O'Sullivan cruises into quarters

O'Sullivan cruises into quarters
Egypt pulls out of talks to protest Middle East nuclear arms
Venezuela opposition leader charged with spurring violence
Game show winner sentenced for fraud
US cargo plane crash at Afghan base
VIDEO: China's 'psychedelic' jellyfish tanks
US cargo plane crash at Afghan base
Queen Beatrix thanks Dutch people
Google Now service comes to iPhone
This map of global economic confidence shows optimism finally returning
Profiles in Science: May-Britt and Edvard Moser Explore the Brain’s GPS
U.S. calls on North Korea to release detained U.S. citizen
Kremlin says Putin, Obama agree security contacts after Boston
Seven killed in U.S. cargo plane crash in Afghanistan
Hopes fade in Bangladesh
Karzai Acknowledges Cash Deliveries by C.I.A.
Trial of Kermit Gosnell, Abortion Doctor, Draws to a Close
French soldier killed in Mali
Doctors jailed for Kosovo organ trafficking
First gay active NBA player comes out

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:49 PM PDT

Ronnie O'Sullivan comfortably sees off Ali Carter 13-8 to secure his place in the quarter-finals at the Crucible.

Egypt pulls out of talks to protest Middle East nuclear arms

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:44 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt said on Monday it was withdrawing from a second week of Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) talks in Geneva in protest at what it called the failure to implement a 1995 resolution for a Middle East free of nuclear weapons.

Venezuela opposition leader charged with spurring violence

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:42 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan court charged retired general Antonio Rivero on Monday with inciting post-election violence in the latest political flash point in the bitterly divided nation.

Game show winner sentenced for fraud

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:35 AM PDT

A woman who won £95,000 on the TV show Deal or No Deal is ordered to carry out 215 hours of unpaid work after admitting benefit fraud.

US cargo plane crash at Afghan base

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:34 PM PDT

All seven crew members have died after a civilian cargo plane crashed at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, Nato confirms.

VIDEO: China's 'psychedelic' jellyfish tanks

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 09:27 AM PDT

One of China's largest jellyfish aquariums opens in the city of Fushun in north-east China with more than 3,000 jellyfish on display.

US cargo plane crash at Afghan base

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:34 PM PDT

All seven crew members have died after a civilian cargo plane crashed at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, Nato confirms.

Queen Beatrix thanks Dutch people

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:23 PM PDT

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands thanks the Dutch people for their "heart-warming displays of affection" on the eve of her abdication.

Google Now service comes to iPhone

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:27 PM PDT

The Google Now service - which aims to anticipate searches by offering information before it is asked for - extends to Apple's iOS devices.

This map of global economic confidence shows optimism finally returning

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:57 AM PDT

People around much of the world are finally starting to feel better about their economic futures, according to new survey data from Gallup. The polling firm's "Economic Confidence Index" tracks how people in 108 countries feel about their national economy and its progress. Gallup first issued the index in 2009 and released a second round of results Monday. They suggest some revealing, and potentially quite significant, global and regional trends. For example, they indicate that optimism is growing relatively fast in the United States.

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Profiles in Science: May-Britt and Edvard Moser Explore the Brain’s GPS

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:10 AM PDT

May-Britt and Edvard I. Moser are exploring the way the brain records and remembers movement in space, which they speculate may be the basis of all memory.

U.S. calls on North Korea to release detained U.S. citizen

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:09 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States called on North Korea on Monday to immediately release on humanitarian grounds a U.S. citizen accused of trying to topple the reclusive state's government.

Kremlin says Putin, Obama agree security contacts after Boston

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:04 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama agreed on Monday to maintain close contacts between U.S. and Russian intelligence agencies and cooperate to ensure security for the 2014 Olympics that Russia is hosting in Sochi, the Kremlin said.

Seven killed in U.S. cargo plane crash in Afghanistan

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:58 AM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Seven crew members of a U.S.-run cargo plane were killed on Monday when their plane crashed shortly after take off from Bagram air base near the Afghan capital Kabul, the cargo operator told Reuters.

Hopes fade in Bangladesh

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:35 AM PDT

Rescuers are now using heavy machinery to remove wreckage at the site of a collapsed building in Bangladesh, suggesting the hunt for survivors is coming to an end.

Karzai Acknowledges Cash Deliveries by C.I.A.

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:18 AM PDT

President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan described the bags of cash dropped off at his office for a decade as a "small amount," though he offered few other details.

Trial of Kermit Gosnell, Abortion Doctor, Draws to a Close

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:24 AM PDT

Accounts in the case against Dr. Kermit Gosnell, who is accused of killing fetuses after performing late-term abortions, have raised philosophical issues for both sides of the debate.