Mali sets date for presidential election |
- Mali sets date for presidential election
- 'World's oldest Torah' scroll found
- Press warned over transgender death
- Passengers missing after Borneo boat accident
- Family of London murder suspect says ashamed by soldier's slaying
- Pakistan PM to take on foreign, defense portfolios himself: sources
- China to Seek More Equal Footing With U.S. in Talks
- More Chefs Are Enthusiastic About Wood-Fired Grilling
- EU repeal of Syria arms embargo criticised
- Tel Aviv bids to become the next Silicon Valley
- 2 U.S. officials shot in Venezuela nightclub, hospital says
- Russian punk band member taken to hospital after hunger strike
- China 'hacks' US weapon system plans
- Seoul shuts power plants over fake documents
- VIDEO: 'I killed a bear with my own hands'
- Thirteen dead in fresh Iraq violence
- Iran's presidential candidates clash over nuclear approach
- The U.S. weapons systems that experts say were hacked by the Chinese
- 88 percent of Chinese say the economy is doing well
- Man acquitted over Chinese art theft
| Mali sets date for presidential election Posted: 28 May 2013 12:23 PM PDT Government says first poll in war-torn country since 2012 coup will be held on July 28. | |
| 'World's oldest Torah' scroll found Posted: 28 May 2013 12:16 PM PDT The University of Bologna in Italy finds what it says may be the oldest complete scroll of Judaism's most important text, the Torah, in its library. | |
| Press warned over transgender death Posted: 28 May 2013 12:02 PM PDT A coroner criticises the media over the "character assassination" of a transgender teacher in Lancashire who later took her own life. | |
| Passengers missing after Borneo boat accident Posted: 28 May 2013 12:07 PM PDT At least 23 people left unaccounted for as officials suspend search for survivors after Malaysian boat capsized. | |
| Family of London murder suspect says ashamed by soldier's slaying Posted: 28 May 2013 12:01 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - The family of a man suspected of hacking a British soldier to death on a London street condemned the attack as senseless on Tuesday, distancing itself from the murder which has provoked an anti-Muslim backlash.      | |
| Pakistan PM to take on foreign, defense portfolios himself: sources Posted: 28 May 2013 12:11 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif will oversee the sensitive foreign and defense portfolios as he seeks to forge a working partnership with the all-powerful military in the early days of his tenure, sources close to him said on Tuesday.     | |
| China to Seek More Equal Footing With U.S. in Talks Posted: 28 May 2013 11:47 AM PDT President Xi Jinping told President Obama's national security adviser that he will seek a new "great power relationship" at a summit meeting next week. 
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| More Chefs Are Enthusiastic About Wood-Fired Grilling Posted: 28 May 2013 11:12 AM PDT Despite the expense and hassle, more chefs are resorting to the oldest of cooking styles, wood-fired grilling. 
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| EU repeal of Syria arms embargo criticised Posted: 28 May 2013 12:32 PM PDT Canada and Russia slam EU for ending ban on arming rebels, as Syrian regime calls move "obstruction" to peace efforts. | |
| Tel Aviv bids to become the next Silicon Valley Posted: 28 May 2013 10:41 AM PDT TEL AVIVI -- President Obama once called Tel Aviv the home of the "future world economy," and with good reason. It's already trying to become the first city of its size with free WiFi, and there are also efforts underway to bring a "start-up visa" to Israel. Now the city is making a push to promote its start-up culture. Read full article >>
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| 2 U.S. officials shot in Venezuela nightclub, hospital says Posted: 28 May 2013 11:32 AM PDT Two U.S. officials who work at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, were wounded in a shooting at a nightclub early Tuesday, a hospital official said.       | |
| Russian punk band member taken to hospital after hunger strike Posted: 28 May 2013 11:25 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - A member of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot who went on hunger strike in jail last week after being barred from a parole hearing was hospitalized on Tuesday, the husband of another band member said.     | |
| China 'hacks' US weapon system plans Posted: 28 May 2013 11:16 AM PDT Chinese hackers have gained access to designs for more than two dozen US weapons systems, a US newspaper reports. | |
| Seoul shuts power plants over fake documents Posted: 28 May 2013 11:08 AM PDT South Korea suspends operations in two nuclear reactors to replace parts supplied using forged warranties. | |
| VIDEO: 'I killed a bear with my own hands' Posted: 28 May 2013 10:33 AM PDT A farmer in Bosnia has survived a bear attack after killing the animal with his own hands. | |
| Thirteen dead in fresh Iraq violence Posted: 28 May 2013 10:33 AM PDT At least 13 people are killed in Iraq in bombings and in clashes between police and gunmen, as a recent upsurge in violence continues. | |
| Iran's presidential candidates clash over nuclear approach Posted: 28 May 2013 10:43 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - A former Iranian nuclear negotiator running for president used his first television appearance of the campaign to reject accusations he had been too soft in talks with world powers.     | |
| The U.S. weapons systems that experts say were hacked by the Chinese Posted: 28 May 2013 10:09 AM PDT Chinese cyberspies are believed to have compromised the designs for more than two dozen major weapons systems, as the Washington Post's Ellen Nakashima laid out in a must-read story that cited a report prepared for the Pentagon. Read full article >>
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| 88 percent of Chinese say the economy is doing well Posted: 28 May 2013 09:12 AM PDT Analysts have braced for an unprecedented slowdown in China's economy, warning that the country could see its slowest growth rate in more than 20 years. But if ordinary Chinese are worried, they aren't showing it: The Pew Center's latest survey of economic sentiment found that 88 percent of Chinese feel good about the economy -- the highest percentage in any of the 39 countries surveyed. Read full article >>
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| Man acquitted over Chinese art theft Posted: 28 May 2013 04:36 AM PDT A man charged in connection with the theft of millions of pounds worth of Chinese art from a Cambridge museum, is found not guilty. |
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