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North Korea launches threatened missile

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:23:08 -0400

North Korea has fired three short-range missiles from its east coast. South Korean officials have been carefully monitoring the missile firings as tensions rise again in the Korean Peninsula. The missiles were fired on Saturday morning and afternoon in a north-east direction. Analysts have said the missiles were not as dangerous as the intermediate-range missiles which Pyongyang had ...

Violence flares throughout Iraq

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:20:47 -0400

Violence has erupted in many areas of Iraq. On Saturday morning eight people, including a police officer, his wife and children, were killed by gunmen who also kidnapped ten security force personnel in the Rashid area, south of Baghdad. The gunmen first broke into the home of the local administrator, killing one of his guards. They then moved on to the nearby house of Captain Adnan ...

Cell phone surveillance powers loosened in US

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:18:32 -0400

A federal judge in the US has given law agents permission to track people's mobile phones without a warrant. New York judge Gary Brown has ruled that law enforcement agents can conduct cell phone surveillance against people who forget to turn their phones off. In a written ruling, he said: "Given the ubiquity and celebrity of geo-location technologies, an individual has no legitimate ...

US general takes action against sexual assault

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:16:25 -0400

A top general has warned that Washington is facing a crisis due to the scandal of sexual assaults in the country's military. The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey has called for the Obama administration to heed his warning, saying the country is in danger of losing women soldiers. During the week, US President Barack Obama met with General Dempsey, Defense ...

France still unsure about gay marriage

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:13:38 -0400

France has legalised same-sex marriage, becoming the 14th country to do so. President Francois Hollande signed the bill into law following months of bitter political debate, including a legal challenge by the right-wing opposition. On Friday the Constitutional Council threw out the challenge, allowing the president to sign the documents. The legislation also legalises gay adoption. ...

Cigarette smuggling ring with terror links busted in New York

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 ...

Dozens killed in Iraq bomb blasts

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 ...

Boston suspect scribbled note in boat while hidding from police

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 ...

Three days after closure Bangladesh factories reopen

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:34:08 -0400

DHAKA - Bangladesh has re-opened hundreds of garment factories after just three days of closure following protests over pay and poor work conditions. The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association had called for the re-opening on Friday. The shutdown of factories this week was prompted by worker protests over low pay and poor working conditions sparked by the country's worst ...

Developing nations set to dominate global investments says World Bank

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

WASHINGTON - The share of developing countries led by China and India in global investment is expected to triple by 2030 to three-fifths, from one-fifth in 2000, says the latest edition of the World Bank's Global Development Horizons (GDH) report, which explores patterns of investment, saving and capital flows as they are likely to evolve over the next two decades. Seventeen years from now, ...

Morrisons signs deal to use Ocado logistics facility

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:22:53 -0400

LONDON - Morrisons Supermarkets, one of the major British retail chains, has entered into a 170 million pounds and 25-year agreement with Ocado Group plc ("Ocado"), to acquire its recently opened Dordon Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) in the Midlands, and lease it back with commitment to use its logistics and distribution facilities to start grocery deliveries to customers by January 2014. ...

North Korea launches three missiles

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:40:01 -0400

North Korea Saturday launched three short-range guided missiles into the Sea of Japan, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing South Korea's defence ministry. It was reported that the defence ministry detected two missiles launched in the morning and the last one was in the afternoon. The defence ministry said the launching might be a training or a test launch, according to their observation, and ...

The Arrival of Human Cloning

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:06:07 -0400

The cloning era began when Dolly the sheep was manufactured in 1996. Dolly was cloned via somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). This is accomplished by removing the nucleus from a skin or other cell (in Dolly's case, a mammary gland cell, hence her naming after Dolly Parton). That nucleus is then inserted into an egg whose nucleus has been removed. The engineered egg is stimulated, and if ...

Astronauts cover of Space Oddity recorded 220 miles above Earth praised by David Bowie as so beautiful

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:55:20 -0400

The astronaut who became an internet sensation after covering one of David Bowie’s most popular songs has received the ultimate accolade – after the singer himself praised it as ‘so ...

Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans under renewed pressure as THIRD alleged victim claims he was sexually assaulted by Tory MP

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:55:17 -0400

Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans, who was arrested earlier this month after claims that he raped one man and sexually assaulted another between 2009 and 2013, faces further allegations from a third ...

Can Al-Jazeera win hearts and minds in America

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:54:25 -0400

The pan-Arab news giant is laying the groundwork for the launch ofAl-Jazeera America after its purchase of Current TV, a struggling US ...

Fractured track to be analyzed

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:46:23 -0400

>Are you there? Stay safe and share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Federal investigators ruled out foul play in a commuter train derailment in Bridgeport, Connecticut, that left more than 70 people injured and shut down service along the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor, officials said Saturday. National Transportation Safety Board investigators are now focusing on a broken rail as a ...

Pilot killed in Sierra plane crash

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:14 -0400

TRUCKEE, CA (AP) - Federal investigators are trying to determine the cause of a small plane crash that killed a pilot near the Sierra town of Truckee. The Federal Aviation Administration says the pilot was flying alone when the twin-engine Cessna 421 crashed Thursday afternoon in the Tahoe National Forest about 15 miles northeast of Truckee. The pilot's name wasn't immediately ...

Outgoing bank boss Sir Mervyn King slams unsatisfactory economic growth as he criticises Osbornes plan to boost housing market

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:01:50 -0400

The outgoing governor of the Bank of England has criticised Britain's economic recovery under George Osborne and the chancellor's plan to boost the housing ...

The winner takes it all Abbas Gold beats The Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band to be Britains second biggest selling album ever

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:01:49 -0400

Abba's greatest hits collection has overtaken The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band to become the UK's second biggest selling album of all time, according to the Official Charts ...

Security firm faces fines for embarrassing court delays Judge blasts company after court made to wait while guards take their lunch break

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:01:47 -0400

A private security company criticised for the way it controls prisons and electronic tagging for criminals is facing substantial fines for causing lengthy delays in court ...

US student accidentally killed by police

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:01:18 -0400

A New York college student being held by an armed home intruder was shot and killed by a police officer who had responded to a report of a home invasion at an off-campus home. Andrea Rebello was shot once in the head Friday morning by an officer who opened fire after the masked intruder, Dalton Smith, pointed a gun at the officer while holding the 21-year-old Hofstra University student in a ...

City axes bra ban at historic Milwaukee bar

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:54:53 -0400

(Fotolia) The owner of a Milwaukee bowling alley and bar who was recently told to remove hundreds of bras hanging from the ceiling due to it being a fire hazard has been allowed to put them back ...

Did fractured rail cause derailment

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:48:59 -0400

Investigators examine fractured rail in Connecticut train crash

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:47:24 -0400

1 of 4. Passengers wait to be picked-up after two commuter trains collided in Bridgeport, Connecticut causing one to derail injuring numerous passengers, May 17, 2013. Some 20 to 25 people were injured on Friday in a train accident near Fairfield, Connecticut, a Fairfield Police spokesman said on ...

Authorities N.Y. college student was killed by police

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:46:09 -0400

MINEOLA, N.Y. A New York college student being held by an armed home intruder was shot and killed by a Nassau County police officer who had responded to a report of a home invasion at an off-campus home, police said Saturday. Andrea Rebello was shot once in the head Friday morning by an officer who opened fire after the masked intruder, Dalton Smith, pointed a gun at the officer while holding the ...

Once hailed a hero ex-Philly cop faces charges

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:46:09 -0400

PHILADELPHIA A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes. Authorities allege that former officer Richard DeCoatsworth left a party with two females early Thursday and took them to another location, where they allege that he produced a handgun and ...

Texas to take BP and Halliburton to court

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:43:46 -0400

Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in US history. The complaint, filed on Friday in US District Court in Beaumont, Texas, alleges that the companies and others "engaged in wilful and wanton misconduct" for their role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The state ...

Kerry to return this week for push on talks

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:10:56 -0400

US Secretary of State Kerry wants to restart Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, will meet with Livni and Palestinian leadership separately; Westerwelle in J'lem: We support US ...

‘We’re asking them not to mess with our families’

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:10:55 -0400

The Jerusalem Post on Friday. "The first time they changed it, my parents said OK, we'll change the tickets, no problem. But now, the second time, my family is saying they can't change it again."We were sure this wouldn't happen again, not in June, because it doesn't rain then. But it was changed again," he added. "My parents really wanted to be at the ...

State to return Homesh land to Palestinian owners

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:10:55 -0400

The state intends to nullify the original 1978 military seizure order for the land of the former Homesh settlement, a move that would return the property to its former Palestinian owners.The Justice Ministry notified the High Court of its decision late Thursday, in response to a 2010 petition by the Palestinian owners, who were represented by the Israeli NGO Yesh ...

‘Post’ launches daily online newscast

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:10:55 -0400

Jerusalem Post brand name," Linde says."It brings JPost.com into the 21st century by showing viewers what's in the news through what is arguably the most powerful of all media - television - while offering an authoritative and trustworthy perspective on the situation in Israel, the Jewish world, the Middle East and the world at large."To stay up to date with all the news ...

British father 53 has prostate removed after being told he carried defective gene that boosts his chance of cancer

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:08:04 -0400

A British father has made medical history by having his healthy prostate removed after discovering that he carries a defective gene that boosts his risk of cancer, it was reported last ...

Yes Britain IS on the move again - all because we didnt take the cowards way out GEORGE OSBORNEs bullish assessment of healing economy

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:08:03 -0400

Yes, it’s been hard and the road ahead is not easy. I’m not going to pretend otherwise. But we’re making progress. The economy is healing slowly, the tough decisions we have taken together as a country are beginning to pay off – and in me, you have a Chancellor who is going to stick to the course we have set ...

Beckham family bid farewell to football David joins sons on pitch to say tearful goodbye to beautiful game as Posh and Harper watch

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:08:03 -0400

The 38-year-old was given the honour of captaining Paris St Germain during their final home game of the season against Brest and paid an emotional farewell as he brought the curtain down on a career spanning more than 20 ...

Now new claims suggest CAMERON used swivel-eyed loons jibe to deride Euro rebels as Tory chairman denies using the insult

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:08:02 -0400

David Cameron has been dragged deeper into the 'swivel-eyed loon' row engulfing his party – after it was claimed that he used the insult himself to deride Euro ...

The Great Innocence Robbery The awful abuse of girls in Oxford is just the latest consequence

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:08:02 -0400

I have lived in Oxford (with some gaps) for almost 50 years. It is, in many ways, a paradise which has escaped much of the evil and decay which beset this ...

Car plows through parade in Virginia dozens injured

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:01:15 -0400

(File Photo) RICHMOND, Va. - A car driven by an elderly man who may have lost consciousness plowed through a small-town parade of hiking enthusiasts in southwestern Virginia on Saturday, injuring dozens of people, nine seriously enough to be sent to hospitals, authorities said. The incident occurred in the Appalachian town of Damascus at the start of the annual Trail Days festival, as the main ...

Two men charged with killing Malcolm X grandson

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:59:40 -0400

Malcolm Shabazz , who police have said was 29, died May 9 at the Palace after a dispute over a $1,200 bill. Hernandez and Perez were arrested on Monday. Shabazz, who was convicted of manslaughter as a 12-year-old for setting a fire that killed his grandmother and went to prison as an adult for attempted robbery, was in Mexico City to ...

Oxbow With Jockey Gary Stevens Wins Preakness Stakes and Spoils Orbs Run for Triple Crown

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:54:27 -0400

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Did Obama admin. know of IRS targeting during campaign

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:52:44 -0400

(CBS News) WASHINGTON - There were new questions Saturday night concerning if anyone in the White House was aware of the IRS' targeting of conservative groups. Inspector General Russell George said he informed a deputy at the Treasury Department in June of 2012 about the probe into the IRS. The Treasury Department confirmed the timeline but said they did not know the details of the ...

Exposs of Chinas Elite a Big Lure in Hong Kong

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:24:28 -0400

HONG KONG ...

MK proposes 5-years in jail for posting sex tapes

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:16:12 -0400

Disseminating nude photos or videos without the subject's permission could be punishable by a prison sentence of up to five years, according to a new bill proposed by MK Yifat Kariv.The bill is an amendment to the Law to Prevent Sexual Harassment and will be brought to a vote in the Ministerial Committee for Legislation on ...

Clegg officials ordered to hand over key emails following pressure over his role in obtaining funding for charity linked to his wife Miriam

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:14:02 -0400

Nick Clegg was last night facing fresh pressure over his role in obtaining funding for a charity linked to his wife Miriam after the Liberal Democrat leader’s officials were ordered to hand over key emails to Britain’s data ...

Second wife leaves the Rampant Rabbi Preacher Philip Sharp now has just FIVE spouses after another leaves harem

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:14:01 -0400

Karyn Sharp shared her ‘husband’ Philip with six other women for ten years in a bizarre arrangement that saw them dubbed Britain’s most unconventional ...

Three teenage boys arrested after girl 16 dies hours after taking an illegal drug

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:14:01 -0400

A spokeswoman for Cheshire Constabulary said: 'Police investigating the death of a Warrington teenager have arrested three local males on suspicion of supplying drugs and perverting the course of ...

Tories are in a frenzy - but Soapbox Ed is caught with his pants down

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:59 -0400

This week, the Conservatives have been working themselves into another Euro frenzy. But this has masked a more significant – and dark – mood that has settled over Ed Miliband and his ...

Last of the boy soldiers Bid to end centuries of tradition by banning the Army from recruiting under-18s

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:57 -0400

The issue will be discussed in the Commons on Tuesday and could eventually lead to a ban on enlistment of those under 18. According to military watchdog Forces Watch, of the 22,000 recruits who join up each year, 4,700 are boys and girls under 18 and 80 per cent choose the Army over the RAF or ...

My dying wife waited NINE hours for district nurse to turn up Family slams NHS 111 hotline as whistleblowers reveal a computer says no mentality worthy of Little Britain comedy

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:56 -0400

A devastated husband has told how his dying wife was left waiting for a district nurse for nine hours as an NHS 111 call centre superviser revealed a catalogue of appalling failings at the heart of the system, which doctors say is putting lives at ...

Sex-claim Rolf goes back on stage in Bristol after sex claims

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:54 -0400

And in his first public reference to the claims against him, he read a note of support from a couple he identified only as ‘Helen and ...

Camerons prepared to run the country without Clegg following series of bitter rows

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:53 -0400

The Prime Minister said he is prepared to run the country without his Deputy PM unless Tory-Lib Dem feuding that has paralysed his administration ...

Suspects are left dangling on bail for too long says top police chief as he calls for a six month limit

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:52 -0400

Andy Trotter, Chief Constable of the British Transport Police, has joined calls for limits on the length of time people are left on bail before they are charged or ...

MS customers pay twice on contactless payment cards - despite standing a foot from the till

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:51 -0400

Marks & Spencer customers are unwittingly having money taken from their accounts through contactless payment cards – despite standing a foot from the ...

Far-right French politician Marine Le Pen is seriously injured after fracturing her spine in swimming pool fall

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:51 -0400

Le Pen, who is leader of the National Front (FN), is one of the most high-profile right-wing politicians on the continent, with her hardline anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim agenda regularly winning a huge number of votes at ...

Is this nurse serving 30 years for murders that never happened Compelling new evidence suggests Angel of Death is innocent

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:50 -0400

For his crime he was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in jail. He is serving his sentence in the forbidding, maximum-security jail HMP Frankland, near Durham, alongside Soham murderer Ian ...

Telescope catches the moment a 40kg rock hits the moon and creates a giant ball of light which could be seen from Earth

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:49 -0400

The explosion on March 17 was the biggest seen since NASA began watching the moon for meteoroid impacts about eight years ago. So far, more than 300 strikes have been ...

Dont go breaking my gnome As the Chelsea Flower Show finally allows the tiny figures see how Elton John and other stars decorated theirs

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:48 -0400

It's a big week for the little people. For a 100 years, gnomes have been banned from the Chelsea Flower Show – but this year not only have they been allowed into the gardens, they have been actively embraced by the esteemed gatekeepers of the Royal Horticultural ...

My Google glimpse of the future... or am I making a spectacle of myself The revolutionary smartphone in your glasses which fans admit makes you look stupid

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:47 -0400

It's 4pm and I need a caffeine fix on the unfamiliar streets of San Francisco. I would normally whip out my phone, go online to find the nearest coffee shop and put the address into its navigational ...

LIZ JONES Old women are great with cakes - but far too prickly for TV news

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:46 -0400

But with their loud cries for comebacks, Angela Rippon, Joan Bakewell and Selina Scott, who surely landed their TV careers due to their good looks (and, in the case of Rippon, great legs), remind me why this particular sort of older woman is a ...

BLACK DOG Skiing accident MP Graham Stuart a victim of power politics as officials reject expenses claim for electric wheelchair

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:45 -0400

'My doctor told them that to carry out my MPs' duties, I probably needed an electric wheelchair. The expenses officials said that since I only 'probably' needed an electric one, I'd have to make do with a manual one. I ask ...

How Jill Dandos death convinced me everything you know about crime is wrong NICK ROSS tells the shocking truth about the murder of his friend and the real cause of crime

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:43 -0400

Rather than punishing the miscreants, it might have been better had he put the forbidden fruit higher up the tree. We have been too slow to realise how strongly crime levels are dictated by temptation and ...

King of Swaziland wants to make me his virgin bride... so you must let me stay in the UK Womans plea for asylum after fleeing African monarch

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:42 -0400

Tintswalo Ngobeni, 22, fled to England from the southern African nation as a teenager after she caught the attention of the millionaire monarch, a notoriously oppressive ruler known for his lavish ...

The pyjama-clad hero robbed of Everest glory The bizarre story of the genius who helped Hillary to the summit 60 years ago... wearing his night clothes

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:41 -0400

Today, the name of this pioneering physiologist is barely known. Yet without his tireless devotion and extraordinary eye for detail, the conquest of Mount Everest in May 1953 could never have taken ...

Put babies in the baggage hold Clarksons latest gaffe causes outrage as he claims that children should not be able to sit in an aeroplane cabin

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:41 -0400

Clarkson, 53, has a long history of talking himself into trouble. He has joked about the deaths of 23 Chinese cockle-pickers in Morecambe, suggested striking public sector workers should be shot, mocked Korean automobile workers for eating dogs and branded BMW ...

Support for UKIP reaches a record 19 as the party steals supporters from Labour and Tories

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:39 -0400

Despite a week of controversy, in which UKIP leader Nigel Farage visited Edinburgh and was locked in a pub by angry protestors, public backing for the party has never been ...

Family of British tourist who drowned in rough seas off Italian coast question why authorities did not raise red flag warning against swimming in the area

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:38 -0400

The family of a British tourist who drowned in strong currents off the Italian coast have questioned why a red flag was not raised to warn against swimming in that ...

Pictured Two teenage girls killed after car crashes into ditch... just A WEEK after one of their friends was killed on the same stretch of road

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:37 -0400

who died on same road last week She had 'liked' the 20-year-old's Facebook tribute page on Thursday 'My heart is about to burst with the pain I feel' said family member of victim ...

Great-great Grandmother celebrates 99th birthday with abseil down 110ft building

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:36 -0400

A great-great grandmother has proven it really is never to late to dream a new dream, as she fearlessly abseiled down a 110ft building to mark her 99th ...

UK weather Flooding hits north east as one months rainfall of nearly TWO INCHES falls in just 24 hours

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:35 -0400

The elusive spring weather is still showing no signs of appearing in Britain, with the north of the country hit by torrential rain and flooding ...

J.K. Rowlings personal copy of the first Harry Potter book - complete with handwritten notes - is put up for charity auction

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:34 -0400

Fans who have long wondered what went through author J.K. Rowling's mind when she wrote the first Harry Potter novel now have their chance to find ...

The daredevil climber who took on the worlds tallest outdoor elevator WITHOUT safety gear

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:33 -0400

It took the French climber 68 minutes and 26 seconds to complete the 564ft challenge, shunning protective gear to wear only trainers, a vest top and jogging ...

Michael Goves education reforms Headteachers pass vote of no confidence

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:33 -0400

Michael Gove today faced the wrath of headteachers over the state of the education system, just hours after they passed a landmark vote of no confidence in the Government's school ...

Chapel St Leonards Skinny dipper lucky to be alive after going missing during early hours dash into 7C sea

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:32 -0400

A young woman is lucky to be alive after going missing when she stripped off in front of two male friends yesterday and ran naked into the sea, coastguards ...

Zizzi restaurant staff refused to blend up pasta for disabled 17-year-old who cannot eat solid food... due to health and safety

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:31 -0400

Bemused: Chris and Paula King said the actions of the restaurant could stop other families with disabled children like Ryan going out to eat in the ...

Dogs of war The four-legged army recruits who detect hidden Taliban bombs and weapons

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:30 -0400

*"they are cheaper to replasce than expensive explosives finding robots. Then when the troops are pulled out, they will be killed as it's not financially worth bringing them home. As a breeeder I would NEVER sell my puppies to any of the forces. - Fenwoman , Wisbech, United Kingdom, 18/5/2013 20:42"* You are an idiotic fool who knows nothing about the Forces or their dogs. They ...

Chinese tourists told to be more polite by Communist Party official who says they are harming the countrys image abroad

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:28 -0400

Wang Yang, one of the country's four vice-prime ministers, said holidaymakers should be more polite, singling out talking loudly and spitting as poor behaviour by his fellow ...

Dan Dare Car-repair manual publisher releases nuts and bolts guide to comic hero Dan Dares spaceships

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:26 -0400

Looks like your electrosphere primary accelerator's gone, mate: Classic car-repair manual publisher produces nuts and bolts guide to comic hero Dan Dare's ...

Couple who left baby to die of pneumonia during winter while they threw all night drunken party face jail

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:25 -0400

Couple who left their baby to die from pneumonia after ignoring relative's plea to call an ambulance as they threw an all-night drunken party are told they face being ...

End of Ed Miller Band and Arch bitch of Canterbury blunders as Ofcom cracks down on the baffling TV subtitles

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:23 -0400

The broadcasting regulator is proposing tighter controls on television subtitles in a bid to stop the screening of inaccurate and often laughable live ...

Britains oldest shop which first opened for business during the reign of Henry V could finally close after 600 years

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:21 -0400

but the future of one of the venerable businesses is now in doubt after the 94-year-old owner of the village shop died and its executors put it on the ...

Fourth Coronation Street star accused of being a paedophile

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:19 -0400

The fourth star is said to have befriended the victim and given her lifts home, before doing something 'very inappropriate' to her at the Manchester ...

Civil servants to be told Empty bedpans push hospital trolleys and clean floors if you want to be promoted

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:17 -0400

Senior civil servants in the Department of Health will have to work on the frontline of the NHS if they want to be promoted, the Health Secretary is to ...

Rise of the supersized schools Baby boom and immigration behind increase in primaries with more than 1000 pupils

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:15 -0400

The size of primary schools has rocketed in the last three years as Britain deals with an explosion in the birth rate fuelled by the rise in young immigrant ...

Canary Wharf How a busy financial centre was once a thriving port taking in sugar rum and elephants

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:13 -0400

If you visit West India Quay today in the shadow of the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf, you’ll find ...

Fifty injured in US parade accident

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:10:00 -0400

An elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Saturday parade in a small Virginia mountain town and investigators were looking into whether he suffered a medical emergency before the accident. About 50 to 60 people suffered injuries ranging from critical to superficial, but no fatalities were reported. Three of the worst injured were flown by helicopter to area hospitals. Their ...

Federer and Nadal to face off in Rome final

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:56:05 -0400

Roger Federer will meet great rival Rafa Nadal in the Italian Open final after the Swiss overcame a spirited performance by unseeded Frenchman Benoit Paire. Nadal had earlier beaten Czech sixth seed Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4 in the Rome Masters with a dominant performance that he described as emotional after a long injury absence which saw him return to court in February after seven months off with ...

Train crash carnage staggering - officials

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:44:10 -0400

Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's amazing that no one was killed. Seventy-two people were sent to the hospital Friday evening after the crash, which damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the Northeast Corridor. About 700 people were ...

Denmarks Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision song contest ....

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:25:46 -0400

Emmelie de Forest of Denmark performs her song "Only Teardrops" during a rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Friday, May 17, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012, the final will be held in Malmo on May 18. (AP Photo/Alastair ...

British Study Raises Warning on Scottish Banks

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:23:32 -0400

LONDON -- An independent Scotland could find its banks too big to rescue in the event of another crisis, according to a British government report that compares the Scottish financial sector to those of debt-laden Iceland and ...

‘Time needed for Syria to master the S-300’

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:21:23 -0400

Syria would require a considerable period of time before it could master the S-300 air defense system, a defense analyst said Friday.The comments came soon after Russia said it remains committed to an arms deal with Syria to deliver the advanced ...

Pope greets prayer rally in Vatican

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:16:50 -0400

Pope Francis toured St. Peter's Square to greet tens of thousands of people attending a rally of prayer, music and speeches Saturday, and he embraced the brother of a Pakistani politician who was assassinated in his country after calling for greater religious freedom for Christians there. Earlier in the day, the pope met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who made a brief visit to Rome, ...

Afghans block law protecting women’s rights

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:10:25 -0400

Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked a law that aims to protect women's freedoms, with some arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles or encourage women to have sex outside of ...

Syria has no reason to use chemical weapons

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:10:21 -0400

World View: After the fiasco over Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, people around the world are rightly sceptical about claims of gas ...

B-list scandals begin to take the shine off Barack Obamas halo

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:09:56 -0400

Such, right now, is the unhappy situation of Barack Obama, assailed on three separate counts, all falling beneath the umbrella charge of over-mighty and deceitful government. The first relates to the death of four American officials in last September's attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The second concerns the secret seizure by the Justice Department of journalists' phone ...

Syrias Assad Little Chance Peace Talks Would Succeed-Newspaper

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:09:28 -0400

LIMA -- Proposed peace talks for Syria would not curb "terrorism" in the country and it is unrealistic to think they would succeed, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published in an Argentine newspaper on ...

Upset at the Preakness Stakes

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:03:44 -0400

BALTIMORE Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown. Oxbow led from start to finish. It was the sixth Preakness victory for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and 15th Triple Crown win, the most in horse racing history. "I get paid to spoil dreams," Lukas said in an interview with NBC moments after the race. Orb finished fourth. The Kentucky Derby ...

Traumatic day for tornado victims

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:52:28 -0400

>Are you in the affected area? Send us your images and videos, but please stay safe. Granbury, Texas (CNN) -- Scores of people stood outside a north Texas church Saturday morning, waiting to be escorted to their neighborhood for the first time since tornadoes devastated it three days earlier. They weren't going to like what they were about to see, Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds told ...

Train derailment absolutely staggering

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:49:32 -0400

>Are you there? Stay safe and share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said Saturday. Officials from the federal National Transportation Safety Board arrived at the site ...

Even with dementia life can still be worth living

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:27:13 -0400

Many people regard Alzheimer's disease - the most common cause of dementia - as a hopeless death sentence. Yet, although it is a progressive, fatal disorder that affects two percent of those over age 65 and 20% of those over 80, there are numerous things that can be done to ease the suffering of those with the condition and that of their families. There are currently 100,000 families in ...

Healthful foods should be price controlled

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:27:13 -0400

It seems idiotic that whole wheat bread, rice and other products should be more expensive than bleached products that undergo additional procedures before reaching the supermarket shelves. In addition, low-fat dairy products, which are also healthier, should be cheaper than high-fat ones, as the fat can be siphoned off and used to make ice cream, for example.Thus, it would make sense for the ...

Erdan appeals gov’t approval of gas plant

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:27:12 -0400

Home Front Defense Minister Gilad Erdan filed an appeal on Thursday against a decision the Ministerial Committee for Internal Affairs, Services and Local Government made to approve the establishment of a natural gas power plant in the Be'er Tuviya industrial complex."On days in which the threat of missiles increases, the government must make every effort to reduce the risk to the ...

Official Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:15:06 -0400

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- Officials investigating a train collision in Connecticut have ruled out foul play and are studying a rail fracture where a derailed commuter train was struck by another bound for New York ...

Republican cites IRS scandal in close Virginia governors race

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:13:39 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia Republicans on Saturday formally nominated Ken Cuccinelli for governor in the nation's marquee 2013 political race, and the conservative attorney general wasted no time reminding voters of the scandals facing President Barack ...

Crash in small Va. town injures dozens during parade

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

DAMASCUS, Va. An emergency official says about 50 to 60 people were injured after a car drove into a group of hikers at a parade in a small Virginia town. Washington County director of emergency management Pokey Harris said Saturday that no fatalities have been reported. The injuries ranged from critical to superficial. Three of the victims were flown by helicopter to regional hospitals. Another ...

Nations fight for Eurovision glory in Sweden

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:07:36 -0400

Millions of viewers worldwide tuned in to watch weird and wonderful acts battle to win the Eurovision Song Contest, as flag bearers entered on stage to a special hymn by pop icon ABBA's song-writing duo. "Welcome to Sweden and my hometown Malmo," said Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Paris Saint-Germain striker and Sweden star, in a video clip opening the event on Saturday. Hostess Petre ...

Plane crash-lands without landing gear in N.J.

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:03:49 -0400

A US Airways plane with 31 passengers aboard crash-landed at the Newark, N.J., airport early Saturday after its landing gear failed to deploy, officials said. CNN said the plane, US Express Flight 4560, operated by Piedmont Airlines, took off from Philadelphia about 11 p.m. EDT Friday. As the pilot guided the plane toward the runway he was alerted to a problem with the landing gear and pulled ...

Tons of metal tossed around like toy things

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:57:05 -0400

British backpacker died after drinking tainted alcohol

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:55:32 -0400

A British backpacker has died while trekking through the Indonesian jungle after she drank suspected tainted alcohol, police say. Cheznye Emmons, 23, was travelling with fellow Briton Joseph Cook, 21, through lush rainforest on Sumatra island, where many tourists go to see endangered orangutans, according to a police report into the incident. The pair, accompanied by a third tourist, drank four ...

France detains suspect in Toulouse killings probe

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:32:35 -0400

PARIS - French anti-terror judges ordered the detention on Saturday of a man on suspicions he aided an al-Qaida-inspired gunman prepare for a shooting spree last year, a judicial source said.Mohamed Merah killed four Jews and three soldiers in and around the southern city of Toulouse in March 2012 before he was shot dead by ...

FBI searches Spokane apartment in ricin letter case

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:32:33 -0400

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Authorities in hazardous materials suits are searching an apartment in downtown Spokane as they investigate the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.FBI agents, Spokane police officers and U.S. Postal Inspection Service officials descended on the apartment Saturday morning.No arrests have been made. An FBI spokeswoman has not said whether ...

Female politican fatally shot in Pakistan

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:30:23 -0400

Gunmen have killed a Pakistani woman politician from cricket star Imran Khan's Movement for Justice (PTI) party in the southern port city of Karachi on the eve of partial election re-polling. Zohra Hussain, 59, the vice president of PTI women's wing in the southern Sindh province, was targeted by three gunmen on a motorcycle outside her residence in the city's upmarket Defence neighbourhood. The ...

Romney condemns breach of trust in Washington

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:14:21 -0400

As controversies continue to fester over the IRS, Benghazi and the Justice Department's seizure of reporters' phone records, 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney condemned the government for a "breach of trust" during an interview on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" broadcast Friday night. In each of the three controversies currently gripping Washington, ...

The War in Chicago

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:14:21 -0400

An exclusive investigation inside the DEA's battle to win the war on Chicago's streets. Drugs, gangs and gun violence are killing hundreds a year. Innocent children are caught in the ...

Assad welcomes US-Russian initiative

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:12:07 -0400

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he welcomed a US-Russian peace initiative to end Syria's civil war but had no plans to resign, in an interview with an Argentine newspaper. "To resign would be to flee," he told ...

Thousands protest against austerity in Italy

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:12:06 -0400

Thousands of people have protested in Rome against austerity policies and high unemployment, urging new Prime Minister Enrico Letta to focus on creating jobs to help pull the country out of recession. "We hope that this government will finally start listening to us because we are losing our patience," said Enzo Bernardis, who joined the sea of protesters waving red flags and calling ...

Osmaniye Governor said the pilot was killed in plane crash in Amanoslar region…

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:10:03 -0400

OSMANIYE - Governor Celalettin Cerrah of southern Osmaniye province said pilot of F-16/C military plane, which crashed in Amanoslar region, died.Cerrah told AA that search and rescue teams have found the body of the pilot after his plane crashed near Caksir plateau.Pilot's body was brought in Osmaniye, said Cerrah.Earlier in the day, General Staff said radio contact was lost with an F-16 ...

What Obama must say to black grads

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:46:42 -0400

>Editor's note: Paul Butler is a law professor at Georgetown University. He is the author of "Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice. "(CNN) -- "My brothers. "That is how President Obama should begin one of the most significant speeches of his presidency: the commencement address at Morehouse College this ...

Across Israel hundreds protest against new budget

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:36:45 -0400

second straight week of "social justice" protests .The protest in Tel Aviv was held at the same time that hundreds gathered in Jerusalem as well as in ...

Syrian civil war A military-strategic assessment

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:36:39 -0400

The overall geostrategic characteristic of the Syrian military picture is a robust armed struggle for supply routes, lines of communication, major highways and key choke points that is somewhat similar to the initial phase of the first Arab-Israeli War in 1947 - a battle for the roads.As a component of the Battle for Aleppo in the north; the M4 highway, which connects the Latakia coast to ...

Israel Turkey and gas

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:36:38 -0400

Word is that both Israel and Turkey are seriously entertaining the notion of constructing an undersea pipeline to deliver Israeli natural gas to Turkey and, perhaps, hence to Europe.The Turks reportedly have expressed willingness to foot part of the estimated $2 billion bill. Such pipelines exist elsewhere in the world, most notably from Russia and from Norway.It is becoming evident that a ...

At Ra’anana school a different kind of Tikun Shavuot

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:36:36 -0400

For a school that strives to develop a sense of community among a diverse group of students and parents, it was no surprise that Meitarim Ra'anana's traditional annual Tikkun Shavuot epitomized its pluralistic educational philosophy.Educators, who came from Israel and the US, represented secular, orthodox and traditional viewpoints.This year's program, the ninth since the ...

Exposed A devastating new Claims Conference scandal

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:36:36 -0400

Candidly Speaking: It is now clear that, despite repeated previous appeals over many years by outside parties urging the Claims Conference to impose more effective supervision, gross negligence was the order of the ...

Washington Watch Whose Israel is this

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:36:36 -0400

I was in high school when I went to Indianapolis for my first regional AZA Conference. I almost didn't make it back alive because of what happened that Shabbat. I couldn't believe it when the rabbi called a woman to open the ark. A woman! But that wasn't all. I was shocked when she pulled back a corner of the curtain, pushed a button, a motor began to whir, the curtain parted, ...

Probe opened into US train crash major disruption seen

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:32:49 -0400

US authorities opened an investigation on Saturday into a rush-hour collision between two commuter trains that injured 60 passengers and severed a key rail link in the northeastern United ...

Syrian president welcomes US-Russian peace initiative but wont step down

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:32:48 -0400

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Saturday he welcomed a US-Russian peace initiative to end Syria's civil war but had no plans to resign, in an interview with an Argentine ...

Bomb explosion near three embassies in Libya

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:26:49 -0400

Members of the military police and security gather at the scene of an explosion in front of the Greek embassy, right, in Tripoli on May 18, 2013. (REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny) OTTAWA - Greek foreign affairs officials report no injuries following a small explosion Saturday outside the Embassy of Greece in Libya's capital Tripoli. Officials say a "low power explosive device" was placed ...

Texas tornado survivors start to return home

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:18:16 -0400

GRANBURY, Texas Residents of a North Texas town ravaged by a deadly tornado are starting to return to home for the first time since the midweek storm. The process is slow because several hundred people showed up early Saturday to register at a Granbury church. The registration is required to return to the ...

Senior Pakistani politician killed in Karachi

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:16:03 -0400

A senior member of Pakistani politician Imran Khan's party has been shot dead in Karachi, just hours before re-elections were scheduled to begin in the city. Zahra Shahid Hussain, the central vice president of the Tehreek-i-Insaf party and one of its founding members, was killed late on Saturday. The motives behind the attack are currently unclear. Khan and a party spokesperson condemned ...

Its going to be a traumatic time

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:14:01 -0400

Anti-trafficking heroine fights on

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:10:13 -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) -- Cecilia Flores-Oebanda has spent her life fighting -- as a child for some education, as a ...

Anti-trafficking heroine fights on

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:10:13 -0400

Anti-trafficking heroine fights on

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:10:13 -0400

Livni No chance Israel can reach peace deal with Hamas

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:39:04 -0400

In an interview with Army Radio, the justice minister, who is also responsible for peace talks, responds to Erdogan's call for Palestinian unity saying that the Turkish PM's perception of Hamas is ...

Stations under siege

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:34:31 -0400

>"Do you remember lying in bedWith your covers pulled up over your headRadio playing so no one can see ... "-- The Ramones, "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?"Columbus, Ohio (CNN) -- In this capital city and college town, there is a shrine to a disc jockey. His name was Andy Davis, better known as "Andyman," and he manned the evening drive-time shift at WWCD-FM. He was a bear of a man, a ...

Stations under siege

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:34:31 -0400

Stations under siege

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:34:31 -0400

Stations under siege

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:34:31 -0400

Stations under siege

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:34:31 -0400

North Korea Fires Three Short-Range Missiles Says The South

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:27:44 -0400

After a relatively calm few weeks, North Korea fired three short-range missiles Saturday, a South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman said. NPR's Louisa Lim reports that North Korea fired the missiles in defiance of international sanctions. She filed this report for our Newscast ...

Plane catches fire while landing in Moscow no injuries reported

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:25:16 -0400

Moscow: Part of an airliner carrying more than 130 people caught fire as it was landing in Moscow, and passengers evacuated the plane by jumping off one of its wings and shooting down an evacuation slide.The Emergencies Ministry says none of the passengers and crew members were injured by the fire on the landing gear of the Boeing 737 at Vnukovo Airport on Saturday.A ministry statement said the ...

Who needs radio Ill take the Web

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:23:50 -0400

>Editor's note: Jordan Valinsky is a staff writer for Betabeat, the tech blog for the New York Observer.(CNN) -- Listening to the radio was something I did -- when I was a teenager. Just take my middle and high school years where every morning, at 6:55, I flipped on my Walkman and began the trudge down the hill to the bus stop. It was tuned to B94, which was Pittsburgh's "Today's Hit Music" ...

Thirteen killed 10 police kidnapped in Iraq violence

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:21:15 -0400

RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq on Saturday, security sources said, apparently viewing them as collaborators with the Shi'ite-led government of a nation plagued by sectarian ...

Powerball frenzy locks down most possible number combos

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:20:02 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa It's all about the odds. With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game's highest jackpot on Saturday night, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars -; and that's after taxes. The problem, of course, is those same odds just about guarantee the lucky person won't be you. The chances of ...

Inside the analysts office

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:20:02 -0400

--> Preview: Don't miss a special edition of "Sunday Morning" about design -- in fashion, architecture, at home and the workplace -- on Sunday May 19! For more than 10 years psychoanalyst-photographer Mark Gerald has documented analysts' offices -- the decor, artwork and furnishings that help define the space in which analyst and analysand share the work of therapy and ...

Orbs Family Tree Is Linked to His Owners

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:07:46 -0400

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At I.R.S. Unprepared Office Seemed Unclear About the Rules

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:50:57 -0400

During the summer of 2010, the dozen or so accountants and tax agents of Group 7822 of the Internal Revenue Service office in Cincinnati got a directive from their manager. A growing number of organizations identifying themselves as part of the Tea Party had begun applying for tax exemptions, the manager said, advising the workers to be on the lookout for them and other groups planning to get ...

Amos Gilad S-300 can reach Hezbollah via Syria

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:41:28 -0400

The advanced S-300 Russian air defense system, which Moscow has pledged to deliver to Syria, could reach Hezbollah and beyond, a senior defense official warned on Saturday.Amos Gilad, head of the security-diplomatic branch of the Defense Ministry, told Channel 2, "These weapons are dangerous. If Hezbollah and Iran support Syria, why shouldn't they [the Syrians] transfer these ...

Klitschko leads 15000 in rally for Ukraines jailed ex-PM

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:37:33 -0400

Ukrainian world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko led 15,000 protesters through the streets of Kiev on Saturday demanding the immediate release of jailed former prime minister Yulia ...

US Airways plane makes unusual belly landing at Newark airport

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:31:21 -0400

(Fotolia) NEWARK, N.J. - A US Airways flight made an emergency landing on its belly at Newark Liberty International Airport early on Saturday after the plane’s landing gear failed to deploy, but no one was injured, airline and government officials said. Piedmont Airlines flight 4560, operating for US Airways from Philadelphia with 34 passengers and three crew members, landed safely at 1 ...

Incurable bacteria destroying Fla. citrus industry

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:22:35 -0400

(CBS News) For millions of Americans, part of the morning ritual is a glass of orange juice, but that sweet start to the day is now threatened. There's a disease spreading through Florida's multi-billion-dollar citrus crop. The malady is called citrus greening, and it is making it harder for area businesses to stock Florida's best known fruit. "My concern is we won't have ...

Somaliland marks 22 years of independence

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:20:18 -0400

People in Somaliland are marking 22 years of self-declared independence from Somalia, but they are still waiting for the world to recognise their region as a country. Celebrations were held in the capital, Hargeisa, on Saturday, with people holding rallies, waving flags from their vehicles and staging shows in various stadiums. Somaliland, which is more tribally homogeneous than the rest of ...

Serena Williams nears Italian Open win

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:20:17 -0400

A week out from the French Open, Serena Williams is one victory away from winning her fourth consecutive title this year. The top-ranked American overcame an early break of her serve to ease past Romanian qualifier Simona Halep 6-3, 6-0 Saturday and reach the Italian Open final, extending her career-best winning run to 23 matches. Williams is coming off consecutive titles in Miami, Charleston, ...

Brazile Pointing a gun at democracy

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:11:03 -0400

>Editor's note: Donna Brazile, a CNN contributor and a Democratic strategist, is vice chairwoman for voter registration and participation at the Democratic National Committee. She is a nationally syndicated columnist, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and author of "Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pot in America. " She was manager for the Gore-Lieberman presidential campaign in ...

Its not voyeurism its art

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:06:29 -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 ...

Damage to tracks trains staggering

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:43:36 -0400

Assad accuses Israel of supporting terror groups in Syria

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:42:36 -0400

In an interview with an Argentinian newspaper, Syrian president says the West sent Israel to strike Syria "to raise the morale of the terrorist groups"; says international intervention is ...

Scotland Yard sifts Maddie case clues

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:45 -0400

Madeleine McCann at 3 and as she may look now, aged 9. Photo / AP Kate and Gerry McCann have welcomed news that Scotland Yard detectives have identified a number of suspects who could be responsible for their daughter's abduction six years ago. Madeleine McCann, who disappeared aged 3 while on holiday with her British family in Portugal, "could be alive" say detectives. They have ...

OJ Simpson lawyer deals a blow to football star in court

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:43 -0400

OJ Simpson in court. Photo / AP The lawyer who defended OJ Simpson on armed robbery charges delivered a potentially heavy blow to the former football star's bid for a new trial yesterday, testifying that Simpson knew his buddies had guns on them when he went to a hotel room to reclaim some sports memorabilia. Attorney Yale Galanter took the stand in a combative hearing over Simpson's ...

U.S. Powerball jackpot could go higher than $600 million

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:31:58 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - The Powerball jackpot being drawn on Saturday night could be even higher than the record $600 million being advertised, pushing it near or above the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, a Texas Lottery official said on Saturday. "Oftentimes, the advertised amount is lower than what the actual jackpot ends up being," said Kelly Cripe, a spokeswoman for the Texas ...

Dreams of riches