Queenstown not a holiday - Flower

Queenstown not a holiday - Flower


Queenstown not a holiday - Flower

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:25 PM PDT

England coach Andy Flower denies suggestions his side's trip to Queenstown in New Zealand was "a holiday".

United Nations report suggests Hamas may have killed Palestinian infant Omar Mishrawi

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:31 PM PDT

On Nov. 14, as the Israeli Defense Forces and Palestinian militant groups exchanged fire across the Gaza-Israel border, an explosive landed on the home of BBC journalist Jihad Mishrawi. Following the incident, he told the BBC that his sister-in-law, his brother and his son, an 11-month-old infant named Omar, had been killed.

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Mining, China central issues in Greenland election

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:11 PM PDT

NUUK (Reuters) - Voters in Greenland's capital will stream into the town's one polling station on Tuesday in a national parliamentary election in which mining, Chinese influence and the environment are core issues.

Illinois settles SEC fraud charges

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:05 PM PDT

Illinois agrees to settle federal charges alleging the state misled investors about the financial health of its public pension system, regulators say.

Judge strikes down New York sugary drinks ban

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:06 PM PDT

Mayor Bloomberg vows to appeal ruling on ban intended to tackle obesity day before it was due to come into force.

Florida Senate Committee Rejects Medicaid Expansion

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 03:18 PM PDT

Rebuffing Gov. Rick Scott, a Florida Senate committee proposed using federal money to enroll low-income residents in private insurance as a compromise.

Ovarian Cancer Study Finds Widespread Flaws in Treatment

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 03:27 PM PDT

Most women with ovarian cancer, which kills 15,000 Americans a year, receive inadequate care and miss out on treatments that could add a year or more to their lives, a study found.

U.S. publicly calls on China to stop commercial cyber-espionage, theft of trade secrets

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:51 PM PDT

In an unusually direct appeal, the Obama administration on Monday called on China to halt its persistent theft of trade secrets from corporate computers and engage in a dialogue to establish norms of behavior in cyberspace.

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The Appraisal: For Good or Bad, Watching Williamsburg’s Transformation

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 11:13 AM PDT

A Princeton University film professor documented, and lamented, the effects of rezoning to the Brooklyn neighborhood and the raw emotions that still exist.

Will a Canadian cardinal be Pope?

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:36 PM PDT

Mark Mardell profiles papal contender Cardinal Ouellet

Pope Choice Is Just One Challenge

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:38 PM PDT

Eight years after cardinals from around the world gathered in the Sistine Chapel and picked a new pope who would continue on his predecessor's traditionalist path, the choice to succeed Pope Benedict XVI doesn't appear as clear-cut.

IMF Says Egypt Could Apply for Emergency Credit

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:52 PM PDT

Egypt may qualify for an International Monetary Fund bridge loan of more than $700 million a year that could help Cairo stave off collapse of its crisis-stricken economy, an IMF official said on Monday.

British hostage's family 'saddened'

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:53 PM PDT

Relatives of a Briton thought to have been murdered by a Nigerian Islamist militant group say they are saddened and pay tribute to a "lovable rogue".

Yoani Sanchez, dissident Cuban blogger behind ‘Generation Y,’ goes on tour

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:30 PM PDT

CARACAS, Venezuela — Yoani Sanchez, the celebrated Cuban dissident blogger, says she still has to steel her nerves when she prepares to write yet another vignette about the boredom, grim despair and hardship that mark life in Communist Cuba.

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Harvard explains dean-email searches

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:30 PM PDT

Harvard University administrators confirm they searched the emails of deans as part of an investigation into a leak of a student cheating scandal.

Cyrus Cylinder: How a Persian monarch inspired Jefferson

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:05 PM PDT

King who inspired US founding father Thomas Jefferson

China's Xi flexes muscle, chooses reformist VP: sources

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:44 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - A reformist member of China's decision-making Politburo, Li Yuanchao, is set to become the country's vice president this week instead of a more senior and conservative official best known for keeping the media in check, sources said.

U.N. peacekeepers held in Syria reach Israel: army

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 01:43 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers held by rebels for three days in southern Syria and freed at the weekend crossed into Israel from neighboring Jordan on Monday, a military spokeswoman said.

Shots fired during Iraq-Kuwait border protest: police

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 03:20 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi police said they shot in the air to disperse stone-throwing crowds protesting against the demarcation of the border with Kuwait on Monday, leaving some on the Kuwaiti side believing they were being fired at, according to media reports.

Venezuelans gear up for fresh election

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 01:40 PM PDT

Acting president Maduro registers for snap election prompted by Chavez death as opposition leader Capriles is nominated.

Qatar says no more aid to Egypt for now

Qatar says no more aid to Egypt for now


Qatar says no more aid to Egypt for now

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 12:21 AM PDT

DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar does not expect to give further financial aid to Egypt in the immediate term, Qatari Finance Minister Youssef Kamal said on Monday.

VIDEO: Volcano erupts in Ecuador

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 12:48 AM PDT

Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano continues to spew lava for a second day.

VIDEO: How do cardinals select new pope ?

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:48 PM PDT

The BBC's Philippa Thomas explains how cardinals will choose a new Pope - from inside a special "virtual Sistine Chapel".

Japan honours victims of 2011 quake, tsunami, nuclear disasters

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 01:03 AM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan honours the victims of its worst disaster since World War Two on Monday: the March 11, 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis that killed almost 19,000 people and stranded 315,000 evacuees, including refugees who fled radiation from the devastated Fukushima atomic plant.


Accused in India gang rape hangs himself, said to be ringleader

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:39 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The driver of the bus in which a young Indian woman was gang-raped and fatally injured in December hanged himself in New Delhi's Tihar jail on Monday, officials said, a dramatic twist in a case that has provoked outrage across India.

VIDEO: 'A teacher with a gun could have stopped him'

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 05:44 PM PDT

Panorama's Hilary Andersson speaks to teachers in Texas, who have decided to improve their shooting skills in case they have to protect their classes against a crazed gunman.

Myanmar government and Kachin rebels renew talks

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:17 PM PDT

Myanmar's government met Kachin rebels for renewed peace talks in China on Monday, an analyst said, as the rivals seek to resolve a festering ethnic conflict that has undermined reforms.

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Delhi gang-rape accused's death was 'murder': lawyer

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:15 PM PDT

An Indian bus driver who was found dead Monday while on trial over a fatal gang-rape could not have killed himself and his death should be treated as a murder, his parents and lawyer said.

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Where are the Sulu gunmen?

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:14 PM PDT

I am curious about where the Sulu gunmen have gone, too. By using simple subtraction, after deducting 50 from 200, there should be 150 left.

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Japan govt offers 2014 academic year scholarships for Malaysians

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:37 PM PDT

The Japanese Government is inviting applications from Malaysians for scholarships to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Japan for the academic year 2014.

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Malaysia's total trade in January expands 9.2 pct to RM110.72 bln

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:37 PM PDT

Malaysia's total trade in January rose 9.2 per cent to RM110.72 billion from the RM101.39 billion registered in the same month of last year, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) said.

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Schools in Lahad Datu and Semporna reopen

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:36 PM PDT

Fifty-four schools -- five in Lahad Datu and 49 in Semporna -- resume lessons today after police deemed the situation in the area to be safe and under control.

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Indian tribe puts women in control

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:24 PM PDT

India's remote northeast is home to an ancient tribe whose high regard for women makes it a striking anomaly in a male-dominated country.

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Plague of pigs in Shanghai river

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:12 PM PDT

More than 1,000 dead pigs have been found floating in Shanghai's main waterway, the Chinese city's government said Monday, as residents expressed fears over possible drinking water contamination.

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Britain's 'atheist church' set to go global

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:11 PM PDT

Echoing with joyful song and with a congregation bent on leading better lives, this London church is like any other -- except there's no mention of God.

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Bus driver on trial for Delhi gang rape hangs himself

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 08:06 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The driver of the bus in which a young Indian woman was gang-raped and fatally injured three months ago hanged himself in New Delhi's Tihar jail on Monday, police said.


Venezuela's Capriles joins race, tussles with Chavez heir

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 07:28 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition leader vowed on Sunday to fight late Hugo Chavez's preferred successor for the presidency next month and the pair quickly locked horns in an angry war of words.


Bus driver accused in Delhi gag rape hangs himself in cell

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 07:04 PM PDT

NEW DELHI, March 11 — The driver of the bus in which a young Indian woman was gang-raped and murdered three months ago hanged himself in New Delhi's Tihar jail today, his lawyer and TV news reports said. Ram Singh was the main accused of five men and a juvenile put on trial for the attack on the 23-year-old trainee physiotherapist in the Indian ...


Falklands votes in sovereignty referendum rejected by Argentina

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 05:56 PM PDT

STANLEY, Falkland Islands, March 11 — Residents of the Falkland Islands started voting yesterday in a sovereignty referendum that seeks to counter Argentina's increasingly assertive claim over the British-ruled territory. Diplomatic tension between Britain and Argentina has flared up after more than three decades since they went to war over the ...


No enemy tunnels found by security forces - police

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 08:20 PM PDT

Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hamza Taib has denied the claim by residents of Kampung Tanduo that the intruders from southern Philippine had entered the village through a tunnel built since November last year.

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VIDEO: 'A teacher with a gun could have stopped him'

VIDEO: 'A teacher with a gun could have stopped him'


VIDEO: 'A teacher with a gun could have stopped him'

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 05:44 PM PDT

Panorama's Hilary Andersson speaks to teachers in Texas, who have decided to improve their shooting skills in case they have to protect their classes against a crazed gunman.

VIDEO: Sweden's Princess Lilian dies aged 97

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:55 PM PDT

Swansea-born Princess Lilian, renowned for her decades-long romance with Sweden's Prince Bertil, has died in Stockholm aged 97.

Japan marks 2 years since quake with silence

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:53 PM PDT

People offer prayers as a Buddhist monk chants a sutra for tsunami victims to mark the second anniversary of the 2011 earthquake an tsunami on a beach in Arahama in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, Monday morning, March 11, 2013. Japan marked the second anniversary of the disasters, that killed nearly 19, 000 people in areas along Japan's northeastern coast. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCETOKYO (AP) — Japan has observed a moment of silence to remember the nearly 19,000 people who died in the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck two years ago.


Japan marks two years since deadly tsunami

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:49 PM PDT

Ceremonies held across the nation, with more than 300,000 people still displaced two years after earthquake and tsunami.

SpaceX CRS-2 Mission to the ISS

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:23 PM PDT

SpaceX Grasshopper Has Another Record Flight

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:23 PM PDT

SpaceX's planned reusable first-stage rocket, "Grasshopper," had a successful 24 story flight.

Hollywood, Silicon Valley and Russia Join Forces on Nuclear Fusion

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:19 PM PDT

The Rusnano Group, a venture firm created by the government of Russia, is the latest investor to jump into Tri-Alpha Energy, one of the most potentially groundbreaking and mysterious companies in tech.

Khmer Rouge genocide: justice delayed may be justice denied

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:49 PM PDT

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Under Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge, Meas Mut and Sou Met, now two-star generals in their 80s, are said to have hauled prisoners to S-21, a torture center that symbolized the horrors of a regime that wiped out nearly a quarter of the population.

Direct Health Care for the Uninsured

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:01 PM PDT

Two weeks ago I wrote about some of the unintended, but positive, consequences that could result from employers dropping employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI). Following that post, many weighed in about various other consequences of such behavior from employers and what that means for health care coverage for millions of families in the US. One issue in particular caught my attention; not only because of the touching stories associated with the discussion, but because of the unique and inspiring methods some providers are utilizing to compensate for the lack of insurance coverage.

Pakistan leader to break ground on Iran pipeline

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:50 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's president is traveling to Iran on Monday for a ceremony to mark the start of construction of a controversial pipeline to bring natural gas from Iran despite American opposition to the project.

Assumptions limit possibilities. Which ones are limiting you?

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 09:41 PM PDT

Forbes China 30 Under 30: Meet 30 Young Entrepreneurial Disruptors In China

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 09:31 PM PDT

Long gone are the days when China's Internet pioneers such as Jack Ma could be labeled young. The 48-year-old e-commerce titan, who ranks No. 395 with wealth of $3.4 billion on the 2013 Forbes Billionaires List published last week, has already announced plans to step down as CEO of his Alibaba Group and move younger people up the company's management ranks.  (See related post here.)  

2 years after tsunami, slow progress on cleanup

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 09:01 PM PDT

Police officers search for the remains of those who went missing in the March 11, 2011 tsunami on the coastline in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 11, 2013. The two-year anniversary Monday of Japan's devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe is serving to spotlight the stakes of the country's struggles to clean up radiation, rebuild lost communities and determine new energy and economic strategies.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)TOKYO (AP) — Monday's two-year anniversary of Japan's devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe is highlighting the country's continuing struggle to clean up radiation, rebuild lost communities and determine new energy and economic strategies.


VIDEO: Inside Japan's contamination zone

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 09:06 PM PDT

Two years after the meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes visits the contamination zone to see the clean-up operation under way.

Asia in Pictures

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 08:50 PM PDT

A statue of Mao Zedong in front of smoking chimneys in China, an antinuclear protest in Japan, a balloon festival in Australia, and more.

Falklands votes in sovereignty referendum rejected by Argentina

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 08:51 PM PDT

STANLEY, Falkland Islands (Reuters) - Residents of the Falkland Islands started voting on Sunday in a sovereignty referendum that seeks to counter Argentina's increasingly assertive claim over the British-ruled territory.

Delhi gang-rape suspect commits suicide

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:43 PM PDT

Main accused in fatal gang-rape of 23-year-old student on bus in Indian capital, hangs himself in jail, reports say.

S Korea-US drill stirs tensions with North

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 12:03 AM PDT

Pyongyang condemns joint military exercise as provocative invasion rehearsal and threatens with nuclear attack.

Venezuela candidate: Govt exploits Chavez death

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 08:27 PM PDT

Opposition leader Henrique Capriles gestures during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Capriles announced he will run in elections, scheduled for April 14, to replace late President Hugo Chavez, who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles on Sunday launched what many consider a doomed candidacy to replace Hugo Chavez with a no-holds-barred attack against a government he accused of coldly betraying Venezuelans' trust.


Suspect in India Rape Case Kills Himself

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:48 PM PDT

One of the five men accused in the gang rape of a 23-year-old Indian woman has killed himself in a jail here, his lawyer said Monday.