Who's next? Putin critics worry as Russia clampdown spreads

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• Who's next? Putin critics worry as Russia clampdown spreads
• Start button back for Windows after backlash
• VIDEO: Commuter films Italy motorway tornado
• 36 Hours in Jackson, Miss.
• 'Suspicious' letter sent to Obama
• UN given roadmap to end poverty
• Radiation poses manned Mars dilemma
• Rwandans held in Britain on genocide extradition request
• Ministers to meet to review NATO's cyber defenses
• U.S. Pressure Rises to End Bangladesh Trade Status
• China to study possibility of joining U.S.-led trade talks
• Monaco close in on striker Falcao
• Up to $30bn 'stolen' from Sochi Olympic funds
• Obama Letter Is Similar to Threats to Bloomberg, Authorities Say
• From Christine Quinn, a Memoir More Personal Than Political
• Colum McCann’s Radical Empathy
• Resisting Conformity in Thailand
• Father says FBI 'executed unarmed son'
• Germans irked as Hollande says EU cannot dictate French reforms
• France finally coins a French word for 'French kiss'

Who's next? Putin critics worry as Russia clampdown spreads Posted: 30 May 2013 01:09 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - A widening clampdown on groups and individuals critical or independent of Russian President Vladimir Putin has left his opponents asking: "Who's next?"

Start button back for Windows after backlash Posted: 30 May 2013 01:04 PM PDT Microsoft restores function and updates latest operating system after product proves unpopular with many computer users.

VIDEO: Commuter films Italy motorway tornado Posted: 29 May 2013 02:37 PM PDT A tornado has caused extensive damage in Italy, overturning lorries and damaging buildings.

36 Hours in Jackson, Miss. Posted: 30 May 2013 10:27 AM PDT From restaurants to writers, Mississippi's capital city offers a textured mix of old and new.

'Suspicious' letter sent to Obama Posted: 30 May 2013 12:17 PM PDT A suspicious letter sent to US President Obama is "similar" to poisoned letters mailed to the mayor of New York City this week, US officials say.

UN given roadmap to end poverty Posted: 30 May 2013 12:01 PM PDT A commitment to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030 is one of the key recommendations from an international panel, co-chaired by British Prime Minister David Cameron.

Radiation poses manned Mars dilemma Posted: 30 May 2013 12:26 PM PDT Nasa's Curiosity rover confirms what everyone has long suspected - that astronauts on a Mars mission would get a big dose of damaging radiation.

Rwandans held in Britain on genocide extradition request Posted: 30 May 2013 12:15 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Five Rwandans accused of involvement in the genocide that killed 800,000 people in just 100 days were arrested in Britain on Thursday after an extradition request from Rwanda, London police said.

Ministers to meet to review NATO's cyber defenses Posted: 30 May 2013 12:09 PM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO defense ministers hold their first review of cyber defense next week in a sign the issue is making its way to the top of the alliance's agenda as fears grow that Western infrastructure and military secrets are vulnerable to hackers.

U.S. Pressure Rises to End Bangladesh Trade Status Posted: 30 May 2013 11:40 AM PDT After several deadly factory disasters in Bangladesh, Obama administration officials remain conflicted over what measures would work best to improve labor conditions there.

China to study possibility of joining U.S.-led trade talks Posted: 30 May 2013 11:33 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China will study the possibility of joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks, the Commerce Ministry said on Thursday, signaling its openness to the U.S.-led trade pact.

Monaco close in on striker Falcao Posted: 30 May 2013 10:27 AM PDT Monaco's owner says the French club are closing in on a deal for Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao.

Up to $30bn 'stolen' from Sochi Olympic funds Posted: 30 May 2013 11:38 AM PDT Putin opponents claim Russian business people and officials have siphoned billions intended to fund 2014 Winter Games.

Obama Letter Is Similar to Threats to Bloomberg, Authorities Say Posted: 30 May 2013 11:30 AM PDT The authorities are investigating whether the person who sent ricin-laced letters to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg may have also sent a letter to President Obama.

From Christine Quinn, a Memoir More Personal Than Political Posted: 30 May 2013 10:38 AM PDT Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker, offers a look at her transformation from middle-class Long Island daughter to front-runner for mayor of New York.

Colum McCann’s Radical Empathy Posted: 30 May 2013 04:00 AM PDT Four years after the publication of "Let the Great World Spin," Colum McCann's magnificent, cathartic 9/11 novel continues to help people cope with tragedy.

Resisting Conformity in Thailand Posted: 30 May 2013 10:55 AM PDT Thai schools are a drill sergeant's dream. Discipline and conformity rule, but some students have begun calling for the abolition of the "mechanistic" education system.

Father says FBI 'executed unarmed son' Posted: 30 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT Father of Ibragim Todashev, who died during questionning over links to alleged Boston Marathon bombers, demands probe.

Germans irked as Hollande says EU cannot dictate French reforms Posted: 30 May 2013 11:02 AM PDT PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande pledged on Thursday to carry out long overdue reforms of France's pension system and labor markets but said it was up to Paris, not the European Commission, to determine how they are implemented.

France finally coins a French word for 'French kiss' Posted: 30 May 2013 10:47 AM PDT Don't get too hot and bothered about recent reports that France officially has a word for "French kiss." France has indeed coined a term, "galocher," for the act -- but there's nothing official about it. Read full article >>

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Polar releases stride-tracking gadget for runners

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• Polar releases stride-tracking gadget for runners
• Bombs hit Baghdad districts, at least 10 dead
• YouTube adds slow motion to video editing options
• HTC One Google handset will be a limited edition
• Perodua cautiously optimistic of achieving sale target
• Apple chief sees computers on wrists - not in glasses
• Pelican super camera may be coming to Lumia phones
• Bland wants to hook up with Dull and Boring
• Australian prime minister dodges another sandwich
• Oops! Miss Universe Canada crowns wrong winner
• Mexican city's digital TV switch causes uproar
• Mexican climber sets Everest record with double summit
• Moving on
• VIDEO: Female and funny: Indian comedienne
• Singapore defends Internet licencing rules
• Do traditional, social media need further regulation?
• Australian mother takes son's police shooting to UN
• TM records better Q1 revenue
• Assad says Syria has received Russian missile shipment - Lebanese media
• VIDEO: France sells off presidential wine

Polar releases stride-tracking gadget for runners Posted: 30 May 2013 12:34 AM PDT Runners now have a new device to help them geek out over training stats -- maker of Bluetooth fitness gadgets Polar has launched a Bluetooth Smart running sensor that attaches to your shoe to capture detailed data while you run. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Bombs hit Baghdad districts, at least 10 dead Posted: 30 May 2013 12:31 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb and several roadside blasts exploded in Shi'ite and Sunni Muslim neighbourhoods across Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 10 people in the latest in more than a month-long surge in attacks, police and hospital sources said.

YouTube adds slow motion to video editing options Posted: 30 May 2013 12:32 AM PDT Video sharing site YouTube has announced the launch of a new editing tool that enables users to add slow motion effects to their videos. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

HTC One Google handset will be a limited edition Posted: 30 May 2013 12:30 AM PDT Taiwanese phone-maker HTC is expected to limit its run of pure Android handsets to just 50,000 examples. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Perodua cautiously optimistic of achieving sale target Posted: 30 May 2013 12:29 AM PDT Perodua is cautiously optimistic of achieving this year's target to sell 194,000 cars, up three per cent from last year's 189,000 cars, if the current momentum continues and no major challenges surface. read more

Apple chief sees computers on wrists - not in glasses Posted: 30 May 2013 12:29 AM PDT Apple chief Tim Cook on Tuesday said he sees promise in computers shrunk down and worn like watches or other accessories, but drew the line at Internet-linked eyewear such as Google Glass. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Pelican super camera may be coming to Lumia phones Posted: 30 May 2013 12:26 AM PDT Nokia hints that Pelican Imaging's 16-lens super cameras will be coming to the next generation of Lumia smartphones. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Bland wants to hook up with Dull and Boring Posted: 30 May 2013 12:22 AM PDT Fed up with people ridiculing its name, Bland Shire in Australia wants to cash in on it by hooking up with Dull in Scotland and the American town of Boring. read more

Australian prime minister dodges another sandwich Posted: 30 May 2013 12:22 AM PDT Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard was forced to dodge a flying sandwich for the second time this month Thursday when someone's salami lunch was flung at her during a school visit. read more

Oops! Miss Universe Canada crowns wrong winner Posted: 30 May 2013 12:21 AM PDT Losing is never easy, but for one unlucky contestant in Canada's Miss Universe competition the bad news came 24 hours later -- after she'd been crowned the winner. read more

Mexican city's digital TV switch causes uproar Posted: 30 May 2013 12:20 AM PDT Mexicans love their televisions and telenovelas, so when thousands of TVs went blank after the city of Tijuana switched from analog to digital broadcasting, some people got off their couches to protest. read more

Mexican climber sets Everest record with double summit Posted: 30 May 2013 12:19 AM PDT A veteran Mexican climber was confirmed on Thursday as the first person to climb Everest from both sides of the mountain in the same season. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Moving on Posted: 30 May 2013 12:17 AM PDT For ordinary people, the ideal society is actually very simple, that is, a society with little corruption (as it is impossible to have no corruption at all), more fairness (as it is impossible to be absolutely fair) and more freedom (as it is impossible to have unrestrained freedom). read more

VIDEO: Female and funny: Indian comedienne Posted: 29 May 2013 06:40 PM PDT BBC News speaks to one trailblazing Indian woman, who has broken into the traditionally male-dominated world of stand-up comedy.

Singapore defends Internet licencing rules Posted: 29 May 2013 11:26 PM PDT Singapore's media regulator on Thursday sought to allay fears that a controversial new rule requiring news websites to obtain licences was aimed at stifling Internet freedom. read more

Do traditional, social media need further regulation? Posted: 29 May 2013 11:22 PM PDT With the proliferation of information in both the traditional and social media, debates often take place on how much the authorities should regulate, how much leeway citizen journalists should enjoy and what professional media practitioners should do to safeguard their turf. read more

Australian mother takes son's police shooting to UN Posted: 29 May 2013 11:17 PM PDT An Australian woman whose 15-year-old son was shot five times by police who were cleared of wrongdoing took her case to the United Nations Thursday, saying they "didn't even ask him his name". read more

TM records better Q1 revenue Posted: 29 May 2013 10:52 PM PDT Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) posted a better revenue of RM2.424 billion for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 from RM2.383 billion recorded in the same quarter last year. read more

Assad says Syria has received Russian missile shipment - Lebanese media Posted: 29 May 2013 11:52 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria has already received the first shipment of an advanced Russian air defence system and will soon get the rest of the S-300 missiles, President Bashar al-Assad was quoted as saying on Thursday.

VIDEO: France sells off presidential wine Posted: 29 May 2013 10:44 PM PDT The French presidency is to auction off part of its famous wine cellar for the first time.

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Boko Haram denies losing Nigeria battle

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• Boko Haram denies losing Nigeria battle
• Apple's Da Vinci Tax Code
• VIDEO: Man dies in beaver attack
• VIDEO: Illegal medical waste 'made into straws'
• Syrian opposition sets conditions for talks
• Sandwich narrowly misses Australian PM
• VIDEO: France sells off presidential wine
• Bahrain explosion wounds 7 policemen
• Oil posts slight gain, stays in $93-a-barrel range
• VIDEO: Chinese baby in pipe 'accidental'
• VIDEO: Female and funny: Indian comedienne
• Rossi's A Fraud! No, He's Not! Yes, He Is! No, He Isn't!
• Analysis: Behind China's U.S. pork deal, fears over feed additives
• No charge against Chinese mother of baby in sewer
• Asia stocks down as Fed fears weigh on markets
• Analysis: Behind China's U.S. pork deal, fears over feed additives
• World Digest: May 29, 2013
• Costa Rica probes Liberty Reserve founder marriage
• Barbara hits southern Mexico, killing at least two
• Report: NKorean defectors sent back by Laos, China

Boko Haram denies losing Nigeria battle Posted: 29 May 2013 11:03 PM PDT Video statement by leader insists group remains strong despite military offensive and urges others to join Holy War.

Apple's Da Vinci Tax Code Posted: 29 May 2013 10:46 PM PDT Apple is innovative and profitable but may not Think Different after all. That's one conclusion from its tax flap. Senators Levin and McCain claimed Apple skirted U.S. taxes on $44 billion over the last four years. CEO Tim Cook testified that Apple doesn't use gimmicks, yet Apple's tax strategies don't seem too different from many others.

VIDEO: Man dies in beaver attack Posted: 29 May 2013 07:52 AM PDT In Belarus, a large increase in the beaver population has been blamed after a number of attacks on humans by the large rodents, including one incident in March when a man was killed.

VIDEO: Illegal medical waste 'made into straws' Posted: 29 May 2013 05:09 AM PDT Medical waste from a hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, is being illegally sold to plants which recycle it into a range of plastic products such as drinking straws.

Syrian opposition sets conditions for talks Posted: 29 May 2013 10:40 PM PDT Rebels renew calls for Assad's exit before entering peace talks while US demands withdrawal of Hezbollah fighters.

Sandwich narrowly misses Australian PM Posted: 29 May 2013 10:21 PM PDT Julia Gillard unfazed after salami is thrown in her direction, saying "they must have thought I was hungry".

VIDEO: France sells off presidential wine Posted: 29 May 2013 10:44 PM PDT The French presidency is to auction off part of its famous wine cellar for the first time.

Bahrain explosion wounds 7 policemen Posted: 29 May 2013 10:34 PM PDT MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Bahrain's interior ministry says an explosion has wounded seven policemen in what is described as a "terrorist" attack in the violence-wracked Gulf kingdom.

Oil posts slight gain, stays in $93-a-barrel range Posted: 29 May 2013 10:26 PM PDT BANGKOK (AP) — The price of oil rose slightly Thursday as data pointing toward an improvement in the U.S. economy raised expectations of an increase in energy demand.

VIDEO: Chinese baby in pipe 'accidental' Posted: 29 May 2013 05:46 AM PDT The Chinese baby that was rescued from a sewage pipe fell in accidentally, the baby's mother has said

VIDEO: Female and funny: Indian comedienne Posted: 29 May 2013 06:40 PM PDT BBC News speaks to one trailblazing Indian woman, who has broken into the traditionally male-dominated world of stand-up comedy.

Rossi's A Fraud! No, He's Not! Yes, He Is! No, He Isn't! Posted: 29 May 2013 09:16 PM PDT The recent testing of Andrea Rossi's low energy nuclear reaction (LENR) device, the E-Cat, generated quite a bit of comment both here in the Forbes Technobabble blog and around the 'Net.

Analysis: Behind China's U.S. pork deal, fears over feed additives Posted: 29 May 2013 07:34 PM PDT By P.J. Huffstutter and Lisa Baertlein CHICAGO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When Smithfield Foods Inc. quietly weaned the first of its pigs off the controversial feed additive ractopamine last year, it may have helped open the door for a Chinese counterpart to acquire the world's largest hog producer. Used for more than a decade in the U.S. livestock industry to help pigs quickly build lean muscle instead of fat, the additive had begun to ring alarm bells among some major meat importing countries around the globe. U.S. ...

No charge against Chinese mother of baby in sewer Posted: 29 May 2013 10:34 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) — Authorities have concluded that a newborn rescued from a sewer pipe in eastern China became trapped because of an accident, and that the mother faces no charges even though she didn't claim the baby until confronted by police two days later, a local official said Thursday.

Asia stocks down as Fed fears weigh on markets Posted: 29 May 2013 10:15 PM PDT BANGKOK (AP) — Concerns that the Federal Reserve might start scaling back its stimulus program due to improvement in the U.S. economy sent Asian stock markets lower Thursday.

Analysis: Behind China's U.S. pork deal, fears over feed additives Posted: 29 May 2013 09:02 PM PDT CHICAGO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When Smithfield Foods Inc. quietly weaned the first of its pigs off the controversial feed additive ractopamine last year, it may have helped open the door for a Chinese counterpart to acquire the world's largest hog producer.

World Digest: May 29, 2013 Posted: 29 May 2013 07:48 PM PDT A judge in the Russian city of Kostroma ruled Wednesday that a local civic organization, which this year held a roundtable discussion with a political officer from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, was a "foreign agent" and found it guilty of failing to register as such. Read full article >>

Costa Rica probes Liberty Reserve founder marriage Posted: 29 May 2013 08:45 PM PDT SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — The man who allegedly founded currency transfer firm Liberty Reserve may have paid a Costa Rican woman to marry him so he could get citizenship in this country, which lacks an extradition treaty with the United States, authorities said Wednesday.

Barbara hits southern Mexico, killing at least two Posted: 29 May 2013 07:10 PM PDT By Jose Cortes SAN PEDRO TAPANATEPEC, Mexico (Reuters) - Hurricane Barbara hit Mexico's southern Pacific coast on Wednesday, flooding roads, toppling trees and killing two men before weakening to a tropical storm as it moved inland. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Barbara, which had earlier moved close to the country's biggest oil refinery, was 50 miles west of the city of Tuxtla Gutierrez in Chiapas state. Winds were blowing at up to 60 miles per hour. The hurricane was churning north-northeast at about 9 mph and should weaken rapidly overnight, the NHC said. ...

Report: NKorean defectors sent back by Laos, China Posted: 29 May 2013 07:24 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Nine North Korean defectors have been forced to return to their country from China after being captured in Laos, a South Korean news report says.

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