Pakistan school bus explosion and blaze kill 17 children: media

Pakistan school bus explosion and blaze kill 17 children: media


Pakistan school bus explosion and blaze kill 17 children: media

Posted: 24 May 2013 10:35 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Seventeen Pakistani children burnt to death on Saturday when a gas cylinder on the bus taking them to school exploded, media said.

In Syria's shadow, Iraq violence presents new test for U.S.

Posted: 24 May 2013 10:05 PM PDT

Al-Maliki and Obama hold a joint news conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in WashingtonBy Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saddled with Middle East problems ranging from Iran to Syria and beyond, President Barack Obama now faces one that is both old and new: Iraq. Unresolved sectarian tensions, inflamed by the raging civil war in neighboring Syria, have combined to send violence in Iraq to its highest level since Obama withdrew the last U.S. troops in December 2011, U.S. officials and Middle East analysts say. A Sunni Muslim insurgency against the Shi'ite-led Baghdad government has also been reawakened. ...


In Syria's shadow, Iraq violence presents new test for U.S.

Posted: 24 May 2013 10:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saddled with Middle East problems ranging from Iran to Syria and beyond, President Barack Obama now faces one that is both old and new: Iraq.

Children killed in Pakistan explosion

Posted: 24 May 2013 10:10 PM PDT

A gas-cylinder blast inside a school bus on the outskirts of Gujrat has left 17 children dead, police say.

Guatemala's ex-president extradited to US

Posted: 24 May 2013 12:55 PM PDT

Alfonso Portillo describes extradition to the US, where he will face money-laundering charges, as a "kidnapping".

Gas cylinder blast on Pakistan school bus kills 17

Posted: 24 May 2013 09:48 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — At least 17 children were burned to death in eastern Pakistan on Saturday when a faulty gas cylinder exploded on the bus taking them to school, police said.

Violence spreads outside calmer Stockholm

Posted: 24 May 2013 08:47 PM PDT

Officials say police reinforcements sent to Swedish capital helped as dozens set cars and recycling station ablaze.

Militants attacks kill 9 in Pakistan

Posted: 24 May 2013 08:51 PM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A pair of suspected militant attacks killed nine people in two different areas of northwest Pakistan on Friday, police said.

Audra McDonald Releases New Album, Appears In Nationally Televised Solo Concert

Posted: 24 May 2013 08:48 PM PDT

This month, Audra McDonald is releasing her fourth album, "Go Back Home," her first solo disc in seven years, and starring in a televised concert, featuring selections from the album, on PBS' Live from Lincoln Center.

In 2009 redux, Obama faces thorny issue of detainees at prison in Cuba

Posted: 24 May 2013 05:21 PM PDT

At the beginning of his first term, President Obama, surrounded by former generals and admirals, announced his intention to close the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay with all the fanfare and sense of possibility accorded a new, determined occupant of the Oval Office.

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Microsoft Reveals The Xbox One

Posted: 24 May 2013 05:15 PM PDT

Assad's Key to Survival: Loyal Businessmen

Posted: 24 May 2013 07:39 PM PDT

As the Syrian regime goes on the offensive, one key to its resilience is support from loyal businessmen like Mohammed Jaber, who organizes armed convoys to bring in and distribute fuel.

VIDEO: Saudi drivers in 'sidewalk skiing' craze

Posted: 24 May 2013 07:21 PM PDT

Motorists in Saudi Arabia have developed a new way of driving cars, which uses only two wheels.

Syria opposition unity talks face specter of collapse

Posted: 24 May 2013 07:15 PM PDT

A member of the Free Syrian Army inspects the damaged buildings in Al-Tarrab neighborhood near Aleppo International airportBy Khaled Yacoub Oweis ISTANBUL - Syrian opposition talks aimed at presenting a coherent front at an international peace conference to end the civil war faced the prospect of collapse after President Bashar al-Assad's foes failed to cut an internal deal, opposition sources said on Friday. ...


VIDEO: Saudi drivers in 'sidewalk skiing' craze

Posted: 24 May 2013 07:21 PM PDT

Motorists in Saudi Arabia have developed a new way of driving cars, which uses only two wheels.

5 Steps to Making a Sale Through Social Media

Posted: 24 May 2013 07:20 PM PDT

New Research: Social Media Trends For Marketers In 2013 (Daily Deal Sites 80% Down?)

Posted: 24 May 2013 07:20 PM PDT

Social Media Examiner has just released its annual Social Media Marketing report. It reveals some interesting data about this year's social media marketing trends. The entire report is available for download here, but I'd like to highlight some of the report's most surprising and significant points. In a survey of 3,025 marketers, the study determined the following:

Guinea opposition protest turns violent

Posted: 24 May 2013 07:33 PM PDT

At least 15 injured in clashes between youths and police as unrest grows over delays to long-awaited parliamentary vote.

Improvising in a time of war

Posted: 24 May 2013 06:41 PM PDT

Ratty sweatpants and plastic sandals don't scream "entrepreneur." But way down in dusty southern Turkey, two miles from the Syrian border, a couple of dozen men sitting in the shade in plastic chairs were most definitely innovators in a wartime economy.

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Ed O'Bannon Case Against NCAA Will Gain Herculean Steam If Tim Tebow, Johnny Manziel Join Lawsuit

Posted: 24 May 2013 06:49 PM PDT

In the immortal words of Ron Burgandy, "That escalated quickly."

Dancer 'lied' in Berlusconi sex case

Dancer 'lied' in Berlusconi sex case


Dancer 'lied' in Berlusconi sex case

Posted: 24 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT

A dancer alleged to have had paid sex as a minor with Italy's ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi tells a court she lied to investigators in 2010.

Sweden prepares for sixth night of violence

Posted: 24 May 2013 12:34 PM PDT

Extra police have been called to Stockholm in an attempt to end the riots that have blighted the city for five nights.

Striking Dubai workers face mass deportation

Posted: 23 May 2013 06:14 AM PDT

Fallout from rare strike at Arabtec Construction continues, as many South Asian labourers ordered to leave the country.

A Good Appetite: Strawberry Shortcake Forever

Posted: 24 May 2013 11:11 AM PDT

A vanilla-scented, freshly made sponge cake with good berries and a whipped cream weighs in as a great dessert.
    

UK security criticised after death of soldier

Posted: 24 May 2013 11:50 AM PDT

Questions asked of British security forces as the family of murdered Drummer Lee Rigby speak for the first time.

N Korea willing to take 'positive steps'

Posted: 24 May 2013 11:38 AM PDT

Top North Korean envoy meets China's Xi Jinping in an apparent effort to mend fences between Pyongyang and Beijing.

Stockholm Rioting Spreads Despite Patrols

Posted: 24 May 2013 11:54 AM PDT

Increased citizen patrols and an appeal for calm by the family of a Portuguese man whose shooting death sparked rioting around Stockholm failed to quell nearly a week of violence and vandalism.

Guatemalan ex-president extradited to U.S. on money laundering charges

Posted: 24 May 2013 11:33 AM PDT

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face money laundering charges, the U.S. embassy in Guatemala said.

US casts doubts on Iran election credibility

Posted: 24 May 2013 10:16 AM PDT

US Secretary of State John Kerry criticised Iran for cutting all but eight men out of the country's presidential poll.

N Korea willing to take 'positive steps'

Posted: 24 May 2013 11:38 AM PDT

Top North Korean envoy meets China's Xi Jinping in an apparent effort to mend fences between Pyongyang and Beijing.

Nigeria military 'rescues' kidnapped group

Posted: 24 May 2013 11:24 AM PDT

Defence department says it rescued three women and six children captured by rebel group Boko Haram in country's north.

Wartime sex slaves urge Japan mayor to quit

Posted: 24 May 2013 11:54 AM PDT

Two South Korean women, who had been used as 'comfort women' in the war, say they "don't need to be trampled on again".

Higher IQ link to good concentration

Posted: 24 May 2013 01:26 AM PDT

People with higher IQs are faster at detecting small moving objects but slower at noticing larger background ones, say US researchers.

F.T.C. Said to Have Begun New Inquiry on Google

Posted: 24 May 2013 10:56 AM PDT

People contacted in connection with the inquiry said that the F.T.C. was asking questions about Google's bundling of advertising services.
    

Washington State Bridge Collapse Highlights Infrastructure Needs

Posted: 24 May 2013 10:52 AM PDT

The collapse on Interstate 5 came as politicians have been wrestling over the millions needed to replace another aging bridge over the Columbia River.
    

Museums Move to Return Human Remains to Indigenous Peoples

Posted: 24 May 2013 09:08 AM PDT

Institutions like the Museum of Medical History in Berlin are responding to increasing claims to return bones and other human artifacts in their collections to indigenous peoples.
    

Ecuador president starts third term

Posted: 24 May 2013 10:53 AM PDT

Ecuador's President, Rafael Correa, is sworn into office for an unprecedented third term in the capital, Quito.

Facebook character stirs up Zimbabwe politics

Posted: 24 May 2013 09:53 AM PDT

The Facebook character stirring up Zimbabwe politics

Gibraltar given full Uefa membership

Posted: 24 May 2013 07:57 AM PDT

Gibraltar is accepted as a full member of Uefa after a vote at the European football confederation's congress.

Townsend faces FA gambling charge

Posted: 24 May 2013 11:36 AM PDT

Andros Townsend pulls out of the England Under-21s European Championship squad following FA betting charge.