VIDEO: Game designer seeks minority characters

VIDEO: Game designer seeks minority characters

VIDEO: Game designer seeks minority characters

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 04:14 PM PDT

The rise of independent video games is helping one Canadian designer incorporate more minority characters.

Dutch party on streets as royals prepare for handover

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 03:33 PM PDT

Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander his wife Crown Princess Maxima and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands arrive at a gala dinner at the Rijksmuseum in AmsterdamBy Thomas Escritt and Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Willem-Alexander will become the first King of the Netherlands in more than 120 years when Queen Beatrix passes the crown to her eldest son on Tuesday morning. "He's ready, in every way," Queen Beatrix said of her 46-year-old son, a water management specialist who is expected to bring a less formal touch to the monarchy, as she bid farewell to the nation in a subdued televised address on Monday night. ...

Tokyo governor apologizes for remarks on Muslims, Istanbul

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:01 PM PDT

Tokyo Governor Inose attends a news conference at a hotel in TokyoBy Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's outspoken governor, Naoki Inose, who heads the city's bid for the 2020 Olympics, apologized on Tuesday for "inappropriate" comments he made about rival candidate Istanbul and Islamic countries. The remarks, made in a recent New York Times interview, prompted the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to investigate, while Turkey's sports minister said they were "unfair and disheartening" and "did not comply with the spirit of the values of the Olympic Movement". ...

Palestinian kills Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:08 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Palestinian man stabbed and shot dead an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Israeli ambulance service and police said. The attacker then began shooting at security services who arrived on the scene, Israeli police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said. He said the man was in custody. Israeli media reported that border police shot and wounded the attacker. (Writing by Maayan Lubell; Editing by Pravin Char)

Tokyo governor apologizes for remarks on Muslims, Istanbul

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:01 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's outspoken governor, Naoki Inose, who heads the city's bid for the 2020 Olympics, apologized on Tuesday for "inappropriate" comments he made about rival candidate Istanbul and Islamic countries.

A New Authority For Nuclear Waste

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:08 PM PDT

Last Thursday, four Senators in a bipartisan team released draft legislation aimed at reaching a long-term solution to the question of where to put the Nation's nuclear waste (Senate Energy).

The Misunderstood Charging Order

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 10:42 PM PDT

In terms of new formations, the Limited Liability Company ("LLC") is the new King. The former King, the corporation, has been deposed, and relatively few corporations are now being formed other than for companies that have a future hope of being publicly-traded, or some other unique reason.

VIDEO: Pakistan election security fears

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:06 PM PDT

Fears about security across Pakistan in the run-up to the general elections next month are mounting as the Taliban continues to target candidates who speak out against the group.

N Korea ignores overture on industrial zone

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:03 PM PDT

Planned trip by officials from South Korean firms with factories at Kaesong complex hangs in balance.

Roadside bomb kills French soldier in Mali

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 10:40 PM PDT

Latest casualty brings to six the number of French troops killed since military campaign began in January.

Saudi-U.S. relations to withstand North American oil boom

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 10:03 PM PDT

Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Al-Naimi listens to journalist during an OPEC meeting in ViennaBy Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Experts say Asia and Iran are the keys to maintaining a strong - but evolving - U.S.-Saudi Arabia energy relationship. Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi is expected to share his optimistic view on the future of Asian oil demand on Tuesday when he gives a major energy speech, billed as the first in the United States in four years. As the United States produces oil at the highest levels in 20 years thanks to the shale boom, Saudi Arabia's confidence in Asian markets could help keep relations between the two countries on track. ...

US panel: Afghans need more religious freedom

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 10:14 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 file photo, an Afghan police man offers evening prayers on a hill overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan. As the country braces for next year's presidential election and the planned withdrawal of most foreign combat troops by the end of 2014, the panel urges the U.S. government and its allies to work harder to promote religious rights in the war-torn nation. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid, File)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Despite significant improvements since the hard-line Taliban ruled Afghanistan, religious freedom remains poor, especially for minorities, and Afghans still can't debate religion or question prevailing Islamic orthodoxies without fear of being punished, a U.S. commission said in a new report on Tuesday.

Saudi-U.S. relations to withstand North American oil boom

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 10:04 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Experts say Asia and Iran are the keys to maintaining a strong - but evolving - U.S.-Saudi Arabia energy relationship.

VIDEO: Police occupy favelas in Rio

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:21 PM PDT

Police in Brazil have occupied three shanty towns around Rio de Janeiro's famous Christ the Redeemer statue, ahead of a visit by Pope Francis.

Retailers to compensate victims of Bangladesh disaster

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:45 PM PDT

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina comforts a garment worker as she visits the survivors of the collapsed Rana Plaza building at a hospital, in SavarBy Ruma Paul and Serajul Quadir DHAKA (Reuters) - Two Western retailers have promised to compensate families of garment workers killed while making their clothes in a Bangladesh factory building that collapsed last week in the country's worst industrial accident. The pledge from Britain's Primark and Canada's Loblaw came after the owner of the collapsed Rana Plaza was brought before a court in Dhaka on Monday, where lawyers and protesters chanted "hang him, hang him". ...

Why 'Aliens: Colonial Marines' Is a Better Bad Game than 'Star Trek'

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 09:10 PM PDT

Aliens: Colonial Marines (A:CM) is a videogame that received mostly poor reviews when it was released on February 12, 2013. Star Trek is a videogame that received mostly poor reviews when it was released last week. As they're both based on science fiction movies and they both have co-op play, they compare well to each other. And having spent time with both, I find that A:CM is the better game.

Data Signal Japanese Recovery Continues

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:09 PM PDT

Japanese industrial production rose for the fourth straight month in March, the government said Tuesday, a sign the world's third-largest economy continues to gradually recover.

Austerity in Europe Pinches Royalty Too

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:23 PM PDT

Crown Prince Willem-Alexander was set to ascend to become king of the Netherlands in a ceremony that throws into relief the costs of maintaining Europe's royal families at a time of economic austerity.

Female DNA Found on Boston Bomb

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 09:33 PM PDT

Female DNA was found on at least one of the bombs used in the Boston attacks, though they haven't determined whose DNA it is or whether that means a woman helped the suspects.

Wigged Out: Hong Kong's Lawyers Bristle Over Horsehair Headpieces

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 09:35 PM PDT

In hypermodern Hong Kong, a debate over 17th-century fashion is dividing the city's legal circles.
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O'Sullivan cruises into quarters

O'Sullivan cruises into quarters

O'Sullivan cruises into quarters

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:49 PM PDT

Ronnie O'Sullivan comfortably sees off Ali Carter 13-8 to secure his place in the quarter-finals at the Crucible.

Egypt pulls out of talks to protest Middle East nuclear arms

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:44 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt said on Monday it was withdrawing from a second week of Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) talks in Geneva in protest at what it called the failure to implement a 1995 resolution for a Middle East free of nuclear weapons.

Venezuela opposition leader charged with spurring violence

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:42 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan court charged retired general Antonio Rivero on Monday with inciting post-election violence in the latest political flash point in the bitterly divided nation.

Game show winner sentenced for fraud

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:35 AM PDT

A woman who won £95,000 on the TV show Deal or No Deal is ordered to carry out 215 hours of unpaid work after admitting benefit fraud.

US cargo plane crash at Afghan base

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:34 PM PDT

All seven crew members have died after a civilian cargo plane crashed at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, Nato confirms.

VIDEO: China's 'psychedelic' jellyfish tanks

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 09:27 AM PDT

One of China's largest jellyfish aquariums opens in the city of Fushun in north-east China with more than 3,000 jellyfish on display.

US cargo plane crash at Afghan base

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:34 PM PDT

All seven crew members have died after a civilian cargo plane crashed at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, Nato confirms.

Queen Beatrix thanks Dutch people

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:23 PM PDT

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands thanks the Dutch people for their "heart-warming displays of affection" on the eve of her abdication.

Google Now service comes to iPhone

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:27 PM PDT

The Google Now service - which aims to anticipate searches by offering information before it is asked for - extends to Apple's iOS devices.

This map of global economic confidence shows optimism finally returning

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:57 AM PDT

People around much of the world are finally starting to feel better about their economic futures, according to new survey data from Gallup. The polling firm's "Economic Confidence Index" tracks how people in 108 countries feel about their national economy and its progress. Gallup first issued the index in 2009 and released a second round of results Monday. They suggest some revealing, and potentially quite significant, global and regional trends. For example, they indicate that optimism is growing relatively fast in the United States.

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Profiles in Science: May-Britt and Edvard Moser Explore the Brain’s GPS

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:10 AM PDT

May-Britt and Edvard I. Moser are exploring the way the brain records and remembers movement in space, which they speculate may be the basis of all memory.
    

U.S. calls on North Korea to release detained U.S. citizen

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:09 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States called on North Korea on Monday to immediately release on humanitarian grounds a U.S. citizen accused of trying to topple the reclusive state's government.

Kremlin says Putin, Obama agree security contacts after Boston

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:04 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama agreed on Monday to maintain close contacts between U.S. and Russian intelligence agencies and cooperate to ensure security for the 2014 Olympics that Russia is hosting in Sochi, the Kremlin said.

Seven killed in U.S. cargo plane crash in Afghanistan

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:58 AM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Seven crew members of a U.S.-run cargo plane were killed on Monday when their plane crashed shortly after take off from Bagram air base near the Afghan capital Kabul, the cargo operator told Reuters.

Hopes fade in Bangladesh

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:35 AM PDT

Rescuers are now using heavy machinery to remove wreckage at the site of a collapsed building in Bangladesh, suggesting the hunt for survivors is coming to an end.

Karzai Acknowledges Cash Deliveries by C.I.A.

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:18 AM PDT

President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan described the bags of cash dropped off at his office for a decade as a "small amount," though he offered few other details.
    

Trial of Kermit Gosnell, Abortion Doctor, Draws to a Close

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:24 AM PDT

Accounts in the case against Dr. Kermit Gosnell, who is accused of killing fetuses after performing late-term abortions, have raised philosophical issues for both sides of the debate.
    

French soldier killed in Mali

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:11 PM PDT

A French soldier with the force that intervened in Mali has died in the far north of the country, says the French government.

Doctors jailed for Kosovo organ trafficking

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:58 AM PDT

Five doctors sentenced for up to eight years in prison for involvement in international organ trafficking ring.

First gay active NBA player comes out

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:51 AM PDT

Veteran centre Jason Collins becomes first gay athlete on any US professional team after a landmark magazine revelation.
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