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Massive tornado rips through Oklahoma killing dozens

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:11:18 -0400

WASHINGTON - A massive tornado ripped through parts of Oklahoma city and its suburbs in the United States killing at least 24 people, including nine children, besides leaving scores homeless. As winds at over 320 kilometers per hour (kmph) flattened homes and businesses and severely damaged a hospital and two elementary school, the death toll was earlier said to be more than 90 but it was ...

Thein Sein praised for reforms in Myanmar but urged to end violence against Muslims

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:16:52 -0400

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama praised the reforms of Myanmar leader Thein Sein but urged him to end violence against Muslims. Sein is the country's first president to visit the White House in almost half a century. Speaking from the US capital Monday Obama said he recognized Sein's work to guide Myanmar down "a long and sometimes difficult, but ultimately correct, path to follow." ...

Roadside bombing kills six Afghan policemen in Herat

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:21:19 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - At least six Afghan policemen guarding a strategically important dam were killed in a roadside bombing Tuesday in the war-torn country's western province of Herat, officials said. They said that suspected Taliban insurgents triggered the explosion when a police patrol vehicle heading to Herat city was travelling in the Chashti Shareef district of the province. "There ...

Top court overturns genocide conviction of former dictator

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:16:15 -0400

GUATEMALA CITY - The constitutional court of Guatemala has ordered that the genocide trial of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt should be taken back to the middle of proceedings, thus overturning his conviction and sentencing to 80 years in prison. The ruling on Monday doesn't annul the entire trial of the case but the top court has ordered that whatever happened after April 19 should be ...

After two weeks detention North Korea frees Chinese boat and 16 fishermen

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:21:12 -0400

PYONGYANG - A Chinese boat and 16 fishermen held by armed North Koreans for more than two weeks have been released, easing the latest tension in relations between the neighbouring allies. Owner Yu Xuejun, who was not on board the boat when it was seized on 5 May, wrote on his microblog that his captain called him at 3.50am to say the crew and boat were set free and that they were on their way ...

Barroro voices concern over estimated one trillion euro tax evasion

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:12:09 -0400

BRUSSELS - Voicing concern about tax evasion that is estimated at one trillion euros, European Commission President Jose-Manuel Barroso said Tuesday that EU leaders will meet at a one-day summit on Wednesday to negotiate solution. The European Union can't afford to let tax evasion go on the way it is. Such large amounts of money, currently sitting in tax havens, would be greatly beneficial ...

German central bank sees signals of economic pick up in Q2

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:04:27 -0400

FRANKFURT - Germany's central bank Deutsche Bundesbank expects the country's economy to improve "markedly" in the second quarter relying on signals of pick up in industrial orders and likelihood of weather related downturn in construction sector no longer impacting investment sentiments a development that could boost the wider eurozone as it struggles to get out of recession. "Overall ...

HNL cancer drug trial discontinued by Pfizer

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:06:43 -0400

NEW YORK - Pharma major Pfizer has discontinued the development of cancer candidate inotuzumab ozogamicin, which is part of a class of therapies called antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), in the haematological cancer non-Hodgkin lymphoma after it failed to show benefit in overall survival during phase III trials. Pfizer has notified the study investigators and appropriate regulatory authorities ...

Merger pact by GrubHub and Seamless to stave off rivals

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:27:51 -0400

WASHINGTON - GrubHub Inc. and Seamless North America LLC, two of the biggest online services for food-delivery in the U.S., have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their companies to take on rivals in the growing market for online meal orders. The merger will create a combined company well positioned to drive more orders to restaurants, deliver a better experience for hungry diners ...

Mortgage lending in UK rises highest in four years

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:23:44 -0400

LONDON - The UK housing market seems to be picking up with gross mortgage lending up 4.3 per cent in April over previous month to 12.1 billion pounds, the highest in over four years, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). The mortgage lending was 21% higher than April 2012, but this data is skewed by the end of the stamp duty concession on 24 March, 2012. Under the stamp duty ...

Soldier killed in London in suspected terror attack

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:07:05 -0400

British PM Cameron calls national security meeting after "shocking" killing of man believed to be serving soldier; 2 suspects shot by police at the scene; eyewitnesses say attackers use machete-like ...

Woolwich attack Two men hack soldier wearing Help for Heroes T-shirt to death with machetes in suspected terror attack

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:03:07 -0400

'We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you': Chilling words of bloodied man 'after he hacked soldier in Help For Heroes T-shirt to death in terror ...

Costa Concordia captain to be tried for manslaughter

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:56:28 -0400

The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which capsized off Italy's west coast last year, killing 32 people, will face trial for manslaughter as well as other charges, an Italian judge has ...

A bad day for tax cheats EU to crack down on those seeking to escape heavy bills

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:56:27 -0400

European leaders are under pressure to do more to crack down on individuals and corporations seeking to escape heavy tax bills, with Austria and Luxembourg giving the strongest signals yet that they would finally drop opposition to sharing bank account ...

Oklahoma tornado The lucky lost their homes. The unlucky lost their lives

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:56:27 -0400

Stay or flee? Pick up loved ones or take cover? The choices made in the moments after the tornado warnings sounded were a matter of life and ...

Friends of Syria gather in hopes of bringing an end to Syria civil war

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:56:26 -0400

Diplomats gathered in Amman today for the latest Friends of Syria meeting to discuss the prospects of joint US and Russian sponsored peace talks aimed at bringing an end to the country's bloody two-year civil ...

Atheists are good if they do good Pope Francis says

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:55:30 -0400

Pope Francis waves as he leaves at the end of his Wednesday general audience at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on May 22, 2013. (REUTERS/Tony Gentile) VATICAN CITY - Atheists should be seen as good people if they do good, Pope Francis said on Wednesday in his latest urging that people of all religions - or no religion - work together. The leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman ...

Analysis From opera to exercises U.S. and China deepen military ties

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:45:57 -0400

Musicians from the military bands of China's People's Liberation Army and the U.S. Army take photos during a rehearsal for their joint concert at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, in this October 29, 2012 file ...

L.A. voters limit number of medical pot clinics

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:44:02 -0400

In this photo taken Tuesday, May 14, 2013, Medical marijuana vials are displayed at the Venice Beach Care Center medical marijuana dispensary in Venice, Calif. Los Angeles politicians have tried and failed for so long to regulate medical marijuana that it was only a matter of time before voters got a chance to control shops that have ...

Kerry U.S. ready to step up aid to Syrian rebels

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:44:01 -0400

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a joint news conference with his Jordanian counterpart, Nasser Judeh, not pictured, in Amman Wednesday, May 22, ...

Soldier killed near London army barracks

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:41:01 -0400

One person has died and at least two people have been wounded in an attack near a military training barracks in London, officials say. Media reports said a British soldier was killed in Wednesday's incident in the Woolwich district in the southeast of the capital. While details were scant, Prime Minister David Cameron called an emergency meeting of his government's emergency Cobra ...

Kenya probe links president to rights abuses

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:40:59 -0400

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto have been named in a report investigating post-election violence and human rights abuses between 2007 and 2008.In a report released late on Tuesday, a special commission said Kenyatta and Ruto helped to plan and fund the violence, allegations that the president has denied.The Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission report did not ...

Dozen shot dead at Baghdad brothel

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:40:58 -0400

Unidentified gunmen have shot dead at least seven women and five men at a brothel in the Iraqi capital in the same area where alcohol shops were attacked last week, security and medical officials have said.The attack took place at a two-storey house with a backyard surrounded by a sheet metal fence, in a quiet residential part of the Zayouna district of east Baghdad on Wednesday, the AFP news ...

London Attack Could Be Terror-Related Official Says

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:36:08 -0400

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Former MLA identified as float plane crash victim

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:33:49 -0400

5/22/2013 Former Liberal MLA Harold Long has been identified as the victim of yesterday's float plane crash in Bute Inlet, near Stuart Island. Former B.C. attorney general Geoff Plant says it's sad news, and calls long "a wonderful colleague in the legislature." Long's beaver float plane went down a flipped northeast of Campbell River late yesterday afternoon. ...

Storm chaser joins rescue effort as dream trip turns to nightmare

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:20 -0400

Neill Ellis travelled from his Bay of Plenty home to "Tornado Alley" in the United States to fulfil a lifelong dream. But what he saw when a huge twister ravaged the community of Moore on the outskirts of Oklahoma City was the stuff of nightmares. The Tauranga man was the only Kiwi in a group of storm-chasers - the others were Australians and Americans - on a five-week trip to the region, where ...

Oklahoma tornado We are by your side says Obama

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:18 -0400

Message of solidarity comes as evidence emerges federal fund shortages stalled storm shelter building plans. President Barack Obama vowed that the United States would stand behind Oklahoma as it struggled to fill the "empty spaces" left by the devastating tornado with "love and laughter and community". The President promised the full support of the federal Government and that he would "back up ...

Gay marriage bill goes to Lords

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:16 -0400

David Cameron's leadership came under further pressure as 133 Conservative MPs voted against gay marriage and the British Prime Minister was warned the proposal would now run into fierce opposition in the House of Lords. After two weeks of damaging Tory infighting, senior party sources said Cameron could face a vote of confidence in an attempt to oust him as leader before the 2015 general ...

Rivals banned in run up to Irans election

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:14 -0400

Two key challengers in the race to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as President of Iran have been banned from taking part in next month's elections. In a move consolidating the grip of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's electoral watchdog blocked candidacies by both Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former President, and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, a presidential adviser. Although both were drawn from ...

Trauma guide proves lie

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:12 -0400

The battle to keep Tibetans under control is inflicting severe psychological damage on Chinese armed police, an internal training document has revealed. The leaked 25-page training manual was given to members of the People's Armed Police charged with keeping order in Tibetan areas of Sichuan province, which borders Tibet. Among the advice it offers are ways of dealing with ...

Death in cathedral over vile gay law

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:10 -0400

A far-right French historian committed suicide at the altar of Notre Dame Cathedral yesterday by shooting himself in the mouth in an apparent protest against gay marriage. Dominique Venner, 78, a former right-wing activist well-known in France for his political essays, posted a note on his blog attacking a law passed by the Socialist Government last week allowing same-sex marriage and adoption, ...

Arrest over IRA bombing

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400

A man was charged last night over a notorious IRA bombing in London in 1982 which killed four British soldiers on ceremonial duty. John Anthony Downey, 61, from County Donegal in Ireland, had been arrested at London's Gatwick Airport. He was to appear before magistrates in London overnight charged with four counts of murder and another charge of intending to cause an explosion likely to endanger ...

Dimon to keep both JPMorgan jobs

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400

Shareholders at JPMorgan Chase voted to let Jamie Dimon, the chairman and chief executive, keep both his jobs. At the bank's annual meeting, just 32 per cent of shareholders voted for a non-binding measure that would have advised the bank to split the roles. That's less than the 40 per cent vote that a similar proposal received last year. Shareholder groups lobbying for the split gained momentum ...

Opinion How to be safe in storm

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:17:07 -0400

>Editor's note: Joshua Wurman is an atmospheric scientist, tornado researcher and the inventor of the DOW mobile radars. He is the director of the Center for Severe Weather Research in Boulder, Colorado. (CNN) -- A junior professor drives his Doppler On Wheels mobile radar trucks through Moore, Oklahoma, less than 90 seconds after a tornado has torn a path of destruction through the city. ...

Liberals Turn on Lois Lerner IRS

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:03:57 -0400

IRS official Lois Lerner , writing that Lerner's refusal to testify before Congress means she should be fired. "Whether or not she should be fired for whatever she did in the scandal itself, deciding to take the fifth means she needs to be removed from her position," Marshall writes. "I was chatting with people yesterday who said that civil service protections may make this ...

Who In Georgia Is Merabishvilis Arrest Meant To Scare

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:58:48 -0400

The arrest of Georgia's former Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili is a clear attempt to crush the allies of President Mikheil Saakashvili, one analyst ...

Vox Pop Iranians React To Dismissal Of Presidential Hopefuls

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:58:47 -0400

RFE/RL's Radio Farda received a flood of comments via e-mail, Facebook, telephone, and on text messages from its audience in Iran that overwhelmingly express disappointment and anger at the Guardians Council's final list of candidates for Iran's June 14 presidential election. In an informal poll conducted on Radio Farda's website, 76 percent of respondents said they believe ...

Britain Must Do More for Economy I.M.F. Warns

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:56:43 -0400

LONDON -- Britain should do more to fuel economic growth and be prepared to pump more money into its bailed-out banks if necessary, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday in a ...

Gibraltar Moves Toward UEFA Membership as Spain Resists

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:53:58 -0400

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Why dont Oklahomans have basements

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:52:59 -0400

>Country star Toby Keith tours the damage in his hometown of Moore, Oklahoma on 'AC360' tonight, 8pm ET. (CNN) -- It's one of the most familiar pieces of advice from authorities to people in the path of a tornado: Get into your basement. Yet few homes in the Oklahoma City area have them -- even though that state is hit by far more powerful tornadoes than most others. "Probably less than one ...

Iran upping nuclear capacity but below Israeli red line

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:52:52 -0400

VIENNA - Iran has increased its capacity to refine uranium by installing hundreds more centrifuges, a UN nuclear agency report said on Wednesday, underlining Tehran's defiance of Western demands to curb the activity.But, in a development that could help buy time for diplomacy between Iran and world powers, the report showed limited growth of Iran's most sensitive nuclear stockpile and ...

Anti-sexual harassment bills clear hurdle

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:52:51 -0400

Two bills increasing the punishment for and definition of sexual harassment passed preliminary votes in the Knesset Wednesday.The first bill, proposed by MK Michal Roisin (Meretz) increases the penalty a judge can charge a harasser in a civil lawsuit without proof of damage from NIS 50,000 to NIS 150,000.Presenting the legislation in the plenum, Roisin said that an Economy Ministry report found ...

Invasive beetle may cause trees to fall

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:52:51 -0400

The Agriculture Ministry has warned that every minute trees could fall on passers-by due the alarming presence of an invasive beetle species from the Far East - the red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier). Attacking mainly palm trees that are common in Israel's city streets, the approximately 3.5-centimeter red palm weevils eat the wood of the trees from the inside until the ...

Driver boasts about hitting bloody cyclist

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:52:08 -0400

Ms Way, believed to work for accountants Larking Gowen, a firm that sponsors cycle challenges, tweeted: ';Definitely knocked a cyclist off his bike earlier - I have right of way he doesn't even pay road tax ...

First picture Hugging and smiling the brother and sister murdered by their British father in bitter custody battle with French mother

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:50 -0400

In loving arms: The first picture of siblings Mathew and Carla Stevenson who allegedly had their throats cut by their father, Julian Stevenson, in ...

New town mayor accidentally smashes car through front doors of his local Tesco just five days into his job

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:49 -0400

As the new mayor of his local town, Terry Buckle was no doubt keen to make an instant impression. And as these pictures show, the 73-year-old has certainly made a big impact - just not the kind he perhaps wanted. Councillor Buckle smashed straight through the front door of his local Tesco store - just five days after becoming the new mayor of Bury St Edmunds in ...

Ahmed Angel Is this the most handsome man on the planet He certainly thinks so

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:48 -0400

But very little is known about the mysterious Ahmed Angel. According to his website, he is studying medicine in Belarus and speaks Arabic, English, Russian and French. But his passion is most clearly illustrated by the 400 photos of himself posted on his Facebook page. Album titles include 'the most beautiful face ever' and 'very ...

Taylor Swift lookalike claims she has been beaten by bullies who envy her resemblance to star singer

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:48 -0400

Convincing lookalike Xenna Kristian, 18, suffered bruising after allegedly being pulled from her chair and repeatedly kicked while studying at college on ...

Man charged with murder of four soldiers killed in IRAs 1982 Hyde Park bombing after being arrested stepping off plane from Ireland

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:47 -0400

In the dock: A 61-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of four soldiers in the 1982 Hyde Park bomb. John Anthony Downey is pictured arriving at court in a police escorted ...

Are you a nacho a tomato or a string bean New research reveals the 7 different shapes of modern man

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:45 -0400

One in six - 15 per cent - believe they're a sleek straight up and down cucumber, while the rounded tomato represents ten per cent of the male ...

Troops in the classroom as Britains first military-style free school gets the go-ahead

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:44 -0400

The patron of the Phoenix School is Lord Guthrie, the former head of the British Army. It is being launched by Captain AK Burki who served in the Royal Corps of Signals and trained Afghan Army ...

25000 attend huge wedding between Ultra-Orthodox Jewish families

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:41:47 -0400

There was standing room only in Jerusalem on Monday night as the heir to one of the most important Jewish ultra-orthodox families married his bride, in front as many as 25,000 ...

Stillborn babys ashes stolen from home

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:40:36 -0400

(Fotolia) A Georgia couple has issued a plea for the return of their stillborn son's ashes, which were stolen during a break-in. Jody and Haley Hughey's son Caleb was stillborn in 2008 and they kept his ashes in an engraved silver box on top of their ...

Hizbollah And Iran Propping Up Syria Says Hague

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:39:48 -0400

William Hague has warned that Iran and its militant Shi'ite Lebanese ally Hizbollah are "propping up" Syrian President Bashar al Assad. Speaking in Jordan, the Foreign Secretary said: "It is very clear that Syrian regime is receiving a great deal of support ... from outside Syria from Hizbollah and Iran. "This is a regime that is increasingly dependent on external ...

Artist throws rock at the party machine

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:25 -0400

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Stories of survival Second-grader recounts tornado

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:21 -0400

(CBS News) The tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., completely demolished Plaza Towers Elementary School. Seven children were killed on the school's grounds. But miraculously, several students were pulled out from the rubble alive. Second-grade student Courtney Brown is one of those child survivors. From her hospital bed, the 8-year-old recalled the moment the warning sirens first sounded. ...

Bono and Olivia Wilde join Matt Damons toilet strike

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:19 -0400

What is the latest celebrity accessory trend? Diapers. In a humorous, but fact-filled PSA, Olivia Wilde, Bono and Richard Branson announce they are joining Matt Damon's toilet strike to raise awareness about the global water crisis. In the definition of promises they can't keep (but it's the sentiment that counts), the three celebs pledge, "We won't go to the bathroom ...

Focus in Oklahoma Moves From Rescue to Recovery

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:24:50 -0400

MOORE, Okla. ...

Why dont they have basements

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:57:27 -0400

Dem. Rep. There Will Be Hell to Pay If IRS Doesnt Cooperate Threatens Special Prosecutor

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:50:35 -0400

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2 infants among 10 kids killed in Oklahoma tornado

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:40 -0400

This aerial view shows an entire neighborhood destroyed by Monday's tornado, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds. (AP Photo/Tony ...

In Russia Drunk Driver Who Killed Seven Jailed

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:45:43 -0400

A Russian drunk driver who triggered nationwide debate after killing seven people, including five orphan children, in a road accident last year has been sentenced to prison. A Moscow court has ordered Aleksandr Maksimov to serve 8 1/2 years in prison. Maksimov sparked an outcry in Russia last fall when he crashed his car into a bus stop at 200 kilometers per hour while drunk and high on ...

Khomeinis Daughter Calls On Supreme Leader To Reinstate Rafsanjani As Candidate

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:45:42 -0400

The daughter of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of Iran's Islamic republic, has emerged among those stunned and angered by the exclusion of former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from next month's presidential race. Zahra Mostafavi Khomeini addressed an unprecedented letter to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urging him to put Rafsanjani back on the ...

Court Rejects Bail For Musharraf In Judges Detention Case

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:45:41 -0400

A court in Pakistan has refused bail to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in a case related to the detention of judges in 2007. Public prosecutor Aamir Nadeem said that an antiterrorism court in the capital, Islamabad, rejected Musharraf's bail application after listening to the defense and the prosecution. The ruling comes two days after a separate court granted Musharraf bail in ...

US Embassy Outpost legalization undermines peace process

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:40:56 -0400

American official attends High Court of Justice hearing on petition to raze selected W. Bank outposts; land forum condemns diplomat's presence at hearing; Peace Now: sending of US representative message to ...

Amid Syria tensions IAF chief says surprise war a threat

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:40:54 -0400

exchanged fire in the Golan Heights , Israel Air Force chief Maj.-Gen. Amir Eshel warned that Israel must be prepared for a "surprise war" developing.Speaking at a conference in Herzliya focusing on the conclusions of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Eshel stated that "a surprise war can develop today in many forms. Isolated events can escalate very quickly and require that we are ready in ...

FBI ‘kills man with suspected ties to Tsarnaev’

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:40:17 -0400

The Orlando Sentinel said a friend had identified the dead man as 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev of Orlando. The newspaper quoted the friend, Khusn Taramiv, as saying Todashev was being investigated as part of the Boston bombings and knew bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev because both were mixed martial-arts ...

US general suspended over adultery allegations

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:40:15 -0400

Washington - A US general was suspended on Tuesday as commander of an army training centre following allegations of adultery and a physical altercation, an army spokesman ...

Mark Bridger claims bone fragments found in fire were leftovers from chicken dinner NOT April Jones skull

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:36:59 -0400

‘I saw a little person pushed up against the front wheel. I scooped her up and she was floppy’: Mark Bridger takes the stand to deny murdering April ...

Captain in Italy cruise ship crash faces July trial

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:35:50 -0400

The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship will go on trial from July 9 for manslaughter over the January 2012 disaster in which 32 people lost their lives, an Italian judge ruled on ...

The courage of teachers

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:33:42 -0400

>Editor's note: LZ Granderson, who writes a weekly column for CNN.com, was named journalist of the year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and was a 2011 Online Journalism Award finalist for commentary. He is a senior writer and columnist for ESPN the Magazine and ESPN.com. Follow him on Twitter @locs_n_laughs.(CNN) -- Each day more than 55 million students attend the ...

The courage of teachers

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:33:42 -0400

Europes tax haven Ireland faces criticism over Apples tax bill

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:29:43 -0400

The Republic of Ireland has called for an international clampdown on multinationals shifting profits around the world to avoid tax, after criticism that Irish loopholes helped technology giant Apple to shrink its tax ...

German chancellor Angela Merkel named most powerful woman in the world by Forbes - again

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:29:43 -0400

German chancellor Angela Merkel has been named as the most powerful woman in the world by business magazine Forbes for the third year ...

Mugabe Paves The Way For Zimbabwe Elections

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:27:59 -0400

President Robert Mugabe has cleared the path to crucial elections later this year by signing Zimbabwe's new constitution into law. The 89-year-old, who has ruled Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980, signed the document two months after it was overwhelmingly approved by Zimbabweans at a referendum. "This is a happening of joy, great joy indeed," Mr Mugabe said at ...

Why dont they have basements

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:22:16 -0400

IRS Lerner says did nothing wrong refuses to answer questions

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:07 -0400

1 of 3. U.S. Director of Exempt Organizations for the Internal Revenue Service, Lois Lerner, takes her seat before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on alleged targeting of political groups seeking tax-exempt status by the IRS, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 22, ...

FBI says man shot dead while being questioned about Boston bombings

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:06 -0400

ORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON. (Reuters) - An FBI agent shot and killed a Florida man who turned violent while being questioned about the Boston Marathon bombings early on Wednesday, the bureau ...

Existing home sales highest in almost three-and-a-half years

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:06 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Home resales rose in April to the highest level in nearly 3-1/2 years, which should support the housing sector and the overall economic ...

Witness undermines case against Russian protest leader

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:05 -0400

Nikita Belykh (R, standing), governor of the Kirov region, attends a court hearing, with Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny (2nd L) seen in the foreground, in Kirov, May 22, ...

Prager Is our suffering Gods will

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:18:29 -0400

>Editor's note: Joshua Prager is the author of the new book "Half-Life: Reflections from Jersusalem on a Broken Neck" published by Byliner and writes for publications including Vanity Fair, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, where he was a senior writer for eight years. He spoke at TED2013 in March. TED is a nonprofit dedicated to "ideas worth spreading," which it makes available ...

IRS Lerner I have not done anything wrong

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:45 -0400

Updated at 10:45 a.m. ET Before invoking her Fifth Amendment right to remain silent, Lois Lerner, the head of the tax-exempt organizations division of the IRS, proclaimed her innocence before a congressional committee Wednesday. "I have not done anything wrong," Lerner told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. "I have not broken any laws. I have not violated any IRS ...

Bernanke Tightening monetary policy now would hurt recovery

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:44 -0400

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke waits for the beginning of a hearing before the Joint Economic Committee May 22, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington, ...

Man linked to Boston suspect killed by FBI

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:14:09 -0400

An FBI agent has shot and killed a Florida man who "turned violent" while being questioned about the Boston Marathon bombings, the bureau has said.A friend of the dead man told the Orlando Sentinel and Orlando television stations that he was 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev of Orlando, a Chechen who had previously lived in Boston. Two brothers identified by the FBI as suspects in the April ...

Mayor wants mandatory shelters

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:04:18 -0400

>Country star Toby Keith tours the damage in his hometown of Moore, Oklahoma on AC360 tonight, 8pm ET. For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO and KOKH. Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- The mayor of tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, will push for a law requiring storm shelters or safe rooms in new homes, he told CNN Wednesday. "We'll try to ...

IRS Official Lois Lerner I Have Not Done Anything Wrong

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:37:37 -0400

"I have not done anything wrong," she said. "I have not broken any laws. I have not violated any IRS rules or regulations. And I have not provided false information to this or any other congressional committee."Lerner adds that she invoke her 5th Amendment right and "will not answer any of the questions or testify ...

Dem. Congressman on IRS Scandal More Important than One Election

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:37:37 -0400

The Democratic ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, Elijah Cummings, said that today's IRS hearing "is more important than one ...

Inspector General Who Uncovered IRS Scandal Dated Michelle Obama

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:37:36 -0400

J. Russell George, the inspector general who uncovered the IRS scandal, appears to have at one time dated Michelle Obama, well before she was married to Barack Obama. "All the attention was new, but George has operated in these halls of power his entire career. He worked for Dole, and then in President George H.W. Bush's White House. In between, he attended Harvard Law School, ...

Tajik Opposition Leader Ordered Held In Pretrial Detention

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:32:57 -0400

DUSHANBE -- A leading Tajik opposition figure and businessman has been been ordered held in pretrial detention for up to two months. Zayd Saidov's lawyer told RFE/RL that a court in Dushanbe ruled on May 22 that Saidov cannot be released on bail. Saidov, a lawmaker and the leader of Tajikistan's unregistered New Tajikistan party, was detained on May 19 on charges of corruption. ...

Ukrainian Prime Minister Bars Journalists After Protest

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:32:55 -0400

Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has ordered that several local reporters shall be barred from covering government meetings after they staged a silent protest over a recent attack on journalists. Reporters attending a cabinet meeting on May 22 stepped in front of television cameras and turned their backs on Azarov and his colleagues. Signs pinned to their backs read, "Today ...

European Union Leaders Meet on Tax Avoidance

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:31:09 -0400

BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders gathered here Wednesday for a one-day meeting focused on tax avoidance, amid mounting indignation over reports that American companies including Apple had sheltered profits in member states like ...

Fed Stimulus Still Needed to Help Recovery Bernanke Says

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:31:05 -0400

WASHINGTON -- Despite recent improvement in the job market, the Federal Reserve needs to continue its stimulus efforts to avoid endangering the recovery, the Fed chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, planned to tell Congress on ...

German intel Assad strengthening hold in Syria

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:28:10 -0400

Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime has become more stable, gaining an upper hand in capabilities to successfully thwart rebels amid the conflit plaguing the country, German foreign intelligence agency assessments were reported as stating Wednesday in German ...

Jenin Jenin Bill approved in early vote

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:28:09 -0400

A bill allowing class-action lawsuits to be filed against those who slander IDF soldiers passed a preliminary vote on Wednesday.According to the legislation submitted by MK Yoni Shetboun (Bayit Yehudi) and coalition chairman Yariv Levin (Likud Beytenu), if someone slanders IDF soldiers' operational activities, that person can be sued for slander in a class action ...

Los Angeles elects first Jewish mayor

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:28:06 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Eric Garcetti was elected the first Jewish mayor of Los Angeles, one of a number of political contests that reflect the city's diversity, and its Jewish community.Garcetti, 42, a veteran city councilman, led city controller Wendy Greuel by six points around 3 a.m. Wednesday, with nearly 100 percent of the ballots counted. Greuel conceded about an hour earlier."Thank you ...

China arrests 13 over ‘protest rumours’

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:27:38 -0400

Police in Beijing say they have arrested 13 people for allegedly spreading rumours and disrupting public order following a protest over a migrant worker's ...

Stockholm riots spread as PM slams hooliganism

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:22:48 -0400

Rioting spread across Stockholm's suburbs early Wednesday in the third night of unrest to hit the Swedish capital, as Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt blamed the violence on "hooliganism" and appealed for ...

FBI kills friend of Boston bomb suspects during questioning

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:16:34 -0400

said a friend had identified the dead man as 27-year-oldIbragimTodashevof Orlando. The newspaper quoted the friend, Khusn Taramiv, as sayingTodashevwas being investigated as part of the Boston bombings and knew bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev because both were mixed martial-arts ...

Stockholm riots spread to districts after fatal police shooting

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:16:33 -0400

Gangs of youths have smashed shop windows, set cars ablaze and burnt down a cultural center as riots that started in one Stockholm suburb after a fatal police shooting spread to other low-income areas of the Swedish ...

Costa Concordia Trial Date Set For Captain

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:14:20 -0400

A judge in Italy has ordered the trial of the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which ran aground in Tuscany last year, killing 32 people. Francesco Schettino, 52, will be the only defendant in the trial, which will begin on July 9 in the Tuscan town of Grosseto. Schettino had unsuccessfully attempted to plea bargain with the court earlier this month, when he had requested a ...

Zimbabwes Mugabe signs new constitution into law

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:13:30 -0400

President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday signed Zimbabwe's new constitution into law, clearing the path to crucial elections later this year. The longtime ruler inked the document two months after it was overwhelmingly approved in a referendum. "This day is an historic day, it's about the future," Constitutional Affairs Minister Eric Matinenga said at the signing ceremony, held ...

In pictures Nasa images of Oklahoma tornado reveal scale of storm

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:13:13 -0400

The images from space show the mammoth storm before and after it struck, along with views of the weather system that caused the tornado. The pictures reveal the sheer scale and power of the twister, while night time images show just how much damage was caused by the twister. The storm was classified as an F-4 tornado with wind speeds of between 166 to 200 mph, according to the National Weather ...

UPDATE 1-Ukraine PM bars reporters from government meetings after protest

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:10:47 -0400

Wed May 22, 2013 10:10am EDT * Journalists protesting over attacks on media at rallies * Relations with media have deteriorated under Yanukovich * U.S. condemns attacks on Ukrainian journalists (Adds comment by U.S. embassy) KIEV, May 22 (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov ordered a dozen local reporters to be barred from covering government meetings after they staged a protest ...

Pussy Riot member begins hunger strike

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:06:22 -0400

The Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina in court in Moscow last year, where she was sentenced to two years in prison. Photograph: Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty ...

Bernanke expected to stay the course on Fed policy

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:32 -0400

Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank Ben Bernanke attends the Treasury Department's Financial Stability Oversight Council in Washington April 25, ...

Tax official at center of scandal wont testify lawyer

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:28 -0400

(L-R) J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration of the U.S. Treasury, Steven Miller, the acting director of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, and Douglas Shulman, former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, testify before the Senate Finance Committee in Washington May 21, ...

Top 10 cities where renting is better than buying

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:43 -0400

(MoneyWatch) You've been told time and time again that buying a home is a better financial option than renting. But that's not true everywhere. Despite the affordability of today's homes, there are a few cities around the U.S. where renting might be a better bet, at least in the short run. Comparing buying versus renting costs is all about identifying the break-even point. ...

Tornado victims start picking up the pieces

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:38 -0400

It was the 83-year-old grandmother's first time back at her home since a monstrous and deadly tornado ravaged her neighborhood in suburban Oklahoma City. Part of the roof was sitting in the front yard, and the siding from the front of the house was gone. As her son, Jeff, and her grandsons picked through what was left of her belongings, Arvin found some dark humor in the situation. "Oh ...

German firm to hire hundreds with autism

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:52 -0400

A German software giant has announced it intends to employ hundreds of people with autism as software testers and programmers in a global drive over the next seven years. SAP, which has already launched pilot projects in India and Ireland, said the move aimed to find workers "who think differently" in the hopes that this would lead to innovative ideas and advances. By 2020, one ...

9 myths about drones and Guantanamo

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:50:25 -0400

>Editor's note: Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst, a director at the New America Foundation and the author of "Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden -- From 9/11 to Abbottabad," the basis for the HBO documentary "Manhunt" that will be shown on CNN on May 24. Jennifer Rowland is a research associate at the New America Foundation.(CNN) -- On Thursday, President Barack Obama is ...

Hell push for mandatory safe rooms in homes

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:49:45 -0400

>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO and KOKH. Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- The mayor of tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, will push for a law requiring storm shelters or safe rooms in new homes, he told CNN ...

Opinion How to be safe

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:38:29 -0400

Opinion How to be safe

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:38:29 -0400

Opinion How to be safe

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LZ Such bravery

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LZ Such bravery

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Democratic Congresswoman It’s ‘Un-American’ Not to Fund Obamacare ‘Outreach’

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:19:31 -0400

During Tuesday's hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D., Calif.) declared that failing to encourage people to sign up for government-mandated health insurance is downright "un-American." Speier was referring to Congress's refusal to fund the Obama administration's Obamacare "outreach" efforts with ...

IRS Chain of Command Suggests Scandal Not Limited to Low-Level Employees

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:19:31 -0400

After the IRS revealed it had wrongly targeted hundreds of conservative and Tea Party groups, the agency claimed that the misconduct was limited to "low-level employees" in its Cincinnati office. Yesterday, the attorney for Lois Lerner, the head of the IRS's tax-exempt organizations division, told the House Oversight Committee she would invoke her Fifth Amendment rights, making ...

FBI Agent Kills Florida Man Possibly Linked To Tamerlan Tsarnaev

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:14:53 -0400

U.S. media reports say a man was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents raided an apartment complex in Orlando, Florida. The shooting happened early on May 22. An FBI spokesman told Orlando television stations that their agent was conducting official duties when the shooting occurred. No further details were immediately released. Local media reports say the man who was shot and killed ...

Jailed Pussy Riot Member Starts Hunger Strike Parole Hearing Adjourned

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:14:52 -0400

BEREZNIKI, Russia -- A parole hearing in the Russian town of Berezniki has been adjourned until May 23 after a jailed member of the all-female opposition group Pussy Riot refused to continue taking part via video-link. At the hearing on May 22, the court rejected Maria Alyokhina's requests to be physically present and to have the judge and the prosecutor replaced. Alyokhina, who spoke ...

Germany backs blacklisting Hezbollah

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:13 -0400

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle decided Wednesday to support listing Hezbollah's military wing as a terrorist organization in the European Union, according to German diplomatic sources."In the light of discussions we have had with our partners following the terrorist attack in Burgas, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle supports listing at least the military wing of Hezbollah ...

Gas discoveries give Israel new regional clout

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:12 -0400

newfound natural gas reserves will boost its regional clout and could help it improve ties with neighboring states in need of new energy sources, Energy Minister Silvan Shalom said.Once totally dependent on fuel imports, Israel has made the largest gas discoveries in the world over the past decade off its Mediterranean coastline, and is expected to become an exporter by the end of the ...

Teenager dragged to court for giving away a friends VIRTUAL gold coins in an online fantasy game

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:06:22 -0400

Keiron Belmont, 19, logged into a friend's profile on the popular online game RuneScape and gave away her stash of virtual money following an ...

Give Falklands and Gibraltar their own MP says Nigel Farage UKIP leader says territories voices are dangerously muted

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:06:16 -0400

The UKIP leader claims their voices are dangerously ‘muted’ in Britain and they should be allowed to elect their own ‘MP for the ...

US to push for major factory safety reforms in Bangladesh

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:05:03 -0400

A US government delegation will visit Bangladesh this weekend to press for a major overhaul of factory safety following the nation's deadliest industrial accident, an official said ...

Anthony Weiner Stands For New York City Mayor

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:57:08 -0400

Former US congressman Anthony Weiner, who was forced to resign two years ago over a series of racy tweets, has said he is running for New York City mayor. The controversial Democrat made his announcement in a YouTube video. When he was forced to step down in June 2011 Mr Weiner claimed his Twitter account had been hacked after a photograph of a man's crotch, clad in underwear, was sent ...

Oklahoma Tornado Wreckage Hard To Believe

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:57:08 -0400

Their neighbours in this shattered area are doing the same, collecting up personal items they spot in the rubble before the bulldozers move in and level the area. One young woman has put out a request to her friends on Facebook to help her sift through the wreckage of her home - one of those friends told me it was almost too heartbreaking to contemplate. Many people in Moore said they are ...

Turkey reportedly shuts border crossing with Syria

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:56:59 -0400

PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey has shut its side of the last border crossing with Syria still controlled by President Bashar al-Assad's government, stepping up security following two deadly bombings this month, Reuters reported. Fifty-one people were killed when twin car bombs ripped through the Turkish border town of Reyhanli in the southern province of Hatay on May 11, heightening fears that ...

France beefs up Africa Middle East embassy security

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:56:16 -0400

PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) - France will invest about 20 million euros ($25 million) to increase security for diplomats and embassies in the Middle East and Africa after its mission in Libya was targeted by a car bomb in April, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Spokesman Philippe Lalliot confirmed an email sent by Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius to staff on Tuesday saying the measure ...

Irans rulers risk alienating voters by candidate bans

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:55:44 -0400

View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a media conference at Iran's embassy after he attended the Developing-8 summit in Islamabad November 22, 2012. REUTERS/Mian ...

Officer Involved in Shooting of Man Linked to Tsarnaev

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:46:58 -0400

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Man Being Queried on Tsarnaev Ties Is Killed by Officer

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Can we get better at predicting tornadoes

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:45:45 -0400

posted a briefing on YouTube more that three hours earlier stating that tornadoes were likely in the area. Based on modeling and historical trends, the NWS had been warning for days that conditions were ripe for a tornado to hit the region. "The story is not that this was not warned for," said Dr. Marshall Shepherd, president of the American Meteorological Society. "We knew that ...

Octogenarians in race to summit Mt. Everest

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:45:44 -0400

Min Bahadur Sherchan, center, who became the oldest person to climb Mount Everest on May 25, 2008 shakes hands on his arrival in Katmandu, Nepal May 31, ...

Costa Concordia captain ordered to stand trial

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:45:44 -0400

ROME A Judge in Italy has ordered trial for the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off Italy last year, killing 32 people. On Tuesday, Italian prosecutors rejected a plea bargain bid by the captain, defense lawyers ...

Just wanna break down and cry

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:44:59 -0400

>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO and KOKH. Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- What began as a desperate hunt for survivors in this debris-covered city is giving way to an arduous road to ...

New Zealand police terrorism raids unlawful

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:43:07 -0400

New Zealand police acted unlawfully and unreasonably during armed raids near a small Maori settlement in 2007, an independent report has said. Police accepted the findings of ...

Egyptian President Announces Release of Officers Kidnapped in Sinai

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:39:51 -0400

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Special Report The Art of Collecting A Slice of Russia in Amsterdam

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:30:16 -0400

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Biden Barack’s Learning to Speak Without a Teleprompter

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:08:34 -0400

Speaking at a Jewish American Heritage Month reception last night in Washington, D.C., Vice President Joe Biden requested the "teleprompter in the room to be taken down," according to the pool report. Then he made a joke: "You can't tell Barack that the teleprompter's down. The standing joke in the office is Barack's learning to speak without a teleprompter; ...

Biden Talks of Outsized Influence of Jews The Influence Is Immense

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:08:34 -0400

At a Jewish American Heritage Month reception last night in Washington, D.C., Vice President Joe Biden talked about Jews, power, and influence. "The truth is that Jewish heritage, Jewish culture, Jewish values are such an essential part of who we are that it's fair to say that Jewish heritage is American heritage," Biden said, according to the pool report. "The Jewish people ...

Kirov Governor Casts Doubt On Navalny Embezzlement Charge

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:03:52 -0400

The governor of Russia's Kirov Oblast has cast doubt on embezzlement charges against opposition leader and anticorruption blogger Aleksei Navalny. Navalny is accused of embezzling the equivalent of $510,000 from the "Kirovles" lumber company while he was working as the Kirov Oblast governor's adviser in 2009. Testifying at the Navalny's trial in Kirov Wednesday, ...

Azerbaijan Criminalizes Online Libel and Insult

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:03:51 -0400

Azerbaijan's parliament has approved tighter Internet controls in a move media freedom groups fear could be used to curb online dissent and paralyze independent journalists in advance of presidential elections this October. The parliament voted on May 14 to make online libel and "abuse" criminal offences. The new law allows for cases of slander deemed to be particularly ...

Britain Iran Hezbollah increasing support for Assad

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:59:13 -0400

In Friends of Syria meeting in Amman, UK's foreign secretary Hague says Iran and its militant Shi'ite Lebanese ally Hezbollah are "propping up" Assad, whose regime is "increasingly dependent on external ...

Attractive women tend to be less stressed and more fertile

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:55:32 -0400

Attractive women, such as former model and mother-of-four Jools Oliver (with children Poppy Honey, Daisy Boo, Petal Blossom, Buddy Bear and husband Jamie) may also be more fertile, say ...

Oklahoma tornado Safety experts claim school where nine children died WAS ready despite not having shelter

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:55:30 -0400

The elementary school in which nine children died after a monster tornado barreled through an Oklahoma City suburb was ready for the twister, despite not having a shelter, experts ...

Boundless destruction as US tornado rescue winds down

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:54:22 -0400

As rescue efforts in Oklahoma wound down Wednesday, residents turned to the daunting task of rebuilding a US heartland community shattered by a vast tornado that killed at least 24 ...

Italy approves law on controversial stem cell therapy

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:54:20 -0400

Italian lawmakers on Wednesday gave their final approval to a law that allows limited use of a controversial type of stem cell therapy which has been condemned by many scientists but has given hope to families of terminally-ill ...

Opinion Sky terrifies and inspires

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:50:37 -0400

>Editor's note: Nathan Gunter is the managing editor of Oklahoma Today magazine, the state's official magazine. A graduate of Westmoore High School in Moore, Oklahoma, he holds degrees from Wake Forest University and the University of Oklahoma.(CNN) -- Oklahomans have a special relationship with the sky. We know how to look up. On the prairies of western Oklahoma, the skies are so big, and so ...

Cannes Film Festival An Actresss Tumultuous Return as Director

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:41:41 -0400

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Letter from India In Cricket Scandal Revelations on India

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:39:47 -0400

DATELINE -- The Indian Premier League is a joyous, garish domestic cricket tournament invented by businessmen to make money. Intellectuals despise it, which probably reassures the businessmen that they have done something ...

The making of a nightmare tornado

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:38:18 -0400

>Editor's note: Louis Wicker is a research meteorologist at NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma (CNN) -- On Tuesday morning, the residents of Moore, Oklahoma, woke again to another nightmare. In the past 14 years, Moore and its nearby neighbors have been subjected to devastation from three major tornado events. The latest chapter in this nearly ...

Reviving Detroit from the ground up