VIDEO: Pope-themed bus tours hit Argentina

VIDEO: Pope-themed bus tours hit Argentina

VIDEO: Pope-themed bus tours hit Argentina

Posted: 15 May 2013 10:38 PM PDT

Fans of the new Pontiff are being offered the chance to learn more about his childhood with organised Pope-themed bus tours of his home town in Buenos Aires.

NZ Supreme Court to hear Megaupload evidence appeal

Posted: 15 May 2013 10:39 PM PDT

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has won the right to demand the United States hand over all the evidence in its online piracy case against the internet entrepreneur, New Zealand's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.

Russian investigators charge Rosbank CEO-Ifax

Posted: 15 May 2013 10:34 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The chief executive of Societe Generale's Russian unit, Vladimir Golubkov, and another executive at Rosbank were charged on Thursday for taking bribes, the Interior Ministry was quoted as saying.

Turkey arrests four over bombings near Syrian border

Posted: 15 May 2013 10:30 PM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Four suspects were arrested in Turkey late on Wednesday in connection with car bombings that killed 51 people in a town near the Syrian border at the weekend, state-run Anatolian news agency reported.

Turkey arrests four over bombings near Syrian border

Posted: 15 May 2013 10:30 PM PDT

Relatives of Mehmet Tas, a victim of a car bomb attack, lower his coffin into a grave in ReyhanliISTANBUL (Reuters) - Four suspects were arrested in Turkey late on Wednesday in connection with car bombings that killed 51 people in a town near the Syrian border at the weekend, state-run Anatolian news agency reported. The two bomb blasts in Reyhanli fanned fears that Syria's civil war is dragging in neighboring states. Damascus has denied Turkish allegations it was involved in the blasts. Turkish prosecutors sent eight suspects to a court in the southern city of Adana after questioning and the court released four, remanding the other four in custody, the agency said. ...

NZ Supreme Court to hear Megaupload evidence appeal

Posted: 15 May 2013 10:39 PM PDT

An actor in police costume mock-arrests Kim Dotcom as he launches his new website "Mega" in AucklandWELLINGTON (Reuters) - Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has won the right to demand the United States hand over all the evidence in its online piracy case against the internet entrepreneur, New Zealand's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. The ruling by New Zealand's highest court is a minor victory for Dotcom, a resident of the country who along with six associates is facing extradition to the United States to face charges that they conspired to infringe copyright, launder money and commit racketeering and fraud. ...

Russian investigators charge Rosbank CEO-Ifax

Posted: 15 May 2013 10:34 PM PDT

Woman walks out of an office of Rosbank in central MoscowMOSCOW (Reuters) - The chief executive of Societe Generale's Russian unit, Vladimir Golubkov, and another executive at Rosbank were charged on Thursday for taking bribes, the Interior Ministry was quoted as saying. Golubkov and senior vice president, Tamara Polyanitsyna, who was caught taking millions of roubles to her boss, were detained on Wednesday and a criminal case against them was later opened, Interfax news agency quotes a ministry spokesman as saying. Several representatives from the Interior Ministry declined to answer questions on the report. ...

Indonesia extends forest-clearing ban for 2 years

Posted: 15 May 2013 10:36 PM PDT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has extended a landmark ban on clearing primary rainforests and peatlands for another two years, a move greeted by environmentalists with praise and skepticism.

Oil falls below $94 a barrel after supplies rise

Posted: 15 May 2013 10:21 PM PDT

BANGKOK (AP) — The price of oil fell below $94 a barrel Thursday after a survey showed crude inventories on the increase.

Costa Rica spokesman resigns amid Chinchilla flight scandal

Posted: 15 May 2013 10:14 PM PDT

Costa Rica's President Laura Chinchilla takes part in a news conference during the inauguration of the 10th Mexico Business Summit in QueretaroBy Isabella Cota SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rica's communications chief resigned on Wednesday amid a scandal engulfing President Laura Chinchilla, saying he failed to properly screen a man who arranged for her to use a private jet and is under suspicion of using a false identity. The attorney general's office is now investigating flights Chinchilla made to Peru and to Caracas for the funeral of late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez. Costa Rica has no presidential plane so Chinchilla usually flies on commercial airlines or uses aircraft provided by other governments when making state visits. ...

Suicide bomber targets troops in Afghanistan

Posted: 15 May 2013 10:26 PM PDT

Casualties reported after attack on a convoy of military vehicles in the capital Kabul.

Chelsea win Europa League title

Posted: 15 May 2013 02:42 PM PDT

Branislav Ivanovic scores superb header in injury time to claim victory for Chelsea over Benfica in Europe League final.

VIDEO: Pope-themed bus tours hit Argentina

Posted: 15 May 2013 10:38 PM PDT

Fans of the new Pontiff are being offered the chance to learn more about his childhood with organised Pope-themed bus tours of his home town in Buenos Aires.

The Effect A Playoff Would Have On EPL Title History

Posted: 15 May 2013 10:08 PM PDT

Old Trafford and the Manchester United faithful bid adieu to Sir Alex Ferguson last Sunday evening in the only appropriate manner possible by giving him his thirteenth-and-final Premier League winner's medal.  It'd be easy to be dismissive of yet another title at this point given how much silverware Ferguson and the club have won over the last two decades, but Sunday was Sir Alex's last day in the spotlight at the Red Devils' home.  Sure, Manchester United spends a lot of money on players, but no amount of money can account for the level of success Ferguson has experienced.  Once the season finally does end this coming weekend and things begin to heat up in the transfer market everyone's minds will turn again to the big money involved in the game, and of UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules that are attempting to control such spending.

Costa Rica spokesman resigns amid Chinchilla flight scandal

Posted: 15 May 2013 10:14 PM PDT

SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rica's communications chief resigned on Wednesday amid a scandal engulfing President Laura Chinchilla, saying he failed to properly screen a man who arranged for her to use a private jet and is under suspicion of using a false identity.

Cambodian shoe factory collapse kills 2, injures 7

Posted: 15 May 2013 10:30 PM PDT

Map locates factory accident near Phnom Penh, CambodiaPHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The ceiling of a Cambodian factory that makes Asics sneakers collapsed on workers early Thursday, killing two people and injuring seven, in the latest accident to spotlight lax safety conditions in the global garment industry.

Car bomb targets foreign convoy in Afghan capital

Posted: 15 May 2013 09:37 PM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of foreign advisers in the Afghan capital on Thursday, police said. The number of dead and wounded was unclear.

Suicide bomber targets foreign troops in Afghan capital

Posted: 15 May 2013 10:41 PM PDT

By Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in a car targeted two vehicles carrying foreign forces in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, police said, but it was not immediately clear if there were casualties. The Hezb-e-Islami insurgent group, allied with the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack. A spokesman for the militants told Reuters U.S. military advises were the targets. The powerful blast took place at around 8 a.m. (11.30 p.m. EDT Wednesday) and caused heavy damaged to mud-built houses in the vicinity. ...

Nepal plane crash injures 21, including 9 Japanese

Posted: 15 May 2013 09:14 PM PDT

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A plane crashed while trying to land at a mountain airstrip in northern Nepal early Thursday, injuring all 21 people on board.

Suicide bomber targets foreign troops in Afghan capital

Posted: 15 May 2013 10:41 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in a car targeted two vehicles carrying foreign forces in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, police said, but it was not immediately clear if there were casualties.
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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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