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Major General Finn appointed to top UN role in Jerusalem

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:15:41 -0400

18 June 2013 150 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment today of Major General Michel Finn, of Ireland, as head of Mission and Chief of Staff of the Jerusalem-based UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), the first such operation the world body set up almost 60 years ago. "Major General Finn succeeds Major General Juha Kilpia of Finland, who will ...

Obama welcomes Iran's election of moderate president

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:40:07 -0400

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has urged Iran's newly elected president to prove to the world that the Islamic republic was not pursuing a nuclear weapon programme as the White House welcomed election of a moderate leader as a hopeful sign. "I think it says that the Iranian people want to move in a different direction," Obama said of the election results in Iran that saw a surprising ...

Widespread anti-graft protests rock Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:27 -0400

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Anti-graft protests swept Brazil's main cities as some 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets against alleged mis-governance, forcing President Dilma Rousseff Tuesday to acknowledge the need for better public services and effective administration. The assurance from Rousseff came a day after biggest protests rocked at least ten Brazilian cities, including Sao ...

No breakthrough in talks between UK and Ecuador over Assange

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:11 -0400

LONDON - Talks between the United Kingdom and Ecuador have ended without any breakthrough over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's fate with the Andean nation. Ecquador said it was vowing not to succumb to diplomatic pressure and was ready to consider any request from Edward Snowden, another whistleblower, for asylum. As the fugitive anti-secrecy advocate marks one year holed up in the ...

Gaddafi's son to stand trial in Libya in August

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:29:24 -0400

LONDON - Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of deceased Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, will stand trial in August along with Gaddafi's last prime minister and a former intelligence director, the prosecutor's office has announced. The men will be tried for crimes against the Libyan people during the 2011 uprising that toppled the former regime. Notorious former spy chief Abdullah ...

Leaders of G8 call for peace in Syria and pledge humanitarian aid

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:28:36 -0400

ENNISKILLEN - The Group of Eight industrialised nations called for a swift end to the bloody civil war in Syria and urgent peace talks but stopped short of calling for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in its joint statement at the end of talks Tuesday. Despite the lack of consensus among the G8 on the fate of Assad, as well as the use of chemical weapons by his regime, Canadian ...

South Korean president visits Indian book pavilion

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:30:01 -0400

South Korean President Park Geun-hye Wednesday toured the Indian pavilion at an international book fair here in which India is participating as the guest of honour for the first time. She toured the Indian pavilion at the Seoul International Book Fair, spending close to 10 minutes there, said an embassy press release. It was followed by a brief interaction when Minister of State for Human ...

Palestinians should have a state as a right Blair

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:01 -0400

Palestinians "should have a state, not as a reward for good behaviour but as a right", Tony Blair, the official envoy of the Middle East Quartet, said Wednesday. Blair cautioned Israeli leaders that the "window of opportunity" for peace with the Palestinians might close shortly, Xinhua reported. "Some say the two-state solution is a fantasy. The fantasy is thinking one-state is sustainable or ...

Suicide bombers attack UN office in Mogadishu

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:50:03 -0400

Mogadishu, June 19 (Xinhua-ANI): Militants on Wednesday launched suicide bomb attacks on the office of United Nations Development Programe (UNDP) in Mogadishu where guards exchanged fire with the gunmen in and around the compound, police and witnesses said. "The fighting with the gunmen and suicide bombers is ongoing. We have eliminated some of the attackers but the fighting is now going on," ...

Li Na enters second round at Eastbourne

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:10:01 -0400

Second seed Li Na of China defeated French woman Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Aegon International here. Li, French Open champion two years ago but beaten in the second round at Roland Garros earlier this month, will next take on former champion Marion Bartoli of France, reports Xinhua. Fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki, the former World No.1, led Tamira Paszek 6-2, 2-2 ...

Veronica Campbell-Brown denies knowingly taking drug

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:20:01 -0400

Olympic and World Champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has denied knowingly taking a banned substance Lasix, which also goes by the name Furosemide. Brown's first public reaction came in the form of a statement released by her On Track Management (OTM) group following reports that she has tested positive for the banned drug. The OTM statement says Brown is determined to clear her name and included ...

Brazil protests will calm down Blatter hopes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:20:02 -0400

FIFA president Sepp Blatter denied that the Confederations Cup and World Cup are the causes for mass protests across Brazil. Demonstrations, which began last week in response to rise in public transport fares, have turned into a nation-wide rally against bad governance and corruption, reports Xinhua. Many marchers expressed their anger at the billions of dollars spent on new football stadiums ...

Pakistan expresses concern over US drone attacks at UNSC

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:40:02 -0400

Pakistan has expressed concerns over drone attacks to the United Nations Security Council. Pakistan told the UNSC that armed drones were violating country's sovereignty, causing civilian casualties, and putting communities at risk of reprisal attacks. According to the Daily Times, Pakistan said drone strikes radicalised disaffected communities and increased the number of terrorists, adding that ...

Protestors hack Brazil World Cup 2014 website

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:40:02 -0400

Protestors have reportedly hacked the official website for the Brazil Football World Cup 2014 and replaced the site with a video of a violent police response to a peaceful protest. According to News.com.au, the FIFA website was replaced with an embedded YouTube video, showing protesters marching, before riot police release tear gas and fire on the protesters with rubber bullets. The report ...

Kim Jong Un distributes copies of Hitlers Mein Kampf to North Korean officials to mark bday

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:50:02 -0400

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un handed out copies of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf to mark his birthday. Kim reportedly distributed the copies of Mein Kampf in an effort to sow fear among top officials. According to the Telegraph, North Korea-watchers believe the move is part of an effort to make him seem powerful, rather than drawing on Nazi beliefs. Shirley Lee, the editor of the New Focus ...

Whatmore to review flop Pak players with World Cup 2015 in mind

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:30:01 -0400

Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore has said that national team will be reviewed keeping in mind the 2015 World Cup after their dismal performance in the ICC Champions Trophy in England. Poor batting led to Pakistan's defeat in all three matches as they failed to post a single total above 170 runs, with the flop performance prompting calls from former players, media and fans to overhaul the system and ...

UN chief hails G8 leaders understanding on Syria

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:20:02 -0400

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Tuesday welcomed the understanding reached on Syria by leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) industrial nations. Ban welcomed the commitment to bring the Syrian sides to the negotiating table, saying that he stands ready to convene the Geneva Conference on Syria as soon as possible to help the Syrian sides reach "a comprehensive agreement based on the Geneva ...

Praising advances in Serbia UN official urges political will to solidify human rights gains

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:16:33 -0400

18 June 2013 150 Visiting Serbia at "an important and transformative moment" in its history, the United Nations human rights chief today urged a steadfast focus on fundamental rights as she hailed a succession of political advances that augur well for the country itself and for the future of the wider region. "It is a positive sign that the authorities are addressing some tough human rights ...

Hungary must revoke amendment threatening judicial independence - UN rights chief

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:16:24 -0400

18 June 2013 150 The top United Nations human rights official today urged the Hungarian Government to revoke a constitutional amendment that threatens the judiciary's independence and endangers the country's system of checks and balances. "Hungary should seek to maintain high standards of human rights protection," said High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay. "Our view is that this ...

Senior UN officials urge restraint dialogue to defuse tensions fuelling protests in Turkey

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:16:15 -0400

18 June 2013 150 Urging "maximum restraint" amid widespread anti-Government protests in Turkey, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Navi Pillay, the world body's human rights chief, called today for constructive dialogue to defuse tensions in the country. "The atmosphere is still clearly highly combustible," said Ms. Pillay, who is the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. "It ...

Libyas democratic transition can benefit from national political dialogue says UN envoy

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:16:04 -0400

18 June 2013 150 Managing Libya's democratic transition is bound to be difficult given the legacy of decades of brutal rule, a senior United Nations envoy told the Security Council today, adding that the country could benefit from a national political dialogue on the way forward. "The political and security challenges that now face the country may well be the legacy of decades of ...

Mali UN officials welcome accord between Government and Tuareg rebels

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:15:56 -0400

18 June 2013 150 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the signing of an agreement between the Government of Mali and Tuareg rebels, providing for an immediate ceasefire and paving the way for country-wide presidential elections set for next month. In a statement issued by a spokesperson in New York, the UN chief welcomes the accord reached between the Malian Government ...

US Names New Envoy to Africas Great Lakes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:23 -0400

Former Senator Russell Feingold has been named the U.S. special envoy to Africa's troubled Great Lakes region. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who announced the appointment Tuesday, said Feingold will work closely with U.N. envoy Mary Robinson to advance a U.N. framework for peace in the region. The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has endured years of conflict and ...

More Russian Oil Flows to China in Shift From Europe

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:14 -0400

MOSCOW Russia is steeply ramping up oil deliveries to China, with Asia now importing almost a fifth of oil exports from the world's largest crude producer in a strategic shift meant by the Kremlin to end reliance on weak and saturated European markets. Russia will increase oil supplies to China by 13 percent in July-September from the previous three months, a shipping schedule obtained ...

Kenyas Deputy Leader to Appear during ICC Trial

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:05 -0400

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that Kenya's deputy president, William Ruto, must attend key segments of his trial on charges of crimes against humanity scheduled to begin in September, according to a court spokesman. Ruto and Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta face similar charges before the court in connection with their alleged role in the country's 2007-2008 post-election ...

G8 condemns use of chemical weapons in Syria

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:30:02 -0400

G8 leaders Tuesday condemned any use of chemical weapons in Syria, and that they were deeply concerned by the growing threat from terrorism and extremism in the Middle East country. In a final communique issued after the annual G8 summit in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, the leaders called on all parties in the conflict to allow access to the UN investigating team, Xinhua reported. It said the ...

India signs loan agreement with World Bank for US$ 255 million for National AIDS Control Project-IV

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:40:02 -0400

An agreement for loan of US$ 255 million (equivalent) from World Bank for the "National AIDS Control Project (NACP-IV)" was signed here today between India and the World Bank. Nilaya Mitash, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance signed on behalf of the Government of India and Mr.Onno Ruhl, Country Director, World Bank (India) on behalf of the World Bank. ...

Europe will regret arming Syrian rebels says Assad

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:30:01 -0400

Embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned Europe that it will live to regret arming rebel factions in the Syrian conflict. The move to arm the rebels would lead to the "export" of terrorism to the continent, The Independent daily quoted the president as telling German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Assad rejected Western claims that his forces had deployed chemical ...

Sania-Liezel enter Eastbourne quarters

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:00:01 -0400

Indo-American pairing Sania Mirza and Liezel Huber defeated Croatian-British duo of Darija Jurak and Heather Watson to enter the quarterfinals of the women's doubles event at the Aegon International here Tuesday. The second seeds were not in their elements but managed to win their first round tie 7-6(4), 7-6(3) in one hour and 36 minutes on the grass courts of Devonshire Park. Sania-Liezel had ...

32 die in Iraq suicide bombing

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:50:02 -0400

At least 32 people were killed and over 50 injured in twin suicide bomb attacks at a mosque in the Iraqi capital, an interior ministry official said. The attacks occurred around midday at the al-Husseiniyah mosque in al-Qahira district, when two suicide bombers blew themselves up during prayers, Xinhua reported. The official said the two attackers first shot dead the guards of the mosque with ...

World in Pictures June 19 2013 The Wanted in London and Madonna in New York

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:53:19 -0400

TODAY'S World in Pictures features photographs of Nathan Sykes, Tom Parker, Jay McGuiness, Max George and Siva Kaneswaran at the premiere of their reality E! TV series Wanted Life in London and Madonna at the world premiere of 'Madonna: The MDNA Tour' at the Paris Theatre in New ...

Supreme Court rules families can sue the MoD over British soldiers deaths in Iraq

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:53:18 -0400

Justin Tipuric and Sean O'Brien were blown away at the breakdown against the Brumbies. Any lingering doubt over Warburton's place in the team has been ...

World War Z scary and sobering

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:45 -0400

, Gerry travels to South Korea then Israel and Wales in the hope of finding a cure. The director Marc Forster visualises social collapse on a grand scale and it largely pays off. Purists may be offended by the zombies' breakneck speeds, but this detour from the norm allows for some startling scenes - not least when the creatures form a pyramid to scale Jerusalem's walls. Both scary and ...

Zamaaan a visual archive of Middle East memories and nostalgia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:39 -0400

Photographs of the Middle East on Zamaaan - your Passport to the Past are keeping alive links with the region's recent history, and the people who lived it. Courtesy Noor Al ...

Video World Bank alarm over climate change

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:17 -0400

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim discusses the global economic outlook and the business case for going green at a Thomson Reuters event in ...

Inside the Canada-Europe trade talks How politics are undermining the deal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:14 -0400

A man on a mission, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is using his European tour and the G8 summit to advance the Canada-Europe free-trade agreement - known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the national leaders who constitute the European Union's 'board of directors.'CETA was the central message in his meetings with British Prime Minister David Cameron, French ...

Air France-KLM orders 25 wide-body Airbus A350s

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:49:32 -0400

Visitors walk among planes displayed at the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, Wednesday June 19, 2013. Visible at foreground is a Bombardier Global 6000 jet.(AP Photo/Remy de la ...

Zimbabwes president goes back to court on polls

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:49:32 -0400

HARARE, Zimbabwe -; Zimbabwe's highest court says it has received an application from the president's party to delay crucial elections by at least two ...

Obama NSA programs have saved lives

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:49:32 -0400

Obama says at least 50 threats have been averted because of phone records and Internet information the agency was able to access. He says those threats were not just in the U.S. but also in other countries like ...

Obama Friction in Afghan peace talks no surprise

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:49:32 -0400

BERLIN -; President Barack Obama says it's no surprise that there's friction in early efforts to launch peace talks between the Taliban and Afghanistan's ...

Greek government back in talks to end TV crisis

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:49:31 -0400

A protester stands in front of the Greek state television ERT headquarters in Athens, on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. State TV channels in Greece remained off-air Tuesday as the political storm over the future of public broadcaster ERT rages on despite a court ruling that the prime minister's decision to pull the plug was wrong. The banner on the top reads in Greek "ERT is, and will remain ...

Markets steady as investors ready for Fed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:49:30 -0400

The central bank wraps up a two-day policy meeting later Wednesday and investors are looking to see if policymakers are moving towards any change in its monetary policy stance. The Fed's strategy of super-low interest rates and easy money over the past few years has been designed to shore up the U.S. economy. It has also helped drive sentiment in the ...

Climate change will increase poverty says World Bank

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:46:20 -0400

A new scientific report from the World Bank paints a dire future for those trapped in poverty, if climate change predictions are correct, the consequences will be terrifying. "This new report outlines an alarming scenario for the days and years ahead - what we could face in our lifetime," said World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim. "The scientists tell us that if the world ...

Iraq damages cases Families of soldiers killed on the battlefield can sue the Government for negligence

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:42:49 -0400

The decision means that claims can now proceed to trial.A group of families started legal action as a result of the deaths of a number of soldiers, judges have ...

Iraq - Iraqi government detains two journalists without charge

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:42:40 -0400

The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the detention of two Iraqi journalists who have been held for two weeks without formal charge or access to a lawyer in connection with the alleged theft of a senior official's notebook.Police arrested Mohammed Fouad, a journalist for the independent satellite channel ANB, and his assistant, Afdhel Jumaa, at the Ministry of Defense in ...

Peppa Pig Worlds Facebook page hacked

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:42:18 -0400

The Facebook page for Peppa Pig World , a visitor attraction based on the hit children's television show, has been filled with spam emails, random links and pictures, sparking angry comments from upset adults.One of them, Morgan-Leigh Cummings, wrote: "If you're posting pics like this why don't you make your own page and update as many piccys as you want, instead ...

AfDB and United Nations University Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Sustainable Development in Africa

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:37:24 -0400

Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), and Prof. David Malone, Rector of United Nations University (UNU), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to foster research and knowledge exchange on sustainable development in ...

Global Markets Europe Higher in Choppy Trade

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:33:47 -0400

CNBC's Ross Westgate reports on all the market moving events from Europe, as investors await the Fed's policy statement following its two-day ...

Campaigners condemn whale killing

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:33:24 -0400

International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw) said.The Icelandic government has set quotas for catching 154 fin whales for this year, after a two-year hiatus in catching the species because of problems with the export market to Japan in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami there.Campaigners called for an end to the "brutal" and "dying" industry of catching fin ...

Tony Blair warns against Syria inaction

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:33:00 -0400

The former prime minister said the "predominant emotion" in the West was to stay out of Syria, where rebels are battling to oust Bashar Assad and his regime, and avoid becoming embroiled in the politics of the region. But in a speech on political leadership he warned that the cost of staying out "may be paid in a higher price later". Mr Blair said the situation in Syria was ...

Toxic radiation in groundwater

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:25:08 -0400

CANCER-causing radioactive substances have been found in groundwater at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, its Japanese operator said today, as it pledged to prevent them getting into the ...

Europe Markets European stocks rise with Fed update in sight

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:23:45 -0400

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets moved cautiously higher on Wednesday, with what is likely to be a volatile day ahead as investors waited for the much-anticipated monetary-policy decision from the U.S. Federal ...

Dozing prince a cult hero for disenchanted Czechs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:22:00 -0400

Schwarzenberg's habit of napping has, instead of being a liability, made him popular among Czechs fed up with their political class and its endemic corruption, and desperate for someone who breaks the ...

Internet monitoring must have proper limits Merkel tells Obama

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:21:57 -0400

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks next to German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a news conference after their meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, June 19, ...

Vatican cardinal Middle East Christians called to love enemies amid persecution

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:20:40 -0400

Reflecting on love for enemies, the prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches prayed that God might "render Eastern Christians [in the Middle East] strong and meek, filling them with the consolation of the faith, along with all those who partake in their tragic fate." "When one thinks of the vortex of violence - as unceasing as it is irrational - which has struck our ...

Lebanon Middle East consecrated to Immaculate Heart of Mary

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:20:39 -0400

The patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church has consecrated Lebanon and the entire Middle East to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, a Catholic, and Prime Minister Tammam Salam, a Muslim, were present at the consecration. During the consecration, Cardinal Bchara Boutros Ra ...

Days of Rambo Are Over Military Details Plans for Integrating Women Into Combat

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:53 -0400

In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line ...

One of FBIs Most Wanted Captured

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:52 -0400

Mexican authorities have arrested a former university professor who was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in the resort city of Playa del Carmen. Prosecutor Gaspar Armando Garcia Torres said Walter Lee Williams, 64, is wanted on charges of sexual exploitation of children and traveling abroad for the purpose of engaging in sexual acts with children. Garcia said Williams was ...

China NKorea Hold Talks in Beijing

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:51 -0400

Negotiators from North Korea and China held strategic talks in Beijing on Wednesday as they work to repair strained relations, but offered little indication they will lead to a resumption of nuclear disarmament talks any time soon. Neither Pyongyang or Beijing offered details of the meeting between North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang ...

Obama to Renew Call for Cuts to Nukes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:50 -0400

Five years and 50 years. As President Barack Obama revisits Berlin, he can't escape those anniversaries and the inevitable comparisons to history and personal achievement. With his own 2008 speech at Berlin's Victory Column and former President John F. Kennedy's 1963 historic denunciation of the Soviet bloc as markers, Obama will use an address at the city's Brandenburg ...

Cuts to Food Stamps Considered

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:49 -0400

A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program. Passage of the five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill could depend on the level of cuts to the $80 billion-a-year program. Many House conservatives have said the cuts don't go far enough, while liberals ...

Hunt for Hoffa Remains Enters 3rd Day

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:48 -0400

FBI agents plan a third day of digging Wednesday in suburban Detroit for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared 38 years ago. Authorities have pursued multiple leads into Hoffa's whereabouts since his disappearance in 1975. He was last seen outside an Oakland County restaurant where he was to meet with a New Jersey Teamsters boss and a Detroit Mafia ...

How to Save More Money This Month

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:46 -0400

We all want to save more money. After all, none of us like the feeling of looking at our bank account (or under our mattress) and realizing that we have no money left and our next paycheck is still a week away. By saving a few dollars here and there, we can get some breathing room in our monthly budgets and hopefully start saving up for future expenses, as well. This article is for anyone ...

14 Foods That Fight Inflammation

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:45 -0400

Inflammation is part of the body's immune response; without it, we can't heal. But when it's out of control--as in rheumatoid arthritis--it can damage the body. Plus, it's thought to play a role in obesity, heart disease, and cancer. Foods high in sugar and saturated fat can spur inflammation. "They cause overactivity in the immune system, which can lead to joint ...

Photos Rare Painting Sold for $21M

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:42 -0400

A rare Expressionist painting by Wassily Kandinsky, "Studie zu Improvisation 3, 1909", was auctioned for $21,157,438 on June 18 in London by Christie's. It was the most expensive item sold of 44 lots in the "Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale". In Nov. 2012, Kandinsky's "Studie fr Improvisation 8, 1909" set a record for the artist when ...

Photos Disney Estate on Sale for $90M

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:41 -0400

The Carolwood Estate, nicknamed the Disney estate, in Los Angeles is on sale for $90 million. The property once belonged to Walt Disney, founder of the Walt Disney Company, ABC News' parent. Billionaire Gabriel Brener bought the animator's old barn on Carolwood Drive from the estate of Disney's widow in 1998, tore it down and annexed the neighboring land. An eight-bedroom home was ...

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Micro Focus hits record high on earnings beat

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:13:50 -0400

* FY underlying pretax profit 26.4 mln euros, down 66 pct* Dividend maintained at 3.5 cents* Says confident of improved earnings in medium termBy James DaveyLONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Darty, Europe's No. ...

CB Previews International draws the line on pocket listings

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:13:43 -0400

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

Sharjah International Book Fair impresses in Seoul

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:09:44 -0400

WAM SHARJAH, June 19th, 2013 (WAM) -- A delegation from the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) is participating in the Seoul International Book Fair, taking place at COEX in Seoul from the 19th to the 23rd of June which was inaugurated by Park Geun-hye, President of South Korea. Headed by Ahmed Al Ameri, SIBF Director, and including Salim Omar Salim, Head of Sales and Marketing at SIBF, ...

Kubuqi International Desert Forum ends

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:14 -0400

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

Ohio captives

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:55:54 -0400

>Editor's note: For more information on this story, check out CNN affiliates WKYC, WOIO and WJW.(CNN) -- A mentally disabled woman and her daughter were held in an Ohio apartment crowded with people and animals for more than a year, forced to perform manual labor and threatened with dogs and snakes to keep them compliant, authorities said Tuesday. Federal prosecutors said the people accused of ...

Conditions subhuman

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:55:54 -0400

How to hide your data from the NSA

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:47:22 -0400

>Editor's note: Doug Gross covers consumer technology and the Web for CNN.com. Follow his updates on Twitter or add him to your Circles on Google+.(CNN) -- Let's face it: Most of us don't e-mail, tweet, text or post anything worthy of clandestine scrutiny. But having concerns about NSA cybersnooping doesn't mean we must surrender all privacy -- what's left of it -- in our day-to-day online ...

China completes Internet phone monitoring scheme for Tibet

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:45:33 -0400

Reuters © A Tibetan monk uses a mobile phone near the Dzamthang Jonang monastery, where Kalkyi set herself on fire in protest against Chinese rule, in Barma township May 16, 2013. REUTERS/Kim ...

People Around the World Oppose Arming Syrian “Rebels”

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:42:03 -0400

Opposition in the Pew poll is actually higher than ever before in the two-year-old civil war. And that's even as much of the poll was conducted after the White House announced Thursday that the Syrian government had crossed the "red line" and used chemical ...

Farewell Bernanke – Thanks For Inflating The Biggest Bond Bubble The World Has Ever Seen

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:42:02 -0400

Economic Collapse June 19, 2013 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is on the way out the door, but the consequences of the bond bubble that he has helped to create will stay with us for a very, very long time. During Bernanke’s tenure, interest rates on U.S. Treasuries have fallen to record lows. This has enabled the U.S. government to pile up an extraordinary amount of debt. During ...

Brazil trade looks to score from the World Cup

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:39:59 -0400

Brazil is using football, one of its greatest passions to boost trade between the South American nation and Europe. The 2014 World Cup takes place in Brazil next June and July, a few weeks after the European elections and the nation is looking to use the sport to increase trade and investment. As Latin America's top economy, Brazil is also the worlds sixth largest and the fifth largest ...

UN marks East Rennell region in world heritage in danger list

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:39:58 -0400

New York, June 19 : The East Rennell area in the Solomon Islands was inscribed Tuesday on the United Nations Scientific, Cultural, and Educational Organization's (UNESCO) list of endangered sites due to logging that is affecting the island's ...

Mozambiques Renamo threatens to paralyse coal export line

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:39:56 -0400

MAPUTO – Mozambique's Renamo opposition party, a former civil war guerrilla organisation, threatened on Wednesday to "paralyse" the only railway line leading from the country's northwest coal fields, a major escalation of its tensions with the ...

Former Sen. Hutchison Joins Fleishman Hillard’s International Advisory Board

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:39:45 -0400

, R-Texas, has joined the International Advisory Board at FleishmanHillard, adding to an already packed portfolio for Hutchison, who served nearly 20 years in the Senate. Since leaving Congress in January, Hutchison has become a senior counsel at Bracewell & Giuliani and a member of Bank of America's Global Advisory Council, the Center for Strategic and International Studies Advisory ...

Fukushima groundwater contains toxin

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:36:59 -0400

An aerial view shows the Tokyo Electric Power Company's tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture in this March 11, 2013, file ...

Alleged sex offender tracked to resort

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:36:57 -0400

This 2011 photograph provided by the FBI shows Walter Lee Williams, one of the FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives. He has been arrested in the resort city of Playa del Carmen, ...

UK spying a wake-up call - CDP

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:36:56 -0400

Johannesburg - The reported surveillance of South African and Turkish delegations during the G20 summit in Britain should serve as a wake-up call to government, the Christian Democratic Party said on ...

World War Z review Brad Pitts zombie action flick is surprisingly infectious

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:36:36 -0400

In this Doomsday blockbuster zombies are taking over the world, and they're not the slow-shuffle kind, either - these flesh-chompers move like lightning in their pursuit of a ...

Qatar World Cup winter tournament under debate – video

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:36:01 -0400

Secretary general of the Qatar 2022 supreme committee Hassan al Thawadi says in Brazil that the World Cup could be hosted at 'whatever time' as the debate regarding the scheduling for the global event rumbles on. Summer temperatures in Qatar are often around 40 degrees Celsius, which would take a toll on most players. Many European clubs are opposed to a winter World Cup due to ...

Foreign direct investment in Arab world surges by 10 to $47.1b in 2012

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:31:29 -0400

The UAE ranked second and its inflow rose 25 per cent to $9.6 billion Foreign direct investment, or FDI, into Arab world rose by nearly 10 per cent in 2012 led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, according to a latest report.Last year, Arab countries attracted FDI worth $47.1 billion despite political uncertainty in some of them compared to $42.9 billion in the previous year, the Arab Investment and ...

Emeraging markets contribution to world GDP set to grow to 70 by 2030

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:31:24 -0400

Citibank CEO of Citi - Middle East division spoke to LSE graduates about Dubai's increasing "global attractiveness to investors, corporations and talent."Globalisation, urbanisation and digitisation are the key trends shaping the future of Dubai as it develops into a global city, according to Atiq ur Rehman, CEO Citi - Middle East division.Speaking to an audience of over 100 ...

Families Can Sue Govt Over Iraq Troop Deaths

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:30:50 -0400

Families of British soldiers killed fighting in Iraq can bring damages claims against the Government, the Supreme Court has ruled. Relatives want to sue for negligence and to make claims under human rights legislation. Supreme Court justices announced today that they can do both. Families started legal action as a result of the deaths of a number of British soldiers following the American-led ...

Floods close Lourdes pilgrims site

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:27:33 -0400

Floods in south-west France have forced the closure of the Catholic pilgrimage site in Lourdes and the evacuation of visitors from nearby ...

Neil Macdonald Washingtons obsession with leakers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:26:34 -0400

About The Author Neil Macdonald is the senior Washington correspondent for CBC News, which he joined in 1988 following 12 years in newspapers. Before taking up this post in 2003, Macdonald reported from the Middle East for five years. He speaks English and French fluently, and some ...

International group of Privacy Commissioners challenge Google over Glass

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:24:23 -0400

Ten privacy authorities from six countries have written to Google CEO Larry Page with questions addressing privacy concerns over Google ...

India submits proof that Pak funds terror activities builds international pressure for action

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:23:04 -0400

Following the remarks made by a US Congressman privy to intelligence inputs about Pakistan's Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) funding Lashar-e-Taiba (LeT), India is building international pressure for action against Pakistan for financing terror and circulating counterfeit Indian currency.An Indian delegation visiting Norway to attend a conference of the Financial Action Taken Force (FATF) ...

Bomb blast gunmen attack UN compound in Mogadishu Somalia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:17:57 -0400

Al Qaeda-linked militants detonated at least one bomb blast and engaged in ongoing battles with security forces in an attempt to breach the main U.N. compound in Mogadishu, officials said Wednesday. Somali police officer, Abdi Hassan, said gunmen had breached the compound and were inside and the militant group al-Shabab said on its Twitter feed shortly after the attack that its fighters ...

Afghan government irked over U.S. talks with Taliban

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:17:12 -0400

1 of 6. Muhammad Naeem (R), a spokesman for the Office of the Taliban of Afghanistan speaks during the opening of the Taliban Afghanistan Political Office in Doha June 18, ...

A Briton fights with Al Qaedas offshoot in Syria

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:17:11 -0400

SALQIN, Syria (Reuters) - The moment the young fighter walks in, it's clear he's different. He has a grey robe, a scraggly beard and a gun holster - hallmarks of the rebels who control this part of the northwest. But he wears Adidas trainers. And his accent and swagger are pure ...

India JNPT DP World to Build New Container Terminal in Navi Mumbai

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:16:03 -0400

JNPT has signed a concession agreement with Nhava Sheva Gateway Terminal, a subsidiary of DP World of Dubai, for the development of standalone container handling facility at JN Port, Navi Mumbai, ...

After Sandy ATT Builds Solar Phone Charging Stations Across NYC

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:13:53 -0400

Superstorm Sandy, Starbucks and other restaurants in the New York City region had lines out the door. The customers were not in line to get coffee or food, but instead to use the electric outlets to charge their dead cell phones. The administration of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, AT&T and other organizations are now looking to cut down on those lines ...

Fast Thinking Saves Lives From Stroke

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:13:51 -0400

Doctors have long known that the sooner a stroke is treated, the better the outcome. But now a new study finds just how much each minute counts. For each 15-minute head start doctors get on treating stroke, they cut the risk of stroke symptoms and death by 4 percent, according to the study of more than 58,300 ischemic stroke patients published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical ...

One of FBIs most-wanted nabbed in Mexico

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:03:06 -0400

Los Angeles to the Philippines in January 2011 to engage in sex acts with two 14-year-old boys he met online in 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement Monday. While in the Philippines, Williams allegedly engaged in sex acts with both boys and produced sexually explicit photos of one of the boys. Williams fled the Los Angeles area approximately one week after returning from the ...

Video Unusual heat wave bakes Alaska

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:40:22 -0400

Alaska is dealing with an unusual heat wave. Temperatures have reach 70 in Anchorage almost every day for more than a week, while a more remote area saw a high of ...

World North Korea condemns Hitler report

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:38:47 -0400

Hitler managed to rebuild Germany in a short time following its defeat in WWI, Kim Jong-un issued an order for the Third Reich to be studied in depth and asked that practical applications be drawn from it," the source reportedly ...

Syria state TV says explosion hits military depot

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:38:34 -0400

BEIRUT -; Syrian state television says an accidental explosion at a military depot outside the northwestern coastal city of Latakia has left six people lightly ...

World markets mostly down as investors eye Fed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:38:19 -0400

A worker stretches on a chair during a morning trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Monday, June 17, 2013. Asian stocks edged up Monday amid hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will put off plans to wind down its stimulus program. Tokyo's Nikkei 225, the regional heavyweight, jumped 2.2 percent to 12,960.81, extending Friday's 2.4 percent gain. (AP Photo/Koji ...

Group decries Sri Lankas proposed media code

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:38:18 -0400

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -; An international rights group says a media code proposed by Sri Lanka's government could have a severe and chilling effect on free speech in the ...

Disney World Raises Entrance Price For Magic Kingdom

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:35:38 -0400

Disney is trying something new. It's charging a higher admission price for the Magic Kingdom than its other theme parks in Orlando. A one-day pass to the Magic Kingdom now costs $95 -- compared to $90 for Epcot, Animal Kingdom or Hollywood ...

UN US ask Filipinos not to leave Golan Heights

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:34:33 -0400

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines' top diplomat says U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry have appealed to Manila not to withdraw more than 300 Filipino peacekeepers from the Golan Heights to avoid "maximum volatility" in the restive Middle East region.Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Wednesday the diplomats made the appeal to him ...

World champion returns home

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:34:07 -0400

See your ad here JACOB Willcox has returned triumphant from Nicar agua after being named the U16 world surfing champion.The 15-year-old local competed in the 2013 Dakine World Junior Surfing Championship and in the finals took on Leonardo Fioravanti of Italy, Jake Marshall of the US and Reo Inaba of Japan.He beat them all with a score of 14.90 and some impressive man oeu vres. "Glad I could ...

The Genting Group planning art exhibits and dragon dancers — and thats before Resorts World even opens

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:33:51 -0400

More gaming news In a 24-hour town where nonstop action on the Strip dictates the pace of business, most resort operators don't spend much time trying to draw vacationers to unopened properties. But that's exactly what the Genting Group plans to do. Hoping to transform an eyesore into a marketing campaign, the Malaysian gaming giant has proposed building exhibits along Las Vegas ...

Brazil boosts security for Confed Cup

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:31:59 -0400

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil will deploy a special police force to help provide security for the Confederations Cup tournament following mass protests against government spending, the state news agency said on ...

Assange fears arrest by US

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:31:58 -0400

London - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will not leave the sanctuary of the Ecuadorean embassy in London even if Sweden stops pursuing sexual assault claims against him, because he fears arrest on the order of the United ...

Motorcycle bomber hits Yemeni market

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:31:57 -0400

Soldiers are seen in the streets of Sana'a, Yemen. Three people were killed and eight others were wounded when a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up in a busy market in the north of the country, according to officials. File photo: Mohamed al-Sayaghi, ...

Disabled woman ‘treated like a slave’

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:31:56 -0400

Chicago - A mentally disabled woman and her child were forced to live in an Ohio basement with snakes and pitbulls, and were treated like slaves for more than two years, US prosecutors said on ...

Rousseff to marchers I can hear you

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:31:55 -0400

Sao Paulo - President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance as demonstrations continued in some cities around the ...

Karzai threat to Afghan peace talks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:31:37 -0400

In a terse statement Mr Karzai said negotiations with the US on what American and coalition security forces will remain in the country after 2014 have been put on hold. He did not say how long the suspension would last.The statement followed the announcement by the US and ...

World Bank warns global warming woes closing in

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:27:32 -0400

The World Bank on Wednesday warned that severe hardships from global warming could be felt within a generation, with a new study detailing devastating impacts in Africa and ...

Greece PM in fresh bid to break deadlock over broadcaster

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:27:32 -0400

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will on Wednesday make a last-ditch effort in talks with coalition allies to avert a crisis over his controversial shutdown of the state broadcaster which threatens to bring down his ...

Blast hits Syrian port city of Latakia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:24:47 -0400

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A loud explosion was heard near a military site in the Syrian port city of Latakia on Wednesday, opposition groups and state media said, but the cause of the blast was unclear. Explosions in Latakia, part of President Bashar al-Assad's stronghold on the Mediterranean coast, have been rare during Syria's two-year-old conflict. State television said the blast was caused ...

Saudi Tycoon Eyes Moscow as Site for World’s Tallest Building

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:22:14 -0400

tallest building by far, Russian Vesti FM radio reported, quoting UAE media. The prince is also considering Shanghai, London and New York as possible locations for the 1600-meter (5,280 feet) skyscraper but the countries interested in hosting the world’s tallest tower would need to offer attractive financing terms, tax breaks and other government support, Alwaleed said, Arabian Business ...

Worlds displaced people at 18-year high of 45.2 million

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:20:47 -0400

A Syrian refugee is shown at a camp in Jordon last year. By the end of 2012, the world had 15.4 million refugees, 937,000 asylum seekers and 28.8 million people who had been forced to flee within the borders of their own countries. (Muhammad ...

Its a dogs world

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:20:07 -0400

MAN'S BEST FRIEND IS EXCLUDED FROM FEW PLACES - THE WORKPLACE TYPICALLY BEING ONE OF THEM.But moves are afoot (or should we say apaw?) to change that. Launched in the United Kingdom in 1996, followed by the U.S. in 1999, Take Your Dog to Work Day is designed to raise awareness about pet adoption, rescue groups and the role dogs play in our lives. Several studies suggest having pets at work ...

Bribery trial of former Finmeccanica CEO opens

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:16:41 -0400

MILAN (AP) -- The former head of the Italian aerospace and defense giant Finmeccanica goes on trial in a case involving alleged bribes to win a 560 million euro ($670 million) helicopter contract in ...

FBI Most Wanted criminal arrested

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:14:21 -0400

MEXICAN officials say they have arrested former US university professor Walter Lee Williams, an alleged child sexual predator on the FBI's list of top 10 Most Wanted ...

Obama returns to Berlin

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:14:17 -0400

Five years and 50 years. As President Barack Obama revisits Berlin, he can't escape those anniversaries and the inevitable comparisons to history and personal ...

S.Korea media blame Iran for angry World Cup scenes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:12:40 -0400

Iran players celebrate victory over South Korea in a World Cup qualifier in Ulsan, Korea, on Tuesday. South Korean media blamed Iran Wednesday for angry scenes at a tense World Cup qualifier which ended with fans pelting debris on to the pitch and the visiting coach under fire for a rude ...

China executes official for child rapes after online uproar

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:11:54 -0400

BEIJING (Reuters) - Authorities in central China executed a former Communist Party official for raping 11 underage girls, state media said on Wednesday, following an online uproar about the latest case of abuse of ...

Loud blast heard near Somali capitals airport witness

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:11:54 -0400

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A loud explosion was heard near the Somali capital's heavily-fortified international airport on Wednesday followed by bursts of gunfire, a Reuters witness ...

Rohani once approved of hiding Iran atomic work

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:11:51 -0400

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Years before he became Iran's president-elect, Hassan Rohani spoke approvingly about concealing his nation's nuclear program and said that when Pakistan got atomic bombs and Brazil began enriching uranium, "the world started to work with ...

Arab Fashion Finds Place on International Runways

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:11:11 -0400

The fashion of the Arab world is characterized with its unique culture and traditions. But although designers from the Middle East have been getting a lot of attention lately, Arab fashion is still missing exposure to international runways and fashion events. In the rare cases in which fashion weeks include something from the region, it is usually shadowed by more mainstream and commercial ...

Watch NBA Inc. Big Business of Basketball

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:09:10 -0400

-- been an astounding. NBA championship season and we've been dazzled by the near super human athletic talents of our favorite basketball stars. But dunks alone don't keep the arena lights on the ...

Lampard targets third World Cup

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:05:42 -0400

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has set his sights on representing England at a third FIFA World Cup. Lampard saw his contract extended at Chelsea after a stellar 2012-13 campaign, in which he scored 17 goals in 50 matches in all competitions. The 34-year-old has won 97 caps for England and has targeted a place in Roy Hodgson's squad in Brazil - if they qualify - which could be the final ...

Hamid Karzai suspends talks with US over Taliban move

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:59:02 -0400

Taliban in efforts to find a political solution to the war. Karzai says he has suspended negotiations with the US on what troops will remain in the country after 2014. He says he did this "in view of the contradiction between acts and the statements made by the United States of America in regard to the peace process." The Afghan president's statement was released by his office on ...

Biotech crops and Europe alosing battle against progress

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:58:12 -0400

Spring planting is never perfect in America's agricultural heartland. The past few growing seasons have been especially challenging. Yet crop yields have held up. One reason: bioengineered seeds, a big improvement on the ones grandpa planted. The corn and soybeans grown across Illinois today are nearly all genetically modified to resist insects or tolerate herbicides. By protecting ...

Turkish official approves standing man protest

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:57:05 -0400

Bulent Arinc told reporters Wednesday that the protest by hundreds of people standing motionless for hours in streets and squares were peaceful and "pleasing to the eye." He urged protesters, however, not to obstruct traffic and not to endanger their ...

Will the Switzerland of the Middle East revive ever again

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:56:33 -0400

After the war, Lebanon experienced a period of economic prosperity. Revenues from tourism in that period increased ten-fold. Lebanon is often called the "Switzerland of the Middle East." However, after the outbreak of the Civil War (1975-1983) the country faced difficult ...

World Bank highlights climate-poverty link

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:33:18 -0400

STOCKHOLM -; The World Bank says it will increasingly view its efforts to help developing countries fight poverty through a "climate ...

Monsoon floods kill 69 in India strand pilgrims

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:33:12 -0400

A view of the Hindu holy town of Kedarnath from a helicopter after a flood, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, India, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Monsoon torrential rains have cause havoc in northern India leading to flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides as the death toll continues to climb and more than 1,000 pilgrims bound for Himalayan shrines remain stranded. (AP ...

Eyes of world focus on a new peaceful Ulster

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:30:56 -0400

It would be hard to overstate the significance of the last 48 hours for the Province. The G8 is the biggest global event to have been held in Northern Ireland since the state's creation almost a century ago.Never before have so many giants of the world stage been in Ulster at the same time.Not only were the leaders of the eight major western nations at Lough Erne, so too was President Jose ...

Montreal mayor vows to fight charges

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:27:32 -0400

Montreal - Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum resigned on Tuesday, a day after he was charged with fraud and corruption in the latest major Canadian municipal ...

Kim Jong-un ‘stresses Hitler’s skills’

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:27:30 -0400

Seoul - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly given copies of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf to his top officials, urging them to study it as a leadership skills ...

No date for Afghan peace talks Taliban

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:27:26 -0400

Muhammad Naeem (L), a spokesman for the Office of the Taliban of Afghanistan speaks during the opening of the Taliban Afghanistan Political Office in Doha. The Afghan Taliban opened an office in Qatar on Tuesday to help restart talks on ending the 12-year-old war. REUTERS/Mohammed ...

Taliban behind US soldier deaths

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:27:13 -0400

Afghanistan that killed four American troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the US on finding a political solution to ending the 12-year war in the ...

Japans nuclear authority sets new safety requirements for reactors

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:26:11 -0400

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority officially decided Wednesday on the country's new safety requirements for nuclear reactors in an effort to prevent recurrences of disasters that happened at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in 2011.The new regulations are expected to take effect on July 8, paving the way for nuclear power plant runners to apply for the regulator's safety assessment ...

Nakheel says more The World projects set to launch

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:24:08 -0400

Several owners of islands bought on The World project off Dubai's coast are dusting off plans to launch projects, according to master developer ...

NIHRs Deputy Chairman receives a delegation from British Institute of International and Comparative law

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:22:43 -0400

Manama: June 19 -- (BNA)-- The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR)'s Deputy Chairman cum Head of the Committee on Complaints, Monitoring and Follow-up , Mr. Abdullah Ahmed Al-Durazi, received this morning a British delegation led by the Birmingham School of Law Professor Geoffrey Jowl, at the NIHR's premises in the Seef District. At the meeting, NIHR's Deputy Chairman ...

DP World extends maturity date on $1bn loan

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:22:07 -0400

DP World, the world's third-largest port operator, said on Wednesday that it has extended the maturity date on a $1bn revolving credit facility for an additional year as it secured attractive market ...

45.2m forced to flee homes - UN

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:18:10 -0400

The United Nations refugee agency has revealed that more than 45.2 million people were forced to flee their homes last year, an 18-year high mainly due to wars in Syria, Afghanistan and other ...

Vietnam hunger strike tests official intimidation

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:13:00 -0400

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Cu Huy Ha Vu's books come with pages torn out by prison guards. Only some of his letters reach home. He is not allowed to access evidence from his trial or to see his wife ...

Several people killed in northern Yemen bombing ministry

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:07:41 -0400

SANAA (Reuters) - Three people were killed and eight wounded in a town in northern Yemen on Wednesday when a suicide bomber riding a motorbike blew himself up in a busy market, a security official ...

Afghanistan suspends security pact talks with U.S. amid Taliban peace process

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:07:41 -0400

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a joint news conference with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen following a security handover ceremony at a military academy outside Kabul June 18, ...

Germanys ruling coalition on course for re-election poll

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:07:41 -0400

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd R) attends a parliamentary faction meeting of the coalition of the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) to discuss a Cyprus bailout plan in Berlin, March 22, ...

Big Lie America Doesnt Have 1 Richest Middle-Class in the World...Were Ranked 27th

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:06:14 -0400

America is the richest country on Earth. We have the most millionaires, the most billionaires--and a increasingly poor "middle ...

Small global warming rise would have alarming impact -World Bank

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:59:56 -0400

WASHINGTON, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:59am EDT WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - Much of Bangkok could flood within the next two decades if global warming stays on its current trajectory, as sea levels rise and cyclones intensify, the World Bank said in a new report on Wednesday. The flooding of 40 percent of the Thai capital was just one of dozens of negative effects the ...

Brazil braces for more anti-government protests

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:59:53 -0400

Brazil braced for a new round of anti-government protests Wednesday after a violent night of looting and vandalism in Sao Paulo that led to at least 30 arrests. An estimated 50,000 people flooded the city's central Cathedral Square for the second night running, marching through streets and waving banners carrying slogans such as, "The people have awakened." One group tried to ...

UN says 45.2 million refugees displaced globally

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:54:15 -0400

GENEVA (AP) -- The Syrian civil war contributed to push the numbers of refugees and those displaced by conflict within their own nation to an 18-year high of 45.2 million worldwide by the end of 2012, the U.N. refugee agency said ...

Obama to Promote Nuclear-Free World in Berlin Speech

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:33:37 -0400

U.S. President Barack Obama is set to lay out his vision for advancing toward a world free of nuclear weapons during a speech Wednesday at the historic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. A senior administration official says Mr. Obama will propose the United States and Russia cut their number of strategic nuclear warheads by up to one third below the level agreed to in a 2009 treaty. That pact, ...