Pakistani, Afghan forces exchange fire along border

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• Pakistani, Afghan forces exchange fire along border
• Six killed in Thai south days after rebel demands rejected
• Pakistani, Afghan forces exchange fire along border
• Six killed in Thai south days after rebel demands rejected
• South Korea pledges $272 million in loans for Kaesong companies
• Indian spy prisoner Sarabjit Singh dies after jail attack
• Indian spy prisoner Sarabjit Singh dies after jail attack
• Chinese incursion leaves India on verge of crisis
• South Korea pledges $272 million in loans for Kaesong companies
• How 'Planet Ocean' Is Both A Watch And Environmentalism Movie
• North Korea sentences American on charges he tried to topple government
• North Korea sentences American to 15 years' labor
• Oregon Health Experiment Shows That Having Health Insurance Is Different Than Being Healthy
• Clubby London Trading Scene Fostered Rate-Fixing Scandal
• Indian Prisoner Dies in Pakistan
• Another Gauge Shows Weakness in China
• Scrutiny Falls on Nigeria Military
• The High Cost of Keeping Time Warner in Czech
• NKorea sentences American to 15 years labor
• Study reveals cannibalism in first US colony

Pakistani, Afghan forces exchange fire along border Posted: 01 May 2013 10:51 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - One Afghan border policeman was killed and two Pakistani soldiers were wounded in an exchange of fire along the border late on Wednesday, officials from both countries said on Thursday. A Pakistani military source said the shooting lasted for more than two hours and was sparked by an attack on a Pakistani checkpost. (Reporting by Sheree Sardar in ISLAMABAD and Hamid Shalizi in KABUL)

Six killed in Thai south days after rebel demands rejected Posted: 01 May 2013 10:37 PM PDT By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK (Reuters) - Suspected Muslim insurgents shot dead six people, including a three-year-old boy, in a convenience store in southern Thailand, police said, just two days after peace talks in Malaysia aimed at ending the violence ended in deadlock. The attack took place on Wednesday when four gunmen on motorcycles pulled up at the store in Pattani province, just 500 meters from a military checkpoint. Five of the victims were Buddhists and one Muslim. "The attackers sprayed the shop with bullets before going in to finish off their victims. ...

Pakistani, Afghan forces exchange fire along border Posted: 01 May 2013 10:51 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - One Afghan border policeman was killed and two Pakistani soldiers were wounded in an exchange of fire along the border late on Wednesday, officials from both countries said on Thursday.

Six killed in Thai south days after rebel demands rejected Posted: 01 May 2013 10:37 PM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Suspected Muslim insurgents shot dead six people, including a three-year-old boy, in a convenience store in southern Thailand, police said, just two days after peace talks in Malaysia aimed at ending the violence ended in deadlock.

South Korea pledges $272 million in loans for Kaesong companies Posted: 01 May 2013 10:01 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has offered 300 billion won ($272.41 million) million in special loans to companies affected by Pyongyang's decision last month to close a jointly run industrial zone in North Korea, a government official said on Thursday. A government taskforce will provide the assistance from May 6 in the form of loans with interest rates of 2 percent. More than 120 South Korean businesses have invested in the border complex at Kaesong. ...

Indian spy prisoner Sarabjit Singh dies after jail attack Posted: 01 May 2013 10:21 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Sarabjit Singh, a prisoner convicted of spying for India, has died after being wounded by fellow inmates in a Pakistani jail, hospital sources reported. Singh was arrested in Pakistan in 1991 and sentenced to death for spying and carrying out four bomb blasts that killed 14 people. His family says he is innocent. "He has succumbed to his wounds," said a hospital source. Four years ago, Pakistan's then-president Pervez Musharraf stayed the execution after appeals for clemency from India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. ...

Indian spy prisoner Sarabjit Singh dies after jail attack Posted: 01 May 2013 10:21 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Sarabjit Singh, a prisoner convicted of spying for India, has died after being wounded by fellow inmates in a Pakistani jail, hospital sources reported.

Chinese incursion leaves India on verge of crisis Posted: 01 May 2013 09:41 PM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — The platoon of Chinese soldiers slipped across the boundary into India in the middle of the night, according to Indian officials. They were ferried across the bitterly cold moonscape in Chinese army vehicles, then got out to traverse a dry creek bed with a helicopter hovering overhead for protection.

South Korea pledges $272 million in loans for Kaesong companies Posted: 01 May 2013 10:01 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has offered 300 billion won ($272.41 million) million in special loans to companies affected by Pyongyang's decision last month to close a jointly run industrial zone in North Korea, a government official said on Thursday.

How 'Planet Ocean' Is Both A Watch And Environmentalism Movie Posted: 01 May 2013 09:06 PM PDT GoodPlanet, in partnership with Omega Watches, has just released a new free-to-distribute film about ocean environmentalism called Planet Ocean. When I was a child, environmentalism was becoming a mainstream concept, and this was before "eco" and "green" were hot marketing terms. In that pre-carbon offset as investment world, the point of mass environmentalism through media was mostly public awareness. Meaning that the point was to tell people that we had some serious issues with our environment. Today the efforts of environmentalists has been mostly successful. People around the world know that the planet is in danger and ideally what should be done about it. Now experts struggle with implementing phase two - the effort to help the environment and influencing change.

North Korea sentences American on charges he tried to topple government Posted: 01 May 2013 09:15 PM PDT SEOUL — North Korea on Thursday sentenced a detained American to 15 years of "compulsory labor," punishment for what Pyongyang describes as an attempt to overthrow its government. In a brief statement released by its state-run news agency, the North said the sentence for Kenneth Bae, a tour operator from Washington state, had been handed down by its Supreme Court on Tuesday. Read full article >>

North Korea sentences American to 15 years' labor Posted: 01 May 2013 08:59 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An American detained for nearly six months in North Korea has been sentenced to 15 years of labor for crimes against the state, the North's state media said Thursday, a development that further complicates already strained ties between Pyongyang and Washington.

Oregon Health Experiment Shows That Having Health Insurance Is Different Than Being Healthy Posted: 01 May 2013 09:04 PM PDT A new study out of Oregon tries to answer an old question, and comes up with the same answer. Is having health insurance the same as having good health?

Clubby London Trading Scene Fostered Rate-Fixing Scandal Posted: 01 May 2013 09:09 PM PDT The Libor-manipulation probes are highlighting how favor-trading between brokers and traders escalated from expense-account meals and nighttime carousing to more legally questionable activities.

Indian Prisoner Dies in Pakistan Posted: 01 May 2013 10:31 PM PDT A convicted Indian spy who was on Pakistan's death row died from a head injury after two inmates attacked him with a brick, Pakistan state TV said early Thursday.

Another Gauge Shows Weakness in China Posted: 01 May 2013 10:17 PM PDT A leading indicator of China's manufacturing strength dropped in April, adding to signs of weakness in the world's second-largest economy.

Scrutiny Falls on Nigeria Military Posted: 01 May 2013 08:13 PM PDT Nigeria's president vowed to hold to account any soldier involved in what many officials and residents are describing as a civilian massacre that left as many as 228 people dead in a remote Nigerian town.

The High Cost of Keeping Time Warner in Czech Posted: 01 May 2013 04:35 PM PDT Time Warner has quietly poured a small fortune into Eastern European television. But it doesn't have much to show for it.

NKorea sentences American to 15 years labor Posted: 01 May 2013 08:34 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An American detained for nearly six months in North Korea has been sentenced to 15 years of "compulsory labor" for unspecified crimes against the state, Pyongyang announced Thursday.

Study reveals cannibalism in first US colony Posted: 01 May 2013 08:39 PM PDT Bones of girl known to researchers as 'Jane' offer direct proof of cannibalism at English colony in Virginia.

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Street star to face rape charges

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• Street star to face rape charges
• Soldiers killed in Afghanistan named
• Eat: Operation: Mother’s Day
• Bangladesh minister rebuts safety criticism
• Benitez will not discuss Mourinho
• Election ink under scrutiny in Malaysia
• China Cracks Down on Military LIcense Plates
• US central bank to keep buying bonds
• Turkey investigates use of chemical weapons in Syria
• Federal Reserve to Continue Stimulus Efforts
• Three men charged in Boston bombing case
• Israel PM says 'conflict not about territory'
• 64 percent of Muslims in Egypt and Pakistan support the death penalty for leaving Islam
• Cracks in Mexican political pact threaten president's reforms
• Evidence of Cannibalism Found at Jamestown Site
• Exclusive: Resource deals audit overshadows Liberia anti-graft push
• Venezuelans hold rival May Day marches as vote dispute drags on
• US car sales drive to six-year high
• Facebook U-turn over beheading clips
• VIDEO: Historic African school turns 50

Street star to face rape charges Posted: 01 May 2013 12:41 PM PDT Coronation Street star William Roache is to be charged with two counts of rape over alleged attacks on a girl in the 1960s, prosecutors say.

Soldiers killed in Afghanistan named Posted: 01 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT The Ministry of Defence names the three British soldiers who died after their armoured vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.

Eat: Operation: Mother’s Day Posted: 01 May 2013 04:01 AM PDT A step-by-step battle plan for a memorable (and pretty impressive) dinner for Mom.

Bangladesh minister rebuts safety criticism Posted: 01 May 2013 12:59 PM PDT Government "working hard to improve labour conditions and safety standards" as building collapse toll crosses 400 mark.

Benitez will not discuss Mourinho Posted: 01 May 2013 10:32 AM PDT Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez refuses to speak about Jose Mourinho ahead of Thursday's game with FC Basel.

Election ink under scrutiny in Malaysia Posted: 01 May 2013 12:04 PM PDT Opposition raises concern of election fraud after reports that ink marking that a person has voted can be washed off.

China Cracks Down on Military LIcense Plates Posted: 01 May 2013 11:26 AM PDT Officials are cracking down on the abuse of privileges that come with a military license plate, in a bid to address public anger at the army.

US central bank to keep buying bonds Posted: 01 May 2013 11:47 AM PDT US central bank keeps interest rates steady and sticks to its quantitative easing bond-buying programme.

Turkey investigates use of chemical weapons in Syria Posted: 01 May 2013 11:45 AM PDT REYHANLI, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkey is testing blood samples taken from Syrian casualties brought over the border from fighting in recent days to determine whether they were victims of a chemical weapons attack, local government and health officials said on Wednesday.

Federal Reserve to Continue Stimulus Efforts Posted: 01 May 2013 11:07 AM PDT The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it would continue its stimulus campaign at the same pace it has maintained since December, just as investors had expected.

Three men charged in Boston bombing case Posted: 01 May 2013 12:57 PM PDT Two men charged with obstructing justice and a third with making false statements in Boston investigation.

Israel PM says 'conflict not about territory' Posted: 01 May 2013 12:47 PM PDT Netanyahu questions core tenet of new Arab proposal suggesting land swaps to draw up final borders of Palestinian state.

64 percent of Muslims in Egypt and Pakistan support the death penalty for leaving Islam Posted: 01 May 2013 10:48 AM PDT Pew's vast new study on the views and attitudes of global Muslim populations was bound to create controversy. Like the U.S. public knowledge polls that find that one-third of Americans can't name the vice president, Pew's report includes some less-than-flattering pieces of data. And while it's important not to generalize entire populations or demographic groups based on one study, some of these numbers are difficult to ignore. Read full article >>

Cracks in Mexican political pact threaten president's reforms Posted: 01 May 2013 11:08 AM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The fanfare accompanying Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's first months in office is increasingly being drowned out by discord in Congress that could undo his plans to raise more tax revenue and open up state oil giant Pemex to outside investment.

Evidence of Cannibalism Found at Jamestown Site Posted: 01 May 2013 11:30 AM PDT Archaeologists excavating a trash pit found cut marks on the skull and skeleton of a girl that suggested human consumption.

Exclusive: Resource deals audit overshadows Liberia anti-graft push Posted: 01 May 2013 11:24 AM PDT DAKAR (Reuters) - Almost all the $8 billion worth of resource contracts signed by Liberia since 2009 have violated its laws, according to a draft audit report commissioned by the government, casting doubt on anti-graft and good governance efforts under President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

Venezuelans hold rival May Day marches as vote dispute drags on Posted: 01 May 2013 12:17 PM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Opposition and government supporters flooded Venezuelan streets in rival May Day marches on Wednesday as a continuing dispute over the results of last month's presidential vote kept political tensions high in the OPEC nation.

US car sales drive to six-year high Posted: 01 May 2013 09:49 AM PDT US vehicle makers reported double-digit sales growth for April, giving the industry its best month in six years.

Facebook U-turn over beheading clips Posted: 01 May 2013 12:25 PM PDT Facebook changes its earlier stance on videos of people being decapitated which had been spread on its site, now saying it will remove them.

VIDEO: Historic African school turns 50 Posted: 01 May 2013 10:24 AM PDT The first multi-racial school in southern Africa, Waterford Kamhlaba School in Swaziland, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

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