Poll: Internet-savvy Muslims more likely to enjoy Western culture

Poll: Internet-savvy Muslims more likely to enjoy Western culture

Poll: Internet-savvy Muslims more likely to enjoy Western culture

Posted: 31 May 2013 12:22 PM PDT

A new poll from the Pew Research Center's Religion and Public Life project found that Internet-savvy Muslims are more likely to enjoy Western culture than their analog peers -- an unsurprising finding, given the demographics of most Internet users, but an important one nonetheless.

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Italy announces first case of SARS-like coronavirus

Posted: 31 May 2013 12:27 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported its first case of the SARS-like coronavirus on Friday, a 45-year-old man who had been travelling in Jordan, the health ministry said.

Sharif condemns US drone strike

Posted: 31 May 2013 12:18 PM PDT

Pakistan's incoming Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, condemns a suspected US drone strike which killed the Taliban's second-in-command.

VIDEO: Fighting Afghan electoral fraud

Posted: 31 May 2013 11:41 AM PDT

In an effort to see off electoral fraud in next year's Afghan presidential elections, officials are opening a number of voting registration centres across the country which will mean Afghans will only be allowed to cast their votes at the same centre which issued them the cards in the first place.

VIDEO: Islamic fashions on show in Jakarta

Posted: 31 May 2013 10:49 AM PDT

Clothes designers are showing off their latest creations - which adhere to the dress codes set out for practicing Muslim women - at the fourth Indonesian Islamic Fashion Fair in Jakarta.

Inside the Istanbul riots

Posted: 31 May 2013 12:14 PM PDT

Istanbul police fire tear gas and water cannons at protesters, while tourists and citizens get caught in the middle.

On Baseball: A Mets Fan for Life, an Ecstatic One for a Day

Posted: 31 May 2013 09:34 AM PDT

The writer always knew, but now knows firsthand, that there are few joys like beating the Yankees four straight times.
    

Assad forces advance; West, Russia exchange barbs ahead of talks

Posted: 31 May 2013 12:01 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad tightened their siege of rebels in a strategic town on Friday, in a counter-offensive that is shifting the balance of the Syrian war ahead of a peace conference next month.

Biden says U.S. and Brazil ready for deeper relationship

Posted: 31 May 2013 12:19 PM PDT

BRASILIA (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden wound up a visit to Brazil on Friday saying it was high time the two largest economies in the Americas became closer partners in trade, investment and energy.

Elysee wine sale enlivened by protests

Posted: 31 May 2013 11:14 AM PDT

PARIS — "We don't want your vinegar, Hollande!" yelled a young protester as he rushed past startled bidders and lunged toward the platform where the auctioneer was busy selling a treasure trove of wines from the famed cellar of the Elysee Palace.

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'No rise in cancer' after Fukushima

Posted: 31 May 2013 11:22 AM PDT

Cancer rates are not expected to rise as a result of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, a draft report by UN scientists says.

U.S. Woman Killed While Fighting in Syria

Posted: 31 May 2013 11:35 AM PDT

A 33-year-old Michigan mother was killed during fighting in Syria, her family members said, the only American known to have been killed fighting in the country where 70,000 people have died in a two-year civil war.

Taliban Deny Responsibility for Attack on Red Cross

Posted: 31 May 2013 10:34 AM PDT

The Taliban said they had no part in the assault this week on the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Jalalabad, noting their previous support for the group.
    

'No rise in cancer' after Fukushima

Posted: 31 May 2013 11:22 AM PDT

Cancer rates are not expected to rise as a result of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, a draft report by UN scientists says.

U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran's petrochemical industry

Posted: 31 May 2013 11:15 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday blacklisted companies in Iran's petrochemical industry, sending a warning signal to its global customers and representing the latest effort by Washington to cut funds to the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.

Lebanon parliament delays polls by 17 months

Posted: 31 May 2013 11:03 AM PDT

Members abandon June poll and extend mandate after both sides blame each other for failing to adopt new electoral law.

South Sudan TV editor says security agent threatened him with gun

Posted: 31 May 2013 10:58 AM PDT

JUBA (Reuters) - The head of South Sudan's only private television station said he was threatened at gunpoint by a national security agent who was attempting to censor its news programs.

Common Sense: SAC Case Tests a Classic Dilemma

Posted: 31 May 2013 10:20 AM PDT

Mathew Martoma, the former portfolio manager at SAC Capital Advisors charged with insider trading, has refused to cooperate with prosecutors. But if he changed his mind, he might be in a position to implicate ex-boss, Steven A. Cohen.
    

The Saturday Profile: German From Senegal Vies for Bundestag and a First

Posted: 31 May 2013 08:02 AM PDT

Karamba Diaby, a Social Democrat who became a German citizen in 2001, could become the first black member of Parliament.
    

Guptill century sees off England

Posted: 31 May 2013 10:26 AM PDT

Martin Guptill's unbeaten century leads New Zealand to a five-wicket win over England in the opening ODI at Lord's.

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