VIDEO: Game designer seeks minority characters

VIDEO: Game designer seeks minority characters

VIDEO: Game designer seeks minority characters

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 04:14 PM PDT

The rise of independent video games is helping one Canadian designer incorporate more minority characters.

Dutch party on streets as royals prepare for handover

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 03:33 PM PDT

Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander his wife Crown Princess Maxima and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands arrive at a gala dinner at the Rijksmuseum in AmsterdamBy Thomas Escritt and Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Willem-Alexander will become the first King of the Netherlands in more than 120 years when Queen Beatrix passes the crown to her eldest son on Tuesday morning. "He's ready, in every way," Queen Beatrix said of her 46-year-old son, a water management specialist who is expected to bring a less formal touch to the monarchy, as she bid farewell to the nation in a subdued televised address on Monday night. ...

Tokyo governor apologizes for remarks on Muslims, Istanbul

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:01 PM PDT

Tokyo Governor Inose attends a news conference at a hotel in TokyoBy Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's outspoken governor, Naoki Inose, who heads the city's bid for the 2020 Olympics, apologized on Tuesday for "inappropriate" comments he made about rival candidate Istanbul and Islamic countries. The remarks, made in a recent New York Times interview, prompted the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to investigate, while Turkey's sports minister said they were "unfair and disheartening" and "did not comply with the spirit of the values of the Olympic Movement". ...

Palestinian kills Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:08 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Palestinian man stabbed and shot dead an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Israeli ambulance service and police said. The attacker then began shooting at security services who arrived on the scene, Israeli police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said. He said the man was in custody. Israeli media reported that border police shot and wounded the attacker. (Writing by Maayan Lubell; Editing by Pravin Char)

Tokyo governor apologizes for remarks on Muslims, Istanbul

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:01 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's outspoken governor, Naoki Inose, who heads the city's bid for the 2020 Olympics, apologized on Tuesday for "inappropriate" comments he made about rival candidate Istanbul and Islamic countries.

A New Authority For Nuclear Waste

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:08 PM PDT

Last Thursday, four Senators in a bipartisan team released draft legislation aimed at reaching a long-term solution to the question of where to put the Nation's nuclear waste (Senate Energy).

The Misunderstood Charging Order

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 10:42 PM PDT

In terms of new formations, the Limited Liability Company ("LLC") is the new King. The former King, the corporation, has been deposed, and relatively few corporations are now being formed other than for companies that have a future hope of being publicly-traded, or some other unique reason.

VIDEO: Pakistan election security fears

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:06 PM PDT

Fears about security across Pakistan in the run-up to the general elections next month are mounting as the Taliban continues to target candidates who speak out against the group.

N Korea ignores overture on industrial zone

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:03 PM PDT

Planned trip by officials from South Korean firms with factories at Kaesong complex hangs in balance.

Roadside bomb kills French soldier in Mali

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 10:40 PM PDT

Latest casualty brings to six the number of French troops killed since military campaign began in January.

Saudi-U.S. relations to withstand North American oil boom

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 10:03 PM PDT

Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Al-Naimi listens to journalist during an OPEC meeting in ViennaBy Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Experts say Asia and Iran are the keys to maintaining a strong - but evolving - U.S.-Saudi Arabia energy relationship. Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi is expected to share his optimistic view on the future of Asian oil demand on Tuesday when he gives a major energy speech, billed as the first in the United States in four years. As the United States produces oil at the highest levels in 20 years thanks to the shale boom, Saudi Arabia's confidence in Asian markets could help keep relations between the two countries on track. ...

US panel: Afghans need more religious freedom

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 10:14 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 file photo, an Afghan police man offers evening prayers on a hill overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan. As the country braces for next year's presidential election and the planned withdrawal of most foreign combat troops by the end of 2014, the panel urges the U.S. government and its allies to work harder to promote religious rights in the war-torn nation. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid, File)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Despite significant improvements since the hard-line Taliban ruled Afghanistan, religious freedom remains poor, especially for minorities, and Afghans still can't debate religion or question prevailing Islamic orthodoxies without fear of being punished, a U.S. commission said in a new report on Tuesday.

Saudi-U.S. relations to withstand North American oil boom

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 10:04 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Experts say Asia and Iran are the keys to maintaining a strong - but evolving - U.S.-Saudi Arabia energy relationship.

VIDEO: Police occupy favelas in Rio

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:21 PM PDT

Police in Brazil have occupied three shanty towns around Rio de Janeiro's famous Christ the Redeemer statue, ahead of a visit by Pope Francis.

Retailers to compensate victims of Bangladesh disaster

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:45 PM PDT

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina comforts a garment worker as she visits the survivors of the collapsed Rana Plaza building at a hospital, in SavarBy Ruma Paul and Serajul Quadir DHAKA (Reuters) - Two Western retailers have promised to compensate families of garment workers killed while making their clothes in a Bangladesh factory building that collapsed last week in the country's worst industrial accident. The pledge from Britain's Primark and Canada's Loblaw came after the owner of the collapsed Rana Plaza was brought before a court in Dhaka on Monday, where lawyers and protesters chanted "hang him, hang him". ...

Why 'Aliens: Colonial Marines' Is a Better Bad Game than 'Star Trek'

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 09:10 PM PDT

Aliens: Colonial Marines (A:CM) is a videogame that received mostly poor reviews when it was released on February 12, 2013. Star Trek is a videogame that received mostly poor reviews when it was released last week. As they're both based on science fiction movies and they both have co-op play, they compare well to each other. And having spent time with both, I find that A:CM is the better game.

Data Signal Japanese Recovery Continues

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:09 PM PDT

Japanese industrial production rose for the fourth straight month in March, the government said Tuesday, a sign the world's third-largest economy continues to gradually recover.

Austerity in Europe Pinches Royalty Too

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:23 PM PDT

Crown Prince Willem-Alexander was set to ascend to become king of the Netherlands in a ceremony that throws into relief the costs of maintaining Europe's royal families at a time of economic austerity.

Female DNA Found on Boston Bomb

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 09:33 PM PDT

Female DNA was found on at least one of the bombs used in the Boston attacks, though they haven't determined whose DNA it is or whether that means a woman helped the suspects.

Wigged Out: Hong Kong's Lawyers Bristle Over Horsehair Headpieces

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 09:35 PM PDT

In hypermodern Hong Kong, a debate over 17th-century fashion is dividing the city's legal circles.

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