Three people killed in northern Yemen bombing - official

Three people killed in northern Yemen bombing - official


Three people killed in northern Yemen bombing - official

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:56 AM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Three people were killed and eight wounded in a town in northern Yemen on Wednesday when a suicide bomber riding a motorbike blew himself up in a busy market, a security official said.

Afghanistan suspends security pact talks with U.S. amid Taliban peace process

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:44 AM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has decided to suspend talks on a security pact with the United States, accusing Washington of mixed messages regarding peace talks with the Taliban, his spokesman said on Wednesday.

Germany's ruling coalition on course for re-election - poll

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:37 AM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and their junior coalition partner, the Free Democrats (FDP), are on course to win enough votes to form a narrow majority, a poll showed on Wednesday, before an election on September 22.

WikiLeaks' Assange fears US, says will stay in embassy

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:33 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will not leave the sanctuary of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London even if Sweden stops pursuing sexual assault claims against him because he fears arrest on the order of the United States.

Immediate ban on open burning in 3 states

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 01:10 AM PDT

The Department of Environment (DOE) has announced an immediate ban against open burning activities in Selangor, Melaka and Johor until a date to be specified later.

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Worsening haze angers Singaporeans, tourists

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 01:09 AM PDT

Singapore's smog problem from forest fires in Indonesia worsened Wednesday as air pollutant levels reached a 16-year high.

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DuckDuckGo making a splash

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:40 AM PDT

DuckDuckGo, the search engine dedicated to protecting users' privacy has seen its popularity rocket over recent days.

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China's Huawei launches world's slimmest smartphone in London

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:39 AM PDT

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on Tuesday launched what it said was the world's thinnest smartphone, which it hopes will take on high-end rivals like Apple and Samsung in the global market.

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Microsoft bringing big improvements to speech recognition on Windows Phones

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:37 AM PDT

Handset owners in the US may have already noticed the difference in terms of the speed and accuracy with which voice commands are understood.

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Samsung developing yet another version of the Galaxy SIV

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:35 AM PDT

Don't panic, the company may well be preparing a sixth variant of its flagship phone but it won't make existing versions obsolete or any less useful.

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Skype rolls out video messaging service to all users

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:31 AM PDT

The VoIP service Skype has rolled out its video messaging service, which enables users to send recorded video messages to contacts who are not online, to nearly all users of the service.

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Google in Chromebook retail push

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:29 AM PDT

Partnerships with a number of bricks-and-mortar stores in the US and beyond are designed to help Google move its Chromebook computers into the mainstream.

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Thousands evacuated after blasts at Russian arms depot

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:27 AM PDT

More than six thousand people were evacuated overnight in central Russia after a series of massive explosions at an arms depot blew out windows and sparked a fire, the emergency situations ministry said Wednesday.

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Samoan airline introduces 'XL' class

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:23 AM PDT

A tiny Samoan airline says it will introduce an "XL" class for super-sized passengers, featuring extra-wide rows and special ramps to help them reach their seats.

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Lew's signature on US greenback less loopy

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:23 AM PDT

It's not bubbly-cute any more, but Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew's new official signature, to go on all new US banknotes, should meet boss President Barack Obama's admonition not to debase the currency.

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Cameron says morning swim helped with G8 Syria talks

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:21 AM PDT

A dip in the icy waters of a Northern Irish lake proved the ideal tonic before a day of tough talks with G8 leaders on tax evasion and the Syria crisis, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday.

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Several people killed in northern Yemen bombing - ministry

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 11:59 PM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Several people were killed and wounded in Yemen's northern Saada town on Wednesday when a suicide bomber riding a motorbike blew himself up in a busy market, a defence ministry statement said.

WikiLeaks' Assange fears U.S., says will stay in London embassy

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 11:55 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will not leave the sanctuary of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London even if Sweden stops pursuing sexual assault claims against him because he fears arrest on the order of the United States.

Obama to set nuclear arms cut goal in Berlin speech

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:59 AM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will unveil plans for a sharp reduction in nuclear warheads in a landmark speech at the Brandenburg Gate on Wednesday that comes 50 years after John F. Kennedy declared "Ich bin ein Berliner" in a defiant Cold War address.

VIDEO: Violence erupts at Sao Paulo protest

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 11:27 PM PDT

There were disturbances across Brazil's biggest city on Tuesday, with protesters targeting shops, banks and the opera house.

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