australia's operations is part of a vast restructuring of the international auto industry that is devastating the jobs, wages and conditions of car workers around the world. It raises the necessity for the working class to respond with its own global political strategy, based on a socialist and internationalist perspective, in defence of its independent ...

Split on gay marriage and Europe UK Tories rescued by Labour Party

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:43:09 -0400

The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition managed to pass its Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill in parliament this week, but only after making an eleventh-hour plea to Labour.The legislation, supposedly placing marriage between same-sex partners and heterosexuals on an equal footing, was passed by 366 to 161 and will now go to the House of Lords.However, 133 Tory MPs voted against the bill, ...

The well-styled world of Chromeo’s Dave Macklovitch

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:40:49 -0400

The frontman of New York-based musical outfit Chromeo, Dave 1, also known as David Macklovitch, is as well-known in style circles for his spot-on sartorial approach as he is for his band's electro-funk beats.This week, the Montreal musician cemented his tastemaker status with the launch of a capsule collection that he co-designed with the Canadian men's e-tailer Frank & ...

Google to develop wireless in third world

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:39:21 -0400

Google is developing wireless internet systems to deploy in South-East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa to give web access to one billion more people, a report ...

International Bowl Invitational to kick off in Sanya

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:32:02 -0400

The 2013 International Bowl Invitational and National Bowl Championships will be held from June 5 to 9 in Sanya, according to local sports authorities on Saturday.Three hundred and fifty players from all over the country will join in the two events, which will be shown to the spectators both on the lawn and beach and are also considered as a way to select national team players for the Asian Beach ...

Bridging differences between the West and the Muslim world seeing past religion and through culture

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:27:12 -0400

One among too many who have turned ignorance into hatred, Islamophobic Anders Behring Breivik killed over 70 people through terror attacks in 2011 in Norway. From the ...

Lebanese singer Razan introduces dubstep to the Arab World with new video

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:27:10 -0400

Who would have thought that scandalous Razan would be the one introducing dubstep to the Arab world? The Lebanese bombshell Razan Moghrabi had been trying to lay low ...

Intense training tests aid workers mettle

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:23:01 -0400

International aid workers are heading to a small Ontario township to come face-to-face with child soldiers, militia groups and other threats they'll face as they carry out their work. As civilian aid workers go abroad to help victims of war and natural diasters, they often become victims themselves. They're easy prey for the violence and corruption endemic in many regions they enter, ...

Photos Recent bridge collapses around the world

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:36 -0400

Rescue workers at the site where a bridge under construction collapsed in Trondheim, Norway, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. One person is confirmed killed in the accident, and one person still ...

Racist attack on stars grave

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:16:49 -0400

THE grave of Hollywood star Michael Clarke Duncan has been vandalised in an apparent racial attack, say the Green Mile star's ...

Baby scam tricked clients to look pregnant

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:16:40 -0400

She had spent many years trying to conceive and now, at 61, she was finally with child, twins in fact - or so she thought.Even when it came time to give birth, the woman still believed she was an expectant mother. She went back to the midwife, was given seeds to chew and started feeling drowsy.The woman, Desope Cecilia, says the midwife told her to start pushing and that soon after she heard the ...

UPI Sports Calendar for Saturday May 25

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:05:42 -0400

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Militants attacks kill 9 in Pakistan

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:59:11 -0400

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A pair of suspected militant attacks killed nine people in two different areas of northwest Pakistan on Friday, police ...

Worlds tallest structure with down-to-earth purpose

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:21:43 -0400

Futurists who have been predicting "exponential growth" in mankind's technological development might just give a "we told you so" shrug on hearing the news that the world's next tallest building will only take six or seven months to construct. The rest of us can only marvel. The "future" seems to be coming so fast that in some places it appears to be ...

Elite school in sex abuse apology

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:17:04 -0400

Thomas Kelly wrote that the "unconscionable betrayals of trust never should have happened".The letter also said the school's board would axe a position of trustee emeritus and create an advisory board on student safety.The school said a private mediation report produced 31 impact statements by abused pupils and that settlements had been reached "with the great majority" ...

Fierce fighting between Alawites and Sunnis in Tripoli Lebanon brings Syrian war home

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:17:02 -0400

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 hit me in the buttock and the side but I kept driving to safety, 200 metres and the pain was terrible, but I made it to a shop doorway where I collapsed." The bullet came from Jabal Mohsen, the Alawite ghetto ...

Stockholm unrest may spread across Europe warns Red Cross chief

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:17:01 -0400

Speaking ahead of hosting the Champions League final tonight, the ITV presenter Adrian Chiles said that the biggest English clubs cannot match the vocal support produced by fans in other parts of Europe and appealed to clubs to consider lowering ticket ...

Toronto’s mayor Rob Ford denies taking crack

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:17:01 -0400

Rob Ford has denied accusations of drug use, breaking a week-long silence over a raging media storm surrounding a video that allegedly shows him partaking of ...

Syria opposition unity talks face specter of collapse

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:07:09 -0400

ISTANBUL - Syrian opposition talks aimed at presenting a coherent front at an international peace conference to end the civil war faced the prospect of collapse after President Bashar al-Assad's foes failed to cut an internal deal, opposition sources said on ...

Ex-Guatemala president extradited to US

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:52:55 -0400

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face charges of laundering $70 million in Guatemalan funds through U.S. bank ...

Tornado Alley Life in the cross hairs

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:46:17 -0400

World Bank Pledges to Listen with Heart and Soul to Indigenous Peoples But Intergovernmental Organizations Permanent Forum Members Sceptical

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:28:26 -0400

told the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues today, as meeting participants scrutinized the expressed commitments and project portfolios launched and supervised by global and regional financial ...

Worlds largest Lego model unveiled in NY

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:28:16 -0400

The world's largest Lego model, a replica of a Star Wars spacecraft, has been unveiled in New York's Times Square.It took 32 builders 17,000 hours and five million Lego bricks to build the one-to-one-scale replica of a Star Wars X-Wing starfighter, which was three metres tall and 13 metres long.The model, which weighs more than 20,000 kilograms, was built in a Lego Model Shop in the ...

Daughter of World War II hero steps forward to claim medals

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:26:02 -0400

Michele McKenzie spent years wondering about a part of her father's life that he seemed to want to forget: his experience during World War II.On Friday, McKenzie learned that a piece of that story had turned up in a Goodwill store in Chesterfield. A Goodwill employee discovered a shadow box filled with World War II medals that once belonged to Marine Sgt. James Joseph McKenzie, who died in ...

Biographer regrets Petraeus fling

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:19:41 -0400

FBI investigation and ignited a political firestorm.TV crews camped out front of her family home for days and Ms Broadwell went into seclusion. The couple have two young children."I have remorse for the harm, sadness that this has caused in my family and other families and for causes that we belong to," Ms Broadwell said. "I'm blessed with family, community. That's been a ...

UW softball advances to College World Series

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:18:18 -0400

Huskies advanced to the College World Series for the 11th time. Previous appearances: 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2003 2004 2007 2009 2010 Runners-up in 1996 and 1999. National champion in ...

Madrids Catholic Church says it needs exorcists

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:16:02 -0400

ReligionenLibertad, a Catholic website, blames the growing secularization of Spanish society for what it calls an increase in people asking for help with their ...

10000 expected to turn out for World Partnership Walk to fight global poverty

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:08:28 -0400

OTTAWA - Importers of popular electronics such as big-screen TVs and MP3 players are ramping up their fight against federal tariff changes, accusing the government of misleading them by offering ...

World Briefing | The Americas Canada Mayor Denies Drug Allegations

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:03:03 -0400

After a week of avoiding journalists, Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto on Friday denied accusations that he smoked crack cocaine. "I do not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict of crack cocaine," Mr. Ford, left, said as he read a statement during a brief news conference. He did not take questions. Last week Mr. Ford dismissed as ...

Female zoo keeper killed by tiger

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:02:31 -0400

Sky News reports.She was taken by helicopter to Royal Preston Hospital following the attack overnight (AEST). She later died.Hundreds of visitors are believed to have been in the zoo at the ...

Attack pair set to be grilled

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:02:28 -0400

Michael Adebolajo and Michael Oluwatobi Adebowale, are currently both being held by heavily armed police in separate hospitals where they have been recovering from gunshot wounds.The pair was shot by police on Wednesday after they allegedly hacked to death 25-year-old Lee Rigby and then, armed with knives and a hand gun, charged at police.Police shot the pair. Despite their injuries they have ...

Video 524 I-5 bridge collapses north of Seattle On the Road Three siblings survive Okla. tornado

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:58:29 -0400

A section of the Riverside Bridge, which carries traffic along Interstate-5 near Seattle, collapsed after a truck hit an overhead beam, plunging vehicles into the Skagit River below; and "On the Road," Steve Hartman reports on three siblings who survived the Okla. tornado that destroyed their home and elementary school. But they said that's the only thing left in the house that ...

World Briefing | Europe Turkey Legislation Would Limit Sales of Alcohol and Ban Advertising for It

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:15:00 -0400

The Turkish Parliament passed legislation on Friday to ban advertising of alcohol. The measure also bans the sale of alcoholic drinks between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., except in tourist zones, and prohibits alcohol sales near mosques and schools. The measure requires presidential approval before it can be put into ...

Elite NYC school apologizes for past abuse

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:13:24 -0400

NEW YORK -- The Horace Mann School, one of New York City's most prestigious private schools, has apologized for more than three decades of sexual abuse perpetrated by some of its teachers and administrators, according to a letter posted on its website Friday."We sincerely apologize for the harm that was caused by the teachers and administrators who abused anyone during their years at ...

5 climbers feared dead on worlds third-highest peak in Nepal

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:09:59 -0400

Five men who disappeared earlier this week trying to climb the world's third-highest mountain are feared dead, searchers leading the recovery effort in Nepal said on Friday, saying few could survive this ...

World Briefing | Asia India 4 Soldiers and a Gunman Killed

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:08:50 -0400

Four Indian Army soldiers and a gunman suspected of being a rebel were killed in fighting in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Friday, officials said. Lt. Col Ankur Vashist, an army spokesman, said gunmen ambushed and fatally shot three soldiers near the village of Buchoo. After reinforcements arrived, another soldier was killed in an exchange of gunfire with the gunmen, Colonel Vashist ...

British zoo worker mauled to death by tiger

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:06:37 -0400

File picture of a Sumatran tiger. A British zoo worker was mauled to death by a tiger at South Lakes Wild Animal Park in Dalton-in-Furness, northwest England. (AFP PHOTO/CARL ...

Sixth night of Stockholm riots as Britain US issue warnings

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:06:36 -0400

Stockholm experienced a sixth straight night of riots early Saturday, with cars torched in several immigrant-dominated suburbs, as Britain and the United States warned against travelling to the ...

Minister Calls For Involvement Of Society At Every Level During 66th World Health Assembly

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:06:14 -0400

Bandar Seri Begawan - To ensure the realisation of Global Health Objectives, it is imperative for the health sector to involve cooperation from the non-health sector and every level of society through evidence-based advocacy in addition to continued efforts in health ...

Strong end to Globe Theatre’s main stage season

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:00:46 -0400

The Drowsy Chaperone -- the last production of the season for Regina's Globe Theatre -- is impressive and entertaining, and seemed to delight the opening Thursday night audience.The Globe's version of the Tony-award-winning Broadway musical involves a strong cast with many talents and some creative adaptations for the theatre-in-the-round setting. Before the show, Globe artistic ...

Stockholm calmer but violence spreads outside Swedish capital

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:51:33 -0400

1 of 3. A bystander checks the debris around a row of burnt cars in the suburb of Rinkeby after youths rioted in several different suburbs around Stockholm May 23, ...

Aussie appeals over Dubai jailing

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:51:30 -0400

Matthew Joyce, was jailed for 10 years and fined $25 million over a proeprty deal gone wrong in Dubai. He is appealing the sentence. File photo: Valeriano ...

Video Second London terror suspect identified

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:50:10 -0400

Michael Adebowale, a 22-year-old Nigerian-born naturalized British citizen, was identified as the second suspect in the hacking death of a British soldier in a London ...

Video Security watch lists growing too large

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:50:09 -0400

Similar to the Boston Marathon bombings, the two London terror suspects were on a U.K. government watch list. But investigators said there was no way to predict they would commit a crime. Bob Orr reports on how the watch list system maybe be getting ...

Watch Alarming Statistic Danger at the Amusement Park

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:47:54 -0400

consumer alert effecting many this holiday weekend. A new report out studies injuries in the past decades and look at this number. More than 90,000 injured on park rides, ending up in the e.R. But ...

Watch British Airways Plane on Fire in Flight

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:47:54 -0400

scare in the air. This is what passengers on board a british airways flight saw out their window. Smoke pouring from the engine. Their quick-thinking pilots forced to make an emergency ...

Watch Wheres the Summer Weather

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:47:53 -0400

Right now, with memorial day upon us, millions of families traveling, but in some parts, it is going to be tough going this weekend. Look at this tonight. Flooding across the northeast. Neighbors actually kayaking down the street, along with those cars. That is unreal. Abc meteorologist ginger zee is here to tell us what we're in for. Rain to possible snow? Reporter: Is it memorial day? ...

Stone Temple Pilots Sue Ex-Frontman Scott Weiland

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:46:34 -0400

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Stone Temple Pilots accuse former frontman Scott Weiland of misusing the band’s name to further his solo career and want a judge to strip the rocker of his ability to use the group’s name or songs. A lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles accuses Weiland of being chronically late to concerts while the group was together and having his lawyer try to interfere with ...

Proposed food aid plan getting an overhaul

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:42:52 -0400

Obama administration's proposal is far too aggressive. It "never had much of a chance," he told Roll Call. The White House wanted as much as 45 percent of U.S. emergency food assistance to be sourced locally and to move jurisdiction for the international food assistance program from Agriculture committees to the State Department, which has prompted concern from the farming ...

Taribo tips Nigeria for World Cup glory

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:08:04 -0400

Taribo West has tipped the Flying Eagles to win the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey. The tournament kicks off on June 21 and ends on July 13, and Nigeria have been drawn against Cuba, former champions Portugal and South Korea in Group B. Nigeria's best effort in the championship is second-place finish at the 1989 edition in Saudi Arabia and the 2005 edition in Holland. The Flying Eagles ...

Judge Ariz. sheriffs office profiles Latinos

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:05:38 -0400

A federal judge must now decide whether the nation's largest police force has been unjustly stopping black and Hispanic men under a polarizing tactic known as stop, question and frisk, and whether changes are needed to department policy, training and ...

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 ...

Egypt in talks with Qatar Iraq over energy imports

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:57:26 -0400

Egyptian oil minister Sherif Haddara has said negotiations with Qatar over a gas swap deal and Iraq over oil imports are ongoing and will "soon" be finalised, Ahram has reported. "Communications are open with them," Haddara said. "These are big deals and need time. Soon we will hear that they are ...

Jindal Obamas big government thinking

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:52:46 -0400

>Editor's note: Bobby Jindal, a Republican, is governor of Louisiana.(CNN) -- The latest problems with the IRS witch hunt, the seizure of phone records from The Associated Press, the conflicting Benghazi stories and disastrous attempts to enforce Obamacare may all seem unrelated, but they are not. Each of these events is the direct byproduct of two central philosophies of the Obama ...

Judge Arpaios Office Profiles Latinos

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:40:25 -0400

A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. The 142-page decision by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow in Phoenix backs up allegations that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's critics have ...

Snooki and Christie Face Off in N.J.

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:40:13 -0400

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was never a fan of MTV's "Jersey Shore," saying it unfairly cast the state in a negative light. So when Nicole Polizzi, otherwise known as Snooki, got to meet the governor Friday and shake his hand, their exchange was a bit ...

Century College baseball team ecstatic over World Series berth

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:37:41 -0400

Century College didn't even have a baseball team four years ago. So earning a spot in the Junior College World Series wasn't on Dwight Kotila's mind when he became baseball coach and athletics director at the two-year community college in White Bear Lake, Minn., in 2009. The school fielded men's and women's soccer teams that year and then added baseball and softball ...

IMF chief avoids charges in French arbitration case

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

Christine Lagarde says she has been named a witness, not a suspect, in a French case involving alleged misuse of funds. Lagarde faced two days of questioning before being made an "assisted witness" in the case, The Financial Times reported. Supporters feared she would be placed under investigation in the case. Lagarde told reporters Friday she was not surprised by the court's ...

Mexico far fewer people disappeared than feared

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:29:36 -0400

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico's top security official said Friday that far fewer people disappeared during Mexico's drug war than were feared when the government released a list of about 26,000 ...

Honduran gangs to announce truce to cut violence

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:02:26 -0400

Monsignor Romulo Emiliani says the gangs will apologize to the public and ask for dialogue with the government and police to start changing from their gang ...

London 2012 Paralympic star Dias smashes world record ahead of World Championships

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:56:40 -0400

The World Class Swimming Programme, one of the five aquatic disciplines, within British Swimming is seeking a successful leader to strategically manage the Sports Science and Sports Medicine (SSSM) ...

Are we ready for a mobile-first world

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

announced new capabilities in its network software to make video streams run more smoothly over mobile networks. Among other things, the enhancements can reduce video stalling by 90 percent, according to the company. But even Sandro Tavares, head of marketing for NSN's Mobile Core business, sees "mobile-first" viewing habits as part of the future. "Now that the networks are ...

Internet of Things - the next step to a smarter world

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:52:42 -0400

/enpproperty--> While the Internet has transformed the world, getting people connected and opening the gates to a flood of information, the inevitable question now is: What's next? Such a query creates another: What more do you want the Internet to do for you? With technology having helped link people closer together, the obvious progress would now appear to be bringing ...

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 ...

Ted Cruz versus the world

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:47:44 -0400

The GOP family feud has pit McCain against Lee, the establishment against the Tea Party, and Sen. Ted Cruz against, well, everyone. Chris Matthews talks Republican infighting with Chris Cillizza and Michael ...

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 ...

A win for Canada at the UN country keeps its only United Nations agency

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:46:00 -0400

MONTREAL - The spirits of Canadian politicians were soaring Friday with news that the country's only UN agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization, will not be flying the coop. Qatar had aggressively courted a move of the agency to Doha, going so far as saying diplomats were fed up with Montreal's bone-chilling winter weather. But Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said ...