Dutch police may get hacking powers

Dutch police may get hacking powers

Dutch police may get hacking powers

Posted: 02 May 2013 10:13 AM PDT

The Dutch government has announced plans to give police much greater powers to fight cybercrime including the right to hack computers abroad.

No Man Utd signing spree - new chief

Posted: 02 May 2013 10:55 AM PDT

There is no need for "a major retooling" of the Premier League champions, says incoming Man Utd chief Ed Woodward.

Guatemala crackdown on mine protest

Posted: 02 May 2013 11:27 AM PDT

The Guatemalan government declares a state of emergency and bans public gatherings in four areas after clashes with anti-mining protesters.

Howard Kurtz Leaves Daily Beast, After Column Is Retracted

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:21 PM PDT

The influential media critic was heavily criticized this week for a blog post on the basketball player Jason Collins.
    

Netanyahu Backs Referendum for a Peace Agreement With Palestinians

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:50 PM PDT

Putting any peace plan to a public vote is a move that some Israelis view as a potential obstacle to a deal.
    

VIDEO: One World Trade Center spire raised

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:19 PM PDT

The spire is hoisted to the top of One World Trade Center in New York City, making the skyscraper the tallest in the Western Hemisphere.

EU's Ashton to meet Iran's nuclear negotiator on May 15

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:59 PM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Negotiators from the European Union and Iran will meet in Istanbul this month to discuss future diplomatic efforts to resolve a decade-old dispute over Tehran's nuclear program.

Afghan Government Faces Cash Crunch, I.M.F. Says

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:15 PM PDT

A confidential assessment by the I.M.F. said the budget shortfall was caused by tax evasion, corruption and slower economic growth.
    

What happens when a Guantanamo detainee gets force-fed

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:09 PM PDT

Dozens, perhaps as many as 100, of Guantanamo Bay's 166 detainees are on hunger strike. It began in February as a protest against guards who had allegedly mishandled Korans during searches. But it has since escalated to a larger and nearly camp-wide demonstration against the Obama administration's failure to close the facility as promised or to free the detainees it has cleared for release.

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See David Guttenfelder's award-winning photos from inside North Korea

Posted: 02 May 2013 11:42 AM PDT

David Guttenfelder, whose terrific images from North Korea have become a window into the Hermit Kingdom, was honored Wednesday at the 2013 Infinity Awards by the International Center for Photography.

Guttenfelder, who spent years as a photographer in Africa and Afghanistan, is the chief Asia photographer for the Associated Press. He has most famously focused on North Korea, where he says he spent 100 days last year.

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India, China remain at odds over alleged border incursion

Posted: 02 May 2013 11:10 AM PDT

NEW DELHI — Two weeks ago, Indian military officials announced with expressions of shock that a platoon of Chinese soldiers had crossed the de facto border between the giant neighbors and set up camp an unprecedented six miles into Indian-claimed territory, sparking a still-unresolved standoff.

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Afghan Government Faces Cash Crunch, I.M.F. Says

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:15 PM PDT

A confidential assessment by the I.M.F. said the budget shortfall was caused by tax evasion, corruption and slower economic growth.
    

Shots fired at Houston airport

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:16 PM PDT

Airport security stop all flights from US city's airport after one man is injured by gunfire.

Government Study Cites Mix of Factors in Death of Honeybees

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:13 PM PDT

Pesticides, parasites, poor nutrition and a lack of genetic diversity are blamed for a phenomenon known as colony collapse disorder.
    

Airport Exposes Class Divisions in Silicon Valley

Posted: 02 May 2013 11:33 AM PDT

A technology boom that once created middle-class jobs and lifted the overall economy now fuels a growing gap between the very rich and everyone else.
    

U.S. rethinking its opposition to arming Syrian rebels: Hagel

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is rethinking its opposition to arming the Syrian rebels, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Thursday, as pressure builds for a U.S. response to Syria's suspected use of chemical weapons in its civil war.

Two generals, pro-Deby MP arrested over Chad coup plot

Posted: 02 May 2013 11:54 AM PDT

N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chadian authorities arrested two senior generals and a member of parliament allied to President Idriss Deby on suspicion of involvement in a foiled coup plot that security sources said left at least four people dead.

Russian city unveils cultural landmark

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:19 PM PDT

For all its grand opening, not everybody in St Petersburg in favour of costly, state-of-the-art new Mariinsky Theatre.

An all-German Champions League affair

Posted: 02 May 2013 05:39 AM PDT

History will be made when Bayern Munich play Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium, as Lee Wellings explains.

Jamaican prime minister's brother beaten, stabbed and robbed

Posted: 02 May 2013 11:50 AM PDT

KINGSTON (Reuters) - The elder brother of Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller was held up, beaten and stabbed at his business early on Thursday, police said.

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