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Envoy hands over Pyongyang peace missive to Chinese president

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

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

UK spy agencies defended over drummer soldier murder

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

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

Vehicles, people plunge into river after bridge collapse

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

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

Another jewellery heist hits Cannes as $2.6 mn necklace stolen

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

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

Amnesty laments lack of support for refugees globally

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

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

Scarred U.S. struggling to maintain foothold in Mideast

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 ...

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, ...

Virtuous people not happy all around the world

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:40:02 -0400

Virtuous people are believed to have happier lives, but a new research has revealed that it depends on where you come from. In countries where antisocial punishment is common and where people commonly justify dishonest behavior, virtuous individuals (measured, for example, by how comfortable people are avoiding a fare on public transport or cheating on their taxes) are not as satisfied with life ...

Russia to spend $8 billion on 2018 World Cup

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:30:02 -0400

Russia is expected to spend no more than $8 billion to fund the 2018 football World Cup, a steep fall from the previously estimated $16.6 billion, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said. "All parameters that could have been cut have been cut. The last figure that (Sports Minister Vitaly) Mutko ... came to me with was 250 billion rubles ($7.94 billion)," Xinhua quoted Shuvalov as saying. The ...

Seven Cubans to participate in World Judo Masters

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:30:02 -0400

Five female and two male Cuban judokas will participate in the 2013 World Judo Masters tournament, to be held in Russia's Tuymen city. The team is led by Idalis Ortiz, 2012 Olympic champion in the over 78 kg category, as well as London 2012 silver medallists Yanet Bermoy (52 kg category) and Asley Gonzalez (90 kg), reports Xinhua. Ortiz is ranked world No.1 in her class, while Gonzales is ...

EU regulators seek tax transparency from companies

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:40:01 -0400

The European Commission said Thursday that it is working on a proposal to require corporate giants with operations in the European Union to publicly report profits, taxes paid and subsidies received on a country-by-country basis. Representatives of the 27 member-states agreed to seek ways to prevent multinationals from avoiding their obligations by channeling profits through subsidiaries in ...

UN plans six-day mission to Afghanistan Pakistan

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

Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua-ANI): Humanitarian emergency directors from various UN agencies will travel on a six-day mission to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the United Nations said Thursday. During the visit from May 26 to June 1, the directors will see for themselves "the ongoing humanitarian operations in the countries and look into ways in which the humanitarian community can strengthen its response ...

Former England skipper Illingworth says Fiery Fred Trueman better than Anderson

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:50:01 -0400

Former England captain Ray Illingworth has said that although bowling star James Anderson is the best swing bowler in the world now, but his former teammate and Yorkshire legend Fred Trueman was far better. Illingworth's statement comes on the backdrop of the second Test against New Zealand starting at Headingley, where Lancashire cricketer Anderson, on 305 wickets, is expected to cruise past ...

Taliban influence in Afghanistan to grow Russian agency

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:40:01 -0400

The Taliban influence in Afghanistan may grow after international coalition forces pull out, while rising radicalism in Syria could lead to the country's disintegration, Russian military intelligence agency GRU has said. GRU chief Lt. Gen. Igor Sergun said the situation in Afghanistan poses a "serious challenge to international stability" and that the withdrawal of the International Security ...

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

>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 ...

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 ...

Nike follows Kevin Durants lead in Oklahoma tornado recovery

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:45:58 -0400

May 24, 2013 6:05 PM ET - Nike has followed the lead of Kevin Durant, star player for the Oklahoma City Thunder, in donating to the city's recovery effort after it ...

Passengers in threat to blow up plane

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:39:36 -0400

Passengers disembark from Pakistan International Airlines flight PK709 bound for Manchester from Lahore, Pakistan, after it was diverted to Stansted Airport, north of London. Picture: ...

Assange wanted $1m for interview

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:39:34 -0400

Transparency advocate Julian Assange wanted $1 million for an interview or said he would speak in return for information relayed to him from other interview ...

Toronto mayor denies finally use of crack cocaine

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:10 -0400

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford makes a statement to the media in Toronto, May 24, 2013. Ford on Friday denied allegations that he had smoked crack-cocaine and said he could not comment on a video he had not seen or does not ...

Are We Ready for a Mobile-first World

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:36:24 -0400

DiCaprio Space Trip Nets $1.5M

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:33:25 -0400

(Image Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) At a Cannes Film Festival charity auction as star-studded as one of the Great Gatsby’s parties, a pitch rang out that sounded like a sci-fi sequel to ';Catch Me If You Can.'; ';How would you like to go to space with Leonardo DiCaprio?'; said an auctioneer, the actress Nicole Kidman. ';I can’t believe he ...

Northwestern Diving Coach Florida States Young Tabbed for World University Games

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:25:25 -0400

Northwestern head diving coach Alik Sarkisian has been named the head coach and team leader for USA Diving at the 2013 World University Games July 6-17 in Kazan, ...

1 block 2 tornadoes

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

International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers to Be Observed on 29 May

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:56:11 -0400

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers will be observed on Wednesday, ...

PRI’s The World 05242013

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:55:38 -0400

How suicide bombings in Niger fit into the global fight against terrorism. Also, how Burmese students in New York feel about Myanmar’s president visiting the US this week. Plus, fans of Japanese anime bring color and quirkiness to ...

Video Amnesty International says migrants in danger from inaction on human rights

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:55:04 -0400

As homeless struggle in India, Amnesty International warns that inaction on human rights makes world increasingly dangerous place for migrants. Deborah Lutterbeck ...

Will my grandkids fight our forever war

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

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

Young entrepreneurs learning real-world skills with startup FoodStory

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:47:35 -0400

Digital Media Zone . They were essentially taking a crash course in building a tech startup, but they'd been having trouble developing a business concept. Originally, they'd toyed with the idea of growing food on Toronto's rooftops, but they scrapped their plans when they realized it would be difficult to get rooftop space and to grow the food themselves. Inspiration finally ...

Study World War II Veterans With Bad Experiences Attended Church More

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:43:19 -0400

A soon-to-be published study on World War II veterans found that those who had bad experiences of combat were more likely to pray and then attend church after the ...

Thousands Expected at Marches Against Monsanto Around World

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:04 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 24 (RIA Novosti) – From a town called Moscow in the state of Idaho to the shadow of the Kremlin in the better known Moscow, protests are scheduled around the world Saturday against biotechnology giant Monsanto, which the demonstrators say is turning a blind eye to the potentially deadly effects of genetically modified foods produced from seeds it sells globally. ...

Camping Is it pure bliss or horror

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

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

Europes centre-left a programme without frontiers | Editorial

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:46 -0400

With Munich matched against Dortmund in the Champions League final at Wembley tonight, today is a day to remind us once again that Germans are uncommonly good at football. But they have always been pretty decent at centre-left politics too. No centre-left political party ...

Dogs And Babies Sleeping Are What The World Needs Now

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:46 -0400

58 seconds ago ( 5:00 PM) No, no, no. Dogs are predators. Small humans are prey animals. Posting pictures that imply that it is cute and loving to leave babies and small children unattended with dogs is highly irresponsible. Please consider posting something educational on the subject. As a parent and a veterinarian, this horrifies ...

Fitch Affs 4 Revises Outlook on 1 Class of World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust 2012-A

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:35 -0400

Macao Banks' Rapid China Growth Alters Risk Profiles Macao banks could see their risk profiles weaken as their exposure to China continues to climb.Fitch Ratingsexpects credit growth to accelerate to 30% in 2013 from 26% in 2012, primarily led by China-related trade financing. Generally Chinese exposures are driven by parent referrals and associated risk is adequately mitigated with ...

Goa welcomes one of the world’s biggest cruise liners

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:17 -0400

MARMUGAO, Goa, India - One of the world's biggest cruise liner the Royal Caribbean International 's "Mariner of the Seas", arrived at Mormugao Port, Goa from Dubai on 24th May, 2013 and was greeted by the Deputy Chief Minister of Goa, Mr Francisco D'Souza . A traditional reception with Goan music and dance was organized by the Goa Tourism, Government of Goa to welcome ...

BestCities recognizes International Diabetes Federation with Client Award

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:15 -0400

FRANKFURT, Germany - BestCities Global Alliance is delighted to announce that the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has been named recipient of the inaugural BestCities Client Recognition Award. Presenting the award at IMEX Frankfurt, BestCities Board Chair Ms. Neeta Lachmandas congratulated the International Diabetes Federation and said they had been chosen based on their record-breaking ...

Collapsed Bridge Wont Move Congress

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

A person looks from the south bank of the Skagit River across to the collapsed portion of the Interstate 5 bridge, May 24, 2013, in Mount Vernon, ...

Photos This Week in Pictures May 18-24

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

A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River, dumping vehicles and people into the water, as rescuers watch from the collapsed section of Interstate 5 and hovercraft search for survivors below in Mount Vernon, Wash., May 23, ...

Syria opposition seeks to unify as talks get...

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

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

UNHCR Keep Borders Open to Fleeing Syrians

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:48:27 -0400

GENEVA -- The United Nations refugee agency is appealing to nations to keep borders open to refugees fleeing worsening violence in Syria. With Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq already hosting more than 1.5 million Syrian refugees, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warns the number is expected to grow as the conflict intensifies. Responding to reports that Syrians ...

Putting Slurplus Food to Good Use

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:48:27 -0400

With world headlines warning of increasing drought and a hunger crisis and almost 15 percent of U.S. households struggling to put food on the table, a religious group in the shadow of the nation's capital is quietly putting surplus food on empty tables. Every Monday, about 150 people line up in the parking lot of Christian Life Center in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Joan ...

Japan must continue efforts to deactivate Fukushima nuclear plant - UN agency

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:47:05 -0400

IAEA's Director of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology Juan Carlos Lentijo (right), speaks with Shift Superintendent Ikuo Izawain at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Photo: IAEA/Greg ...

D.W. Wilsons Ballistics is man’s book about a man’s world

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:10 -0400

, "have the strange power to remind us that our past is real." It would not be much of a leap to imagine this line issuing from the mouth of Archer Cole, one of the pivotal characters in expatriate author D.W. Wilson's debut novel. Archer is a deserter from the U.S. army who winds up in the eastern B.C. area of Invermere during the height of the Vietnam War, where his presence has ...

Wiener from joke to mayor