Dancer 'lied' in Berlusconi sex case

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• Dancer 'lied' in Berlusconi sex case
• Sweden prepares for sixth night of violence
• Striking Dubai workers face mass deportation
• A Good Appetite: Strawberry Shortcake Forever
• UK security criticised after death of soldier
• N Korea willing to take 'positive steps'
• Stockholm Rioting Spreads Despite Patrols
• Guatemalan ex-president extradited to U.S. on money laundering charges
• US casts doubts on Iran election credibility
• N Korea willing to take 'positive steps'
• Nigeria military 'rescues' kidnapped group
• Wartime sex slaves urge Japan mayor to quit
• Higher IQ link to good concentration
• F.T.C. Said to Have Begun New Inquiry on Google
• Washington State Bridge Collapse Highlights Infrastructure Needs
• Museums Move to Return Human Remains to Indigenous Peoples
• Ecuador president starts third term
• Facebook character stirs up Zimbabwe politics
• Gibraltar given full Uefa membership
• Townsend faces FA gambling charge

Dancer 'lied' in Berlusconi sex case Posted: 24 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT A dancer alleged to have had paid sex as a minor with Italy's ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi tells a court she lied to investigators in 2010.

Sweden prepares for sixth night of violence Posted: 24 May 2013 12:34 PM PDT Extra police have been called to Stockholm in an attempt to end the riots that have blighted the city for five nights.

Striking Dubai workers face mass deportation Posted: 23 May 2013 06:14 AM PDT Fallout from rare strike at Arabtec Construction continues, as many South Asian labourers ordered to leave the country.

A Good Appetite: Strawberry Shortcake Forever Posted: 24 May 2013 11:11 AM PDT A vanilla-scented, freshly made sponge cake with good berries and a whipped cream weighs in as a great dessert.

UK security criticised after death of soldier Posted: 24 May 2013 11:50 AM PDT Questions asked of British security forces as the family of murdered Drummer Lee Rigby speak for the first time.

N Korea willing to take 'positive steps' Posted: 24 May 2013 11:38 AM PDT Top North Korean envoy meets China's Xi Jinping in an apparent effort to mend fences between Pyongyang and Beijing.

Stockholm Rioting Spreads Despite Patrols Posted: 24 May 2013 11:54 AM PDT Increased citizen patrols and an appeal for calm by the family of a Portuguese man whose shooting death sparked rioting around Stockholm failed to quell nearly a week of violence and vandalism.

Guatemalan ex-president extradited to U.S. on money laundering charges Posted: 24 May 2013 11:33 AM PDT GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face money laundering charges, the U.S. embassy in Guatemala said.

US casts doubts on Iran election credibility Posted: 24 May 2013 10:16 AM PDT US Secretary of State John Kerry criticised Iran for cutting all but eight men out of the country's presidential poll.

N Korea willing to take 'positive steps' Posted: 24 May 2013 11:38 AM PDT Top North Korean envoy meets China's Xi Jinping in an apparent effort to mend fences between Pyongyang and Beijing.

Nigeria military 'rescues' kidnapped group Posted: 24 May 2013 11:24 AM PDT Defence department says it rescued three women and six children captured by rebel group Boko Haram in country's north.

Wartime sex slaves urge Japan mayor to quit Posted: 24 May 2013 11:54 AM PDT Two South Korean women, who had been used as 'comfort women' in the war, say they "don't need to be trampled on again".

Higher IQ link to good concentration Posted: 24 May 2013 01:26 AM PDT People with higher IQs are faster at detecting small moving objects but slower at noticing larger background ones, say US researchers.

F.T.C. Said to Have Begun New Inquiry on Google Posted: 24 May 2013 10:56 AM PDT People contacted in connection with the inquiry said that the F.T.C. was asking questions about Google's bundling of advertising services.

Washington State Bridge Collapse Highlights Infrastructure Needs Posted: 24 May 2013 10:52 AM PDT The collapse on Interstate 5 came as politicians have been wrestling over the millions needed to replace another aging bridge over the Columbia River.

Museums Move to Return Human Remains to Indigenous Peoples Posted: 24 May 2013 09:08 AM PDT Institutions like the Museum of Medical History in Berlin are responding to increasing claims to return bones and other human artifacts in their collections to indigenous peoples.

Ecuador president starts third term Posted: 24 May 2013 10:53 AM PDT Ecuador's President, Rafael Correa, is sworn into office for an unprecedented third term in the capital, Quito.

Facebook character stirs up Zimbabwe politics Posted: 24 May 2013 09:53 AM PDT The Facebook character stirring up Zimbabwe politics

Gibraltar given full Uefa membership Posted: 24 May 2013 07:57 AM PDT Gibraltar is accepted as a full member of Uefa after a vote at the European football confederation's congress.

Townsend faces FA gambling charge Posted: 24 May 2013 11:36 AM PDT Andros Townsend pulls out of the England Under-21s European Championship squad following FA betting charge.

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Crime prevention dept to engage society

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• Crime prevention dept to engage society
• Art Basel highlights Hong Kong's new arts hub status
• Proposal to turn BN into single party needs study: Muhyiddin
• Call for ministry to probe teachers' use of social media to slander govt
• MACC begins probe into payment to under-age rape victim
• Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes Northern California
• Magnitude 8.2 earthquake strikes Russian Far East off Kamchatka
• Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror'
• Syrian opposition scrambles to save credibility ahead of peace talks
• Islamists kill 21 in suicide attacks in Niger
• One dead, about 10 injured in Guinea opposition protest
• Respect the rule of law
• N. Korea town opens to Western tourists: travel agents
• Cars, people in water as US bridge collapses
• 'Comfort women' cancel meeting with Japan mayor
• New concerns for China's rising middle class
• Digital reincarnation for Dunhuang's Buddhist art
• Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes Northern California - U.S. Geological Survey
• Korean "grannies" cancel meet with Osaka mayor over war brothel remarks
• Venezuela prosecutor to open probe over leaked recording

Crime prevention dept to engage society Posted: 24 May 2013 12:04 AM PDT The Crime Prevention Department to be set up by the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) would engage the society at large, in line with the National Key Result Area (NKRA) target to reduce crime incidence in the country. read more

Art Basel highlights Hong Kong's new arts hub status Posted: 23 May 2013 11:53 PM PDT (HONG KONG-AFP) - The first Art Basel fair hosted by Hong Kong boasts a prestigious array of international art, highlighting the city's new role as a global arts hub amid an explosion of personal wealth in mainland China. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Proposal to turn BN into single party needs study: Muhyiddin Posted: 23 May 2013 11:39 PM PDT Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the proposal to turn Barisan Nasional (BN) into a single party is rational and needs to be studied in detail to ensure continuous support from the people in future. read more

Call for ministry to probe teachers' use of social media to slander govt Posted: 23 May 2013 10:09 PM PDT The Education Ministry has been urged to investigate into teachers using the social website, like Facebook, Twitter, and the short messaging service (SMS), etc, to slander the government during the recent 13th general election. read more

MACC begins probe into payment to under-age rape victim Posted: 23 May 2013 09:30 PM PDT The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has started its investigation on a claim of possible corrupt practise involved in the case of a restaurant manager charged with raping an under-age girl in Kota Kinabalu. read more

Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes Northern California Posted: 23 May 2013 11:48 PM PDT (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Northern California on Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Magnitude 8.2 earthquake strikes Russian Far East off Kamchatka Posted: 23 May 2013 11:05 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Russia's Far East in the Sea of Okhotsk off the Kamchatka Peninsula, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror' Posted: 23 May 2013 10:06 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants.

Syrian opposition scrambles to save credibility ahead of peace talks Posted: 23 May 2013 09:27 PM PDT ISTANBUL, May 24 — The Syrian opposition in exile met yesterday to decide whether to attend a peace conference that the United States and Russia see as a crucial path to ending two years of civil war. Under international pressure to swiftly resolve internal divisions, the Syrian National Coalition began talks in Istanbul to elect a coherent ...

Islamists kill 21 in suicide attacks in Niger Posted: 23 May 2013 08:09 PM PDT NIAMEY, May 24 — Islamist suicide bombers struck an army barracks and a French-run uranium mine in Niger yesterday, officials said, killing 21 people and wounding dozens more in attacks that showed militant violence spreading in West Africa. The MUJWA militant group claimed the coordinated dawn assaults on Areva's mine at Arlit and the military ...

One dead, about 10 injured in Guinea opposition protest Posted: 23 May 2013 06:11 PM PDT CONAKRY, May 24 — One person was killed and about were 10 injured when security forces and supporters of Guinea's president clashed with protesters marching in the capital yesterday against planned legislative elections. President Alpha Conde's opponents say he plans to rig the long-delayed polls due to take place on June 30. Conde took office in ...

Respect the rule of law Posted: 23 May 2013 10:42 PM PDT Law serves the country and its people, instead of politics. read more

N. Korea town opens to Western tourists: travel agents Posted: 23 May 2013 10:25 PM PDT North Korea's authorities have opened the border town of Sinuiju to Western tourists, Chinese-based travel agencies said, despite international tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear test in February. read more

Cars, people in water as US bridge collapses Posted: 23 May 2013 10:24 PM PDT A bridge carrying a freeway over a river in the northwestern US state of Washington partially collapsed Thursday, sending cars and people plunging into the water below, police said. read more

'Comfort women' cancel meeting with Japan mayor Posted: 23 May 2013 10:24 PM PDT Two South Korean women forcibly drafted into Japanese military brothels during World War II have cancelled a meeting with a Japanese mayor who sparked outrage by calling them a wartime necessity. read more

New concerns for China's rising middle class Posted: 23 May 2013 10:23 PM PDT With two cars, foreign holidays and a cook for their apartment, one Beijing family epitomises the new middle class created by China's decades of rapid economic growth -- and its resulting worries. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Digital reincarnation for Dunhuang's Buddhist art Posted: 23 May 2013 10:19 PM PDT Inching their cameras along a rail inside the chamber, specialists use powerful flashes to light up paintings of female Buddhist spirits drawn more than 1,400 years ago. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes Northern California - U.S. Geological Survey Posted: 23 May 2013 09:07 PM PDT (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck in Northern California on Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Korean "grannies" cancel meet with Osaka mayor over war brothel remarks Posted: 23 May 2013 08:14 PM PDT OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Two elderly South Korean women forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels abruptly cancelled a meeting with Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto after he refused to withdraw remarks asserting the brothel system was "necessary" at the time.

Venezuela prosecutor to open probe over leaked recording Posted: 23 May 2013 07:25 PM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's prosecutor's office said on Thursday it would open an investigation into in a recording the opposition says features a top government ally accusing the deputy head of the ruling Socialist Party of corruption and conspiring against the new president.

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Oil falls below $94 on weak outlook for demand

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• Oil falls below $94 on weak outlook for demand
• 5 climbers feared dead on world's 3rd highest peak
• Asia stocks extend losses after big sell-off
• 5 climbers missing on world's 3rd highest mountain
• Satellite collides with Soviet-era rocket
• Gibraltar pushes to play in the big league
• New Drug May Change Treatment Of Asthma
• VIDEO: Rios Montt genocide case stirs tensions
• Chinese media: North Korea envoy offers talks
• Asia stock markets edge up after big sell-off
• Iceland Premier Aims to End Capital Controls
• Latin American Trade Bloc to Lower Tariffs
• Photos of the Day: May 23
• Index Funds -- Low fees aren't the only advantage.
• World Digest: May 23, 2013
• Asia on Debt Binge as World Sobers Up
• US highway bridge collapses into river
• VIDEO: Schools set alight in Stockholm violence
• Detroit Could Sell Its Art Treasures To Pay Its Bills
• Two more arrested over UK soldier's killing

Oil falls below $94 on weak outlook for demand Posted: 23 May 2013 10:52 PM PDT BANGKOK (AP) — The price of oil was knocked lower Friday by a combination of ample supplies and lukewarm demand.

5 climbers feared dead on world's 3rd highest peak Posted: 23 May 2013 10:51 PM PDT KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Nepalese official says five climbers are missing and feared dead on the world's third highest mountain.

Asia stocks extend losses after big sell-off Posted: 23 May 2013 10:45 PM PDT BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stocks continued to retreat Friday after being routed the day before by unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing and fears the Federal Reserve will start withdrawing its monetary stimulus.

5 climbers missing on world's 3rd highest mountain Posted: 23 May 2013 10:41 PM PDT KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Nepalese official says five climbers are missing and feared dead on the world's third highest mountain.

Satellite collides with Soviet-era rocket Posted: 23 May 2013 10:26 PM PDT Ecuador official says Pegaso survived crash with remains of S14 rocket, but is damaged and unable to transmit signal.

Gibraltar pushes to play in the big league Posted: 23 May 2013 06:19 AM PDT Stuck in a tug-of-war between Spain and Britain, Gibraltar's football association is facing a crucial UEFA vote.

New Drug May Change Treatment Of Asthma Posted: 23 May 2013 10:20 PM PDT Researchers have developed a new drug to treat the underlying pathology associated with asthma, reducing flare-ups by nearly 87%, according to results of a new trial. Some experts view this as a potential game changer if the drug lives up to its early performance in a small study of 104 patients, recently presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference in Philadelphia.

VIDEO: Rios Montt genocide case stirs tensions Posted: 23 May 2013 09:05 PM PDT The former military leader of Guatemala, Efrain Rios Montt, scored a victory this week in the long-running genocide case against him.

Chinese media: North Korea envoy offers talks Posted: 23 May 2013 07:57 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) — A North Korean envoy, on the second day of his fence-mending visit to ally China, heeded Beijing's wishes by offering to renew nuclear disarmament talks, Chinese state media said.

Asia stock markets edge up after big sell-off Posted: 23 May 2013 07:56 PM PDT BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets staged a mild recovery Friday, a day after being routed by unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing and fears the Federal Reserve will start withdrawing its monetary stimulus.

Iceland Premier Aims to End Capital Controls Posted: 23 May 2013 08:31 PM PDT Iceland's new prime minister, Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, said he aims to remove capital controls, in place since the nation's economic collapse several years ago, and to reintroduce a free-floating currency.

Latin American Trade Bloc to Lower Tariffs Posted: 23 May 2013 08:38 PM PDT The leaders of the Pacific Alliance, a regional trade bloc, moved Thursday to lower import tariffs between the member countries, a decision that could boost economic integration efforts in Latin America.

Photos of the Day: May 23 Posted: 23 May 2013 09:25 PM PDT In today's pictures, a woman walks in the rain in Nepal, lighting strikes a tornado-ravaged Oklahoma city, disabled women compete in a Moscow beauty pageant, and more.

Index Funds -- Low fees aren't the only advantage. Posted: 23 May 2013 08:51 PM PDT Today's guest columnist is author, Bill Schultheis.

World Digest: May 23, 2013 Posted: 23 May 2013 07:26 PM PDT Lebanese supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fired heavy machine guns and lobbed mortar shells at each other Thursday in some of the worst fighting in the port city of Tripoli in years. Read full article >>

Asia on Debt Binge as World Sobers Up Posted: 23 May 2013 09:39 PM PDT Asia's emerging economies are piling on debt to fuel growth, in stark contrast to the scaling back of private debt in the U.S. and Europe.

US highway bridge collapses into river Posted: 23 May 2013 10:10 PM PDT Part of bridge in Washington State collapses, dumping vehicles and people into water, police say.

VIDEO: Schools set alight in Stockholm violence Posted: 23 May 2013 08:11 PM PDT Rioters have set alight two schools and a police station in the suburbs of Stockholm, as violence flared for the fifth night in a row.

Detroit Could Sell Its Art Treasures To Pay Its Bills Posted: 23 May 2013 07:24 PM PDT The Detroit Institute of Arts is widely considered to be one of the nation's museum jewels. Its vast collection includes works by Rembrandt, Picasso, Sargent, and Van Gogh. Its centerpiece courtyard is framed with priceless automobile industry murals by Diego Rivera.

Two more arrested over UK soldier's killing Posted: 23 May 2013 07:30 PM PDT Man and woman arrested in connection with murder of British soldier Lee Rigby as police expand probe.

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