Iran's electoral watchdog to consider banning candidate - report

Iran's electoral watchdog to consider banning candidate - report

Iran's electoral watchdog to consider banning candidate - report

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:51 PM PDT

Former chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rohani speaks during a conference at the Expediency Council's Research and Strategic Studies Center in TehranDUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's electoral watchdog will consider on Monday whether to disqualify a centrist cleric from running for the presidency, just days before Friday's election, Iranian media reported. The semi-official Mehr news agency, citing an unnamed source, said the Guardian Council would consider barring Hassan Rohani for revealing what it said was classified information on Iran's nuclear program in a televised presidential debate and for some slogans chanted by his supporters during rallies. ...

VIDEO: Koreas hold key talks at Panmunjom

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 01:25 AM PDT

Officials from North and South Korea are holding their first government-level talks in more than two years.

Why We're "Shocked, Shocked" At NSA Surveillance Revelations

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:55 PM PDT

It was, to paraphrase Yogi Berra, déjà vu all over again.  Fielding calls last week from journalists about reports the NSA had been engaged in massive and secret data mining of phone records and Internet traffic, I couldn't help but wonder why anyone was surprised by the so-called revelations.

Will China Hand Over The NSA Whistleblower?

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:42 PM PDT

Hong Kong is suddenly ground zero for the NSA/PRISM whistleblower case. It finds itself de facto host to Edward Snowden, the American citizen who voluntarily revealed himself over the weekend as the source of the leaks. The situation could not come at a more awkward time for both China and America.

WWDC Preview: Apple's Cook, To Show Ive-Inspired iOS, Needs To Impress

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:31 PM PDT

Tim Cook has already promised to unveil new versions of Apple's operating systems — iOS for the iPhone and OS X for its computers – at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference, which kicks off today in San Francisco.

Thousands flee as German dam bursts

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:59 PM PDT

Mass evacuation follows breach in dam on River Elbe, as Hungary battles rising water levels in Danube.

Iran's electoral watchdog to consider banning candidate - report

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:51 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's electoral watchdog will consider on Monday whether to disqualify a centrist cleric from running for the presidency, just days before Friday's election, Iranian media reported.

Brutal witch hunts in PNG being linked to jealousy

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:19 PM PDT

In this Feb. 6, 2013 file photo, hundreds of bystanders watch Helen Rumbali, a woman accused of witchcraft, being burned alive in the Western Highlands provincial capital of Mount Hagen in Papua New Guinea. There is no clear explanation for the apparent uptick in killings in parts of the South Pacific nation, and even government officials seem at a loss to say why this is happening. Some are arguing the recent violence is fueled not by the nation's widespread belief in black magic but instead by economic jealousy born of a mining boom that has widened the country's economic divide and pitted the haves against the have-nots. (AP Photo/Post Courier, File) PAPUA NEW GUINEA OUTCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — On a tropical island in Papua New Guinea where most people live in huts, a mob armed with guns, machetes and axes stormed a wooden house by night. They seized Helen Rumbali and three female relatives, set the building on fire and took the women away to be tortured. Their alleged crime: Witchcraft.

Witch hunts in Papua New Guinea linked to jealousy

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:43 PM PDT

In this Feb. 6, 2013 file photo, hundreds of bystanders watch Helen Rumbali, a woman accused of witchcraft, being burned alive in the Western Highlands provincial capital of Mount Hagen in Papua New Guinea. There is no clear explanation for the apparent uptick in killings in parts of the South Pacific nation, and even government officials seem at a loss to say why this is happening. Some are arguing the recent violence is fueled not by the nation's widespread belief in black magic but instead by economic jealousy born of a mining boom that has widened the country's economic divide and pitted the haves against the have-nots. (AP Photo/Post Courier, File) PAPUA NEW GUINEA OUTCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — On a tropical island in Papua New Guinea where most people live in huts, a mob armed with guns, machetes and axes stormed a wooden house by night. They seized Helen Rumbali and three female relatives, set the building on fire and took the women away to be tortured. Their alleged crime: Witchcraft.

Asian markets up on strong US jobs data

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:32 PM PDT

A man is reflected on the electronic board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, June 10, 2013. Asian markets rose Monday after U.S. jobs data helped allay concern the Fed might wind down its stimulus and Japan's prime minister promised new tax cuts. Tokyo's Nikkei 225, the regional heavyweight, jumped 2.8 percent to 13,245 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index added just under 0.1 percent to 21,589.0. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)BEIJING (AP) — Asian markets rose Monday after U.S. jobs data helped allay concern the Fed might wind down its stimulus and Japan's prime minister promised new tax cuts.

Oil drifts slightly up, remains near $96 a barrel

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:16 PM PDT

BANGKOK (AP) — The price of oil rose slightly Monday, extending gains posted late last week on the heels of a positive U.S. employment report.

Insight: Rapid growth of U.S. mortgage servicers draws scrutiny

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:06 PM PDT

A view shows the Fannie Mae logo at its headquarters in WashingtonBy Jessica Toonkel (Reuters) - When Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc tried to buy the rights to collect payments on $122 billion of mortgage loans earlier this year, housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were not happy. Nationstar had just won the rights to collect payments on a separate $215 billion mortgage portfolio, and Fannie and Freddie worried it would have trouble digesting another big deal, sources familiar with the matter said. ...

Game Of Thrones Season 3 Finale

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:29 PM PDT

'Game Of Thrones' Season 3 Finale Review: Winter Is Coming

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:29 PM PDT

'Game of Thrones' wraps up its third season and sets the stage for season four.

Texas Adopts Captive Insurance Legislation But Beware

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:29 PM PDT

On June 5, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into a law that allows the Texas Department of Insurance to license and regulate captive insurance companies in the Lone Star State.

Insurgents attack near Kabul airport

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:10 PM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least seven heavily armed Taliban insurgents attacked near Afghanistan's main airport Monday, apparently trying to attack NATO's airport headquarters with rocket-propelled grenades, assault rifles and at least one large bomb. Security forces engaged in an hours-long battle and killed all the attackers.

Afghan authorities: Battle near Kabul airport over

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 09:49 PM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan authorities say a battle with insurgents near Kabul's international airport has ended and all the attackers have been killed.

Ex-CIA man revealed as US spy leak source

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:34 PM PDT

Edward Snowden says he leaked details of US programme harvesting internet and phone records to protect basic liberties.

Sunnylands Summit With U.S. And China Presidents Ends On Positive Note

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 09:43 PM PDT

"Getting to Know You" could  have been the  theme song for one of the most relaxing settings in the world for a  Presidential  summit meeting on June  7 and 8.

Ohio Dept. of Insurance: Obamacare To Increase Individual-Market Health Premiums By 88 Percent

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 09:35 PM PDT

Democrats continue to try to dismiss the evidence that Obamacare will dramatically increase the cost of insurance for people who buy it on their own. But on Thursday, the Ohio Department of Insurance announced that, based on the rates submitted by insurers to date, the average individual-market health insurance premium in 2014 will come in around $420, "representing an increase of 88 percent" relative to 2013. "We have warned of these increases," said Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor in a statement. "Consumers will have fewer choices and pay much higher premiums for their health insurance starting in 2014."

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