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Deepening divisions with Putin over Syria to overshadow G8 meet

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:40:40 -0400

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland - The escalating civil war in Syria and the deepening divisions between the western powers and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war-torn country are to be the focus of the G8 summit that opened here Monday. Putin is likely to attack US President Barack Obama over his move to arm the rebels fighting the Assad regime. "The EU is convinced that we are at ...

US wants 'credible negotiations' with North Korea

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:53:57 -0400

WASHINGTON - The United States has said it wants "credible negotiations" with North Korea as Pyongyang in its latest offer has expressed desire to start "senior-level" talks with America on regional peace and easing tensions. President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart, Park Geun-hye, are said to have discussed the issue by telephone Sunday evening. They agreed to close ...

Czech premier quits after aide accused of power abuse

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:37:55 -0400

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas, once known as 'Mr Clean Hands' in a country troubled by corruption, was forced to resign after his chief of staff was accused of abusing the state security apparatus to spy on three people including the First Lady. The announcement threw the Czech Republic into political chaos. Necas will stay on as caretaker leader until a new ...

Britain snooped on foreign leaders at G20 summits

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:48:37 -0400

LONDON - Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who exposed secrets of the US intelligence, has disclosed that Britain's electronic intelligence agency spied on foreign politicians and officials who attended the London G20 summit in 2009, a news report said. The disclosures by The Guardian may cause diplomatic tension as they coincide with the latest G8 summit being hosted by London in Northern ...

Russian president denies charge of stealing Super Bowl ring

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:57:31 -0400

MOSCOW - Robert K. Kraft, an American business magnate and New England Patriots football team owner, has alleged that Vladimir Putin took away his Super Bowl ring in 2005, an accusation that has sparked a minor international controversy The Russian president however denied the allegation about the diamond-encrusted sporting prize that he says was gifted to him by the football team owner. ...

Tabloid world awaits K-childs first pic

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:40:01 -0400

The race for getting the first photos of Kim Kardashian's child has began in the tabloid world. According to publishing industry insiders, the first photos of the child could come at a reasonable price to the publisher, who plays it smart, the New York Daily News reported. But an insider from the in the industry has revealed that West would never agree to sell the photos, but if he did, they'd ...

Squeaky clean Tokyo favourite host for 2020 Olympics say IOC sources

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:20:01 -0400

Tokyo is reportedly leading in the race for the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics, according to members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Japanese capital's emphasis on safety and security appears to be influencing the race for the 2020 Games by pitting its squeaky clean image against the turmoil and instability being witnessed in Istanbul and Madrid, The Japan Times ...

18 Ibero-American films to be screened in Shanghai

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:50:01 -0400

Ibero-American films will not compete in the Shanghai International Film Festival, or SIFF, but will be represented with 18 films in Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, Basque and Catalan, among the more than 300 selected for event. Latin presence will therefore show a sharp drop from 2012, up to now the biggest showing by the Ibero-American film industry, when it had two movies competing - Spain's ...

Big security data claims businesses unable to use power to ward off threats McAfee Study

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:40:04 -0400

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Outrage over online teaching of Quran to Brit students by banned JuD hardliners

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:40:03 -0400

Easy Qu'ran Memorizing, a website which aims at providing online Qu'ran lessons to students from Middle East, Europe and North America has the tutor with a track record of being a member of the political arm of a banned terrorist organization. Mian Shahzib, a hardcore Islamist and long-term follower of the UN proscribed Jammat-ud-Dawa (JuD) teaching Qu'ran to British pupils through his website ...

Assad warns Europe of paying the price if it arms Syrian rebels

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:40:02 -0400

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned that Europe will 'pay the price' if it delivered arms to rebel forces in the country. In an interview with a German newspaper, he said that if the Europeans delivered weapons, the backyard of Europe would become terrorist, and Europe would pay the price for it. According to the Independent, in the interview published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ...

UN chief urges global efforts for drought desertification

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:00:01 -0400

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has called for a collective global action to build resilience and prepare for droughts, as well as to combat desertification (a type of land degradation). "Droughts are hard to avert, but their effects can be mitigated. Because they rarely observe national borders, they demand a collective response," reported Xinhua citing the UN chief in a message marking this ...

Palestinian refugee camps in Syria now theatres of war - UN agency chief

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:16:44 -0400

17 June 2013 150 Warning that the centrifugal force of the Syria crisis continues to imperil the region, a senior United Nations agency official today said that more than half of the Palestinian refugee camps in Syria have become "theatres of war," where killings and kidnappings have become the norm. According to the Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine ...

UN chief renews call for entry into force of treaty banning nuclear tests

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:16:05 -0400

17 June 2013 150 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today renewed his call for the earliest entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which prohibits all nuclear tests across the world. "Now it is time for the international community to exercise political will and act," Mr. Ban said in his message to the CTBT: Science and Technology 2013 Conference in Vienna, Austria. ...

UN General Assembly set to explore impacts of ocean acidification

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:15:13 -0400

17 June 2013 150 The United Nations General Assembly will begin today its consideration of the impacts that the increasing acidification of the world's oceans will have on the marine environment and on people. This year's informal Consultative Process on oceans, which opens today and runs through 20 June, will provide a forum for countries to discuss the challenges posed by rising ocean ...

Irans Rowhani Promises New Era

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:15:26 -0400

Iran's newly elected president is giving a glimpse into what he says may lie ahead for relations between Tehran and the rest of the world. Cleric Hassan Rowhani spoke at a news conference Monday, during which he promised to follow a path of moderation. President-elect Hassan Rowhani took to the podium to make clear his victory represents a new era, hinting at a new start with world ...

Assad Warns Europe Will Pay the Price for Arming Rebels

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:15:06 -0400

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is warning Europe it will "pay the price" if it arms the rebels fighting to drive him from power. Assad told Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper that giving the rebels weapons would "export" terrorists to Europe. He said fighters in Syria would gain combat experience and return to Europe with extremist ideologies. The Syrian president ...

Syria Conflict Exposes Old Rivalries at G8 Summit

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:15:04 -0400

LONDON World leaders gathering at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland have been discussing how to end the Syrian conflict - and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been defending his support for Syrian leader Bashar al Assad, despite criticism from the his G8 counterparts. Intense gun battles rage in the heart of Damascus and Aleppo on the same day that G8 leaders gather in Northern ...

Paes celebrates birthday with win

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:10:02 -0400

Veteran Indian tennis player Leander Paes celebrated his 40th birthday with a win in the men's doubles first round at the Aegon International here Monday. Third seeds Paes and Radek Stepanek proceeded to the quarterfinals winning 5-7, 7-6(5), 10-6 in one hour and 35 minutes against Croat-Brazilian pairing of Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo on the grass courts of Devonshire Park. After losing the ...

Mahindras Locatelli takes double win at Misano

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:10:02 -0400

Both Mahindra Racing riders Andrea Locatelli and Michael Rinaldi performed well in Rounds 5 and 6 of the CIV Moto3 which concluded at the Misano World Circuit here. Locatelli won the first race while Rinaldi finished second, providing the team with a dream double podium finish during the weekend. Locatelli repeated his performance in the second encounter, cornering glory in great style. Though ...

New mobile game allows players to become pilot

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:50:03 -0400

A new mobile app has been launched that puts players in the cockpits of World War I airplanes and lets users fly solo. Sid Meier's 'Ace Patrol' also allows the user to play in real-time with pals or pop in for shorter multiplayer turns, the Washington Post reported. The game offers players to customize their mobile title, giving them reign over how planes look, what moves their pilots learn and ...

Reliance Games launches 3D 2D mobile games for ICC Champions Trophy 2013

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:30:02 -0400

Reliance Games, a leading developer and publisher of mobile games globally and the official gaming partner of the International Cricket Council for the fourth consecutive year, has announced the launch of a 3D and a 2D mobile game for the ICC Champions Trophy 2013. Both the 3D and 2D mobile games allow fans to be a part of their favourite cricket team and step into the field to fight for the ...

Murray wins third Queens Club title

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:10:01 -0400

World No. 2 Andy Murray claimed his third title of the Queen's Club grass court event as he completed his preparation for Wimbledon with victory over Marin Cilic of Croatia here. The reigning US Open champion, who missed the French Open due to a back injury, won the rain-delayed final 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 Sunday, reports Xinhua. The Briton, the beaten finalist last year at Wimbledon, will focus on ...

Israeli PM says sanctions on Iran should increase despite newly elected moderate president

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:50:02 -0400

Israel has warned the international community not to ease sanctions on Iran following the election of a moderate president. Israel said Iran's nuclear efforts remain firmly in the hands of the country's extremist ruling clerics. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued the warning a day after Hasan Rowhani won the presidential election in Iran. According to news24, although Rowhani is ...

Doc cleared over man’s 8-month erection

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:24:21 -0400

Delaware - A jury on Monday cleared a doctor of negligence in a lawsuit filed by a Delaware truck driver who underwent a penile implant procedure and ended up with an erection that lasted eight ...

‘UK spied on SA delegates at G20’

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:24:20 -0400

London - Documents leaked by US former spy Edward Snowden appeared to show Britain spied on G20 delegates during meetings in London back in 2009, Britain's Guardian newspaper reported ...

Obama says China hears blunt message on hacking

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:20:14 -0400

US President Barack Obama said that China has understood his "blunt" warnings against cyber-hacking as he credited new leader Xi Jinping with accepting more global responsibility for ...

Tens of thousands protest over Confederations Cup expenditure

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:20:13 -0400

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of major Brazilian cities on Monday protesting the billions of dollars spent on the Confederations Cup and higher public transport costs, police ...

Lifts break down at worlds tallest residential tower

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:18:55 -0400

The builder of the world's tallest residential tower has apologised to residents after they were stranded in the 107-storey tower for 12 hours after elevators ...

Bomb blast hits Afghan capital

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:14:56 -0400

Hamid Karzai .The transition is a major milestone of the 12-year-old war, with the coalition insisting Afghan security forces it has been training for years are strong enough to take the lead in the fight against the ...

Driver arrested over dribbler death

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:14:56 -0400

Microsoft has revealed that its new XBox One games console will carry an "expensive" price tag of over £400 when it is launched in ...

China builds worlds fastest supercomputer almost doubling speed of U.S. machine

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:13:16 -0400

BEIJING, China - A Chinese university has built the world's fastest supercomputer, almost doubling the speed of the U.S. machine that previously claimed the top spot and underlining China's rise as a science and technology powerhouse. The semiannual TOP500 listing of the world's fastest supercomputers released Monday says the Tianhe-2 developed by the National University of ...

Explosion in Kabul near Afghan national parliament police

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:08:33 -0400

KABUL (Reuters) - An explosion on Tuesday morning rocked an area in the west of the Afghan capital, Kabul, close to the country's national parliament, police ...

Protest group calls on Socceroos fans to chant Peace for Iraq

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:05:01 -0400

Australia 's previous involvement in the Iraq war.Members of Love from Australia, a peaceful protest group, will stand outside ANZ Stadium in Sydney distributing flyers and placards, which call on fans to chant Peace for Iraq at the end of the game.Love from Australia member Shayne Hunter told Guardian Australia the match provided a perfect platform for people to voice their discontent at ...

Gene Mako Dies International Tennis Hall Of Famer Dead At 97

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:05:01 -0400

Don Budge, left, holds the big cup he won when he defeated his close friend and doubles partner, Gene Mako, who won the little cup in the National Singles Championship at Forest Hills, N.Y., Sept. 24, 1938. (AP ...

Blast rocks Afghan capital during security transition

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:02:12 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan A large bomb exploded in the Afghan capital on Tuesday as the international military coalition hands over responsibility for fighting the Taliban insurgency to the nascent national army and police the coalition has been training. Kabul deputy police chief Mohammad Daoud Amin said the blast was near the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission in the Pul-e-Surkh area of the ...

Somalia Key International Investor Baffled By Rumours of Cancellation of Airport Contract.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:59:18 -0400

Shabelle. Mogadishu- 17-June, 2013. SKA an international company which has invested millions of dollars in Mogadishu's Adan Ade international Airport is deeply baffled by rumours in Mogadishu which say that the Somali government has revoked a license which the company was managing the airport's logistical and handling services. A copy of statement from SKA , which Shabelle obtained, ...

East Africa Somali Military Bolstered By East Africa Middle East Allies

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:59:18 -0400

Mogadishu - Somalia's allies throughout East Africa and the Middle East are committing to help rebuild Somali military institutions through monetary and technical support. Egypt is the latest regional country that has promised to help rebuild Somalia's military infrastructure, which was destroyed by two decades of civil war. "The new Somali government is determined to ...

Worlds longest widest cable bridge Chinas Jiaxing-Shaoxing Sea Bridge completed

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:32:43 -0400

Long cross: Jiaxing-Shaoxing Sea Bridge is the world's longest and widest cable-stayed bridge, and stretches so far in the distance the end disappears in the ...

Britain’s spying against international leaders disclosed

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:31:46 -0400

reveal that Britain's spy centre, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), intercepted foreign politicians' communications at international summits, working closely with America's National Security Agency (NSA). The documents relate to surveillance conducted on diplomats attending two G20 summits in London in April and September 2009. They were supplied by the former NSA ...

World Socialist Web Site launches daily audio podcast

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:31:38 -0400

is pleased to announce that it is officially launching a daily audio podcast edition, which features a voice recording of the lead and the perspective. Readers of the WSWS can now access a portion of the daily content of the website in audio format, which you can stream on your computer, phone or portable MP3 player. This will enable you to listen to the WSWS while traveling, driving, or ...

Singapore fumes after pollution hits 16-year high

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:27:20 -0400

SINGAPORE -; Singaporeans are rolling back military training, keeping cough-stricken children indoors and considering wearing protective masks to work after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 ...

IBAR CUP U-14 international football tournament starts in Baku

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:24:22 -0400

IBAR CUP Under-14 international football tournament has kicked off at Shafa stadium in Baku. The tournament brings together Inter Baku, Ukrainian Karpaty, Turkish Besiktas, Swedish Yurgorden, Spanish Villareal, Georgian Dynamo, Serbian Partizan, and German ...

‘World War Z’ draws massive crowd in NYC

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:21:01 -0400

Actor Brad Pitt attends the premiere of ';World War Z'; in Times Square on Monday, June 17, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) NEW YORK -- Thousands of fans brought Times Square to a standstill as they waited to catch a glimpse of Brad Pitt at his premiere for ';World War Z.'; The 49-year old actor took his time on the appropriately-designed ...

$39mn remitted into Oman in 2012 World Bank report

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:16:04 -0400

Jordan remains the main source of remittance inflows to Oman A World Bank report has shown that the sultanate received US$39mn in remittances from Omani expatriates in 2012, ranking it 145th out of the 165 countries for which there is remittance inflow data.There has, however, been no increase in the remittance inflow over the past five ...

Jamie Dwyer bags five goals in 299th Kookaburras game at Hockey World League

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:15:15 -0400

Netherlands Kookaburras star Jamie Dwyer warmed up for his 300th appearance with a five-goal haul in his side's 7-1 win over France at the Hockey World League in Rotterdam.The win moves Australia into a quarter-final against India on Thursday morning (AEST) which will be Dwyer's 300th game and the 100th between the two countries.Victory will guarantee Australia the opportunity to ...

World Cup Protests Violent Clashes In Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:15:00 -0400

More than 100,000 people have marched through cities across Brazil to protest over rising public transport prices and the cost of staging the 2014 football World Cup. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Sao Paolo, while youths clashed with police in central Rio. Police used tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets to disperse small groups of masked youths who started a fire near ...

Seeking a Syria consensus despite US-Russia divide

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:12:06 -0400

Russian President Vladimir Putin stake out diametrically opposite stands on which side deserves military support. Ahead of a Group of Eight joint statement on Syria to be issued Tuesday, the U.S. remained committed to Obama's recent decision to arm the rebels and Russia did not budge from its weapons sales ...

Indias international visitor arrivals up 4.5 percent

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:00:24 -0400

NEW DELHI, India - Foreign tourist arrivals to India grew by about 4.5% from 6.30 million in 2011 to 6.57 million in 2012. While this is a sharp drop from the about 9% growth that was seen in 2011 as compared to 2010, it is still twice the world average according to latest data from the Bureau of Immigration. Incidentally, the US continued as the top source country, reaching 1 million tourists ...

Ahmadinejad Iran backs restoration of security in Iraq

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:48:42 -0400

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

International Childrens Day Welcome to our wonderful world

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:45:39 -0400

On International Children's Day, we spell out a clear message: welcome to our wonderful world, the world created by us, adults, a world in which despite the teachings of the holy books, we continue to use religion as a banner for armies to gather, in which despite scientific discoveries, we continue to destroy our ...

Rosetta Thurman Rocks Santa Barbara Nonprofit World

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:17:54 -0400

Leading From Within (LFW) is sponsoring Rosetta Thurman, a nationally-recognized author, speaker and coach, to deliver a dynamic workshop on "6 Ways to Rock Your Nonprofit ...

World Heritage Site ancient city Hierapolis in Turkey

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:16:50 -0400

Tourists enjoy themselves in an ancient pool of Hierapolis in Turkey on June 16, 2013. Hierapolis was an ancient city located on hot springs in classical Phrygia in southwestern Anatolia. The hot springs have been used as a spa since the 2nd century B.C., with many patrons retiring or dying there. The Hellenistic city was built on a grid with streets running parallel or perpendicular to the main ...

This Worries Us Most About China Says World Bank

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:14:08 -0400

Financial instability in China, stemming from its vast shadow banking sector, is a lurking threat for the world's second largest economy, according to Hans Timmer, director of the Development Prospects Group at the World Bank."[China has] a shadow banking sector where nobody knows who is on the hook for all kinds of loans; [it] has 160 percent of GDP [gross domestic product] of private ...

Oregon St. advances in College World Series

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:13:48 -0400

OMAHA, Neb. – It’s one down and three to go for Oregon State. The No. 3 national seed Beavers stayed alive at the College World Series on Monday, beating Louisville 11-4 after a seven-run fourth inning broke open the loser-out game. Oregon State won NCAA championships the last two times it played in Omaha, in 2006 and ’07, and coach Pat Casey’s first title team did it the ...

Korean entertainment market ranks 7th in world

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:13:05 -0400

The global market share of the Korean entertainment and media industry ranked seventh in the world last year, according to consulting firm PwC on Monday. Although Korea's share stood at 2.8 per cent of the world's E&M industry with revenue of $45.1 billion, it is growing faster than those of the US and Japan. Compared to the previous year, the Korean share increased 7.4 per cent, ...

Socceroos v Iraq Tim Cahill confident of World Cup 2014 qualification as pressure mounts on Australia

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:11:46 -0400

Sydney 2000 The pressure of qualifying for Brazil is not suffocating Tim Cahill or the Socceroos as they aim to turn Sydney into their World Cup dream factory for the second time in eight years.After nearly three weeks in camp, Australia say they are ready to rise to the challenge of beating Iraq at Sydney's Olympic stadium on Tuesday night and secure a World Cup finals berth.Superstar ...

Shaky start for Bulgarias new government

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:05:14 -0400

: Bulgaria's Socialist-backed government is under severe pressure to resign after just two weeks in office following several days of demonstrations in the EU's poorest country. The latest protests began on Friday when Delyan Peevski, an inexperienced but well-connected 32-year-old media mogul, was named head of the powerful state agency for national security DANS. For the thousands of ...

U.S. right to arm Syrian rebels says Israeli president

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:57:59 -0400

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli President Shimon Peres has thrown his weight behind U.S. plans to arm Syrian rebels, shrugging off fears the weapons could be turned on Israel and exacerbate the ...

Obama sees Irans election of moderate as hopeful sign

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:57:54 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday that Iran's election of a moderate as its next president is a sign that Iranians want to move in a different direction, but he was uncertain whether it would lead to a breakthrough over Tehran's nuclear ...

100000 line streets of Brazil to protest taxes corruption

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:56:13 -0400

Protestors are reflected on the glass of a building, left, as they march in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, June 17, 2013. Protests in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian cities, set off by a 10-cent hike in public transport fares, have clearly moved beyond that issue to tap into widespread frustration in Brazil about a heavy tax burden, politicians widely viewed as corrupt and woeful ...

Obama Spying Programs Transparent

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:55:11 -0400

(Evan Vucci/AP Photo) President Obama said that two National Security Agency programs recently revealed through leaked secret documents were ';transparent'; and, in an interview with PBS’s Charlie Rose on Sunday, he dismissed concerns that the programs were vulnerable to abuse by government officials. ';It is transparent,'; Obama said in the interview, broadcast ...

Uncertainty over US stimulus drags shares lower

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:44:00 -0400

TOKYO (AP) -- Jitters over a possible change in U.S. stimulus efforts by the Federal Reserve helped pull share prices mostly lower in early Asian trading ...

Sports Briefing | Basketball Russian Women Out of World Championship

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:35:16 -0400

Russia did not advance past the opening round of the EuroBasket ...

RNW wins top honours at the New York International Radio and TV Festival

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:20:03 -0400

Radio Netherlands Worldwide won four major prizes at the 2013 New York International Radio and TV Festival, it was announced yesterday (Monday June 17). It won a gold medal and a Grand Prize Award for an interview entitled ...

International - G8 nations have patchy record on free expression

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:14:18 -0400

While the G8 nations generally perform well in indicators of media freedom, digital freedom and civil liberties more widely, there are some key weaknesses including constraints on the media, and digital surveillance. Russia is an outlier with a deteriorating record on free expression with the Russian government having increasingly pursued a course of restrictions on speech and free assembly.While ...

US programme marks birth of one millionth HIV-free baby

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:10:22 -0400

This month somewhere in sub-Saharan Africa the one millionth baby will be born without HIV to a mother who suffers from the disease, thanks in large part to a decade-old US aid ...

Qatar chief ponders winter 2022 World Cup

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:06:34 -0400

Qatar's World Cup bid has come under scrutiny Since Qatar was awarded the right to host the 2022 World Cup, debate has raged over temperatures which many consider will be a hinderance to players, officials and spectators, despite air-conditioned stadia.However, Al Thawadi insists the tournament will be held at the most appropriate time, and in accordance with the wishes of the game's ...

FBI searches for Hoffa remains

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:04:49 -0400

Federal agents are digging in a field in the Detroit area where reputed Mafia captain Tony Zerilli says Hoffa's remains are buried.Zerilli told Detroit TV station WDIV in February that he knew where Hoffa was buried. The search site is in Oakland Township, about 25 miles north of Detroit.Hoffa was president of the once ...

Supercomputer is worlds fastest

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:04:48 -0400

China has built the world's fastest supercomputer, almost twice as fast as the previous US holder and underlining the country's rise as a science and technology ...

Supercomputer is worlds fastest

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:04:48 -0400

China has built the world's fastest supercomputer, almost twice as fast as the previous US holder and underlining the country's rise as a science and technology ...

Showdown over dinner Putin urged by world leaders to back Syria peace moves

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:03:17 -0400

Enbridge Inc. shot back at critics of its proposed Northern Gateway pipeline Monday, arguing the project is making enormous and costly commitments to avoid ...

Airborne laser reveals city under Cambodian earth

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:59:38 -0400

SYDNEY (AP) -- Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples ...

Caution of Assault Given in Nigella Lawson Incident

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:51:33 -0400

Nigella Lawson (L) and Charles Saatchi attend a dinner hosted by Joseph Group CEO Sara Ferrero and Vogue UK editor-at-large Fiona Golfar at Joe's Restaurant on January 19, 2012 in ...

The Wolf on Wall Street Trailer Shows Leonardo DiCaprio Rolling in Mega-Wealth Debauchery

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:40:10 -0400

(Paramount Pictures/YouTube) The newly-released trailer for ';The Wolf of Wall Street,'; starring Leonardo DiCaprio, gives a first glimpse at Martin Scorsese’s new crime thriller about the wealth of Wall Street moguls in the ...

G8 Leaders World Economic Prospects Still Weak

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:20:54 -0400

After the first day of their annual summit in Northern Ireland Monday, the G8 said significant policy actions taken by the eurozone, U.S. and Japan have reduced the risk of an economic downturn. The leaders said promoting growth and jobs remains their priority. They called the fight against long-term and youth unemployment critical. Earlier Monday, the United States and European Union said ...

G8 challenges Russia to sign up to Syria peace plan

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:18:49 -0400

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom (AFP) - World leaders were to fight for a consensus on Syria on the final day of the G8 summit Tuesday, after challenging Russian President Vladimir Putin to get on board or be left out in the cold.The meeting of world leaders in Northern Ireland was also due to seek a deal on tax evasion but it was the divisions over the civil war in Syria that threatened to ...

World Briefing | Asia Floods in India Kill at Least 23

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:12:40 -0400

Torrential rain and floods washed away buildings and roads, killing at least 23 people in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials said Monday. More than a dozen people died in the ...

Jobs program gives Milwaukee teens real-world experience

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:10:54 -0400

With youth unemployment hitting 24.5% nationally in May, several Milwaukee teenagers are getting real-world work experience this summer, thanks to the St. Charles Youth and Family Services Youth Employment Services program, ...

U.S. Russia still dont agree on Syria

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:10:39 -0400

>Read a version of this story in Arabic.(CNN) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he still doesn't see eye to eye with the United States on Syria. But "all of us have the intention to stop the violence in Syria ... and to solve this situation peacefully," Putin said Monday after a meeting with US President Barack Obama at the Group of Eight Summit in Northern Ireland. Putin said he and ...

Supercomputer is worlds fastest

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:09:56 -0400

China has built the world's fastest supercomputer, almost twice as fast as the previous US holder and underlining the country's rise as a science and technology ...

Obama defends spying programmes

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:09:56 -0400

"It is transparent," the US President said in an interview. "That's why we set up the FISA court," he added, referring to the secret court set up by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that authorises two recently leaked programmes - one that gathers US phone records and another designed to track the use of US-based internet servers by foreigners with possible links ...

US names dangerous Cuba prisoners

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:09:55 -0400

Pentagon , Army Lieutanant Colonel Todd Breasseale.The names of all Guantanamo prisoners have been public for years, but the administration of ...

Europe to pay the price for arming Syria rebels al-Assad

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:08:52 -0400

Europe will "pay the price" if it sends arms to Syrian rebel forces, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned on Monday in an interview with a German newspaper."If the Europeans deliver weapons, then Europe's backyard will become terrorist and Europe will pay the price for that," the Syrian president said in the interview with Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ...

Aussies non-stop flights to Europe yes please

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:07:21 -0400

More than half of Australian travellers say they would rather stay couped up on a plane for over 18 hours than make a stopover, according to a new study. Research conducted by Skyscanner found that 57 percent of Australians would choose to travel non-stop to Europe and avoid stopovers. Although the non-stop option won over the majority of Aussies, 23 percent said they would choose whatever ...

Obama defends Internet snooping program

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:05:19 -0400

President Barack Obama on Mondaysought toallay fears about secret US intelligence programs, rejecting comparisons withthe policies of his predecessors George W. Bush and Dick ...

Brazil cities hit by more protests

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:59:49 -0400

Protesters have massed in at least seven Brazilian cities for another round of demonstrations voicing disgruntlement about life in the country, raising questions about security during big events such as the ...

U.S. names prisoners slated for indefinite detention

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:58:46 -0400

The Obama administration had previously declined to disclose which Guantanamo detainees had been designated for indefinite detention in 2010 by an inter-agency review panel. (Bill Gorman/Associated ...

Standing man inspires protests

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:58:32 -0400

>Are you there? Share your story on CNN iReport, but please remember to stay safe. Istanbul (CNN) -- A single man stood silently in Istanbul's Taksim Square for hours Monday night, defying police who broke up weekend anti-government protests with tear gas and water cannon and drawing hundreds of others to his vigil. For more than five hours, he appeared to stare at a portrait of Kemal Ataturk, ...

Biggest protests in 20 years sweep Brazil

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:56:46 -0400

* Sparked by cost of public transport, complaints grow * Demonstrations unfold as Brazil hosts Confederations Cup * Protests mostly peaceful, though clashes in some cities (Updates size of protests, adds fresh quotes, details) By Todd Benson and Asher Levine SAO PAULO, June 17 (Reuters) - As many as 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on ...

Data agency to declassify foiled plots

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:49:35 -0400

Open the Google Chrome browser Click Tools icon>Options>Under the Hood>Content Settings Check Allow local data to be set Uncheck Block third-party cookies from being set Uncheck Clear cookies Close ...

Protesters back in streets of Brazilian cities

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:35:02 -0400

SAO PAULO (AP) -- More than 100,000 people took to the streets in overwhelmingly peaceful protests in at least eight cities Monday, demonstrations that voiced the deep frustrations Brazilians feel about carrying heavy tax burdens but receiving woeful returns in public education, health, security and ...

Salvadorans to help with gang truce in Honduras

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:35:01 -0400

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) -- Two Salvadorans who mediated in a gang truce in their country that cut the homicide rate by at least 50 percent met Monday with gang leaders in Honduras, where they will help do the ...

15 killed 90 wounded in fresh attacks in Iraq

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:34:31 -0400

BAGHDAD, May 21 (Xinhua) -- At least 15 people were killed and 90 others wounded in violent attacks across Iraq on Tuesday, said the police. A car bomb went off near the Abu Ghraib Grand Mosque, a Sunni mosque in Abu Ghraib area, 25 km west of the capital Baghdad, on Tuesday evening, killing eight people and injuring 15 others, a police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. The ...

A More Secular Europe Divided by the Cross

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:32:24 -0400

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Tempers flare ahead of Asian World Cup qualifying

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:14:30 -0400

SINGAPORE (AFP) - An extraordinary row between South Korea and Iran highlights tensions in Asia's final World Cup qualifying group matches, with Australia also urging caution before trying to book their ticket to Brazil.South Korea's promise to "make life painful" for Iran and to force their captain to cry "tears of blood" have sharply raised the stakes before ...

Why international flavour gives the Spurs more kick

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:13:45 -0400

San Antonio Spurs' Gary Neal (14) and Boris Diaw (33), of France, talk between plays against the Miami Heat during the first half at Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Sunday, June 16, 2013, in San Antonio. (Eric ...

Obama Putin estranged on Syria

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:01:55 -0400

Barack Obama andVladimir Putin on Monday aired clashing views on Syria, but pledged to at leasttry to keep alive a frail and much-delayed effort to hold a Geneva ...

Jackson promoter created conflict

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:56:27 -0400

The promoter of Michael Jackson's ill-fated series of comeback shows created a conflict of interest with the singer's physician when it negotiated terms of his deal, an expert testifying for the superstar's mother has told a ...

Manning list could prompt attacks

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:56:26 -0400

A huge database of troop names and email addresses a US army private allegedly downloaded to a personal computer could be used by foreign adversaries to launch cyber attacks on service members, a government witness said as the trial of Bradley Manning entered its third ...

Cameron hopes for unity on Syria

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:56:26 -0400

Vladimir Putin at a summit dinner over his support for the regime of dictator Bashar Assad.Downing Street welcomed a "very positive" response from the Russian leader, reviving hopes for a peace conference to pave the way for a political transition in the war-torn Middle Eastern state.While nobody at the summit was in any doubt about the continuing differences between Moscow and the ...

David Cameron talks up free trade deal between US and Europe

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:56:19 -0400

U.S.-European Union free trade talks unveiled at G8 summit

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:55:22 -0400

Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives at the G8 summit at Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, on Monday. He announced new humanitarian aid money for Syria. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian ...

Putin faces isolation over Syria as G8 ratchets up pressure

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:45:45 -0400

1 of 15. U.S. President Barack Obama (L) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G8 Summit at Lough Erne in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland June 17, ...

U.S. says it will buy Russian helicopters for Afghan military

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:45:43 -0400

One of the Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters purchased by Alabama-based Defense Technology Inc (DTI) is seen in Ulan Ude, Russia in this picture taken January 3, ...

Video What does the new Iranian president mean for the rest of the world

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:44:09 -0400

The U.S. and Russia still disagree about the Syrian civil war and how to end it. The tensions translated to awkward body language at a meeting between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Major Garrett ...

World looks to Bernanke to clarify move

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:41:32 -0400

Is the era of ultra-low interest rates nearing an end? When he takes questions this week after a Federal Reserve meeting, Chairman Ben Bernanke will confront investors' fears that rates are headed higher. Financial markets have been gyrating in the three-and-a-half weeks since Bernanke told Congress the Fed might scale back its effort to keep long-term rates at record lows within "the ...

Iran nuclear programme advances despite sanctions IAEA chief

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:33:43 -0400

VIENNA: Iran is making "steady progress" in expanding its nuclear programme and international sanctions do not seem to be slowing it down, the UN nuclear agency chief said on Monday. Yukiya Amano's comments underlined the difficult challenges facing world powers in seeking to persuade the Islamic state to scale back nuclear activities they suspect could be used to make atomic ...

Unions give lift to Turkish protest movement

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:32:12 -0400

ISTANBUL (AP) -- Turkish labor groups fanned a wave of defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority, leading rallies and a one-day strike to support activists whose two-week standoff with the government has shaken the country's secular ...

Another round of protests in Brazilian cities

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:08:57 -0400

Protestors march in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, June 17, 2013. Protests in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian cities, were set off by a 10-cent hike in public transport fares, have clearly moved beyond that issue to tap into widespread frustration in Brazil about a heavy tax burden, politicians widely viewed as corrupt and woeful public education, health and transport systems and ...

America has Declared War upon the World Spying on Whoever It Wants

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:04:14 -0400

has declared war upon the whole world: spying wherever it pleases, spying on whoever it pleases, no border is secure; no alliance sacred; no law binding and no right absolute. At home or abroad, no person is safe and no man is ...

Brad Pitts World War Z Marks Evil-lution of the Undead

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:03:03 -0400

There are slow zombies, and there are fast zombies. But moviegoers may never have seen the likes of the latest breed of the undead, coming at you in "World War Z" on Friday: the swarming zombie. In the Brad Pitt-produced adaptation of Max Brooks' best selling novel, Pitt plays Gerry, an ex-United Nations investigator and family man who finds his world upended when an epidemic ...

Blue Ds from Olympics installed on Investec Hockey World League pitch in London

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:02:57 -0400

Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as ...

Lifan sees Africa as gateway to world

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:59:25 -0400

/enpproperty--> After being on the road for more than 20 years, car and motorcycle maker is heading for the top, reports Hu Haiyan. For Yin Minshan, president of Chongqing Lifan Group, Africa offers one of the most fertile land for Chinese private companies' global development. "I want Lifan to be the best automobile and motorcycle company in the world," Yin said about ...

Tensions rise as Bulgarian protesters pressure PM to resign

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:59:12 -0400

SOFIA - Thousands of Bulgarians took to the streets on Monday in a fourth day of protests demanding the resignation of new Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski after a political blunder sparked public outrage.Seven protesters and a lawmaker from the ultra-nationalist Ataka party were hurt as stones and bottles flew between demonstrators and nationalists shortly before midnight, public BNR radio ...

US UK spied on world leaders in 2009

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:56:34 -0400

world leaders at conferences in London in 2009. The disclosures, appearing again in The Guardian, came the night before a meeting of the Group of 8 industrialized nations was to open in Northern Ireland, where some of the leaders who were intelligence targets four years ago will be in attendance. The newspaper reported that Government Communications Headquarters, or GCHQ, the British ...

UK report Saatchi cautioned over assault on wife

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:54:10 -0400

Programme Market for Tv, Video,Cable and Satellite) in Cannes, southeastern France. British police say they are investigating after a newspaper published photos of Nigella Lawson's husband Charles Saatchi with his hands around the celebrity chef's throat. The Sunday People newspaper ran pictures of what it said was the couple's violent argument at a London restaurant on June 9, ...

LTE Advanced Is Going to Rock Your Mobile World — But Not Yet

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:47:40 -0400

In today's business world, disruption is a constant force that never lets up. At the annual WIRED Business Conference: Disruptive by Design, we celebrate the creative power of bold new ideas and the people that make them happen. See the event ...

Irans new president-elect seen as bridge-builder

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:41:13 -0400

(CBS News) LONDON -- Say goodbye to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president who has taunted America for eight years. Over the weekend, Iranians elected a new kind of president. By the time he cast his own ballot, Hassan Rowhani knew he was on a roll. During the final days of his campaign, his rallies were drawing vast crowds of young people, convinced he could bring ...

Kitten Survives 1000-Mile Trip in Engine

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:40:20 -0400

3-week-old kitten survived a 1,000-mile trip across two states inside the engine of a Honda Fit and is expected to make a full recovery. ';I was concerned about this kitten because it had been in the car engine for two to three days,'; Julia Di Sieno, executive director and co-founder ...

Britney Spears My Kids Wont Kiss Me in Public

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:40:18 -0400

(Photo credit: Jason LaVeris/Getty Images) Britney Spears may be one of the biggest superstars on the planet, but to her kids, she’s just ';mom.'; ';My sons are 6 and 7, so they’re just now getting to the stage where you can’t kiss mommy in front of friends,'; she told Ryan Seacrest on Monday of her two children with ex-husband Kevin Federline. ...

Streisand gets doctorate calls for gender equality in Israel

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:35:24 -0400

Barbra Streisand picked up an honorary doctorate at Hebrew University Monday and used the podium to call for equality for Israeli women. After expressing her gratitude for being honored with the degree and saying her late father would be proud, Streisand, 71, pressed for gender equality in Israel. "It's distressing to read of women in Israel being forced to sit in the back of the bus, ...

COL BB Oregon State 11 Louisville 4

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:35:22 -0400

Ben Wetzler's 6 1/3 solid innings Monday staked Oregon State to an 11-4 win over Louisville, eliminating the Cardinals from the College World ...

Dominican merchants close border market over ban

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:06:02 -0400

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -; Merchants in the Dominican Republic have shuttered a large border market in protest over neighboring Haiti's ban on poultry and egg ...

Outgoing US diplomat says pipeline decision looms

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:05:56 -0400

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 file photo, U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson delivers a speech on the impact of the U.S. election on Canada-U.S. relations, in Montreal. Jacobson says his country is not spying on Canadian citizens. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz, ...

Outgoing US ambassador calls Keystone important

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:05:49 -0400

TORONTO -; Outgoing U.S. ambassador to Canada David Jacobson said Monday the Obama administration knows how important the contentious Keystone XL pipeline is to Canada but he won't speculate about how much it would damage the relationship should it not be ...

Chevron Completes Deal to Acquire Iraqs Kurdistan Oil Block

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:04:52 -0400

Chevron Corp. has completed a transaction to acquire another oil exploration deal in Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdistan region, the U.S. company said in a statement Monday. Kurdistan has angered the central government in Baghdad by signing contracts directly with the likes of Chevron, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Total SA, providing lucrative production-sharing deals and better operating conditions ...

Snowden to The Guardian NSA and British Secretly Intercepted World Leaders Communications at 2009 Conference

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:03:35 -0400

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The Joy of Six Crucial Socceroo World Cup qualifiers

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:59:00 -0400

Australia's multifaceted World Cup story kicked off in suitably peculiar fashion. Having finally been dragged out of an all-amateur era, Australia's first tilt at qualification was, somewhat appropriately given the game's historical ties, for the 1966 World Cup in England. The route was set to be arduous with Africa, Asia and Oceania all vying for a lone ticket. However, African ...

Defiant Snowden promises more leaks

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:55:54 -0400

Rogue US intelligence tech Edward Snowdenissued a defiant rebuke to his critics in Washington on Monday and warned more leaks were on the way, declaring: "Truth is coming and it cannot be ...

Opinion Rich and famous not immune to domestic abuse

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:55:47 -0400

Stay in touch!Don't miss out on the conversation we're having at CNN Living. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest stories and tell us what's influencing your life. So why should the recent public altercation between TV chef Nigella Lawson and her handsome, successful husband, Charles Saatchi, surprise anyone? In light of tabloid photographs that show Saatchi holding a tearful Lawson ...

Protests build in Brazil as discontent spreads

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:52:54 -0400

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on Monday in a growing protest that is tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption. The marches, organized mostly through snowballing social media campaigns, blocked streets and halted traffic in more than a half-dozen cities, ...

Obama NSA secret data gathering transparent

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:50:34 -0400

in Hong Kong. The Guardian newspaper says that the British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats' phones and emails when the U.K. hosted international conferences, even going so far as to set up a bugged Internet caf in an effort to get an edge in high-stakes negotiations. The Guardian cites more than half a dozen internal government documents provided by former ...

G8 Summit Vladimir Putin tackled by the West over his support of Syrias Assad regime

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:50:15 -0400

Western nations were on Monday evening facing down Russian president Vladimir Putin at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland over his support for the regime of Bashar Assad in ...

Coalition avoids collapse in TV row

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:50:14 -0400

Greece's deeply divided governing coalition has avoided collapsing in a dispute over prime minister Antonis Samaras's closure of state ...

Syria set to dominate G8 summit

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:50:07 -0400

Vladimir Putin , Assad's most powerful international backer.The dramatic gulf between Russia and the west over Syria was laid bare in talks between Mr Cameron and ...

It’s a dog’s world even at work

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:48:50 -0400

Man’s Best Friend is excluded from few places — the workplace typically being one of them. But moves are afoot (or should we say apaw?) to change that. Launched in the United Kingdom in 1996, followed by the U.S. in 1999, Take Your Dog to Work Day is designed to raise awareness about pet adoption, rescue groups and the role dogs play in our ...

Italys 5-Star seeks expulsion of rebel who criticized founder

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:47:48 -0400

ROME (Reuters) - Lawmakers from Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement agreed on Monday to hold an online vote on the expulsion of a senator who publicly attacked its ...

Fox International Announces Creation of New Italy All-Sports Network

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:40:20 -0400

TAORMINA, Sicily – News Corp’s international pay television unit announced Monday it would launch Fox Sports Italy starting in ...

Peru protesters push to stop $5 billion Newmont mine project

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:39:54 -0400

Andean people march during a protest against Newmont's proposed $4.8 billion Conga gold mine, near the Cortada lagoon, in the Andean region of Cajamarca November 24, ...

Video 1 year after seeking asylum Julian Assanges future remains uncertain

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:38:18 -0400

It has been one year since Julian Assange sought political asylum inside Ecuador's embassy in London. The WikiLeaks founder remains holed up there as politicians from Ecuador and Britain meet to discuss his fate. Lucy McDonald ...

Analysis Netflix Dreamworks and the Brave New Content Licensing World

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:37:30 -0400

a more and more significant part of rights negotiations , with movie heavyweights like Steven Spielberg (another DreamWorks principal) and George Lucas going so far as to predict ...

Watch World Leaders Gather For G8 Summit

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:37:26 -0400

-- this special report from ABC. Look what I'm Dan -- -- -- with a CBC news digital special reports. President Obama is in NORTHERN IRELAND today to meet the world leaders -- G-8 summit. President ...

Foyers thatll make you smile

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:32:23 -0400

>Editor's note: Welcome to CNN's Open House, an online tour of iReporters' houses that showcases incredible decor. Space by space, we'll move through beautiful design moments that make a house a home. Want to show off your decorating skills? Submit your photos to our iReport assignment! Next week we'll feature stairwells.(CNN) -- When you open the front door, there it is: The place you leave ...

Putin Obama find common ground in Northern Ireland

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:32:20 -0400

Obama and Vladimir Putin discussed some of the world's hottest issues in Northern Ireland Monday and found some common ground, if no solutions. After the two world leaders met privately at Lough Erne Resort where the Group of Eight meeting is taking place, they told reporters they didn't always agree on the issues, particularly the civil war in Syria, but said they found areas where ...

In Cambodias jungles a lost world is found

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:29:46 -0400

Southeast Asia is solacing - there are, it seems, still lost worlds to be discovered, combed out from beneath a millennium of accumulated jungle in ...

Al-Jazeera crew detained in Niger is released

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:06:51 -0400

DAKAR, Senegal -; A team of Al-Jazeera journalists was released late Monday after being detained for three days in eastern Niger, where they were held in a prison cell, according to a statement from the Qatar-owned ...

UN expert urges Montenegro to resolve pending cases of violence against journalists

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:04:58 -0400

Print 17 June 2013 &#150 Calling for effective accountability in all cases of violence against journalists, the United Nations independent expert on the right to freedom of expression today urged Montenegro to set up an inclusive mechanism to resolve and prevent cases of attacks against reporters and media outlets. ';Insecurity will prevail as long as cases of attack against ...

PRI’s The World 06142013

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:04:36 -0400

Monday on The World: Iran’s new president calls for engagement with other countries. We’ll compare and contrast new leader Hassan Rouhani with outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Also, we hear about a project in Qatar seeking new ways to grow crops in the hot and arid desert. Plus, a scandal in Japan over ';juiced'; ...

Luminato highlights World-music fans entranced at the Hub performance-art lovers abuzz at St. Lawrence Centre

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:04:20 -0400

Sunday afternoon: The fickle weather deities are taking mercy on Luminato. After a morning deluge, the dark clouds relocate, allowing the sun to beam down upon the Hub, a.k.a. David Pecaut Square. Its warm rays shimmer off the giant disco ball hovering 25 metres above - Michel de Broin's piece of installation art, ...

Cafe serves up worlds best refugee help

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:02:05 -0400

What began as a small initiative to try and involve refugee families in their children's schooling in Sydney's southwest has grown to include a small catering service and hub for information ...

Cubans Win First Awards in International Jazz Festival in Russia

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:00:46 -0400

Havana, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuban musicians Alexis Bosch (piano), Yissy Garca (drums) and Roberto Garca (trumpet) obtained, each one in his (her) instrument, the first award at the Master Jam of Odessa, Russia, as confirmed by local sources here Monday. This is the first edition of the event, which uses the tools of the new technologies of communication to attract young jazz performers with ...

EVIL-UTION OF THE ZOMBIES Brad PittsWorld War Zmarks the apex of undead advances from early shambling to todays organized swarms

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:56:12 -0400

By SARA STEWART There are slow zombies, and there are fast zombies. But moviegoers may never have seen the likes of the latest breed of the undead, coming at you in "World War Z" on Friday: the swarming zombie. In the Brad Pitt-produced adaptation of Max Brooks' best selling novel, Pitt plays Gerry, an ex-United Nations investigator and family man who finds his world upended when ...

Putin tackled over stance on Syria

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:56:07 -0400

President Barack Obama suggested the US may send weapons to the Syrian opposition.In response Mr Putin warned that the opposition includes extremists opposed to European values, who "eat the organs" of their ...

Seattle International Dance Festival 2013 kicks off

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:52:46 -0400

A look at opening weekend of the 2013 Seattle International Dance Festival, which continues with both local and out-of-town performers through June 23, ...

Anti-G8 protesters march to security cordon at Lough Erne as world leaders dine inside

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:51:15 -0400

Snatch star Jason Statham and his model girlfriend Rosie Huntington-Whiteley put on a rare show of public affection at the world premiere of his new film ...

Egypt Sudan to buy oil shipments from Iraq on credit

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:50:49 -0400

Iraq has agreed in principle to provide both Egypt and Sudan with crude oil, to be purchased on credit, Mena has reported. Iraq will start sending the shipments once the two countries obtain letters of credit from international banks and Iraq's cabinet issues its final approval of the ...

U.S. Europe agree to start talks on free-trade accord

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:50:20 -0400

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland -- The European Union and the United States will open negotiations next month on a long-sought deal to create free trade between the world's two mightiest economic regions -- an effort that could create millions of jobs but that could also take years to transform from dream to reality. U.S. and EU leaders announced the plans Monday while in Northern Ireland ...