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North Korea fires short range weapons

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:25:10 -0400

PYONGYANG - North Korea continued to fire short range projectiles into waters off its east coast for a third straight day on Monday, officials here said, despite warnings from the US and South Korea against increasing tensions. The North has conducted six such firings since Saturday, in what are believed to be tests of short-range guided missiles or rockets from multiple launchers, officials ...

Papering over border differences China and India agree to boost trade

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:57 -0400

NEW DELHI - India and China Monday played down a recent border stand-off and agreed to maintain peace along their disputed boundary as well as boost economic relations. Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, who decided to make India the first stop of his maiden foreign jaunt as premier, stressed that the population of the two nations comprised one third of the world. Both countries have seen ...

Musharraf gets bail in Bhutto assassination case

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:10:36 -0400

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Former Pakistani military dictator Pervez Musharraf was Monday granted bail in a case related to the assassination of ex premier Benazir Bhutto. Musharraf has been under house arrest because he is accused of failing to provide adequate security for Bhutto who was murdered in a bomb and gun attack in December 2007 while campaigning for elections. The assassination ...

Multiple bombings in Iraq leave over 60 dead

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:19 -0400

BAGHDAD, Iraq - More than 60 people, including Iranian Shia pilgrims, were killed in a series of car bombings and shootings across Iraq Monday, officials said. The worst hit in Monday's violence was Baghdad where eight car bombs and a roadside bomb ripped through bus stops, marketplaces and other crowded areas in Shia neighbourhoods. The attacks left 12 people dead and 109 wounded, a senior ...

Hezbollah loses 23 militants in clash with Syrian rebels claim activists

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:56 -0400

BEIRUT, Lebanon - At least 23 elite fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group, fighting alongside the Syrian government troops, were killed near the Lebanese border Monday, an activist group said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which tracks Syria's war, said more than 100 Hezbollah members also have been wounded in the fighting around the opposition-held ...

Blogging platform Tumblr acquired by Yahoo for $1.1 bn

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:40:57 -0400

NEW YORK - Yahoo promised "not to screw it up" as it formally announced its acquisition of the popular Tumblr blogging platform for $1.1bn in cash, giving the company a much-needed base in social media to reach a younger generation of users. The relaxed wording of the memo for one of the internet giant's biggest acquisitions was echoed in the memo sent by David Karp, Tumblr's 26-year-old ...

US drugmaker Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5bn deal

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:31:34 -0400

WASHINGTON/ DUBLIN - Actavis Inc, the largest US generic drug maker by market value, is acquiring Dublin-based Warner Chilcott in a deal worth $8.5billion (5.6billion pounds) including $3billion net debt, to create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the country. Under the deal, Actavis, which itself has been the subject of bid speculation, would be offering $5billion in ...

Bombardier unveils Challenger 350 mid sized business jet

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:11:21 -0400

GENEVA - Canadian aeroplane maker Bombardier has expanded its leading Challenger family of business jets with the launch of the new Challenger 350 aircraft in collaboration with global leader in private aviation, US firm NetJets. The launch on Monday was held at a special event here at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE). Bombardier said deliveries of the ...

$254mn Eskom wind power project gets South African regulator's nod

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:11 -0400

JOHANNESBURG - The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has granted power producer Eskom a licence for its Sere wind farm in the Western Cape, paving the way for the company to start construction of its $254.3 million (R2.4-billion) project. Sere is the Nama word for "cool breeze". The wind farm project is scheduled to become fully commercially operational by the end of ...

Morgan Stanley India to sell wealth management arm to StanChart

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:51:43 -0400

MUMBAI - The UK based Standard Chartered (StanChart) Monday announced plans to acquire the Indian private wealth management business of US multinational financial services firm Morgan Stanley for an undisclosed amount as part of plans to expand operations. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals. "Standard Chartered India has agreed to acquire Morgan Stanley's onshore private ...

Konys LRA has killed more than 100000 UN

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:58:38 -0400

The Lord's Resistance Army has killed more than 100,000 people during a reign of terror in Central Africa over the past 25 years, UN leader Ban Ki-moon said on ...

Israeli troops in Golan return fire from Syria army

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:58:37 -0400

Israeli soldiers patrolling the disputed Golan Heights along the border with Syria fired back after coming under fire overnight, an Israeli Defence Forces statement said ...

Analysis Some Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:43:03 -0400

President Barack Obama makes a statement next to Secretary of HHS Kathleen Sebelius about contraceptive care funding in the press room of the White House in Washington, February 10, ...

Israel fires back at Syria after gunshots at its troops

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:43:03 -0400

Israeli soldiers walk together during a training close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria on the Israeli occupied Golan Heights May 7, ...

IRS officials back on Capitol Hill hot seat over targeting

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:43:02 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel will try on Tuesday to pry more details out of current and former officials of the Internal Revenue Service about the agency's targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny when they sought tax-exempt ...

20 kids among at least 51 dead from massive Oklahoma tornado

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:41:29 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY The Oklahoma state medical examiner's office says 20 children are among the dead in the tornado that ripped through Oklahoma City suburbs. The twister killed at least 51 people, and officials fear the death toll will rise. Medical examiner spokeswoman Amy Elliott confirmed the children's deaths Monday night. The tornado made a direct hit on an elementary school in Moore, ...

6.0-magnitude quake hits Russias far-east Kamchatka coastline USGS

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:54:00 -0400

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early Tuesday, followed by a series of strong aftershocks, the US Geological Survey ...

JPMorgan investors on edge over vote on Dimon what if they win

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:38:54 -0400

JPMorgan Chase & Co CEO Jamie Dimon testifies before the House Financial Services hearing on ''Examining Bank Supervision and Risk Management in Light of JPMorgan Chase's Trading Loss'' on Capitol Hill in Washington June 19, ...

CBS takes Mike Molly tornado-themed finale off air

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:37:21 -0400

NEW YORK CBS has taken the scheduled season-ending episode of "Mike & Molly" off the air because its plot line revolved around a tornado threatening the couple. The network said it replaced the comedy with a rerun on Monday out of sensitivity to victims of ...

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Tue, 21 May 2013 00:13:47 -0400

>For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO, KOKH, KOKI(CNN) -- At least 51 people -- including seven children at an elementary school -- were killed when a massive tornado struck an area outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, officials said. Seven children were killed at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma, a police ...

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Tue, 21 May 2013 00:13:47 -0400

Cecilia Crocker sole survivor of 1987 Michigan plane crash breaks silence

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:04:24 -0400

Cecelia Crocker's body provides her with a constant reminder of the most traumatic event of her life-one that she doesn't otherwise remember. At only 4 years old, Crocker was the lone survivor of the 1987 Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crash that killed 154 people aboard, including Crocker's parents and brother, and two on the ground near Detroit Metropolitan Airport. In Sole ...

Killer Tornado Smashes Oklahoma Town

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:59:22 -0400

More than 50 people have been killed and scores of others are injured and missing after a huge tornado packing winds of up to 320 kilometers per hour smashed a town in the central U.S. state of Oklahoma, causing massive devastation. The twister, with an estimated width of around one kilometer, struck the town of Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City, on May 20. The tornado reduced to rubble ...

Chaos caused by Libyan war delaying intervention in Syria

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:55:06 -0400

The Islamists won in Libya and toppled Gaddafi, and this is a motivating message carried by the Islamist opposition in Syria, which is trying to follow this example in bringing down Assad's regime, expert tells ...

Gunshots from Syria damage IDF vehicle in Golan none hurt

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:55:06 -0400

Gunfire from Syria crossed the border into Israel early Tuesday morning causing light damage to an Israeli military vehicle, the IDF stated.No soldiers were injured in the incident which occurred in the central Golan ...

Thousands protest after gay mans murder in Manhattan

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:50:17 -0400

Thousands of New Yorkers -- including mayoral candidate Christine Quinn -- marched Monday to protest the shooting death of a gay man in the neighbourhood that was the cradle of the modern US gay rights ...

Dozens dead as tornado hits US city

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:50:16 -0400

A powerful tornado swept through an Oklahoma City suburb on Monday, tearing down blocks of homes and at least two schools and leaving at least 51 people dead, local officials told US ...

Severe weather

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:47:16 -0400

>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO, KOKH, KOKI. Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Rescue workers raced against time and darkness Monday night looking for survivors after a powerful tornado blasted an area outside ...

Guatemalas Highest Court Overturns Genocide Conviction of Former Dictator

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:39:55 -0400

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Japan April exports seen up but trade deficit to persist

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:35:34 -0400

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports are expected to have risen in April from a year earlier for a second straight month led by U.S.-bound shipments of cars and Asian demand for electronics parts in a sign a weak yen and global recovery are helping the export-reliant ...

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Mon, 20 May 2013 22:59:57 -0400

Meuhedet employees hold one-day warning strike

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:51:17 -0400

Staffers of Kupat Holim Meuhedet - the country's third-largest health fund - halted traffic for a short time on Tel Aviv's Ibn Gvirol Street and in Jerusalem forced their way into the manager's office in the health fund's main building on Haturim Street on Monday.The actions were taken as part of a one-day warning strike over what the workers claim is foot-dragging in ...

J’lem to forbid cigarette ads during Formula 1 race

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:51:17 -0400

The Jerusalem Municipality declared on Monday that it would not allow open or latent advertising for cigarettes or other tobacco products by sponsors of the famed racing car competition Formula 1 that is scheduled to take place in capital on June 13 and 14.The municipality made the statement ...

Gas exports will create jobs in Israel

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:51:17 -0400

The Israeli government must educate the public as to how a strong natural gas export policy will not only strengthen the country's economic position globally but also create jobs at home, a United States Chamber of Commerce official ...

Water consumption analysis finds faults leakages

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:51:15 -0400

A new data analytics technology will enable water utilities to closely monitor water consumption patterns in order to pinpoint system glitches or leakages from afar.In partnership with Israel's Arad Metering Technologies - known for its Dialog3G and City-Mind smart water metering systems used around the world - Haifa-based IBM Research Lab scientists have developed "Big Data" ...

Oklahoma tornado Harrowing tales emerge from devastating twister

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:19 -0400

The heroics and the heartbreak: Harrowing tales emerge from devastating tornado - including hero teacher who laid on top of six students to protect ...

Todays Oklahoma City twister bigger than one that left 44 people dead 14 years ago

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:18 -0400

The catastrophic storm that tore through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon bears similarities to the devastating series of tornadoes that hit in May 1999 - killing 44 ...

WATCH The horrific videos that show the devastating tornado as it tears through Oklahoma

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:17 -0400

At least 51 people have been confirmed dead, two elementary schools have been flattened and scores of students could be trapped under the rubble after a two mile-wide tornado touched down in a highly-populated suburb of Oklahoma City in one of the worst storms the area has ever ...

Thrill-seeking underwater diver comes face-to-face with deadly Nile crocodiles

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:16 -0400

Lowered into the water in a cage, danger-mad 73-year-old Janet Martyn, from Walthamstow, London, is a matter of inches away from three deadly, 12-foot long Nile ...

Clutching a pink balloon after a trip to McDonalds and buying sweets the children murdered by their father hours later

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:14 -0400

With them was their father, Julian Stevenson, who appeared relaxed as he ordered a baguette, casually dressed in flip-flops, camouflage Bermuda shorts and a light ...

The day I fought for the Chinese army by John Simpson Veteran journalist reveals how he stopped students attacking soldiers at Tiananmen Square protests

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:13 -0400

The foreign correspondent claims he once ‘waded in’ during the Tiananmen Square protests in Peking and ‘whacked’ a mob of angry students to stop them killing Chinese ...

Now police place journalists in same bracket as criminals Officers will be forced to name any friends who work in the media... or face the sack

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:12 -0400

Frontline police representatives have already warned that ambitious police managers and their political masters are trying to shut down whistleblowers and voices of ...

Brain-boosting Mediterranean diet could slow down the onset of dementia more affectively than low-fat alternative

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:12 -0400

The diet enjoyed by countries in southern Europe has long been thought to combat heart disease and cancer because it is rich in fruit, vegetables, fish, nuts, whole grains and olive ...

Hagues arms warning to Syria Foreign Secretary says Britain will arm rebels unless Assad comes to negotiating table

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:11 -0400

William Hague issued an ultimatum to Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad yesterday, warning Britain will arm the rebels seeking to oust him unless he comes to the negotiating ...

G8 police get boiler suits to disguise them amid fears Northern Ireland summit could be targeted by terrorists

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:09 -0400

British police guarding the G8 summit will be 'disguised' as their Irish counterparts amid fears they could be targeted by Irish dissidents (stock ...

Workers are more stressed and worried about keeping their jobs than ever before

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:09 -0400

Workers are more stressed, more under pressure and more worried about keeping their job than at any time since records more than 25 years ago, a damning study revealed ...

Disabled girl judged not worth saving Charity claims hospital doctors let Tina Papalabropoulos die

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:08 -0400

In a highly critical report, the health ombudsman said doctors missed chances to save her life. Mencap called the death ‘an avoidable ...

How echo technique could help the blind Visually impaired can locate items by listening to echoes - like dolphins and bats

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:07 -0400

The study involved a series of experiments with sighted and blind people to investigate their ability to identify the positions of an object using ...

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to launch attack on failings of inaccessible family GPs

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:06 -0400

In a major speech, the Health Secretary will condemn the scandal of out-of-hours services where ‘you speak to a doctor who doesn’t know you from ...

Cameron sends love letter to Tory loons As UKIP close to within two points the Prime Minister offers an olive branch to activists

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:05 -0400

The peace offering followed revelations that a senior ally of the Prime Minister had branded the party faithful ‘swivel-eyed loons’. MPs warn that his leadership is in peril amid discontent on Europe and gay ...

Is this the only way we can match the Germans New England shirt looks just like 1966 rivals

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:03 -0400

Now, it seems, they’ve got their wish. For the England team’s latest kit bears a striking resemblance to the strip worn by West Germany in ...

Stigma of divorce is a thing of the past says Steadman TV stars heartfelt lament that broken homes are now the norm

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:02 -0400

Speaking at the launch of her new ITV drama Love and Marriage, in which she plays a retired woman who walks out on her uncommunicative husband, Miss Steadman said she hoped the younger generation would ‘think again’ before ending their ...

Ash dieback Ministers ban sweet chestnut as they aim to prevent repeat of dieback crisis

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:01 -0400

Ministers are set to ban imports of sweet chestnut trees to prevent a repeat of the ash dieback crisis threatening to devastate Britain’s ...

Boriss secret lovechild and a victory for the publics right to know Judge rejects lovers attempts to keep daughters birth quiet

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:00 -0400

It rejected claims by Helen Macintyre, with whom the married Mayor of London had an affair, that the birth of their daughter Stephanie must remain ...

The Doors founding member Ray Manzarek dies at 74

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:59 -0400

Manzarek formed the band along with charismatic frontman Jim Morrison after a chance meeting on Venice Beach in 1965 with his former classmate at the prestigious University of California, Los ...

Chelsea Flower Show Must-have al fresco garden accessories include heated seats and a fridge

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:58 -0400

The al fresco kitchen: Showcased at Chelsea, the latest must-have garden accessories include heated seats, a fridge, a wood-burning oven... and even a ...

Tim Peake Britains new astronaut and his bizarre training

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:57 -0400

So you want to be a spaceman? 12 days on the seabed, a week in a cave, lessons in Russian (and the didgeridoo)... the gruelling training of Britain's new ...

Gay marriage closer to becoming law after MPs vote strongly in favour of legalising same-sex weddings

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:56 -0400

Despite the opposition of half the Tory backbenchers, the 11th-hour deal, a humiliation for the PM, means same-sex marriages could take place next ...

Archers doesnt copy EastEnders Radio soaps editor forced to deny deliberately sensationalising storylines

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:55 -0400

Now the editor of The Archers has been forced to deny she has deliberately sensationalised life in Ambridge to compete with gritty TV soaps such as ...

Obesity heart disease and asthma could all be determined in the womb due to a mothers diet

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:54 -0400

A BNF taskforce has been looking at aspects of nutrition and early life development, including the impact of a mother's health and eating habits on her baby even before ...

Whos in charge of the clattering Tory Party

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:53 -0400

Press baron Lord Beaverbrook used to ask of his newspapers when they seemed rudderless: ‘Who’s in charge of the clattering train?’ The same question may be asked of the Tory Party, which has been through a horrible few ...

Now FTSE hits 13-year high as traders buy in to modest recovery in UK economy

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:52 -0400

Last night experts predicted the FTSE would this year hit an all-time record of 6,950.6 points, set in December 1999 at the height of the ‘dot com’ boom, and could even break the 7,000 ...

Anorexia One in ten teenage girls has an eating disorder and boys as young as ten are also at risk

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:51 -0400

Modern society exerts pressure for children to be and look perfect at a young age, a pressure which experts say often leads to eating disorders (picture posed by ...

Sudden infant death Risk five times higher if baby sleeps in parents bed

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:50 -0400

Bed sharing is on the increase despite warnings that parents should have their babies in bed with them - particularly smokers and those who have been drinking alcohol or taking ...

New genetic test for cancer patients will tell sufferers if they are likely to pass risk onto their relatives

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:49 -0400

The ‘revolutionary’ test will be offered to sufferers to check if they - and in some cases, members of their family - are carrying mutated genes which make them genetically prone to certain forms of ...

QUENTIN LETTS Fingers were wagged about not respecting minorities

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:48 -0400

Yes, folks, it was another day in the modern politics of egalitarian one-upmanship and legal menaces, another day of MPs wagging fingers about the wickedness of not respecting minorities – and then shouting down Hon Members who disagreed with ...

DOMINIC SANDBROOK What an insult to all of us MPs demand for a huge pay rise shows the gap between rulers and ruled has never been so wide

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:47 -0400

'Unacceptable': Labour's John Mann said on the proposed pay rise for MPs: 'They should throw this proposal in the bin,' accurately predicting it would 'just create more bad publicity for ...

Soulumination Photographers capture images of families ravaged by terminal illness

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:46 -0400

The joy of life - in the face of death: Heartbreaking but extraordinarily uplifting images of families with their children before losing them to terminal ...

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN The paying public are sick and tired of being ignored and patronised. So who are the real swivel-eyed loons

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:46 -0400

When I saw the juxtaposition of ‘Feldman’ and ‘swivel-eyed loon’ in the same sentence, I immediately thought of the late Marty Feldman, the original swivel-eyed ...

Staggering three million parents over 50 still have grown-up children living at home

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:45 -0400

But the report from Saga, the old age experts, also raised fears about the pressure on millions of parents who never thought their children would still be living at ...

Machete killer Kenyan man who butchered 400 people in his homeland can stay in UK on benefits

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:44 -0400

John Thuo's semi-detahced home in Coventry is funded by the tax payer. After spending ten years in the UK, he has been granted asylum for the next ...

Phlipott killings Paul Mosley appeals sentence length for manslaughter of six children a day after Mairead Philpott asks for sentence reduction

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:42 -0400

Barrister Clive Stockwell, who spoke for Mosley during the seven-week trial, today said: 'We have lodged an application with the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal the length of the ...

Chelsea Flower Show 2013 Lovable Harry greets Prince Philip Prince Charles and cousin Beatrice with kisses

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:41 -0400

It was something of a family jolly for the royals at today's VIP opening, and aside from the glorious displays of blooms, it was a chance to offer a show of support to the unexpected garden designer - Prince ...

Could airliners be flown by a single pilot Claims research is under way into the possibility that co-pilots will based on the ground

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:40 -0400

In future, commercial flights could have only one pilot aboard, with the co-pilot stationed back on the ground as a way of dealing with flight crew ...

Better pack light easyJet squashes maximum cabin baggage size by more than a third

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:39 -0400

EasyJet has announced a 'guaranteed' cabin baggage allowance which is 37 per cent below the maximum size allowed - because its packed planes can't always fit passengers' luggage on-board ...

Met Police gagged Leveson Inquiry from addressing claims officer leaked information to News of the World

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:36 -0400

Fresh questions emerged about its effectiveness as it emerged a report detailing suspicions that the officer was leaking to the News of the World was ...

Crossing the worlds most terrifying terrain... in a giant red bus Eight intrepid explorers become first people to DRIVE from Russia to Canada across the North Pole

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:34 -0400

Brave: The group of eight traveled more than 2,485 miles (4,000 kilometres) in 70 days in buses across in one of the most forbidding parts of the planet - nearly half of it sea ...

Stalker obsessed with his GP left her so terrified she gave up work and would hide behind her sofa in case he came to her home

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:33 -0400

regularly photographed her when she left work and at her home, and even followed her husband to a children’s birthday party, where he stabbed his car tyre with a ...

Welcome to Hive City Inside the 22ft steel tower thats home to 5000 bees

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:32 -0400

But this 22ft-high man-made hive allows those with a curious nature to step inside and watch how the fastidious creatures produce their honey - with little risk of getting ...

Mark Bridger April Jones accused tested negative for alcohol despite claiming he was so drunk he couldnt remember where her body was

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:31 -0400

The man accused of killing April Jones tested negative for alcohol six hours after his arrest - despite claiming he was so drunk he couldn't remember where her body was, a murder trial heard ...

Girl who survived cancer can now rotate leg 180 degrees

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:30 -0400

A young cancer survivor has wowed friends, family and now the internet with a quirky talent she recently revealed in the hopes of winning a contest on the Ellen Degeneres ...

Anyone for Thai Green Curry Crickets Or BBQ worm crisps Selfridges reports 11 surge in EDIBLE INSECT sales

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:29 -0400

Selfridges has reported aN increase in sales of insect delicacies after the World Health Organisation suggested that eating bugs could be the solution ...

David Graham Man who abused boy in Cambodia after paying him 99p jailed in Britain under new sex tourism laws

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:28 -0400

Fish and chip shop owner David Graham, 47, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to sexual activity with a boy of 14 in Cambodia in April 2006. He was arrested in France last year after six years on the ...

Mother who suffered agony of stillbirth and two miscarriages gives birth to healthy TRIPLETS - and all within two years

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:25 -0400

A woman who suffered the agony of losing three babies was stunned when she unexpectedly became pregnant with triplets - all in the space of two ...

Incredible vertical gardens attached to the OUTSIDE of luxury apartments in Central Park Sydney

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:24 -0400

Residents living in a luxury apartment block will not have to go too far to enjoy a little greenery - after a garden was attached to the outside of the ...

The Wright Brothers were NOT the first to fly a plane - a German pilot beat them to it two years earlier in a flying car claims leading aviation journal

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:23 -0400

The Wright Brothers are famous for flying the world's first successful airplane in 1903 - yet they may have been beaten to the record two years earlier, according to a prestigious aviation ...

Sunscreens with SPF of over 100 are gimmicks warn experts as new labeling rules fail to address misleading claims

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:22 -0400

Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to ...

Coins found suggest Australia was discovered SIX CENTURIES before Captain Cook arrived on the island

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:21 -0400

Written history of Australia only dates back to 1606, when Dutch explorers landed in the region, and researchers from Indiana University want to find out how the thousand-year-old copper coins ended up on the other side of the Indian Ocean six centuries ...

Jamel The German village whose inhabitants are all expected to hold far-Right beliefs

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:20 -0400

Dotted around the tiny village, which sits in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the coast of the Baltic sea, are murals depicting Aryan ...

Hundreds of Chinese students forced to compete in quilt-folding contest to prove they are tidy enough to earn a dorm room

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:19 -0400

A Chinese university has staged a bizarre quilt-folding contest to work out which students were neat and tidy enough to get one of the rooms in a student ...

Couple flown to wrong continent after airline error Airline mix-up sees couple arrive in Dhaka Bangladesh

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:18 -0400

A couple who planned to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar, Senegal, found themselves 7,000 miles away in Dhaka in Bangladesh after an airline mixed up their ...

Mother-of-two has bike chain implanted into jaw after bone was ravaged by cancer

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:17 -0400

Ms Healing, who is mother to Jonno, 28, and Katie, 20, said: ‘Doctors told me I could die in the operation but I had survived one cancer when my children were little and I wasn’t going to let this one beat ...

Riyadh metro station Luxurious rail hub King of Saudi Arabia has ordered to be built in just four years

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:16 -0400

Commuters on London Underground will no doubt cast an envious eye at these pictures of what will shortly become the world's most luxurious metro ...

7 die at Oklahoma elementary school

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:30:29 -0400

>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO, KOKH, KOKI. Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Rescue workers raced against time and the oncoming night Monday looking for survivors after a powerful tornado blasted an area ...

Pentagon to take over some CIA drone operations sources

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:29:50 -0400

A U.S. Marine, who is part of a military honor guard, takes his position before a welcoming ceremony for German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere, by U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, at the Pentagon in Washington April 30, ...

Watch Oklahoma tornado formed almost without any warning

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:28:20 -0400

Storm spotter Ben McMillan described to Scott Pelley how the mile-wide tornado that tore through an Oklahoma City suburb formed over the city with almost no ...

Watch Woman finds dog buried in rubble

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:28:19 -0400

Barbara Garcia, a survivor of the massive tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb, found her dog buried alive under the rubble during her interview with CBS News' Anna ...

Photos Children rescued from school

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:28:18 -0400

Children are rescued by from Tower Plaza Elementary School in Moore, Okla., following a devastating tornado that destroyed the school and much of the area, May 20, 2013 A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers. The search for more survivors ...

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Mon, 20 May 2013 22:16:29 -0400

US discussing religious freedom concerns with Israel

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:45:52 -0400

NEW YORK - The US State Department said on Monday that the Israeli government's respect for freedom of religion has remained consistent through 2012, but that it has engaged in "detailed discussions" with Israeli officials over rights concerns that have persisted for multiple years."Governmental and legal discrimination against non-Jews and non-Orthodox streams of Judaism ...

Ministries deny IDF port takeover if workers strike

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:45:51 -0400

For the second day in a row, rumors flew around the political scene on Monday that the government was formulating a plan to deploy IDF troops in the event of a port strike."No such program exists in the Transportation Ministry," a ministry spokesman said."There's no plan I know of for the IDF to enter the ports," added a spokesman for Economy and Trade Minister ...

Papua New Guinea seeks Israeli medical know-how

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:45:49 -0400

The government of Papua New Guinea is looking to learn about the Israeli health system, Health Minister Yael German said on Monday.She met in Jerusalem on Monday with the governor of the western province of Papua New Guinea, a small country in Oceania that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea.The two discussed cooperation between the countries and the possibility of sending ...

Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:40:16 -0400

A powerful tornado with winds of up to 200 miles (320 kilometres) per hour pulverized an Oklahoma City suburb Monday, hitting at least two schools and wiping out blocks of homes. At least 37 people were reported ...

Top White House officials knew in April of tax probe

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:40:15 -0400

Top White House aides knew of a scandal over tax officials targeting conservative groups in April, but did not tell President Barack Obama, in a possible bid to insulate him from political ...

Scores killed including seven primary school children as massive tornado causes widespread damage in Oklahoma

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:34:30 -0400

A monstrous tornado that may be remembered as among the largest and most destructive in American history roared through a heavily populated suburb of Oklahoma City, cutting swathe as much as two miles wise and flattening homes, shops, hospitals and, perhaps most devastatingly, schools that had no time to ...

British man Julian Stevenson appears in court after confessing to slitting childrens throats

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:34:23 -0400

A 48-year-old British man has appeared in a French court today after allegedly confessing to killing his two children by slitting their ...

Man survives Oklahoma tornado by taking refuge in horse stall

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:31:11 -0400

Lando Hite, an exercise rider and caretaker at the Celestial Acres horse training facility, said his experience of living in Oklahoma's "Tornado Alley" had likely saved his life: when the storm seemed to go quiet, he said, he knew that danger was imminent. Hite, who lived and worked at the facility, told local CNN affiliate KFOR that he set several horses free to give them a ...

White House counsel kept IRS probe results from Obama

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:30:20 -0400

By Kim Dixon and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON | Mon May 20, 2013 9:30pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior White House aides knew weeks ago that a probe of the Internal Revenue Service had found that the U.S. tax agency had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, but did not tell President Barack Obama, a White House spokesman said on Monday. A Treasury Department official ...

Vast Oklahoma Tornado Kills at Least 51

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:30:12 -0400

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Inside the IRS office that targeted conservative groups

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:23:02 -0400

(CBS News) CINCINNATI -- Few workers know the IRS Cincinnati office better than Bonnie Esrig, who worked there for 24 years. She retired from her job as a senior manager in ...

Watch Residents in state of shock

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:22:55 -0400

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Watch Everything is gone says survivor

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:22:55 -0400

Dean Reynolds speaks to Bonnie Esrig, a retired employee of the IRS office that's accused of political targeting. She says that in her 24 years in the office under two Democratic and two Republican presidents, she never heard anyone say, "The president wants this ...

Path of the tornado where storms headed

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:22:54 -0400

Several children have been pulled alive from the rubble of an elementary school south of Oklahoma City that was hit by a tornado estimated to be over a mile wide. Scott Pelley ...

Massive tornado kills dozens in Oklahoma

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:20:11 -0400

A massive tornado carrying winds of up to 320 kph has torn through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, ripping up at least two schools and leaving a wake of tangled wreckage. At least 37 people are dead, including seven children in a school which collapsed during the storm. Seventy-five children took shelter there from the tornado in the town of Moore. Up to two dozen are still believed to be ...

Report Cites Countries Use of Laws to Repress Faith

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:11:03 -0400

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Tunisian feminist arrested after allegedly attempting nude protest

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:00:10 -0400

A Tunisian feminist who scandalised her country by posting topless photos of herself online has been arrested after allegedly sneaking into Tunisia's holiest city disguised in a veil, then trying to get undressed during a protest. Amina Tyler - a 19-year-old member of the Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN, which uses nudity in its protests - passed through heavy security and checkpoints to enter the ...

Heartbreaking scenes after twister

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:54:04 -0400

>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO, KOKH, KOKIMoore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- The enormity of Monday's Oklahoma City area tornado was heartbreaking as daylight slipped away. Yellow-helmeted rescue workers here ...

Monster tornado 51 dead as neighbourhood flattened

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:50:07 -0400

A monstrous tornado up to 1.6 kilometres wide has roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, killing 51, flattening entire neighbourhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on a primary school. The State medical examiner's office has confirmed that 51 people have been killed in the tornado which struck the suburb of Moore, with the death toll expected to rise as hospitals ...

Apples Web of Tax Shelters Saved It Billions Panel Finds

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:48:57 -0400

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Kfir battalion leaves W. Bank for Lebanon border

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:39:32 -0400

A battalion from the IDF's Kfir infantry brigade has departed the West Bank to take up new positions along the Lebanese border shortly.The move is part of a planned reshuffle of infantry forces, and points to the IDF's growing reliance on a brigade that was originally set up to operate only in the West ...

Ctee IDF must strike balance for haredim women

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:39:31 -0400

Haredim must serve in units that allow them to maintain their lifestyle but without violating the rights of women in the IDF, Ministerial Committee for the Advancement of the Status of Women chairwoman Limor Livnat said Monday.The Likud Beytenu MK participated in a committee meeting on the expected effects of haredi enlistment on ...

Israel Land Fund rejects compromise over land dispute

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:39:30 -0400

The Israel Land Fund rejected a compromise from the High Court of Justice on Monday to resolve an appeal of a 2012 district court decision to evict an east Jerusalem Arab family from Beit Merivah in Sheikh Jarrah.The seemingly simple ownership lawsuit for the Shamasna family, filed in 2009, is one of the frontline battles between groups of Palestinians and Jews over the future character and ...

NGO watchdog flags ‘inconsistencies’ to Congress

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:39:30 -0400

NGO Monitor report meant to inform US lawmakers of recent grants bestowed to Palestinian organizations by the National Endowment for Democracy and ...

Russian Polling Group Says It May Close

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:36:27 -0400

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Rare island fox rebounds on California islands

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:36:16 -0400

A rare and tiny island fox is on the verge of making a comeback from near-extinction in the Channel Islands, a rugged and wind-swept chain off Southern California, officials said ...

My rent-free house is too small says Qatada Hate cleric moans there is no space for his familys possessions

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:35:37 -0400

A lawyer for the Al Qaeda hate preacher, who has finally agreed to leave the country, told a court his four-bedroom home in London did not have enough storage space for all the family’s ...

Egypt Sends Show of Force to Sinai After Kidnappings

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:53 -0400

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Jodi Arias denied mistrial in death penalty hearing

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:27:55 -0400

Jodi Arias looks at her family during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Arizona May 20, 2013. REUTERS/Rob Schumacher/Arizona ...

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Mon, 20 May 2013 20:26:52 -0400

Court orders prison to hand over files in Boston bomb case

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:19:16 -0400

Judge Marianne Bowler presides over the case of Robel Phillipos, the teenager accused of lying to FBI agents in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation, in court in Boston, Massachusetts in this May 6, 2013 court ...

Massive Okla. tornado had windspeed up to 200 mph

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:17:33 -0400

The National Weather Service issued an initial finding that the tornado was an EF-4 on the enhanced Fujita scale, the second most-powerful type of twister. The storm seemed to blow neighborhoods apart instantly, scattering shards of wood and pieces of insulation across the scarred landscape. The same suburb was hit hard by a tornado in 1999. That storm had the highest winds ever recorded near the ...

Runaway mom begs for kids forgiveness on Dr. Phil

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:17:32 -0400

The Pennsylvania mother who reappeared last month after running away eleven years ago, leaving behind her husband and two children, said she never intended not to return to her family. "I had asked for a raise at work and I didn't get that, and I got turned down for assistance housing and it was just too much," said Brenda Heist, in an emotional interview with television host Dr. ...

Search for survivors begins after massive Okla. tornado

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:17:31 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma City officials confirmed there were fatalities after a powerful, 200-mph tornado ripped apart the area Monday. But they scrambled to determine the extent of the devastation in the chaos of debris and search for survivors. Hospitals confirmed they were treating nearly 60 injured, including more than a dozen children. The Moore city police department said it was impossible to ...

The scenes

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:17:29 -0400

>For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO, KOKH, KOKIMoore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- The enormity of Monday's Oklahoma City area tornado was heartbreaking as daylight began to slip away. Yellow-helmeted rescue workers in Moore, Oklahoma, continued their desperate search for students and teachers at an elementary school that was almost gone. ...

Pakistans Sharif urges Taliban peace talks

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:14:56 -0400

Pakistan's presumptive prime minister has called for peace talks with Taliban fighters at war with the government, potentially charting a course that could put him at odds with the country's powerful army. Nawaz Sharif said on Monday that "terrorism" was one of the most serious problems plaguing the country and any offer by the Pakistani Taliban to talk "should be taken ...

Obama vows US support as Myanmar leader visits

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:04:48 -0400

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Monday told Myanmar's president during a long-awaited White House meeting that he appreciates the Asian leader's efforts to lead the country on its sometimes difficult path to democracy and assured him of U.S. ...

Oklahoma City tornado Latest developments

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:53:29 -0400

>For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO, KOKH, KOKI(CNN) -- At least 10 people were killed and a number of other people were injured when a storm with a massive tornado struck an area outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, officials said. At least one school in Moore, Oklahoma, appeared to have been hit by the tornado. ...

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