Delhi rape accused in hospital after jail beating: lawyer

Delhi rape accused in hospital after jail beating: lawyer

Delhi rape accused in hospital after jail beating: lawyer

Posted: 15 May 2013 01:03 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - One of the men on trial for the fatal gang rape of a student on a bus in India has been beaten and poisoned by prison inmates and is unconscious in hospital, his lawyer said on Wednesday.

Mass evacuation as cyclone nears Bangladesh

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:52 PM PDT

Hundreds of thousands leave for safety in Bangladesh and Myanmar as Mahasen packs gusts of 100 kilometres an hour.

Blatter raises doubts over summer World Cup

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:46 PM PDT

FIFA president Sepp Blatter refuses to say if he backed Qatar 2022 bid but does have concerns over certain issues.

Pacquiao rises for toughest fight

Posted: 15 May 2013 01:03 PM PDT

Manny Pacquiao is not a god, but that doesn't stop millions of Filipinos worshipping him.

Saudi virtue police condemn Twitter

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT

The head of Saudi Arabia's religious police warns Saudis against using Twitter, amid fears it is being used to challenge political taboos.

Equipment Failure May Cut Kepler Mission Short

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:29 PM PDT

NASA's planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has been crippled by the failure of one of the reaction wheels that keep it pointed, according to astronomers close to the situation.
    

UK's Cameron survives humbling parliamentary revolt over EU

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:34 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron suffered an embarrassing blow in parliament on Wednesday when a third of his Conservative lawmakers voted against him in protest at his stance on Britain's membership of the European Union.

Theresa May urges 'arrest anonymity'

Posted: 15 May 2013 01:06 PM PDT

People who have been arrested should not normally be named until they are charged, Home Secretary Theresa May says in a letter to police.

Donors pledge about $4.22 billion to aid Mali recovery

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:08 PM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - International donors pledged 3.25 billion euros ($4.22 billion) on Wednesday to help Mali recover from a conflict with al Qaeda-linked Islamists, exceeding the West African country's target.

City Room: In the Candy Cab, Sweets That Delight, and Heal

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:37 PM PDT

Mansoor Khalid has earned a loyal following of customers seeking a trip in his taxi, which features a $400 sound system and a stash of candy.
    

Putin targets Russian audience in handling of spy saga

Posted: 15 May 2013 11:56 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin has been unusually silent about the expulsion of a U.S. diplomat Russia says it caught red-handed trying to recruit an agent for the CIA. But Putin need not say anything - his pliant state media is doing the talking for him.

US lawmakers question Holder on AP subpoenas

Posted: 15 May 2013 11:36 AM PDT

Legislators raise "serious concerns" about decision to gather phone records from Associated Press journalists.

Giant rubber duck drowns

Posted: 15 May 2013 05:27 AM PDT

Hong Kong's new favorite tourist attraction, a giant inflatable duck, mysteriously deflated overnight.

IMF board OKs $1.3 billion loan for Cyprus

Posted: 15 May 2013 11:50 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The IMF's executive board approved a $1.3 billion, three-year loan to Cyprus on Wednesday, part of a larger international bailout to help the Mediterranean country avoid defaulting on its debt.

VIDEO: Brazil moves closer to gay marriage

Posted: 15 May 2013 11:58 AM PDT

Gay marriage in Brazil is a step closer to becoming a reality after the National Council of Justice rules that marriage licenses should not be denied to same sex couples.

Google Maps revamp set to aid ads

Posted: 15 May 2013 11:52 AM PDT

Google's Maps revamp adds new advertising icons and aims to tailor the results to each user's interests.

Human Cloning Moves a Step Closer

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:16 PM PDT

Scientists have used cloning technology to transform human skin cells into embryonic stem cells, an experiment that may revive the controversy over human cloning.

A Police Roll-Call Reminder: Women May Go Topless

Posted: 15 May 2013 11:40 AM PDT

Each spring, a woman would show her breasts and be cited or arrested, but in February, the police made sure officers knew the behavior wasn't illegal.
    

Peru foreign minister quits over health after Venezuela spat

Posted: 15 May 2013 11:46 AM PDT

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's foreign minister has resigned, the government said on Wednesday, days after he was criticized for contributing to a diplomatic spat with Venezuela.

EU vote: 130 MPs express 'regret'

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:46 PM PDT

More than 100 MPs back an amendment to the Queen's Speech "expressing regret" that plans for an EU referendum were not included in the government's plans for the year ahead.
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Bangladesh orders evacuation as cyclone nears coast

Bangladesh orders evacuation as cyclone nears coast

Bangladesh orders evacuation as cyclone nears coast

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:40 AM PDT

Bangladesh on Wednesday ordered the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people as forecasters said a cyclonic storm would hit low-lying coastal areas by early Thursday.

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IGP warns of firm actions against instigators

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:39 AM PDT

The police will take firm action against those instigating the people to take to the streets to topple a legitimate government.

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China owner smashes up his Maserati in service protest

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:39 AM PDT

A wealthy Chinese Maserati owner hired four sledgehammer-wielding men to smash up his $420,000 supercar in protest at poor customer service, reports said Wednesday.

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Hong Kong cries fowl as giant rubber duck deflates

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:36 AM PDT

The giant inflatable rubber duck which has attracted tens of thousands of visitors since it sailed into Hong Kong two weeks ago was reduced to a sad deflated disc Wednesday in the city's harbour.

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Canada apple farmer fights frost with helicopter

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:34 AM PDT

With a frost warning in effect in parts of Canada, an Ottawa area farmer reportedly sent a helicopter to hover over his apple orchard overnight Monday in an unusual effort to save his crop.

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R U up 4 Cannes? Tell us l8ter

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:33 AM PDT

Your mobile rings, and it's a text message: Do you fancy being the ringmaster at the world's glitziest movie festival, hosting ceremonies with a potential audience of millions, including the top names in cinema?

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Man who charged at South Africa elephant sacked

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:31 AM PDT

A South African safari firm said Tuesday they had sacked a guide who caused an Internet storm when video of him drunkenly charging an elephant went viral.

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Finland axes 'illegal' public broadcaster's lotto

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:26 AM PDT

Finland on Tuesday ordered public broadcaster Yle to axe its weekly lotto draw, saying the 42-year-old show was illegal because it is sponsored by a gaming group.

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'Himalayan Viagra' harvest rush shuts Nepal schools

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:25 AM PDT

The annual rush to the hills by villagers keen to harvest a rare aphrodisiac fungus dubbed "Himalayan Viagra" has emptied rural schools in Nepal and forced them to shut, a local official said Tuesday.

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Myanmar authorities work to evacuate camps as cyclone nears

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:32 AM PDT

SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - Authorities in Myanmar struggled on Wednesday to evacuate tens of thousands of people, most of them Rohingya Muslims, before a cyclone reaches camps in low-lying regions that have been their home since ethnic and religious unrest last year.

Financial sanctions delay North Korea’s atom bomb work, says UN

Posted: 14 May 2013 06:27 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS, May 15 — Increasingly tough financial sanctions, an arms embargo and other international restrictions on trade with North Korea have significantly delayed Pyongyang's illicit nuclear arms programme, according to a confidential report by a UN panel of experts seen by Reuters yesterday. "While the imposition of sanctions has not ...
    

Best Cabinet for Malaysia

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:20 AM PDT

"We need the most capable people in the Cabinet, and these few are the best. I do not have the right to stop them from serving the country."

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The next unanimity move

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:16 AM PDT

Extreme views and radical thinking should not dominate the direction of social development after the election.

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VIDEO: Harry hits home run in New York

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:03 AM PDT

Prince Harry has been playing baseball, promoting British tourism and dining with the stars in New York on the fifth day of his US tour.

Kremlin regrets U.S. spy incident, no threat of further action

Posted: 14 May 2013 11:44 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday a spy dispute could impede efforts to improve ties with the United States, but did not threaten any more action after the expulsion of a diplomat accused of trying to recruit a Russian agent.

Philippines extends schooling to 13 years

Posted: 14 May 2013 11:34 PM PDT

Philippine President Benigno Aquino signed a law Wednesday giving children three extra years of schooling, one of his key reforms aimed at lifting the country out of poverty.

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Moody's maintains stable outlook on Malaysian banking system

Posted: 14 May 2013 10:57 PM PDT

Moody's Investors Service announced today it is maintaining its stable outlook for the Malaysian banking system for the next 12 to 18 months.

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Najib has audience with King for consent on new cabinet

Posted: 14 May 2013 09:57 PM PDT

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today had an audience with Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah at Istana Negara, here, for consent on his new cabinet line-up.

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Analysis - Golden boy Lapid loses lustre in Israel budget squeeze

Posted: 14 May 2013 11:31 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Just months after a dazzling political debut, Israel's new finance minister Yair Lapid has come crashing down to earth with a budget that critics say hits the very people he vowed to protect -- the middle classes.

Kuwaiti ministers offer to resign - state news agency

Posted: 14 May 2013 11:30 PM PDT

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Some members of Kuwait's cabinet have offered to resign, state news agency KUNA reported, citing the speaker of parliament.
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Taiwan recalls Philippine envoy over shooting

Taiwan recalls Philippine envoy over shooting

Taiwan recalls Philippine envoy over shooting

Posted: 14 May 2013 10:54 PM PDT

Taipei says apology from Manila over shooting of Taiwanese fisherman inadequate and threatens to impose more sanctions.

China missile hit highest suborbital level since 1976: scientist

Posted: 14 May 2013 10:33 PM PDT

Visitors tour the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan provinceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - China launched a large missile on Monday that reached 6,200 miles above the earth, its highest suborbital launch since 1976, according to a U.S. scientist at Harvard University. Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, said the rocket was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in western China, and China said the rocket carried a science payload which studied the earth's magnetosphere. ...

Oil price hovers near $94 a barrel

Posted: 14 May 2013 10:44 PM PDT

BANGKOK (AP) — The price of oil was nearly unchanged Wednesday as traders weighed a positive U.S. economic report against rising supplies of crude.

China missile hit highest suborbital level since 1976: scientist

Posted: 14 May 2013 10:33 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China launched a large missile on Monday that reached 6,200 miles above the earth, its highest suborbital launch since 1976, according to a U.S. scientist at Harvard University.

Goldfish in a Nuclear Reactor -- The Simpson's or Thoreau?

Posted: 14 May 2013 10:26 PM PDT

When I read John Funk's post about a pair of goldfish found in a steam tunnel at a nuclear power plant, the first things that came to mind were Homer Simpson and PETA. Apparently, the same thing happened for many other people, too.  But not the NRC, the plant management and the person who is going to get fired for this prank.

Google Founder Larry Page Has Vocal Cord Paralysis: Implications and Prognosis

Posted: 14 May 2013 10:17 PM PDT

After many months of avoiding public speaking engagements, Google CEO Larry Page revealed 1 day ago that he has been suffering from vocal cord paralysis.

U.N. General Assembly to vote on Syria resolution; Russia opposed

Posted: 14 May 2013 09:13 PM PDT

Free Syrian Army fighters return fire after what they say was during clashes with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-ZorBy Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly is set to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution that condemns Syrian authorities and accepts the opposition Syrian National Coalition as party to a potential political transition. Russia, a close ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is opposed to the resolution, which was drafted by Qatar and other Arab nations and circulated among the 193 U.N. member states. Some Western diplomats said it was unlikely to win as many votes as a resolution that passed last year with 133 in favor. ...

Analysis: Once a beacon, Obama under fire over civil liberties

Posted: 14 May 2013 10:04 PM PDT

U.S. President Obama pauses during remarks at the House Democratic Issues Conference in Lansdowne, VirginiaBy Joan Biskupic and David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) - He may have been the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago. He may have written a book extolling constitutional values in a democracy. And he may have run for president on a civil liberties banner, pledging to reverse the legacy of George W. Bush. But as U.S. ...

Taiwan to sanction Philippines, send naval ships in fishing spat

Posted: 14 May 2013 09:50 PM PDT

Basilio, Philippines' representative to Taiwan, speaks during a joint news conference as Taiwan Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin gestures to him in TaipeiTAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan on Wednesday recalled its envoy to the Philippines, froze applications for work permits and ordered military exercises in waters between the two sides to press its demand for an apology for the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman. Taiwan earlier had issued an ultimatum to the Philippines to apologize to the family of the fisherman who died in a shooting last week by the Philippine Coast Guard in waters off the northern Philippines. "Due to the Philippines government's insufficient ... ...

Taiwan to sanction Philippines, send naval ships in fishing spat

Posted: 14 May 2013 09:50 PM PDT

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan on Wednesday recalled its envoy to the Philippines, froze applications for work permits and ordered military exercises in waters between the two sides to press its demand for an apology for the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman.

For Entrepreneurs, Conversations Are All Business

Posted: 14 May 2013 09:41 PM PDT

Whether you are trying to motivate your team, close a deal with a customer, or get funding from an investor, a casual conversation is usually a waste of your valuable time. These result is a founder who is always "too busy," but never seems to get the business done and the team moving. All real business is conversations focused on creating results.

Anti-Korean Voices Grow in Japan

Posted: 14 May 2013 10:35 PM PDT

As Japanese nationalism is fueled by friction with neighbors, hostile demonstrations against the country's Korean residents are gathering steam.

Economists Cut China Forecasts

Posted: 14 May 2013 09:20 PM PDT

Many economists are cutting their forecasts for China's economic growth this year after a fourth month of disappointing data prompted fresh looks.

Study: If Medicare Eligibility Rises To 70, Costs Soar For Seniors Left In Program

Posted: 14 May 2013 09:00 PM PDT

An idea often floated in Congress to reduce spending on Medicare by raising the eligibility age for the federal health insurance program for the elderly from 65 to 70 years old would jack up costs per person for those seniors left in the program by 12 percent, if implemented.

Did Toshiba Really Cut NAND Flash Production?

Posted: 14 May 2013 06:44 PM PDT

At this late date I continue to hear from investors who still believe that Toshiba actually cut its NAND flash production in July.  This post should settle that matter once and for all.

U.N. General Assembly to vote on Syria resolution; Russia opposed

Posted: 14 May 2013 10:15 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly is set to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution that condemns Syrian authorities and accepts the opposition Syrian National Coalition as party to a potential political transition.

Buyout Firms Look Afield

Posted: 14 May 2013 08:57 PM PDT

A Blackstone dam-construction project in Uganda shows how private-equity firms are ranging beyond corporate buyouts amid growing competition for a dwindling supply of good takeover targets.

Turkey-Kurd Deal on Oil Riles Iraq

Posted: 14 May 2013 08:07 PM PDT

A Turkish state-run oil firm struck a deal with Exxon Mobil Corp. and Iraq's semiautonomous Kurds to develop projects in northern Iraq, Turkey's leader said Tuesday, an agreement fraught with political risks for the region.

Latvia Sticks to 2014 Euro Target

Posted: 14 May 2013 08:45 PM PDT

The Baltic country's prime minister is pushing forward with a bid to adopt the euro by January even though public opinion is weighted against it.

IEA: U.S. Oil to Fuel World Supply Growth

Posted: 14 May 2013 07:57 PM PDT

North American oil production will dominate world-wide supply growth over the next five years, the International Energy Agency predicted, the result of growing production from "fracking" and other technologies.
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