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Multi-million dollar cigarette smuggling ring with terror links busted

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:38:55 -0400

NEW YORK - Authorities in New York are claiming to have busted a multi-million cigarette smuggling ring and arrested at least 16 Palestinian immigrants having alleged links with known terror organisations. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly Thursday said that the 16 members of the criminal ring in New York City, Albany County and Schenectady County ...

US president calls for more embassy security funding

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:34:14 -0400

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has called for more security at American embassies around the world, urging Congress to help him "as a partner" to fully fund the State Department in this regard. By seeking Congress support for stepping up the security at embassies, Obama has turned the tables on Republicans amid criticism that the government's response to Benghazi attack on a US ...

Bomb blasts in Iraq kill scores of people

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:20:50 -0400

BAGHDAD - Scores of people were killed in Iraq Friday, in a day marked by several bombings including two outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba after Friday prayers, killing at least 43 worshipers in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence. One bomb exploded as worshippers were departing the Saria mosque in the city of Baquba while a second ...

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled note in boat as munhunt was on

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:44:22 -0400

NEW YORK - Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled a note in a boat he hid in while the manhunt was on, saying the attacks were retribution for U.S. military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, and described the victims as "collateral damage". Tsarnaev wrote the note with a marker in the boat, describing the Boston victims "collateral damage" in the same way Muslims have been ...

Russian cruise missiles sent to Syria

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:39:06 -0400

WASHINGTON - Russia has sent advanced anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria in a move that underscores its support to the beleaguered regime of President Bashar Al Assad in the war-torn Arab nation, officials citing credible intelligence reports said here. The New York Times reported Friday that the new missiles sent to Syria have an advanced radar system that makes them "more effective". ...

Bomb-detecting robots to boost security at Football World Cup 2014 in Brazil

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:07 -0400

To increase the security at the upcoming Football World Cup in Brazil in 2014, the Brazil government will reportedly use a fleet of robots that are usually used to neutralize roadside bombs and inspect areas for traces of explosives. The battle-tested remote controlled iRobot 510 Packbots are able to climb stairs, submerge in a metre of water and have multiple high-resolution cameras and are the ...

15 killed 57 wounded in bombings in Baghdad

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:03 -0400

Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): At least 15 people were killed and 57 others wounded in three roadside bomb attacks on Friday in Iraq 's capital city of Baghdad, a police source said. A roadside bomb exploded in the Amiriya district in western Baghdad, killing 12 people and wounding 32 others, the police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. Another roadside bomb in the Doraa district in ...

At least 30 countries in Africa at risk of yellow fever WHO

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:01 -0400

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India-EU BTIA conclude another round of negotiations

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:10:03 -0400

Chief negotiators of India and the European Union (EU) met here from May 15 to May 17 and concluded another round of negotiations for the India-EU Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA). An official press release said that all issues were put on the table for discussions. Negotiators on both sides felt that some positive movements have been accomplished, though they admitted that ...

Syrian refugees now exceed 1.5 million UNHCR

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:10:01 -0400

The number of Syrian refugees, who are either registered or awaiting registration, has surpassed 1.5 million, while the actual number is much higher, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The increasingly widening gap between needs and available resources is a growing challenge, reported Xinhua citing UNHCR's spokesperson Dan McNorton Friday . "Over the past four months, we have seen a ...

UN chief regrets experts inability to visit Syria

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:01 -0400

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed regret over the inability of experts, investigating the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria, to visit the country. "It is regrettable that the team in charge of this investigation was unable to visit Syria and conduct its inquiry on the spot," reported Xinhua citing the UN chief while talking to reporters after meeting Russian foreign ...

Russia counting on UN for post-ISAF Afghanistan plans

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:10:01 -0400

Moscow is counting on the UN to develop proposals regarding the international presence in Afghanistan after 2014, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. "We consider it important to start discussing in advance what forms of (international) presence there will be in Afghanistan after 2014; we will count on the proposals that the (UN) secretary general is planning to prepare together ...

UN envoy urges uniting for youth with first in series of virtual Google Hangouts

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

17 May 2013 150 The United Nations special envoy on youth went online today to encourage young people to join the UN's work, and detailed some of the initiatives he will undertake to work with and for youth. "Engage with the United Nations," said the Secretary General's Special Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, as he urged participants in a Google Hangout - the first in a series meant to ...

Papua New Guineas plans to resume death penalty major setback - UN

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:19:08 -0400

17 May 2013 150 The United Nations human rights office today expressed serious concern over Papua New Guinea's announcement that it will resume the death penalty more than half a century since it last carried out an execution, stressing this would represent "a major setback" for the country. "The High Commissioner has written to the Prime Minister stating her concerns about the planned ...

Nigerian rebels could face war crimes charges for population cleansing - UN rights office

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:18:28 -0400

17 May 2013 150 Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to ethnic and religious cleansing, the top United Nations human rights official said today. In a press briefing in Geneva, the spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Rupert Colville, reiterated calls on Boko Haram and ...

Syria conference should be held as soon as possible Ban says during visit to Russia

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:17:12 -0400

17 May 2013 150 Stressing that a political solution is the only way to end the Syria crisis, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that an international conference proposed by Russia and the United States should be held as soon as possible so as not to lose momentum. "It is my sincere hope that we can convene an international conference on Syria as soon as possible to help parties come to ...

UN Security Council condemns temporary detention of peacekeepers looting in Golan

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:16:56 -0400

17 May 2013 150 Members of the Security Council have 8216;strongly condemned' the looting of a UN observation post in the Golan Heights and the temporary detention of three peacekeepers, the third such incident in the past two months. The Security Council, in a press statement released on 16 May, "strongly condemned the incident on May 15 in which a group of anti-government armed elements ...

Countries must repeal laws that discriminate against LGBT individuals - UN officials

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:16:09 -0400

17 May 2013 150 Marking the International Day Against Homophobia, United Nations officials today issued a call on Governments worldwide to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and strike laws that discriminate against them. "The fight against homophobia is a core part of the broader battle for human rights for all," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ...

China opposes EUs aviation emissions levy

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:50:01 -0400

China has opposed the European Union's (EU) unilateral decision to incorporate international flights originating from countries outside of the EU into its carbon trading scheme, reported Xinhua. On Thursday, the European Commission, an executive body of the EU, said eight Chinese carriers could face fines totalling 2.4 million euros, or about $3 million, and the two Indian airlines could face ...

73 killed 148 injured in Iraq attacks

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:40:01 -0400

A wave of bombing attacks struck war-torn Iraq Friday, leaving as many as 73 people dead and 148 injured, police and officials said. At least 41 people were killed and 56 injured in two blasts, which hit almost simultaneously in Baquba, capital city of Diyala province, after the Friday prayer, reported Xinhua citing the city's mayor Abdullah Hayali. The two roadside bombs exploded near the ...

Survey Europes Gays Fear Violence Discrimination

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:15:18 -0400

PARIS The European Union is calling for action following an alarming survey released Friday showing most gays and transgender people in Europe live in fear of discrimination and violence. The new European Union survey is the most far-reaching to date on discrimination and violence against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) people in Europe - and its release coincides with ...

43 killed 70 injured in Iraq bombings

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:01 -0400

As many as 43 people were killed and 70 injured in bomb blasts that occurred in different parts of Iraq Friday. At least eight people were killed and 25 wounded in a roadside bomb blast which took place during a funeral in Madain town, some 30 km from capital city of Baghdad, reported Xinhua citing a interior ministry source. Earlier in the day, some 35 people were killed and 45 injured in two ...

35 killed 45 injured in blasts in Iraq mosque blasts

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:10:02 -0400

At least 35 people were killed and 45 others injured in two blasts, which hit almost simultaneously on Friday in Baquba, capital of eastern Iraq's Diyala province, after the Friday prayer, an official said. The two roadside bombs exploded near the Saroya mosque in Baquba, 65 km northeast of Iraq's capital of Baghdad, and hit the Sunni worshipers as they were leaving the mosque after prayer, the ...

Sharapova pulls out of Rome meet to boost French Open chances

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:20:02 -0400

World No. 2 Maria Sharapova admitted Friday that the upcoming French Open played a part in her decision to pull out of the Rome Masters. Sharapova withdrew citing illness Friday, hours before she was due to play world No. 6 Sara Errani in the Rome quarterfinals. "I usually don't withdraw from tournament and all the competitions I play in mean a lot to me, but in the run-up to the French Open ...

Sharath stretches world No.5 Timo Boll in World TT

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:00:01 -0400

Sharath Kamal took a game off World No.5 Timo Boll before going down 1-4 in the men's singles second round at the World Table Tennis Championships here, ending the Indian challenge in the mega event. Germany's Timo Boll got the better of Sharath 9-11, 12-10, 11-1, 11-5, 11-2 in a round of 64 match Thursday night. The two paddlers play for the same club in Germany, Borussia Dusseldorf. Sharath, ...

FIFA says 76 percent of Confederations Cup tickets sold

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:50:02 -0400

More than 76 percent of tickets available for next month's Confederations Cup in Brazil have been sold, world football's governing body, FIFA said. The South American country is on target to break the record set by Germany in 2005 when the tournament's attendances reached 83 percent of capacity, according to FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke, reports Xinhua. "The response from Brazilian fans ...

Clasie extends contract with Feyenoord

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:50:02 -0400

Dutch international Jordy Clasie agreed to extend his contract at Feyenoord by one year to the middle of 2016, the Rotterdam based club announced. The current contract of the 21-year-old midfielder runs out in 2015. The five-time Dutch international will sign the new deal in the forthcoming weeks, reports Xinhua. "It means a lot to me to continue longer at Feyenoord," said Clasie. "I have ...

India China to be biggest investors by 2030 World Bank

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:40:01 -0400

India and China will be the biggest investors by 2030, accounting for 38 percent of the global gross investment and almost half of all the world manufacturing investment, says the World Bank. "In the gradual convergence scenario, in 2030, China will save far more than any other developing country - $9 trillion in 2010 dollar terms - with India a distant second at $1.7 trillion, surpassing the ...

Emma Watson in no rush to become sexy

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:20:13 -0400

Emma Watson, who rose to international stardom after her role in the Harry Potter film series, has revealed that looking sensual has never been her priority. Watson told W magazine she has never wanted to grow up too fast and was keen to wear a sports bra until she was 22, Stuff.co.nz reported. The 23-year-old actress insisted that the allure of being sexy never really held any excitement for ...

Former Olympic champion Ma out of World TT

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:30:01 -0400

Former Olympic champion and four-time World Cup winner Ma Lin became the biggest name to fall at the World Table Tennis Championships when he was upset by Japan's Kenta Matsudaira in the men's singles second round. Ma was joined by fellow Chinese Hu Limei in the casualty list Thursday. But Hu has nothing to complain about because she was eliminated by teammate and defending champion Ding Ning. ...

Kim K furious Kanye West going on tour after babys birth

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:10:01 -0400

Kim Kardashian is furious that Kanye West is planning to go on an international tour shortly after their baby's born. West's new album is expected to drop on June 18, and the 35-year-old rapper will be launching a worldwide tour later this fall or early next year, the New York Post reported. A source told RadarOnline that Kardashian is giving birth in July, and the baby will only be a few ...

Singapores export performance improves

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:40:01 -0400

Singapore's non-oil domestic exports, a key gauge of the trade hub's export performance, fell by 1 percent year-on-year in April, trade promotion agency International Enterprise Singapore said Friday. It followed a year-on-year contraction of 4.8 percent in the previous month, exceeding market expectations, reported Xinhua. The agency said the contraction was largely due to a drop in electronic ...

Google becomes sophisticated virtual world of the real with Global Truth

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:10:04 -0400

Google through a new project called Ground Truth is becoming an ever more sophisticated virtual mirror of the real world. Google engineers described their methods at the Google I/O show, telling how they've moved from licensing satellite photos to building 3D version of the world that can be updated in minutes. According to CBS News, the essence of the Ground Truth project is marrying Google's ...

One-third of sea-level rise comes from melting mountain glaciers

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:10:01 -0400

An international group of researchers has confirmed that melting of glaciers caused about one third of the observed sea-level rise, while the ice sheets and thermal expansion of sea water account for one third each. So far, estimates on the contribution of glaciers have differed substantially. Now 16 scientists from nine countries have compared the data from traditional measurements on the ...

Indian unit in Congo gets UN peacekeeping medal

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:10:01 -0400

An Indian police unit in the Democratic Republic of Congo has received the United Nations Peacekeeping Medal. The 135 Indian Formed Police Unit-2 (FPU) was honoured with the medal as an appreciation for their service in Goma/North Kivu. The medal parade, held at the FPU camp in Goma May 15 was attended by senior officials, including Jacques Desilets, United Nations Organization Stabilization ...

Hodgson Bernstein urges lead England football figure Becks to reconsider retirement

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:30:04 -0400

England national football team manager Roy Hodgson and FA chairman David Bernstein have paid tributes to the football star David Beckham and urged him to stay at the game, saying that he is a charismatic and talented player the football world cannot afford to lose. The tributes follow Beckham's retirement announcement, the Mirror reports. Hodgson looks at Beckham as all-time-great talent and ...

North Korea may have 200 mobile missile launchers

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:00:01 -0400

North Korea may have up to 200 mobile missile launchers, or twice the number previously estimated by South Korea's authorities, South Korean media reported Friday. South Korea's state-run Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA) said that in line with a report submitted to the US Congress by the Pentagon, North Korea has probably accumulated up to 200 so-called transporter erector launchers ...

Cuballet will Open a New International Course for Dancers Next July

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:09:48 -0400

Havana, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Prodanza center, will host another edition of the International Workshop of the Cuban School of Ballet (ECB), CUBALLET, which is expected to attract dancers and teachers from different countries. In an interview with Prensa Latina, the director of the project, Laura Alonso, said the annual event is attended by people from all over the world, interested in becoming ...

Chinese basketball girls taste second straight victory over Cuban in International Challenge

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:04:25 -0400

Chinese women's national basketball team edged the Cuban counterpart 74-67 to enjoy a two- game winning streak in Sino-Cuban Women's International Basketball Challenge here on Friday.As a warm-up for Asian Women's Basketball Championship this October, Chinese team's head coach Tom Maher found some "new faces " this time. He showed positive attitude towards these ...

About 50 injured in US train accident

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:01:07 -0400

A rush-hour collision between two commuter trains in a suburb north of New York City resulted in dozens of people being injured late Friday, railway ...

Alert after Alaska volcano erupts

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:55:51 -0400

An air traffic controller in the region said small planes have flown around the plumes from Pavlof Volcano. Ash would have to rise tens of thousands of feet to threaten larger planes.The eruption began on Monday, and photographs show lava spraying out from the summit of the volcano, located 625 miles ...

F.B.I. Tapes Give Glimpse Into World of High-Stakes Gambling

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:49:03 -0400

The description of the poker games and the wagers were among the details found in hundreds of conversations and text messages secretly captured by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, exposing the shadowy and illegal world of high-stakes gambling in New York ...

NY trains in rush-hour smash

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:48:40 -0400

Two Metro-North trains collided in Connecticut during the evening rush hour tonight, ending 60 people to the hospital, including five critically injured. Courtesy FOX News and ...

Russian missiles to Syria upsets US

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:48:39 -0400

RUSSIA'S shipment of anti-ship missiles to Syria will "embolden" the regime and fuel the country's civil war, the US military's top officer ...

UNWTO Caribbean international tourist arrivals to hit 30 million by 2030

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:45:38 -0400

International tourist arrivals to the Caribbean region are projected to reach 30 million by the year 2030, according to the Tourism Towards 2030 forecast from the UN World Tourism Organization. The Caribbean received a total of 21 million tourist arrivals in 2012. That was announced this week at the 55th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for the Americas, which is being held in San Jose, Costa ...

Economics Daily Digest Its Gatsbys world theyre just working in it

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:45:19 -0400

Today ) Roosevelt Institute | Pipeline Fellow Nona Willis Aronowitz writes that while pundits sneer at Millennials, members of the generation that came of age during the Great Recession are too busy working to improve the bad hand they've been dealt to have time for ...

Southern China rains kill 55 leave 14 missing

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:32:06 -0400

The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs website says at least nine provinces have had storms and some flooding and landslides since Tuesday. It says Guangdong province has been hit the hardest, with 36 deaths and 10 missing people, followed by Jiangxi province, where six people are reported dead and four more ...

Conn. commuter trains collide 60 go to hospitals

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:09:51 -0400

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five critically injured and one very critically injured, Gov. Dannel Malloy said. There were no reports of ...

Kerry to visit Middle East Africa in late May

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:57:51 -0400

US Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to visit the Middle East and Africa later this month, the State Department announced on Friday.On May 21, Kerry will visit Muscat, the capital of Oman, and meet with senior Omani officials on a range of bilateral and regional issues, the department said in a statement.On May 22, the top US diplomat will visit Amman, the capital of Jordan, to meet with ...

Worlds oldest university poised for revival in India after 800 years

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:51:14 -0400

Nalanda University, an ancient seat of learning destroyed in 1193, is poised for revival. According to The Independent, an ambitious plan to establish an international university with the same overarching vision as Nalanda - and located alongside its physical ruins - has been spearheaded by a team of international experts and leaders, among them the Nobel-winning economist Amartya Sen. This ...

French President Francois Hollande to sign gay marriage bill into law today

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:50:47 -0400

gay marriage and adoption bill into law on Saturday after it was cleared by the Constitutional Council which turned down a challenge by the right-wing opposition. Hollande, who had made "marriage for all" a key election pledge, made the announcement saying it was "now time to respect the law and the Republic" after the top French institution cleared the bill on Friday. The ...

Denmark tipped to win Eurovision

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:48:41 -0400

William Hill which it says is the biggest price ever for a UK entrant, such is the lack of faith that she will pull off a win.The bookmaker says it will face a six-figure payout if Denmark pulls off a win in Malmo, Sweden, in the pan-Europe spectacular being televised by BBC1 and broadcast by Radio ...

Sixty hurt as Connecticut commuter trains collide

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:39:38 -0400

Emergency personnel work at the scene where two Metro North commuter trains collided, Friday, May 17, 2013 near Fairfield, Conn. Bill Kaempffer, a spokesman for Bridgeport public safety, told The Associated Press approximately 49 people were injured, including four with serious injuries. About 250 people were on board the two trains, he said. (AP Photo/The Connecticut Post, Christian Abraham) ...

Al-Zaatari in Jordan Soon to Become World’s Largest Refugee Camp

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:38:21 -0400

Al-Zaatari, Jordan, the second largest refugee camp in the world, is set to become the largest by the end of this year. The camp, already home to 500,000 refugees, receives between 2,000 – 4,000 refugees on days when the violence in Syria is especially dire, and will soon overtake the Dabaab camp near the Somali-Kenyan border as the highest-populated refugee camp in the world. According to ...

U.N. panel Sanctions delaying NKorea nuke program

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:37:05 -0400

UNITED NATIONS A U.N. expert panel's report says North Korea is still trying to import and export nuclear and ballistic missile-related material but financial and trade sanctions are slowing progress on their prohibited weapons programs. Key parts of the report, obtained Friday by the Associated Press, provide further information on North Korea's attempts to evade four rounds of ...

Connecticut gov. 5 are critically hurt

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:18:17 -0400

>Are you there? Stay safe and share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Two Metro-North passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour Friday evening in southwestern Connecticut, damaging both trains and leaving dozens injured -- some of them critically -- authorities said. A train heading from New Haven to New York City derailed around 6:10 p.m., hitting the other ...

Commuter train wreck

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:17:37 -0400

Commuter train wreck

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:17:37 -0400

Venezuela frees opposition activist jailed over post-vote violence

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:59:10 -0400

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Friday released an opposition activist who had been jailed on accusations of inciting violence in the wake of President Nicolas Maduro's narrow election victory in April.Retired General Antonio Rivero, who government critics described as the first political prisoner of Maduro's government, told a local television station he had been released after nearly ...

Whittier grandmother appears in movie at Cannes International Film Festival Whittier Daily News

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:50:10 -0400

WHITTIER -- Never did Angela McEwan dream that on her third visit to Cannes in the south of France, she would be there to go to the premiere of a movie she appears in at the city's famed international film festival. But, there she will be Wednesday, alongside Oscar-winning screenwriter Alexander Payne and actors Bruce Dern and Will Forte at the premiere of the movie, "Nebraska." ...

The Prophet Gibran Khalil Gibran refracted around the world

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:50:10 -0400

May 18--BEIRUT -- It is a commonplace of this broad land that it resides overseas as much as it does within the borders the French drew for it. Naturally, the expatriate condition is shared by Lebanon's artists. The prototype for the expatriate Levantine artist was forged early last century in the crucible of New York City. There a cluster of writers experimented with English-language verse ...

International report sees merit in decriminalizing drug use

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:46:35 -0400

An Organization of American States report says decriminalization could be one of many "transitional methods" in a public-health strategy that could stem the illicit drug ...

Litvinenko UK inquest in doubt after Russia evidence excluded

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:45:00 -0400

The inquest into the death in Britain of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko is close to being scrapped after the coroner ruled Friday he could not hear evidence about the alleged role of the Kremlin in his ...

Worlds largest flower blooms for first time in seven years

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:42:05 -0400

Titan arum , the plant that grows at a rate of around 10cm a day during its flowering phase, reached a height of 187cm when it bloomed. It produces a variety of obnoxious odours ranging from rotting meat, dung and rancid cheese to a nauseating gaseous stench. The flower typically grows once every seven and 10 years after which it is in full splendor for only 48 hours before starting to die. Its ...

One dead dozens wounded in sectarian clashes in Egypt

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:30:30 -0400

ALEXANDRIA (Reuters) - One person died and dozens were wounded during clashes between Muslims and Christians late Friday night outside a Coptic church in Egypt's second city, state newspaper al-Ahram reported, in the latest violent sectarian row in the Muslim-majority ...

Mexico to create special police unit to search for the missing

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:29:08 -0400

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's government says it will create a special investigative unit to search for the missing, heeding a request by relatives of the disappeared who have been on a hunger strike for nine days. Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam made the announcement Friday after meeting with a group of parents who have been on a hunger strike and living in tents outside his office. Murillo ...

Speed Dating Watch Your Mouth

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:26:37 -0400

Do you know how long it takes for a guy and a gal to "click" in the first stage of building a bond that may lead to a lasting relationship? Seconds, according to numerous studies. But new research suggests that connection can be strengthened - or blown away - within four or five minutes, because what people say, and how they say it, may be nearly as important as how they look. ...

At least 29 hurt in Connecticut derailment

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:25:23 -0400

>Are you there? Stay safe and share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Two Metro-North passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour Friday evening in southwestern Connecticut, damaging both trains and leaving dozens injured, authorities said. A train heading from New Haven to New York City derailed around 6:10 p.m., hitting the other train in Bridgeport, ...

International Justice on an Uneven Playing Field

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:24:22 -0400

In his book "With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law Is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful," Glenn Greenwald writes, "Those with political and financial clout are routinely allowed to break the law with no legal repercussions whatsoever. Often they need not even exploit their access to superior lawyers because they don't see the inside of a courtroom in ...

World Golf Hall of Fame member Ken Venturi dead at 82

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:22:13 -0400

Ken Venturi, whose 1964 U.S. Open victory was one of the most memorable feats in the history of the golf, died Friday at the age of 82. His death came less than a week after he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Venturi had been hospitalized since March for a variety of health issues, including pneumonia and infections in his back and intestine. He won 14 times on the PGA Tour ...

South America contraception up to 79 Middle Africa 19

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:22:11 -0400

Between 2003 and 2012, the total number of women worldwide wanting to avoid pregnancy and in need of contraception increased from 716 million to 867 million, with growth concentrated among women in the 69 poorest countries where modern method use was already very low. A young Chinese boy walks past a neighborhood 'sex shop', full of contraceptive suggestions, in central Beijing. (UPI ...

International child abduction prevention bill is reintroduced

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:16:21 -0400

"Does the word parental in front of kidnapping make it less of a crime?" This is a question that was recently asked by a Rutherford, New Jersey, man whose wife fled to Japan, her home country, with their two children in 2008. This man recently testified at a subcommittee hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the topic of children being taken abroad by an estranged ...

Iraq bomb blasts kill dozens

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:48:46 -0400

Bombs targeting Sunnis, including two near a mosque and one at a funeral procession, killed 67 people in Iraq on Friday, officials said, after dozens died in two days of attacks on Shiites. The violence raises the spectre of tit-for-tat killings common during the height of sectarian bloodletting in Iraq that killed tens of thousands of people, and comes at a time of simmering tension between the ...

World in his qualms COMEDY Bill BaileyMiddle-age has inspired Bill Baileys new show which he brings to Nottingham next weekend. My comedy has...

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:42:09 -0400

World in his qualms ; COMEDY Bill BaileyMiddle-age has inspired Bill Bailey's new show which he brings to Nottingham next weekend. My comedy has always reflected where I am in life, he tells Lynne Brighouse HE has reached the age where he is beginning to have qualms. Bill Bailey, now 49, seems to be experiencing serious disquiet about the big unanswered questions of existence. And what ...

Im not a voyeur Im an artist

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:31:37 -0400

>Editor's note: Arne Svenson is a fine art photographer and a former therapist/educator working with severely disabled children. (CNN) -- Photographer Arne Svenson's show, "Neighbors," consists of photographs taken of the residents of a building near his studio in New York through the windows of their apartments. A few residents, unaware they were being photographed, have raised objections. In ...

Briton dies in Egyptian resort

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:31:26 -0400

Egypt . The incident occurred in a pool in the hotel's waterpark."Our thoughts and condolences are with the family at this extremely difficult time. The British Consulate were immediately informed and they are now working with our dedicated resort team in Egypt, to offer every assistance possible to the family in resort."In partnership with the hotelier, our resort team are working ...

World War II planes to fly over IMS

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:26:36 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Friday evening that there will be a pre-face flyover after all. Six World War II era aircrafts will fly over the IMS before the start of the 97th Indianapolis 500. A North American B-25 Mitchell twin-engine medium bomber and five North American T-6 Texan trainer aircrafts will take part in the ...

Massive asteroid heading to Earth

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:24:19 -0400

Luckily, the giant space rock will get no closer than 5.8 million kilometres, or 15 times the distance between the Earth and the moon.The object makes its closest approach to Earth at 0659 AEST on June 1.Coincidentally, scientists have named the ...

Hatchet man Kai arrested for murder

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:24:15 -0400

He was captured by Philadelphia Police at the Greyhound Bus station in Philadelphia earlier today.Police were seeking the 24-year-old over the murder of attorney Joseph Galfy Jr, 73, who was found dead in his home on May 13. An autopsy showed that he died as the result of blunt force trauma.Kai, whose real name is Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, became an overnight hero after a man he was getting a ...

Linda Murray The Best and Worst Places in the World for Mothers

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:22:42 -0400

State of the World's Mothers report, ranking the best and worst countries to be a mother. I've been tracking this report for years, and while it's always sobering to see how many countries, including the United States, have serious issues with maternal and children's health, I also find hope in these rankings. Countries do improve and move up the Mothers' Index list. And ...

Liberias Johnson-Sirleaf defends governance record

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:22:00 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Friday defended her government's record on good governance and transparency, following an independent audit that cast doubt on her anti-corruption ...

International Coalition of Tourism Partners lauds Urban Green Energy wind turbine

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:21:13 -0400

HAWAII, USA; BRUSSELS, Belgium; VICTORIA, Seychelles; BALI, Indonesia - After more than a year of dedicated research and development, Urban Green Energy (UGE) is launching VisionAIR, its most advanced wind turbine yet. VisionAIR has been designed to maximize energy output for its users even at moderate wind speeds while maintaining its whisper-quiet operation, high quality, and aesthetic design. ...

World Bank says its helping Haiti draft mining legislation

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:20:34 -0400

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The World Bank said Friday that it's helping Haiti craft legislation for the impoverished nation's little-known mining industry. In a brief statement to The Associated Press, the bank said it's trying to support the Haitian government in its effort to develop the mining sector in the country's northeastern mountains, which would entail revamping laws ...

U.K. police announce new leads in missing girl case

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

In this handout photo, relased September 16, 2007 missing child Madeleine McCann smiles. The McCann family have returned from Portugal after local police questioned them on the disappearance of daughter Madeleine, who vanished from their hoiliday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on May 3, ...

General Sorry for Hook-up Comments

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:18:08 -0400

May 17, 2013 7:59pm Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh apologized Friday for comments he made last week that a ';hook-up mentality'; among America’s youth might be responsible for some sexual assaults in the military. The comments were criticized by members of Congress and victims’ advocacy ...

Watch Person of the Week Star Trek Filmmakers Blockbuster Weekend

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:18:07 -0400

-- person of the week is the king of big Hollywood movies right now a man with infinite imagination. But -- -- his sense of wonder goes back to something he bought -- years and years ago so what is ...

Watch Golfer 77 Sinks Hole-in-One 3 Times in 1 Month

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:18:07 -0400

For Bobby Robertson in great and cannon just about every day -- -- municipal. The -- begins pretty early. And then hit -- -- calling it has to pay you just pick the right down the middle. Never imagined Evernote -- -- it's really is a labor of love for these to a crowd this this is a hard job. Favorite track with the -- -- And -- at this friendship the chance each day to come out here and ...

Commuter Train Derails in Conn.

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:18:07 -0400

(Christian Abraham/The Connecticut Post via AP Photo) Approximately 25 passengers suffered non-life-threatening injuries this evening when a commuter train derailed near Fairfield, Conn., and collided with another train, Fairfield police said. Multiple reports of injuries prompted officials to scramble ambulances from all over the region to the Metro-North Railroad trains, both of which went off ...

IRS Planted Question About Tax Exempt Groups

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:18:06 -0400

planted a question at an American Bar Association conference in order to reveal that it had inappropriately targeted conservative groups prior to the 2012 elections. But members of Congress are questioning why they weren’t told earlier. The question that prompted Lois Lerner, IRS director of tax exempt organizations, to apologize for the agency’s actions came from Celia Roady, ...

Watch Red Carpet Theft Jewelry Heist Stuns Cannes Film Festival

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:18:06 -0400

Police are trying to piece together the clues in a dramatic jewel heist. It was -- most glamorous place on earth this weekend where movie stars are showing off their films and their flashy clothes. ABC's llama -- on chose us what happened. They -- -- -- glamour of the iconic Cannes Film Festival. Look beautiful people considering necklaces. Sparkly bracelet from -- during hearings. -- -- ...

World Briefing | Asia Political Prisoners Freed in Myanmar

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:05:06 -0400

President Thein Sein pardoned at least 20 political prisoners on Friday, just ahead of a state visit to the United States. A member of the ...

A tiger cub Im not a robot

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:02:05 -0400

>Editor's note: Grace Liu, a former corporate attorney, is a research officer at California State University, Fresno. She is the vice president of the Central California Asian Pacific American Bar Association. (CNN) -- It's time for some tiger cubs to approvingly roar for our strict parents, their domineering ways and their inflexibly high standards. The current depiction of tiger parenting is ...

Rush-hour derailment in Connecticut

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:59:31 -0400

>Are you there? Stay safe and share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Two Metro-North passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour Friday evening, damaging both trains and leaving some "bloody" and wounded as a result, a witness and transit official said. A train heading from New Haven to New York City derailed around 6:10 p.m., hitting the other train in ...

Photo request denied

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:55:33 -0400

>See the iconic images that captured the horror and heroism of the Boston bombings on an Anderson Cooper special report, "Back to Boston: Moments of Impact," CNN tonight, 10 p.m. ET. (CNN) -- A federal magistrate has refused a request from lawyers for the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect that would allow them to take "current and periodic" photographs of him, which would have been ...

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Photographer explains candid shots

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:51:55 -0400

Opinion What Jolie forgot to mention

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:49:54 -0400

>Editor's note: H. Gilbert Welch is a professor of medicine at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and a co-author of "Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health. "(CNN) -- I first saw the headline early Tuesday on Real Clear Politics, a political news site where I generally start my morning. It's not where I expect to see a story on breast ...

World Briefing | Middle East Angry Egyptian Police Close Gaza Crossing

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:48:11 -0400

Egyptian police officers blocked the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen, witnesses said. Officers strung barbed wire across the border post and chained up the gates, leaving hundreds of Palestinians stranded on both sides of the fence, residents said. Gunmen abducted the seven security officers ...

World Briefing | Europe British Poisoning Inquest Constrained

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:44:11 -0400

A coroner overseeing a British inquest into the 2006 poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian security agent, ruled Friday that he had to exclude evidence on whether the Russian state was involved in the killing. The coroner, Robert Owen, said he accepted an application made by Foreign Secretary William Hague to keep some evidence surrounding the case secret on national security ...

Meet Brynn Watkins the Third Users’ Choice Winner of the International Best-Dressed Challenge

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:42:09 -0400

International Best-Dressed Challenge has reached a fever pitch as thousands of stylish people far and wide continue to submit their photos for a chance to win a spot on the prestigious International Best-Dressed List, an index of fashion's finest, published by Vanity Fair. Each month leading up to the Challenge's conclusion in June, a Users' Choice winner is revealed. Previous ...

PRI’s The World 05172013

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:41:28 -0400

Hundreds of garment factories reopened in Bangladesh after three days of protests about pay and working conditions. We hear from some survivors of the devastating factory collapse in Dhaka. Also, an Italian photographer documents old Hollywood sets in North Africa. And the power of political cartoons to rattle despots and citizens alike. Those stories and more on PRI’s The ...

Europe investors bow to Africa Asia in U.S. real estate deals

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:38:53 -0400

The panel analyzing capital investment in U.S. real estate, from left, were: John R. Miller, Charles H. Fedalen Jr., Christopher R. Ludeman, J. Michael Stedman and Jon H. ...

World hypertension day Know your numbers

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:32:40 -0400

MANILA, Philippines--Know your numbers. Skip processed foods and think positive. The World Health Organization (WHO) dispensed these tips through several posters released on Friday to mark World Hypertension Day, warning that deaths due to heart-related diseases will continue to rise if no appropriate action will be taken. Currently, hypertension or high blood pressure is responsible for at ...

Bookbarn International How a barn full of old books became a web wonder

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:32:23 -0400

It certainly does. And Mr Pryor is ready to trump again. Earlier this year the book entrepreneur - he's also written four books and published 12 - acquired Bookbarn International, one of the country's biggest online second-hand book retailers, and is already launching a new brand, Darwin Rare Books. He's also about to snap up a second company - a leading player in the online ...

Iraq explosions kill dozens on deadliest day in months

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:31:20 -0400

Violence continued to tear through Iraq on Friday, with twin explosions outside a mosque the low point on a day when 76 died across the country. In Baquba northeast of the capital Baghdad, a first explosion near a Sunni Muslim mosque drew crowds before a second blast detonated and killed those rushing to help. Local officials ...

Use your phone at a show Ill toss it

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:26:49 -0400

>Editor's note: Kevin D. Williamson writes the theater column for The New Criterion and is a roving correspondent for National Review. His new book, "The End Is Near And It's Going To Be Awesome: How Going Broke Will Leave America Richer, Happier, and More Secure," was published last week. (CNN) -- I have the great privilege of writing the theater column for The New Criterion, the ...

More than 50 killed in Iraq bomb attacks

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:26:10 -0400

Iraq A series of bombings in Iraq has killed at least 50 people and injured dozens more, amid growing sectarian violence.More than 40 people were killed by two bombs outside a Sunni mosque at Baqouba, about 40 kilometres north of Baghdad.One bomb exploded as worshippers were leaving Saria mosque and a second detonated after people gathered at the scene of the first blast."Authorities ...

Today is World Whisky Day.

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:26:05 -0400

The inaugural World Whisky Day was held in 2012 and saw over 20,000 people attend over 200 events all over the world.In 2012 #WorldWhiskyDay was a global trending topic on twitter and WWD was also on the front page of the BBC News Website.World Whisky Day has been welcomed by the Scottish Parliament and is endorsed by VisitScotland, Scotch Whisky Experience and Heritage Centre and Scotland Food ...

Bill Gates reclaims ‘world’s richest’ title from Slim

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:25:16 -0400

Slim’s America Movil, the largest mobile-phone operator in the Americas, has dropped 14% this year after Mexico’s Congress passed a bill that could quash the billionaire’s market ...

As the world spins faster bigger louder

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:24:12 -0400

HAVE you ever watched a computer geek whip through assorted levels of code and programming, fixing, adjusting, creating technological miracles at the keyboard? When I see this, I sometimes think, what would these guys be doing if there were no computers? It’s fascinating. Dormant superpowers were buried within their minds, just waiting for opportunities to unfold. Then I look at the ...

Police clash with youth in Cairo after anti-Mursi protest

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

1 of 2. Protesters chant anti-Mursi and anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans near graffiti during a demonstration in a street leading to Tahrir square, in Cairo May 17, ...

Ex-Chechen rebel I had nothing to do it

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

>See the iconic images that captured the horror and heroism of the Boston bombings on an Anderson Cooper Special Report: "Back to Boston: Moments of Impact," at 10 p.m. ET Friday on CNN. Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) -- The trail of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has led investigators to the New Hampshire home of a wheelchair-bound former Chechen rebel living in exile, a ...

U.S. chides Russia over missiles as peace plans suffer

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:13:41 -0400

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States chided Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government as plans for a peace conference promoted by Washington and Moscow were hit by diplomatic rifts over its scope and ...

OAS calls for softer approach toward illegal drug users

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:13:40 -0400

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos (L) receives a document from Jose Miguel Insulza, General Secretary of the Organization for the American States (OAS), during a meeting at presidential palace in Bogota May 17, ...

Friendly World Leaders Happily Give You The Finger

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:12:49 -0400

0 World leaders like Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad take such aggressive policies toward the press, they might as well be giving the public the finger (in Assad's case, the murdering dictator part surely doesn't help, ...

Then and Now Ethan Hawke Julie Delpy

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:09:33 -0400

Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in "Before Midnight" (2013) (Courtesy Sony Pictures Entertainment) Imagine growing older in the company of the ever-so-hip and handsome Ethan Hawke and the luminous Julie Delpy. Ardent fans watched their characters fall in love in Vienna in their 20s in the 1995 romantic drama, ';Before Sunrise,'; and reunite with passion tinged with regret in ...

Russia Unmasks CIA Station Chief

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:09:32 -0400

May 17, 2013 6:07pm MOSCOW – In a breach of protocol, Russia has publicized the name of a man it says is the CIA station chief in Moscow. In comments to Russian media today, a spokesman for Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB (the successor to the KGB), confirmed that Russia had complained to the CIA station chief in Moscow about efforts to recruit Russian officers as spies as ...

Wall Streets Record-Breaking Week

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:09:30 -0400

The S&P 500 also closed the week at an all-time high. Like the Dow, the S&P is up just about 17 percent this year. The S&P has also been up 17 of the last 21 ...

Request to photograph Tsarnaev denied

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:09:18 -0400

Chechen ex-rebel I wasnt involved

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:05:51 -0400

Berdych stuns Djokovic in Rome quarterfinals

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:04:40 -0400

Novak Djokovic with a three-set win Friday in the quarterfinals of the Italian Masters in Rome. Berdych, seeded sixth, hadn't beaten Djokovic since a semifinal match at Wimbledon in 2010 and was just 1-14 versus Djokovic lifetime. With a solid first set and through seven games of the second it appeared that trend would continue, but Berdych rallied for a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 win. Djokovic said he ...

Will Kenyas new president respect international court

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:03:44 -0400

At his inauguration on April 9, Kenya's new president, Uhuru Kenyatta, promised to uphold "international obligations". This was most likely a reference to the International Criminal Court. Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto, are to stand trial before the ICC for crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the country's election-related violence in 2007 and 2008. ...

Rio Archbishop on Consecrating Worlds Youth to Mary

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:02:35 -0400

And Following Pope Francis' Lead in EvangelizationBy Thacio SiqueiraRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, May 07, 2013 (Zenit.org) - The archbishop of Rio de Janeiro is planning to consecrate World Youth Day to Our Lady of Fatima when he celebrates her feast in Portugal next week.Archbishop Orani ...

More Than $1 Million Set Aside For Prize Money at 2013 FINA Swimming World Cup

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:29:32 -0400

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 17. THE paychecks will get bigger in the 2013 edition of the FINA swimming World Cup, as the international governing body announced today that $1.26 million in cash will be awarded to athletes throughout the eight meets in the series.Athletes will still get the same amount of prize money for finishing in the top three in all 34 individual events at each meet, and the overall ...

Treasury officials told of IRS probe in June 2012

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:28:49 -0400

Ousted IRS chief Steven Miller testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, May 17, 2013, before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the extra scrutiny the IRS gave Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. (AP Photo/J. Scott ...

Briton drank poisoned alcohol

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:23:00 -0400

blindness , seizures and death.The reports said that within days of drinking the methanol Ms Emmons complained that she had lost her sight. She went through the jungle to the nearest eye clinic, and was referred to a hospital in Sumatra, where she was placed in an induced coma.Her parents flew to her bedside and made the decision to turn off her life support machine.Indonesia has an alcohol tax ...

Burglar Steals Purple Heart From Father Of Soldier Killed In Iraq

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:16:45 -0400

NEW BEDFORD (CBS) – The father of a young marine killed in Iraq says he’s heartbroken after someone stole a purple heart medal and special coin from his home. ';I just can’t understand why they would steal them,'; said Joseph Ford. The government gave Ford the medal seven years ago, after notifying him that his son, 19-year-old Michael Ford had been killed as he ...

Port of Houston signs Puerto Rico Middle East service agreements

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:08:04 -0400

The Port of Houston has signed new shipping agreements with companies traveling to the Middle East and Puerto Rico. The Port of Houston Authority said Friday that it has signed two agreements that will add new service to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and locations throughout the Middle East. In one agreement, National Shipping of America, a San Francisco-based shipping company, added a new 14-day ...

Nigeria bombs Islamists U.S. sounds alarm

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:04:49 -0400

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian warplanes struck militant camps in the northeast on Friday in a major push against an Islamist insurgency, drawing a sharp warning from the United States to respect human rights and not harm ...

Manny Pacquiao rises for toughest fight

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:04:24 -0400

>Editor's note: This article is part of The Fighters, a series of reports from a full-length film that premieres on CNN International TV on May 17 and 18 at 1900 HKT; 2200 CET; 2200 ET. The documentary is a result of two years of undercover work and filming in the Philippines. Manila, Philippines (CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao is not a god, but that doesn't stop millions of Filipinos worshipping him. ...

Egyptian security forces clash with protesters in central Cairo

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:03:34 -0400

Egyptian protesters shout anti-President Mohammed Morsi slogans during a protest in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, May 17, 2013. Hundreds of protesters gathered to demand early presidential elections and the removal of the Muslim Brotherhood's regime. (AP Photo/Hassan ...

Powerball Jackpot May Near $1B

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:43 -0400

The estimated jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing has swelled to a record $600 million for the popular lottery game, but one official estimated today that if it goes unclaimed the prize would zoom to nearly $1 billion. The biggest lottery jackpot ever was $656 million for the Mega Millions drawing on March 30, 2012. The previous record for a Powerball jackpot was $587.5 million on ...

Chechen in Boston Investigation Denies Link to Bombing

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:42 -0400

Musa Khadjimuradov told Voice of America federal investigators have questioned him about his relationship to Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the accused Boston Marathon ...

Kill My Wife Then Feed My Dogs Hitman Asked

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:38 -0400

Fred Knadler, 75, in jail (right) and in a photo provided by his wife, Libby. Knadler faces charges of conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit abandonment of a body. He has pleaded not ...

Divided Europe veers between urgent growth and bleak austerity

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:56:03 -0400

Angela Merkel 's pro-austerity policies soon after becoming president in May last year, blamed the tough cutbacks regime imposed on troubled economies for much of Europe's economic problems. "What is hitting Europe is a recession ... provoked by the austerity policy," Hollande said at a Paris news conference. The president was especially keen to pin the blame on European ...

Smell-O-Vision for your phone

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:54:50 -0400

>Editor's note: Each week in "Apparently This Matters," CNN's Jarrett Bellini applies his warped sensibilities to trending topics in social media and random items of interest on the Web.(CNN) -- We just can't leave well-enough alone. In 1960, the movie "Scent of Mystery" opened in theaters, marking the first and only official attempt at Smell-O-Vision, in which strategic odors were emitted ...

Leinster Ease Past Stade to Clinch Europes Second Trophy

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:38:42 -0400

DUBLIN ...

UN chief appoints head of peacekeeping mission in Mali

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:22:35 -0400

Albert Gerard Koenders of the Netherlands has been appointed to head the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSMA) in Mali. Photo: UNOCI/K. ...

Public editor Was The Globe’s B.C. election coverage balanced

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:21:26 -0400

B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark waves to the crowd after she arrives on stage after winning the British Columbia provincial election in Vancouver, B.C. Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (JONATHAN HAYWARD/THE CANADIAN ...

Tour Clarifies World Cup Role for Northern Ireland

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:15:37 -0400

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. ...

Retirement plan Travel the world on $65 a day

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:09:18 -0400

The first time I video-chatted with my 67-year-old mother, Meri Murphy, she was staying at a youth hostel in South Africa. As we talked, young, tanned adventurers crossed the screen behind her. "Only $19 a night. What a deal, right?" she exclaimed, and then called over a woman half her age whom she had been biking with that day. Maximizing money while traveling abroad has always been ...

Photos show Iraq president for first time since suffering stroke

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:06:21 -0400

ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - The first photographs of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani since he suffered a stroke last year were released on Friday, in an apparent attempt to dampen speculation about the Kurdish statesman's health. The undated pictures showed Talabani, who turns 80 this year, seated outdoors at a table with people dressed in white medics' coats. They gave no obvious clues to ...

Viral YouTube star charged with murder

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:02:44 -0400

Life on the run for the internet sensation known as "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" ended when he asked for a cup of coffee. A Starbucks employee was credited Friday with recognizing 24-year-old Caleb "Kai" McGillvary, wanted in the beating death of a man nearly three times his age. The pair met amid the neon lights of New York City's Times Square over the weekend ...

Eurovision Song Contest celebrates pop excess

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:02:39 -0400

Techno beats, over-the-top stage antics and pop stars of the past return to the spotlight in Malmo, Sweden this weekend as the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest ramps up to its showy finale. The unabashed celebration of European pop music excess heads into its climax this weekend, with 20 countries joining the six automatic qualifiers: Britain, Italy, Spain, France, Germany and this year's host ...

Can Obama still get anything done

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:01:55 -0400

>Editor's note: John Avlon, a CNN contributor and senior political columnist for Newsweek and The Daily Beast, is the author of "Independent Nation" and "Wingnuts. " He won the National Society of Newspaper Columnists' award for best online column in 2012.(CNN) -- This week on "The Big Three," we take a look at what might have been Obama's worst week ever -- as a negative trifecta of scandals ...

OAS drug study eyes marijuana legalization

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:58:53 -0400

LIMA, Peru (AP) -- An Organization of American States study commissioned in response to calls by some Latin American leaders for rethinking the war on drugs advocates serious discussion of legalizing ...

Shots fired at Cannes film festival actors flee for cover

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:57:18 -0400

A view of the deck near the Canal + television studio is seen on the Croisette in Cannes May 17, 2013. A man has been arrested on Friday on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival after shooting twice with a gun near the plateau of Grand Journal de Canal +, local media ...

Boys die in bid to become men

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:56:05 -0400

This picture taken on November 20, 2009 shows young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode, in the Eastern Cape province of South ...

Unthinkable Putting the second world war to rest | Editorial

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:54:44 -0400

the turn of the Bevin Boys -- commemorated in a new memorial to their war years in the coalmines. What will it be next? Unlimited opportunities beckon for similar commemorations - many of them already doubtless well-advanced - through 2013, 2014 and in 2015. The 75th anniversaries kick in even before the 70ths have come to an end, to say nothing of those other commemorations that are already ...

Exit Europe from the left | Bob Crow

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:54:42 -0400

movements in other countries that are critical of the EU are led by the left , in Britain they are dominated by the hard right, and working-class concerns are largely ignored.This is particularly strange when you consider that the EU is largely a Tory neoliberal project. Not only did the Conservative prime ...

Bourdain Where gas is cheaper than water

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:54:28 -0400

>World-renowned chef, author and Emmy winning television personality Anthony Bourdain visits Libya in the next episode of "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown," airing Sunday, May 19, at 9 p.m. ET. Follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.(CNN) -- Following Libya's revolution, oil production has been restored and the country has slipped from the front pages. Once more, Libya has become North ...

Record world crops could push prices down

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:54:18 -0400

Two numbers jumped out at Neil Townsend among the thousands contained in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. He was struck by the 2013-14 world corn production forecast of 966 million tonnes and world wheat production of 701 million tonnes. "Those are big numbers and they are very, very negative towards prices," said ...

The Largest Building in the World Will Be Built ... Where Exactly

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:54:05 -0400

Sky City's helipad. (Broad Group) BSB likes to market the project as the "next step in urbanization." It will house about 30,000 people in a 202-floor building that will also include offices, a hotel, a school, and a hospital -- not to mention 92 elevators, a six-mile-ramp between floors, and 17 ...

Tunisia hardline Islamists in standoff over Sunday gathering

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:53:46 -0400

But the group, under fugitive leader Saif-Allah Benahssine, has said it would defy the order and go ahead with its annual gathering on Sunday, which it expects to attract some 40,000 ...

MLB Instant Replay Expansion a Possibility Says Bud Selig International Games Considered

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:53:00 -0400

Bud Selig, Major League Baseball Commissioner, speaks at the Reuters Media Summit in New York, in this December 2, 2008 file photo. In an unusual move, Selig announced on Wednesday April 20, 2011 that Major League Baseball plans to take control of the day-to-day operations of the Los Angeles Dodgers because of mounting concern over the franchise's financial ...

Skal International Koh Samui hosts first Ladders for Leaders workshop

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:52:56 -0400

KOH SAMUI, Thailand - The Skal International-Samui club welcomed International Councilor for Skal Thailand, Scott Michael Smith, to the island. Scott, Assumption University's Course Coordinator in the Department of Hospitality and Tourism and popular industry trainer, organized a very special training seminar for future leaders. The Ladders for Leaders workshop included attendance at the ...

Russia strikes back after expelling alleged U.S. spy

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:51:55 -0400

A man claimed by the Russian security service, known as the FSB, to be Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, sits in the FSB offices in Moscow May 14, 2013, in this handout ...

Uproar Over Alleged Mayor Crack Video

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:49:17 -0400

A video purportedly of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack has caused an uproar in Canada. Ford on Friday called the allegations "ridiculous." The video has not been released publicly, and there is no way to verify whether it is authentic. Reports by gossip website Gawker and the Toronto Star said it was taken by a man who claimed he had sold crack to Ford. The Associated Press ...

Man Getting Paid to Skip College

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:49:16 -0400

PALO ALTO, CA -- 19-year-old Indian immigrant Diwank Singh Tomer has an impressive resume. The accomplished hacker and startup founder who initially enrolled in college in India quickly decided he would learn more by moving here and immersing himself in the Silicon Valley entrepreneurial scene. And one of the world's most famous entrepreneurs agrees with him. For the third year ...

Watch Michelle Obama Inspires Bowie State Students at Commencement

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:49:15 -0400

Michelle Obama Inspires Bowie State Students at Commencement First lady of the United States receives a rousing ovation from graduates at Bowie State ...

Toddler Reviews Google Glass Almost as Good as Apple Juice

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:49:14 -0400

Google Glass over the last couple of weeks. But those images don’t exactly warm your heart. But a two-year-old with the connected glasses on? That might be one of the cutest things you see on the Internet this week. Chris Angelini, a writer and editor at tech ...

Serena Williams rolls in Italian Open semifinals

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:44:40 -0400

Serena Williams won her last eight games Friday in advancing to the semifinals of the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome. Williams was on the court 56 minutes is ...

Russian cargo craft uses thrusters to adjust orbit of space station

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:44:36 -0400

A Russian Progress M-19M resupply spacecraft attached to the International Space Station was used to adjust the station's orbit Friday, Russian officials say. The space freighter's engines were run for slightly more than 15 minutes to raise the ISS's orbit by about 1.6 miles, a spokesman for the Russian space agency Roscosmos said. The station's orbit is now 259 miles above ...

So I took her phone and tossed it

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:39:34 -0400

AP PHOTOS Cubas LGBT community celebrates

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:38:46 -0400

HAVANA (AP) -- A week of drag shows, colorful marches and social and cultural events in Havana culminates Friday with celebrations of the International Day Against ...

Dozens killed in blasts targeting Iraqi Sunnis

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:12:23 -0400

More than 60 people have been killed and dozens hurt in several bomb attacks apparently targeting Sunnis in Iraq. In the first attack, in Baquba, about 50 km (30 miles) north of Baghdad, at least 41 people were killed when two bombs detonated outside a Sunni ...

Dozens Killed in Bombings Outside Baghdad

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:12:21 -0400

Dozens of people have been killed in twin bombings targeting Sunni worshippers in Iraq -- bringing the death toll from several days of violence to nearly 100 and increasing fears of renewed sectarian ...

Violence in South Sudan Town Shuts Down Hospital

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:12:21 -0400

WASHINGTON -- The humanitarian situation in a rural area of eastern South Sudan appears to be worsening after a hosptial run by an international medical group was heavily damaged in violence last week. Residents are fleeing Pibor town, which is in Jonglei state, near the border with Ethiopia, and some NGO's are evacuating staff from the area. The local hospital, which was run by the ...

Eight countries submit action plans to combat illegal trade in elephant ivory - UN

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:11:00 -0400

national action plans to the United Nations-backed treaty for the conservation of endangered species containing measures to combat the scourge. The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) received plans from China, Kenya, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Uganda, Tanzania and Viet Nam – identified as primary source, ...

UN presents awards for promoting information technology to improve road safety

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:10:58 -0400

with a United Nations award recognizing their use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) to improve road safety. The recipients of this year’s World Telecommunication and Information Society Award were Swiss President Ueli Maurer, Volkmar Denner, the chairman of the Board of Management of the company Robert Bosch GmbH, and Jean Todt, President of the International Automobile ...