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Massive tornado rips through Oklahoma killing dozens

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

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

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

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

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

Roadside bombing kills six Afghan policemen in Herat

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

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

Top court overturns genocide conviction of former dictator

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

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

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

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

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

Barroro voices concern over estimated one trillion euro tax evasion

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

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

German central bank sees signals of economic pick up in Q2

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

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

HNL cancer drug trial discontinued by Pfizer

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

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

Merger pact by GrubHub and Seamless to stave off rivals

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

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

Mortgage lending in UK rises highest in four years

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Happy Hour Links Conservatives Unite

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:21 -0400

Powerline : "Conservatives Unite Against Immigration Bill." Allahpundit: "U.S. officials have identified five Benghazi suspects -- but won't seize them ...

Disqualification Of Rafsanjani Paves Way For Khamenei To Install Loyalist

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:19:48 -0400

The decision by Iran’s powerful Guardians Council to bar former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from running in next month's presidential election paves the way for the country’s establishment to bring a loyalist to power. It also deals another blow to the credibility of the June 14 poll, analysts say. With his potential appeal to both reformists and conservatives, ...

Organic Cooperative Proves that Agriculture Can Prosper in Cuba

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:14:49 -0400

Continuous upgrading and a "vocation" for farming are two keys to the success of a cooperative that could serve as a model for boosting agriculture in ...

Indigenous Brazilians Learn to Fight for the Right to Food

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:14:49 -0400

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, May 21 2013 (IPS) - Indigenous communities in remote areas of Brazil have begun to recognise that they have the right to not be hungry, and are learning that food security means much more than simply having food on the ...

Stressed Ecosystems Leaving Humanity High and Dry

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:14:49 -0400

Global Water System Project (GWSP) , a research institute based in Bonn, Germany. ';Humans are changing the character of the world water system in significant ways with inadequate knowledge of the system and the consequences of changes being imposed,'; Bhaduri told IPS. The list of human impacts on the world’s water – of which only 0.03percent is available as freshwater ...

Tackling Crime Takes on Import As Urban Populations Rise

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:14:48 -0400

At the UN Forum of Mayors on Crime Prevention and Security in Urban Settings, from left to right: Dong Min Ki, Jonathan Lucas, Cecilia Andersson, Martin Xaba, Bilal S. Hamad, and Marin Casimir Ilboudo. Credit: Silvia ...

Seeking Justice for Dictatorship Victims – Two Continents Apart

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:14:48 -0400

HIJOS , the acronym for "Sons and Daughters for Identity and Justice Against Oblivion and Silence", is an Argentine rights group founded in 1995 when children of people "disappeared" by that country's 1976-1983 military regime came together to hold escraches or outings of human rights ...

UNFPA Focuses on Contraception for 222 Million in Developing World

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:14:48 -0400

- When thousands of participants from around the world gather in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur next week, the primary focus will be on health and empowerment of girls and ...

QA Guantanamo ‘Has No Right to Exist’

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:14:48 -0400

Robert Stefanicki interviews RAMZI KASSEM, associate professor of law at the City University of New York and a lawyer who defends prisoners at Guantanamo ...

In India Rapists Don’t Spare Children

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:14:47 -0400

police inaction , triggered fresh agitation in the national capital. In the same month, another five-year-old girl in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh succumbed to her injuries after enduring similarly unspeakable horrors. Stories of rape and abuse, often involving fatalities, are pouring in every day now, with the latest figures showing that child rapes in India have risen 336 ...

Zimbabwe’s Ruling Party Militias Spread Fear of Voting

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:14:47 -0400

- For the last month Gibson Severe and his wife, Merjury Severe, known opposition supporters from Hurungwe district in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland West Province, have been hiding out in the country's capital ...

Caribbean Farming Gets Its Roots Wet

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:14:47 -0400

- As Caribbean communities grapple with the entwined challenges of climate change and food security, modern technologies offer hope that the region’s stagnating agricultural sector can be made more ...

Oklahoma tornado ‘Our hearts are broken. This is bigger than anything I’ve ever seen. It’s huge. It’s horrific’

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:04:39 -0400

I saw that line earlier from the sky, even on an open field close to where the tornado first touched down on Monday afternoon. It is the edge of the funnel's fist. One corner of the pasture is strafed a darker green than the rest, like the turned corner of a hanky. Suddenly all the twister's path through the subdivisions of Moore comes into view. From above, it resembles the scar of ...

Pope performs exorcism Vatican denies video footage

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:03:41 -0400

Pope Francis blesses a child as he leaves in his papamobile after the Holy mass for Pentecost Sunday on May 19, 2013 at St Peter's Square at the Vatican. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO Vatican City - The Vatican on Tuesday denied that Pope Francis had performed an exorcism after an Italian religious television channel said footage of the pontiff blessing a boy in a wheelchair showed he had. ...

With wary eye on the U.S. China courts India

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:37 -0400

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, smiling and effusive, was out to smooth ruffled feathers in India this week, promising to ease tensions and increase trade between Asia's fastest growing economies in his first trip overseas since taking ...

Chinas bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:36 -0400

GENEVA (Reuters) - The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at bird markets, but caused some $6.5 billion in losses to the economy, U.N. experts said on ...

Iowa Cops Man suspected of abducting 2 girls found dead

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:51:39 -0400

IowaSexOffenders.com (CBS/AP) DAYTON, Iowa - Authorities say a convicted sex offender who was suspected of abducting two girls from an Iowa bus stop Monday has been found dead. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says 42-year-old Michael Klunder was found dead Monday night at a rural property northeast of Dayton, which is about 60 miles north of Des Moines. His cause of death remains ...

Oklahoma tornados strength upgraded to rare EF5

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:51:38 -0400

MOORE, Okla. The National Weather Service's damage survey found that the monster tornado that wreaked havoc on an Oklahoma City suburb is the most powerful type of tornado there is: an EF5. According to the Enhanced Fujita scale and ...

Watch NASA captures Okla. tornado from space

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:51:37 -0400

NASA's GOES-13 satellite captured images of the storm system that sparked tornadoes in the middle of the country. The video includes images of the twister left dozens of people dead in Moore, ...

India offers more aid for Afghanistan

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:48:49 -0400

India has offered to provide more training and reconstruction aid for Afghanistan as most international troops prepare to withdraw next year.President Pranab Mukherjee told visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai that India was proud to help, a statement from Mukherjee's office said on Tuesday."India is prepared to increase bilateral contribution to institution-building, training and ...

LZ Teachers remarkable courage

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:43:54 -0400

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

Will Yahoo make Tumblr uncool

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:38:16 -0400

>Editor's note: Douglas Rushkoff writes a regular column for CNN.com. He is a media theorist and the author of the new book "Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now. "(CNN) -- So why would Yahoo -- the original king of Internet discussion groups -- pay over $1 billion for a simple little blog-publishing tool like Tumblr? Doesn't the giant Web company have the ability to create its own ...

Liberal Pundits Gather in West Wing

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:13:08 -0400

ezraklein & other lefty columnists headed into the West Wing as a group. POTUS coffee? Carney meeting? Anyone? - Ari Shapiro ...

Opinion Okies love-hate relationship

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:12:31 -0400

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

Updates Rating changed to EF5

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:09:03 -0400

>For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO, KOKH, KOKI(CNN) -- At least 24 people -- including nine children -- were killed when a massive tornado struck an area outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, officials said. Read more: Heartbreaking scenes in Oklahoma City after disasterAt least seven of those children were killed at ...

IDF soldier killed while clearing Israeli minefield

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:03:22 -0400

An IDF soldier was killed while taking part in the clearing of a minefield in the southern Golan Heights.The soldier was of the Engineering Corps. His family has been notified.Ground Forces Commander Maj.-Gen. Guy Tzur appointed a committee of inquiry to investigate the incident.The mine exploded for unknown reasons during an advanced training phase of the Engineering Corps, a senior army ...

Egyptian army secures Sinai in hunt for Islamists

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:03:22 -0400

Rafah near the border with Gaza on Thursday in the latest setback for the Cairo government's efforts to reinstate law and order in the Sinai ...

US envoy Hussein to combat Holocaust denial

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:03:22 -0400

United States Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is to travel to Poland on Wednesday to visit Jewish communities, the site of the former Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau, and other Holocaust historical ...

24 dead including 9 kids

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:03:06 -0400

>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO and KOKH. Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Search and rescue crews with dogs went through smashed houses and crushed cars on Tuesday, looking for signs of life in the aftermath ...

Oklahoma tornado

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:03:06 -0400

Israel warns Syria of consequences if Golan fire continues

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:57:18 -0400

The head of Israel's armed forces warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday of "consequences" if fire continues from Syrian territory against Israeli troops in the occupied Golan ...

Gay marriage opponent kills himself in cathedral

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:50:31 -0400

PARIS - An 78-year-old French far-right activist committed suicide at the altar of the Notre Dame cathedral on Tuesday by shooting himself in the mouth, three days after a law legalising same-sex marriage came into effect. Police evacuated the cathedral, one of Paris’ biggest tourist draws, after Dominique Venner - a historian known for his hard-right political essays and a fierce opponent ...

Iran Bars Mashaei and Rafsanjani as Candidates

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:50:25 -0400

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Reformist blocked from running for Iranian presidency

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:48:00 -0400

The country's former president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who was expected to win votes from the centre ground and among Iran's moderates, was blocked along 678 other candidates who had initially put their names forward. Among the others to be told that they cannot stand is Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei - an ally of the current president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is barred from taking part in ...

Attacks in Iraq kill over 40 sectarian tensions high

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:45:51 -0400

BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - A series of bomb and gun attacks across Iraq killed more than 40 people on Tuesday, a day after over 70 died in violence targeting majority Shi'ites that has stoked fears of all-out sectarian war with minority ...

Rescue Efforts Near End in Oklahoma

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:45:21 -0400

MOORE, Okla. ...

Fed officials dampen speculation of imminent bond tapering

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:41:46 -0400

FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two senior Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday played down chances that the U.S. central bank would signal a readiness to taper bond buying at its meeting next month, dampening speculation the Fed might soon dial back its ultra-easy ...

Top IRS official to invoke 5th before Congress

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:39:59 -0400

Lois Lerner, the head of the tax-exempt organizations division of the IRS, will invoke the Fifth Amendment in testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, CBS News has confirmed. Lerner's attorney, William Taylor, wrote in a letter to House Oversight Committee chair Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., that Lerner "has not committed any crime or made any misrepresentation" ...

Medical factors add to urgency of tornado rescues

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:39:59 -0400

As the 24-hour mark approached in the aftermath of the tornado that swept through a large swath of suburban Oklahoma City, emergency crews on Tuesday continued to search for survivors. At least 24 people were killed, including nine children, and those numbers are expected to climb. Disaster expert Dr. Matt Levy, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore ...

Bay Area hosting 50th Super Bowl

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:39:58 -0400

BOSTON The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area. NFL owners voted Tuesday for the 49ers' new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in Santa Clara, Calif., is due to open for the 2014 season. San Francisco beat out South Florida, which was stymied in its bid to stage an 11th Super Bowl when the Florida Legislature did not support financing to renovate Sun Life ...

Nigeria to free Boko Haram members

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:37:21 -0400

Nigeria has announced it will release a number of Boko Haram members, including all women, in what it called a peace bid as its military waged operation in the country's northeast to clamp down on the armed group.The news of the prisoner release was announced on Tuesday shortly after the government relaxed the curfew in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state and a stronghold of Boko Haram, ...

Trial opens for Kiwi accused of Canadian murder

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:35:33 -0400

An ex pat New Zealander accused of murdering his wife has gone on trial in Canada. Former Napier city councillor Peter Beckett, 56, is standing trial at Salmon Arm Provincial Court for the murder of his wife Laura Letts-Beckett by allegedly pushing her off a fishing boat in 2010. The trial opened today in Canada [Tuesday local time] and is set down for five days. Mrs Letts-Beckett, 50, died two ...

Opinion We love and fear the skies

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:35 -0400

Depardieu Newly a Russian Will Play Frenchman in Chechnya

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:25:09 -0400

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World Brief | Europe 4 Held in Attack on Georgia Gay Rights Advocates

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:06:32 -0400

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Some Owls Are More Equal Than Others

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:41 -0400

The crusade to save the spotted owl continues. It began with limiting timber sales on federally managed lands in order to preserve the owl's preferred habitat. As a ...

Top IRS Official to Take the 5th

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:41 -0400

IRS official in the division that reviews nonprofit groups will invoke the Fifth Amendment and refuse to answer questions before a House committee investigating the agency's improper screening of conservative nonprofit groups," reports ...

The I love you theyll never forget

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:25 -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) -- Sun was hard to come by in Moore, Oklahoma, Tuesday. The sky still looked menacing, dark and ...

Five Serbs Released From Libya After 21 Months

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:56:32 -0400

Officials say five Serbia citizens have returned home after spending 21 months in captivity in Libya. Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said the men flew back to Serbia on May 21 following months of negotiations. The five, who said they were working on road construction in Libya, were seized by rebels during the uprising that toppled Muammar Qaddafi. They were accused of being ...

Study Drone Strikes Unlikely To Destroy Islamist Networks

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:56:31 -0400

Drone strikes in Pakistan's northwestern tribal areas are unlikely to eliminate Islamist extremist networks, according to a new study. Brussels-based International Crisis Group, in a report released May 21, said the U.S. drone campaign may "disrupt" the abilities of Islamic militants in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas to launch attacks, but they cannot destroy their ...

Indian Leaders Offer More Aid To Visiting Karzai

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:56:30 -0400

India has offered more aid to Afghanistan after international forces withdraw next year. Indian President Pranab Mukherjee told his visiting Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, on May 21 that New Delhi is proud to help his country. A statement from Mukherjee's office noted that "India is prepared to increase bilateral contribution to institution-building, training, and ...

South African court acquits brother of Oscar Pistorius

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:56:14 -0400

One Pistorius brother is free of charges - acquitted today of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident. The famous younger brother, Olympian double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, still must face his day in court for shooting and killing his girlfriend. Carl Pistorius cried tears of relief Tuesday as a magistrate acquitted him of culpable homicide and negligent driving for the ...

Delay in mine project shadows hopes for Afghan economy

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:52:54 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - The giant copper mine that the Afghan government has made the centerpiece of its plans for building an economy nearly from scratch is at least five years behind schedule and the state-owned Chinese company that won the bidding has missed key deadlines in its still-secret contract with the Afghan government and is trying to renegotiate the deal, according to several officials ...

Eleven Palestinians have died under PA Hamas detention

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:51:19 -0400

Eleven Palestinians have died in Palestinian Authority and Hamas detention centers during 2012, according to a report released Tuesday by the Palestinian Independent Commission For Human Rights [ICHR].Two of the Palestinians died in PA detention centers in the West Bank, while the nine others died in Hamas custody in the Gaza Strip. Seven of the Palestinians who died in detention had been ...

In my own write Right to die

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:51:16 -0400

If I could in any way help to change this law [against assisted suicide], it would let me die a proud man, a very proud man - Briton Paul Lamb, left almost totally paralyzed after a car ...

Report Top politicians banned from Iranian election

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:51:16 -0400

DUBAI - Iranian authorities have barred two prominent politicians from running for president, Iranian media reported on Tuesday, leaving the June 14 election to be contested between mostly hardline conservatives loyal to the country's supreme leader.Former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, a close aide to president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, failed to make it ...

From the media’s ‘gotcha’ grip to Zionist fulfillment

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:51:15 -0400

Jerusalem Post item this Sunday, sandwiched between sobering Syria updates, was "Israeli restaurateur goes viral with online meltdown."These sideshows reveal a political culture corrupted by media demagoguery and celebrity worship.Naturally, when word leaks out about prime ministerial predilections for designer ice cream, flying beds and fancy threads, cynics delight and moralists ...

Oklahoma tornado search almost complete

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:50:00 -0400

The search for survivors and the dead is nearly complete in the Oklahoma City suburb that was smashed by a mammoth tornado, the fire chief said. Gary Bird said he's "98 per cent sure" there are no more survivors or bodies to recover under the rubble in Moore, a community of 56,000 people. His comments came after emergency crews spent much of the day searching the town's broken remnants for ...

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:37 -0400

Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled ...

Oklahoma tornado 2013 Moore family of four die including their baby

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:30 -0400

A family of four have been killed by the monster tornado that roared through Oklahoma on Monday, claiming 24 lives, with dozens still missing, feared dead and hundreds of people ...

Oklahoma tornado 2013 Video shows touching moment woman finds dog in the rubble

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:29 -0400

An elderly woman whose home was leveled by the Oklahoma tornado was reunited with her lost dog live on television when it emerged from the rubble as she was being ...

I love you so much The tear-jerking moment a mother is reunited with her lost son after the Oklahoma tornado

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:28 -0400

With dozens of people left dead and large numbers of children still missing, there has been little reason to smile for those affected by the Oklahoma ...

Oklahoma tornado 2013 Shocking before-and-after photos of Plaza Towers elementary school

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:26 -0400

The two mile wide tornado which tore through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday left devastation reminiscent of a war zone as it leveled entire streets and buildings killing at least 24 ...

Yahoo wants Tumblrs teens

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:40:02 -0400

Oklahoma tornado The storm was a monster - even for Tornado Alley

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:39:03 -0400

The people of Moore know a twister when they see one. On 3 May 1999, an EF-5 storm tore through the Oklahoma suburb, killing 36 people and injuring 583. So when a dark, spinning cloud appeared in the skies to the southwest on Monday afternoon, they were prepared - or so they thought. The tornado touched down at ...

Kim Jong-un tries to rebuild bridges with release of Chinese hostages

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:39:02 -0400

Pyongyang has backed down from a potentially damaging confrontation with its closest ally by releasing the crew of a Chinese fishing boat held hostage for over two ...

Osama bin Laden death photos to remain secret

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:38:13 -0400

Osama bin Laden is shown in this video frame grab released by the U.S. Pentagon on May 7, 2011. (REUTERS/Pentagon/Handout) WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death, and that the government did not need to release them. The unanimous ruling by three ...

FBI identifies Benghazi suspects- but no arrests yet

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:37:23 -0400

U. S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year. The officials say they have enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists - but not enough proof to try them in a US civilian court as the Obama administration ...

US wants to continue information sharing with NZ

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:35:03 -0400

The United States wants to continue a criminal data matching scheme for assessing risks of threats that it began with New Zealand in advance of the Rugby World Cup. There was surprisingly little routine information sharing, said Alan Bersin, the Department of Homeland Security's assistance secretary of international affairs. He believed it was from a "misplaced notion of privacy. ""Why wouldn't ...

Two Moroccans tried for homosexuality get four months

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:34:34 -0400

A Moroccan court has convicted two men of homosexuality and public indecency, and sentenced each to four months in prison, in the latest case against gays in this North African nation. Prosecutors at the Temara court near Rabat, the capital, said at Monday's trial that the men, aged 28 and 19, were caught having sex in a car and arrested. The men denied the charges. Moroccan law ...

Arias tells jury what shell do if allowed to live

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:33:00 -0400

Jodi Arias asked jurors today to give her life in prison, arguing she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview after she was convicted of murder that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail. Standing confidently but at times her voice breaking, she told the same eight men and four women who found her guilty of first-degree murder that she ...

Jodi Arias urges Arizona jury to spare her death penalty

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:28:22 -0400

Jodi Arias looks at her defense attorney Jennifer Wilmott during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Arizona May 20, 2013 ...

World Bank boosts funds for Syria refugees Africa

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:28:21 -0400

GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Bank plans substantial new funds to help Jordan cope with the influx of refugees from the civil war in Syria, and hopes new funds for central Africa will cement a peace deal there, the bank's President Jim Yong Kim said on ...

Up-close video of Moore Okla. tornado

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:26:37 -0400

A giant tornado tore through the middle of Moore, Okla., killing at least 51 people, 20 of them children. Charlie Rose, Norah O'Donnell and Anna Werner ...

Federal appeals court strikes down Arizonas 20-week abortion ban

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:26:36 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO A federal court in San Francisco Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the law violates a string of U.S. Supreme Court rulings starting with Roe v. Wade that guarantees a woman's right to an abortion before a fetus is able to survive outside the womb. That's generally considered to ...

Apples Cook says company doesnt use tax gimmicks

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:26:36 -0400

AAPL ) CEO Tim Cook, the Senate's bark was far worse than its bite. Cook, testifying on Capitol Hill a day after a congressional panel released a scathing ...

Watch Couple hiding in bathtub saved by Okla. first responders

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:26:36 -0400

A older couple is taking shelter at the First Baptist Church in Oklahoma after they spent the night hiding in the bathtub, as the back of their home was ripped off by the hurricane. Elaine Quijano ...

Watch Jodi Arias pleads for her life to jury

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:26:35 -0400

In this recently released video Jodi Arias, the Phoenix woman on trial for her boyfriend's 2008 stabbing and shooting death, sings and laughs to herself during a break from ...

UK wants Belhadj case in secret court

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:23:40 -0400

The British government is trying to force a case examining its role in the rendering of a Gaddafi opponent back to Libya in 2004 to be heard in a secret court, or not at all. In the first preliminary hearing over the claim brought by Abdel Hakim Belhadj, a prominent rebel fighter-turned-politician, the government's lawyers held on Tuesday that the case should either not go to trial in the ...

Myanmar jails Muslims over religious violence

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:23:37 -0400

A Myanmar court has sentenced seven Muslims to prison terms in connection with religious violence in March that left dozens of people dead, a justice official ...

Face-chewing victim recovering strumming guitar

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:22 -0400

Dr. Urmen Desai, left, talks to reporters as Dr. Wrood M. Kassira, both plastic surgeons, looks on during a news conference in Miami, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The doctors gave an update on the progress of Ronald Poppo, a homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year in Miami. The attack left Poppo blind, but the doctors say he's been working with an occupational ...

Carney Questions About Sebelius Fundraising Are Like Questions About Presidents Birth Certificate

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:47:44 -0400

White House spokesman Jay Carney said that questions about Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius for Obamacare fundraising are similar to questions about President Obama's birth ...

Hurley Hangs With Kadyrov In Grozny

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:05 -0400

A screenshot from Ramzan Kadyrov's Instagram account shows actors Elizabeth Hurley (left) and Gerard Depardieu (center) fraternizing with the Chechen leader in ...

Reports Rafsanjani Ahmadinejad Ally Barred From Iran Election

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:01 -0400

Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has entered the race for the country's presidency. The move challenges plans by the Iranian establishment to ensure a loyalist wins next month's ...

Hamas to close tunnels if Egypt will open border

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:37:08 -0400

Hamas said it would be willing to close all smuggling tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border upon opening of a commercial crossing, Palestinian news agency Ma'an cited Ghazi Hamad, Hamas undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as saying Tuesday. Egyptian police angered by the kidnapping of seven colleagues Thursday by Islamist ...

Boruch Spiegel Warsaw ghetto fighter dies at 93

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:37:08 -0400

The New York Times reported on Monday.The uprising became a symbol of the greatest Jewish resistance to the Holocaust. As stories of the extermination camps reached the Jews imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto, a large group there decided to launch a struggle against the ...

Nigeria Why Islamism succeeds in miniature

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:37:08 -0400

Three days after Nigeria launched an offensive on May 16 against Islamic terrorists, US Secretary of State John Kerry stepped in; "We urge Nigeria's security forces to apply disciplined use of force in all operations, protect civilians in any security response and respect human rights and the rule of law."For years the Islamists, called Boko Haram, had terrorized northern ...

China agrees to impose carbon targets by 2016

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:35:38 -0400

The battle against global warming has received a transformational boost after China, the world's biggest producer of carbon dioxide, proposed to set a cap on its greenhouse gas emissions for the first ...

US to run delayed missile test on Tuesday

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:30:45 -0400

The United States will carry out on Tuesday an intercontinental ballistic missile test it had delayed last month to avoid stoking tensions with North Korea, the Air Force ...

Watch out Watford Here comes the secretive Bilderberg Group

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:47 -0400

Whether it's the shape-shifting group of reptilian descendants from the constellation Draco who control humanity, or the shadowy cabal of powerful financiers and politicians who covertly run all governments, conspiracy theorists are once again preparing for their annual jamboree of protest against those who really rule the world, this year in the highly secretive destination of... ...

China proposes emissions cap for first time

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:47 -0400

Video Amateur footage captures Oklahoma tornado

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:46 -0400

Terrifying amateur footage has captured the monster tornado that ripped through Oklahoma City surburbs, leaving a trail of devastation in its ...

Oklahoma tornado The people of Moore thought they were prepared for twisters. They were wrong

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:46 -0400

Early summit date set for US and China

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:45 -0400

The meeting, set for 7-8 June at a retreat south-east of Los Angeles, underlines the importance of the relationship between the countries as they work out ways to make room for an increasingly powerful China in a US-led world order.President Xi has said that China wants its rise to be peaceful, but that it will not compromise on issues of sovereignty - a stance that has aggravated disputes over ...

Chinese hostages released as North Korea backs down

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:45 -0400

Pyongyang has backed down from a potentially damaging confrontation with its closest ally by releasing the crew of a Chinese fishing boat held hostage for over two ...

Locked out Sheriffs fail to seize Winnie Madikizela-Mandelas art collection and silver teaset over long-overdue debt

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:44 -0400

Sheriffs trying to auction off part of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's art collection and silver teaset in order to settle a long-overdue debt were unable to proceed today, after being refused entry into her Soweto ...

No swimming Britain has some of the worst quality bathing water in Europe

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:44 -0400

Britain has some of the worst quality bathing water in Europe, with six per cent of its beaches and other swimming spots failing to meet the minimum EU ...

Oklahoma tornado latest Obama pledges support for as long as it takes to rebuild the suburb of Moore

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:42 -0400

President Barack Obama has said that authorities will work "as long as it takes" to deal with the devastation delivered by the massive hurricane that hit a heavily populated suburb of Oklahoma ...

Oklahoma tornado Children trapped in wreckage and at least 91 dead after massive storm rips through suburbs

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:41 -0400

President Barack Obama has said that authorities will work "as long as it takes" to deal with the devastation delivered by the massive hurricane that hit a heavily populated suburb of Oklahoma ...

Exclusive - Intel CEO shakes up units creates new devices group

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:17:58 -0400

By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp's new chief executive, Brian Krzanich, has launched a sweeping reorganization of the world's top chipmaker and created a unit aiming to retake the top chipmaker's lead in mobile and ...

U.S. Tracked Foreigners Leaving for Canada

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:16:49 -0400

WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of thousands of foreigners passing into Canada from the United States have unwittingly been a part of a grand experiment by the Department of Homeland Security to crack down on visitors who violate laws governing the length of their ...

Syrian foes move towards talks but fighting rages

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:13:43 -0400

People wait for buses at the al-Abassin bus station, near Damascus' Jobar neighbourhood which is controlled by the Islamist Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra during a guided tour by the Syrian Army May ...

Health risks remain for Okla. tornado responders victims

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:11:51 -0400

Dana Ulepich searches inside a room left standing at the back of her house destroyed after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, ...

Former IRS chief I cant say what led to IRS targeting

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:11:50 -0400

Updated: 11:54 a.m.As the investigation continues into potentially discriminatory activities at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), former commissioner Douglas Shulman said Tuesday he was "saddened" that the agency had been judged as having acted in a way that was not "non-political and non-partisan," though he said he couldn't say exactly what happened to lead to the ...

Limited service resumes on NYC-Conn. train route

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:11:50 -0400

HARTFORD, Conn. Connecticut says limited, slower train service is about to resume, four days after a derailment injured scores of commuter rail ...

Microsoft announces Xbox One

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:11:49 -0400

Microsoft announced Monday its next-generation video game console, the Xbox One. "Today, we look forward," said Don Mattrick, Microsoft president of interactive business."It's time for technology to step behind the curtain and for you and entertainment to take center stage." The next-generation console's new features include: voice command, cloud integration, ...

C.E.O. Denies That Apple Is Avoiding Taxes

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:10:02 -0400

WASHINGTON ...

Two key candidates barred from Iran election

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:09:11 -0400

Iran's electoral watchdog has barred former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and a close aide to president Mahmoud Ahadinejad from running in the June 14 presidential election, state media has reported.Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaee were disqualified by the Guardian Council which approved a list of eight candidates announced by the interior ministry late on Tuesday, Fars news ...

Ally of Georgias Leader Charged With Abuse of Power

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:07:10 -0400

MOSCOW ...

Scenes from Moore

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:42:19 -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) -- Sun was hard to come by in Moore, Oklahoma, Tuesday. The sky still looked menacing, dark and ...

Scenes from Moore

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:42:19 -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) -- Sun was hard to come by in Moore, Oklahoma, Tuesday. The sky still looked menacing, dark and ...

Scenes from Moore

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:42:19 -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) -- Sun was hard to come by in Moore, Oklahoma, Tuesday. The sky still looked menacing, dark and ...

Scenes from Moore

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:42:19 -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) -- Sun was hard to come by in Moore, Oklahoma, Tuesday. The sky still looked menacing, dark and ...

Staff kept tax scandal from Obama

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:20 -0400

Controversy continued to swirl around the White House yesterday with developments on two fronts. It was revealed that the White House chief of staff and other senior advisers knew in late April that a report was likely to find that employees of the United States tax agency had inappropriately targeted conservative political groups. But the White House said the advisers did not tell Barack Obama, ...

Monster tornado I cant breathe. My house is on top of me

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:18 -0400

Soon after a monstrous, deadly tornado slammed into the community of Moore, Tiffany Thronesberry's phone rang. Her mother was screaming down the line. "Help! Help! I can't breathe. My house is on top of me," Barbara Jarrell yelled to her ...

Rudd reignites talk on gay marriage

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:16 -0400

Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's change of heart to support gay marriage may indicate numbers shifting in support of legalising same-sex marriage among parliamentarians. Rudd now supports same-sex couples being allowed to wed, so long as churches and religious institutions don't have to marry them - attributing his about-face to a "personal journey". But the federal Opposition has ...

Attacks push Iraq closer to sectarian war

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:14 -0400

Iraq is edging closer to all-out sectarian war between Sunni and Shia Muslims as a series of car bombings and shootings killed at least 90 people and left many others injured yesterday. Casualty figures are returning to a level not seen since the civil war of 2006-07. Most of the car bombings yesterday targeted markets, bus stops and other places crowded with civilians. Ten car bombs killed 46 ...

Odds against Waterhouse as TV betting faces ban

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:12 -0400

Despite walking away unscathed by allegations of insider tipping in the now-notorious More Joyous furore, Australia's internet gambling king Tom Waterhouse is feeling the blast from outrage over live betting odds. South Australia will ban the odds from TV and sporting grounds, free-to-air stations intend following suit, and further action is planned by the Labor Government and the federal ...

Audrey Young US NZ relationship on a new plane

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:10 -0400

Yesterday's meeting between Murray McCully and John Kerry in Washington DC was a sign that things between the US and New Zealand have moved to a new plane. Their meeting was not only not dominated by talk about the relationship, it was not even dominated by talk about the Pacific. It was about areas in which New Zealand could play a constructive role as an international citizen - and it could be ...

Protest against gay hate killing

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:08 -0400

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Manhattan to protest against the killing of a gay man allegedly taunted with homophobic slurs - the most recent in a spate of bias attacks stirring up anxiety, disbelief and outrage in a famously gay-friendly neighbourhood. "We're here! We're queer!" and "Homophobia's got to go!" were among chants as a crowd marked the death of 32-year-old Mark ...

Former trade ministers form panel

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:06 -0400

An impressive line-up of six former trade ministers of the United States formed a panel yesterday at the US NZ Pacific Partnership Forum in Washington. William Brock, Clayton Yeutter, Carla Hills, Mickey Kantor, Charlene Barshefsky, and Susan Schwab lined up together. And another, Robert Zoellick, who is also a former President of the World Bank had star billing in the forum at the morning. ...

Yahoos $1.3b gamble on Tumblr

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:04 -0400

Yahoo's chief executive is making a US$1.1 billion ($1.3 billion) bet on the online blogging forum Tumblr as Marissa Mayer tries to make a former internet icon cool again. The deal announced yesterday is Mayer's boldest move since she left Google 10 months ago to lead Yahoo's latest comeback attempt. It marks Yahoo's most expensive acquisition since it bought online search engine Overture a ...

Im too sexy for my job ... and workings not for me says Brit

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:02 -0400

British woman Laura Fernee says she is too attractive to work and has been unemployed for the last two years because of the "massive problems" her good looks cause at work. Ms Fernee, a 33-year-old brunette, told the Daily Mail she was forced to quit her last job at a medical research lab when comments about her looks and "constant" offers for dates, "romantic gifts" left on her desk and the ...

Former IRS Chief Refuses to Apologize

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:01 -0400

Texas senator John Cornyn asked former IRS chief Douglas Shulman to apologize to his constituents for the IRS's wrongdoings. Shulman refused. Here's the ...

High school dropout who made a fortune

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400

It's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college. But now we've got David Karp, who doesn't even have a high school diploma. Karp, 26, founded Tumblr, the online blogging forum, sold yesterday to Yahoo for US$1.1 billion ($1.3 ...

Feet get a breather when AC turned off

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400

Can socks, or rather an absence of them, save Pakistan this summer?In the latest directive from the country's caretaker Government, civil servants have been told that they should not wear socks to the office as part of a plan to try and keep cool without air-conditioning. Pakistan suffers from crippling, debilitating power cuts of up to 18 hours a day. Improving capacity and reducing those huge ...

Twister like bomb blast says Kiwi

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400

Aucklander Cam Rhodes has described a darkening sky, running from golf ball-sized hail and the sound of a "bomb exploding" as lightning caused a large electrical fire amid the chaos of Oklahoma's devastating tornadoes. "At the time we were getting hail the size of golf balls coming down and then it went dark as if it was 8 o'clock at night and the sun was setting, it was extremely dark outside, ...

Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma tornado

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:26:26 -0400

A resident surveys the damage after the tornado hit the area near 149th and Drexel on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Okla. (AP Photo/ The Oklahoman, Chris ...

Gantz If Assad escalates attacks hell bear consequences

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:19:03 -0400

cross-border fire overnight on the Golan Heights.Speaking to Haifa University's National Security Studies Center, Gantz told the audience, "In Syria, we see that things occurring, beginning with the transfer of arms, and including threats by Assad, who is speaking, encouraging, and directing an increase in action against Israel in various degrees on the Golan ...

Saudi princes accused of laundering for Hezbollah

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:19:02 -0400

LONDON - Two Saudi princes on Tuesday sought to extricate themselves from a London legal battle with a Jordanian businessman who accuses them of laundering money for Hezbollah, an allegation their lawyer called "fanciful".Prince Mishal bin Abdulaziz al Saud, a brother of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, and his son Prince Abdulaziz bin Mishal, had previously argued they had ...

Barkat defends closing of Cinema City on Shabbat

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:19:02 -0400

movie complex Cinema City continues, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat - who launched his reelection campaign last week - stated Tuesday he supports its forced Shabbat closure.The 15-screen, NIS 125 million theater, scheduled to open this summer, has become a lightning rod for debate since its owners were given a building permit in 2010 with the precondition by the Finance Ministry and Jerusalem ...

Tornado victims recount race to survive

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:18:18 -0400

Americans who survived the massive tornado that barrelled through an Oklahoma City suburb described racing for shelter only to emerge scarred and bloodied on a moon-like landscape of ...

Gay marriage could lead to lesbian queen

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:18:16 -0400

London - The debate in Britain over legalising gay marriage took a surreal turn on Tuesday after a senior politician said it could result in a lesbian queen giving birth to an heir by artificial ...

David Nicholson quits The man with no shame to retire as NHS chief executive but not for another year

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:42 -0400

After months of calls for his resignation over his involvement in the Mid-Staffs scandal, it was confirmed he will retire - but not until March next ...

Trainee accountants Twitter boast about knocking cyclist off his bike sparks police probe

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:41 -0400

The tweet, posted by user @EmmaWay20, read: 'Definitely knocked a cyclist off his bike earlier - I have right of way he doesn't even pay road tax! ...

Apple tax US politicians go after Apple for avoiding BILLIONS in taxes by setting up dummy HQ but haven Ireland says we are innocent

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:40 -0400

Apple has avoided paying billions in income tax by using dummy headquarters abroad, according to a damaging U.S. Senate report, but Ireland has today denied it is to ...

Poor hedgehog inflates to TWICE its normal size after getting air trapped under skin while suffering from rare condition

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:39 -0400

A poorly hedgehog suffering from a rare condition known as 'balloon syndrome' swelled to twice its size and had to be deflated to stop it from bursting ...

The toothless loan shark Market trader who ran illegal lending racket from his fruit and veg stall is spared jail because interest rates were 100 times LOWER than high street firms

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:37 -0400

Loan shark: Stephen Fossey, 45, who ran an illegal money lending business from Bacup market today avoided a jail sentence after a court heard he scared no ...

Taxpayer billed thousands of pounds to hire and buy dinner suits and posh frocks for civil servants to go to parties

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:36 -0400

Details of the use of public money for civil servants to attend black tie events and dinners were revealed by Tory MP Priti Patel in a series of parliamentary ...

Ofcom launches probe into TV shopping channels over claims customers are being misled by high-pressure sales offers

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:34 -0400

The investigation has been triggered by the Advertising Standards Authority(ASA), which said the company behind the two channels – Sit-Up Ltd - has failed to put a stop to the misleading ...

Oklahoma Tornado Video Watch horrific moment family emerges from storm shelter to see damage

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:32 -0400

A video has revealed the heartbreaking and surreal images survivors of the Oklahoma tornado must have encountered in their dozens as they emerged from their storm shelters following Monday's record ...

If my son was a dog Id have him put down Mother whose son suffers from ADHD says that unlike pet owners she has no choice but to put up with his violence

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:31 -0400

‘If my son was a dog, I’d have him put down’: Mother whose son suffers from ADHD says she is fed up of her daily, violent battles with ...

Mystery of why penguins cant fly is solved Their wings are better at swimming - and no bird can excel at both

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:30 -0400

They started to fly through the ocean instead of the air as they developed wing-propelled diving skills that allowed them to forage for food at increasing ...

The secret to a long and healthy life A HIGH-rise flat People who live below the eighth floor are 22 more likely to die early

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:28 -0400

Experts at the University of Bern in Switzerland found the chances of dying from serious lung disease was 40 per greater among residents who lived on the ground floor compared to those with a flat on the eighth floor or ...

Paris Notre Dame evacuated after man shot himself dead

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:24 -0400

A man shot himself dead Tuesday in front of the altar of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral, forcing the evacuation of the French capital's famed tourist spot, police told ...

Saudi authorities arrest 10 Iranian spy suspects

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:22 -0400

Saudi authorities have arrested 10 more suspects in an alleged Iranian spy ring unveiled two months ago, an interior ministry spokesman said on ...

Oklahoma tornado death toll revised amid frantic search

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:21 -0400

US rescue teams launched a massive hunt for survivors Tuesday after a tornado tore through a suburb of Oklahoma City, causing chaos and leaving dozens dead, including ...

Kerry in Oman to help ink $2.1b defence deal

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:20 -0400

US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived inOmanon Tuesday aiming to help finalise an estimated $2.1 billion deal to supply a US-made air-defence system to the Gulf ...

Dozens dead as tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:19 -0400

A powerful tornado swept through an Oklahoma City suburb on Monday, tearing down blocks of homes, two schools and leaving up to 91 people dead, including 20 children, local officials ...

Far-right French historian 78-year-old Dominique Venner commits suicide in Notre Dame in protest against gay marriage

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:03 -0400

John Lichfield has been The Independent's man in Paris since 1997, covering French news. Before that, he was the paper's Foreign Editor and he has also worked in Brussels and ...

BREAKING Suicide shuts Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:02 -0400

John Lichfield has been The Independent's man in Paris since 1997, covering French news. Before that, he was the paper's Foreign Editor and he has also worked in Brussels and ...

Woman says shes too pretty for work

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:43 -0400

Laura Fernee, 33, says she is too pretty to work. (Video screenshot) A London woman has made headlines after going public with her decision to quit her job because she's too attractive. Laura ...

Bin Laden Death Photos To Remain Classified

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:03:52 -0400

A federal appeals court has ruled the US government does not have to release images of Osama bin Laden's dead body. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia unanimously rejected a request for the photos by a conservative-leaning non-profit watchdog group ...

EU set to brand Lebanons Hezbollah as terrorists

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:03:24 -0400

View Photo AFP/AFP/File - Hezbollah militants ride on a vehicle carrying a Fajr 5 missile during the annual parade in the southern Lebanese town of Nabatiyeh, on November 28, 2012, to mark the 13th day of Muharram ...

Oklahoma tornado Timeline of events

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:01:34 -0400

1. Spinning cloud spotted around 45km south-west of the centre of Oklahoma City at 1.54pm2. Tornado touches ground at 2.46pm local time, heading north-west. At this point it is a category three storm, with wind speeds above 150mp/h. The mile-wide twister will eventually cover 20 miles in around 40 minutes. 3. Shortly afterwards Lando Hite narrowly survives being crushed after seeking refuge in a ...

Pistorius brother clear of homicide charge

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:55:03 -0400

Open the Google Chrome browser Click Tools icon>Options>Under the Hood>Content Settings Check Allow local data to be set Uncheck Block third-party cookies from being set Uncheck Clear cookies Close ...

JPMorgan shareholders support Dimons dual roles in vote

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:37 -0400

1 of 2. JPMorgan Chase & Co CEO Jamie Dimon speaks about the state of the global economy at a forum hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in Washington October 10, ...

Senate panel hammers Apple over offshore tax strategies

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:37 -0400

1 of 7. Apple CEO Tim Cook (C), CFO Peter Oppenheimer (L) and Apple Head of tax operations Philip Bullock appear before a Senate homeland security and governmental affairs investigations subcommittee hearing on offshore profit shifting and the U.S. tax code, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 21, ...

Peace debate exposes deep rifts in Israeli government

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:35 -0400

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, head of the centrist Hatenuah party, during their joint statement at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem February 19, ...

Microsofts new Xbox What to expect where to watch

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52:47 -0400

Microsoft is widely expected to unveil its next-generation Xbox Tuesday. The tech giant invited the press to an event in Redmond, Wash. to see "a new generation revealed." Microsoft's new video game console is expected to feature better hardware, more storage and deeper media integration. "There is no question it will have a big hard drive, a DVD/Blu-ray drive, a fast ...

What homeowners should do before - and after - a tornado

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52:47 -0400

(MoneyWatch) What would you do if a tornado touched down near you? Are you properly prepared for a disaster of that magnitude? There are several quick and easy steps you can take, now or right before disaster strikes, to protect your home and property and speed your recovery along as quickly as possible. It all starts with understanding the limits of your homeowner's insurance policy. Make ...

China probes rice tainted with cancer-causing cadmium

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52:46 -0400

BEIJING Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal. The mills in Hunan province's Youxian county were ordered to suspend business and recall their products after samples showed excessive levels of cadmium, according to an official notice ...

Lebanon reportedly stopping Syria refugees at border

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52:46 -0400

GENEVA U.N. officials said Tuesday there has been a sudden fall in the number of Syrian refugees arriving in Jordan, amid reports that Jordan's government has clamped down on the relentless influx of people escaping Syria's civil war. Panos Moumtzis, the top U.N. refugee official for Syria, said the usual flow of up to about 3,000 refugees daily had "dropped to almost zero" ...

Ray Manzarek remembered by Doors bandmates rockers

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52:45 -0400

died Monday in Rosenheim, Germany. The keyboardist, who was a founding member of The Doors, lost his battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74. Both drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger have spoken up about the loss, and while doing so, remembered Doors frontman Jim Morrison, who died in 1971. ...

Syria parties preparing for peace talks

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:50:09 -0400

Syria's opposition and government are preparing to take part in an internationally-sponsored peace conference, according to Lakhdar Brahimi, the United Nations-Arab League mediator.The conference was proposed by the US and Russia, which has backed the regime of Bashar al-Assad, earler this month."The Syrian people are building great hopes on the conference, as the opposition prepares ...

Scenes from Moore

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:50:06 -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) -- Sun was hard to come by in Moore, Oklahoma, Tuesday. The sky still looked menacing, dark and ...

Florida parents turn to Internet to help daughter charged with sex with girl minor

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:44:18 -0400

ORLANDO - Thousands of people have protested against the prosecution of an 18-year-old Florida high school senior after her parents launched an Internet petition claiming she was charged with sex crimes only because her lover, a then 14-year-old schoolmate, was another girl.By late Monday afternoon, almost 100,000 people had signed ...

Peace Corps to accept same-sex couples

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:39:12 -0400

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Peace Corps says it will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic partners who want to serve together as volunteers ...